The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-10

ton, New Bedford at Newport, Taunton at
Fall River.
We still insist that Tommy Stouch is the
best second baseman In this 'erc league.
(Brockton papers please copy.)
Fall River plays here Saturday and
Manager Marston says he will present
Jack Stivetts for the inspection of Manager
Smiths hit and run artists.
Cincinnati will look to It's laurels Sum
day at Crescent Park. Pawtucket has one
National League scalp dangling at their
belts and an addition would add variety
to the scene.
Gilbert of the Pawtuckets who was
the Maine people with his brilliant work.
the Maine League.
Manager Barnie of the Brooklyns has
come to the conclusion that lefthanded
infielder Is detriment 70 team and has
delegated Jimmy Hannivan to place OF
honor on the bench.
Actor Newell, who was somewhat of o
terror In the New England League last
season, Is having his troubles In the Maine
League. He is with Bangor and has been
hammered hard In every game In which he
has officiated.
Manager Irwin opines that he has the best
third baseman In the league In Moore.
George is all right. He began his profess
sional career with the Pswtucket club and
there Is no doubt but what his early train
ing was of the best. .-
Newport plays here next Monday.
Manager Smith has already figured up the
game as win in his little account book.
But the game will be played just the same,
az Manager Finn wants little explana-
tion, which will be given In due form.
Uncle Bill Coughlin, who objests to be-
ing called "Clinker' Bill, has been making
numerous trips on the ash pile near third
base and pulling down some difficult files,
hence the sobriquet. just. plain Bill suits
our hustlipg third basemah much better.
Ezra Lincoln, the Raynham twirler
whose good left wing did such good ser
vice for the Fall Rivers In seasons past,
has about finished his ball playing. He
has been released by the Attleboros and
Ezra is beginning to think that his base
ball star has set.
Prize Ring Notes.
The veriscope pictures Of the Carson
City fight are said to have already taken
go, 900 from the public. Billy Brady has
bought from Dan Stuart the right to pro-
duce the pictures in Great Britain. Stuart
copyrighted the pictures In all foreign
countries before he gave the first exhibi-
tion, and expects TO get many dollar
from the sale Of the rights.
An intimate friend of Jim Corbett says:
"I think Corbott will fight some Of the
other heavyweights II Bob Fitzsimmons
persists in not giving another chance to
him. Corbett Is worth about $50, 600 and
does not need to fight. He wants, how
ever, to get another crack at Fitz, and he
may meet tho winner of tho Sharkey Maher
fight" Apropos of this tho New York
Sun says that Corbett would consent to
meet Mahcr or Sharkey In 20 round bout
at San Francisco athletic club next fall.
The row is on in earnest between Cor
bett and Choynski, but what 1t will all
amount to is hard to say, since Corbett
eeems to be aching for return fight with
the champion Of all the fighters. ChOyn
ski has published a lot of things deroga-
tory to his brother Californian, which
may lead to making match for the fall
months 1t is a fact that the people would
like to zee these two scrappy ring gladiators
III tnc uTVtlu OuCc iuoicp oBu Wucbncr bncy
will do SO depends upon the decision of
Fitzsimmons. for X tho latter will meet
Corbett the Californian will not bother
with any other fighter on earth, 30 great
IL his desire to again meet Fitzsmmons.
Frank Slavin, the once prominent Aus
| tralian heavy weight. showed conclusively
| at the California A. G. that his fighting
| days arc about over. Slavin had for an
opponent Joe Butler, the dusky Philadel.
phia boxer. They were to have shaped II
for 20 rounds Slavin appeared to be In
good condition and was the favorite In the
betting Billy Madden acted az the ref
cree. At the outset Slavin rushed and
caught Butler under the heart. He tried
again, but received resounding crack on
the jaw, which floored him. lie arose only
to be sent down again. Slavin was In a
dazed state and after Madden had counted
seven seconds he got up He was nearly
out. In order 70 save him from O severe
humping English Jimmy Carroll, who
was behirs Slavin. threw up the sponge