The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-14
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

box Hugo Kelly at MiI~aukee next Friday
night.
Terry McGovern and Chick Tucker IN
Thanksgiving eve.
No cadet ever quits. That's the known
element that Stages men have to face at
the West Point game.
in two out Of three heats on the New York
speedway last Wednesday.
Every fan I'm milwaukee would like to see
the Western League do weli-outside Of
Milwaukee. Milwaukee Sentinel.
to 60 to Denver and viii remain as nnan-
cial manager Of the Columbus Club.
Joe walcott stin belisves he can defeat
Sandy Ferguson, and his manager. w. A.
Pierce. Is ready to match Walcott against
Ferguson for a good side bet.
In New York betting on the Yale-Prince-
ton game yesterday was 10 to s and 10 10 5
on Yale. For the Harvard-Yaie game the
Yale end was popular at 3 to J.
No matter how well the Maroons hold
their own while in football toss. they will
be put out of the running when the Cadets
flash their brass buttons at the Hop.
Ten years ago this week Harvard men
were busy guarding the secret that the
eleven would appear at Springfield In
leather suits that were to cost about $50
apiece.
Johnny Reagan, the Brooklyn bantam
weight, is anxious TO come West and en-
ers among the little fellows out here. Rea-
gan will not allow anyone TO come IN at q
higher weight than lis pounds.
The boxing game may be revived In Nc
Keesport. Pa. Mayor Folkenstein is of the
opinion that II the boxing shows are per-
fectly conducted, he would not interfere,
but declared positively that he would per-
nit no fake contests where the public
would be humbugged.
penneft will probablv ulay fuif hack for
Pennsyiy ania In the two remaining games
on the Quaker schedule. Smiths ~disqualih-
with Reynolds and Drake in the back field.
these positions should oe well taken care
OF in the Indian and Cornell games.
Billy Clymer. en- route to the Quaker
City, stopped at his old stamping ground,
Buffalo. and TO Horace Lerch expressed
his infatuation with the proposed wedding
OF East and West. Sale he: 1T may come
about. perhaps not this year. but Il may
come next. 1t would be a good institution,
a powerful minor organization. Take Jer-
sey City. Baltimore. Buffalo and Toronto,
and hook them up Wiz Ta,a L1uis nh C2Iam-
ern clubs are Sunday bali towns, with
grounds In the heart OF their respective cit
les. It looks srand on paper" clymer is
a Sunday town
The Western coaches who seemed disin-
clined 10 accept the modification adopted by
the football rules les eom mn have suffered pf s
NAO AAA
other hand. their teams thus far have
shown a speed and power TO roll up big
scores that seem TO Indicate that their style
OF play has been helped rather than hin
dered. 1t was inevitable that the West
should develop characteristics 10 distinguish
a football school differing from the methods
OF Eastern play as soon as the teams were
able TO rely on home talent. instead OF be-
ing wholly dependent upon coaches from
Yale. Harvard. Princeton and Pennsylva-
mia. as was true OF the early days OF West
ern football. Fast play and sensational
scoring ability have lately marked the work
OF the best Western elevens. and their
claim that they lave advanced beyond the
tactics common among the Eastern teams
must be treated with respect until the test
is made i'm competition Certainly, I'm the
question of speed in the back field. such
teams as those OF the Universities OF Mich
igan and Chicago need fear no comparison
with the strongest OF the Eastern football
universities, and interference has been per-
fected after a fashion that insures a re-
markable aggressive and formidable at
tack. With such strong features OF the
Western school. IL II likely that the new
. rules. as they favor fast and open play. will
be no hindrance to the pupils OF stage and
yost