The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-04
in SPORTING CIRCLES.
Blnney Defeats Flaherty in Twelve
Round Contest.
THE BALL CLUBS STANDING
Herreshon Denies the Report That the
Gloriana is for saie-slosson Wants
Another Match with schaefer-Meet
Ing Of Amateur Oarsmen.

For twelve rounds Maffett Flaherty Of
Boston withstood the heavy onslaughts of
ED Binney, conqueror of the BLACK
Pearl" and was then obliged to succumb
to the inevitable and go back to his corner
defeated but not disgraced. He had put
up game battle against great odds and
although beaten 1t was in sense vic
tory.
The meeting between these two Boston
middleweights took place before the men,
bers of q private club in this city whose
membership is made up for the most part
Of business men who enjoy good boxing
contest. They saw such one last night
and it will be many a day before they see
another as good. Binney. the colored
middleweight. fresh from his victory In
Frisco over the "Black Pearl" came down
from Boston early in the evening with the
idea that he had "cinch." Flaherty had
never been up before a really good man
before and in addition to this handicap he
had had but few days to train in, having
taken the place of Buchanan who was
originally matched against Binney. But
the same gameness which he displayed in
attempting the task stood by him through
out the contest and there was nobody
than was Binney and his seconds.
Flaherty is an awkward clever
fellow and as strong as an OK.
He has gained much notoriety in
Boston as a clever boxer and his first
genuine contest showed that he merited
this reputation. He has much yet to
learn OF ring tactics, one of the most essen
tial of which is to let the other man do
more work III he had done this last night
he would probably have lasted the fifteen
rounds, for which they were matched, for
in his eagerness to force matters he virtu-
ally whipped himself. He has stiff,
straight left hand, which bothered Binney
throughout the contest, while an ugly
right" to back it up made the colored man
all the more cautious.
1t was 10:l5 o'clock when the men ap-
peared in the ring, Flaherty seconded by
Binney was looked after by Howie Hodg-
kins and Elias Hamilton. Jesse Brown
was referee. At the start Binney tried to
get Flaherty into corner but the latter
showed marvellous cleverness in ducking
on such occasions and getting away
playing for Binney's wind. In the third
Flaherty got the colored man on the ropes
and mixed il mp lively for him. In the
fifth Binney turned the tables and kept
Flaherty on the jump with upper cuts
and right and left swings, the latter play
Ing IOr bluDeyS Wl0u HI tUe Wnlle, WHICH
had its effect. In the sixth and seventh
Flaherty rallied in great form and evened
things up with the colored man, and up
to the tenth round looked like
a possible winner at any time. His blows
had lots of force in them and he hit
straight from the shoulder every time. In
the eleventh he kept up his playing for
Bnney's wind, but his strength was going
fast and the various swings on his jaw
had their effect. He went to his corner
weak but came up for the twelfth won
derfully strong and went at Binney as be-
fore, playing for his wind most of the
time. Toward the end of the round a
blow on the jaw sent Flaherty to the car
pet but he was at the scratch again at the
expiration OF the ten seconds and Binney
went at him again. He was so groggy
that he could hardly stand and just as the
round closed Jack McGee tossed the towel
in the air, as token of defeat. The decis-
ion was given to Binney.
Previous TO this contest there were two
lively set-tos between Stanley and O'Dell
and Tom Cooney and Octave Bouchy.
Peter J. Donahue of the New York Re
eOrder has made the following compari-
sons, with shows the averages of the
various league teams for this season, on
the basis of what their members made
during 1901:
Brooklyn, 275; New York, o72; Boston,
271; Washington and Louisville. 270;
Pittsburg, 291; Philadelphia, 265; Cleve-
land and Chicago, 25l; Baltimore and st.
Louis, $50; Cincinnati, 25l
These are only the batting averages, the
fielding averages being on the same basis:
st. Louis, 949; Washington and Chicago,
g46; Cincinnati md Brooklyn, 945; Pitts
burg, 944; Philadelphia, $40; Louisville,
$3.50; Cleveland, 93s; Boston, 937; New York,
935; Baltimore, 9ll.
The story started in New York that
Commodore Morgan had decided to sell
the Gloriana and build new racing 46-
footer is denied. President John B. Her
reshoff said yesterday that he knew moth
ing about the Gloriana being for sale, and
that Commodore Morgan had not as yet
placed second order for new 46-footer.
Nobody would suspect John A. Sullivan
the welter-weight, who defeated Jimmy
Scully, and whose match with Eddie Con-
ley at the Rhode Island Athletic Club fell
through, with having an enlargement of
the Uranium, but such he must certainly
have or else he is misrepresented. A more
unassuming fellow never ran across in
the boxing business, but like every good
man he is liable to make mistakes. The
Gladstone Club had decided that for
their first entertainment, limited round
go between Sullivan and Conley would be
a good attraction. Conley readily agreed
to accept an offer of a 5000 trophy but to
the surprise of the clubs managers Sui
livan's represen tatives said that the aute
must be raised TO $1,000. Jimmy Nc
Curdy, secretary of the Rhode Island Ath-
letic club in looking after Sullivan's bust
ness interests and IL was he who made
the demand. Personally Jimmy is good
fellow but i'm this case he is on the wrong
tack. The question naturally arises. what
has Sullivan done since he defeated Scully
for $50 and was matched against Conley
for 5000 purse, to warrant bis demand
ing trophy worth $1,000? He has had
but one contest since then In which he was
defeated and defeats do not tend, in the
usual order of things, TO increase the
value Of mans services.
Chicago's proposition 10 trade Pfeffer
and Wilmot for Brown and Canavan will
not be accepted by the Louisville club
The two crews from which the crew will
be picked to represent Yale this season,
took their initial spin on the water yester-
day.
George Slosson has authorized Maurice
DAILY TO make another match at bolk line
billiards with Schaefer 20 take place in