The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-02
NOTES IN GENERAL.

In the checker tournament held under
the auspices OF the French Canadian
Checker club OF Olnevville William For
rest OF Jericho won the gold medal. de-
festing his opponent I'm every game i'm
which he played. Mr.. Forrest was pitted
against players from all parts Of the
state, and his success is on that account
all the more gratifying.
Gus Macy, who drove Country Jay
(2:10ikl TO win at Nara gansett Park az
the grand circuit meeting. has been elect
ed mayor OF Versailles Ky.
The close of the eighth week i'm the
PawtuNet Valley league tourney finds the
Clydes still at the top. but tied with the
Orients only. the Opera house and Auburn
teams having gone back and sat down in
third and fourth places, respectively. East
Greenwich has moved up a peg. and is
now ahead OF Natick and Apponaug again
brings up the rear.
George w. Leavltt's stable made good
$4,000 and $4,000. Considering the few
horses i'm the stabie,-the showing is "A
remarkable one, and reflects great credit
on both Mr.. Leavitt and Trainer James
Carpenter. formerly OF Providence.
Napoleon Lajoie. with his reorganized
picked team. left Chicago for San Fran
cisco. where the team will play against
Der. .Lajoie and Harry Davis left Phila-
delphS last Thursday. and were Joined
at Chicago by The other members OF the
team The team is as follows: Mercer,
Bernhard and Waddell. pitchers Sulll-
van, catcher: Harry Davis. first base: La
joie. second base; Bradley, third base; lr
win. short stop; Pickering, left field;
Lefty" Davis, right field centre field
TO be selected. The team will play its
first game at San Francisco tomorrow.
Joseph Cantllon. the American league
umpire. is with the team I'm the capacity
OF business manager. Harry Davis was
formerly first base for Pawtucket and
later with the Providence team.
The Abbot (s15.000). onward Silver (sli
1851 Lord Derby (Si1. .ST5). Silver Chimes
(ss525). Iva Dee s40So) and Walter Klein
(s150O).
There was a whirnet race at the Thorn
ton track Yesterday. i'm which George
pielseA,s- -Plua- Rell-dafeated- -HartleAs
Ponto by 10 Yards and Jack North's Ring
tail was beaten by Champalgn's Goo-Goo.
the latter having a start OF 20 yards and
finishing five yards ahead
The ST. Louis Derby of 1902. to be run
at the fair grounds next June. Will lie
ono NJ the richest stakes in the West. its
aggregate value promising TO be, at the
lowest valuation. $4,000, with a posi-
bility of going up TO $4,000. This Us the
Derby which was opened i'm the winter OF
1S9s-a9. and is really futurity. the only
thing about II indicative Of Derby being
fined TO 3-year-olds and that the distance
Is a mile and a half. II carries an added
money value OF 5000. the balance being
made up in entrance and starting fees.
The public believes that Jeffries holds
all the heavyweights In the ring safe at
present i,ut 1. il regarded - an opcr
question whether that IS not due rather
4, lack az good material n the heavy
weight division than TO Jenries own
class MANY incline TO the former belief.
OF the hcavyweights now I'm the ring.
many judges believe that Denver Ed
Martin could have put up a better fight
against the champion than did Rubin.
Reports of Martins work while assisting
Rubin 20 train for the contest seem To
Indicate that he - conner I'm the pugi-
gstic line, sl,d whispered reports Of hts
work while training Rubin hint that on
several occasions he had TO let mp on
tho Akron giant 20 Feep from spelling the
iatters champion shin aspirations. Jeff-
ries is called a Californian. but he was
born in Ohio. which Is also Ruhlin's ma
five state.