The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-07

tomobile bill in It's amended form. AS tho
measure stands, IL limits the speed OF
automobiles I'm cities and Incorporated
villages To eight miles an hour and else
where to 20 miles an hour. The penalty
for violation is $50 for the first offence
and a fine of $50 or imprisonment for six
months for the second offence.
The final Is holes of the women's golf
contest were played at Tampa, Fla, yes
terday. Miss Florence Williams OF Wor-
cester, Mass, won the first prize. The
scores: Miss Florence Williams, lO6; Mrs
A. II. Dick. 121 Miss Lottie Woodward
121; Miss j. r.. Gate, i39: Mrs. j. w. Mil
Ter, l4i: Miss Jennie Chapin, 49, Mrs.
w. A. Carter. 1i9; Mrs. IL. III. Hunt, 152;
Miss Mary Douglas. l5s.
The Yale-Corinthian club voted last
evening 10 decline the challenge OF the
Harvard Y. G.. for a regatta To be held
at New London at the time OF the annual
Yale-Harvard boat races. The reason for
Yale's not accepting Harvard's challenge
is that the Yale club had made arrange
ments for the season prior 10 receiving
Haryards challenge, which conflict with
the date set for regatta proposed by Har-
ward.
Tom Couhig OF Buffalo received we'll
earned decision over Matty Matthews at
Hot Springs Ark. last night, after 20
rounds OF hard fighting. In the third
round Couhig received a foul blow below
the belt, which sent him sprawling In
the ring. He was I'm evident pain. The
fight was stopped by the referee until a
physician examined Couhig and pro-
nounced him able 20 proceed. At this
juncture Referee Mulligan announced
that another foul committed would cause
tho guilty one TO forfeit not only the
battle, but he would give his part OF the
purse to n charitable institution. From
this on Matthews had no possible chance
for victory. He received no less than
six clean knockdowns, each time taking
the count.
A reorganization OF the American Motor
league, which is to be patterned closely
after the old League OF American Wheel
men, was effected at Chicago, yesterday.
These officers were elected: President,
Edwin H. Browns, Chicago; treasurer,
Frederick Il. Hill, Boston: secretary, +,
A. Egan. New York. The next meeting
OF the league will be held In New York
in January, 1903. A committee was APP
pointed to revise the constitution. This
will provide for state organizations, which
will employ their own attorneys to de-
fend whatever cases may arise against
drivers OF automobiles. The objects OF
the league are TO secure fair legislation
and the perfecting OF the roads in each
state.
The deaths are announced OF r. A.
Skyne and T. Avery Collett, two well
known cricketers of New York. Mr..
Skyne was for many years captain OF the
New York Cricket club, and never failed
to wind up the season with a good aver
age, both in batting and bowling. T..
Avery Collett was member OF the st.
George A. G. and Nelson Lodge Cricket
club. He was a brilliant elocutionist, and
his services were always available and
given freely at the various smoking con-
certs and entertainments OF the cricket
clubs of this country.
Charles Rogers won from Oscar Sund-
strom of Worcester in the catch-as-catch-
can wrestling match at Fitchburg. last
night. The match was for $50 a side
and division OF the gate receipts The
Whitney Opera House. where the match
was pulled off, was crowded. Rogers won
the first fall in IL minutes. Sundstrom
won the second in j minute 20 seconds.
The third and deciding fall was won by
Rogers in IL minutes Is seconds. Sund-
strom weighs les and Rogers 207. III. jail
man Lundin OF Worcester challenged
Rogers I'm behalf of Sundstrom for an
other match for $50 side. He also chal-
lenged Rogers in his own behalf, agree
ing to throw him three times in an hour
for any amount or forfeit the match.
Rogers accepted the former challenge.