The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-12
GENERAL GOSSIP

President Ban Johnson will make pub
lie tonight at . o'clock the location OF the
new grounds OF the American League
team I'm New York, as well as the names
OF the owners OF the new team. He says
that the team is owned by New York men
md Is incorporated under the laws OF
New York. The men behind the team
have subscribed TO the l0-year agreement
binding the American league, which has
eight years 10 run As soon as the fran
chise is awarded officers will be chosen
and work will be begun on the grounds.
Ia have them In readiness for the opening
game April 30.
At Amherst last light the Dartmouth
team defeated the home team by a score
OF q TO Is, Il being the second time COL
lege team has defeated Amherst. The
first half ended with the game tie but
Amherst put In two substitutes and Dart-
mouth won out.
In a motor paced championship bicycle
race at atlanta, Ga. last night Bobby
Wfithour defeated Harry Caldwell Of
Manchester. taking two five-mile heats
tine third heat being abandoned. Watthour
won the first by 10 yards in I'm, 5S 20
secoi ds, and the second by half mile In
I'M. rs seconds.
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute
basketball team defeated the Boston Uni
versity team at Worcester last night by
n score OF AZ TO IL.
Mayor Low of New York has Signed the
entry OF c. j. Titus of the Atlanta boat
club OF New York for the diamond SOULS
ct Henley. The entry will be mailed in
day or two and Titus club mates expect
him to bring back the trophy.
At Springfield today Is being held a
of ath mi
and Harvard, and II is expected that an
Abatement between the colleges relating
10 all athletics for term OF two years
will be reached II Is expected a corr pro-
mise OF the existing rules will be the re-
suit and these may be made public TO-
night.
The state department at Washington
has been informed by Minister Jackson
at Athens that the international Olympic
games will not be held at Athens N 1901
because of the international games VIII
he held at ST. Louis that year. but II ts
intended TO hold the games at Athens In
1916 I'm connection with the international
games will be held at st. Louis that year.
but IL Is itended TO hold the games at
Athens In 1905 in connection with the in
ternational archaeological congress.
Tarrasch defeated Pillsbury in a game
adjourned from the fifth round of the In
ternGt tional chess tournament yesterday
a. Monte Carlo. Terrasch leads In the
tourney with n score -ef-fs1l, Aaroezy
and Teichmann are tied for second place
with l4n, and Pillsbury is fourth with IA.
Moreau has not won game In the tour
nament.
Bob Fitzsimmons IS at Pittsburg and ne
Is to meet Jack O'Brien Saturday. Mrs.
Fi,zsimmons posted a certified check for
5000 with Al Smith, the stakeholder, and
Il now looks like sure enough fight TOT
the middleweight honors.
Richard Croker. Jr.'s celebrated Eng
lish bulldog, for which he paid $1,000. one
OF the best specimens OF this breed OF
dogs in the world. died yesterday. with
one or two exceptions the animal won
wherever shown. He was bred by Walter
Jefrreys of London and was whelped In
1897 being by John OF the tunnels out oil
Lucy Loo. At the last show or the west
minister Kennel club at New York the
dog, being sick and out OF condition, was
defeated by Chribrabos.