The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-25
ALL KINDS OF SPORT.

Harvard's new English shell Is looked
upon with disfavor and the crew are prac
ticing with their old boat.
After Il pulling and hauling, lasting
portions of several days and much talk on
the part of lawyers, Porter Ashe has re-
sumed his full legal title to the racer
Ruinart, WINNER of the Burns Handicap.
Tho general rules are that all fish must
O) be elastic and firm to tho toucb-that
is, when pressed with the finger the i'm
preston should fill up again and not re-
main deeply dcnted (2) the eyes must be
prominent and bright (3) the gills red.
It Is reported in London that Charley
Mitchell has challenged Peter jackson TO
fight him ~ or 25 rounds. The Boiling
broke club has offered $4,000 purse for
the pair. Mitchell wants TO bot 81 900
q side. Jackson refuses to notice Mitchell's
challenge, and states he will soon leave
for this country, where he would like to
got on a match with Corbett.
Tho seventh annual congress of the
American Whist league will be held at
Put Bay on Lake Eric in July, and a
large attendance Is anticipated. The tour
nament for the week includes Is contests.
1t Is reported that the duplicate and COM
pass methods are increasing in favor
throughout tho country, and the league is
growing in proportion. New York and
Brooklyn will send teams TO tho congress.
"If the lower part Of the bicycle chain
sags," says the expert, 'and the upper
part is taut, IL shows that the front
sprocket and the cranks are pulling tho
wheel, and the latter therefore must run
al al. q. If q Nls,, .,r<
of the chain sags and tho lower part Is
taut, the reverse Is the case and shows the
trouble To I've in the crank bearings, which
should be examined for bad cones, cups,
balls or bad adjustment. Frequently IL
happens that the chain used is not running
even-that is, 10 does not run on n level.
IL the chain Is I'm good working order, IL
should be perfectly level at any point be-
tween the two sprookets."
IL Is said that young Griffo is much
larger than when he went to jail and may
not now be capable of reaching n weight
that will let him In against his former
ring opponents. Whatever he has gained
should he hard, durable flesh, and In that
case he will make &c pretty lively for who
ever he Is sent against for n time. III the
Sydney lad Is found To- have gained enough
hs backcrs will possibly attempt to enter
him for the wcltcrweight championship.
Tommy Ryan iswilling to meet him In 20
or 90 rounds, weigh I'm at lac pounds at
O'Clock in the evening. Griffo should try
60 wipe out the defeat gained over him by
Charley McKccvcr the first thing he does.
Greenville c. Johnston.'l3 years old, while
playing In front Of his home, II Bassott street,
last evening, fell and broke his left thigh.
he was taken 60 the Rhode Island Hospital
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