The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15

Since the time that James A. X. Elliott
won the American field wing shot cham
pionship cup 10 consecutive times and
the emblem became his personal property
few years ago, there has been no trophy,
ship, un hampered by gun and ammunition
manufacturer's special conditions, offered
for competition. Recognizing this fact
the Kansas City Star has offered hand
some championship trophy to be com
peted for during the 18th annual tourna-
meut OF the Missouri State Game and Fish
held at Kansas City, Mo-, on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Fri day and Sat
urday OF next week. The contest for this
em blem viii be shorn OF all handicaps re-
quiring the use OF any special make OF
gun or any particular brand OF powder or
ammunition. The conditions governing
the trophy are simple in the extreme and
give any aspirsnt for chamionship honors
an opportunity to show his superiority
at the traps and its hnal ownership will
be determined two years from the date of
the inaugural shoot for the cup. This
contest, which takes place on next to the
last day of the shoot will be open to the
world.
Good roads is a subject which Is always
being agitated more or less in wheeling
circles, but of late the roads In the
neig borhood OF Narragansett Pier
seem to be the particular point OF the
Tower Hill road. have been
talking with several riders who have In
years past made the pier their rendez-
vous and they are complaining about the
excessive rcughness OF the byways in
that section of the State. IL seems that
on the repairing and keeping OF the
roads In proper condition and as a result
they are rougher and ruttier than usual
and, in fact, are actually dangerous to
pedal over.
1t was only last Sunday that Provi-
dence wheelman had the rim of his front
wheel broken beyond repair by riding
into one of these ruts and judging from
this and similar reports, should imagine
that the good roads exponents could ex-
pound worthy cause In the betterment
OF these roads.
II is o question IL q more important
boxing bout, that ia outside OF cham
pionship battle, has ever been arranged
than the Maher-Slavin match. Manager
'Tom" O'Rourke has feen charged with
making some poor matches, but II can
not be denied that his latest effort makes
amends for past failures.
When the match was first arranged
Maher had not lost much Of his Ell Paso
Sheepsbead Bay and starting active work.
Slavin was not to be caught mapping, and
he trained for three weeks In England
while negotiations were pending; then
he shoveled coal into the steamers fur
neces during his transatlantic voyage and
when he stepped ashore In the pink OF
condition the numerous stories OF his
poor physical shape were knocked into a
cooked hat.
Both men are in good form and barring
accident, they should step into the ring
on May 20 as fit as 1t Is possible for two
men to be.
I was surprised thst only HANDFUL of
Providence Athletic Association member
were present at the p. A. A. Crompton A.
A. baseball game at Adelaide Park yes
terday afternoon. II surely seems neces-
sary for an association to support Its own
team both financially ana by their pres
ence II they wish to see II win; but for
some unknown reason the associations
members pay but little interest TO their
representatives on the baseball team and
i have heard il rumored in the club that
there are members who do not know that
there Is a baseball nine In connection
with the association.
This does not show the CLUB spirit that
predominates in such organizations as
the new Manhattan A. &. or the New
York A. c. There 10 disinterestedness
somewhere which should be exterminated
at the earliest possible date, for il 1t Is not,
the players will soon forget that they are
battling for the honor Of the triangle,
that they are representing between one
and two thousand members and as this
realization Is forced upon them the natu-
raj sequence will be That they will grad
ually become disheartened and will drop
to the level Of teams chara acteristic OF or,
CARNATIONS where club spirit is foreign
factor. Doc.