The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-27
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Sir Thomas Iipton's yacht Shamrock
was placed in the dry dock al Glasgow
yesterday, preparatory 10 being refltted
for racing
Harry Vardon at the Albany Country
ciuo yesterday. won A practice round
WIN H. r. Sweny of Albany. by "A score
oil 20 to ~. breaking the record Of the
course by five strokes.
II is characteristic of Brady and
% Rourke to boost their fighters To the
skies, when they remained under their
management, but once they broke away
they became the victims OF the most
malicious attacks.
Billy Roche. who is managing George
Mctadden, as Well asTasa- Frederick
Inn Callahan and others, says that he
VIII match McFadden against Martin
flaherty, Patsey Sweeney, Tim Nearns
or any OF that lot from 40 to 1876 rounds.
Jack Daley Of Wilmington and Jack
o. Brlen OF New York fought a 2O-round
draw at Waterbury last night before 1890
people.
The men weighed in at 1S5 pounds and
both were In excellent condition. The
Tight was clean and fast and even FOR
10 rounds. OBricn had the better OF IL
for the next four rounds, but Daley raj
lied In the final round and both men fin
ished strong. Charlie White was the
referee
Walter Burge OF Boston and Dan Muir
ply OF Waterbury fought ten rounds at
catchweights, and Burge was given the
decision. Murphy was severely punished.
The National Pole league held long
meeting at Hartford yesterday afternoon.
, Representatives of all the clubs were
present. Final arrangements were made
for the opening Of the championship sea-
son. which begins Nov 8. The Jean
Jacques and Fred Doe vendetta was
taken up, and the league 20 man stood
by Jacques and suspended Doe. lie viii
not be allowed In the league in any
capacity. As he is managing the Lewis
ton Me, club, the suspension viii not af-
feet him. IL was decided 20 try to get
the Southern New England and Maine
leagues 10 enter the ns tonal agreement.
Charley Harvey has matched Martin
( Flaherty against Oscar Gardner for q 20
round bout. at 12s pounds. before the
! Crescent Athletic club OF Hartford Conn.
on NoY. 6. This Mill be III ,ir third meet
ing.
Their former battles ended I'm draws.
and both men have made up their minds
20 be in tiptop condition and TO settle
all questions OF superiority In the COM
(, ing fight.
| The New York Journal says: While the
| officials of the New York Yacht club
still observe the utmost secrecy regard
ing the new cup defender II can be
stated on the best of authority that the
boat has been ordered. and will be built
! by the Herreshoffs, and that over
week ago more than 100000 had been
subscribed for her construction.
over In Germany they have gentle
custom of hurling beer glasses at riders
with whom they are d'spleased, In a
recent race i'm Vienna, Chase and Ed
ward Taylor, both Englishmen, were rid
Ing behind pace against Dickentmann,
Robi, Koercher and other favored sons Of
Germany. when GhuSr gained thc-fr1d
Seeing that he could DO no better than
fourth place. Taylor sent his spare tam
dem TO aid Chase and enable him 10 hold
first place The spectators, not wanting
To see the Englishman win. began to
throw beer glasses and bottles at them.
Two of the pacemakers were struck and
knocked out. but Chase rode pluckily and
won FIRST money. There were several
punctures.
The Agawam Hunt and the Wannamoi-
sett Clubs are holding their monthly
club handicap today.