The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-15
General Sporting Notes.

Collins Tenney and Lang have been
doing the timely hitting Tor the Boston
team lately.
Pugilists Garrard and "Spike" Sulli-
van have accepted the terms offered by
the Toronto Athletic Club. The contest
will take place on tho 2Sd
Simpson, the former stroke OF the
Yale Varsity crew, Is coaching the eight
which the Yale Navy will enter in the
Harlem regatta Memorial day.
j. Francis Quinlan, the well-known
Fordham College sprinter, will enter the
Harvard Law School next fall. Ho VIII
be in line 10 represent the ii. "A. "A. IN
all meets in 'ga.
The Stevens Institute lacrosse team de,
feated that of Harvard in an exciting
game at Hoboken yesterday. The play
ing was characterized by Stevens at
tack. Score, Stevens, 10; Harvard, 4.
Manager .Stallings takes the place of
slow runners when the score IL close In
the last inning His fast sprinting won
game at st. Louis as he took Nash 5
place after the latter had reached first.
Magee the young New England league
pitcher, is getting no chance 10 show mis-
worth with Louisville. This young
fellow is one of the most promising colts
IN the business, and with man like
Hanlon or Tebeau will soon come TO the
Charles Culver Is training the Yale
bicycle squad, the captain OF which, r..
Hill. Jr., has lowered the two-mile Yale
track record from 6m. l2s. To ON. ls.
That's "a fair sample of what the Harvard
men have To contend against this after
noon.
Nj. r. Lebaudy's bay gelding, Chon
Kina, won the Royal 2-year-old plate of
5000 sovereigns (2i00 soyereigns 10 the
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spring Jubilee meeting yesterday. Among
the starters was the Lorillard- -Beresforu
stables chestnut colt Lapwing III
which was unplaced.
The chief attraction at the entertain
ment given in the gymnasium OF the New
London Conn Athletic Club last night
was l0round boxing bout between
Austin Rice Of New London and
Young" Sisto Of this city. 1t was for
points, Marquis of Queensberry rules,
and the decision was given To Rice.
Before coming to America Tim"
Hegarty, the feather weightchampion OF
Australia, is to meet Jack McGowan at
MefD0urne. Hegarty, on his arrival, will
be pitted against George Dixon. sam
Cohen, the clever Australian lightweight,
will accompany Hegarty, who has never
met with reversal during his profes-
sional career.
Wheeler was not good enough for Bos-
ton 10 try, but he has pitched excsllent
ball I'm every game in which he has
oficiated for the Philadelphia Club since
he joined II. 1t pays TO keep some OF this
young blood in pickle, la Baltimore.
Two of the principal pitchers OF Hanlon
club are men who got little chance to play
until they were ripe.
President Hart of the Chicago Club
had no room for Lajoie. All the same
this Young man, who has made room for
himself on the Philadelphia Club since
the first day he reported, can easily out
rank few of Mr. Hart's wonders. There
isn't team in the country that cannot
find room at any stage OF the game for a
man of the Lajoie stamp.
1t is about settled that the Australian
ball players who were expected To create
such a furor in this country, will go back
to the Antipodes without having crossed
the Rocky mountains. AT present, IL
players and their manager are III San
Francisco awaiting Developments Mr..
Hart. president of the Chicago club,
practically has the American tour Of the
Australian players in charge, and his
advice to them is that they will save
money by returning 10 Australia. 1t
seems that every body labored under mis-
apprehension in regard To the strength Of
these players 1t was thought that they
were at least third class, but they are not
even first class amateurs