The sun., 1897-11-15
THE SPORTING WORLD,
Short and Pithy Pointers From
the Turf.
BRIEF TOPICS OF THE DAY.
A Resume of the Latest DOings In
Athletics. Indoor and Field
Sports That are
Legitimate.
BRIEF TOPICS OF THE DAY.
FOOT BALL.


Coach Butterwo,th said: "rhe game
this afternoon proved to be one between
the extremely close matched elevens.
Both teams played modern football.
Each team had chance to score-Yale
in the first half, and Harvard in the sec
ond half. Neither made effective use of
this one opportunity, and the result is
that the game is tie. The best feature
Of the game was the perfect cleanness
with which it was played. Surely moth
ing can be said against football as sport
when played as was the game to-day be-
tween Harvard and Yale, with entire ab-
sence of all Objectionable features. It
was one of the best games | ever wit
messed.
Captain Minds, of the University OF
Pennsylvania eleven, who came to Cam
bridge especially to see Harvard play,
said in an interview: "At times both
elevens played as good football as is ever
seen on college grounds. | think that
Yale had q great advantage during the
first half, and forced the Harvard players
to wear themselves out, rushing the ball
up the field, only to have it punted back
by the skiful Mcbride. 1t was unfor-
tunate from the standpoint Of all fairness
that the wind abated part of the second
half"
In an interview, Coach Cameron
Forbes said: POSSIBLY we expected to
do better than we did, but we have moth
ing to complain Of nor any excuses to
offer"
The vexed question: ''Ts Rugby foot
ball, as played by our collegians, more
dangerous to life and limb than boxing
as practiced by PROFESSIONALS" ?" seems
likely to be settled in the affirmative by
the Legislature of the State Of Georgia in
the next fortnight. That erudite body
I take it that all Legislators are learned,
if they are not they should be-has now
before it two bills. One is for the pur-
pose of making not only the playing of
football illegal, but also Furnishes anyone
who is voluntary witness of the game
or who aids or assists in the playing of a
game in any manner. The other bill is
for the purpose of legalizing boxing exhi-.
bitions under certain well defined con-
ditions. At present writing it looks as
though both bills would become laws. If
they do, the boxer will be elevated into
a law abiding citz'n, while the football
player will be tabooed. All this comes
out of the fact that a football player was
killed in Atlanta, recently, while partici-
pating in game.
From present indications what Penn
sylvania will do to Harvard on Saturday
will be Il plenty.
Where was all that Chester money?
The local talent couldn't get any.
The Warren team certainly showed
what they were made of on Saturday.
1t looks as if Princeton will have an
easy mark when they play Yale.
Everybody seemed pleased with the
game, except few Chester people.
There was no hot time in Chester that
night.
That first touchdown OF the game made
by Man With Plow was beauty.
This city has two great teams, in the
Warren and the High School.
If the crowd that turned out on Satur-
lays game would always be as large,
hen the people OF this city would see a
good game; as it costs money to bring
rood teams here. And you can't afford
o spend 500 when the ipts amount
% about Sl5. So everybody turn out and
rive the boys lift.