Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-11-02
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Capt. Rhodes, of Yale, says: Il think
the Princeton team at present is stronger
than the Yale team. While our men
are willing enough and work hard yet
in the work done so far this season
think Princeton's team has shown great
er capacity for playing winning football
than we have. Princeton is particularly
strong behind the rush line" That
sounds modest. but Princeton need not
count on an easy victory. Yale is liable
to come off with a Sullivan rush. That
is an essentially Yale trick.
There is likely to be some unpleasant
ness regarding the makeup of the
American Cricket team who are To 90 10
England next year. The Philadelphia
players are trying to arrange matters in
a way that no player except American
born players shall play in the team
Philadelphia has been trying to run
cricket in this country for years past.
There are good cricketerS in America
who don't live in Philadelphia.
Hartford people are trying to coax
the college crews to row their annual
races on the Connecticut few miles
above that city. If they do so the y.
y. Il y. f. will build a spur track along
the bank of the river, so that an obSer-
walton train can be run the entire length
of the course.
Daniel w. DiSOway, retired whole
sale grocer of New York, dropped dead
at his Ocean Grove residence yesterday.
He purchased bicycle on Saturday
last. and it is thought that his unusual
excrtionS with the machine aggravated
heart disease, and caused his death.
The six days go-aS-vOu-pleaSe for all
pedestrian match. at Oakland Rink, Jer-
Sey City, came TO an untimcly end at | l
o'clock on Tuesday night. The man
ager took in So. 90, with which he dis
appeared, saying, Good night.
The Amateur Athletic Union has ac-
cepted Owens record of nine and four
iifthS seconds for 100 yards, but action
on Careys alleged record at Princeton
was postponed for future consider
alton.
Clearwater says he is now ready to
meet any of the pool champions in Il
match for $500. He is particularly
anxious to try conclusions with the win
lltl Oh lllt -ndlluluE i bMfiN maui IL
f. E. BlosS, of Harvard, Il TituSville
pa boy cleared A feet 11ls inches in
a running hop. step and jump at the
Boston Athletic Association meeting.
That broke the American record.
w. Steinits and Mr.. Gunsberg, the
London chess experts, are to play Il
match under the auspices of the Man
haitian Chess Club on December 1.
Dewey Underwood, the great wing
shot and president of the Kansas City
Driving Park Association, was killed
bv a Chicago and Alton train.
Mr.. Brooks. of Harvard. 81, is TO ref
cree the Yale-PrincetOn football game.
He was tie old center rush and captain
for Harvard.
Williams College now holds the record
for points in this falls football cam
paign. In recent game at Troy they
made 142.
Frank Hall, the very slick pedestrian
manager, has gone to London to win an
international correspondence race.
Ernest Roeber disabled himself at
practice in Rochester, and will not be
able to wrestle for some time.
Peter Priddy and +. c. McClelland
are sure to run five mile race at Pitts
burg on November Is.
Paris letter carriers have been pro
vided with tricycles for the delivery OF
Dackages.