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

Much suse for congrltulat!on 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
RAJ ged between these two favorites.
There hasn't been a contest on the foot
ball field between these 'yarsities since
1853. and in the intercollegiate cham
pionship contests Yale has always felt
1t TO be a hardship to play both Hnr-
ward and Princeton, while they had
but one game each to play against Yale.
Time has softened the a~ntagonistic
feelings existing between Harvard and
Princeton, and a little finesse and d.
plomacy. which already seem to char
a%cterize the movement to bring these
football teams together., should smooth
benefit that would BE- rcaped by both
colleges In a game in this city is re-
garded as no small. figure in the AR.
Receiver, Friedman, of the Manhattan
Field, advances in that respect Is one
that commands respectful attention from
the management of both Harvard and
princeton elevenS.
1t is certain that something definite. one
way or the other, will he arrived at
In a day or two; New York and vicinity
are especially ripe for a match between
these one-time adversaries, ard there's
q surety of an excellent contest when
ever they do meet.
charge Of the Princetons. 1t has been
settled that Ballet, last years, big cen
trs,rush, PLAYS in his old place this
i Eear; are a,e p thfeH Of j., the wle3 EaS itsks for S%l' fss
great, games of the year. The usual
Thanksgiving Day game will undoubtedly
be held on Manhattan Field this year.
y 1he t sG,et,s c games S, # the bs S SsIS
Saturday. at Travers Island, Palham
ciusively to members of athletic clubs.
The handicap events include mile run.
mile walk, two-mile bicycle race; 100
yard S1a ID dash as 49,! 3Soeysra run 3nR l2o.yard h san,
yard race. 22c-yard hurdle race. obstacle
race, running hop-skip-and-junp, stand
Ing broad jump, standing hign jump. run,
hammer, putting 16-pound shot. throwing
b6-pound weight and one-mile bicycle
race. The competitions will begin at 3
o'clock.
The decision of the court that Sol
Smith must obey the warrant and
rcquisition of lndiana's officials for his
fornian's return to the Hoosier State.
There he will stand trial, n IT. re,
to the wall. Indiana has a statute
that permits boxing, and Chicago legal
talent declares that conviction cannot
fairly be obtained.
Tho agitation over the proposed Cor
hett-Mitchell contest at Coney Island
continues, and there is a great variety
of rumors abroad as to the chances of
officials of the Coney Island A. G.. do
not say any too much about 1t, content
ing themselves with shrugging their
everything ''cinched" for the affair. OBJ
lection to the match was expected by
the management of the. Club, but 1t Is
objection. has so quickly crystallized into
30 formidable an opposition.
Jack McAulifre's benefit boxing show
at Clermont Avenue Rink Friday night
presenting 4 tip-top programme at pop
uIar prices.
The bout between BILLY Murphy and
Jack Grace Is off. as Murphy could not
mensurate. With his drawing powers.
lie wanted 500, and the best the man
niger would do was to split a SIS purse
into IN tSr $50 R 4G the ,o winner Ss and q vs s25 to m ths
p~ecialIy il 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. Is. The English boxer
Is taking life easy, visiting the race
tracks n theatres. ana occasionally
doing a little light exercise. He will
box four rounds with Jim Hall at Nc
Auliffe4 show Friday.
The Hudson Rife Club, Of Jersey City,