The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-09
An Important Meeting Of the East
ern League at Albany.
R. |. WHEELMEN'S OFFICERS.
John A. sullivan VIII Probably Agree to
the Giadstone's Offer for Match
With Conley-Borsemen Considering
the Kite-shaped Track Athletic Gossip.

| question which interests us here Is,
whether or not Providence is To be includ-
ed in the list Ii will be case of where
"many are called but few are chosen" and
consequently the majority of the appli-
cants for admission to the league will have
To get the "go by"
Will Providence be in this latter class
! The question can be more easily answered
tomorrow for there is no telling what n
dozen men will decide to do when they get
! together
One thing is certain and that is that il
Providence is To have q ball club it must
be supported by n local stock company.
The magnates had an experience with
supporting "A team here last year without
attempting To secure local backing, which
they will not care to repeat very soon and
| If Providence Is TO be represented on the
diamond this season the local lovers OF
the game must put up the backing. There
| are plenty of men in this city who would
gladly subscribe for stock in such a com
pany If the matter was put before them
! in the right light, and IL is more than
probable that they will have chance TO
ere long.
Providence will have an able and hust-
ling representative at the Albany confer
! ence to-day in the person of Walter Burn-
ham, and il he doe, not get this city into
the circuit it will be because there is no
| other city within reasonable distance
which can pair off with us. Burnham
would be willing 90 come to Providence
as manager of n club this year and If this
city is included in the circuit we may ex
pect to see him scudding around the city
within a few days, hustling "a stock CON-
pany together.
The result of the election at the annual
election of the Rhode Island Wheelmen
last evening was as follows President,
| III II
horn: treasurer. +. +. Brown; recording
secretary, &. h. Eddy; house committee,
DIR. A. w. Butts; auditing committee,
James A. Kinghorn, Howard c. Ripley,
| Capt. III. e. Farnum lieutenant,
G. +. Kilton, c. g. Rogers The re-
ports of the several committees, secretary
| and treasurer were received, all of which
showed the clubs condition TO be excel
! lent. The Pioneer Cycling Club of Rhode
Island has outgrown its present quarters
! and has leased the Remington estate, No.
30 High street, which it was voted last
night should be for a term of five years.
1 The sum of $40 was voted to the use of u
special committee for the purchase of
| prizes for the winners of the billiard, pool
and whist tournament
The NEWS announced last week that the
Gladstone Club was trying to match Eddie
| Conley of Cambridge and John a. Sulli-
| van of San Diego, Cal, who were matched
for n contest at the Rhode Island Athletic
| Club last November but were prevented
| from coming together "A week ago, as
| the NEWS announced, the prospects for a
match looked dubious as Sullivan's
| representatives would not consent To
match him for the trophy which the club
| offered and which Conley had agreed to
contest for. Today the outlook for
| match between these two welter-wieghts
| The Sullivan party have been thinking
the matter over since they made the bid
for 81 200 trophy and will now consent
| to ratify match for one valued at 500 if
the club will consent to that which there
| is little doubt that il will.
Yesterday was busy time for the rule
committee of the National Trotting Asso-
| citation at New York going over the exist
| ing laws of the y. Il. A., and vreparing
such amendments and additions as seem
advisable.
A letter from Driver Crit Davis of Har-
rodsburg KY, called attention to the un-
fair advantages possessed by the kite
shaped track, where the horse could be
kept closer to the pole than on the regula-
tion courses. He thought this could be
offset by allowing the elliptical tracks to
be measured five feet from the pole and
keep the kite courses ut three feet, the
present limit. This made favorable i'm
preston on several members.
There is decided opposition to the
kite-shaped tracks among those who have
the oval ones, and such a provision as that
| suggested would be almost death blow
| to them
| Delegates and members will arrive to-
| day from all parts of the country, and the
congress will be ready for business to-
morrow
! c. J. Hamlin. the Buffalo breeder, wants
records against time abolished, and will
| present resolution to the rule commit
| tee distinguishing them from race re-
cords by calling them public perform
ances;H and the veteran t,irfman is very
much in earnest as he takes special pride
in breeding trotters that can go any num-
ber of heats, particularly the get of his
favorite Mambrino King.
|
Maflit Flaherty and Barney Hubbard
| will be the recipients OF a benefit in Ly.
ceum Hall. East Boston, tonight. OF this
pair Flaherty will be seen in this city to-
| morrow night. when he will wind up at
| Manager John III. Smiths benefit at the
| Sanitary Gymnasium. with Jack Magee
| the yanuuisher of Pete Mccoy, who was
| i'm Flaherty's corner last Wednesday night.
when he met Ed Binney Barney Hub
| bard is also well-known here and will per-
form again on the 26th inst, when he and
| Mike Cooney meet in six-round go at the
Pawtucket Gymnasium.
Buck Ewing is credited with the state
| ment that he thinks ne VIII be able TO go
| behind the bat next season, and that IL
would be advisable TO engage John Reilly
| to play first base.
| III Ewing made the remark-and there
seems TO be no reason to- doubt its authen.
ticity--it Is full of significance, aud fur
nishcs strong evidence that the willy Buck
| is laying plans for another season of ease
and luxury on the players bench.
a well based opinion exists that Ewing
! will give full value for his salary next
season, or else retire from the club The
DAYS of drawing fat salary In return for
| sitting on n bench are over, so far as the
| New York cub il concerned.
A statement has been going the rounds
! that Ewings salary is guaranteed. There
| is no truth In it Welch is the only player
| who has that sort Of an arrangement with
! the club.
Ed. German. the Columbus lightweight,
knocked out James Fielding OF San Fran
cisco last night, in eight rounds before
the Columbus (OD Athletic Club. for