The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-25

means championship battle with Johnny
Griffin for the winner. The men will have
10 weigh in six hours before the fight and
not over 122 pounds. Lynch has engaged
in five professional battles and has yet to
fight losing one. He fought Cal Nc
Carthy twice and the judges failed to
agree in both fights. He also did mp"
Eugene Hornbecker and punched the
great Swipes, the newsboy, insensible.
Tom Danforth. Paddy McBirch and Joe
Flaherty, Martins brother, of this city,
have suffered defeat at his hands Halli-
gan has a good record. In 1884 he won the
amateur featherweight Championship and
has since whipped Joe George, Jack Ken
ney and Jim Liddy. He also fought
draw with Jack Delaney, the contest last
ing % rounds. Both men are gamey and
full of confidence.
Joe Goddard. the Australian heavy
weight, has cabled TO President Fulda of
the California Club, challenging Joe Nc
Auliffe to fight in June next. He also
asked the club to cable over his expenses
at once, as he is anxious 10 come over.
The date for the Needham-Ryan fight at
New Orleans has been changed from March
2 TO Feb 30, so as TO avoid "A conflict with
the Maher- -FitZsimmons date, and allow
visitors to the Mardi Gras to see both con-
tests
Jem Carney and Jake Hyams. the Eng
lish lightweights, are matched to fight for
81 900 side and the championship of Eng-
land.
nPeter Jackson sailed from New York for
England yesterday, aud on his arrival will
Immediately begin preparations for his
fight with Slavin,
ATed Pritchard, the champion middle
weight pugilist Of England, was yesterday
released from prison. where he had served
n month for assauting waiter.
Enrp,1ay ba ba tAinn gkxipn-
mer of Australia, has. according TO recent
advices from the antipodes, lowered the
worlds record for 30 yards at Melbourne.
lie made the distance in Pun. 3Ss.
Arthur Upham, the Norwich middle
weight, who met Tommy Mccarthy of
Woburn at the Criterion Club in this city
three years ago ana who was recently re-
leased from Jail in Texas, has been ar
rested in New Orleans for seconding
Charlie Johnston in his bare-knuckle fight
with Andy Bowen's trainer, last Monday.
Capt. Kelton of the Harvard crew is
working hard on the candidates for the
coming season. OF last years winning
eight, but four men are available for this
years crew. These men are Newell, Cum
min0s, Rantoul aud Capt helton. Pow
ers. who stroked last years crew, is not in
college. He has been seriously i'll, and
it will be u long time before he regains
strength enough 10 resume his studies,
not TO speak of handling sweep. Lyman,
the old Bowdon oarsman, and one Of the
best men in last years boat, has yielded
not TO row. But IL is expected, in case his
services are really necessary, that Lyman
will not go back on his old friend Kelton,
but will take place in the crew. OF the
new men who are anxious TO row, it is
hard to Judge just yet.
The directors of the Maine Mile Track
Association have started in with n deter
mination To raise the rest of the money re-
qured To make the proposed track q sue
cess The letter which is TO be sent out
asking for subscriptions will say, among
other things:
There is no question: IL Mr.. Grifiith's
judgment is reliable, but that we shall
have as fast "A track "a any in the United
States. aud one which will pay good divi-
dends. Will not such ~ track prove boz
nanza to its stockholders?
"It is the intention OF the management
TO place its construction entirely i'm the
hands of Mr., Griffin, whose reputation is
at stake. aud hold him To his promise to
here build the fastest track In the world.
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