The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-02
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
The Open Handicap Race at the
Metropole Next Wednesday.
SlAVIN MEANS BUSINESS.
Probability That Dougherty Will Back
Him Against Sullivan Fulford Beats
Brewer at the Trap Richardson VIII
Play In Washington.

The open handicap 100-yard swimming
race for the club championship at the Met
ropole club next Wednesday evening will
furnish lots of sport for those who care
anything for aquatic sport. The winner
will be the proud possessor Of handsome
medal. emblematical of his performance,
but will be obliged To defend it at similar
events which will be held occasionally
during the winter.
The Metropole Club has better swimmers
than any club in New England. This
Prof. Robinson, instructor of swimming
at the Boston Athletic Club admits, and
it remains to be seen what they can do
with the crack swimmers OF New York,
whom the three best men of the club will
be pitted against on the 23d.
The race next Wednesday night is for
the purpose of trying out the lesser lights
in the club and they will all be given a
handicap big enough to allow them "a
chance for the medal If they know how to
improve their opportunities.
Stewart and Heilborn will be the
scratch men and il is expected that there
will be so many other entries that il
will necessitate two or three heats and
perhaps more to decide the winner.
The chances are that Dougherty of Aus
tralia will back Slavin. He has long been
his friend. He is wealthy man, and will
no doubt be glad to put few thousand
dollars on his fel ow countryman. Where,
oh, where, is the 100000 which Charles
Mitchell came to this country with to
place on Slavin IL he met Sullivan ? This
was cable news few weeks ago. Now if
Mitchell came over with 100000, don't
you think that he could spare $4,000 to
back Slavin If he was sincerel Particu-
l. al
ably that the entire amount would be
wagered on Slavin. IL he put this money
up, il would save lots of money which is
now being spent for cabling.
Cal Mccarthy and Tom Callahan will
meet at the Olympic club on the 26th.
George Dixon, the phenom, will be here
next week and the local stars will be given
a chance to try their luck with him of
many victories and no defeats The local
fraternity would like to see Bobby Burns
try his luck with the little fellow, and it
is possible that he will, IF there's enough
in it,"
f. d. Fulford of Hartford has once more
demonstrated his right TO be called the
champion trap shooter. He met Capt.
Jack Brewer, the late champion, for the
fifth time yesterday, and again defeated
him, killing 90 birds to Brewers ~, there
by winning purse of $500 and adding to
his laurels.
Fulford was somewhat off in his shoot
ing at the outset, but after the first Is or
20 birds he settled down to business, and
made the remarkable record of 81 straight
kills. Brewer killed 80 straight. Fulford
maintained his lead in the contest from
the start, and was apparently confident of
winning.
The report comes from indianapolis
that Patsy Mcmahon, a featherweight of
local fame, was defeated by woman-in
nine rounds, in the ring on New Years
eve. for $500 purse. And they call this
sport 1t is such classes of "exhibi-
tions' that puts the stigma on the whole
boxing business, and the many who enjoy
good square sport have to suffer for the
few who make up the scum of the frater-
nifty.