The evening world., 1893-09-16
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Yale's Captain Talks Regarding
Alleged New Football Rules.
Princeton Worried As to Whom to
Place at Centre.

In the uncomfortable scotch mi2hlc'
which envcloped Travers 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. Hinkey and these seven
candidates for places on the Yale foot
ball team OF '93: Stillman. Ted Edam,
George Adec, n. Dwycr, Butterworth,
Thorne and Lilly. Capt. Hinkey was
the most energetic of the octet, and he
kept his stan hustling right merrilv.
TO the writer Hinkcy said. Il cannot
tell just now how long we hall stay
ut the island. All the candidates are not
here as yet, but l look for them next
week. Our practice work is just about
AZ you see It now, and the boys are by
no means shirkers In their work.
Capt. Hinkey was asked hts opinion
OF pop" BLISS declarations to the stu
dents Of the stanford Varsity III Cali
fornia as to tho new 60 rule which
provides that goal may he Kicked from
directly back of the posts, If the runner
has crossed the line with the ball and
made II touchdown.
The Yale captain Is famous for his
taclturnity. hut when he heard this his
Padcrewski shock OF ebony hair bristled
wondromsly, and he sann; nfsnaw =,
out late the night before or else ne was
blufiing. We haven any rule In the IN
tercollegiate Association which, allows n
goal to be kicked from back. OF the
POSTS. A goal has to be kicked from the
field proper. OF course 1t Is n great dea!
harder the latter way nine times out OF
''Touch downs behind goal posts are gen.
orally made far to either side OF the
potts. and the custom now g 10 prihg
back the ball to the l5-yard ,inc. POM
and then he has an excellent chance
The above is the longest interview
Hirkey. Hiokok. McCrea, Mcssler. Arm.
strong and Greenway Will rcpor at
Travers Island next week
To-day will see the finale Of the
Princeton cleven's vacation practice al
Newport. Capt. Trenchard has re.
auestcd the candidates to meet MN ~
The position of centr" Is bothcring
Capt. ~T'renchard considerably, and whom
to get to play II H. where the run comes
in. A brother of Jesse Riggs. a famous
crow dis, centre FOR Pennington College,
and Symmes, Of 20 and 81. Hall ana
Wheeler are almost sure TO be again
on the team.
Those enthusiasts OF the squared circle
who have wondered how II was thn'
! SDllN Snlltn W1llDDtl JolhibN ~ ~
four rounds at Roby in July will have u
chance to see his style when he meets
George Dixon at the Coney Island Attn,
letic Club Sept. %. They VIII coh.es'
weight championship Of the world.
II Smith shows up in The form he
displayed with Griffen at Roby ana Var
Heest In California. the patrons OF. IN
Coney Island Club will witness one OF TN
bests contests thai has ever occurred II
the East. Dixon with his wonderfn
science and generHlship. and Smith Will
his tremendous hitting powers ought t'
make n contest worth a journey to see
Picking the winner OF this bout setin'
to be difficult to a great portion 81 th'
followers Of pugilism. Dixon Is the favor
tie. but his admirers are not bettini
Take live Of the best men each o
these boys has defeated f"r purposes o
Eddie Pierce, Ia'L. skelly, Abe WIN
and Nunc Wall. whom Dixon de
smith. Tina, is all conjecture. Fiv'
men whom Solly has defeated arr
hard hitter: Dial Hawkins. Dan Ma
honey. Dan DAILY and Johnny Griffen
They are all very good men, and per
hnps a shade superior to the hrst-na me'
beaten, For that matter, neither ha
Dixon In a finish AFFAIR. On %scientif,
points Plimmer won In the Madison
Square Garden.
Smiths friends claim that Dixon can
MT hit him hard enough to bring tn
affair to Il sudden close. Perhaps the,
are correct. but Dixon has punishe
some Of his adversaries very badly.
will not do to forget that .he colore
boxer is still n young fellow. an
quicker than a who'll bundle OF Johnn
Grifins or Johnny Van Heests. !
Smith IL as rapid, why, thore'n b
enough sport at Coney Island on IN
18th and no mistake.
The final events i'm the A. A. v. cham
pionships in Chicago are scheduled TO
to-day. New York's athletic eyes ar
watching results closely, and 1t Is ex
peciod that a number OF first prizes wi
be brought here. If the weather condi
tons be favorable records In some o
the contests are liable to be broken.
W. Al. Richards, OF the N. Y. A. c
is carrying the hopes of the New Yorl
crs. He is entered for the 100. go. 4