The evening world., 1894-05-09
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS.

Football experts, that is men who have a prac-
teal knowledge OF the game are generally pleased
with the work OF the Rules Revision Committee.
which has Just completed its labors. 1t Is the
general Impression that the changes advised by
tho Committee will be beneficial. and that the
Committee has done Its work thoroughly.
In discussing the changes this morning Perry
Trarord. the Harvard eS-captain, said:
'Tf the suggestions OF the Committee are adopted
the game will be necessarily much less rough,
The penalties for rough play have been increased
at every possible point. This shows that the Com;
mittce has given the matter much thought and
done its work well Penalties for similar plays
have existed heretofore, but they were not suf-
fciently severe to prevent a PLAYER deliberately
mourning the penalty II he thought he could
gain by II. But fifteen years Is too much ground
TO lose to gain any point.
Ing a kick-on whenever the ball Is brought to the
centre OF the field, This. together with the doing
the game considerably. The abolition of the mo-
mentum play reduces the varieties of play, II
simply cuts DOWN the footbsllists, repertoire Of
and momentum plays. he now has only the hrs'
three"
Ing players for piling up on a player when he II
down. will scarcely decrease rough %tackling. A
man running with the ball is not likely to b,
down until considerable psling has been done,
That is. he won't go down until the last mo-
ment. sun, the rule, is a good one as II wi
do AWAY WIN II Ntl'E JuilllHE VI "a man uAN'l
The referee has blown his whistle to denote tina
a dne game Of football under Gaelic rules will
be played at RidgewoOd on Sunday afternoon DO
tween the Kickhams and lnnibfails. The kickhami
| won the championship OF the Gaelic A. A. In 1852
owing 10 ZONE misunderstanding they did not play
In the series OF 1898. This year, however. they
will be found In the ranks and hustling the leaders
The I~nnlsfalls have until recently ahliated VIII
he Gaelic Society, an organization which this sea
| sOu will be mcrged into the Gaelic Association O
America. They have had a very successful career,
having never heen defeated. Much Interest Il
shown in Gaelic circles as to the outcome OF this
game. 60. ,ho hh, u.uor,aI
nav cornwall Of the New Jersey a. C., that Is "a
he held on the club grounds, bAyonhe Cl'gs ~
/ The sports Will omnenc at ! T. NJ Iher'
| Yu he foot ball. lacrosse, athletics, bicycle rae
Inv and baseball, The principal feature VIII
he ths college team race; Harvard. Yale and
Irniysrsity OF Pennsylvania has each entered q
team, The following gentlemen have been asked
10 onicIate: Referee, w. d. Curtis. N. !, A. G.
Judges, Charles Freeman, U. u p; N: 4, Cum
Ing 4. A. A.; John Newman n J; !; C.
G.: Julius Harder. y. 7. "; Casper whitney
Field Judses-A. A. Jordan. y. Y. &C; Hugh
Baxter, n. Y. A. CO j.. D., BOYD. N j. A., G,
G, Annet. n. J. A. G.; Cyril Robinson; n J. A.
Charles Harvey Clerk Of Course, II. %Jae'nS,
! TimcrS, Robert Stall, n, Y. A.. C.; J, LathroP
Harvard 4. a, T.. 7. Allen, y. J A. C. j. ~,
AbeeI, y, Y. a. C.. Mort Bishop, r. 4 u ~ J.
Wendell, L. a, C, OGicial Reporter, Hugh quinn
". A.
sts.a.tz and l.ask, r played the fourtoenth gam
OF the chess championship series OF matehe
yesterday in Montreal. II resulted In an cas-,
score now stands: stslnitE. IL Lasker. u drawn