The evening world., 1893-12-27
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Views of Gen. Miles on the
Rough Play in Football.
Fine Coursing at the ST. Louis
Associations Park.

Gen. Nelson A. Miles IL the latest per-
son to take n voice in the football dis
cussion. 1t is the opinion of this noted
Indian fighter that the game as 1t IL
now played is too violent. He wants
to see the game continued but thinks
momentum plays ought to 40.
Hitting and crushing" says Gen.
Miles, lis too generally executed upon
the plea that the offender Is excited and
does not wish TO do bodily injury to an
opponent. He knows that by smuggling or
jumping upon his man he can disable
him until a retirement Is necessary.
and these tactics are directed against
the strong players who are known to be
invaluable to the success of the opposing
team"
1t would seem from that statement that
Gen. Miles think many of the injuries
inflicted on the football field are inten-
tional. Smuggling. pure and simple, While
not a pleasant feature of the game. is
the means OF very little injury to play
ers, and the accounts of most of the big
games played ~hcreabouts this Fall have
contained of how compare
lively free the game was from smuggling.
While flsticuffs in football IL not to be
defended. 1t is n matter of small moment.
"a a "" - 40 y NJ 1850
as compared with mass plays, momen-
tum plays. close scrimmages, vicious
tackling and the like.
Gen. Miles thinks II would be. a par
tial solution of the brutality problem to
rule offenders off for good. In this con
~nection the views of Arthur Cumnock.
eX-captain of the Harvard eleven, who.
with al due respect to Gen, Miles, prob
ably knows more about football and foot
ball players. which were printed In The
Eyyeyn nn c MSr,d', tell may ine be c sSn,n af qSotSal,
player what he must md must not do
He will play the game which IL produc.
tive of the most ~touchdowns, and In or.
der TO get him to play q more open game
he must be convinced that more. open
play will bring better results, Legislate
not so as to make any one play less de
sirable., but to make open plays more
desirable"
A st. Louis despatch says: There
was fine sport Yesterday at me 81
Brentwood. The first courses of a
twenty-four dog stake were well con
tested. The grounds were In good con.
dition; the the Gares in fern ,ha w asa TN RI,
attendance was large. Thomas kellS
was Field Marshal: D;. j.. Callaghan
slipper, and George w. b. Burling
Judge.
Results. were; j. McElrath's blue b
defeated John Egan,s black b; York,
vile, NJ. Hannlk's {. b. Danger defeated
of after a tie: Benz. O'Keefe's {. d. jim
K. defeated G. A. Robinson's (. b. Fiirt
r Rothwiil's brindle d. Belfast defeated
/ h p: Gyms black so;iDa b. May d;e, sahn g .ionr
KeIly's blue b. Belle defeated X. Roth
Wits brindle d. Hickory d."
No fresh news from Jacksonville THU
, morning. Neither Gov. Mitchell nor tn
u Duval Athletic Club people had any
thing to say. SO the matter remains II
statu quo. Mitchell Is expected in Jack
;: sonviile today. Manager Brady has de
h parted for the South
: Regarding sheriff BrowarS, Of c Dnya
much upon to assist him in ~prevsntin!
. the contest. Brady said that the Sheriff
was very liberal In his views on pugil
ism and had assured Corbett that ther
need be no fear of arrest. provided ther
was no prize fight. Brady has Sooke
Y Garden Jan. q. An interesting state
ment comes from Havana; Cuba; wher
1t is said a wealthy syndicate Is max
, ing overtures to Corbett and Mitchell
/ and the managers of several high-clas
: show. The bulls have accepted the prop
osition and are now on their way.
Chris Won der Abe, the st. Louis base
ball magnate, is out with u suggestion
to have umpires report at a certain hou
: every night, just as the ball players do
lie thinks 1t would be the means of tn
umpire doing better work. Why no
provide each umpire with n chaperone
lock him in at night and take him to AM
from the game in a "Blac Maria?'
The management OF the Clinton A. c
i amateur boxing show to take place a
Lenox Lyceum Jan 4 and 6 announce
that MaXy More, of the New York A. c.
has sen. to Secretary White his accep
lance OF an invitation to %officiate a
, referee of the tournament.
T Billlardist lake Schaefer and wife An
w. A Spinks left at $50 this mornini
for Rochester. Schaefer and Sphinx
, will give exhibitions at Rochester. Toled
! and Cleveland, and then go to Cincinnati
where Jake will practise for the Ch!cas