The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-13
SPORTING GOSSIP.

T. Williams. a colored Jockey, who has
won numerous races lately, was suspend
ed by the stewards of the New Cali
fornia Jockey club Thursday for failing
to fulfil engagements at Oakland
The failure of the American League OF
Baseball Clubs to open the season with
the Nationals early In April. Will doubt
less operate to give the latter the New
York opening which II had last season.
The first thoroughbred foal OF the sea-
son was reported today ny Colonel Milton
Young, proprietor of the McGrathiana
stud. 1t is bay hlly by Imp. Pirate
Of Penzance and out OF Diana, by Imp.
Mr.. Pickwick.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien stated I'm
New York yesterday that OF all the
heavyweights and middleweights that
have challenged him, only Marvin Hart
and Tommy Ryan will be given a chance
TO meet him.
Jack McCloskey has heard from his
lost boxer. Terry Martin. Martin says he
prefers TO remain In Philadelphia. where
he can get a great deal more for boxing
six rounds than he can for Is rounds in
this section.
Nelson and Kid Herman have been Of
fered $4,000 purses by Los Angeles and
MIA will get the match as there is some
doubt about the Hot Springs club being
able 10 make good
Kid Sullivan, the Washington boxer,
who got such a beating from INK Rus
sell the other night. offers to fight Rus
sell again for 5000 a side. IL Sullivan
will weigh 1870 pounds at rngside Rus
sell says he will meet him.
Justice Glegerich OF the Supreme court,
has not yet handed down a decision in
the case of Joyce and Castleman, the ath-
letes OF the Irish A. a. c.. and the fight
goes merrily on between the A. A. L. on
one side and the Irish athletes on the
other.
Eddie Cain. the lightweight hghter of
Brooklyn, is training in Albany for his
fights with Jackburn and Willie Lewis at
Allentown, Pa, In February. Jack
Smith, Cainis sparring partner, Is also
training hard for his preliminary TO the
Cain Blackburn go.
Or. II. Howe, the winner OF the pool
tournament for the amateur champion
ship OF Greater New York. will meet Will
liam Downs in n 15O-polnt pool match
game tonight ut the Metropolitan Billiard
academy. The men will play for tro-
ply. The game will start promptly at
s o'clock.
Kid Lewis OF New York has been ap-
pointed matchmaker FOR the Portland
(Me) Athletic club. and has arranged
a match for Jan. %, In which Abe Attell
the featherweight champion, will meet
Kid Pantz in n 2o-round bout Lewis has
arranged another good bout for the club
which will be held on Jan. %.
When tho bell sounded for the opening
OF tho 18th round OF what was 10 have
been a 15-round bout between Kid Sui
llvan. OF Washington, and Austin Rice Of
Connecticut. before the Eureka Athletic
club tonight. Rice failed TO respond and
Referee O'Hara gave Sullivan the de-
cislon. Sullivan outclassed and outfought
Rice.
The Brooklyn Handicap has 81 nomlna-
tions, as against ~ last year. while there
Is a marked increase I'm tho nominations
for the Standard stakes. one OF the en-
tries 10 the Brooklyn and Brighton
Handicaps Is the four-year-old Or. Leg
GO who as a threC-year- ran second TO
Ellie when that racer lowered the three
mile record long held by Drake Carter.
TO b.22. Dr. Leggo ls said 10 be n good
horse which has at times run mystifying
races.
Lave Cross says he II ambitious TO
purchase a minor league club. lie has
agreed upon terms with Washington for
Two years. and there Is clause I'm his
contract that n he succeeds I'm getting
such piece OF property he will get his
release either next fall or the following
year. Lave says he feels as well as he
did when he was % years OF age, and he
hopes to be good for ten more years In
fast company. 20 which everybody who
knows him Will say amenl
only ~ track team candidates appeared
al the University OF Pennsylvania I'm an
swer 90 Mike Murphy's first call for pre-