The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-19
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
The Eastern League Meeting al
Albany Was Declared OF.
A NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
Preliminary Bouts in the Metropolc Clubs
Boxing Tourney Tonight - Johnny
Griffin Wants So 500 Purse-John a.
Sullivan to Train Jack Falvey.

The meeting which was TO have been
been held at Albany to decide perplexing
questions in the Eastern League was
declared off at the last minute by Presi-
dent Whito an amicable adjustment
of the difficulties having been ar
ranged with the Philadelphia magnates.
This action is probably final and settles
the fate of Providence so far as the East
ern League is concerned.
A conference was held at the fremont
House, Boston, last evening of persons
interested in the formation of New Eng
land League of baseball clubs. Portland,
Worcester. Salem, Woonsocket and Paw
tucket were represented by delegates.
Thos. p. Lowell, who issued the call for
the conference, was unable to be present,
owing TO illness, and the company was
called TO order by Manager Frank j. Leon
ard of Portland. IL was voted that Messrs.
Lowell of Boston, Leonard of Portland,
Bacon OF Salem and Grcenleaf OF WorceS-
ter be appointed u COMMITTEES TO visit the
cities that show disposition TO join
league, and report at q future meeting.
The league, IL formed, will be on substan-
TALLY the same basis as the Western and
Eastern leagues, salary limit not 10 exceed
more than $1,000 month. Another meet
ing will be held on Wednesday evening,
March 30
Tom Aiken, the veteran runner AL
trainer Of this city has been engaged to
train the Amherst athletic team which
will compete at Springfield this spring.
Aiken went to- Europe last summer with
the Manhattan club team. Aiken is now
engaged in training the water polo players
OF the Metropole Club for the game with
the New York Athletics on April p
Tonight tho preliminaries in the anna
teur boxing tournament will be held in
the Metropole clubs gymnasium and will
be complimentary. There will be all
kinds OF boxing. Those who know the
game will be there and those who want to
learn it will likewise he there and try con.
clusions with those who have been in the
business longer. The winners tonight
will 90 into the finals on Tuesday even
ing when the owners OF the handsome
prizes which are on exhibition at Wood,
Bickncll and Potter's will be decided.
beside the specials.
Apropos OF the special for Tuesday
evening those who take an interest in the
game of hit, stop and counter arc specu-
lating as to the outcome of the bout be-
tween Scott, tho New England champion,
and Ben Holiday, the New York cham.
pion. The latter has n splendid record.
and will undoubtedly be the hardest man
Scott has ever run against Holiday
stands feet inches In his stockings,
and weighs 220 pounds in condition, which
will handicap Scott about 2 inches in
height and 80 pounds ia weight still.
witbal there are few who doubt Scots
ability to -take-ear~ OF himself tubrtay
was recently spoken 0f as worthy oppO-
nent Of jim Corbett, aud - match be-
tween the pair came near being arranged
Costigan and Rearlon has succeeded in
announcing TO the public that they will
not take part In the tournament OF the
Mctropole club on Tuesday might. They
have not becn advertised 90 appear aud
there was no need OF their making the an.