The evening world., 1893-12-29
SPORTING NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Plans for the Reconstruction of
College Football Rules.
The Way Pugilistic Affairs Stand In
Jacksonville.

The work of reconstructing the rules
OF football, which the University Ath-
letic Club started recently, will be re-
sumed when the students OF the football
centres. Yale, Harvard and Princeton,
have returned from the Christmas re-
cess. Messrs. Camp, Sears or Brooks
and Moffatt, the respective representa-
tives of the three colleges named, will
hold another meeting at the L. A. c.
early In January, when they will discuss
the formation OF permanent committee
on revision. Before that Is done, how
ever. they will probably visit their col
leges and consult with the captains or
some other college authority and get
their views on the matter.
The plan as now formulated Is that
the Committee consist OF two or three
representatives of the colleges named
and such other colleges as II is deemed
proper to have represented. This Com
mittee will then invite expert opinions
from all over the country. Anybody
whom the Committee thinks knows the
game, will have an opportunity to have
his say on what he considers the best
way to reform the game. These opinions
will be carefully gone over. the good se-
lected from the bad, according to the
Committees ideas, and then will begin
the arduous work OF drawing up IA new
set OF rules for the guidance OF football
players.
The new rules will then be submitted
for acceptance by football teams
throughout the country. There is no
law compelling any team to adopt these
new rules when they are drawn up. but
1t is not considered probable that they
will not be accepted, II Yale. Harvard.
Princeton and Pennsylvania, the leading
good enough for those four ought to be
good enough for the others. is the way
the formulators OF the proposed new
Any other contingency is considered
very remote. and 1t wouldn't make a
great deal OF difference anyway herea-
bouts, provided the principal college
rules. For the sake OF simplicity 1t Is
to be hoped that but one style of game
will be played next Fall.
Two other things are also to be hoped.
One is that the new rules are agreed
upon as soon as possible. that we may
know what sort of a game we are to
have, and that the game will not be so
mild that II will be uninteresting.
learned to-day that Sheriff Broward, OF
this county. wrote to Gov. Mitchell about
a week ago. asking what means he should
adopt to stop the hsht .h so lar ne ietter
but men who know the Governor are sure
that he will order the Sheriff to do all
In his power to prevent the contest"
Referring to, the arrest Of Corbett and
Mitchell the despatch says that friends
Of both Corbett and Mitchell. especially
OF the latter, treated the whole proceed
ing as huge Joke.
They joliled him about the prospect of
being locked up and one OF the party
asked, him how he would like to share
cell with Corbstt That hat see seemed ed to
over his face and he said, with emphasis: ::
would take i ali the light ' out 81 the gem
corbett and Mitchell are now prncti-
cally in custody. II Judge Call decides
that the arrest was legal. then the prin-
the Criminal Court on the day named
and then. their case goes before jury.
The opinion is that there is no jury In
Duyal County that would find them
There is another contingency which
may put new phase on the affair, and
that Is a possibility Of the Governor in
those S Proceedings and institute such ~ I new
proceedings as he and the Attorney
General may agree upon: P The , members
tests are not illegal in Florida. and
assert more positively than ever that
the contest will occur
The Varuna Boat Club. OF Brooklyn. Is
looking for new quarters. At the annual
meeting to be held next week the matter
will be discussed. The lease on the pres
ent quarters expires in February, and an
effort will be made to find a more con-
venient location and one where there is
less rent to pay. Rooms somewhere be-
tween Flatbush avenue and Court street
and Fulton and State streets. are what
the Club wants. An amateur boxing
show will be given by the Club during
the Winter. provided Mr.. Schieren's con-
sent can be had.
The chances are that Danny Richard
son will play ball again next year. pro-
vded he wants to badly. President Byrne,
OF the Brooklyn Club. says there are
four League Clubs that want Richard
son. The Brooklyn Club will not sell
Richardson's release; but VII, trade him
New York to play at shortstop." says
Mr.. Byrne. HE is a fair hitter and the
greatest in the business on double plays"
The value of Zimmerman's winnings the
Dirnberger's 5000: Tylers and Win
dies $4,000 each, and Bliss's. $1,000 over
SIPS, 900 in prizes was won by leading
amateurs In races during the season.
Columbia College athletes are practis-
ing diligently these days In the Man
haitian A. c. gymnasium. The College
will put a baseball nine on the field and