The evening world., 1893-10-27
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Princeton Said to Have United
with Yale aud Wesleyan.
Corbett and Mitchell Nay Appear in
New Orleans.

a pretty kettle OF fish has dcvel-
op"d anent the differences which exist
among the members OF the IntercOlle-
giate Football Association. A serious
row seems almost inevitable and at
the meeting which Is called for tonight
at the Windsor Hotel the discussion IL
sure to be extremely warm. The present
phase Of affairs does not reflect any
credit on prlnceton's representatives.
1t Is said that at the meeting yester-
day. which was adjourned so quickly.
Princeton agreed to Join hands with
Yale and Wesleyan. and all three vote
together on propositions that may come
up tonight. University OF Pennsylvania
men say 30, at any rate. and they
present various reasons In substantial
Ing their statements. The pennsyivan-
ians accuse Princeton OF treachery In
deserving them at the eleventh hour and
wheeling into line with Yale and Wes-
icyan on the undergraduate rule.
ton and Wesleyan had agreed to sup
port n compromise rule regulating the
championship games Of the Association.
sufferer. That rule Is to be Il modi-
f~cation OF the obnoxious u~ndergradu-
ate clause, and provides that no gradu-
hNNN Wv 'biltkNN SIihl pc 'llRlbl'
to play: that players who had been at
one college for II yenr and then gone to
another would have to present a certih-
cate proving that the player had been
there as a regular student, and hat the
hNe-year. limit would stand as far as
post graduate players are concerned.
Granted that the amended rule Is
adopted, it is easy to see that ,Pennsyl-
worst Of ii. She is bound to lose at
least seven men by such procedure, al
rennsy' would lose Upton. Woodruff,
Wharton, Newton, Gilbert n Brooke
by such action. OF course. she has the
alternative left OF seeding from the
satisfaction, for she could find no com
pctltors that would make II at all profit
able for her to play against.
The proposed amendment would In
convenience Princeton only so far as
the loss OF her big centre. Ballet. goes.
Phi Kin would remain under the post
graduate clause OF five years. Yale
wouldn't Ice hurt at all. and none of her
players would be dropped. ON the face
OF II. surely Pennsylvania does not fig
ure as having a square deal in the prem
iSea. She Is q foemnn T. be feared, as
Princeton well remembers from last
year. when the red and black trailcd
the zebra stripes IN the dust on Man
helm Field In Philadelphia.
Wesleyan TnagnanimOusly offers to
waive all objections to BALLET and King
playing on Princeton's team at Manhat-
tan Field tomorrow. Small wonder at
that. Wesleyan wishes the game TO he
as strong an attraction az possible to-
morrow. and with Ballet and King and
others liable to the undergraduate rule,
out of the game, 1t would depreciate the
value of the contest from a box-othce
standpoint.
The olympic Club, OF New Orleans.
Is hustl.ng right lively in its efforts to
secure the Corbett- Mitchell affair for
3 b a. lIN ~. "a M nm tttp aA n ~
the contest, and both Corbett and
Mitchell have declared their acceptance
OF the offer, each STIMULATING. however.
that the club shall post a forfeit Of
$4,000 to immunity from In
reference in the bout.
Meanwhile the Coney Island Athletic
Club is resting In obscurity. with the
outlook Navy for Its bringing the affair
OF. But there are II few cunning man
ayers at the island. and they may be
~tApe"tg.i 10 7prinE IA surprise at any
the proper time, and nothing will be done
too hastily.
To stimulate the interest In bowling
among It's members the Bayonne Row
ing and Athletic Association has been
holding q club tournament on its alleys
for the last two weeks. The contests
Gnd"d last night with lie between
teams. ,l'ne tic WIN be rolled OF mex
Wednesday evening at s O'Clock. Great
rivalry exists between these two cap
tains, and no doubt a spirited contest
will he Witnessed. Each member OF the
winning team will receive a beautiful
diamond pin az a prize,
A match game of pool will be played
tonight Mt the Olympic Pool Parlor, Al
Eighth avenue, between Clearwater and
an unknown. The game will be Il
points up, for SIS.
Dad" Clarke. the Eastern Leagues
crack pitcher has been secured by the
New York bail team for next season,
Iluyier Wcstcrvelt, the famous amateur
OF the New jersey \. G., Is under con.
sideration by Eddie Talcott.
New bicycle records: Willie Windle, n,
Springfield, Mass, yesterday made a
cnC-third-m mile flying start In 37s. q
clip Of lbs. Tyler, ut the same place
mRd ~three-quarters Of a mile, standing
start, In I'm 3os., one-tifth of II SECOND
lower than his, own and the world
record.
Charley Mitchell told some friends yes
tcrdnE that h" had been bequeathct
flj,rOl by Squire Abingdon. The Englisl
boxer doesn't really need to fight to carr
HIS ~bread-and cake.
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