The evening world., 1893-10-19
THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING. October 10. 1898
sPOaT|NG NEWS AAD GOSSIP.
All the Big Football Teams Play
in This Vicinity Saturday.
Copisy. OF the Xavior's. Out with
Challenge.

All the big football teams will be seen
in his vicinity on Saturday next with
the sole exception Of Harvard. and that
day will witness n vcritable banquet OF
the merry game Of Rugby.
The sturdy Titans OF old Nassau. with
their zebra-striped jerseys. Will take on
the red and white clad lads Of Cornell.
The 1thacans have long wished to play
a real good game before a New York
audience. In Princeton they will have
no opportunity OF saying that the game
wasn't lively enough to suit them. Last
year Oh the Manhattan Field the Cor
n~ellinns played against the n. Y. A. c.
team In a pelting rainstorm with the
field ankle-deep In water. Much praise is
heard OF this years eleven from Ithaca.
and that they will be tried to their Mt
most is assumed on the part OF the tt
fSS erSi; TAX 'a to- defeat SS 'n The "f fSw nsm = dIle
to 1.
Cornell's team will reach New York
lie Manhattan Field in the afternoon
in %thoroughly familiarizins themselves
contest against the Crescents at East
bine-hoscii brigade" from New Haven
r MIL ,SSs lou oisnt to q orH g. ,e.% %heF r s shes
Of nc little local interest on SATURDAY
and the N. Y. A, Z. team at the Polo
This is a good enough indication that
the healthy. II ofttimes violent. pastime
will then rave been started ", earnest.
Constantly whetitd until the great, col
iege games. which always set New York
In q furore.
Another attempt will be made by Var
SHY OF Pennsylvania to have the under.
graduate rule withdrawn at a meeting OF
the Advisory board OF the ntercoiiegiat
with Princeton at her side In the ques-
tion, "Pennsy'' will stand out for a re-
peal of the rule, but rs. Yale has an ally
v ,n wt sse natter e is spR fiksiy to remain a
%s siom OF the as A /,
An absolutely strict adherence to the
rule en- Yale's part would preclude her
from playing Princeton In this city on
Thanksgiving Day. So II Yale refuses
to play Pennsylvania, to be consistent,
ton That, Of course, is highly lmproba-
bile in the face OF the enormously expec-
tnnt profits OF the Thanksgiving Day
game
Some one In the Xavier A. G. said that
Richard Copley was defeated In a nve-
mile run on Sunday, and It was 80 pub
lished in this column. This Is what Mr..
Copiey nays bou the affair:
l I wish 10 say that there was no such race run
as was mentioned In -FOUR sporting column. II
Mr.. O'Connell 10 anxious to contest With me
will run him a mile and give him 80 yards han
dicap at any time and place he desires for q
gold or silver medal. Respectfully.
All the opposition to the Corbett'
Mitchell contest isn't confined to this
vicinity alone. II this despatch from New
Orleans to-day Is accurate
Gov. Foster. while in the city last night. wal
asked II he would take any steps TO prevent thu
Mitchsil-C orbett fight taking place here. lie re
piled:
Louisiana | do not think there Is murh likeli
hood OF tho principals coming here. but u the,
How will you do itT' A..
That Will he found out later" and be added
siGnihcantiy: "suficient unto the day 10 the evil
thereof
The Stage A. c. will give a boxing en-
tertainment at Its rooms In Brooklyn
tomorrow night.
Constant Reader. Repeat query as to
Mitchell and Kilrain. 1t never reached
this department.
To A. S,-McCafrrey got the decision
over Mitchell in four rounds in New
York. Oct. l3. 1854. McAullne weighed
1871 "a pounds: Myer,l3 3 l-2.