The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-21
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
Everything Ready for the landie-
Stewart Match Tonight.
NAMES NEW MILE TRACK.
1t VIII Be the Fastest Track In the
World = Last Practice Game of the
Metropole Water Poloists-skelley and
German Matched.

The big pool match between Charley
Landie. champion of New England, and
Fred Stewart champion Of Rhode Island,
will be begun at the ST. George Hotel
billiard room this evening, when 250 balls
of the 500-ball game will be played. As in
the previous match the articles of agree
ment say nothing about the championship
of New England being factor in the
present match and consequently, if beaten,
Landie will still hold the title until
game for SEQ side is arranged for IT.
The present match is for $50 side and
the gate receipts, the winner TO take all.
Landie is said to be In better condition
He has been practicising on the table on
which the game is TO be decided and is
consequently more familiar with IL than
when he ran afoul OF Stewart before.
The water polosts of the Metropole Club
played their last practice game before
starting for New York last nigh Four
of the regular team, comprising Heilborn,
Richards, Wilkinson and Stewart, vita
Huggins as the fifth man, played six men
OF the reserve team. 1t was an intere l.
ing struggle in which both teams showed
up to good advantage, and furnished rich
sport for the club members, who looked
he team starts for New York Saturday
morning. The use of the Manhattan
Clubs tank mas been offered them in
which TO practice previous 10 their game
with the Athletics, which will also give
them some opportunity to accustom them
hattans on Sunday afternoon.
The football players of Fall River, five
in nj har wi N EnUllnH a
Canadians, returned home yesterday.
The eleven played in fifty eight matches,
won thirteen, lost thirty-two and played
thirteen drawn games. Their total goals
were l04, as against 152 made by oppos-
ing clubs. The tour was financial fail
ure.
Tomorrow night the great billiard
match between George Slosson and Jake
Schaefer will be played. The men are
having great difficulty in the selection of
a referee The men each wrote the name
of the man he desired. First Schaefer
would object, and then Sosson. Signor
Nicolini, PATHS husband, declares his
willingness to wager any part OF $1,000
that Schaefer will win.
After the lapse of many years Wallace
Ross comes TO the front again, and wishes
To get into big race. He wants to row
William East of England for stake Of
5000 side.
The officers of the Maine Mile Track
Association were elected yesterday and
Scarboro was decided upon as the site.
About $4,000 of the S25, 600 necessary has
already been subscribed and there Is no
fear as to the ability of the association to
raise the balance. 1t is proposed TO have
the best track that money will build, and
one likely to be used by horsemen all over
New England.
Seth Griffin of Brooklyn, n. Y, the
noted track builder and construct the
track and is confident that he can "build
the fastest track in the world"
He sdr2cates the building of a regula-
ton y crack, with some few changes. A
regulation " has 50 rod tuns and 80 rod
stretches. while Mr.. Griffin advises 20
rod stretches and 90 rod turns.
Following this advise his suggestion
will be adopted by the directors beyond a
doubt, and the proposed kite track will
be given up and the improved ''regula-
ton track built. Work will begin about
April.
Five battles were fought by Rhode
Island and Connecticut birds at Plainfield,
Conn.,, yesterday morning. The Rhode
Island birds won but two out of the five
battles. About s70o changed hands.
Jack Skelley and John German the
crack amateur featherwei ght boxers of
New York, are matched to spar at Brook
lyn, Feb - The condition Is that Skelley
shall weigh rs pounds and German l25
pounds This is considerable weight for a
little fellow like Skelley to give away and
he may rue his rash move before the refe-
ree's decision is rendered.
Skelley will make it the fight of his life
for il he wins It will be his last appearance
in the amateur ranks, as he will then turn
professional and meet Dixon at the Cali
fornia Athletic club for the $500 purse.
Peter Maher's backdown in his match
with Joe Choyinski is anot her illustration
of the oft-made assertion that the fighters
of to day are of the "looking-glass order"
In other words they don't want to fight
at all, but simply to pose. Choyinski is
one OF the gamest men who ever stepped
into ring and donned the gloves or set
tied il with the bare 'uns. as occasion re-
aured He would be just the man for
Maher and when asked if he would meet
the Irish Champion jumped at the
chance. Maher also said yes" then he
said mo-" he could not meet men who
had been defeated. Knowing full well
that the SO called champion will not meet
him and refusing to fight men who are
willing to 20 il with him. doesn't il really
look as IL he didn't intend to do any fight
lug at all! II. w. n.