The evening world., 1893-12-20
TIE WORLD. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1893
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Proposed Changes in Football
Rules Agitating Athletes.
The Long Bicycle Race at the Garden
Next week.

Since the close of the football season
there has been no end Of agitation as
to a revision OF the football rules. Every
body has had a hand In making sugges-
lions. some Of which are good, but more
are quite the reverse. Some want to do
away with the present game altogether.
and have football as 1t Is played in merry
England, while others want the rules
modified so the game will resemble
blow the feather" ''puss In the corner
tag and other wildly exciting games
in Its gentleness.
1t cannot truthfully be said that all
practical football men-men who have
played the game know whereof they
speak-are wholly In sympathy with the
move to make the radical changes In the
playing rules for the collegians' guidance.
led the Harvard eleven to victory In 1890.
III you want to MAXI the game less
rough, says Mr.. Cumnock, 1.-THE way to
he must and must not do. College -Nen
are going to play a game that will be
productive Of the most ~touchdowns, and
o ehe oa Rsm way y to se1 them , to PLAY X, q more
touehdowns can pc made by open play.
The trouble with the game nowadays is
that two or three plays, for instance in
to death. Some of the old plays, which
were very effective, have been lost sight
or In developing just a few of these more
modern plays. Among the former may
be mentioned long passes. running of the
quarterback n tackles and side-line
tricks. The team that has the greatest
number Of plays will beat the team that
Is proncient In one or W plays only
every time. At the same time, you get
a more open game. 1t will not help mat
ters by saying you must not do this and
The point Is to legislate. not so as to
sirable, but to make other plays more
m nreqae in,Iyy,b or as ha,9 said, snow that
open play. Do not do away with in
them by a greater amount Of open play.
sireble points are developed. Pick out
all the good and all the bad, separate
them and then show the college man
S Tse game ey is pin mproHes. al All Of Of th this fG ,nRes
time and the matter is being rushed
along too rapidly at present. Most OF
the suggestions made are not good and
fayorably. 1 myself do not think foot
ball any rougher than 1t has been for
several years."
Things ar lively now at Madison
Square Garden, where the entries for the
sprint races and 142-hour bicycle race
are preparing themselves for the seige
$500 ma CNptI Nid " Dt
the best and safest board track ever
built will be occupied day and night
from now until the hour of midnight
President Byrne. Of the National Cycling
Association. has come out in a letter In
which he says his Association sanctions
the racing at the Garden, which does
sures a big field of starters.
The Metropolitan Association seems
to be meeting with more than It's share
nament next Thursday and Saturday,
Blu 1t. is announced that despite sud.
den whims of the police md losing
tickets the show VIII take PLACE at Cen
uled.
himself as opposed to the Corbett-Mitch
ell contest. He will veto the ordinance
he says. but won't be surprised II tn,
nSsff Interesting PesSfs BIT Of 9yf news a' in e ys,n; dof
with the matter is that Mitchell is goinl
to give 500 0 of his winnings to thu
poor. Now what will Corbett do IL he
wins?
A shaving match is going on in Eng.
land. One Of the fSmpetitors shaved ter
match for cutting the heads off pimples.
1t is not thought likely that the sport
will become popular in this country.
honor OF Jake Schaefer at the Bruins.
wick Billiard Rooms. A Broadway, thi!
afternoon.
The Imperial wheclmen will give ar
entertainment at Central Opera-House
tonight.
A bowling club Is being organized
among the members of the Xavier Club
A match may be arranged soon be
tween Choynski and o'Donnell.
Capt. Hinkey has announced his inten.
ton OF Offering prizes for drop kicking
and punting. the contests to take place
next Spring.
scented with their prize money at Del
monico's this evening.