The morning call., 1894-11-16
SPORTING NEWS.
Camp Lectures ON Brain
and Muscle.
of Pounds Are Lost on a
Prizefight i'm Africa-Olympic
Field Day.

Athletes who intend taking part in the Olym.
pic feld-day games, which will be held on the
oath inst, must not forget that entries will
close at the Olympic Club on Saturday evening.
An attempt is being made TO arrange a race
between the Yale and Oxford crews.
Princeton has scored 1876 points to her oppo-
nents 2
Pennsylvania has scored 262 points Ia foot.
ball 10 her opponents 16.
The practice of line University of California
football team will be held in secret from now
until the Thanksgiving day game. This step
has been under consideration for some time
and is now finally decided upon.
Walter Camp lecIured before the students OF
Palo Alto on Tuesday evening. correspond
ent writes: THE address was short and en-
teraining, being full OF humor 1t was so clear
and concise that everybody, whether he knew
anything about the national college sport
not, understood the illusions 10 the various
plays. He gave US To understand that modern
college athletics bave no use for the man who
is all brains ara nO:muScle. nor the man who Is
all Drawn and 40 brain. The aim Is toward
satisfactory medium between these two eX-
tremeS. The football captain has no more use
for The Shrk than the faculty, and often deals
with him with less lenency than do the latter.
Football tends to strengthen the element OF en-
thusiasm and tenacity OF purpose in man"
Two years ago the University Club of this
city offered trophy for the victors in inter
collegiate football. The last two games having
been ties, no claim can be made by either SIDE.
eau be victorious three times.
The athletes OF Stanford College are in high
spirits now that running path is assured.
The money requiI ed for the construction OF a
sprintiDg-path is now in the hands of the track
| managers. and men Will be put 10 work imme.
dately on the grounds.
Malcolm Forbes. who purchased A rion from
the falo Alto stables for S145, 900, has recently
purchased fourteen horses sfrom the same sta
| bles. Forbes is the owner OF Nancy Hanks and
also of VIVA Bellies. who has record Ut 2:15.
Henry Schmeli has challenged Edward Pay
son TO a six days go-as-you-please match.
The city ordinance permitting glove contests
at Jacksonville, Fla, has been repealed.
Articles have been signed by KID" Layigne
and Andy Bowen for a fight before the Audi
forum Club CT New Orleans on December IL
for an alleged purse of $4,000.
George Dawson ana DOC" OConnei are
matched to fight twenty-five rounds at the Bos-
ton Athletic Association gymnasium some lime
In the latter part of this month
Charley" johnson, the Welter.weight OF 81.
Paul, and Shadow" Maber, formerly Of Aus
Olympic CLUB OF New Orleans on December 3.
Their fighting weights will be lao pounds or
under.
Pritchard and Burge will fight in London,
England. on the evening of the 26th inst.
Lachie Thompson, tn6 Scotch champion. was
Knocked out in twelve hard-fought rounds by
JACK Heffernan of New Zealand In Johannes
burg, South Africa. The other day. Thousands
OF pounds changed hands.
Ike Hayes. the colored heavyweight whom big
Joe McAullffe refused TO meet, was knocked
out III fourteen ROUNDS by Nick Burnley at
Butte, Mont, the other night. The winners
friends scooped in nice pot of money on the
result.
Australian pugilists are having the cream of
the fghtlng done III the East, and as q conse-
dnence the local scrappers are becoming jea
Gus. Australians are as 4 rule. good fighters,
and that is why they are given preference.