The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-18
Pneumatic Tire of a Sex
tuplet Exploded.
PugiliSts and Sporting Men
Leaving Ell PaSO.
Governor Ahumada Determined to
Stop Fighting in Mexico.

En- PAso. Tex. Feb. s.-Govornor Ahumada
left Juarez last night for chihuahua. Before
no left for the capital no made the following
declaration "should the fighters give battle
on chihuahua soil. | will arrest the principals,
betters. spectators aud newspaper correspond
ents. and not one Of them will escape a three
years sentence In prison." Practically all OF
the sporting men have left the city. and only
cor correspondents are now waiting for tho big
tight.
Captain Glori. J.mmy Barry. George Dixon.
Horace Leeds and Joe walcott went away last
night.
O'Rourke, manager OF Dixon and Walcott,
will remain TO see what turns up on Friday.
Fitzsimmons has cooled down and now ac-
quiesces in the present arrangements. lie has
resumed his training. but will do only little
work between now and Friday. He Is In
splendid condition and Is supremeiyIconndent
of winning within two 10 iour rounds.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE LEAGUE.
At n meeting OF the State Baseball League.
held in Philadelphia yesterday. York and
lcaston We're admitted. Ii ~ practically un-
d~erstood that Pottsville will also be- admitted,
which will bring the circuit up 10 eight clubs.
The league now consists OF Hazelton, Phila-
deipbia. Reading, Carbondale, Lancaster,
York and Easton.
BRowN n HARVARD MEET TODAY.
For the second time the Brown and Harvard
ice polo teams will cross sticks. At o'clock
this afternoon, on Spy pond, Cambridge.
Mass, the toams Will line up As follows;
Brown. Harvard.
Natterson, ..........r., Goodridge
aunt, obonons
ZONES, h. b............"..."..h. b., Clark
Matson. ~ O., Baldwin
YALE LAW SCHOOL II. Is. TEAM.
The old-time rivalry has again cropped out
at Yale, and "a a result there Will he a
Varsity and Law School baseball mines In
the field during the coming season,
IT.. Er.nnnrfarg 80 tho 4 ag Aahngl toQTn hnNQ
raised 1000 for its support, and have elected
h. Q. shadden OF Chicago as its manager.
Won IN 20 RoUEps
At 81. Lputs Yesterday afternoon a prize
fight was pulled OF in secret between Frank
crosby, a wcll-known st. Louis pugilist, and
Peter Petersen, known as ''the terrible
Swede." The men fought for tho gate re-
csipts, amounting To about 500, and a purse
of 500 a side. Petersen made the pace
throughout the fight, and finished his man in
the 10Th round.
A FOOTBALL TREATISE.
Mr.. Walter Camp aud Mr.. Deland, the foot
ball authorities NJ Yale and Harvard respect
lively. have collaborated, and are working ON a
treatise OF football, which they expect 10 have
completed IN time for the opening OF the sea-
son OF 1896. To those who are familiar with
the present strained relations between tho
two colleges ia athletics this news means "A
great deal.
WILL FLYNN HANDLE THE FIAGf
Some time during the week the stewards Of
tho Jockey Club viii meet in New York and
appoint a rscing starter, as well as several
other officials. Ihe appointing OF a starter is
AN important matter. IL il of deep concern
not only TO tho owners and horsemen, but TO
the public in general, as o great deal depends
upon .he iudicious handling OF the flag.
Daring the last few days the Impression has
gained ground that Thomas Flynn may be
tho selection OF the stewards. Mr.. Flynn
laudled the Gag at Brighton Beach two years
ago and thoroughly DEMONSTRATED his skill ms
n starter. Since then. however, he has been
acting in n similar capacity at 81. Asaph. one
- Tho NHnana TNFNMUWnI fNnnIA m NJ
present &c looks as II the appointment viii be
piven him, II his connections with outlawed
race tracks does not prove iDsurmouhtabie.
uRPHy Will Nor LEAVE YALE.
II Is pretty well settled now that Mike
Murphy. lale's trainer, viii not 40 TO tho
University of Pennsylvapis.
Though the proposition offered by Mr..
Jarvis of Pennsylvania was "A tempting one,
still Murphy decided that siuce his relations
at Yale. has been 80 pleasant, he did not care
20 leave under ANY circumstances.
sEXTUPLEr TIRE EXPLODED.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 1S.-At the Coronado
track yesterday the tire of "a sextuplet ex-
ploded, causing seven wheelmen TO receive
injuries. The accident occurred during tbs
trial OF a racing tenn for the worlds record
in the mile, and tho half mile flying start.
Wells was paced by the sextuplet with Stone,
Terrell. Washburne, Schmidt, Vaughan ana
swinbrough up. Whom near the three-quarter
heard, and all went down in a terrible
tumble. Syinhrough was the only one, how
ever, seriously hurt, his left ankle bone being
broken. The others were bruised about tho
limbs and body, except Wells, who escaped
with scarcely a bruise.