The evening world., 1891-11-27
army Of men and boys to procure them for

William E. Harding, Of the Police Gazette,
says:
IAN amateur athlete Is one who does not
enter into public or private competition for
stake, admission money or entrance fee.
al never considered the Yale and Princeton
football players as amateurs anyway. They
play for honor and the money that can be
made out of the game, and by 30 doing make
themselves professionals.
81 held an athletic exhibition some time
ago. Bona-flde amateurs, II there are any
competed. They did not compete with pro-
fessionals, but among themselves
"They were afterwards protested because
they had taken part in games where an en-
trance fee was charged.
at may be argued that because the indi
vidual members OF the team do not receive
actual money for their work that their case
is different They are members Of tho assO-
citation, which does receive the money, and
consequently they are as deep in the mud as
the association is in the mire."
". B. CURTIS TAXES DIFFERENT vIBw.
W. B. Curtis, OF the Board Of Governors OF
the Amateur Athletic Union OF the United
States, says:
81 do not think there is any question about
the matter at all. The players do not receive
any money-not cent. The football associa-
tions to which the teams belong receive all
the money and 1t is laid out in perfecting and
aiding the sport. They simply rent the
grounds and use them.
"The football game yesterday was no more
professional than the games OF the Manhat-
tan Athletic Club will be tomorrow night.
1t has become universal custom to charge
admission at amateur events, and 1t does not
make man professional because he is
competitor"
ARTHUR LUhLRY TAKES THE OTHER SIDE.
Arthur Lumley, OF the Illustrated Netps,
said: I" I cannot see how the Yale and Prince
ton players can be considered anything but
professionals.
"They competed Tor the gate money In
directly, II they did not do 10 directly. ANA
teur rules 90 not state how large sum d
man must receive to be a professional.
"If the Football Associations gets the
money, and the team receives any financial
benefit, they are professionals, and that's all
there Is to 1t.
"There are no amateurs anyhow. They
all compete where admission is charged"
SECRETARY sULLIvAN's OPINION.
James L. sullivan, Secretary Of the Metro
politan Association OF the Amateur Athletic
Union, said:
"The members OF the football teams OF
Yale and Princeton colleges have not been
rendered professionals because they played
that game up at Manhattan Field yesterday.
| "They did no more than all the amateur
athletic clubs do The members OF the team
did not receive any compensation. They did
| not play for any.
l--A UAs -athiAsie alssns- give tbsar outdoor
games and charge admission, but because
men compete in them that does not make
them professionals That practice is recog.
nized as legitimate"
SAYS THERE ARE NO AMATBURs.
Alexander Cunningham. sporting editor OF
the Illustrated Mws, well-known authority
on sporting matters, said:
lido not think there Is such thing as an
amateur. They are amateurs only In name,
and that name has lost Its significance.
Z" The amateur athletic clubs hold exhipi.
| tions where admission is charged and the
competitors receive some benefit, directly or
Indirectly.
" The football game was conducted on the
same plan. 1t would be different II they
should give the receipts OF the game to char
ity, but that's Just what they don't do. They
use it to pay their expenses, and each one OF
the players is benefited in some way"
THE RECEIPTS ESTIMATED AT $4,000.
Although the accounts have not yet been
completely made up and audited, 1t is possi.
bic to calculate pretty closely from careful
estimates OF the attendance and the proceeds
OF the previous sale OF reserved seats and car.
riage privileges, what the total receipts Of
Yesterdays game were.
This figure is in the neighborhood OF $780,.
900, and upon this basis, according to the
division OF the proceeds previously agreed
upon between the Manhattan Athletic Clut
and the Yale and Princeton football man.
ayers, there will be paid over to each Of the
college associations something more than
$4,000.
All the reserved seats and boxes both or
the grand stand, and on stand o, as well q,
the carriage and coach stalls, were sold more
than week before the game. The premiums
paid at the auction sales held at the Manhat
tan Athletic Club, all 60 into the genera
fund, and are subject to the final division O
the spoils.
BIG PREMIUMS PAID FOR SEATS.
From the sale OF the thirty boxes In thu
grand stand the sum OF $1,000 was realized
and from the other reserved seats In the
grand stand, with premiums, the additional
sum OF $4,000.
The carriage and coach stalls brought In
$1,000, and the 5000 reserved seats on stant
d, which adjoined the Grand stand. were sole
at s1.50 each, realizing s13,500.
During the last week $4,000 admission
tickets at 81 each were put on sale at the
Manhattan Athletic Club, and at New Haven
and Princeton corresponding to the seating
capacity Of the three remaining omen stands
on the east, north ana west sides OF the
field.
Besides this were the large number Of ad.
mission tickets sold at the gates yesterday
which secured for the purchaser standing.
room in the promenade around the Enclosure
or seats on the free stands, as he desired,
providing he came to the grounds early
enough to capture place on the stand, and
the admissions to the blum overlooking the
neld from the west, which were sold q. 80
cents each.
NOT MUCH OF CROWD ON THE BLUFF.
It was estimated previous to the game that
| Mt least 90 600 peOplo could lie crowded int