Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-10

from the league. Many such instances
might be recited.
While athletes In almost all lines Of
sport are making arrangements 10 go 10
Paris next summer. II was not TO be ex-
pected that the boxing fraternity would
be willing TO be left out In the cold
Consequently the announcement that
'Parson" Davies Is contemplating an
invasen Of Europe In the spring at the
head Of a string Of fighters comes with
out any perceptlble shock.
That Davies will have charge OF the
Invaders makes II certain that every
thing IN connection with the trip will
be on the square and no fear need be
felt that the members will do anything
that will queer" the Americans in the
eyes Of Europeans, II Davies can pre-
vent II. The 'Parson' is one OF the
sQuarest sporting men in this country
and knows how to handle boxers
Among the well known men he has had
charge OF are Peter Jackson and Joe
Choynskl. The boxers whom he will
take to Europe will be recruited chiefly
from the aggregation under the man
agement OF Tom O'Rourke, the tooh
Bah Of the pugllIstic world at present
Sharkey. Smith, Walcott and Dixon
will probably be among the number.
The plan as formulated so far Is to
promote a great international boxing
tournament In Paris, with purses large
enough 10 induce the best men from all
over the world to enter, II the scheme
is carried out, It is probable that several
other American fighters will 90 to Paris
TO try for some Of the plumber.
II Is said that Davies win also take
along with him 10 the other side little
Willie Hoppe, the n-year-old billiard
phenomenon. as he feels assured that
the lads oleyerness will impress the Pa
risians and that he will be a money
maker next summer when all the
great cue experts will be gathered In
the French capital.
While the baseball magnates are
squabblIng and generally exposing their
! lttleness the real lovers Of the sport are
quietly thinking out plans to improve
the game. One OF the latest Ideas ad-
vanced is the signal system for UNI
pires. In it, primary features the adj
vocates Of the scheme propose that the
umpire shall raise his right arm when
he calls q strike and his left for ball.
The system might, Of course, be greatly
extended.
That plans TO improve the game are
being thought out at this time when
baseball has been dragged to such a
low ebb by the unsportsmanllke actions
OF the magnates shows the great hold
the game really has on the American
people and indicates that If once more
carried on in a decent or sensible fash
ion II would regain in time many Of It's
lost adherents.
Although the football season Is well
over, the players and those who are In
terested in the game are just at present
holding eager discussions. The inter-
collegiate rules committee will soon
meet, and this year more changes are
likely 10 be made than for many sea-
sons past.
Several incidents that occurred on the
field during important games last fan
have caused a good deal Of adverse
comment, and II Is thought that strict
rules should be passed so that they
shall not happen again. one rule that
will undoubtedly be framed relates to
coaching from the side lines. The col
leges were almost all equally guilty In
this respect. 1t Is contrary to all ac-
cepted ideas OF sportsmanship for a
graduate or other coach 10 interfere
with the play from the side lines, and a
very stringent law will undoubtedly
forbid such actions In the future.
The present method Of scoring points
will also receive attention. Some ex-
perts think that there should be no
point for a try for goal after touch
down, but that the touchdown itself
should score six points. Several other
matters are also on the list for discus
sion, including the one which permits
team to retain the ball after inten-
tlonally losing 20 yards on four downs.
This play was used by Yale in the
game against Harvard, after being al
most forgotten for several years.