New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-22
N THE FIELD OF SPORTS.
s AND COMMENTS ABOUT ATHLETICS
..rrrrs OF THE FOOTBALL CHANCES - THE
YALE-PRINCEToN CoNTEsT-BAsHBALL
AND cYCLING-TIiE NEW MAN
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,,ors ~ football note and appreciate the
- ., the rules and the comments heard on
e hand are decidedly complimentary. ina, the
- has been benefited materially is assured, both
- a naying as well as from spectators point
:, lou Those dangerous. unneces sary mass plays
" orlv occasionally. and the benefits were Illus
80 on saturday when the twenty-five men COM
u" ,he Princeton Cornell teams went through
700 halves without injury and without a
-, change Cornel"s showing in that game
s.",.c.ess and her p.ucky struggle against Prince
~ ,r insure a large attendance at the Harvard
c,er game TO be played at Manhattan Fed
W., saturday The men from Ithica light
As,s,c,uv. but they play football certainly fast
-, far Princeton; at least. in the Tigers pres
ont condition.
~ that Ya.e and Princeton have decided TO
~, on December instead of Thanksgiving
ps, tho only reasonable excuse for further SQUAD
49, * the selection of grounds. There has been
'.ns,derab,e talk about Playing the game at some
h,ban grounds about New-York. and 1t seems
su, time that the ciear-headed men at the head
roo.hau affairs should step in and give the
,h,,l managers of the two teams fathery
,,os II the game is 10 be played about New
49, Manhattan Island is the place where 1t should
- ,laved Manhattan Field and the Polo Grounds
-. particularly well adapted for football purposes
~ss grounds are all right AMI the seating capacity
- TRANSFORMATION service certainly superior
." those furnished by any grounds outside OF the
~. No such crowd be expected on December
.s would turn out on Thanksgiving Day. and
49, seating capacity at either of the Harlem fields
Fl 10 found sufficient for those who wish 10 wit
MSS the game There is d growing belief in some
quarters that after this year there will be fewer
roTese games Played in this city.
Tho examination of the new American Assoca-
zion which starts out with the intention Of rivalns
rho National League will give the followers o.
baseball something 10 talk about during the base
h,u nlayers' season Of enforccd retirement To date
the new ass )cia;ion has not accomplished anything
which can cause any alarm in the camp or me
Tssgne The "monsyed men who were 10 furnish
The financial battery when was 10 De turned asdnN'
ny League have not "materia.ized" as yet and the
new association. without p.enty OF moncy. cahnSt
hone even to start the season ~ T. Young me
nrsssiden Of the Leasue. voices the sentiments OF
The club owners when ne charac'eI!zeS tne t 'T
nayers and deposed managers. o. course II the
Association could get recqsnlton iI9n h te re s
rsss would be asSureds Whether II can get inns
tscognltion is extremely doubtful: and /, certainly
viii not upon the lines already laid down by tne
Association The League VIII remain PASSIVE uii l
the baseball reoes begin TO hee2uaoe VAN
vii begin ana somebody will get hurt. 1t VII ne
s who vii! get the worst of IL this time. Al
me fated calves have been devoured ana ne proc
gal viii return hungry, and his munger VIII ho' De
sppeased
The organization OF the new Manhattan A. {;
and the prospects OF a speedy settlement OF the oId
Wv between the A. 4. L. and the 'th Regiment
C ought to furnish additional Impetus IL gen
eral athletics in this region; Athletics anou, New
Work have beer at low ebb for more than year:
and the brighter prospect which Is opening up VIII
be greeted with JOY by all lovers Or he.d anu TICK
snop,s There is certainl.' room for the new Man
HAITIAN a c. and the opening or the handsome
home Of athletes in MadisOn-ave. AMI forty-nith-
81 on December l5 Will lie looked forward TO win
interest As strictly amateur and social clup II
simply TO be used coax for the giving OF pro
fessona prize fights. il Will be short-lved ana me
managers experience Will be short and disastrous
Conducted on the lines laid out by the Ne~-l oTN
A. c. the new club will soon nave hosts OH Iriends
and all the members o; the desirable Grass tnai il
can accommodate.
The gloomy weather yesterday had depressing
eject upon the loyal bicycle riders who spend a
Most OF the arranged were carried out y
century run longer has and terrors Tor the aver
age robust cyclis. Cycle enthusiasts are watching
with interest all the arrangements being made
for the coming national cycling Snow - DC
held at Madison Square Garden. The allotment o!
spaces shows that the best firms III the country
have applied for room Every indics lion points 10
the fact that the coming exhibition will be the eye
ling show of the year.
The return TO TINS country OF Zimmerman, the
champion of champions Wheeler and Banker, &C
companed or followed by several OF the best riders
on the other side. will enlven cycling matters ma
terially during the winter. professional meeting
will be he'd at Madison Square Garden. wncn Is
sure 10 be a success p. / Powers and Wi!is
Troy will manage the professional races Ihat the
National Cycling Association VIII be organized no"
seems assured.