The evening world., 1893-09-27
SPORTING NEWS ANO GOSSIP,
Harvard and Princeton May Yet
Meet on Man attain Field.
N. Y. A. c, Games at Travers Island
Saturday.

Much cause for congratulation would
exist II the present negotiations look
ing for a renewal of the good fellow
ship IN athletics between Harvard and
Princeton came to a successful issue
and ga ne OF football were to be ar
ra' ged between these two favorites.
There hasn't been a contest on the foot
ball field between these 'varsitirs since
1889. and in the intercollegiate cham
pionship cuLtests Yale has always felt
IL TO be n hardship to play both har-
ward and Princeton, while they had
but one game Crch to play AGAINST Yale.
Time has softened the a~ntagonistic
feelings existing between Harvard and
Princeton. and Il little inesse and d.
plomacy. which already seem to char
a%cterize the movement TO bring these
football teams together. should smopin
everything out In the end. The financial
benefit that would be reaped by both
colleges IN "A same IN tins city Is re-
garded as no snail figure in the ar.
Receiver Friedman, of the Manhattan
Field, advances in that respect is one
that commands respectful attention, from
the of both Harvard ana
Princeton eleNenS.
1t IS certain that something definite. one
WY or the other. VIII be arrived at
III q ltN OF tWD. new 10TH anu en-
are especially ripe for n match between
these one-time aivcrsaries, and there's
a surety of an excellent contest when
Capt. Trenchard is back. again in
charge of the Princetons. 1t has been
settled that Ballet, last years, big Ger.
,rs,rush' Plays ,bIas in in his his S Gla pla's eoli S !
teams are putting in great licks for M
great games of the year. The usual
Thanksgiving Day game win undoubtedly
hA haIl -, NI.pIattun EialI This wear.
The hfty-hrst games of the New
York AthletiS Club Mia, be pa, h hs, n,
Manor. the entries being confined ex-
clusively to members of athletic clubs.
The handicap events include mile run
mile walk, two-irile bicycle race, 100
yard dash, ~ss0-yard run and l2O.yard bur
yard race. 22e-yard hurdle race, obstacle
race. running hop-sktp-and-ju.np, stand
ing broad jump, standing high jump, run
ming broad jump, throwing l6-pound
hammer, putting %l6-pound shot; throwing
race. The competitions Will begin at 3
o'clock.
The decision of the court that Sol
Smith must obey the warrant and
requisitlon of Indiana's officials for his
arrest for competing against Johnny
Griffen in Roby, compels the little Cali
mains to be seen IL he will be pushed
10 the wall. Indiana has a statute
thai permits boxing, and Chicago legal
talent declares that conviction cannot
fairly be obtained.
This agitation over the proposed Cor,
Mitchell contest at Coney Island
continues. and there is a great variety
OF rumors abroad as to the chances OF
The affair being held at the island; The
not say any too much about it, content
ing themselves with Struggling their
shoulders and Declaring that they have
lection to the match was expected by
the management of the Club, but 1t is
a surprise to them, no doubt, that such
objection has so quickly erystallized into
50 formidable an opposition.
at "lermont Avenue Rink Friday night
next is being arranged with a view to
presenting u tip-top programme at pop
ular prices.
The bout between Billy Murphy. and
Jack Grace is off, as Murphy could not
get the promoters to offer a purse COM
lie wanted 800. and the best the man
ager would do was to split q SIS purse
into $50 to the winner and S25 to the
loser, Billy says he Is worth more
pecially. II he were to tackle Grace
again. for 1t would make an excellent
bout.
Charley Mitchell has settled upon
Sandy Hill, a suburb of Glens Falls,
as his training grounds, and he will
locate there Oct. 10 The English boxer
Is taking life easy, visiting the race
tracks n theatres, ana occasionally
doing a little light exercise. He will
box four round with jim Hall at Nc
Auliffe's show Friday.
The Hudson Rife Club. of Jersey City