The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-06

| go back there after short sojourn at
Hot Springs. Ark. Including Volodyvoski,
! the Derby winner. there will be IL horses
az Heath House. which Higgins has oc-
eupied two years. and will again occupy
next year.
Charley O'Rourke is no longer under
the management of Tom O'Rourke. The
latter wired the Cambridge boxer 20 come
TO New York 10 meet Jimmy Handler
but O'Rourke wired his manager that
Handler was too big for him.
Amos Rusie. the famous baseball pit
cher, formerly with New York Is digging
trenches for the American Water Works
company In Muncie. Ind. for si.5O day.
The great pitcher formerly received 5000
a year. but failed to make a showing last
season at Cincinnati and was dropped.
Jim Corbett is again talking about re-
entering the ring. and will come out with
challenge after May !. Keep under
cover.
Jack Donahue, WHO tried 10 win 500
by staying four rounds with Terry Nc
Govern AT Reading Penn. the othor night
was put out I'm two rounds.
Martin Riley. the Fan River boxer,
wires that he is ready TO meet Andy
Watson, Tim Kearns or Spike Sullivan
Riley proved himself a poor blun before
the Crescent Athletic club OF Brockton.
Young Corbett, the recent conqueror of
Terry MoGovern, will start the six-day
team cycle race at Madison Square Gar.
den Sunday night Sixteen teams will
start In the championship event.
The intercollegiate Athletic association
Is having trophy made, emblematic OF
Harvard's championship in the intercol-
legiate meet last spring. II will be a
banner with a Harvard and an American
nag crossed, with lettering In gold.
With ease, George Slosson last night
defeated Leonard Howison of Canada i'm
the championship billiard tournament. IS
men balk line, one shot In The stu
dent played almost two points 10 his
competitors one, the score being 400 TO
206.
Manager McGraw OF the Baltimore
Baseball club announced today that next
years team will be composed OF the fol-
lowing players, who have signed con-
tracts: Catchers, Robinson and Bresna-
nan pitchers, McGinnity, Hughes Howell |
base, Williams; shortstop. Gilbert: third |
base McGraw LETT field, Selbach; centre |
field, Donlin; right field. Seymour.
L. j. Hickey. late president of the West /
ern league. scored the magnates of the /
league today for alleged efforts TO dis
credit him with cities In the new Ameri- /
can association. He saws requests for /
franchises in good points continue 10
come in, and that he will hold Toledo ana
Columbus.
Newell II. Hargrave. '02. of Cincinnati.
has been elected captain of the Yale
track team for the coming season. 10
succeed Richard Sheldon. The election
~ hargrave was surprise. 1t was sup
posed that Dixon Boardman. '02, of New
York, would get the honor on the
strength of his past records on the team.
lie was defeated because, fl IS alleged |
No ala not train as faithfully as he
night have done for the International
James In September. Hargrave won the
90 and 22o-yard dashes at the Yale-Har-
ara games last May. Soon after he |
)roke tendon, but during the summer |
ecovered. and won the IOO-yard event in
ne international games In September, |
when he ran 100 yards in the 10 Is sec
nds In the mud. He is a very quiet. but
popular man in his class
Kid Nichols. who. with Jimmie Man.
ing, is 10 be at the head Of the Kansas
'ity club in the Western league, SAYS
% VIII come east at once and get the
OF the Boston management TO .
ccept the rendered franchise. II am not !
nder contract with the Boston team" Z
o said, "and there Is no way to hold G
n TO me If i choose TO leave. i prefer ]
citing the matter pleasantly straight '
ned out and will work along that line. :
expect TO have no trouble in getting :
oston's consent.
L am pleased with the plans for the c
Western league, and my local friends 5
ave been Offering congratulations all
ay. IL does me good 20 Know / have 4
, many friends who want TO see me back !
ith the Kansas City team, and / ex- {
ect TO do everything In the world to c
lease them IL i take the team
Nerestchagin, the distinguished battle I
linter. recently visited the Philippines, a