The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-17
Princeton Will Send Team
to Athens.
Yesterdays Yacht Race at
Cannes Declared Off.
Indoor Tennis at NewtOn---P0lO,
Bowling and Miscellaneous News.

A cablegram from Cannes states that the
races for the cups given by Ogden Goelet and
James Gordon Bennett were sailed of yester-
day afternoon. One of these cups, valued at
$1,000. was offered for yachts above 0raters
aud the second. valued at $500. for yachts
under that rating. The course was the great
Il iguIar one. each To be sailed over three
times, making a total distance of 30 miles.
The Ailsa, Britannia and satanita startei in
the principal race. The wind was light and
the yachts made slow time in completing two
rounds. The wind died away completely, and
1t was impossible to finish the race before
sundown, so it was declared of. and will be
resailed on "Wednesday.
The race for the small raters was won by
NJ. Foquier's samphi.e. which beat the Be-
bello. stephannie. st. Marcial, Joyuese and
Dusky Queen.
PRINCETON WILL SEND TEAM TO ATHENS.
The announcement that Princeton will send
an athletic team to Athens has created no end
of amazement in Princetonian circles. The
team. consisting of captain Garrett, '97:
Tyler. 81; Colnold, 99; Lane '97, and pos
sibIy manager Turner, will sail next Satur-
day on the North German Lloyd steamer
Fulda. The college Is enthusiastic over the
project. IL now turns out that the track as
sociatiop has intended all along to send a
team to compete in the Olympic games, but
have been negotiating on the quiet. A lack of
funds was the only detrjment. IL was feared
up to a few days ago that the project would
have TO be abandoned for this reason. but at
the last moment. however, a friend Of the
college has come forward and put up the
necessary funds.
The University faculty has granted leave OF
absence, and the men making up the team
viii be gone until about May ]. They will
arrive at Athens the day before the great
athletic carnival opens, which is advertised
for April o. Princetonians believe their team
will come back with several laurel wreaths
as the youths to whom the good fortune has
fallen of being taken on the trip are all stars
in their specialties.
The Providence Athletic Association has
been invited 70 compete in the third biennial
Invitation games Of the Harvard Athletic
Association, which will be held in Holmes
Field, Cambridge, May o.
Mr.. George l.. Shepley has offered q prize
for superiority in whist play for clubs in this
vicinity.
BAsGBALL TOMMY on DECK.
The great and only Tommy is looming into
prominence again. In letter addressed to
THE NEWS be says:
"Baseball Tommy, OF National League fame,
signs with the Providence Eastern League
Club as substitute pitcher and captain for
1895, at "A satisfactory salary fixed by the Pro-
videncs Club management. All other clubs
10 xr;t
cept through the Providence Baseball Club"
p. A. A. MAY HAVE A CYCLE CLUB.
rccsnt issue Of The Triangle says that IL
has been suggested that the wheelmen of the
p. A. A. form a cycling branch of the club.
Ii is probable that q meeting of wheelmen
will be called to discuss the advissbility of
organization. The p. A. A. is founded on
purely athletic principles, has n splendid equip
ment, is centrally located, and is filed with
enthusiastic wheelmen, SO that thriving
cycling department seems assured.
THE WIZARD TO PLAY IN PROVIDENCE.
Jake Schaefer, better known as the wizard
Of the billiard cue, will play 200 points no
count, straight rail billiards, with Mr.. Bul.
lock- 400 to Mr.. Builock's 200 points, balk line
billiards, and will finish with his wonderful
collection of fancy shots. The exhibition will
be given in the p. A. A. gymnasium on Thurs
day evening, March l9
PATENT pREss GUARD ATTACHMENT FOR
WHEELS.
One Of the new devices in connection with
the bicycle provides for detachable dress
guards on womon's wheels Those who have
had experience in cleaning such wheels know
how difficult it Is TO get at tho chain and
other parts protected by the dress guard. In
fact 1t is almost impossible to clean that por-
tion of t1e rear wheel properly, unless tho
three OF four bolts screws are unfastented
and the dress guard removed. One wheel
now on the market has the guards over the
chain, and also over the rear wheel, fastened
by hooks attached to short coilod springs, so
that it can be removed in 10 seconds. IL is a
little thing, but will prove a convenience at
times.
"Joe" Keenan,, late Of the Rochester team
Of the Eastern League, has signed with
Hornellsville as captain and short stop.
ANOTHER BASEBALL LEAGUE PROPOSED.
The annual attempt to organize a baseball
league in the Hudson River Valley is now
under way. Johnny Troy, the old time
player, VINO has lease OF the Troy grounds,
and Thomas York, who has charge of the
Albany grounds, are the prime factors in the
movement. Johnstown, Schenectady, Pough-
keepsie, Kingston and Newburgh are the cities
proposed to be enrolled in the league.
Polo.
The last scheduled championship game of
polo in this city was played at Infantry hall
last evening, and for wonder the small
crowd was surprised 10 see tho Grays down