The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-31
SPORTING GOSSIP.

SrUkIINd uUSSIf.
Jane. the dam OF Angus Pointer. 2:Oi'.
is I'm foal TO Direct Hal 2Nh.
Boralmos Brother was a winner at the
recent meeting at Phoenix, Arizona, TAX
ing record OF 2:l2A
Jimmy Walsh and Abe Attell will. in
all probability. fight for the featherweight
championship In San Francisco. Feb. 2l.
Pat T.. 2:l0A. winner at Kenilworth
last summer. is being used on the road
by his owner, III. j. Thomas OF Pitts
burg. p
George +. Lattimer has recently pur-
chased from Warren Haynes the pacing
mare, Lady-at-IIaw. by Heir-at-Law,
2:05s.
AS Keevin has for some time been
anxious 10 match Walsh against Attell.
he at once wired his acceptance OF the
first offer
f. E. Rice. who owns John NJ. 2;02a..
has recently bought the PAGER. Chief
Wilkes. 2;13A. The stable is being win
tered at Chelsea, Mass.
A C. Pennock the Cleveland horseman,
has recently purchased Claude NJ, 2illh.
from Kentucky parties. This trotter Is
said to have shown mile IN 2:ll.
Harry stinson acting for Miss Kate
Wilks. has recently purchased from G. c.
Cornell, OF Kalamazoo Mich. the colt.
Bingen Pilot, by Bingen. 2:O6H.
The Douglas club OF Chelsea has been
trying TO arrange match between
Walsh and Attell for Feb. p. but could
not reach an agreement on terms with
Keevin.
Kid Pantz and Max Freeman will meet
n RiVernOint / a.
liminaries will be between Young Clark
and Ed Jansen and John McGinn and
Young Raymond.
Joe Gahagan has just made an addi-
tion 20 his stable, purchasing Central o..
2:l6IA, from Melvin Crews OF Arcola, ILL.,
Central c. took his record In five-heat
race last summer.
George Spear. who formerly trained for
l.. T.. Smathers. is I'm California looking
for a couple OF horses that will DO to
take around the Grand Circuit next year.
He will be In business on his own hook.
The Grand Circuit meeting at Readville
this year will be conducted on the three
heat plan each heat race, and the bet
ting confined to the heats. there being no
poolselllng. 1t is said that this will get
around the Massachusetts anu-betting
law.
Martin Canole. the Fall River light
weight. who is again back in the ring
matched today 10 box Jimmy Briggs at
the Douglas club Monday night. Canole
Is now. under the management Of Howie
Hodgkins, who is ready 10 back him
against any lightweight in the country.
Dave Deshler preferred.
Yesterday. Eddie Keevin. Walsh's man.
ager, received two offers from Jim Coff-
roth. the leading fight promoter on The
coast One OF these offers was 60 per
cent OF the gross receipts, and two round
trip tickets, for a match between Walsh
and Attell on Feb. 2l The other was
an offer OF so per cent OF the gross re-
ceipts or a $1,000 guarantee for a bout be-
tween Walsh and Harry Tenny.
II Pennsylvania had dropped "stevie"
when he first began 10 use pugilistic tao
tics she would have done a good thing
for football in general. Paul Dashell.
chairman OF the old rules committee.
could likewise have helped to keep the
game clean II he had disqualified Jim
Quill in the Harvard Yale game.
Kid Sullivan, who was defeated by Dave
Deshler Monday night, and Joe Cans left
for Baltimore yesterday. Before leav-
ing Cans telegrsphed Tom O'Rourke that
he would box any good man before the
Tuxedo club. Cans was somewhat dis
appointed because he could not get Nelson
10 promise to meet him. The colored boxer
match.
]. ID. Eghtbody, the great half-mler Of
the University OF Chicago, is said Ny Chi
cago exchanges to be out OF athletics this
year on account OF trouble with his eyes
He rs said, in fact. to be conditioned all
ready In one course and therefore ueli-
gible. and his physician has enjoined him
from the study needed 10 make up the
lost ground
The removal OF John r Mclean as
coach of Missouri university came as the
result of the strict insistence upon the
universitYs policy of clean non-recruit-
ing athletics. Recent Investigations
brought out the fact that Mclean had Sc
cured the services of football player Of
last years eleven by paying him money
subscribed by certain students and alum
nj of the university.
Con Lucid, who is looking for college
players with which to equip his Temple
Tex, team next season, says he can Sc
cure round trip tickets from New York
for $50. The trip lasts three days, and he
says he Will pay half. The salary limit
OF the team is 800. and players will aver
age S1CO Players will report March -.
with the exception of the pitchers. who
will be required to show up March Is.
while | prefer collegians," he writes. Il
have no objections 10 a few Chesterfields
from Boston common"
For the first time since the Atlantic
association was compelled TO dsband by
a ruling Of the Amateur Athletic union.
an athletic carnival of some proportions
has been arranged 10 be held I'm the First
Regiment armory. Philadelphia on Wash
ington's birthday. The affair has been
planned by George Orton. who has charge
OF the Amateur Athletic union I'm the
Quaker city and Judging by the extent
and quality Of the program the best club
college and schoolboy athletes will un-
doubtedly be among the competitors. In
the afternoon the Middle states indoor
and interscholastic and grammar school
the evening the program will consist Of
championship and special relay races