The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-28
GENERAL GOSSIP.

The signed contract of Pitcher Frank
Donohue finally has been received by the
ST. Louis American league club. This
destroys the hope entertained by Phila-
delphia that the doctor" would remain
I'm the Quaker city.
Philadelphia IS the Mecca just now for
pedestrians OF all stages OF prominence.
as the six-day individual race, which
starts I'm Industrial hall on March 10. has
acted as a magnet TO draw the walkers
The track will be 17-lap one. and especial
care will be taken In its erection.
The University of PENNSYLVANIA won the
four-mile relay race with Yale and Prince
ton last night at the intercollegiate indoor
meet I'm Philadelphia. Princeton was
second and Yale third. Time 2;D.
saiImaker Ratsey has nearly completed
the racing sails OF Emperor william $
new Yacht Meteor, and they will be bent
when she arrives i'm the Solent The sec
retary of the Royal Yacht Squadron says
that the Meteor will be entered, after
the Kel races, for coast regattas In
Great Britain, especially at Cowes, during
the week OF racing here, when IL Is eX-
pected that Emperor William will per-
sonally race her.
Martin Flaherty. the famous feather
weight. of Lowell Mass, will make his
| first appearance in Philadelphia on Mon
| day night next when he meets Willie
| Fitzgerald i'm the star contest at the
| Washington Sporting club. The Lowell
| man is fighter through and through, ana
| is one OF the cleverest boxers in the ring,
although he depends upon his ability TO
| hit hard and his rushing tactics to win out
| for him.
The Columbia University baseball team,
| which played all its games last season on
| Manhattan field. is without grounds Tor
| the coming season now owing 10 the re
| fusal of the lessee of the grounds to allow
| II TO engage the field. Manager Walden
| Pell was informed when he tried TO lease
| the grounds that such thing was i'm
| possible owing 10 the controversy be-
| tween the two factions OF the National
| league IL is accordingly suggested that
the American league has an option on the
! grounds Manager Pell has, therefore
| given up all ideas of securing the field
and Is at present trying to secure a lease
on Jasper oval.
Secretary Petit of the Detroit Driving
club has announced the stakes for th'
Blue Ribbon meeting. which Will be helt
this wear July II to is. In ALL tho clul
will distribute $4,000 in purses the stakes
summing up S2l. 600 of this amount. II
addition TO the stakes mentioned above
the club intends TO offer purses for tn
following classes: Free-for-all trot, 2:V9
2:1l. 215. 217. 2:20 and 2:G trotting; free
for-all pace, 2:O7, 2l1. 2:14. 2:l7, 2:2O an'
2:o7 pacing The $4,000 NJ. and NJ. AM
$1,000 Chamber of Commerce stakes re
main the same: the 2l2 class trotting !
an Improvement over last season, and VII
be worth $4,000 the event last year bein
the 2:14 trot. Entries FOR the stakes clos
March H. when horses must he named
The stake races will be the best three i
! five TO harness. except the consolauo
i'm the NJ and NJ. and consolation I'm tn
Chamber of Commerce, which will be tw
i'm three to harness
Charles River park. Boston, VIII not b
cut up for building lots. but changes ar
contaminated which will make Il an er
tirely different looking place. synd
cate has been formed with capital {
$4,000 of which all the stock has bee