The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-09-16
sPORT|MG NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Yale's Captain Talks Regarding
Alleged New Football Rules
Prlncston Worried as to Whom to
Place at Centre.

In the uncomfortable Scotch mizale"
which envelopcd Travcrs Island Just
before the storm broke late yesterday
afternoon. eight bulky forms. clad In
blue and white sweaters. dashed around
the athletic field In frantic style. They
were capt Hinkcy and these seven
candidates for places on the Yale foot
ball team OF '?3: Stillman. Ted Eiam.
George Adcc, r. Dwyer. Butterworth.
Thorne and Lilly. Capt. Hinkey was
the most energetic OF the octet. and he
kept his stan hustllng right merrlly.
TO the writer Hlnkey said: Il cannot
tell just now how long we shall stay
at the island All the candidates are not
week. our practice work Is just about
as you see It now. and the boys are by
no means strikers In their work.
Capt. Hinkey was asked his opinion
OF Pop" BLISS declarations to the stu
dents OF the stanford Varsity In Calf
forna as to the new 90 rule which
provides that goal may be kicked from
directly back OF the posts, " the runner
has. crossed the line with the ball and
made a touchdown.
The Yale captain is famous for his
taciturnity. but when he heard this his
Padcrewski shock OF ebony hair bristled
WthuIbuNIy, anu ne Sdli NbuNs IL
Pop did say that he either had been
out late the night before or else he was
bluffing. We haven't any rule In the In
tercollegtate Association which allows n
posts. goal has to be kicked from the
field proper OF course IT IL great deal
harder the latter way nine times out OF
ten.
Touch downa behind goal posts are gen.
81 ally made far to either side of the
posts. and the custom now Is to bring
back the bal, to the the i So iinH E1l,
and then he has an excellent chance
The above is the longest Interview
Huxley. Hickok. McCrea, Messler, Arm
Travers Island next week
To-day will see the finale of tho
Princeton rleven's vacation practice at
Newport. Capt. Trenchard has re-
Quested the candidates to meet him at
the Varsity grounds next Tuesday.
| The position OF centre Is botherinS
Cant Trenchard considerably, and whom
to get to play It Is where the rub comes
Grow dis centre for Pennington College.
and Symmes. of 20 and 'sl Hall and
Wheeler are almost sure to be again
on the team.
Those enthusiasts of the squared circle
| who have wondered how It wns that
chance to see Ms style when he meets
George Dixon at the Coney Island Ath.
letic club Sept. rs They win contest ortes
weight championship OF the world.
| II Smith shows up In the form he
displayed with Griffen at Roby and Van
Coney Island Club will witness one of the
| bests contests that has ever occurred In
the East. Dixon with his wonderful
science and seneralship. and Smith with
his tremendous hitting powers ought to
make a cont, st worth n journey to see.
! Picking the winner of this bout seems
to be difficult to great portion OF the
followers Of pugiiism. Dixon Ia the favor
tie. but his admirers are not betting
recklessly.
Take Ave Of the best men each OF
comparison. The best man Dixon ever
met. 1t Is conceded, was Cal Mccarthy.
Eddie Pierce, Jack Skelly. Abe Wills
and Nunc Wallace, whom Dixon de-
would all have been easy prey for
Smith. That Is all conjecture. Five
men whom Solly has defeated are
hard hitter r bal jail Hawkins. Dan H,''S Ma.
honey. Dan DAILY and Johnny Griffen.
They are all very good men and per.
haps a shade superior to the hrst-named
on Dixon's side. Smith has never been
Dixon In finish affair. On scientific
points Plimmer won In the Madison
Square Garden.
| smitn's friends claim that Dixon can
not hit him hard enough to bring the
| affair to a sudden close. Perhaps they
are correct, but Dixon has punished
Will not do to forget that the coiored
boxer IL still young fellow, and
quicker than a whole bundle OF Johnny
Grifiins or Johnny Van Heests: II
enough sport at Coney island on the
18th and no mistake.
The final events In the A. A. Y. cham
| pionships In Chicago are scheduled for
to-day. New Yorks athletic eyes are
pected that a number OF first prizes will
| be brought here. II the weather condI-
tons be favorable records In some OF
". NJ. Richards. OF the n. 7. 4. c..
is carrying the hopes OF the New York
ers. He IL entered for the 100, go. 44O
and $50 yard dashes. and he ought to
achievements in this section. II his
strength holds out, should bear away
the banner for the one-miie run. Willie
Day y In form. and 1t is no sure thing
feat Tommy Tor this time. NJ NJ. F. sweeney
can hardly lose In the high jump.
| 1ntn tnerc are Inc nnfNltS ana Ine
walks. Between Tom Sherman and Sam
I.iebgold the first prize I'm the mile walk
/ should be brought TO this city. Jim
Mitchell. OF the n. Y. A. c., seems tn
have runaway for the hammer
| throwing.
|
| The latest bulletin from the A. A, ".
| governors IL the disbarrment OF these
| amateurs for competing for money
prizes: q. l.. Nicolls and W. NJ Christie.
the Union Il. C.. and NJ Levy. of the
Pastime A. C. The A. A. U. does these
things quite often
| Next week the fourteen-lnch balk line
| GOO point billiards match between
Frank g. Ives and John Roberts, jrr
| the English champion, will be held at
| Central Music Han. Chicago.