The morning call., 1894-10-16
SPORTING NEWS.
Criticism and Sayings of
Gentleman jim.
Changes That Have Been Made
in the Rules of College
Football.

A correspondent of New York paper
who is well known to Eastern sporting
men as an authority on puglistic matters
has the following to say concerning the
proposed Corbett and Fitzsimmons prize
| fight:
| in endeavoring TO defend himself from
the torrent Of criticism which was un-
Ioosed upon him when his refusal to fight
/ FitZsimm0ns was made public the young
champion has grown singularly and per-
| sistently abusive. No one has been safe
| from the furious but harmless lasbings of
his tongue. ''Soreheads" and "stiffs" are
words that have been on his tongue every
minute OF his every waking hour since the
| night when Bob Fitzsimmous won his
latest and most hollow triumph by defeat
| ing Dan Creedon, man whom he out
classed. According to him the public gen.
orally and the newspaper men who do not
| support his every act are "soreheads"
who have never forgiven him for defeating
Sullivan. and all the pugilists-SullivaD,
Klrain and the rest of them-are "stiffs."
The champion has a mighty poor opinion
of the human genus on this planet, but
this planet has not yet stopped to consider
COrbett considered a moment be would
refrain from calling Sullivan a stiff. for
Sullivan is the greatest pugilist he ever
whipped.
Ftzsimmons has the best end of the ar.
gument and much of the glory at present.
but the position will be reversed il Corbett
ever meets him in q ring. Fitzsmmons
outclassed Creedon and defea ed him cas-
will do him up with raZZle. They do not
think that way down South. They have
backed FltZ in all his fights, and sometimes
when his chances looked none too bright,
but he has never failed them. But he will
fail them this time. Fitz has never met
man in COrbett's class, nor has he ever
defeated man that Corbett could not
have put out in much easier style. Peter
| Maher is perhaps the best man that FitZ-
simmons ever conquered. The lrishman
would only be child in CorbetPs hands,
| but he gave Fitz a pretty stiff argument
while he was at 1t. When Creedon chal-
| lenged FitZsmmons to fight for the middle
weight championship, the latter di1 not
| reply that Creed0n was not in his class. nor
did be fer to back another man 10 fight
| him. He fought him himself, and in doing
so gave the only honest reply which could
| be made To the challenge. 1t does not mat
Ter that FL ZsimmOus has lot one chance in
| ten of defeating Corbett. When he backs
! up challenge v ith a $4,000 stake he is
entitled to fight. His standing as pugil-
ist and his achievements in the ring would
| of themselves give him that right. II they
| did not, the big stake 18th which he backs
up his challenge would make it imperative
| upon Corbett to meet him.
Manager Bergano os the Imperial Ath-
| letic Club is authority for the statement
that there will be redhot time at the en-
porium of fstc sport on Thursday night.
| ban mil t;yhs 60.
the championship of San Ma,eo County.
| In speaking of a practice game played
recently at Palo Altos prominent football
| player said:
During the first few minutes OF the
game the varsity, on account of its own
| lightnlnglike work and the loose playing
of the second eleven, made three touch
| downs in rapid succession. After the
| teams had settled down to steady work
| and the second eleven showed itself to be
capable of holding the varsity down in a
satisfactory way Jack Reynolds made
several fine runs. and ais play was
Of the star order. He will assur-
edly make one of the most expert
grGund-gainers by the time of the big
game. Spaudiug's tackling was one of
the prominent features of the practice
| Cochran is an old reliable and plays an
ideal game at tackle, and can always be
| relied upon for a quick sharp snappy
| game, which is noticeable in every play.
Pauley, on the second eleven, shows up
well on the end. McCray is another sec
| oDd eleven man who will be favorably
heard from before the end of the season.
| Lewis, behind the line. is one nf the best
men that any team could wish for. Alto
gether Stanford has good fell this year
| to choose from"
At last Saturdays game there were any
| number OF people inQuiring about the
changes that have been made in inter.
collegiate football. Certainly the game,
10 an outsider, does not appear TO have
undergone much change in spite of all
the new rules directed against mass plays.
Perhaps the most radical difference is at
the very outset, when the ball is put in
play. Instead OF forming the old massive
| wedge TO carry the ball through the op-
posing rush line 1t is now punted down
the field where it is supposed to be
caught and carried back by the other side
This is intended 10 make the game more
open and also more interesting to watch.
Another OF the anti-momentum rules is
that only three men can start before the
bali is put in play, and then from not more
that i've wards behind the line. There are
other minor rules. but their apparent effect
Ut On the game is slight. The new changes
are not 80 modified as TO keep players
from wearing ear and nose protectors.
The latest bicycle suits for women are
| made of wool, mohar. serge and silk in all
| the darker and mixed shades. Braids and
buttons 10 matcu the RoouS are used In
| trim ming. An enthusiastic rider needs
| several changes in a season. as the dust
and heat cause a suit TO become shabby
very soon.
John Gallagher, the champion angler of
the City of the Oaks w. Turner and J.
Butler returned on Sunday from the Eel
River. where they hugely enjoyed two
weeks of grand fishing. Mr.. Gallagher
states that he hooked and successfully
| landed a 24-pound salmon from deep
| pool near Scotia after battle which
lasted almost an hour. he will depart in
a few days for the beadwa aters OF the Sac
ramento River.