The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-15
AL. COWleS to Coach the
Yale Crew.
Tommy Connect Challengedby
Bacon of England.
The Pacing Stallion, John r. GEN.
try, Sold for $1,000.

Mr.. AL Cowles of Chicago arrived in New
Haven last night. and will straightaway begin
coaching the Yale Varsity crew.
Captain Treadway was delighted ut seeing
MIR. Cow!es. who. by the by, is one Of Yale's
greatest ex'oarsmen, as no graduate has
coached the crew since Bob Cooks visit.
CoSNEFF CHALLENGED.
Tommy Connect. the amateur champion
mile runner of the world, has received a
challenge from T.. q. Bredin. tho champion
half'mile runner OF England, in hebalt OF
Bacon. the champion mile runner OF England,
TO run three races for a purse OF $1,000. Con-
mem declines to run Bacon as a professional,
but is anxious to meet him as an amateur.
II HORSE SALE.
The second day of the William b. Fasig &
90. sale OF %trotiing stock at the Madison
square Garden in New York yesterday netted
5O,6O0 for no head. or an average OF s723
per horse.
The largest sale of the day was that of cham
pion pacing stallion OF the world, John II.
Gentry, who has a record ofs2. 0334. IL is
claimed that Gentry has gone the half in less
than a minute. and competent judges think
THAT he VIII yet 20 the mile in 2 minutes fiat.
Tho Kidding for Gentry was opened by John
Turner. representing Frank Ellis OF Phiia.
delphia, and William Simpson, a New Yorker.
Turner opened at $4,000 and bid i'm advances
OF $500 TO $500, under Simpsons pressure,
when he stopped, pnd the horse was knocked
down to the New Yorker for 1900.
LOWELL TO HAVE A POLO RINK.
II Is pretty well Understood that a polo rink
viii be built at Lowell. Mass, in connection
with the Les Miserables bowling alleys.
Mr.. John b. swift. captain OF the Les Miser-
ahle's 10 Vii team. and representative Of n
syndicate owning quite a number OF bowling
alleys in New England. said 70 TUE NEWS
yss,srday: 1T l.. the idea OF the syndicate 10
build a rink, ana to enter a polo team in the
National Polo League, If possible. Lowell is
q city OF nearly loo. 900. and can well support
a first-class team. But should there prove 10
be any difficulty in this direction, the New
England League would be looked TO. or. at the
worst. Lowell would band herself with Man
good polo teams at present not represented in
any league"
PRoFFss1oSAL RACQUET.
John Standing OF the New York RACQUET
and Tennis Club, and Tom Pettitt OF Boston,
the two professional crack racquet pla-ers of
America. met at tue Boston Athletic Associa-
ton yesterday. and played an exhibition
match game h"fore an enthusiastic gathering.
A The New Yorker was credited with being
a slightly better PLAYER, he was conceded an
extra hand. hot the handicap proved too
much, and Petit won the match hy three
atrnight sets. 1he scores were: 1911, l5.1l,
I7-l5.
SNOW RACING AT CONCORD.
At Concord, N. b.. yesterday afternoon.
two interesting races were held on the snow
track at the driving park. Tho oat race was
won by G.. q. blanchaId's carry Lambert in
straight heats, the best time being 2:2sh. In
the 2t2I class, falf-mile heats tor n purse OF
sl5O, Jonn Welch's George r. won in straight
heats. the best time being l:2llS.
uRowN BASEBALL TEAM.
baseball team have begun praciicing in the
cage, under the direction ~ coach 7 -nney,
Brown p3. Among the material for Titchers
are Dunn Of Brooklyn; Sodgwick OF Anduver;
Ives Of Exeter, and Miller OF Providence.
Phillips. from the Fishburn Military Academy.
nirglnis' viii catch or play AT short stop,
Casey OF Exeter will play first, and Williams
of Brooklyn. and Hopkins of Vermont Mill.
tary Academy will play in the field.
MAY FIGHT MONDAY.
Ell pAso. Tex. Fob. 15.-The news sent from
Las Cruces last night 10 the effect that
Maher's ewes were improving 40 rapidly that
he would be In condition TO enter tire rms on
Monday was very comforting to the crowd
which IL waiting for the bic event. Many
efforts have been made 20 induce stuart to
bring OF ono Of the small fights before the
big one. hut he positively refuses. Tie realizes
that his chances for pulling 90 the first one
are small, and that ho has still loss chance of
getting the third one off. lie IL bound 20 get
Maher and Fitzsimmons into tho ring, and me
will take no chance ~ anything that may In.
t%erfere with the big fght.
waIcott aud Bright Eyes who were to have
fought today, VIII both weigh in ana demand
their furfeit-S.b1.
There was n lively shooting ARRAY ON San
Antoine street last night between two sport
ing men. They riddled the windows Of the
santa F0 Railroad station. but hurt nothing
else.
Adjutapt. General Mshrey H. nrousinv much
hostility amopg the citizens Of ~ Paso nv
having biz men doc oVerybody conrected with
the carnival. He has them followed every
where, and carries Ills rlouthing tactics TO an
extreme.
ROGERS AND M'oAUtEy 90 TO RVS SENATOR'S. |
IL waa rumored that McCauley and Rogers
Of the Grsys, who were draf ed Nv tho Nash.
ingtoh Grub ot the National Baseball Iraauc.
were TO be tried on the southern trim ~ the
Senator's, and 90 be signed or released, accord.
ing &c their work.
AZ this would leave the Providence Club IN
doubt regarding two valuable players. presf.
dent Draper wrote 60 the management OF tho
Waehingtons. and In reply was informed by
J. Earl Wagner, the financial man Of tho