The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-25
POLO RINK IN BROCKTON.
The Shoe City Is Ger ain to Have q Club
Next Season.

The Shoe City Is Ger ain to Have q Club
Next Season.
Brockton is sure to have polo team in
the National League next season. Plans
are already under way in the shoe city
with this object in view. The Belvidere
Bowling Company has practically decided
to erect an addition to their building
which was designed with the special in
tention of adding another story should
they see fit to do so. Brockton is one Of
the best polo cities in the country and will
be received with open arms. After an alb
sence Of three years the cranks are hungry
for the sport.
Sabbath Prize Fight.
Providence. Jan. 25.-Frank Pow
e~s and Dave Murphy, two Woonsocket
hghtweights, met in fight which was 10
be to a finish, in a barn in Burrillville
Yesterday. Powers had the better Of the
fight from the start, and put Murphy to
sleep i'm the fifth round. The fight was
witnessed by small gathering OF sport
ing men from this state and Massachu-
setts. -
New York, Jan. 25.-At a meeting Of
the Yale Alumni association Of this city
a resolution was adopted. of which this
is the substance: That Yale is willing
to go to any extent to resume athletic
relations with Harvard. providing the
conditions named by Harvard do not in
terfere with the faculty rules Of Yale
university. II Harvard is not willing
to meet Yale under such conditions. then
there seems to be no way by which ath-
letic relations can be resumed.
More Chess.
New York, Jan. 25.-The Conden, Cut
Ter, Columbia grammar, De La Sale,
Sachs and Harvard schools will play q
chess tournament in this city. It will
take place during the first i've days at
Columbia grammar school, namely, Jan.
~, 2S, 20. Feb. / and 2. On the following
FIVE days the games will be held at De La
Sale institute. Each school playing will
be represented by two players, and each
player will play q game with each man
from each other school, making 10 games
for each player. Some prize, probably
q banner, will be presented to the winner
Among the players will be Hunt and
Stokes Of De La Sale, Falk from Sachs
and Engels and Libaire from Colum bia
grammar school.
VIII Run Against Yale.
Worcester, Mass, Jan. 25.-James J.
Mclaughlin Of this city. one Of the best
known middle distance runners In New
England, has entered Holy Cross college
and will begin his studies there this
morning Mclaughlin has won num-
ber OF races and In 1894 was the New
England half-mile champion. doing the
distance in 1:5S AS. Last fall he did q
private trial in 1855. He will run on the
Holy Cross team against Yale at tas
coming B. A. A. meet.
Polo Pointers.
Menard hopes to be i'm the game again
Wednesday night.
The Salems have lost Is games by one
goal this season. Hard luck indeed.
Portland defeated New Bedford at Port
land Saturday night goals to before {
large throng.
The Tigers play at Salem tonight. w,
must win another game away from hom,
before we can overtake the New Bedfords
Lewiston scored IL goals against Augusts
at Augusta Saturday night, but lost 2 goal
on fouls. which is the record for that anc
every other league. The corrected scor,
was 8 to In favor OF Lewiston.
Cunningham recommended Warner,
young man who played substitute on th'
Meriden team, to Manager Wheeler OF tn
Lewistons and he was signed. Warne
made his firft appearance Saturday evening
] and won warm place In the hearts OF tn