The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-03
Providence won again. wenl weln

Well!
Either s'summy'' or Bredy win pitch
for Brown today.
IL seems as though the Providence and
Brown baseball teams sre working their
respective catchers, Dixon and Jimmy
Dunno, TO the fullest extent. I wonder
IL the management OF either team has
stopped moment to consider that
there might be limit 20 working even q
GOOD thing.
fteedviile rotting park IL the official
name OF the new grounds OF the New
England Breeders Association.
Girsey M, the widely-known pacer--
record, 21Si0-hss been bought BY Kim.
bun q ATWOOD OF New York.
Gus Zimmerman, the champion rife
shot OF the world, VIII sail for Europe
the latter part OF the present month. He
~ matched TO meet Angchrt, an officer OF
the SWISS army, and the recognized
champion rifle shot OF Switzerland. The
latter carried OF first honors m tho i'm
tDtHosAo"ns rtootihk AouEhnhicht AZ NOME
last year.
In looking over tho mileage book OF the
Narrsgsneett Boat Club ] see tbst my
friend, Freddie Barnes, leads the club in
the number OF mjlos rowed this season.
having ''chsiked- up''..S1 TO his credit.
Local wheeImen tell me that the cycle
track ct Crescent Park is very speedy,
nBd from present indicstions II is likely
TO become quite q favorite with the racing
mon OF this section OF New England.
Speaking OF cycle tracks reminds me
that Mr.. Il. II. Harrington N to go Mr..
Boyden one better, iaasmuch as he is to
have constructed at Rocky Point a third
of a mile racing trsck. All present ne is
in New York on business pertaining to
the track. Let the merry war so on; as
long as competition rs the motive no
harm can be done, and be II one way or
the other, the local wheelmen are sure to
be benefited.
Orders for crew banners for the Fourth
OF July regatta of the Narrsgsnsetts have
been plcced with q Mrs. Haskin OF Bos-
ton. From their description they promise
to be quite swell.
The r. A. A. baseball team played and
defeated the Carriers OF FrsnkIin at Frank
lin on Memorial Day, but owing TO
teIegraph'c error the report in some OF
the Sunday papers read 8 to o IN favor Of
the Carriers. In reality the game resulted
~ the score OF 10 TO Q In favor of the
j. A. A.
The next wheel tournament OF the Ores
Gent PARK Cycle Track viii be held on
June rs.
On Monday evening meeting of the |
regatta com ittee OF the Narragsnsett |
boat club was beld at the club house for !
the purpose OF perfectine the details of /
the Fourth OF July regatta to be given |
under tho auspices of the n. T.. A. X. A. |
in speaking 10 Secretary Barnes, who
attende1 the meeting, was able to ascer. /
tain that things are progressing rapidly /
and present indications point 10 very |
huccessful regatta, especially as three or /
more entries have already been received |
in each OF the 1S events.
The course on the Seekonk has been /
surveyed and the markers, witch AZ pres
Snt ore at the Arlington boat clnb of |
boston, are soon expected TO arrive, when |
they Will be placed OF the halt, three /
quarters, ana mile and half marks.
The prizes have also been purchased and /
IN the aggregate amount TO Sb2b. They /
VIII be placed on exhibition in tho /
window OF q downtown store about !
June a.
There is also some talk OF pulling on a |
rsce between the New York, Newport /
snd Bristol Naval Reserve companies on I
that Jag, IN connection with the regatta. 4
~ this can be arranged the bost club viii /
ohcr go loving cup a. the prize.
Qoite number Of sporting men are
lootinR on Sitto Gautieri. better known /
a. "Noung Sisto, es the coming bantam 1
weight boxer of this section Of the /
connfry. Sisto was Wrought cutD in /
Providence during the past ycar, on 10 be |
moro explicit rnaoe bis debut a. q rueiust
on March I. 1895. when ne met and dc. /
fc4tcd Rapbecle Nessi In two rounds
Since then he has been matched " tiaea.
winning all Of bis nights with the oxcof- /
tiou ~ two one OF which Yves decided
against him on foul and the ether on
pcintf. Sisto'f record in brief "a o. fol. |
lows. John Moore, four roupds at johns.
ton. Msrch IS, stopped by tho poiicss on
Msy IS, a dra~ with Charles McNally:
Walter Dslsny defeated in four rounds.
hifto then dcierted MeNally n the West.
tninstrt thcntef IN six roouds and on
Jeiy IS fought Jack hart 10 . ten round
dn~. The yoane italian lost hn hrs,