The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-27


congratulations OF every true sportsman.
His defeating Fred Hovey in the tennis
tournament on Saturday last at the Long
wood Cricket Club was banked entirely
upon nerve, pure and simple. Nothing
but do OF die determination to beat one
OF the most brilliant and likewise
erratic players that ever slipped on
court carried him victorious through five
excItiDg hard-fought sets.
Hovey. poor ola chap, was rather cut
up over the result and showed his disap-
pointment keenly. Twice had he won
the magnificent Longwood challenge cup
and with the trophy practically in his
oefault OF Larned, who is abroad, the
bowl gees TO Wrenn.
By-the-by, speaking of Larned, he
made very creditable showing In the
tennis championship at Wimbledon,
England. working his way into the. semi
finals before losing to Mr.. Badeley.
II hardly seems as though i stopped
talking football a week ago, but in real
ity Ii must have been some months for
the first gossip OF this popular game is
beginning TO pregnate the summer air
and ere long the season will be around
again.
West Point has Its cadet candidates for
positions on the team OF '96, training
under the supervision of William ID.
Connor, 80 OF them there are in all, and
from this promising material an excellent
team is expected. OF last years team,
which ranked fifth among the colleges,
King, Stacey and Hoffman behind the
line and Nolan, Mott, Roisinger and
Berry on the line have graduated, thus
leaving only four as nucleus upon
which TO huild the team OF '96 This.
may be further diminished, IL Fox, one
of the finest tackles In the country Is
prohibited from playing as punish
ment for hazing piebe.
Cornor, VINO is captain of the team Is
looked upon as one OF the finest half
backs In the country. i remem Der some
of Connor's wonderful work in the Har-
ward game, which resulted In score OF
40 in favor OF the Crimsons. Twice did
he prevent his opponents scoring touch
downs by bis remarkable sprintinz. In
one case Wrigntington and In the other
Brewer pssse1 the line and had a clear
held before them, but in both instances
ConnoI overlook his man and downed
him Just In the nick OF time.
OF course their schdule has not as yet
been completed but games have already
been arranged with Bo5wn, Harvard,
Princeton and Dartmouth.
The incident OF Foy hazing plebe
reminds me that among the folds OF the
verdant freshmen is an innocent-looking
six-f6ot, two hundred pound plebe.
hating from the Sunny South, that IL
will be well for the mighty first class
men to leave severely alone. He Is known
as Cadet Sullivan, and, like the once re-
nowned John L., has muscles as hard as
cart load OF cord wood. He Is an all
around athlete from top to toe, has
thrown the hammer with the best of the
Eoutherners and has stood before many q
pugilist in the New orleans Athletic
Club in an entirely creditabie manner.
There is no especial reason why this mat
ter should be aired In this column, ex-
cept 20 show what star mill would be
lost to the sporting fraternity should the
first classmen see tit to settle point in
class honor with plebe Sullivan.
Verify, IL would be worth more than q
half dozen bouts between such men as
Corbett, Fitzsimmons and others OF that
Tx.
I'have Just received the official Inter-
collegiate Association handbook, the
current issue OF Spalding's Athletic LII
brary. The book should be in the hands
OF all interested in college sports for IL
contains the constitution and bylaws of
the Intercoliegiat Association, rules to
govern the awarding..of the championship
cup, list OF prizes, laws OF athletics, in
tercollegiate records OF 1896, intercoliegi-
ate. records from 1876 TO 1896, records of
intercollegiate prizes, college records OF
the United States, articles OF alliance
with the Amateur Athletic Union. be-
sides a grist of small chat. Doc.