The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-22
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
Stewart Wins the First Half of The
Match With Landie.
MAHER AND FlTZSlM M ON S
Matched for a $4,000 Purse Yesterday
Madden Posts a s.. 900 Forfeit for
Fight with Sullivan-siddons Defeats
warren Prizes Won by Providence
Birds.

From present appearances it looks as II
Stewart had cinch in his pool match
with Landie. Last night the first half oil
the 5V0-ball game was played and at the
close Of the nights play, Fred was % balls
ahead. In other words Landie must make
800 balls tonight while Stewart is making
$50. The crowd last night was good
sized one considering the fact that IT was
the opening night, and it was good ma
tured crowd, too. Doyle, the champion
pool PLAYER of New Hampshire, was in the
audience and did lots OF talking rs TO what
he knew of lhe game, but when stewart
"called" him and offered to play him for
$50 side, Doyle was as dumb as an oys-
ter.
As to the playing Of the two men last
night Stewart, as the result or the hight
work shows, put up the steadler game.
I.andie plays the prettier exhibition game,
but Stewards steadier playing suits those
who have their money Oh him petter'
Landie takes too many chances III break
ing them mp"
Iandie started off with n rush, and in
twenty minutes had 7s balls to his credit
to 30 for Stewart Many believed, and
later developments strengthened the sus-
picion, that Stewart was holding oil for
bets. When the first half had been
PLAYED Lande was "a balls ahead, but at
the opening of the second half Stewart be-
gan To play ball, and passed him at loo
balls. After that he kept his lead, and ~ az
the finish the score stood: Stewart, 2ol:
Landie. COL
Tom Landy, the veteran runner ofiici.
ated as referee. The game will be finished
tonight, and it remains TO be seen
whether or not Stewart can maintain TINS
lead.
Just at present Peter Maher, Billy Mad
den's Irish champion, is the most talked,
of heavyweight in the business. All
others. even the mighty John L., are IN
the shade. Yesterday he appeared as the
central figure i'm two transactions. First
he challenged the world for the heavy
weight championship and then made u
match TO fight Bob Fitzsimmons, the mid
dleweight, for $1,000 at New Orleans on
March .. If he defeats FitZ., and there Is a
question as To whether he will or not, he
cannot even then be rated as first-class
man, for long Bob is not in the heavy
weight class at all.
The first of these two transactions hap
pened at the New York World office yes
terday when Billy Madden deposited a
certified check for 5000 TO bind match
with Sullivan for $4,000 side and the
championship of the world. The clipper
had refused to receive the check. In his
challenge for Maher, Madden states that
he will leave the money up two weeks FOR
Sullivan TO cover and if in the meantime
he does not come 10 the front he shall
claim the championship of the world and
will then leave the forfeit up two weeks
longer for any other heavyweight TO
cover. Charley Johnston, Sullivan's s
hacker, says he shall pay no attention to
the challenge unless instructed TO do so by
the big fellow" Whether il is an adver-
tising scheme or not on Madden's part,
5000 is good forfeit and 1t can hardly be
passed by unnoticed.
Tommy Warren and George Siddons
fought at the Metropolitan Club, New
Orleans, last night for u 81 500 purse
Betting was z to on Warren. Warren
started off in good style and for the first
two rounds it was an even thing. In the
third Siddons got his opponent where he
wanted him, and after that Warren WASH I
in il. He fought gamely until the ninth
when the quietus blow settled matters.
At Fall River yesterday afternoon the
National Pigeon Fanciers' Association
elected Gilman T.. Hook of New Bedford
president; Henry Wagner of Roslindale,
secretary and treasurer: III. G. Thuston of
Fall River, w. III. Goodby of this city,
board of appeals Provision was made
for the appointment of timers at lofts in
stead of reporting arrivals by telegraph.
Jeremiah Clancy of this city took the Pu-
liter gold band, William Hayden of
South Providence band for the best
300-mile record in 1891. Joseph Mahin of
this city got nm award for George Wash
ington's record of 535 miles, and III. j.
Williams won first prize with Fitz G. for
the longest distance covered in one day.
This Queen and Clipper bands went to
Joseph O'Neil of Providence. James A.
Soutelle of this city won first prize for
the best display of fast pigeons. among
which were Domino, Bobby, Thurston
and Gladstone. Benjamin Eastwood's
Butterfly won the prize for the fastest
time from Albany to a New England loft.
Bobby Burns of this city is to have
"benefit" in Boston tonight, when sew
eral of the best known sparrers of that
city will appear. On Monday night he
will spar IKE Weir. tho Spider" at
George Dixon's benefit. Weir was in this
city yesterday looking up old acquaint-
ances.
Patsy Sheppard, the old-time boxing in
structor and sporting man of this city,
who is now located in Boston, is TO be the
recipient of benefit in the near future.
at which time he will probably don the
mits himself, and try conclusions with
Arthur Chambers in q siX-round 20. All
the first class men of the old and new
school have promised to participate, and
il promises TO be big event in boxing
circles. There is many man in this city
who was first taught To put his hands up
by Patsy, and some of them will uudoubt-
edly appear at his benefit. i. w. A.
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