The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-24

Joe Cantillion, the former American
league umpire. will probably officiate at
the college games.
The half-mle track at Narragansett
Park. which was commenced last fan, Is
now nearly completed, and will be formal
Is opened May 30. Sec. Moone II now
working on n program which promises TO
be red letter one. Providence is a good
racing town and with the famous old
mle-course and the new two-lap ring
there will be sport In plenty there this
season. Boston Globe.
A cooking main OF five battles took
place i'm North Kingstown yesterday al,
Providence birds won three of the con-
tests and S350. There was heavy betting
on each battle, and sporting men from
Bristol county, where the losing birds
came from, went home many hundreds
out ot pocket. About 50 spectators were
at the main
Florrie Barnett, the well-known mama
ger OF boxers OF New York, has a fine
string OF them on his staff at the present
time. Alex Dunsheath, 115 TO l20 pounds
Joe Hurst. l15 pounds; Tommy Kelley. lbs
pounds; Hugh McWinters. i3S 10 142 The
latter is willing TO meet Twin Sullivan at
catchweights. McWinters Is certainly a
hard proposition for any OF the welter-
weights.
The magnates OF the National league,
despite their war, have gone on just the
same 10. make up their teams, and this
afternoon should see all the players OF the
eight-club organization in practice. The
New York club has % players under con-
tract. and they reported this forenoon at
the Polo grounds 10 begin practice. They
Will do their preliminary work at the Polo
grounds. or on adjoining Manhattan field.
when the weather Is favorable. The ex-
hibition series OF games will begin on
Thursday, April 3, when the Giants meet
the Manhattans. The magnates are pre-
pairing for a meeting, and while IL gives
little prospect OF being love feast, still
matters will be so fixed up that sched-
ule will be adopted, and the same eight
clubs as composed the league last season
will probably play this year.
julius Knight Of Worcester has been
track.
Whisper (2ossO. owned by Samuel Hyde
OF Fall River, foaled a bay filly by Chimes
at the Ketcham farm last week.
AS a result of winning the 5000 pacing
stake at Providence last summer Scott
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handsome ruby by James Hanley of Prov
idence.
The members OF the Uxbridge high
school A. A. have organized with Edward
s. Chase president, Daniel Cook secre-
tary and j. w. ID. Chester treasurer. Ar
thur G. Davidson was elected captain OF
the high school baseball nine and Ed
ward s. Chase manager. An effort is be-
ing made to form school ball league
with the high schools of adjoining towns
Corbett has notified the Century club of
Los Angeles that he would be willing To-
meet Jeffries under it's auspices I'm August
next, but his offer will be ignored as the
club wants to pull off the mill during the
carnival week.
One week from tomorrow, the Boston
dog show will begin in Mechanics build
ing All the indications point to the most
successful exhibition ever held under the
management Of the New England Kennel
club The coming show will be the 18th
annual OF the n. +. X. G. Starting i'm a
modest way, the Boston dog show now
ranks in Importance with the national
held in Madison Square Garden, New
York. All of the champions will be seen
I'm competition. as the Boston show prac-
tically winds up the circuit of the larger
bench exhibitions. and II will he the last
opportunity that exhibitors will have of
winning substantial prizes this season
The total value OF the prizes offered for
the Boston show is $4,000. which will be
distributed among the 1i17 entries.
The active bearers at the funeral OF tho
late Manager, Burns of the Springfield
baseball team. Saturday. were Roger Con-
nor of Waterbury, Conn. manager OF the
Springfield Baseball club; w. Il. Murray
manager OF Providence Baseball club: DR.
J. II. Kelly OF New Haven: Fred Farland
Walter S. McBrayne. John Kelly and T.
w. Griffin OF this city. Among those pres
ent from this city were Matt. Barry and
Charles I. Sheehan.