Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-11
General Sporting Notes.

Jack O'Brien Of Philadelphia says that
his fight with Charley Haughey will take
place at Boston on December 16. 1t Is to be
for ten rounds.
Tom Jenkins is making preparation for
an extended European tour Of wrestling.
This noted catch-as-catch-can. wrestler has
never been over the big pond. Jenkins has
four matches in this country. which Will
deta3n him here until February.
John Porter, the great trainer. at a din
ner of the Gimcrack Club, England. held at
York, said the starting gate had been given
a fair trial and was a failure. Doping
horses he said was in vogue, and he pro-
posed to make it penal offense. The Gin
crack Club has been in existence since 1857.
If Yale follows the advice of Julian Cur
tiss there Is little likelihood of Mike MUIR
ply returning to Pennsylvania. Curtiss and
many other Yale graduates declare that
Murphy should have most of the credit for
the team which the blues had this year.
Said Curtiss at banquet to the dale
eleven: yale must never, never let Mike
Murphy go
Thirteen Thousand dollars is the amount
it will cost Columbia University to be rep
resented by varsity and freshman crews on
the water during the next season of inter-
collegiate rowing. This is an increase of
almost 81 900 over last years rowing ex-
largest sum expended by any college for
It's aquatic work.
In view of the possibility that the stew
ards Of the Henley regatta will at their
meeting December II propose new rule
to exclude from participa ton in the con-
tests crews which have been coached by
professionals within a month of the open
ing of the regatta, 1t Is understood that
friends of Cornell University in London will
advise Cornell that Its entry Is not wanted
1t is said that Cornell is likely to abide by
that advice and not enter crew.
Yachtsmen who have read that the new
r1n dafandar hetpR BRISTOL X. l..
is probably to be named the Eagle were
pleased for. they say, 1t Is a most appro-
pirate name. being national in character,
quite as patriotic as Constitution or Column
bia and more so than either Vigilant or
Defender. OF course the question of
name for the new boat will be finally de-
cided by the members of the syndicate who
own the yacht. but 1t is understood that
some Of them have already approved the
name of Americas national bird.
If the signs are read Alright the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania will be represented on
the gridiron in 1903 by team that will
rank with the best the Quakers have turned
out since the day when they suddenly
doomed up In the intercollegiate world with
an eleven which beat Princeton and scored
on the Yale champions. For the first time
in many years there Is feeling Of real
Joy on PENIS campus so deep rooted Is the
belief that the Quakers Will win back their
grdiron laurels. This Is said by Edward
R. Bushnell in the Philadelphia North
American.
A UlSpdlCu ITOul says all SlSiiS
indicate that Within a twelvemonth the
leading Canadian foot ball teams will be
playing the game under the intercollegiate
rules of the United States. The old Rugby
rules are already being dropped and sew
eral Canadian teams have played during
the last season under set of playing rules
which are compromise between the old
Rugby and the American college game. The
adoption of the states style of play will be
a great boon for the strenuous autumn
game, as 1t will permit the leading college
teams Of Canada to contest with American
elevens and an all-American versus all
Canadian game would not be impossible.