The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-29
in SPORTING CIRCLES.
The Metropolis Slate of Events for
the Next Three Weeks.
REARDON DEFEATS HIS MAN.
He Came Out Of the Preliminaries at Bos-
ton Victorious and VIII be Pitted
Against Harrington Tomorrow Night
Zimmerman, the Bicyclist, Disqualified.

The Metropole Club will furnish a vari-
ETY. of sport for those who follow it in any
of its branches, between now and the mid
die of February. First OF the slate comes
the amateur fencing tournament next
Tuesday evening at the gymnasium for a
gold medal emblematic of the champion
ship of Rhode Island for 1892 with silver
medal for the second best man. The Hope
Fencers' Club has already entered five
men for the tourney, and it is expected
the Providence Fencers' Club will send as
many more after the championship medal.
Prof. Davis will probably enter his pro-
tege, who with the other crack ameteur
fencers of the city and State will make
things lively enough for anybody.
On the following Wednesday evening.
Feb. 10, John III. Smith, athletic manager
of the Metrople will be the recipient of a
testimonial in the shape of big athletic
exhibition, in which all the best boxers
and wrestlers of the State will participate.
Following close upon this comes the
water polo game with the New York Ath-
letics on Saturday evening, Feb. 13. This
will without doubt be the greatest game
of water polo ever played in New Eng
land. The team which the New Workers
pitted against the Metropolis last Satur-
day were giants for the most part and
depended upon winning their game by
main strength. The Metropolis are not
to be outdone and when the New York
Athletic come here on the 18th they will
find considerable strength at one end of
the tank. Scott, the heavyweight of the
club will be there and so will Bill Doug
las and in addition to them the
New Workers will find striking
addition in the shape of man named
johnson, who stands feet 3-3 inches
and weighs over 200 pounds and is as
strong AZ bull. IL the visitors can break
through line like this they deserve all
the credit that can be given them.
met Mr.. Wells of the New York Ath-
letic Club, who refereed the Metropole-
Manhattan game Sunday, in the gymna-
sium of the Boston Athletic Club. last
night, while the preliminaries in the box
formed Mr.. Smith aud myself that
he would give s25 cup for a
race between Murray of the New
Yorks. Stewart or Heilborn of the Metro
pole and Osborne of the Boston Athletic
Club, 10 be swum for on the evening of the
New York-Metropole polo game. This
will make dual attraction for the even
ing of Feb. IL, either one of which should
pack the natatorium to overfiowing.
A week later. Feb. 20, the Manhattans
will he here, and then the question of
supremacy between the two polo teams
will be settled. There will probably be
some individual races i'm addition TO the
game, which will make 10 interesting for
the ladies and gentlemen peeping over the
rail
From present indications IL looks as IL
the Metropole- club would lie richer by
perhaps three prizes after Saturday night,
when the boxing tournament Of the Bos-
ton Athletic Association comes off. Billy
Reardon, i05 pounds, was the only man of
the club who was obliged 20 perform last
night in the preliminiaries and you should
j. u. Riley Of the fremont club, Boston,
and pretty tough little fellow, but
Reardon went right at him and before the
three rounds were half over there was no