The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-26
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
Burnham's Success at Syracuse Puts
New Life Into His Work.
LANNoN AND GODFREY MATCHED
Tom Finnerty Wants to Box Mike Duhy-
Tom Cooney to Meet Kaveney mt Bos-
ton-Big Stakes offered for Trotters mt
lo-Current Sporting Gossip.

Burnham's work in securing the admis-
sion of Providence and New Haven to the
Eastern League has put new life into him
and he is hustling around the city looking
for those who are willing TO subscribe for
stock like a steam engine. To him. and
him alone is due the credit for putting
Providence where ii could have baseball
this year. The newspapers have helped
him materially, but it is fact that the
paper which now claims the whole credit
OF securing franchise for Providence has
done the least OF either OF the local papers
TO further the interests or base
ball in this city. The NEWS and
the Journal were booming the scheme
to get Providence into the Eastern League
n fortnight before the Telegram took IL
up NJ all and the way it first referred to IL
at all was in the shape of wet blanket.
attempting to show that IL would be folly
for Providence to go into the Eastern
League after the failure of last year All
this time the NEWS and Journal Kept the
progress of affairs before the people until
finally the Telegram whipped into line
and then to make up for lost time one of
its men offered his services as messenger
20 carry the Sl25 annual dues which was
subscribed by local business men to the
meeting at Syracuse.
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dence. and needed no assistance as Burn
ham could have been trusted To carry Sl25
as far as Syracuse.
Burnham is now hard at work with his
subscription paper and expects TO have
the whole amount 5000, taken up by the
middle of next week. Now that the fran
chise has been granted the people are
more willing TO 90 into the stock com
pany. Next Friday night. If nothing hap
pens, the organization of the company
will be completed under the charter of
the old Providence Grays. After that
there is lot of detail work TO be attended
to, but il will be clear sailing from now
out in comparison with the rough base
ball weather that has been encountered
during the past three weeks.
Tom Cooney. the amateur bantam
weight of this city, who defeated Hefron
of Boston at the Metropolis boxing tour
nament on Tuesday night, is TO meet
young Kaveney of Boston at the tourna-
ment of the Cooper Social and Athletic
Club, Boston, on Monday night. Billy
Reardon was to have met Kaveney but
backed out and Cooney took his place.
The Rhode Island Wheelmen held their
goodbye social at their quarters on
South Main street last night. Their next
will be held in the new High streeU home,
when the house-warming will be held.
They will occupy the new quarters about
April !.
Thomas J. Finnerty Of River Point
would like to spar Michael Duffy of East
Greenwich at catch weight, limited
number OF rounds or to "a finish from 500
TO $500, at any time or place he may
choose. The money is ready and any de-
posit that Duffy or his friends will put up
will be Immediately covered by Finnerty's
backer.
Joe Lannon and George Godfrey have
been matched by the Coney Island Athletic
Club to fight TO finish on May 16, for IA
$1,000 purse, of which e, 200 is TO 90 TO the
winner. This pair have met twice before
and in each case the battle has resulted in
a draw. Since the date of their last fight
Lannon has done nothing with the gloves
except TO be defeated by Jack Ashton and
give Jim Corbett three-round stand off.
while Godfrey has fought many. battles.
1t ought TO be lead pipe cinch for God
frey, but you can't always tell. Ii you
reason that Ashton licked Lannon and
that Godfrey licked Ashton the natural
prophesy is that Godfrey will defeat Ian
non. But it so happens sometimes that
so in this case, but not probable. Lannon
isla stiff fellow but Godfrey has marked
advantage over him in more ways than
one.
The Buffalo Park Association offers
$4,000 in stakes for the grand circuit
meeting in this city, and yesterday the
announcement was made that w. p. Tay-
lor has offered grand sweepstake race
for purses that will be worth $4,000 TO the
winner At least four horses besides Mas
colt must enter, so as TO make the stake
$40, 900 If five enter and start.
The race 90 take place at Buffalo during
the grand circuit meeting in August, or a
day set by the association. 1t is possible
that the stakes may be worth $4,000.
Il. w. A.