The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-03
SPORTING GOSSIP.

Jimmy Britt will have TO do some lively
side-stepping II he lodges a match with
Eddie Hanlon. who is demanding a battle
this month. Billy Roche. acting for Pro-
motor Coffroth. has aggravated matters
by Offering $500 for the match. and Han
lon offers TO put $500 more on top OF this.
Herrara and Herman are I'm prime con-
dtion for their fight next week. Herman
sticks assiduously TO his work. overlook
ing nothing while Herrara, who IL seems
can get in trim in "A day or two is loafng,
smoking many black cigars and cigar
cites, and drinking quantities OF brandy.
Both men realize the unusual import
ance OF wining this battle. and 1t Is GER
tain each will do his best.
Peter Sullivan OF Fall River will proba-
bly, be Terry Martins opponent at. the
Cambridge A. A. next week.
The annual meeting OF the New England
Amateur Rowing association viii take
place at the Union Boat club house next
wednesday night At the meeting officers
for the ensuing year will be elected and
all the clubs I'm the association arc re-
uuested 10 send delegates with creden-
tials signed by the president and secretary
of each club.
Dave Deshler Of Cambridge now has an
other victory to add TO his list. This
makes the fourth win In succession for
the Cambridge boxer. and every one OF
however, was only a fair contest It's
about time now TO give Deshler little
rest
Jack Root. the Chicago middleweight
who has done no boxing since he was de-
feated by Marvin Hart. has signed to
meet Fred Russell at Kalamazoo for a
$1,000 purse the latter part Of this month.
Kid Mccoy Is now In the real estate
business I'm New York. Since his marriage
he has been buying apartment houses In
the upper part OF New York city. He Is
said TO have already spent 10000.
Both Billy Nolan and Battling Nelson
think highly OF Eddie Kelly, the Buffalo
newsboy, who Is Nelson's sparring part
ner. Nolan says IL Nelson should be de-
feated by McGovern he will challenge Nc
Govern To meet Kelly at 122 pounds
The Yale varsity crew rowed on the
river for practice yesterday, the earliest
date on record for getting away from the
winter work in the tank. Feb. 10 is the
best previous record.
Jack McGuigan, manager OF the Ma
tional A G. OF Philadelphia. who is in
Boston with Maurice Sayers, tried yes
terday 10 match Jimmy Walsh TO fight
Jack Lsngdon In Philadelphia a week
from tonight The inducements were not
largo enough to suit Walsh
The order OF events for the annual In
door track meet a Brown university this
evening Is as follows: Flfteen-yard dash
for college mon. 15-yard dash for prepara-
tory schools; high jump for college men;
rope climb for college men: wrestling, 9.
II. Jones VS. Driscoll. '06; high jump for
preparatory schools; potato race for coll
lege men: boxing potato race for prepara-
tory schools Relay races: l. Hope va.
Technical. 2. Seniors va. Juniors; 3, Moses
Brown w. Bryant & Stratton: I. Sopho-
mores VS.. freshmen 8, Classical VS.. Dur
fee s. Giants VS.. Midgets; T. Brown Sec
ond VS. Providence Y. NJ. G. A.
The Irish-American and the A. A. Y.
have come TO an agreement over their dr-
ferences I'm connection with the sspen-
sion Of Joyce and Castleman last summer
by the A. A. L. The club secured a tenn
porary injunction from the courts against
the enforcement OF the injunction Sept. 2.
which was made permanent Jan Is The
club agrees 10 waive the injunction and
allow the charges to go TO trial under A
A. l. auspices, but under a epecial com
mission composed OF O. 7. Kirby OF Inter
collegiate association. p. J. Walsh OF the
New York A. G. and DIR. /. II Gulick OF
the Public Schools Athletic league
Danny Naher. the well-known American
Jockey. has foresworn his native country
and announces that he viii do whatever
riding n" will do in the future abroad. He
prefers the turf courses OF England to our
dirt courses He has been riding for three
years for Sir James Miller, and has con-
tract for three years more. but Sir James
died last week. and under English turf
rules the death would invalIdate the stake
engagements of his horses. Earl Derby
had the call on Mahers services after Sir
James Miller. and the Jockey expects that
he will wear tho Derby colors this year.
Wylleye Terry. an old Yale half back: (:
Collamore.. an old Harvard player. Prof
j. " Fine and former Capt Edwards 81
Princeton university. witnessed the rugby
football game az New York Thursday be-
tween the touring New Zealandep and
a picked team.