The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-01
GENERAL SPORTING BRIEFS.

Tom Moriarty of Lowell and Paddy
Fenton of East Boston are matched to
box is rounds at Hartford, Conn.,, Oct.
10, at 140 pounds.
b. }. wefers of the N. Y. A. G. will
attempt 10 break the worlds record for
300 yards run today at Readville Trotting
Park, between 3 and p. m.
Fosdick, who played centre for AM
herst last year, has been transferred TO
right guard since George Callahan joined
the team. In yesterdays game with Yale
Amherst made all her gains through CEN
ter, which speaks we'll Tor Callahan. Last
year Callahan was centre and captain OF
the championship English high school
team.
All the New Yorks except BecKley are
said TO have signed contracts for '97.
The Bostons very nearly split even with
the Washingtois In run-getting in the
series of IL games. The runs STOOD % TO
81 In favor OF Boston.
special meeting OF the National Board
has been called for Monday, Oct. 8. Pres
ident Sod en- said yesterday that the
meeting would probably be held in New
York. lie did not know the special ma
ture OF the business to be acted upon,
except that IL would probably be minor
league matters.
The great finds OF the season in the
league were DemontrevilIe of Washington,
Klobedanz OF Boston, Pond of Baltimore.
Lsjoie of philadelphia and McJsmes OF
Washington.
John q. Lawrence and Harry p. True
OF Saco have broken the bicycle record
between S,co and Boston. They left Ssco
at $500 q M, Tuesday and arrived at the
Bostoa Union station at 3:i5 pm. Their
actual riding tine was hours as min
utes. The distance, according to their
eyclometers, is l02 miles.
shortstop Dahlen and Anson are again
on the cuts. pablen has not spoken to
Anson for week, and the little short
stop deliberately left the train en- route
to Cincinnati and returned to Chicago
Sunday morning. Anson had Dablen's
sleeping car ticket. When the conductor
came around Dahlen told him to get the
ticket from Anson. Ansop told the
Official TO tell Dshleu TO come and get IL
himself. This Dahlsn refused to do and
left the train.
Jimmy Berry, the bantam champion,
is TO be married in a day or two, to
Chicago girl
1t is possible that Billy Smith and
Tommy Ryan will meet again, and the
Empire CLUB OF Buffalo is trying to
arrange the match.
At the next meeting OF Tom o. RourKe's
New YORK club. which r. TO be held Oct.
10, Larry Burns OF Cohoes and Danny Nc
Bride will meet.
"Joen Colnow, an old guard on Cor
nell and one OF the best men ithaca ever
turned out, is coaching Colgate.
1t is almost definitely decided that
Minds will play full back on the Uni
versty Of Pennsylvania team as soon as
his shoulder il well enough. In that case
Jackson or Morice will be placed at half
back with Telfou.
The Dixon snS White contest was not
the big financial event it was supposed.
The receipts were only 1916, and the
fighters split half OF that amount, each
gettin g about S9ii.
Jack Williams. the New Orleans boxer.
who, II WAS reported several weeks ago,
was stopped 10 few rounds by Joe Cans,
IL to have another try at Cans ct the
Eureka Club. Blltimore, October ~.
Jerry Marshall, the colorod feather
weight, who was beaten by George Dixon
in Boston lsst year, has been matched 10
box Mike Farrsghsr within two weeks
for 500 a side. There Is cons derable
feeling between those boxers, and hot
fight is expected.