The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-14

OF inviting New York and Baltimore
clubs 10 take part In the annual Halifax
cup games will also be considered.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra. the
the prince and princess OF Wales, Prince
and Princess Charles OF Denmark, Prin-
cess Victoria and a distinguished suite
witnessed the finals In the worlds figure
skating competition at the Niagara rink.
London. yesterday afternoon. Usalchow
OF Stockholm retained the championship.
Mrs Edgar Syers OF England won Sec
ond prize and M. Jordan OF Berlin won
third prize. Mr.. and Mrs. Syers won the
championship for pair skating.
The Darlingtons won from the Hopes in
the City Polo League series at the audi
torium In Pawtucket last evening, tho
score being II goals TO z. Coyle and Nor
ris for the Hopes played strongly, while
Lawless and w. Freeman displayed the
best form for the Darlingtons.
Allan Fox. manager OF the Yale Var
sity Football association, puts a auietus
on the story that Yale had dropped Co
lumbia from Its list for a football game
next fall. "At the present time" he said,
II am corresponding with Manager ABB
bott OF the Columbia team, but we have
reached no definite understanding I'm re-
gard to the matter. The Columbia man
ager wants the game played in New York
next fall. but Yale is opposed to playing
I'm New York on account OF the field
there. Columbia is anxious for a game,
and may come to New Haven TO meet
Yale
Manager Shettslne OF the Philadelphia.
National league club, who seldom dis
Il. efafr tod. hot 4 ha
trouble between the two factions In the
National league is likely TO be settled
within the next two weeks. From which
side overtures Of peace will come said
Mr.. Shettsline, II cannot say, but when
the critical moment arrives all hands WIN
put their shoulder TO the wheel and work
together for the best interests OF the cr-
ganiza ton. The Philadelphia club has not
been enjoined from recognizing Mr..
Spalding as president. In the event of the
two factions falling to get together. which
is not likely. the Philadelphia, Brooklyn,
Chicago and Pittsburg teams will play
out the season as a four-club league"
Adams o. Sinclair, known to bicyclists
all over the country as Sandy" Sinclair,
the builder and superintendent of the
track at Hampden Park, Springfield.
Mass, died at his home in that city last
night. He was born I'm Hardwick. VT, in
1926 In 1914 he entered the employ of the
Boston * Albany railroad as a baggage
master. In 1857 he went West and had
an active part in the Piute war Follow,
ing the civil war he was an inspector of
arms in the United States armory in
Springfield for eight years.
II is stated that President Ban Johnson
OF the American league, after consulting
with Umpire Jack Sheridan and President
Hickey OF the American association. the
latter having just returned from the East,
authorized the announcement that the
American league will not accept the new
rules framed up at the Buffalo meeting
II is also predicted in baseball circles that
Hickey will follow Johnsons lead and
several other minor leagues are likely to
follow suit. This means the complete coll
lapse OF the plan OF formulating a uni
versal code OF rules under which the
games In all leagues, both professional
and amateur. Were 10 be played.