The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-18
SPORTING GOSSIP.
INDOOR TESNIs AT NEWTON.

More people attended the handicap tennis
tournament at Newton Center yesterday than
on the day before. In the evening Brays
Hall was pretty comfortably filed. Not the
least interesting feature Of the tournament is
the large number OF Harvard men contesting.
All of them, with the exception CT Jay p.
Paret of New York, put mp excellent gamo
and in truth are showing the hest kind Of
tennis yet seen at the tournament. This
unusually large gathering of students augurs
well for Harvard s. chances for intercollegiate
honors with such players os Foster, scudder.
Whitman and Ware contesiing.
The best match Of yesterday afternoon was
that between scudder and Thomas Eoth are
Harvard men and both play capital game,
particularly the former. who came into
prominence iast.season by defeating Budlong
and with ware as a partner winning the
doubles in the Wentworth tournament. Scud.
ders style of playing is refreshing, as he does
not play 10 the galleries. as most young
players have a tendency 20 DO. His defeat by
Thomas is due to the fact that be gave him
80 of Is rather than To his opponents superb
ority, although Thomas played exceedingly
well.
The summary Of all the matches played
Speare beat Wales O. Cd; Thomas beat
Scudder 6-3, 6-3; Holt beat Buck @, Ga 6-l:
Rising beat whitman by default; Goldman
beat Stackpole by default: Read beat Eige.
low by default: Wise beat Shaw 3-6, 6-5.6-2.
Ingraham beat Wilson 6-3. 6-S; Marvin beat
Eames 6-3, 6-3.
. AMATEUR INTER cLUB IRoTTIsG PLANS.
Although no official action has yet heen
takep, IL Is now practically assured that there
will be a series Of trotting contests this sea-
son at Fleetwood, N. ", and the Parkway
Course. brooklyn. The Parkway Drivins
Club Of Brooklyn and the Driving Club Of
New York are thefactors in the movement If
amateur trotting. II has been decided that
tine clubs shall jointly purchase two silver
cups or trophies to be given prizes One
Of the cups will go to the 3minuSe class and
the other to the ESQ class. All races are to be
trotted to high-whee road wagons at mile
and repeat; drivers to be amateurs and club
members and to make weight at l60 pounds.
Ia the 2:50 class owners must drive, but in
the other event any club member who is an
amateur may handle the ribbons. To capture
the minute cup q horse must win three
races, two Of which must be won on differ
ent tracks. In addition TO these two classes a
third may be added for trotters Of the free
for.all class and a challenge cup offered as
prize.
PROFESSOR SLOANE ON THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
Professor w. M. Sloane OK Princeton Col
lege. who is the American representation Of
the. e.Atbletic Congressjwhich instituted the re.
vival Of the Olympic eavmes says in letter
TO manager John Graham of tho Boston Ath-
letic Association
sianworth, Princeton, N. j.,
March rs. 1906.
Dear sir-I had already written EXPIRE sing
my regret that the Boston Athletic AssOcia.
tion found IL inadvisable 20 send team TO
Athens, when your special delivery letter
came, announcing tho good news that the
matter was still under advisement. IearuestIy
hope that your athletic committee will be
actuated by tho double motive Of patriotism
aud ,ef-interest.
The men who represent the United States
In the brst great international meeting OF
modern times viii deserve well Of their coun-
try and are sure To find an honorable place in
the ro:l OF ner b,st citizens. The interest has
grown rapidly within few weeks; 10 will q
intenss when the time actually arrivos.
Merely 10 have contended will give great re.
ndwn: TO have befn winner will secure tho
widest popularity both for the contestants
aud those who send thom.
Practically, II Is well TO remember that this
Meeting Is the first OF series 1he second
one, which Will he held in 1909 in connection
with tho Paris Exposition, will. Leleve, be-
Of very great importance, anu those who have
shared in the FIRST win have certain pivileves
i believe, (surclv they will have prcstige)
which will be OF substantial advantage In
securing the host treatment on 40 important
an OCCASION or course. my personal interest
L. intense. Sport for the sake ~ sport ard
may the b ~ man win: but the glory is aftor
ali, In coptcsiing. In striving I'm the effort.
Greece is n little land, on the confines of TIE
Orient She looks Westward for belp In the
difticult task Of cultivatine high civilization.
Everything America can do 60 help nor should
bo done. Yours truly,
" NJ SfoANR .