Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-30

pleted and his best men lost, but he has al
wavs stuck to it and scored victories under
circumstances that wouA have discouraged
anybody else.
may add that if A. C. Anson is a de-
scendant of Admiral Anson, he must also be
somewhat related to the Earl of Litchfeld,
as think that title has been transmitted
from the family of Admiral Anson.
Joseph Chamberlain and Athletic Sports.
Never in the history of the world were
athletic sports SO popular as they are at
present. The most prominent men of
every civilized nation now and again speak
and write N their defense. A few DAYS
ago no less a parsonage than the Right
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, in presenting
prizes to successful competitors in some
athletic contests, made some interesting re-
marks on outdoor sports. The following
is from an exchange:
Mr.. Chamberlain said he did not SUPPOSE
athletic man than he was. As they knew,
he did not cycle He did not ride, and he
did not walk when he could help it. He did
not, not play cricket. neither did ne play foot.
Dali. t'Shame," and laughter.] He did not
play tennis or golf which he assured them
was AN indispensable condition of states
manship. The fact was that he did not take
any exercise at all. Mr.. Chamberlain added
that he would not recommend his hearers
10 follow his example. Although he could
not initiate the powers of the men he had
been seeing, yet he could sympathize and
admire their love ana devotion to sports in
the open air. And he believed that the
qualities which brought success to such pur-
suits rs those were also the qualities which
the world, and made them the most enter
prising travellers and explorers in dist ant
countries.
The cries of sshame" when Mr.. Chamber
lain said he did not play football ought to
be warning to all great statesmen and
prominent citizens. IF they want to be re-
spected and share in the good opinion and
applause of the public they. must identify
themselves with football. But the tenor of
Mr.. Chamberlain's remarks ought to encour-
age all good citizens to help in the pro-
motion of athletic exercises and outdoor
sports. To have progressive people it is
necessary to have time for mental training
and development, but believe me it is also
necessary to have time for physical culture.
Find community of young men who in
dulge in athletic exercises and you'll note an
absence of those whezzy rourd-shouldered
and hollow-chested young men that invar-
iablv are trouble to themselves and a
burden on others.
Football Affairs in General.
Football continues TO grow in popularity,
and one needn't wonder at it considering
the excellent contests that have taken place
recently. We have now arrived at stage
where the public is very anxious to learn
all it can about the game and the PLAYERS,
and as this knowledge is gained, so willthe
of the sport increase. 1t will
not be long before we'll have as many foot
ball teams as we have baseball teams, and
when the weather is at all favorable the
1txN >f
the patronage of the other. I am sure that
than that contest between the Three AS
and the P. A. c. s teams on Columbus Day.
The contest was an admirable one and hon.
estly and fairly played. There was pleas
ing absence Of bad feeling on both sides,
and that will do more than anything else
to popularize the game. The teams are
evenly balanced, and their contests are al
ways likely to afford excitement enough to
make old people feel young again and shout
for their favorites.
The leading Rugby teams of the country
are fast getting into form and the inter-
collegiate championship series is being
looked forward to with great interest. So
far the Princetons have pleased their friends
and so have the Harvard |
team. The latter the other day put up a
splendid game against the strong team from |
Chicago and won in great style. The |
Princetons have made some big scores, |
while the Yale team have not gotten |
thoroughly down to work yet The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania team are either
lnuch weaker than expected, or else the
Lafayette team are nearly t-class, for the
former only managed on Wednesday to de-
feat the Laayettes by to 6.
We are all, of course, looking forward to
the big contests, viz, that between Yale |
and Harvard at Springfield on November
10, and that between Yale and Princeton
on Thanksgiving Day. They will be great
games. There is one thing to be regretted,
however, and that is that Harvard and
Princeton are not to meet This is little
hard on the Yales, because that team have
20 play two great games within few days
IF each other, while both Harvard and
Princeton have only each one. And if
Yale we will still be at loss to know
which is the best team in the country. This
s to be regretted. To be sure if Yale, rs
vas the case last year, defeats both Harvard
md Princeton they will be the champions.
It seems to me that Harvard is more to
blame for this unsatisfactory state of things
han Princeton. The game has become so
,opular that all prejudices and exclusive
less should be thrown to one side, and the
hree leading Rugby teams of the country
,lay three -cornered series for the cham
,ionship. The efforts now being made to
zeal the breach between Princeton and
Harvard NAV be successful 1t is to be
loped they will
The Big Battle To-Morrow Night
1t is seldom there is so much interest in
econd-class battle as there is in the contest
# tomorrow night between Choynski and
=. lxs
nd speculated in in every city in the
United States. Five weeks ago compared
he men, and came to the conclusion that
jhoynski's chance to win was better than
hat of Godfrey'a am of the same opin-
on still.
There are lots of very good Judges of box
ng and pugilism who are Just as confident
t Godfrey's victory as am of Choynski's
hat makes the matter all the more inter-
sting Nobody will deny that Godfrey is
cry good and game fellow, but SO is the
and while he is years below 80
Iodfrey is beyond 40. Choynski is an ex-
ot of the kind that will last very long in
evcre struggle. On the other hand, God
rey sage must be against his staying quail
ties if the contest is hot and lively. Ed
smith, formerly of this city, has met both
men, and know that he estimates Ch oyn-
XII as very dangerous man for anybody to
leet.
O'Rourke, the backer of George Dixon,
till bubbles about the two pounds differ
.nce between Grifin's terms and those of
Dixon. The latter wants to fight at 118.
md Griffin insists on 100 It is a very
rifing matter to call halt about, and it
oes to show that O'Rourke considers
ir iffin an extremely dangerous man for the
olored champion to meet When the diff
uitv in the wav of making n match be-