The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-05


ceives setback under the new rule.
which requires a so days residence In
New York before a Canadian player will
be eligible TO play on team that has
membership I'm the Amateur Hockey
league.
Jimmy" DeForress. matchmaker and
referee OF the Hudson River Athletic club.
New York, has arranged a good program
for tonight's show. Danny Duane and
Harry Lenny. OF Chester. Pa, VIII meet
I'm the main event and other bouts VIII
bring together kid" Crowley and jim
Ryan. Patsey Haley and Joe Wagner, Jack
Lee and Jack O'Brien, Willie Cullen ana
Willie Schumacher, Tommy DAILY and Joe
Bernstein and Matty Matthews and the
Irish Cyclone"
The regular bulletin Of Secretary Far
rell contains the contracts OF George Nc
Quilan, William keister and Edward
Grant with Jersey City. the contract OF
A. c. Engle with Newark. and +. A. Nc
Cormick with Rochester.
In view OF the talk about two miles In
a minute, and the race on the program or
the Ormond- Daytona tournament which
requires that speed before the prize is
awarded. IL may be mentioned that such
pace means 176 feet a second. or from
New York TO Chicago in a little over
hours. as against the fastest time OF Is
hours.
Joe Bernstein. the hard hitting east side
fighter, will meet Tommy Young on Mon
day night i'm the main bout ofHthe Ma
varre A. G. at the American Theatre
building. New York. Besides this contest
George Belts will meet Terry Edwards.
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wrestling matches.
Cornell crews were rowing on the inlet
at Ithaca yesterday and. for the first time
In the history OF rowing at Cornell, prac-
tce was had on the water in the month
Of January. Coach Courtney says that
until the inlet freezes over the oarsmen
will be kept on the water instead of the
usual winter rowing machines.
The success attending the Murphy
Tucker bout at the Hudson Athletic club.
Lion palace, has caused the club TO pres mt
an all-star card for the next meeting
which will be held tomorrow night. Harry
Lenny and Kid Williams will meet in the
finish. Jack Goodman will meet Kid
Beebe who defeated Kid Brock at Sharon.
Pa. on Thursday night. Seven bouts viii
be offered and they will be up 10 the usual
standard.
At the annual meeting Of the Harlem
Yacht club, held last night at the Harlem
casino, the following officers Were elected
for the ensuing year Commodore. F. j.
Muhlfeld: vice commodore. William Linde-
man; rear commodore, George w. Jar
chow; feet captain, Joseph Thum; fleet
surgeon, T. A. Martin; measurer Jonn
WINNER; treasurer. w. S. Sullivan; fnan-
cial secretary, II. b. McAliister; record
ing secretary. James +. Proctor; chair
man race committee, T. B Bates trus-
tees, Philip j. Fox, F. ID. Newton, Joseph
Jacobs. S. ]. Martin, T. c. Allen and w.
T. Hyde.
John Willie. the heavyweight fighter,
has accepted terms offered in San Fran
cisco for a meeting there with Al KaW-
mann. The battle will be 20 rounds and
will be decided Feb. ? before the Colma
club. where Britt and Nelson decided
their battle The men are TO receive so
per cent. of the gross receipts and Willie
gets his transportation expenses from
Chicago and return Kaufman is the big
fellow who made such a sorry showing
with Jack O'Brien. a battle that put
o'Brien in such good graces with the San
Francisco sporting public Kaufman was
touted as wonder and likely candidate
for Jefrries' discarded crown, but Jack at
tended to his case with great disaster 10
AIS hopes. Willie has been disappointed
with several matches lately, but there Is
every chance that this one Will go
through, as the club management has
wired that everything is all right. Willie
will leave for the west soon.
Joe Jeanette. through his manager,
George Armstrong has issued a challenge
to Jack O'Brien. Jeanette weighs about
165 pounds. and agrees to make that
weight His easy victory over Sam Lang
ford at Lawrence opened the eyes OF
some of the fight followers. But they evil
IDENTIFY forgot that he won from Jack
Johnson. and had all the better of go
with the Pink Pajama Man. until Jack
remembe -ed how Sandy Ferguson lost
and fouled Jeanette. Armstrong ridi-
cules the claims that Jeanette had 20
pounds on Dangford. He declares
Laughing Ho IIo Sam Is middle
weight. and that he would have hard
work 10 weigh in under 1916 pounds. Jean
nette has a fine record. and has defeated
Jim Jeffords and other heavy men. Arm
strong realizes that O'Brien has drawn
the color line although why at this late
day he cannot understand, for he has met
George Cole, Young Peter jackson and
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