The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-22
Polo Pointers.

Thomson; bow. Boardman.
Polo Pointers.
In Maine last night the results were as
follows: Lewiston 10, Portland 3. Bath 2,
Augusta /.
With Menard in shape and back in the
game again Dicky Pierce believes that the
Grays will be heard from.
That is fine record of the Tigers. Goals
won 30; goals lost go. 1t is the best de-
fence record of any of the teams.
Hipson made 556 rushes last season, and
Roberts led with 634. "Hippy" is now in
fair way to beat the record. He led in
rushes in 1895.
Hackett's record of 81 stops at Augusta
Tuesday was beaten by Mills of Boston,
who made 66 stops at Providence Jan. 26,
1895. March 8, 1895, Heffernan had 70 stops
at the Auditorium. m
The Manville and the Columbia polo
teams, the latter representing Pawtucket,
began q series of five games Tuesday
night in Manville. Two games are
scheduled to be played in Pawtucket and
two more in Manville.
New Bedford has won five games in sue
cession from Salem, in New Bedford, by
these scores: 80, 3-2, 4-3, 3-2, 5-4. The
Salems have now lost 13 games by one
goal. OF the last 16 games played by
Salem, eight have been won and lost by
one goal.
The Fall Rivers went over to New Bed
ford to win last night with the usual result.
1t is possible to pull out a game at the
Whaling port when Capt. Doe and his men
are having an off night and not otherwise.
Judging by the way in which some of
the papers refer to the absence from the
game of Menard of the Providences the
inference is drawn by many patrons that
the crack rusher could play If he so de-
sired. This is entirely wrong. Menard Is
suffering with an abscess and Is not only
unable to play polo but his attending
physician forbids him leaving the house.
Ed has been q pretty sick man for the past
several days and has lost several pounds.
Prize Ring Notes.
Lavigne considers Everhardt the best
man he has ever met.
Peter Maher, IL Is said, will post for
felt 10 meet the winner of the Corbett Eitz-
simmons "go."
"scaldy Bill Quinn, who intended to
retire from the ring, has concluded to con-
tinue In the business.
II is now rumored that Dan Stuart will
effect meeting between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons 1T Carson City, New.
Tommy White may never fight again a.
low as 1873 pounds He claims that he was
very weak when he faced Solly Smith.
Dan Stuart says: Carson City matter
ID all fake. There IL no place this side
of the Rio Grande that looks at all good. 4"
Harry Fischer, the Brooklyn boxer, says
that he IL willing to meet Tommy Ryan or
any 140 or las pound man in the business.
AL Smith will chaperon a party of 30
prominent business men from New York
fight
Billy Plimmer says he will challenge the
winner of the Stanton Palmer contest,
which will be decided at London next
month.
Dick Collyer, the old time lightweight
pugilist, has got place as boiler maker In
the construction department at the Brook.
lyn navy yard.
General Sporting Notes.
The New England Baseball League sea-
son will open on Saturday, May 1.
Dowd will undoubtedly be with Newport
next summer II he Is not engaged by some
of the big league clubs.
James j. Corbett tells New York paper
| that he eats great many stewed prunes.
We had suspected for some time that Jim
was full of them.
Jack McAuliffe Is coming East with
Sharkey. The lightweight champion
| writes that he is boxing regularly with
sharkey, and that 'the marine" is i'm
proving rapidly.
Every club in The New England League