The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-14
General Sporting Gossip.

Moxie, 2.121{, and Lake Eric, 2. 1874, are
being driven on the road in England.
Joe Patchen Is now stable companion
of Major, 2. IL, trotter well known In
Boston.
John Graham's mare, Purity, dam OF
Pure Wilkes, 2. 2.l715 has foal at foot by
Patchen Wilkes.
Isaac Chute, who once held the checker
championship of this country died at Sar-
atoga Wednesday.
Dan Nichols is at Fleetwood with Major
Centliyrc, 2.l0h, Henrietta Gould, 2.26
ana Abram > 2.27A
The Amherst. Trinity game to have been
played at Amherst yesterday was post
poned because OF rain.
The Manhattan purse for :. II trotters,
which Is 10 be decided at Fleetwood's
grand circuit meeting received 30 entries.
. Eddie Durnan. the Canadian sculler,
hns been matched To row Barry, the Eng
lish oarsman, for $1,000 a side, in England
in September.
Nichols pitching in his last three
games has been phenomenal. Washington,
pittsburg ard Cleveland combined made
Is hits off the great pitcher.
"Adonis" Terry of the Chicago team
has been loaned 10 the Milwaukee club OF
the Western League. Inc transfer was
made practically at thelplayer's own re-
quest.
Oh Irles Cavill. the champion swimmer
of Australia and Dana Thompson, the
California wonder who holds several
records, are matched To swim quarter
mile race for $3.50 a side at San Francisco
Monday.
The Somerville tennis club will hold a
tournament for singles at its courts on
Elm street, West Somerville, May 20 and
81 Entries close with 4. /. Libby, %
Billingham street, West Somerville, May
q. The first prize will bo $50 cup.
James Wray, the young scullor that
Stanbury took TO England with him
last July, has shown that he has the quail
ities of great Oarsman. lie rowed his
first match race on the Tyne the other
day, and he beat his opponent, w.
Haines, one of England's cracks easily.
Eddie Burke made sensational steal
home at pittsburg last Friday. He took
good long lead. and when Killen
pulled back his arm TO pitch he started
for home with tho ball. lie came at a
tightening clip. Sugden saw him COM
ing. and in his eagerncss to catch the
ball and touch him he shut his hands
too quick, and the ball fell NC his feet,
while Burke crossed the plato.
At the Terre Hautc horse sale Wednes-
day, Prayteil, 81. H., was knocked down 60
George Starr, the well known driver,
for S!2O0 Alnell, gclding, by AXtell,
dam Myra, by Eloctionrer, and dam Of
Lee Russell, went for $500 To John Me-
Carthy uf Brooklyn. y. Y. Marc Ego, a
gelding by Axtoll, out OF Ncmolinc, .. ~,
with trial record of 2 l5 rs a 4-year-old,
was purchased by j. X. Budu, owner of
Drignt Light, for $500 Josephine,
2. 1917, was sold to Il. l.. Durham, Tcrro
Haute, for $500.
There Is one important fact TO consider
IN Vss ssimating kid Nichols pitching.
He l. picked for the most part, 90 pitch
against the best pitchers In the other
clubs. His winnings, therefore, have
double value. Last year Nichols pitched
in i5 games, and won 10 of them. With
four and five pitchers on the staff ne did
ono-third of the work of the season.
This l. his eighth season with tho Bos-
tons, and his work last year l. but a
criterion Of what he has done ever since
no Joined the CLUB I'm 1890 He is horse
for work and the best man TO take his
medicine In the business.
Manager Billy Barnle Justly claims "a
have been longer i'm the harness than any
| other baseball manager in the business.
| and he laughs at the claim of Mr.. Ban
| croft of Cincinnati in that direction. lie
says: "Mhy, MIR. Bancroft cannot make
| any claim for record in managerial
harness for he Is not manager III the
sense that Messrs Anson. 1ebeau and
myself are managers. services arC
simply In q business way. Even then, IN