The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-05
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
The Westerly Players Won the
Whist Game This Time.
]. H. SMITHS BIG BENEFIT,
Billy Frazier Challenges tho Worid-Mr.
Cornish Exonerated by the Board Of
Managers -Marceiius Baker Tries tn Ar
range a Match with Bobby Burns.

The return match between teams repre-
senting the Providence and Westerly
Whist Clubs took place last night in the
comfortable rooms OF the Westerly Club,
and was a close and interesting match
throughout. The last match was won by
the Providence players with points to
spare. The conditions of play last night
were six men to a side, "a hours TO play
and IA hours aJ each table, the major
ity of points in the total score TO decide
the contest.
Providence. Westerly
Child and snow as oas RSSe and sisson. $50 90
When the match was concluded the
Westerly boys entertained the Providence
representatives in grand style. One and
all they have expressed themselves as hav-
ing had "royal time" "A return match
or rubber" will he played shortly in
this city.
Stewart, 500; Leach, 800. That was the
score when the pool match between these
| two wielders of the cue completed their
game on Wednesday night. And thereby
hangs tale. We are told that Leach
was being beaten and quit before the
| game was finished because Stewart would
not give him half of the gate receipts"
| We are also told that by so doing Leach
| forfeited all claim to the stake money
which was up on the match. Now, as
matter of fact, there was no stake money
up on the match. 1t was for the gate
| money alone. The $50 side was in their
minds. Stewart was to give Leach 80 balls
in 500, the latter was to take the gate
money, and Stewart was TO catch what bet
money he could
The tickets are on sale for the big Ath-
letic testimonial which will be given John
| III. Smith at the Sanitary Gymnasium
next Wednesday evening. Judging from
the number who have already volunteered
| il will be the greatest entertainment OF its
kind ever given in this city. Everybody
who knows anything about the history of
athletics in this city realizes the fact that
Mr.. Smith has done more for their pro.
motion than any other man, and the publ
lie will not be slow in showing their ap-
probation for his work, on this occasion.
All the best known athletes in the State
aud several from Boston will be present
to give John a hearty send off, and those
who witness the event will be well paid
for coming.
At the meeting Of the board of mana
gers of the New England Association of
the Amateur Athletic Union held in Bos-
ton last night, the committee appointed to
investigate the charges made by the Bos-
manager of the Boston Athletic Club, of
hiring professionals at the New England
championship boxing tournament, made
its report which concludes as follows:
From the evidence deduced, your COM
mittee is Of the opinion that the article in-
vestigated was not founded on fact but
was undoubtedly the wilful and reckless
creation of the writer, published for the
purpose of belittling and placing in a false
light before the public the manager of
your meeting, whose abilities were mani
tested by the unqualified success OF the
meeting. Your committee recognizes the
seriousness of such anlnstion, recommend
a continuance of that faith in the honesty
and ability of III. s, Cornish AZ promoter
of pure athletics, and the belief that the
Hartford gentlemen were unfairly repre-
sented."
Billy Frazier, who is matched to box
Jimmy Murray of this city at the New
Bedford Athletic Club. on March 3, is out
with sweeping challenge TO any man in
the country under lao pounds. He has
posted s25 as forfeit.
The following is clipped from Boston
''Marcellus Baker the old-time feather
weight, is after Bobby Burns. the Provi-
dence lad.
"Some days ago there was talk about
matching the PAIR, anu Burns declared
then that he could knock Bakers head off
in ten rounds, and he would make a match
any time.
Baker and his hackers called on Burns
| and his hacker last night with the inten-
tion of arranging u fight to be pulled off
! i'm Boston or vicinity. Burns offered sew
eral excuses for not signing articles.
Baker and his backer state they are
ready to make match any time with
| Burns for reasonable amount, the fight
| TO take place in Boston or Providence"