The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-11
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The annual meeting OF the New England
Amateur rowing Association was held at
the American house, Boston, last evening.
The old officers were reelected without
discussion, and the principal business of
the meeting was the debate relating to the
place where the regatta of July 4th should
take place. Many favored Springfield.
while the majority appeared to be in favor
of Boston.
The committee who had been appointed
to wait upon Mayor Quincy reported that
he had invited the association to hold
their regatta there on July 9Th. BY vote
Of % to 20 the acceptance of the invitation
was tabled. Later the executive com
mittee discussed the subject and appointed
another committee to call upon the Mayor
again and report in one week. The OBJ
ject of This move could not be learned.
Springfield was very anxious to have
the regatta held there. and Cornelius ].
Murphy. representing the Atlanta Boat
club Of that city. promised good money,
good prizes and expenses. The commit
/ tee, not wishing, to use undue haste in
deciding, postponed Its action until next
Wednesday. when a meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee will be held and a
u. n
ls clubs were represented at the meet
Ing. The election resulted as follows:
President, Walter Simpson Of the Arl.
ington Boat club; vice president. Arthur
A. Sweet, Pawtucket Boat club; secre.
tary, John J. Corrigan, Columbia Row
ing association, and treasurer, w. E.
Fairbanks of the Lakeside Boat club of
Worcester.
fitxsimmons Goes West.
New York, Feb. 11.-Robert Fitz-
simmons. who is matched to meet James
J. Corbett, in a finish boxing bout In
Nevada on March II. left for the west
yesterday. He was accompanied by
Martin Julian, Ernest Rober and Dan
Hickey. who will train him for the fight
be at Omaha.
Gagged From the Spot.
Referee Manning made very good i'm
preston here last evening, and no fault
could be found with his work.
Hipson prefers the Auditorium to his
own rink. A small playing surface is ap-
parently fitted to the Salem style of play.
The Tigers leave on the I'LL train this
afternoon for Salem, and the Witches will
ing.
1t was very funny to see the disguised
expression on Wiley's face when he dis
covered he had made a drive for his own
goal and II was q close call at that.
1t was a relief to have as fast game as
the one played last evening pass on with
out any rough work or dirty play. The
game was clever contest from start to
finish, and the Salems deserve much larger
audiences than are usually present at the
Auditorium.
Every goal tender in the league seems
to be in great form at present and every
one of them Is playing q great game in
front OF the cage. Among the number
none excel Heffernan. Apparently the
genial youth from Salem never has an
of night, and it is by his work that more
goals are not scored against the Salem
team.
The several managers of the Press polo
team are being beseiged with invitations
to play. The Fall River newspaper men
want to have the boys come over and give
them return game next week, and the
Pawtucket Cycling Clubs team want to
have dab at them. As far az can be
learned the majority OF the men who
played last Saturday have had all the glory
and honor they want for many moons.
Manager Carroll and the members Of the
Salem team came over early from New
Bedford yesterday afternoon TO inspect the
beauties of Shamrock Park, whose fame 1t
appears has reached the home OF the
Witches. The afternoon and early evening
was pleasantly spent in an exchange OF
"reminiscences and vocal and instrumental
music. Wiley proved himself to be mu-
sician of no mean order, and the entire
visiting team are very effective In the
chorus of "Sweet Rosey O'Grady."
General Sporting Notes.
Peter Maher's loss of his jewelry suggests
the question whether the advertising
methods of actresses are going to be taken
up by pugilists seeking notoriety.
Manager Connie Murphy has signed
Henry w. Nelson of Franklin Falls, N.
H., as catcher for the New Bedford New
England League team for the coming
season. Nelson is the first player signed.
Mike Birmingham, the big first baseman,
is no longer unsigned, for he has joined
the aggregation Manager Marston Is cor
railing. Mike will prance about the Fall
River grounds In the territory once covered
by the mortal "Doc" Kennedy.