The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-24

The Pan-Americans OF Fall River will
meet the wanderers on the Dexter street
grounds, Pawtucket, tomorrow afternoon
II an exhibition game for the benefit of
Fred Watson, fullback of the Wanderers
who had his leg broken In game played
at Fall River on Christmas Day.
The Boston American league team will
go TO Augusta. Ga. for spring training
President G. A. Somers having made arr
rangements for the trip this week Ths
team. under Manager Collins. will arrive
In the South March 25 and remain there
for about three weeks. playing exhibition
games with various Southern college
teams Yesterday Charley Nichols signed
Frank Shannon for hts Kansas Cry club.
Now that Bryan L. Kennedy his given
his certified check for $50. 600 as a 10 per
cent payment on the Empire City track.
Judge Rough Is expected 10 declare the
sale made TO Frank Farrell void. Nathan
Straus, Philip j. Dwyer and Fred Gerken
have all been mentioned as likely bidders.
The only person who has admitted re-
Gently that he would bid on II is Mr.. Ger
ken: who; II he secures IT. would do so
partly with the hope OF establishing a
trotting circuit around New York.
Candidates for the Harvard track team
are now hard at work and the prospects
cred bright Trainer John Graham has
the men in charge again and has been
putting them through the preliminary
tsam have returned 20 college. and there
are many promising candidates in the
freshman class 1t Will be necessary,
however. TO develop q great deal OF new
material 20 all vacancies caused by grad
uation. Present indications are that the
team will be the strongest in the sprintS,
hurdles and half mile.
A contest was arranged last night be-
tween Charley Wlttmer OF Cincinnati and
Dan Mcleod of Hamilton, ont, TO take
place at Cleveland on the night OF Feb. D.
for the Graoco- Roman championship Of
the United states. two falls out Of three.
On the same date Petcr SCHUMACHER Of
Cleveland will uTestle Butch Saar OF
Buffalo for the lightweight catch-as-
cstoh-csn championship.
Harry Forbes Of Chicago cllnched his
title TO the bantamweight championship
Danny Dougherty Of Philadelphia In the
fourth round of what was scheduled 20 be
a ls-round battle i'm the ring OF the West
End club at St Louis last night. The
blow which nut Dougherty out was a
right hook, landing on the Jaw with ter
rifle force, In hot mix-up near the close
of the fourth round Dougherty fell stin.
He attempted to move, but could do no
more than roll over and-after count was
assisted 10 his corner. where he reoov-
cred sufficiently In few minutes TO walk
falteringly across the ring and congratu-
late the victor The fight was q hot and
scientific one from tho first Neither man
seemed 10 nave any great advantage un-
ul thu final blow.
Benny Monroe OF Memphis carried off
the honors i'm the motor-paced bicycle
race with Howard Freeman OF Portland,
Ore. otto MAYA, Erie. Pa. and a. Rutz.
New Haven. Conn, AT the Second regi-
ment armory. Philadelphia last night
Freeman took second place and Maya
third The race was run in two heats
Of FIVE miles each and two finals OF 10
miles each Monroe and Free man were
Freeman led the first mile and then Mon
roe brought up with him and went TO the
front. The latter gained steadily, and on
the sixth mile Tapped his opponent
Sir Thomas lipton has given a hand
som. silver cup TO the Chicago Yacht
club. which the officers OF that club have
decided 10 make a perpetual challenge
cup, oDcn 20 yachts belonging to clubs IN
the Lake Michigan Yachting association.
II has been arranged that new class
after consulting with designers and prom
inent yachtsmen the committee decided TO
make the class > 21-foot cabin boat. SINH
lar 10 that OF the Yacht Racing associ-
alton of Massachusetts,. and the rules OF
that association will govern Some OF the
clubs on the lake object to the selection
OF the committee. and think that this
on the lakes. These clubs would prefer
to have the race-about class, the one for
which the trophy is offered. The trophy
when won Is 10 be held by the owner OF
the winning yacht until the following
Nav. and then returned 20 the Chicago
Yacht club and 10 be raced for again. Ii
mover can be won outright