The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-13
A Scheme to Bring the English
speaking Athletes together.
MOSES YATLER'S CHALLENGE.
OIympie Club Looking for Two Heavy
weights -Corbett and Maher Asked To
Accept the Oner-sIavin and jackson
meet-An Offer of $50. 900 for Arion.

forDes OF the Harvard University Boat
Club has received letter from j. Ashley
Cooper, Esq, of London, England, asking
American cooperation in scheme to
bring about series of international con-
tests between representative amateur
teams from all the English-speaking
titions in track athletics, rowing and
cricket at any rate, and perhaps in more
branches of athletics, and Mr.. Forbes has
been asked to rouse American enthusiasm
on the subject. Australia and the south
African colonies have already signifed
their willingness to participate in such an
international tourney
The details of the plan, of course are not
yet decided on, but IL is proposed that each
colony or country send a certain number
OF representatives, to be chosen by prelim-
mary contests in those countries.
The leading athletes and athletic organ
izations of this country are asked to com
municate their views to Mr.. Cooper upon
the undertaking. The work of American
athletes upon the cinder track abroad has
shown that the United States would be
ably represented at such meeting. Here
would be a chance for great information
al boat race between Oxford or Cambridge
against either Harvard or Yale. The
tourney would be called the United
English Festival"
Billy Plimmer, the l10-pound champion
of England, and kid I" Hogan, ex-ama-
teur champion at ITO pounds, fought six
round draw in Brooklyn last night.
Plimmer outgeneralled Hogan from the
start and there is no reason why he
shouldn't, but Hogan made great show
for man so inexperienced. The game
ness of the Brooklyn boy could never be
doubted He took punches on the eye and
q fearful smasher on the ribs that would
have disconnected most men, but he
stayed. If Hogan had been able to land
| all his swings he would doubtless have
been the winner, but he was wild in his
delivery, and Plummer was just clever
! enough to keep away.
The Englishman showed good left hand
| in jabbing Hogan's face, but he only let
his right go half dozen times. In each
| of these efforts he landed.
The cleverness of Plimmer in getting
away and his GOODNESS in the ring were
| admirable. At the finish he had no mark
that was severe, while Hogan had a red
| left eye and his mouth and nose were
puffed up.
are to compete in the championship tour
| ney of the Boston Athletic Association on
| the 30th are hard at work in the gymna-
SUM and boxing room evenings. Reardon
and Costigan are in splendid shape already
and will have no trouble at all in getting
gether every evening and make a funny
set-to because OF the difference of about
| eight inches in height and fifty pounds in
weight. Scott has not yet began training
but keeps himself in pretty good shape all
the time, and two weeks will be sufficient
to get his wind strong.
I'll. 10 L
wrestler, was in the city yesterday, for the
first time in seven weeks He is still limp
ing badly and will for weeks to come, as
the result of the accident which befell him
last November when be cut the muscles of
the foot with an axe while trying to
ling tournament. Although not yet in
shape for work John is as usual looking
for match, and says that il nothing bet
ter presents itself by the time he is well
he will challenge two or three men and
agree to throw them all in an hour or for
felt good round sum.
Moses Yatter, the Boston billiardst.
who will be remembered as one Of the par
ticipants in the billiard tournament for
the New England championship, held in
this city last year, has issued the follow
ing challenge
i hereby challenge any billiard player in
New England TO n match, which Will consist
of 3O6-point l0-inch balk line game, best
eleven out of twenty-one games, at pyramid
pool, and 20-point finger billiard game.
Tho match TO be for 500 or $50, the winner OF
two events To take money.
MosEs YATTER, Hotel Langham.
Capt. Frank Williamson, who represents
the Olympic club of New Orleans is in
New York trying TO arrange n match be
tween two heavyweights for the annual
Mardi Gras festival which occurs next
month. He wants Corbett and Maher and
intimates that they can get $4,000 purse.
Madden says Maher will meet any good
man for good purse, but Corbett's has
not been heard from.
In regard to the proposed match between
Fitzsimmons and Jim Hall, Capt. Viii !
Hanson says that 1t is nearly consummat-
ed The only hitch seems to be on the
weight, as Fitz can get to $50 and Hall
would have hard work In getting to 1853,
but is expected that Fitz will concede the
handicap as he is anxious TO get on q
match with somebody
Slavin and Jackson met at Chicago and
had quiet little talk together, but said
nothing about the match arranged for
May 30, which Slavin has practically
thrown off. In his failure to meet Sulli-
van, Slavin will probably have to go back
to his match with the big black whom he
thinks he would have ''cinch" with.
There are others ana many or tnem, who
think Slavin will rue the day he ever meets
his colored fellow-countryman. ~
J. Malcolm Forbes Of Boston Is reported
by San Francisco paper To have made an
offer OF $780, 900 for Senator Stanford's colt
Arion, the most wonderful piece of trot-
ting horseflesh in the world. Arion. il
will be remembered won record Of 2:lOsl
as a 2vear-old on the kite track at stock
ton, Nov. 10 last.
Tommy White and Tommy Hogan, the
rival featherweights of Chicago, are 10
meet again in that city Jan. -
Andy Bowen and Jimmie Murphy, the
Chicago lightweights, meet in limited
round contest In Chicago the last of this
month.
The Olympic Club has offered 81, 800
purse for Johnny Griffin and Al O'Brien
Of Philadelphia. The latter has n record
of twenty Victories aud two defeats.
Directors of the Louisville club met yes
terday afternoon and passed n resolution
allowing mn re hase of stock Dy those who