The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
SPORTING CHIT CHAT.

originated In New York to the oarsmen
Of Harvard. Yale, Columbia. Cornell and
the University Of Pennsylvania. In
stead Of the indecisive contests between
two or three universities as In the past,
why not have one great battle where
all can meet on equal terms and where
the victors will be the unquestioneA
champions OF the year to their ever
advantage Of college athletics? A row.
ing battle between the five leading uni
verslties would be the greatest athletic
event of the year. At present the row.
ing outlook Is most unsatisfactory.
Harvard and Cornell are preparing to
arrange for q race at a place not yet
agreed upon. Pennsylvania, Columbia
and Cornell are ready to arrange an
other race. Harvard is not to meet
Pennsylvania. according to the present
understanding. and Yale is left out en-
tirely. Harvard will not meet Yale in
dual contests owing to complications.
and Yale will not race Pennsylvania for
reasons equally we'll known. 1t Is not
likely that either Cornell or Columbia
will meet the Blue alone. and SO matters
stand. The result Is that the intercol-
legiate championship will be in doubt.
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Corbett will not agree to meet Fitz-
simmons for the $4,000 purse offered by
Dan Stuart, of Texas. The ultima
tum was handed to Stuart Wednesday
by William A. Brady, Corbett's man.
ager. Stuart submitted articles of
agreement to Brady. and made d.
rect proposal to the manager that Cor
bett meet Fitz for a guaranteed purse
Of $4,000. I'VE have retired" was
Brady's reply. He then stated that 1t
was hardly worth while to break up q
prospective profitable theatrical en-
gagement to fight Fitzsimmons. Stuart
now declares that he wal match Maher
against Fitzsimmons and hopes to force
Corbett to fight the winner. BY the ar
ticles of agreement presented by Stuart,
he promises to put the entire purse of
900 In the hands Of q responsible per-
son, and in case he fails to pull Off the
battle the entire amount is to go to the
pugilists. Captain Glori, who now
manages Horace Leeds. called on Stu
art, and proposed that the Texan Of
fer a purse for Leeds and Lavigne, or
any other good lightweight. Glori said
Lavigne was preferred.
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One OF the officials of the Amateur
Athletic Union, in discussing the whole
sale suspension Of athletics and officials
who participated at the annual cham
pionship meeting Of the Union at Pitts
burg, last spring. said: "All We desire
Is that the athletes shall come forward
and make affidavit to the effect of hav-
ing received no pay for competing. or,
II they did. how much. The A. A. Y.
was badly swindled when the division
of receipts took place. and the officials
are determined to ascertain the names
Of the athletes or officers who were en-
rlched. Unless they come forward it
can only be taken for granted that they
participated in the receipts"
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Fred. Towsley Murphy, Of Junction
City, Kan, was unanimously elected
captain of the Yale foot ball team
Wednesday evening to succeed Captain
Thorne. The election Is a popular one.
The other candidates were Hinkey and
Fincke. but Murphy earned his right to
the position by playing three years at
tackle on the Yale team. He is 23 years
old. weighs 1853 pounds. and is six feet
tall. There was some doubt about the
election until the Princeton game. but
Murphy's play in that contest settled the
question. He will have six Of this years
players besides himself to begin next
season with.
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Tommy" Ryan. the champion well
terweight, and Joe" Walcott, Tom
O'Rourke's cyclone, have not yet signed
articles. They have agreed upon the
weight limit--145 pounds and weigh in
at the ringside; but they are wide apart
upon the question Of dates. Ryan wants
six weeks in which to prepare himself.
while both Walcott and the club OFF,
cials want the meeting pulled or In
month. Matchmaker Kennedy said last
night that that was the only hitch In
the arrangement.