Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-20

back allowed the Pennsylvania team to win.
This SHOWS that the U. or p. team is far
from being first-class, and it also shows that
the Prlncetons are not in front rank form
by any means. OF course, were the Prince
tons and the Pennsylvania team to play
should expect the former to be victorious;
still. the TACT of their being the victims of
the Y. OF z. would show us that they are not
in Gale's class. l therefore look for the
Yale team to win and with something to
splre.
There is one team that strikes me as az
ceedingly promising and that ought to be in
the charmed circle" of the intercollegiate
championship series, viz, the Cornell
they should be ignored any Longer.
con ess Keen
improving as they have been doing, they
will soon be as good as any team in
the country.
Affairs of the Local Teams.
Matters among the local football teams
Rave been going along very lively, and
doubtless all of us who are interested in the
sport will not readily forget the contest at
Three A Park yesterday week. That event
has given us lots to talk about, and
unfortunately only tended to make wild er
breach that was already too wide. 1 refer
to the strained relationship between our
East End athletes and those of the city.
The contest in question WAS an exceed
ingly good one and it showed beyond all
doubt that we have some good football
players here. True, the teams were
strengthened by outsiders, but am free to
confess that the work of the p. A. C. lot
really surprised me. Strengthened by men
like Heffelfnger, Malley and Donnelly the
Three team were a very formidable lot,
and 1 dare say that everybody expected
them to almost score at will. They did not,
although the East Enders never had ghost
of show to score. The very fact that the
fol fhorn fnnr
points proves that the players hailing from
the East End are very good lot. Had the
contest been commenced and finished with
out any kick about ringers" there would
have been deal more satisfaction.
1t was this matter of ringers so called,
that is, outsiders, that caused all the
trouble. 1 call them outsiders because "a
ringer" is somebody appearing under a false
name, and we knew ali the outside players
on Saturday week. The truth is that Mr..
"Stayer" is the only '.ringer" we have had
here because Ire was introduced to the
public ''Stayer," while he was really
somebody else. But 1 claim in all fairness
that there should not have been a word
said by either side on saturday week about
outsiders. Both clubs had been busy for
two or three weeks engaging outside help.
Each club knew that the other was looking
for such help and each club knew that out
side help had been secured. AS a result
both teams appeared on the field with out
siders. They had three each, but the quail
ity of the Three AS three WAS better than
the quality of the P. A. c. three. That's
what made the kick. The trouble
having outsiders there, but it was
because these outsiders were too good
Now, there is no reason whatever in the
above contention. II it was right for one
team to engage outsiders it was right for tie
other side also: and if it was right to engage
outsiders at all, it was perfectly right to en-
gage the very best that could be secured.
This is just as plain as the nose on your
face. just let me ask this question: If the
Three AS had not had Heffelinger. Malley
and Donnelly, but only their own team,
what chance would they have had against
the p. A. C. team and their outsiders? None
at all. If once the securing of outsiders is
permitted then you cannot draw the line as
to what kind OF players are to be secured.
l have never favored the engagement of
outside help in either an amateur football
team or baseball team. / strongly maintain
that on all occasions a club should only play
its bona hde members. True one cannot
stop club from having members either in
Chicago, Johnstown or Steelton, but at least
any member of a club should not be allowed
to play On his clubs team, except on suffer-
ance, until he has been a member certain
length of time.
But the affair is over now and it is to be
hoped that an understanding will be arrived
bitter feelings will be dispensed with and
nothing but friendly and honest rivalry
exist.
A Method to Make Rowers.
day or two ago there appeared in THE
DISPATCH a statement that William O'Con-
nor the sculler, was going among the New
foundland fishermen to try and select men
whom he can develop into rowers. His
object is to get four-oared crew organized
to take part in the proposed contest at the
Worlds Fair next year. This is one OF the
best plans that 0'Connor or anybody else
could adopt, ana it suggests to me few
thoughts that may be of interest.
This method of going into the backwoods,
as it were, to look for material to make
sculiers offs not knew one. 1 can remem-
ber the time when Jimmy Taylor. Harry
Kelly and others always had u stock of
material on hand-material that they had
spen. months in looking for and Travelled
from one end of the country to the other to
find. The young and raw material was kept
until it was thoroughly tested and what was
good was utilized and what was not was
disposed OF. More than one champion was
produced in this way and may say that
Mr.. Taylor was an extremely fortunate man
in selections of the material
Well, when this method of developing
rowers was in vogue the Dritishers were far
beyond all others in roNers, and it was only
when it almost ceased that nobody could be
found to take the place left by vanQuished
champion. All this is quite reasonable. /
cannot believe that the material out of
which scullers are made is one whit inferior
to-day TO what it was in the palmy days Of
Renforth and Hanlan. Certainly we have
just as good material as ever If we woulu
only go to work and look for it. Goodness
knows there is every reason for search If
professional rowing is to continue in this
country at all. Our record of scullers is
almost the worst as it is, because it is a fact
that Teemer is about the only champion of
the very first rank the United States have
ever had. do not say this in disparage-
ment to many of the good old timcrs who
are yet living. Good friends of mine like
Evan Morris and Henry Coulter were cham
pions i'll their day, but they know what
when L Teampr hPlQnUs a
generation where things are much im-
proved. Well, Teemer is really our only
stay, and ether countries have produced
LanDury, Hanlan, Gaudaur and O'Connor.
We have not produced a good sculler since
Teemer, and the only reason there is for
that is because We nave not tried. We may
all know the unfortunate cause Ior this in
difference, but what 1 want to point out is
the fact that if we desire to have champion
scullers weare bound to have the material
to make them, and all that is needed is to go
in search of the material. That is what
O'Connor proposes to do, and it may be that
he Will develop another ST. Johns crew, who
stepped from their fishing boats intosa fine
rowing craft and surprised the world in
their day.
DoinGs of the Pugilists.
have little space left for q talk about the
boxers this week and 1 dare say there is not
need for much. The past week has been a
quiet one among the flstic class. There has
been nothing but talk.
Oace more Mitchell has definitely declared
that he will meet CorDett. 1t will not be a
surprise if Mitchell lands in this country
shortly, and just as soon as he does he will
be prepared TO meet the American cham
pion. The Britisher talks in the fafrest
terms possible about CorDett and states q
truth when he says "Corbett keeps up his
talk about wanting to fight nobody but me
for advertising purposes and to stir up feel
ings of nationality"
n icl, liz lo,,