The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-18
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Baseball magnates say there will be
| no split in the National League.
j. ii. Putnam of Baldwinsville. Mass
| Is the strongest man in the freshman
class at Dartmouth
John l.. Sullivan and Paddy RYAN
| were given "a warm reception at Phil
| adelphia last night
Students Amsler and Rathbun will
represent Cornell in the championship
Fencing tournament at New York.
New Bedford has the baseball fever.
| An association has been organized and
Connie Murphy is signing players for
| this season.
hicdraw, Ke5fer, Jennings Kelley, Re b.
inson, Stencil, Nops and Coroett have
signed with Bsltimors.
Joe Lynch OF the Cooper Athletic club
10 anxious for a match with any $50
pound man In Boston or New York.
| President Andrew Freedman of the New
York Club denies the report that Rusie
he's been traded to Philadelphia for Gle
ments and Taylor.
pave sullivan OF Boston and Patsy
Haley or Buffalo fought at New York
rounu Both boys weighed 115 pounds
The annual meeting OF the United
States Golf association was held in New
York last night. II was decided To
hold the next championship tournament
at Chicago. The woman's champion
ship tournament VIII be held at Man
chester, Mass.
The coursing match for thewaterloo cup
began at Formby, Eng. yesterday. There
were ga entries. Fabulous Fortune the
favorite, survived the nrst round, but
westherwise was beaten by Pontarlier.
Horace Leeds lay-off does not seem to
have done him any good,as Jack Bennett
made him look like novice in q six
round bout at Philadelphia the other
night.
The Board OF Directors of the Philadei-
pbis Horse Show Associ alton have decided
to hold their sixth open air exhibition at
wissacbickon Heights on May 25, 26, 81,
rs and 20. The premiums will aggregate
more than $4,000.
At the last Of the winter meets OF the
Yale Gymnestic Association at New
Haven last evening. II. l.. Hoffman won
the highest numb OF points ana tho
title of college gymnast. w. X. Shepard
was second, one point behind Hoffman.
Harry Freedman, at afternoon ana even.
ing sessions OF the Boston Checker Clup
yesterday. played go games. He won AZ,
drew in 10 and lost 3. Four OF these
games were plsyed according to Spanish
rules against a Spaniard, and Freedm man
won three and drew the other.
Lavigne evidently docs not care for any
more OF walcotts game, as ho has refused
Dan Stuart's offer to box walcott at
Nevada next month. Lsvigne's reasons
for declining are that i've needs q rest and
does not intend to, do any more boxing
for several months. IL was only the other
day that he csbled a challenge to En- Iland
10 box Eddie Connolly, and that shows
that IL was something besides rest that
caused him to decline stusrt's offer.
Manager Barnie OF tho Brooklyn club |
denies that second bsseman Canavan il |
holding out Tor an increase in salary. |
There is no truth In the story Whatever.
Said MIR. Bsrnie; "Csnsvan bss not said |
word regarding the salary question,
and everytting.i, 4, satisfactory so far as
that is concerned. have receive d a let.
ter from Csnsvsn stating that he would |
prefer to remain In Providence, as his |
family and all his ties are there, and |
asking u could not arrange Il 80 that he |
could stay In that city. " course, that
Is impossible, and Csnsvan will realize |
that before the season opens. lie will |
report with the rest at the proper time"