The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-20

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Schwartz. the Norwegian. won the
worlds skating championship in switzer-
land. yesterday.
Every cent OF prize money due the rae
ing men for the six-dy race was paid 20
them yesterday. az Philadelphia They
divided $1,000. or 90 per cent OF the gross
.. gate and grand stand receipts. OF this
amount, $500 WAS given, equally 10 the
seven teams finishing. and the balance
went % per cent 20 the winners. then %.
III. Is. 10. ~ and 5 per cent in the
order OF finish the last team receiving
sl2s
Captain Kunzig Of the Yale varsity
crew authorizes the statement that Alex
ander Cameron. Jr., of Brooklyn, stroke
OF last years eight. has accepted the
proffered position OF head coach of the
crew.
Two carloads OF Chicago's best bowlers
left for Buffalo last night whore they will
take part in a national bowling tourna-
ment. In the party was Frank Pasde-
loup. who will oppose Charles H. Ebbets.
Brooklyn's baseball magnate. for the
presidency Of the American bowling con-
gress.
Az chapel meeting saturday Phillips
Exeter. N II. Students. subscribed $500
Tor the support OF the track team.
Elk's manager. Z. L. Howe. has pur-
chased a new motor pacing machine.
which will be used next season ia races
IN which Elkes takes part. The tires will
be made SD that there will be no chance
of puncturing. Elkes lost about all his
races last season on account OF punctured
tires, The machine is capable Of going
at speed Of 70 miles an hour. and has
been used by Michael i'm Paris It won the
motor cycle race between Paris and Ber-
lin. The run between those two cities
was made in II hours.
Maynard will be greatly strengthened
by the addition OF Sheehan and Holmes.
formerly of the woonsocket basketball
team OF the Massachusetts Central
league.
w A. Barry. the English sculler, and
Harry Pearse the Australian. have heen
matched 10 row IN best ana best boats
on the Tyne for $3.50 side on Feb 10.
They have also been matched 90 row a
mile in omen boats for $3.50 side on the
Tyne, Feb. "a
Willis Sharpe Kilmer. OF Binghamton.
~. Y. offers TO match his Boston terrier
Remlik Bonnie against James II. Gill
gan's Roxie. OF Boston for $500 a side. Mr..
Gnligan is willing but there is a hitch
over the place OF contest. MIR kilmer
wants New York and Mr. Gilligan favors
Boston. The idea is TO have each OF tho
owners select judge and have these two
officials select third man. all three to
PASS upon the respective merits OF the
dogs The New England Kennel club will
make every effort 90 secure this match
for the Boston dog show. as II would be
- IA.
mining the issue, IL is appropriate that
the contest should take place In Boston,
and II was in that city that the breed
originated
Tn the annual aquatic contests satur-
day night at the New York Athletic clubs
Brookline (Mass) Swimming club. broke
the American record I'm plunglng for dis
tance, with a mark OF ~ feet The pre-
vious record was ~ feet Boston and
New Haven furnished the quartet of win
ners in the four events decided. Seventy
wards novice-Finai heat won by " II.
T.oudenslager. Yale Swimming club Time
80 seconds PlunSing for distance. one
minute limit-won by George \. Moore
Brookline Swimming club. 50 feet. Relay
race. 500 Yards. teams OF six men-WOn
by Yale Swimming club team: Columbia
university team. second. Times-3 min
utes "a i-S seconds and minutes - 1-5
seconds. Won bv eight yards. one hun
fr-d yards handicap-Final heat won bv.
y. Lcmoyne. Brookline Swimming club
Cscrstch). Time I minute 4 seconds.
Charley Nichols. MANAGER At the KAN
-ae City baseball team went 20 South
rridse. Mass. Saturday and signed Erv-
NIX J. Wsl6rOn 60 plsv C~ntrefcld for his
cam. Waldron played with the hilwau-
zee and Washington teams of the Ameri-
an league last season and is a fast field
r. He Ia q years old. He played two
ears with the Pawtucket club Of t1o
New Eraiand league before going 10 the
MLLNauknn lram on tho MD.Lrrm L.snnLa-