Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
II WILL Be LIVELY,
Local Rugby Football Players Ar
range for Very Important
Games This Season.
TUESDAYS AMATEUR CONTESTS,
The Bostons Win and the Chicagos Lose and
the Pennsnt Argument
Is Settled.
TUESDAYS AMATEUR CONTESTS
OUR SLUGGERS ARE BEATEN AGAIN
Result Of the Leading Turf Events East and West
General Sporting News Of the Day.

Now that the baseball season is about
over for this year the greatest activity has
commenced among the football players, and
in few days from now the kickers will
have full possession of local sports. 1t is
safe to say that football will be more popu-
lar in PittsburC this year than it has ever
been before, not only as regards Rugby but
also as far as Association football is
concerned The Allegheny Athletic
Association Executive Committee met
Yesterday, and among other things they
mapped out great season of Rugby foot
hall for this section. They not only selected
almost their entire team, but also decided to
have some of the BEST teams in the country
play games here between now and Christ
mas Day. The local association means to
hustle, and doubtless its team will be good
one. 80.
A GREAT RUSH LINE.
1t has been resolved this season to make
the rush line as heavy as possible, and as
result the four players forming the certer
of the line will make an aggregate weight
of about 500 pounds The quartz: is: o.
u. Thompson, Phil Floyd, John Moorhead
and NJ kuntz. Messrs. Brainard and oliver
will be at the ends and certainly all told
the rush line will not be easily downed
The balance of the team are yet in doubt,
although MessrS. Fry and Valentine are
sure TO be among the number. Practice will
commence next week as soon as the sports
on Tuesday are over, and after a few pfac-
tice games are PLAYED the team will be
definitely selected.
Efforts will be made to have teams from
Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland and Prince
ton play here during the season. 1t is also
likely that the famous Crescents from
Brooklyn will be here. They are a little
too strong for the home team, but the con-
test will be for a charitable object and
doubtless a large crowd will turn out to see
the Brooklynites play.
ANOTHER FAMOUS TEAM.
There is also a strong desire among Pitts
burgers to have the team of the University
of PENNSYLVANIA play at Exposition Park
Efforts were made las year to have this
team visit us, but it was too late in the sea-
son for the University players to get here.
1t NAV be that an attempt will be made at
once this season to secure date with them
and if that can be done they will certainly
be great attraction.
At Yesterdays meeting of the Executive
Committee final arrangements were also
made for Tuesdays sports. The latter prom
ise to be among the best that have ever
been held in Pittsburg. The entry list is
excellent There are no less than Il entries
from Boston, and the New jersey Athletic
Club is also well represented. Representa-
lives from the Detroit and Cleveland Clubs
are also expected. In all there will be 13
events, and each one is sure to produce some
fine sport.
The Athletic Association is prospering
splendidly, and the members expect to Sc
cure their new club house before long The
list of membership is steadily getting larger,
and it is expected that a largs number of
new members will be the result of the sports
on Tuesday.