The evening world., 1893-11-21
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Columbia Oval May Be the Scene
of Football Games in '94.
Vale and Princeton Compared by
Pennsylvania.

vitbin the last few days there has
boon some talk about Columbia oval ~
The placs Tor the football games In 1894.
NJ, ,ruch stock was taken In che story,
ord I, has hardly received more Than II
:, ssjnp consideration. Nevertheless. the
nersons who are interested in the mat
tor are very much in earnest. \ com
mite of the Alumni Association of
Columbia College Is the mover In tho
project. and it is laying It's plans. 1t
isn't improbable that the University
Athletic club. II ii has the management
Of the Thanksgiving game another year.
would favor the scheme.
Mr.. Guy Richards, u the University
A. e.. Managing Committee, IL also n
mcmbcr Of the Committee of the colum.
bia Alumni Association. AIR. Richards
advances these arguments in favor Of
Columbia oval: Seating capacity could
be provided fot 10000 people: tho grounds
arc good and well situated two railroads
lines run from the Grand Central Depot
to Williamsbridge, and could make the
journey IN sixteen minutes; tho roads
would put in extra tracks and trains for
the crowds, and the faculties of the col
lrges would favor Columbia Oval on aC-
count of their growing desire to have the
big collese contests take place ON college
grounds.
The ambition OF the persons interested
does not emu AT securing. the. football
match. 1t is contemplated making the
oval the permanent place for all the big
college contests. for instance. the inter
collegiate games and baseball matches.
\ similar plan Is in vogue by the big
English universities. they say. and NeH
York wants something of the same ki'Id.
ii all sounds a bit visionary.
An interesting comparison Of the Yale
and Princeton elevens comes from Phil-
ad"lphia. and expresses the opinions Of
the University Of Pennsylvania players,
on the relative strength OF the Tigers
and the Blues. As "Pennsy' has played
both teams. her opinions should be worth
in the fhirst place. the ouakers regard
Yale's backs, individually and collect
lively, superior. to Princeton's; Butter
while they do not regard Ward and
Morse in the same class with Armstrong
and Thorne. King. while a better quar-
ter-back than Morris. is less valuable to
Princeton than Norris is to Yale. King
attempts too much. and hasn't the heart.
more work than Ballet, who Is consid-
cred an overrated player. Wheeler is
considered a better man than Hickok,
n Enhrs at ,tbhnsi S MnGros sr WIl1 , P9si Wifb T i Is
S'l'' 'll"N w ~ W ' ~
lor The tackles are considered about Il
stand-off, and as regarding the ends the
odds, If anything, are in favor of Prince
ton.
As to the teams as a whole. Yale will
have the advantage of much superior
coaching. Princeton Will have no good
Princeton's defense will not serve to ston
n good line buckcr. The consensus of
opinion at pennsylvania is that Yale VIII
win.
There has been no small demand for
seats for the Lehigh-University of North
Carolina game at Manhattan, Field next
saturday. Although Lehigh is regarded
~hereabouts as the fifth in strength of
the college %elevens. the Southerners have
great hopes of winning. this game: They
certainly show courage In coming go or 100
The Carolina team have played together
for three years and ought to have team
work down to a nicely. They nave made
l6. The team will stay at the Savoy
while in the city.
For a man writing to a champion
Billy Planners Letter to George Dixon
is rather dictatorial. In reply to DiXon's
offer to box him six round Plimmer
says:
have met you once in a limited round fight
and defeated YOU. | am not a limited-round
fighter, but a inisher. Six rounds would not CON
vince the public any more than four that | can
whip you. Many good Judges Of the game who
witnessed me best you at Madison Square Garden
want to see us fight to a finish.
Now. II you want to come fair and square TO
the scratch with me. agree to so to a finish and
do not bother me with those siX-round gatc-money
AFFAIRS which you and your manager seem to be
80 much interested in. ! never heard OF the EN-
ptre Athletic Club at PHILADELPHIA, and don't pro,
pose to take chances with am new ny-by-night
clubs which come and go like the wind.
ID not bother me with these six
round gate-money affairs" Good gra-
cious!
The Duval Athletic Club. of Jackson
vile, hastens to reassure the pugilistic
world that the Corbett-Mitchell fight will
come off despite opposition. Messrs;
Bowden and Mason say that If the Sheriff
should stop the match they would have
a claim for damages against him. But
even il they should. the question arises,
how would that allow the fight? The
fight must be stopped before they have
terested in the match for Bowden and
Mason to have a claim for damages. A
contest and not claims Is wanted. But
this Is to be a scientific glove contest
AMI not a fight.
III we come out all right every orphan
age In the city will get s25," says Mr..
Mason. az" Then there is a doubt.
Pat Cahil defeated Sim Robinson In
Six rounds at the Scottish-American A.
G. show in Jersey City last night. Chas,
Roden Knocked out Dick Nolan In tive
~ Il football game. JOIN White. of
Pennington, Conn, had his neck twisted
MOTHERS will find Mrs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sfRurthe best remedy for their children. 23c. 80