The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-09
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.
Billy Vernon and Tommy Kelley. the
hawken December 10.
The proposed trip OF the Chicago I'm
versity foot ball eleven TO California has
been abandoned.
Fred Morris and Dick Baker. the col
ored middleweia mt, have been matched to
box at Troy Decemb ber %.
Patsey Broderick OF this city and
Sammy Myers have been signed by the
New York Athletic Club for its meeting
December 10.
II is probable after all that the ALI
America and Chicago A. A. foot ball
elcvens will meet at the Chicago Coliseum
on Dee. 10.
Hun,ress will assume charge OF the
Hopkinton Athletic team, and will soon
have his c,ndidstes out for training for
the indoor meets.
The Chicago Athletic Association Ia
planning to hold a monster intercollegi-
ate indoor athlstic meeting In the big
Coliseum in Chic ago.
Del Hawkins, the Frisco lightweight
who was matched to tox Joe Cans OF Bal
timure at San Francisco next week, rup-
tured himself yesterday, and Charley
Rocbotier has been engaged in his place.
The private contest between Dan Car
roll and Bill Leahey OF Cambridge, which
WAS postponed the other day on account
of Leahey being III, will take place next
week. Carroll expected to get on O match
with Charley Farrel. but when 1t came
to posting for.eits Farrell "squealed.
The county cricket clubs of England at
their annual meeting In London yester-
day, drew mp q schedule Of games to be
pl yed by tho PhiladsIphia cricket team.
The first game of tho PhIladelphians will
be against Oxford University, at oxford,
June z, and the final will be In London,
July 20, with the Surrey team.
ii. X. Vingut, w. &. Eusris, George
Eustis and &. Raoul puvsl OF the Meadow
Brook Hunt Club shipped to Englsnd
yesterday, via the steamer Georgi ic, which
sailed from New York, nine,rolo ponies,
several hunters, carriage horses and two
handsome yoarl,ng Allies. They are TO
be used by their owners. who arc going
abroad on pleasure trip. The Miles be-
long.to Mr.. vingut, who ascending them
abroad to race next season. One is a hand-
some bay by Salvator- -Bedotte and the
other by Candlenas.
A meeting OF tn, stock holders OF the
Springfield Baseball Club has been called
for mex, Friday evening. Manager L ON
Burns has signed Chris Camp, an out
fielder, recommended by Jim O'Rourke,
ana n pircher named BannoD, who was
in New York state. lie hiss also accepted
the terms Of third bsseman and q
players. Duncan OF last years. Pcrtl,nds
will catch for the Springnelds '97.
The Chicsg, Base Hall Club has filed
suit against Mark r. Baldwin. tho base
bail pitcher and an ex-member OF the
Chicago team TO recover an aggregate OF
s722 on three promi.sory notes, with in
tsrest running from different periods.
The first no,e.wa for 500, made on Oct.
10, 1855, Gu which balance of 500 is
claimed; .he second note was for s3Ss,
on which a balance Of 1898 Is claimed and
the third note is for s75 The last two
notes were made in April. 1889.
Manager Brckeubergcr OF the Syracuse
Club mas a bone TO pick with the New
York "Giants." lie cllims "Tom" Ban
non was to BE- released TO his club for
$3.50, and that Baupon agreed to sign for
s1,C00, but that the New York club would
not 10, cannon sign for less tssn $1,000
Brcker berger claims that both the New
York Club ana Bannon accepted the
other conditions. Bsnnon has been re-
lsnscd 10 Kansas City, and Buckenbtrgcr
has sppssles to the National Board of
Arbitraiion.