The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-01
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
Metropole Boxers Win Three Prizes
in the Boston Tourney.
FENCERS TOMORROW NIGHT.
Oineyville Temperance Cadets Give an
Athletic Entertainment Tonight
Base Bah Outlook-Proyidence May
be Back In the National League Again.

The Metropole club never does anything
by halves. Three men went down TO Bos-
ton on Saturday evening TO compete in
the finals of the Boston Athletic clubs
boxing tournament and they came back
with three big prizes. The tournament
comprised fourteen set-tos and for Provi-
dence to carry off three Of the fourteen
prizes was pretty good showing. The
crowd which thronged Mechanics Hall on
that occasion was made up for the most
part of the business men of Boston, who
enjoy the fistic game as the amateurs
put it up, and they were well rewarded
for coming for there never was better ex-
hibition of the manly art given. whether
by amateurs or professionals. The NEWS,
OF course, was the only Providence news
paper personally represented there.
OF the three boxers who went from the
Metropole Club, Billy Reardon had the
hardest battle He was pitted against
young Harrington of Father Scullys Ath-
letnc Club, who is a pretty stiff youth.
He is great isvorite in Boston and to
win from him was ideed an honor. The
crowd was with Harrington from the
start and applauded all his good work,
but were as dumb as oysters when Rear
don would get in and score two and three
clean points and get away without re-
turn. At the end of the second round il
was evident that Reardon had the decis-
ion, but he clinched il In the third and
last by chasing Harrington around the
ring and demonstrating more clearly TO
the audience that n man from Providence
knows thug or two about the manly
art IL didn't take the judge half min
ute to decide upon Reardon for the win
ner and the biz crowd showed it's appreci-
alton for their judgment by deafening
rounds OF applause.
The next Providence man to don the
gloves was Fred Scott, the Metropolis
heavyweight. His opponent was o. 4.
Wetmore OF the Boston Athletic Club.
Scott hit him twice and the Boston man
went down, but was up again in jiffy.
When he went down again In about thirty
seconds he had To be carried to his corner
and was given a minute TO come TO in.
When he came to the scratch Scott let 60
right and left, and down went Wetmore,
this time for good. He was out, and the
referee promptly gave the verdict and the
prize to Scott.
The last of the Providence trio to appear
was Billy Costigan. His opponent was
was "cinch" for Costigan from the
start, and after he had hit the Maiden
man couple of times the latter was very
wary about coming near Costigan. For
three rounds he made it very un-
comfortable for his opponent, and
when the three rounds were concluded,
the Maiden man was glad enough to get
out of the ring whole without making any
complaint about the ownership OF the big
silver prize. Costigan's gentlemanly con-
duct in the ring, especially during the
frequent clinches which the Maiden man
included i'm to save himself from 'going
out" won for him the admiration of the
Ii ..<I Lo lra1l l.aa -. H..
dressing room the big hall rang with ap-
plause for him.
AS u result of the evenings work there
are three big silver prizes at the Metropole
club which were uol there Satur ay after
noon; pretty govd showing for cigarettes
boxes "as they We're called month ago
Boston man. AS one of Boston con-
10y gent said to me in the dressing room
tin the third prize had been won. Its
afte y you didn't send any Tore men down
luck Providence or there wouldn't he any-
from left for the Massachusetts, boxers"
thing
Tomorrow night the amateur fencers of
the State will cross foils in the Metro
poles gymnasium and settle the question
of supremacy which carries with it solid
gold medal emblematic of the amateur
championship of 1892. II will be the first
tournament for amateurs ever held in the
State and will be big event in fencing
circles which will be enjoyed equally well
by the ladies who have taken decided
liking to the gentlemanly art in the past
two years.
The Olneyville Temperance Cadets and
other friends will enjoy themselves this
evening at the armory when the third ath-
Ietic tournament of the season will be
given. The two exhibitions which have
gone before ensure good program and a
good crowd tonight and between wrest-
ling and boxing there will be two hours
and half of good solid sport.
This is the season of the year when the
ball tossers, horsemen and boxers divide
the attention of the public about equally.
OF the national game in Providence this
year there is very little to say at present
Anent of this Tim Murnane, the famous
Boston baseball writer gives it as his
opinion that in another year there will be
split IN the big league, and that the
season of 1893 will see two big organiza-
tions In the field; one in the East and the
other in the West. He figures that Bos-
ton, New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, New Haven or
Troy and Providence would make first
class eght-club league. Take notice
of the last-named club. Providence. With
this city in the National League again we
would indeed be "in it." There is no
writer in the country better versed on
base ball and what is going on in the in
side than Murnane, and when he maps out
circuit like that il is not at random.
There is something in IL.
A year is long time TO look forward to,
and If we can't have the National League
this season IL is among the pos
siblities for Providence TO be an
minor organization like the Eastern
League, and show 10 the magnates behind
the National League that the city can and
Will support team. III the present
grounds could be held by team in the
Eastern League this year, Providence
would be in good condition to take
another step mp the ladder next season.
There are more good players on the mar
ket this year than ever before, and with n
team In the Eastern League the Provi-
denoe cranks would see good ball tossing.