The Society news. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-18??, 1883-12-15

Dall IN Tor an inning or two, and
then give place to some else that is,
provided the. club has a catcher who
can stand the racket.
ATHLETIC.
FAST RUNNING. A hundred
and.hfty yards foot-race for five
hundred dollars took place at Coon
amble, Australia. October 5th, be-
tween John Greenway and Patrick
Slattery. 1t was run from a standing
start, H. L Cortis, the bicyclist,
firing the pistol, and the time Of the
winner, who finished four yards
ahead, was returned as I5s.
CHRlsTNIAsrIDE AT PAsTIME PARK.
-Hoyle & Acton, proprietors Of
Paslime, Philadelphia, offers prizes
of $3.50, Sa5, SIS and $40 for I3o-
yard foot-handcap, to be run there
on Christmas-afterncon. Entries Gee
81 each) can he made up to Dec.
18TH, at the usual places. On New
Year s-day there will be 44o yards
foot-handlcap and 2oo-yards dog
handicap, for each of which SIS are
offered, entries closing Dec. 24lh.
No acc eptance for any event.
"A grand match at the fine Odd
Country game Of handball will be
played at Sweeny's Murray Hill
Handball and Racket Court, I59
East rhirty-ffth street, this city, on
Thursday, December 10. It will be
double-handed contest, in which
Alderman Phil Casey and ex-Alder-
man Jim Dunn of Brooklyn will be
pited against VIM. Courtney and
Frank Reynolds, and the ball will
begin to move at two o'clock P. M.
The following changes were made
in the intercollegiate foot ball rules
7 as amended to read, in the seventh
line, as follows; The opponents
may line up anywhere excepting a
space of ten feet" 1t was decided
that it is impossible for a player to
be "off-side" in his own goal
Rule II being vacancy, rules IL to
n were changed in their positions
SO as to fill the vacancy. Rule II
was amended so as to add the words i:
"A player can be off side, but twice
during a game" Rule IS was chang
ed to read as follows "There shall
be two judges and a referee in every
match and the referee shall be an
Alumnus. In rule 10 the change
made leaves the rule as follows +;
"The referee shall take time out for
unnecessary delay. He shall decide
all disputed points, and shall dis
qualify any player violating rule II,
and also for intentionally delaying
the game after the offending player
has been thrice warned. In all points
not covered by the rules the decis-
ion Of the referee shall be final. "
The rule covering the scoring Of
points-27-was amended as follows;
Goal scored from touchdown 8 pts
Goal scored from field-kick, 5 pts
Touchdown scored failing goal apis
Safety touch down by opponents pts
In case of tie in other points, il
shall require at least two safety-touch-
downs to decide match.
Rule IS now reads Charging is
lawful for opponents if a punter adj
vances beyond his lines, or in case
of pIace-kick Immediately the ball
is put in play by touching the ground.
Rule SO now reads; No player shall
lay hands upon or interfere with an
opponent unless he has the ball.
HORSES.
All disputes relating to Horses will
be settled in May next at the meet.
ing Of the National Association.
AT the West where Maud s. is hiber.
mating statement by someone in the
East that she would never again be
able to trot SO fast as IA is treated
with supreme contempt Cincinnati
sends word that her legs are all right,
that she is in perfect health, and that
next season she will be faster and
better than ever. But perhaps heI
trainer is a trihe too sanguine when
he thinks that, with a proper mate,