The sun., 1899-02-10
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
PRINCETON WILL PLAY OLD PENN 4
FOOTBALL GAME,

stock-Fastern League Selects Rochester.
A football match between Princeton and the
rriversity OF Pennsylvania next fall is regarded
a. a certainty, II certain negotiations to be
:, ado In tho near future prove successful. The
undergraduates Mt Old Nassau are so eager for
. eame with the Quakers that they have
,-oueht great pressure to bear on the Graduate
,a,isorv COMMITTEES. several members OF
-hicb have been opposed to renewal OF
.oIa,ions with Old Penn up to within n
..,nIs Of weeks. Last Saturday at the
princcton Inn tho Advisory Committee
bold A secret meeting. @. @. Cuyler. Tracy
u,rris Edgar Allen Poe and Phillips Miller
r.ro rresent While they refused TO divuge
,nv facts about their deliberations, 1t has since
hcer learned that the committee, after
iorcthy discussion concluded to make change
q, front. or. in other words. to try TO induce
,be Faculty Athletic Committee to withdraw
The ban which put an end to the games with
psnnsylyania In 1894. It Is said on good au-
thorIty that Princeton would send q challenge
10 ,be Ouakers In short order IL assurance
oonId bc received that II would be accepted. 1t
ia the Tigers duty to open the negotiations
nth challenge. as the Philadelphians were
M, the ones to stop the games. In short It Is
b.,ieyed that the Princeton Graduate Advisory
committee will wait until something definite
can be heard from Old Penn. which will not
TAX. long, as the Quakers have all along de-
o,,red themselves to be in favor OF n game.
Cant, Edwards OF the Princeton varsity paid a
visit to Philadelphia not many days ago. and
cleaned some particulars which. 1t Is thought.
have carried considerable weight with his
graduate Advisory Committee. 1t is said that
he learned the favorable attitude OF the Uni
varsity OF Pennsylvania, and reported 1t to his
superiors. If the Quakers by an offlcial COM
municaton OF some sort, VIII notIS ,.h f,tihnee1on @
arms, such document will be drawn up with
out great deal OF delay. ,
two reasons. It is absolutely necessary for the
Tigers to play two big games this fall, one Of
yyhs yRs ON Nov p3'Y 81 Year before last the absence
Of gruelling contest @ prior to ne theme meeting Ing
Swscribed ws ed as one Of the reasons for the Tigers
defeat by Yale. Last season. while It is true
that Princeton defeated Yale by reason son, OF P9e,s
lion. because this important contest wound
up Nassap's schedule at least least two weeks weeks
s'ssh usGss,t Ts$
% her is eS Ssed PIC For eSer snS S6a NO
Another reason for Princeton's wish for a re-
VIII th her her oq rivals the o
fennsyivania would mean a profit of at least
10000 more than last year thereby enabling
ali other branches Of intercollegiate. sports.
Football expenses are Of necessity very
certs 5e ar are desirabe i is known that fhs Uni
Ps Grsct 0verares Si for game for the past two
years. and that many prominent Princeton un-
h haze SrenS n tef SdHsops
COMMITTEES in line. too. King" Kelly. the ex-
football player, has been warm advocate Of
sSsn efs & sas two 0y the
tSEonistc tSE hHEtSfS to old Penn ever since 1884.
But as the sentiment OF the undergraduates
has In favor OF such CONTEST fpni h these
As a result 1t is said that at Saturdays meeting
OF the committee they admitted that something
Should be handled with diplomacy; Develop
mcpts are looked for sooni especially il the
University of Pennsylvania shows Willingness
TO come half way.
tions at Yale and Harvard do not receive sal
a. suho I9sf However that the Of
the-r officials are paid in full; after itemized
accounts have been submitted In speaking
Of this matter Julian Curtiss says:
1t is only fair to pay the. expenses, of a
coach, 30 lar as his railT%2iad %i fare: board @ and
New Haven to assist IN preparing any team or
crew for an inteTTc9llegate contest i,,e: his ef-
that he can charge for wearing apparel or the
cigars he may smoke. But i he leaves his
iwn expense. 4 coach who visits another city
h. see a game that may afford line on the
"ngn 9 some future ~ p n1 das So nS sSda aFs
bot be asked to perform it with money taken
from his own pocket. Beyond expenses. how
tvGr. coaches at Yale do not receive any Imam
Woodruff. StaGg. Warner. Bull. and many
other eX-cOllege football players. who arc in
the habit OF coaching college teams outside Of
Cambridge. New Haven. and PRINCETON, openly
%tmt that they receive pay for their i'm serHices i Is
either Butterworth or Hinkey.
Those who for two months past have been
trying to consummate the, Brooklyn Baltimore
baseball deal were still here yesterday. but
Sy 2oS nEa PFe5T4SoF who 10
Is the cause Of hitch in the final negotla-
tons because he sia cannot ma sixty sixtyIo1e ie
urn urn over to Abel for $4,000. informed THE
SvN ran last night that he was willing to make
Tho hitch is not serious one" said he.
and the whole matter will be settled in day
or two Some arrangement will be made
equivalent for the money offered"
ss Rs and Rsn0n Es
throw w their hands and effect the consoida-
ton without the Byrnc interests; Hi They ~ con- on
cont. which is sufficient to clinch matters.
Tho proposition to buy Byrne, out was made
merely to clear up matters and cut the stock
hodeTrs down TO as small number @ as as posi-
he Last Saturday Byrne asked $1,000 fora
psy % ovcr " hn '" amoumf 1 mt SGcA Il he df"S did not
live up. to his agreement to sell, on Tues
daY. His proposition was turned down by
lIanlon. which was rather fortunate for Byrne.
IN view of the fact that he is still unable to de.
liver the goods. Considering the amount OF
trouble that has existed among the Brooklyn
peOpi" eyer since the deal was suggested. Han
lon and Nonderhorst should receive credit for
remarkable exhibition Of patience. When the
papers have been signed both sides will admit
that Hanons. clever manipulating Of conflict
Ing interests has been chiefly responsible for
Success.
= t., CT. 80,
TONS is in town lie met Ed Ha9lon. manager
oI the new Brooklyns, yesterday and they
talked baseball for several hours;
pl3divduay speaking" said Selee; this
Hr3oklyn team will be the greatest collection
o. hall players ever seen on League diamond
was a clever move, Tor it will make Brooklyn
Tond"rfpIly strong at third base. The Brook
lyns arc bound to draw big crowds at home
tnd abroad for they will be one Of the best
cards cards n Tho country, 1t is Boston's turn to
tthls year and wouldn't, find a bit Of
Eut II We should he assigned 10 Washington
Iark. There will he .O00persons there sure
70 So" tho bow Of llanlpn's men, Do J. think
a. RnatpDa