The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-13
SPORTING NEWS.

Wheelmen which has lately been chosen
by the racing board of that organization
from its personnel will undoubtedly be a
good one and should add more trophies
this coming season to the number that
already adorn their quarters.
Horace b. Hills, Jr., the fast class A
man who Ia champion Of the State and
holder OF the 10-mile record, was the frst
one chosen, and as his mates he will have
Frederick Devlin, ex.chapmion of the
Rhode Island wheelmen, who last season
won over 20 first prizes on New England
tracks, Henry Merritt, another piucky
rider, has won the time prize In the
Maverick road race at Boston and al
though ne has made good showing on
the tracks his best work has been done
on the road races. Joseph Baldwin.
young rider who 10 fast gaining Q name
for himsolf, and Frederick Luther, an
other yougster who has shown consider
able promise OF developing into fast
rider. So taking the team In the aggre-
gate their chances of victory in the num-
erous events In which they will compete
look to be decidedly promising, and It
Will not be a surprise IL X. ]. w. team Is
heard OF again and again during the sea-
son to come.
Talk Of . Bicycle Track.
There is considerable talk among the
local wheelmen regarding the laying out
of racing track somewhere in the vi
cinity OF tho city. One plan Is to have 1t
at Bakers farm, where the feasibility OF
building q u or Ia mile track is being
considered; but from all accounts this
plan win probably be dropped as the
farm is neither convenient to the city
nor especially desirable to the wheelmen.
The second proposition is being serious
ly considered by the clubs who are anx-
ious TO improve the cycling interests of
the State. In brief Ii is that track be
built on Adelaide Park or some other
piece of ground within or near the city
and be jointly run by several OF the
clubs. OF course, The matter is as yet only
being talked over In preliminary sort OF
a way and the probabilities are that
nothing will be done this present season.
Narragansett wheelmen's Run.
About 20 members Of the Narragansett
Wheelnen made a pleasant run to Wick
ford yesterday and on the way stopped
TO see the now famous Sand Hill triplots.
The club left at 10:30 in the morning and
returned about O'Clock in the after
noon. From all accounts the roads were
in fairly good condition, and as..far as the
day YVES concerned it was just warm and
pleasant enough to make the trip espec-
Maher and Slavin Matched.
A 20-round contest has been arranged
between Peter Maher and Frank Slavin,
which will be pulled of on the evening
OF May rs, tefore the Eureka Clup OF
Long Island City.
The match will be for purse of $1,000
the winner to take $4,000 and the loser
$1,000. IL both men are still in the ring
at the end OF the Goth round the referee
will give the contest TO the one having
the better OF 1t.
Athenian Bicycle Race.
The bicycle race from Athens to Mara
thon and buck to Athens, a total distance
OF SO miles, was won by Constantinides,
a Greek, in 3 hours, % minutes and 81
seconds.
Baseball at Newark.
|. The Pawtucket baseball team played
the NewsrSs at the Shooting Park
grounds In Newark aud were defeated.
Yesterday they again played the New Jer-
sey men and again they were defeated,
this time, however, by the narrow mar
Ign OF 10 to s after 10 innings.
The Score:
Newark. q O 8 0 O O 3 o 2-1o
Pawtucket.3 / o o 0 o 8 o 1 O-8
Earned runs. Newark 5, Pawtucket 8.
Two.base hits-Koran. Three base hits--J.
Wright, J. Rothfuss, Yeager. Wild
pitches-Hughes Q; Mccain I; Rochelle
/. First base on balis-By Hughes 2; by
Korwin 1; by McCann 3; by Rochelle 1.
hit by pitched ball-by Rochelle 8; by
Hughes 1; by Korwin 1. Struck out-By
Sacrifice hits Whiting, CoughIin, Roch-
ellie, Wright, Driscoll, Fields, Wicsbeker,
2, A. Rothfuss. Left on bases-Newark
z; Pawtucket 8. Double play-Hug hes to
j. Rothfuss to Driscoll to A. Rothfuss;
Waidron to Hannigan; Conghlin to Han
nigan to Yeager Time-2h. d0m.
Umpires-Wyckoff and Lemey.
X. 4. wheeImeu.
A small party OF Rhode Island wheel
men, among whom were Hal, Caine,
Wren and Hills, visited East Greenwich
yesterday. Another party OF the club,
about 20 in number, took a pleasure run
down through and around Auburn.
Mr.. Allen Aldr ch, the trading sales
man for the Dunlap IRE Company, was
in town tday.
Boxing at Suffolk Athletic Club.
On Patriots Day, Monday, April 20,
the 10th boxing meeting OF the suffolk
Athletic Club will be held at the Newton
street armory, Boston.
The program for the evening is as fol-
lows.
Jack Leahy, Cambridge VS.. Matt Leary,
East Boston; 10 ROUNDS at l45 pounds;
Paddy Fenton, last Boston, vs.. Stanton
Abbott, Providence, X. J., rounds at
1874 pounds; Spike Sullivan, Eouth Boston,
vs.. frank arlev, Philadelphia, 10 rounds
at la pounds; Jack Foley, South Boston,
vs Martin Fla herty, Lowell, 10 rounds
at12S Douuds