The evening world., 1893-11-24
SPORTING NEWS ANO GOSSIP.
Interest in Saturdays Football
Contest Is Very Great
Pro-. VenRble. of the u. N. c., Tells
About the Team.

Football for the next few days, and
particularly to-day and tomorrow. will
overshadow all other sports. The inter-
est manifested in to-morrow's game
at Springfield is very great, and
1t is no exaggeration to say that that in
terest extends from Maine to California.
The final arrangements at Hampden
Park are completed. The grand stands,
which have a capacity of seating 2O,li0
people. were inspected yesterday by City
Engineer Slocum, Architect Jason Per-
kins. Inspector John l.. Knight, Con-
tractor George NJ. Burhham and Assist
ant Manager +. w. Moore. and only one
small defect was found, which was
quickly remedied. To-day State Inspec-
tor Buxton will ami the stands.
The Yale eleven leaves New Have at
2.30 o'clock to-day. Twenty-Five substi-
tutes and half a score OF trainers and
rubbers accompany the team. They VIII
stay at the rooms of the Young Mems
Christian Association training school un-
til time for the game. The Harvard
on Madison avenue. The team will ar
rive from Boston at $40 o'clock.
That there is more confidence at Cam
betting. The Harvard men have done
nearly all the Offering this year, which
is not usually the case. They are not
giving any odds though. There has
all even-money propositions have been
covered by Yale supporters. The Harvard
men are expected to flood the field with
money Tomorrow, and the bulk Of the
betting will probably be done just before
the game.
Prot. ]. p. Venable. OF the University
of North Carolina, arrived in the city
yesterday in advance of the U. n. G.
football eleven, which plays Lehigh al
Manhattan Field tomorrow. The y
will come up here expecting to do their
best" said Prof. Venable. .
about the comparative strength OF
the two teams we have no means oil
knowing. but We are confident that lie
how II she beats MS. Our eleven Is wei
up in team work and all the new
moves in the, game. such as. the hyine
wedge and tho Woodruff interference
The whole team averages about l7i
heavier than that, as he backs arg
$50 pounds. Football is having the same
phenomenal growth down South as 4
has elsewhere"
mounted broadsword contests at Madi
son Square Garden next week are dill
gently training for the AFFAIR. All OF
IS the exp srs ser FROM smee GEbl r { to. days jim
Corbett is said to be training for the
event, too. Corbett is to referee the
combats and he Is developing quickness
so he can get out of harms way.
Joe Ellingsworth, who Is to meet Fred
Morris at the Rockaway Beach A. G.
Thanksgiving Eve. Is doing more train
ing than ever before. A party of friends
have raised $500 to hack him againsl
some of the crack welter-w weights, II he
wins The Scottish-American A. G. is
looking after Joe Craig. and will see tina
he is in good condition for his twenty,
round contest with Martin Flaherty.
George Schwegeler, 1t Is said. has ex
pressed his determination to compete II
the Seventh Regiment games, disquali
fcation or no disqualification. 1.-THE
Guttenburg Of athletes is the way az
A. A. U. man refers to the Seventies
games.
The Faugh a Ballagh A. C. is the name
of an athletic organization just formed
in the Fourth Ward. Among its mem
bers are such well-known performer.
as Mike Sweeney, j. ]. Mooney. Mike
n Dan O'Sullivan.
Nipper Peakes, the Australian feather
weight who expects to visit America, Is
spoken of by his countryman, Tom Ira
cey, as one of the cleverest pugilists In
Australia.