The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-03

reform In college football. The next meet
ing OF tho committee is scheduled TO take
place Jan. ~.
The veteran George Hemming, who
pitched on Johnny Wards Brooklyn
brotherhood team in 1890, will try his hama
again next season. He last played with
Springfield I'm 1904 but his knee bothered
him and he was released. Since that time
he has been resting.
Now Michigan bids fair 10 have an out.
law league and viii settle i'm Grand Rap
ids. where John CAMEL has a team one
OF the magnates will be Cancels brother
Joe. who owns the Iona team. The Grand
! Rapids outlaw team Will be controlled by
the Grand Railway company, which owns
the Sunday ball park.
Ever since Michigan was defeated by
| Chicago on Thanksgiving day the Michi-
ganders have been lookin<up the sscords
OF Coach Stages players. II is now claim
/ ed that Eckersall took part I'm "A profess
sional foot race and a Michigan man
claims 10 have a photograph OF the finish
| OF the race in question with "Eckle'
breasting the tape.
President Shettsline OF the Philadelphia
National League club has announced that
| the Philles would do their spring training
! at Savannah, Ga This will be the third
! time that Manager Duffy has taken his
team 10 that place. which is considered
an ideal location. About twenty-five play
! ers will make the trip which will start
! about March L.
! The Manhasset Bay Yacht club az its
| annual meeting reelected its officers as
! follows: Commodore A. H. Alicer OF the
! steamer Florence; Vice Commodore. Ash
| ton c. Clarkson. OF the sloop Chquita,
/ Rear Commodore Charles NJ. Gould OF
the power cruiser Columbine; Secretary.
| Edward NJ. Mcclellan; Treasurer, Ed
ward A. Hill; Measurer. Francis w. Belk-
nap.
J Libbertihibbet one OF the celebrated
| brood mares I'm the history OF the Cali
| fornia turf is dead Suffering from old
| age. she was chloroformed Llbbertifibbe,
was the dam of the great colt George c.
| Bennett. the frequent winner Hainault.
| the speedy Valencienne, the nne race
mare Honiton and Gold Lace. Libberti-
| fiibbet was sired by Bullion. son or War
Dance. Her dam was Flbberjibbet. by
| Kingfisher.
Joe Bernstein. the hard-hitting New
| York fighter, will meet Tommy Young.
! another good fighter, I'm the main bout OF
/ the stag OF the Navarro Athletic club.
which takes place I'm the American thea
tire building Forty-second street and
Eighth avenue, next Monday evening Re
|
| exchange blows with Terry Edwards the
! clever Brooklyn boy in the semi-fnat
| There will be eight other good bouts and
two Wrestling matches.
George Dixon. at one time the greatest
| little fighter that ever put up his hands
| In ring. will serve the magnet OF at
| traction for the boxing bouts TO be held
! by the Roman Athletic club tomorrow
night at their rooms. Nos 1l2-114 Cannon
street He Will meet Harry Shea. other
! sparring exhibitions will be INDUCED in by
| Willie Gibbs VS. Eddie Gardner. Joe Wag-
ner VS.. Bert Keyes. Jack Goodney vs.
/ Jimmy Edwards. The gong will sound at
p. m. sharp on the first bout.
An association has been formed by Eng
| lish turfmen under the title OF the Race
/ Horse Owners Association, Limited"
! with the Earl of Carnarvon Lord Marcus
! Beresford, Lord Hamilton OF Dalzell. Lord
| Westbury, Sir H T.. Randall. w. Bass
! (owner of Sceptre) w. NJ O. Songer and
have been enrolled. The object Is TO
generally protect their interests" Some
Of the turfmen allese that the charges
connected with carrying on racing in that
country should be modified.
| John McGraw says that Pitcher
! Mathewson has changed his style entirely
In the last two or three years and is not
using the speed ne did when McGraw as
sumed charge OF the team. Mac says he
would not give a snap of his finger for
! indoor work and Is not in favor OF walks
or runs. He wants the practice on the
| field where he can see IL and, while Il
need not be long, it must be lively while
] II lasts. He says II would be difficult
| TO improve upon the game as IL stands
| today, only he would like TO have the
| foul strike abolished.
Nominations for the big spring handi-
| caps-the Brooklyn, Suburban and Brgh-
! ton-closed at midnight yesterday. Just
how many horses were entered will not
he known for several days, when all the
mail from the South and West arrives At
/ the office OF the Coney Island Jockey
/ club, tho Brooklyn Jockey club and the
| Brighton Beach Racing associations no
| definite information regarding the partic-
ular horses entered could be learned but
! the statement was made that the, horses
that have been named to date exceed in
number those OF former years.
Had It not been that the American asso-
| cations constitution provided for a hold
! over in the case OF no election for presi-
| dent there would have been no one to call
! a meeting and a nice muddle would have
| ensued. Connie Mack of Philadelphia
| went 10 the meeting to push the Reach
/ ball. He thought he had six votes when
/ he arrived. but when he left II was four
! for his ball and four for the Victor. II
seems that Tebeau would not join Lennon
and Hsvenor unless they promised TO vote
] for the Victor ball, and that is how Con-
ME was let down
/ Some OF the records established and
held today by the Cornell varsity crews
are as follows: In 1889. at Philadelphia
! the Cornell varsity crew made the
worlds record OF $40 for the 1lk-mie
course; at New London. in 1890. the Cor
nell varsity crew established tho world s
record of 14:43 for the three-mile course
| and in 1884, again at New London. lowered
| the worlds record for the three-mile
| course to liTla; in June. 1896, when row.
| ing Harvard. Pennsylvania and Columbia
at Poughkeepsfe, Cornell made the Ameri-
can record OF 1879 for the four-mile
/ course and in 1901, at Poughkeepsle. low