The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-16
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
The Metropole Club Will Back a
Member Against Claverie.
BIG INDOOR MEET IN MARCH.
Eoy the big Men I'm the Ring Stand, and
Their:Attitudc Towards Each Other
OConnor Trying to Arrange Match
With stansbury.

"But, Oh, what difference in the morn
ing is very applicable to the young in
structor of fencing who issued a challenge
for one Of his pupils on Thursday. When
it appeared in cold type the instructor lost
Harrington and Phillips as pupiles and in
order To square himself he abused me.
Now to business. The Metropole club has
three amateur fencers either one of whom
it will back against Mons. Claverie. All
genuine challenges are accompanied with
forfeit to guarantee that the challenger
means business ana il Mons. Claverie's
instructor will post $50 in any reliable
hands rs his part of the stake for an en-
blem representing the amateur champion
ship, 1T will be readily covered and the
match ratified. The following communi-
cation needs no further explanation:
Ito the Sporting Editor. Providence Ncirs:
Having noticed IA challenge from certain in
structor In fencing, who offers 70 put of his
pupils against any amateur in the state, will say
hat the Metropole club has three amateurs, either
ole of whom tie club will back against Mons.
Claverie, If his instructor viii make good his cha-
lenge by putting up forfeit OF $50 with IL as a
guarantee of good Iaith, which shall go toward the
purchase OF a championship trophy j. III. SMITH,
Athletic Manager Metropoe A. A.
The Metropole club is arranging for a
great indoor athletic meeting, It's first
annual, TO be held sometime in March. 1t
will be open to all amateurs and the
prizes which will be offered will be of
such value as to attract the best of the
crack athletes here. The events will be
races from 40 to 440 yard, jumping, put
ting the shot, pole vault and other con-
tests. 1t will be the greatest event in
athletics ever held In Providence and will
probably be held in Infantry Hall.
.Tohn T, ('attanacb baa haap an naoa1 bx
the club TO give lessons in wrestling on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings for club
members.
For the indoor tourney of the First Reg
iment Athletic Association, which will be
held in Boston on the 23d, Fred Scott, the
entered for putting the shot and. the
heavyweight wrestling. A. +. Martin has
entered for the 15 yard race, 440 yard run,
220 yard hurdle race and the running
broad jump. James Smith has also en-
tered for the 20 yard dash and the 40
yard run.
After two months of talk, all the heavy
weights and crack middleweights have
funked ont and it now looks as il there
would be no championship contests this
winter after all. Here is the way they all
stand: Mitchell won't fight at all. Slavin
can't get anybody TO back him. Fitzsim-
mons NOu u DSuO loI VI
money because he don't like him. Corbett
won't meat Fitzsimmons because Fitz is n
middleweight. Corbett won't fight Peter
Maher. the Irisnman, because be has no
reputation. Mitchell won't fight Maher
because the Englishman thinks the Dublin
chap "a very useful lad. y Slavin won't
fight Maher, Corbett, Fitzsimmons or
jackson because he wants to meet Sulli-
van first, and jackson does not want to
get into the ring with anybody but Slavin.
And there you have the whole list.
Il. w. A,