The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-29

Is SAID, SeNefdl ONCE nOlueTS anu seNerhi
saloon keepers. The men were arraigned
in court. and all pleaded guilty and were
fined $15 and costs, the whole amount
aggregating $5O784. which was paid by
the men or their friends in Nashua. The
men gave ficticious names.
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP.
John Splan says there never was time
i'm the history of the horse business when
a horseman could make more money than
today.
The Harvard University Of Pennsyl-
yania foot ball game next fall has been
arranged for Nov. 20, and will be played
in Cambridge.
Duplex, 2. III, lately changed owners
down in Tennessee for $3.50. lie is the
sire of Reflector, 2.079I, Starplex 2. lOAand
10 others in 2.25.
Chicago beat Minneapolis Wednesday,
1873 Chicago made 10 hits off kagey
in five innings. Hutchison then went in
and stopped the scoring.
President Pat Powers of the Eastern
league was considerably chagrincd at his
failure to secure Umpire Tom Connolly
of the New England league.
Frank G. Shaw, '97, center rush, threw
the hammer l2i feet in practice recently.
This is five inches better than the Har-
ward record for that event.
f. Il. Crawford of Oswego, n. Y, has
been appointed as temporary captain of
the Yale freshman crew squad and will
have charge of the men until the crew is
finally selected.
A Grand Rapids writer says that young
Carson, who is to pitch for New Bedford,
has all the requirements of "a pitcher and
with proper encouragement care and
coaching will make IA good showing.
Roy Miller will move from
Georgia to Baltimore within few
days He has Berkshire Courier, 2.l0;
Calypso. 2.1lh; Straight Line, =. l5A /;
Miss Gatewood, = 1914 and several green
horses.
A strong cross-country team, consisting
| of George w. Orton, Ed G. Carter w. :.
| Nipple, II. >. Lyons and NJ. p. Halpin
and Others has been organized by the New
| York Athletic Club for the "A. A. u.
| cross-country championship.
Manager Griffin of the Scrantons be-
lieves in home work to round the men
into form in the spring with plenty of
rub downs and cold baths. Mr.. Griffin s
| idea has been exploded again and again.
| Ii is useless to try that sort of thing in "A
| northern climate.
1t is said that Pitcher Mike Sullivan
| finds the climate of Lakewood just the
| thing for his delicate constitution. His
| appetite is improving daily and If he con-
tinues to improve rs he has been doing he
Will be strong by the time the club re-
| turns TO New York.
Jimmy Manning got about all he
wanted for Kansas City at the annual
meeting of the Eastern league His
schedule was adopted and under it he
| gets IL Sundays at home, the opening and
| closing of the season ON his grounds,
double games Decoration day and July
| 4th
The Brighton Beach Association has
announced two stakes for amateur riders
| valued at $1,000 each with plates valued at
| $50, 500. $15 and $25 for the placed
| horses. The stakes will be known as the
| Hampstead at five furlongs. and the
| Cedarhurst at one mile. This association
| also announces the Pink Coat Steeple.
| chase, also for amateurs.
| The cost of maintaining athletic teams
| in the English universities is on paI
4 with tho vast sums of money laid oGt
| each year by American colleges. Figures
| roughly estimated, are as follows, show
| ing the comparative outlay by Cam bridge
| University and the American colleges
| Cambridge, Si7 600; Yale, $50 739. 36; Har
| ward, 500. 600; Pennsylvania, si6 $50. IS
| Princeton, $40 6l5. 81. The difference In
the purchasing power of English money
| and American money about equalizes tn,
cost of maintaining athletic sports.
The Oxford and Cambridge games will
4. I
| day before the boat race Oxford has al
unusually fast sprinter I'm &. II. Thomas
who has been running the 100 yards i'm /,
| seconds and i'm Nassall. "A broad jumper
who cleared - feet 9% inches. TIN
achievements recorded in the other evcnt
wero not remarkable. G. Jordan and w
| Fizt Herbert, members of the London "A
| c., who were here i'm the fall of '95, viii
run for Oxford and Cambridge rcspcc
lively in the quartcr-mle race for TIN
fourth and last time.
Spalding's Base Ball Guide for 1897 ha
Just been published, and now the base bal
sonson may be said 20 have fairly begun
As usual, the guide has been compile,
by the veteran Father Chadwick, thar
whom there T. no ADLER writer on tn
national game Besides the new playing
rules, which differ considerably iron
those Of last year, the guide also contain
the full official lcnguo records. compile,
hy Secretary lOunp the monthly stand
ing of the clubs during the 1885 campaign
averages of all the minor league and col
lege clubs with "a complete record q
games PLAYED by the latter. articles oi
batting pitching. folding and base run
ming; Cardinal Gibbons address on bal
playing and many Interesting articles ol
the game.
The portraits are handsome half-toncs
printed on extra tlnc paper. and includ
pictures Of nearly jO individual players
On Time,
And very early too. That what any on
should hc in treating ones self for inac