The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-31
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.

GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.
Brooklyn is trying to make deal with
Cleveland for Jack O'Conror.
EIt Cham berlain, the pitcher, is study.
ing to be veterinary surgeon.
The Pisttburg Club is TO sign Catcher
Leahy Of th. Springfield Club, Eastern
League.
Elliott and Furford, the crack shots,
are to shoot q 100-bird match at Long
Island today.
The six-dsy peds are oonercgated at st.
Louis, where they start In six-days
match next Tuesday.
J. George Ricks stuhl, principal owner OF
the Louisville Club, died at Louisville
Tuesday of Bright's disease.
Jack Fcrrell who played second base for
the Roanoke team last season, mas signed
to play with New Bedford next year.
Tommy Dixon of Rochester wired yes
terday his acceptance OF the offer of the
Toronto Athletic Club to box Charley
Kelly of New York 20 rounds. The match
will be pulled off during January,
The Cornell Athletic Council has voted
that heresfter every branch must be self
sustaining, ano the debts of the sep rate
branches will not in the future be paid
out of tbe..general fund, which is largely
derived from the football surplus.
The stock holders of the New England
trotting horse breeders association met
at the American house yesterday after
noon and voted to authorize the board
of directors to place a mortgage OF 500, COO
on the property at Resdville This was
the only business transacted.
Jake Gaudaur, the champion osrsman,
had q narrow escape from death wbils
fox hunting near his homo in Orilla re-
Gently. While pursuing fox across the
ice he slipped and fell. dischsrging both
barrels OF his gun. One of his hounds
was killed, and Gaudsur came danger
ousIy near receiving the charge in his
body.
O,e Of the largest bicycle firms in the
East is considering plan TO furnish a
new pacing arrangement for the racing
men during tho season of 1897. While
the intention OF the firm at prevent Is not
to hire any racing men,it will put pacing
teams Ia the field. They will use tripletI
almost exclusively for pacing, believing
that more satisfD ctoiy work can te done
in this way than with either tandems or
quads.
The National Assembly at Albany in
February promises tc be the iiveliest
in the history OF the League Of American
Wbeelmen. While there has been little
mud slinging as yet on account OF the
question of the Presidency 1t will come
later. Presi dent Elliott is said to be very
angry at the loyal friends Of Isaac b.
Potter in New York, and it is not like
Elliott to keep quiet when he gets "warm
under the collar" Mr.. Elliott seems to
think that w. 3. Bull, the treasurer-sec-
retsry OF the New York division has
been working agaiusr bin and there will
be an ink singing match before many
moons.
That the bicycle has frsternal, soothing
influences is exemplifed every day.
Cyclitts are loyal to each other and the
old feeling of antagonism toward wheel
men, by those who do not ride, is pass
ing away. The cyclists In one of the
largest and most nfiuential atbleti and
social clubs in this country have become
SO numerous that they will be able to
carry the coming elsction in the club.
As q result there will be no opposition
ticket put in the field for the first time
in many years. he club reserred to 10
the New York Athletic Club.