The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-06
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
Providence Will Probably Be in the
Eastern League.
BURNHAM MAY BE MANAGER.
Dixon and O'Rourke Fall Out-Corbett
Signs Articles to Meet the Winner of
the Jackson-siavIn Contest-Prospects
for Big Billiard Tournament.

The NEWS prediction of n fortnight ago
TO the effect that Providence would in all
probability be represented in the Eastern
League the coming season, bids fair TO be-
come certainty. The question to be set
tied Is can one or more other cities be Sc
cured near by TO break the long jump
which SO often prove fatal TO a team In u
union league!
AS the NEWS announced Yesterday, a
meeting of the Eastern League will be
held in Albany on the 9th inst, when the
circuit will probably be made up. AT
this meeting Providence will be repre-
sented by Walter IArnham, who, as mana
ger of the New Haven team, was one of
the organizers of the Eastern League last
year. Burnham was in the city ten days
ago and looked over the field for few
hours. He found all the old base
ball enthusiasts ready to go ahead and
form n stock company, provided they
could get sufficient protection against
great loss. In conversation with me
Burnham expressed himself rs willing TO
come here this year and manage "a team
in the Eastern League if n local stock
company could be organized. lie outlined
the policy or the new organization, which
is substantially the same as given out by
President White and which the NEWS
published two weeks ago.
The stumbling block is the matter of
grounds. IL had been generally under
stood that the Adelaide grounds could be
had at a very reasonable price, but now II
has been ascertained that they cannot be
secured for any amount of money.
The fences at the Adelaide grounds can
be purchased at very reasonable price
and the question to be settled is, where
can other grounds be had. There is some
talk of taking "A part of the old
Washington Park for this purpose, which
it is understood can be had for
such "A purpose, and using the same fence
and grand stand which are now at the
Adelaide Grounds With the electric car
service now in use on the Broad street
line Washington Park would be n most
favorable location, easy of access from the
city.
George Dixon and his manager, Tom
ORourke, are ION the onts," SO the tele-
graph informs us. Ii all came about over
an amateur from Paterson, n. J.,-who
Dixon went against in Miners Theatre in
York on Thursday night. O'Rourke, il is
said, had told George TO 20 light with the
lad and Dixon followed this instruction
until the amateur began To feel too con-
tident and tried TO put il into him" Then
the little colored champion cut loose and
before he had finished the amateur was n
much-whipped boy. O'Rourke, we are
told, lost his temper for the moment and
slapped Georges face, telling him he
was 100 lTeS1. lncy HdNtn spoken
since and unless the members of the com
pany can patch up the difficulty George
and Tom will be strangers after to night.
Stedman the English mixed wrestling
champion, signed articles at Bradford,
England, last evening TO wrestle best
three out of five falls with Duncan &.
Ross of Philadelphia. The match will be
for the championship of the world and
e20O. and will take place at Bradford on
Feb IL.
Jim Corbett, the big Californian, signed
articles yesterday afternoon TO meet the
winner of the Slavin-Jackson contest. The
fight will be TO a finish and take place be-
fore the Olympic Club, New Orleans, in
1000 lLn 80. A. a.. IL. A1h nAA af ,.-nill.