The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-08
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
New Haven and Providence Will be in
the Eastern League.
THE MEETING AT ROCHESTER.
Pritchard Declares His Willingness to
Meet Fitzsimmons for Purse and
stake-Betting on the ConIey-sullivan
Contest -spaulding and Day Fall Out.

New Haven is to have a baseball club
this season which makes it all the more
certain that Providence will also be in the
circuit. The New Haven end of it was
definitely settled mt a meeting Of the base
ball enthusiasts of the Elm City last night
when sufficient stock was subscribed 10
make the game a success there this year.
Dan Shannon of that city was elected
delegat. to the meeting at Rochester, to-
morrow, and will accompany Walter
Burnh am to that city.
And now for Providence. Burnham will
go TO Rochester tomorrow prepared 10
make report on his progress here. The
promoters OF the Eastern League have the
utmost confidence in him and will receive
his report as official, instead of sending
the committee here TO look over the sltua-
tion. He has already secured sub
scriptions for 81, 800 worth of stock and
Immediately after the meeting at Roches-
ter, will return to these plantations to get
the other 81 500. This is not "A large
amount IL those who enjoy the game and
want to see team here will come TO the
front, but it's a big lot of money for a
man to get IL he has no cooperation in the
work. Burnham is confident that he can
get the balance of the 5000 in short order
when he returns, and as he has never yet
failed in an undertaking like this it is safe
To assert that the entire stock viii have
been subscribed before another week has
gone by.
AS to the date for the reopening of the
Gladstone Club approaches interest in the
outcome OF the contest between Sullivan
and Conley increases. That IL will be a
great go" nobody attempts TO deny, but
AS to who will be the winner only "A few
pretend to prophecy. Conley is the favor,
lte with those who have money To win or
lose on the result, though why it should
be3so, aside from the fact that he is better
known here than Sullivan, is not appar-
ent. saw 800 laid at evens 10y two we'll
known local sporting men yesterday,
and two more bets of s25 TO $50 with Con-
gent which will come down with Conley
on Thursday night will be prepared to
back him well, and the indications are
that they will have to give good odds TO
get their money on; The secretary OF the
club received letter from Conley's
brother yesterday stating that Eddie was
down 10 weight and in great condition
Sullivan was down TO the lao 0pound mark
last Thursday and is spending his time
now in bracing up his wind and getting
all the additional strength that lie can.
The professional boxing exhibition at
Music Hall, Boston last night was
'frost." Jimmy Lynch was the only one
OF the New York contingent booked TO
appear, who materalixed. The opening
bout was between sun Ash and Billy
Curtis and in the third round Curtis was
put TO sleep. The only other events of
merit were between Ed. Buchanan and
Maffett Flaherty, Jimmy Lynch and
Barney Hubbard. Bobby Burns wound
up with George Lewis of this city.
And now comes James Corbett, the big
Californian, and says that John l.. Sulli-
van made mistake when he called him a
buffer, and puts up $1,000 as forfeit for
fight for "a $4,000 stake and as big
purse as any b will offer. Ii is said he
Is anxious To get on a match of some kind
without waiting TO see how the Jackson
Slavin fight comes out on May 30. He
argues that, should he be beaten by Sulli-
van, he will yea have the preference with
either Of the Australians.
The following dispatch was received
from London yesterday:
Ted Prtchard is willing To- box Fitzsimmons
in either America or England for the middle
weight championship of the world, within ten
weeks from signing articles, and will bet bet
will offer Sl2no for the contest TO take place
In London. titzsimmons can draw up and
Pritchard for his signature. or the latter will
start at once for America upon receiving the
clubs guarantee for expenses.
The match between Pritchard and
O'Brien is off, as the latter refuses to box
anywhere else but in the National Club,
which only offers 1850 against the Boiling
brokes $500.
There is trouble between Messrs. Day
and Spaulding of the New York Base
Ball Club. 1t all came about over Mr..
Spaulding's action in casting an affirm
tive vote for the New York Club, on n
matter which Mr. Day was opposed TO.
The latter has always done the voting for
the club and he does not approve of Mr..
Spaulding's action in usurpng an author
ity which does not belong to him.
The students of Brown are much inter
ested in the matter of ncquatics, at pres
ent. The land on which the Brown boat
house stands is for sale and the students
have the first show at IL IL the necessary
amount can be raised TO purchase the lot.
The Cable Car Co., want the lana and
will pay cash down so that adds TO the
anxiety of the students on the subject.
Class spirit is again manifesting itself
in old Brown, regarding the contest to
come off next Tuesday night.
The Glasses will be separated so that
when their classmates are in performance
they can cheer them on To victory.
Mitchell's latest statement on the pro-
posed fight between himself and Sullivan
was made in Buffalo yesterday when he
said:
IL will fight for the purse offered by the
Olympic Athletic Club. and will conform
TO their rules ! will put up $4,000 deposit
that will forfeit to the club il do not
appear on the night they fix for the con
test. will also bet $500 that ! am pro
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