Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-09
PHENOMENAL POLO.
DiCkie PierCe'S Wonder
ful Work in Boston.
THE WHAL LERS VICTORIOUS.
State Checker Championship Decided
Last Night-Interesting Briefs.


Lynns last night was hotley contested, +,
Boston winning 7 goals to 6. Dickie
Pierce played a phenomenal game, max ing
four goals and putting two in the netting
that came out. Boston made two goals
while pierce was of the floor with a
braken skate.
Tonight's Polo Games.
The Kangaroos will make their first
appearance in Infantry Hall this evening
as the Lynns and will try hard to atone
for their defeat sustained at the hands OF
the Grays on Wednesday evening. The
New Bedfords will play at Worcester.
Amateur Polo League.
The amateur polo league has awakened
a great interest among the younger ele-
ment and the players have mastered many
OF the passing plays. With their present
team, the Woodbines will surely forge to
the front. The leaders in the series,
the Westerlys and Columbus, will
meet tomorrow evening.
Corbett Won't Play.
Champion Pugilist Corbett Will not play
ball in Baltimore during the coming
season. Manager Hanlon SAID today that, ,
owing to the opposition developed in
many quarters, he had ceased negotiations
with Corbett..
The Makeup,
The makeup OF the polo teams OF the
wine clerks OF this city and Central Falls
who are to play "Wednesday evening next
In Temperance Hall are as follows: Paw
tucket-Higgins and Healy, rushers;
Murray, center; Mcdonald, half back /;
Kerns, goal. Central Falls-Burns and
CoIlete, rushers; Kennedy, centre;
Mitchell, half back; Dwyer, goal.
Tn. whales wn
Last nights game at New Bedford was
for blood, the Worcesters evidently being
in the game to win. Goals were made
fast and furious and at the end of the
third timo limit seven goals each had been
scored. George Smit h made the deciding
goal on q pass from Mul Smith. Roberts
played a rough game.
The Checker Championship.
The match for the State checker cham
plonship WAS brought to a close at Woou-
socket last night and John Cavins of
Harrisville wrested the laurels from w.
II. Wales of Woousccket. The latter has
held the championship for four years,
winning from A. b. Snow of this city.
sports of All SORTS.
In the management OF the Wanderers
great changes will take place in the near
future.
Charley Flack, formerly OF the Woon-
socket team has signed with Brockton.
He il n first class batter and fast fielder.
The New England League has sustained
the protest OF the Olympics against the
Wanderers for the playing OF a Don eligi-
bl, man.
There Id much speculation on the re-
suit oil the approaching American cup
tic game between the Olympics and East
Ends. Both teams intend to win.
John s. johnson skated quarter OF a
mile in 81 q seconds with flying start re-
Gently.
The next boxing and wrestling exhibition
Of the Amateur Athletic union will be held
in Madison Square Garden, New York,
March 1922.
After finding IL impossible TO sell the
Cleveland club for $i5,0O0 or TO dispose Of
any of his players to other League clubs,
President Robson now declares that he
will remain at the head of the club another
season.
Joseph Wiggin. the new captain of the
Harvard baseball nine, is "A pitcher Last
year in one game Princeton failed to get
run off his delivery.
Bob Fitzsimmons and Dan Creedon will
probably fight for purse and $4,000 in
Jacksonville March g.
After recent races at the Madison Qlls)
track the jockeys were so cold that they
could not dismount, but were lifted out Of
the saddle.
Guy Gary, the Boston crack wheelman,
has decided to go on the path again next
season. He Is now at college, but will be-
gin training as soon as IL closes.
w. w. Windle, the famous bicyclist, has
retired.
Charles Nj. Murphy Of the Kings County
wheelmen, has ridden more than 1900 miles
since March /, 1893. He hopes to win the
clubs mileage medal.
The Chicago ice yacht Ice King recently
sailed IL miles in 1S minutes, defeating the
Rough and Ready by half length.
The Natick Base Ball Association will
meet tonight to elect delegates to attend
the meeting to be held in this city toner
row evening for the purpose OF making
plans for an amateur league.
Frank J. Sexton, the famous Brown
pitcher, has decided to quit baseball at
the conclusion OF next season, although
be has had many offers, principally from
National League clubs. lie will pitch Tor
New Bedford the coming season.
The prospects for good baseball team
at Brown are bright, although five of last
years team have graduated. The candl.
dates have been training in the cage for
three weeks, and II II expected that the
team will be especially strong ut the bat,
which was the we akest point 81 last years