The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-30
IN } SPORTING CIRCLES.
important Meeting Of the New
England Horse Breeders,
RADFORD FOR WASHINGTON.
Harvard and Princeton Representatives
Meet To-day to Talk Base BalI-The
Gladstone Club to be Reorgauixed-Fi-
malls at the Boston Athletic Club.

Changes in the constitution of the New
England Association of Trotting Horse
Breeders, which were proposed at the an
nual meeting last month, were discussed
and adopted yesterday at the Quincy
House in Boston. The management Of the
association is now intrusted to board OF
directors, consisting Of a president, two
vice presidents from each New England
State and a treasurer, who elect the re-
naming officers. The first change to
strike snag was the proposal to raise the
yearly dues from 50 to IS. 1t was peremp-
torily voted down. Under the head OF
other business came proposition from
the New England Horse Breeder Com
pany, who offer to keep horse registry
censors appointed by the association.
They are to publish the book in connec-
tion with their newspaper and give the
association a share in the proceeds. IL
was referred to the board OF directors with
full power to act. IL is understood the
scheme is very favorably considered by
the committee.
Tonight comes the finals in the Boston
Athletic Associations boxing tourna-
ment at Mechanics Hall, and Providence
will be well represented, both in the audi
entered by the Metropole Club, all Of
whom bid fair to capture prize, Scott
and Reardon will probably be the only
men to keep to the agreement. Billy Cos
tigan's big brother Jim " got hold of his
ear and told him not to GO Billy is more
than z, but his big brothers word is law
with him, and the chances are that the
crowd at Mechanics Hall tonight will
not have an opportunity to see the middle
weight, who would win the prize in can
ter, perform.
To-day at Worcester representatives of
Harvard and Princeton meet to arrange
base ball dates for next spring.
There seems to be no doubt that games
between these two colleges will be played
this year, and the conference to day will
undoubtedly result in something definite.
Harvard will be represented by Capt
Frothingham and j. w. Cummin, who
managed the nine last year. These men
have full authority to act.
William Barnie, manager of the Wash
ington base ball team, yesterday succeed
ed in making arrangements with Paul
Radford to play in the capital next sea-
son. Mr.. Barnie said he would have Dan
ny Richardson at second base notwith-
papers are making over the loss OF this
player.
That the Gladstone Club was to be reor-
ganized has been the common talk of the
sporting fraternity since the first day OF
the year. Now the date for reorganization
has been set for next Monday night and
notice to that effect has been sent out to
the stockholders. Before the month of
February is thing of the past the follow
ers of the fistic art will have an opportun-
ity to again see the knights of the mittns
arrayed against each other i'm the arena of
the club which became so famous i'm more
ways than one a little over year ago.
The Post Dispatch of st. Louis is au-
thority for the report that when Charley
Mitchell saw the remark made by John Il.
Sullivan in Butte City TO the effect that
he would like to get the English boxer
i'm 12-foot ring, he telegraphed to Presi-
dent Fulda of the California Athletic club
that he would meet Sullivan in a 16-foot
ring for the largest purse any club would
offer and bet s., 900 on the outside that he
would win. Mitchells manager says that
a reply has been received from Fulda
and that the match is as good as made,
so far as Mitchell is concerned.
Jake Schafer has informed Slosson that
he will not play him on the same condi-
tions as governed the recent match, but
he offers to play him two nights match,
1000 points.
T. w. A.