The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-07


matched TO fight here on Feb. l6. Gard
ner Is now on his way here from the east
The question OF weight is Unsettled, there
being difference OF pound or two In
weight, but this will be adjusted Wednes-
day.
There is talk OF a trade In the West
by which RED" Calhoun, formerly OF
Haverhll. who refused 10 be traded TO
Toledo. will go TO Columbus in return for
Dummy" kihm, the Indianapolis first
baseman. who Will go TO Toledo.
Nal Kittredge has beeS connected with
a roller skating rink IN Norfolk for three
months and IL now coaching the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College at Raleigh.
n. c., where he will remain until the
washingtons begin training at Char
lottesville, Va.
Alta Mcdonald says that n the Went
worth people want match with Sweet
Marie they can have II. and any amount
they may name. II is quite likely that the
owner OF any trotter would be cheerfully
accommodated IL they talked match with
the daughter OF Mckinney.
The National Hunt and Steeplechase as
sociation has approved the dates OF May
80 Decoration day and June for the
Watching Hunt steeplechase. 10 he held
AT Plainheld. n. j. on each day there will
be six events. open 10 members OF recog
nized hunts Belmont Purdy OF New York
will be clerk OF course.
Despite the fact that the defendant,
Madge NJ Cans, was not I'm court Joseph
Cans the negro pugilist. lost his suit for
absolute divorce
The suit was filed by Cans last July
the charge being unfathfulness. When
the case came up for trial Mrs. Cans was
not present and could not be found.
whereupon Judge Wickes gave her until
this morning TO appear
Racetrack men who are heavily back
ing Herman on his forthcoming bout with
Herrera, figure that the Mexican will
have the advantage OF three or four
pounds weight. The fghters are sched-
uled To weigh in at 1873 at 6 o'clock and
this will give Herrera an opportunity 10
fll himself with cognac and coffee before
the battel takes place
Martin Canole has been matched to box
Kid Hessell al Valley Falls. Feb. IL, and
Willie Hosey at Albany, Feb. 2s.
George Gardner has accepted an offer to
meet Jim Flynn at Pueblo, Feb. 10. They
fought n draw in Denver a couple OF
years ago.
Herrera, who Is 10 meet Kid Herman
in Los Angeles. Friday. has the camera
fad He is continually posing on the road
and he now owns five cameras. In the
meantime every broken-down sport who
has a camera for sale Is after the Mexi-
can.
The preliminary bouts 10 the Walsh
Reagan contest at Pythian rink Monday
night are exceptionally good George
Murray will meet Johnny Ahern In the
opener, and i'm the semi-final Tommy
Quill OF Brockton will clash with Tom
my Devine OF Jamaica Plain.
Joe Lavoie who practically knocked out
John A. Sullivan in Gloucester, Monday
night, is well known here, having fought
IT.
King, Fred OBrien and Pocohontas. In
Philadelphia he met a number OF boxers
He beings I'm the North End
Charles j. SeitZ was declared ineligible
10 compete again i'm the name OF George
town University II having been decided
that he had been active I'm athletics for
four years. Seitz entered Georgetown
from Fordham Preparatory School in
1901 and that year played football and
compted In track games, which was
charged against him as a year in athlet-
les. Seitz one OF the best sprinters in the
country, ran last summer I'm the coiors OF
the New York Athletic club.
The Fasig-Tipton sale I'm New York last
week showed the horse market to be in a
healthy condition. During the week 400
horses were sold for a total OF SleS $50 an
average Of $40 per head. This was very
good. considering the horses that were
offered, as there were none that could be
really called topnotchers. The highest
price OF the week was $3.50 for Star Hal.
2:04%
The horses from the Oakland Farm at
Wellsville sold well az the New York sale
The highest figures was 5000 for Baron
Oakland. 2:l2A. who went 10 John Kelly.
of New York Fantasy 2:06. sold for $1,000
TO ID. J. Cuykendall OF New York
w. l.. Snow. the Harnellsville trainer,
bought Tom Jordan, by Red Wedge. at
the sale. paying $3.50
Clemmie @. (2:15l9) one OF the greatest
race mares the turf has known, died is
years ago today.