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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27
PRESIDENT ELIOT REFUSED

President Eliot OF Harvard, when seen
last night in regard TO the telegram from
Chancellor McCracken TO New York uni
vcrsity, asking him to call n meeting Of
university and college presidents to con-
slider the question OF altering or abolish
ing football. said that he had received
Chancellor McCracken's telegram only in
the afternoon.
When asked what action he would take
In the matter President Eliot said: II
shall write Chancellor McCracken a note
declining 20 take any action In the mat
ser. Even IL / were inclined TO DO as he
asks. it would not be I'm my power. Any
such action would nave 20 come from the
board OF overseers, who have control over
athletic matters.
In connection with a report which came
out last week that Moorheld storey. "a
member OF the board OF overscers. would
start an investigation OF present prac-
tices In football at the next meeting ~ tho
oversecrs, President Eliot declared that
Mr.. storey had cmphaticaily denicd ans
such Intention.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27
BIG SHIPMENT OF RACERS

y bunch of thoroughbred horses that
have been travelling by express on pas-
senger train time are getting into town
from California. Three sections of a as
car train have arrived and the last section
Is due today. The express charge Is 5000
a car.
The first section left Sacramento at 1890
a. IN. on Tuesday, md in spite OF a delay
or six hours at Chicago. they got I'm at
1880 p. IN. Saturday night. Deducting
the chicago stop. the running time for the
52A miles was four days and 1872 hours.
an average Of 81 miles an hour.
After the arrival Of tho second section
and the third yesterday afternoon there
were 80 head OF the shipment at tho re-
ceiving stable at Thirty-sixth street and
the North river. All were thoroughbred
brood mares. There are 81 more mares
and 20 stations on the section still to ar
rive. The special train has come over
i've railroads. representing three systems.
All but two OF the 420 horses received
at the stables stepped off the cars I'm
good health. Only a few showed any
nervousness when being led out OF the
cars and put in the stalls. although II
was the first time that many of'them had
been I'm anything less comfortable than
a l0-foot square box stall.
The mares hat had been raced In their
time or were in the first place importa-
tions from England or Australia We're
especially good travellers. taking the
change from the express car 70 h city
stall without ceasing to MUNICH their
mouthfuls OF hay.
The shipment OF 52i horses Is valued at
100000, and It is said to be insured for
that amount. They arc TO he sold I'm New
York next week TO close out the Rancho
del Paso, most amous Of Californian
farms. as a thoroughbred breeding pstab-
ishncnt. and 10 settle tho copartnership
between J. p. Haggin ms the Lloyd Tevis
estate.
John Mackay H. with the last section
I'm the Haggln private car Ben All. a
combination of sleeping and dining car
and horse car. used chiefly FOR quick
Jumps from race meeting to race meeting
with some noted race horse. Riding On
state with the Rancho del Paso superir-
tendent are the stations Imp. Watercross.
Imp. Star Ruby, Imp. 81. Gatien and Imp.
Goldnnch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27

The latter teams standing may DO chang
ed a little by the game with Cornell on
Saturday should Cornell win. This. on pa
per seems out of the question so that
Penn may be safely rated as second
among the teams OF the east.
Pennsylvania draws second place by viz
tue OF defeating HarvaEd. Dartmouth
tied Harvard and beat Princeton. These
results place her ahead of the Crimson
team. Princeton moves down another
notch by reason OF being scored on by
Lafayette and Cornell both OF whom were
shut out by Swarthmore. Lafayette fol-
lows next tieing with Pennsylvania and
Columbia and Cornell follow. OF the
teams OF the whole country Michigan
stand out as the only ono not scored on.
The standing Of the teams In the east
arc as follows: Yale first. Pennsylvania
second. Dartmouth third, Harvard fourth,
Swarthmore NTH, Princeton sixth, La
fayette seventh. Columbia eighth, Cor
nell ninth, Brown tenth.
Brown bade very fair TO have a good
record during the first part OF the season
but when she lined up against the strong
er teams her scoring was nothing like
what was expected or her. The showing
was good against the members Of tho
Big Four" but was not good enough
10 giye her a claim 10 high rank. Tho
hnal game OF the season did something
also 10 place her lower in the scale. one
thlng may be said 10 her credit. however.
namely that she made a hard fight for
honors against great disadvantages
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27
TO THE u FOLKS

t2:lil4), who has trotted so well for two
campaigns past. was bred by g. C.. Wa
tiers, at Pleasant Fields Stock Farm. Ger
mantown, the owner of her sire. Kinstcr
t2:l4&D; she being. by the way, the first
foal got by that stallion. This year she
started i'm eight races, was second I'm the
first two and won the last six, of the
reel, I'm IS heats. Her record was made
over the half-mile track at Bethlehem,
Pa.
II Is rumored about the sporting circles
OF the city that "A number of the Pawtuck-
ct men and men from Central and Valley
Falls as we'll as several from FAN River
Will have steppers on the snow his sea
son and will be looking after the laurcIs
OF some OF those who have won renown in
the past. There Is "a rumor also ahoat TO
the effect that several Of the horses sold
at the Old Glory sale last week will be
seen i'm competition on the ice this winter.
Horsemen are wondering who the owners
are.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27

always tries to have a senior for cap
tain.
If Morse Is elected this year he is
likely TO be captain for two years. Only
one man has ever had this honor. Frank
Huxley, who was captain in '93 and 81.
The only other available men for the
captaincy are Paul Vecder and Roome.
They will be seniors next year. Veeder
has not made as brilliant a record as
Morse, and RoOme played this fall for
the first time on the varsity.
Morse prepared at Andover and a year
ago when a freshman at Yale played on
the varsity. He is the grandson OF the
inventor Of the telegraph.
1t is also practically certain that Tom
Shcvlin will be field coach next fall.
lie IL the logical man for the position
and has as captain demonstrated his
ability to I'LL the place. The position
Will surely be offered to him and es no
will not have to worry about a livelihood
he Will no I'm "A position to accept h.. 1t
is known that he has said he would ac-
cept II the place Is offered to him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27
AMONG THE BOXERS

This will be a busy week in tile boxing
game. and a number Of New England
boxers will figure in the bouts. on
Thanksgiving day and evening there will
be a dozen contests at least.
Tonight In the Portland auditorium.
Jimmy Briggs OF Chelsea and Arthur
, Cote, tho favorite boxer Of Maine. will
clash and IL will he "A bout OF the high
class order. they are hot rivals and II Is
ambition Of both 10 win i'm such a deci-
sive manner that there will be no chance
of doubt as TO the better man.
Tomorrow night Jack CTwin) Sullivan.
the Cambridge m~iddleweight. will be cali
cd on TO fill a hard contract In Los An
geles where he will meet Mike Schreck.
the Chicago boxer.
Rouse O'Brien. the South Boston feath-
erweight, has two contracts on his hands
for the holiday. In the afternoon he will
face Jack Dwyer in Philadelphia. and I'm
the evening he will jump to New York
and meet Chick Tucker in one or those
three-round contests now being pulled off
IN hat city.
This VIII be fuckers second bout OF the
week, being listed to meet Tommy Now
att. the lighting conductor OF Chicago in
Philadelphia tonight.
Kid Pantz ana Matty Baldwin ore
booked for 8 bout I'm Bangor tonieht. and
@ENf' 49, ~" bFNAAlA NNll An0lI INN1a
test should be interesting.
Young Corbett. who is to meet Kid Sui
Ivan In Philadelphia THANKSGIVING night
is very apt 10 get good lacing from the
Washington boxer.
Willie Lewis and Fred Douglas are
scheduled for a meeting In Portland on
the holiday. Senter and Sieper uera 10
have boxed that day. but the match was
called off and an exhibition bout between
Lewis and Douglas substituted
The Rhode Island club I'm Thornton has
a couple OF good contests for the holiday
Kid Paul and Ed Jansen will nee, u, the
main event, and Kid Hesseli and lin
Beattie will APPEAR m the preliminary
contest.
Charley Haghey. the Lowell middle
weight. and Billy Burke of ~hiladeln
will meet in Allentown Thursday night
IL will be a hot go and Hagl1ey should
win il.
Several bouts are billed for Webster
Thanksgiving night. The features viii, no
between Rim Glover OF South Boston and
Tommy Connolly.
BOUTS SCHEDULED:
Neutrality-suspicious. Cote VS.. Jimmy Briggs
Jimmy Hanlon vs.. Louis Nanoleon ava
Jerry Gaines vs.. Charley Cartier. Port
land.
Pinky Evans We. Tommy German. Al
''EA
Chick Tucker We. Tommy Mowat, phil
adelphia.
Mattv Baldwin IS. Kid pantz. Bangor
Tuesday-Jack CTwin) Sullivan VS.. Mike
Schreck. Los Angeles.
Adam Ryan vs.. Mike Ward. Grand Ran.
ids.
Ih~ursdaN-kld sullivan vs. Young Cor
hett. Philadelnhia Rouse O'rrien ys 7
Dwyer. Phlladelphia: Rouse o'Rrien ys
Chick Tucker. New York: Tommy Cop.
nelly We. W. Glover. Webster: Gus no.
venah Is. Tommy Feltz. Cincinnati. NJ
Evans W. Tom Sullivan. Sessions. No
Sollv Stroup W. w. Ryan. Erie: Char,av
Hashey VS. w. Burke. Allentown: PATSY
sweeney Va. Kid Smith. New York. IA
Jansen vs.. KID Paul and Kid uesseu 70
Jim Beattie. Thornton. ". T.: Willie -.
Is va Fred Douglas, Portland.
F~riday-Iack Johnson VS.. Peter Jack.
son, Baltimore.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27

Of fun for ali besides the topnotchcrs TO
finish out In the chief final as inner of
runner-up. The two tournaments at At
lantic City are included, for while out
side Of tho NJ. G. A.. territory. they appeal
directly to local players. but summer re-
SORT tournaments are omitted.
-Four championships appear on the list.
tho NJ. 6. A.. Connecticut, New Jersey.
and Hudson River, open TO adults. besides
the i~ntcrscholastic and the intercool-
legiste.
The Inner i'm each was on NJ. @. A.
player. Travis and Travcrs have four
first cups to their credit. Travers beat
which makes their tournament matches
break even.
Travers was twice runner-up to Travis
and once to Sloan. w. G. Fownes. Jr..
has two first cups to his credit. but no
one else more than one except the two
leat ers. In the M. G.. A. open Travcrs
led he amateurs with $40. Travis being
second with 315. The two. with Fownes.
have been the "class" OF the local tourna-
ments, an honor monopolizcd hitherto for
many seasons by Travis.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27
MIlLlOkAIRES SEE BOUT

A brutal prize fight was witnessed
shortly after midnight his morning bv
10 milllonaires OF Pittsburg. who made M
a purse OF $1,000. The hGht, which was
to be a finish, was between Frank Nor
gan and Jimmy Frazier. two middle
weights Of Pittsburg.
Bitter feeling exists between the two
men, and a CORY battle was assured. The
rich sports almost INDUCED I'm a free-for-
all mill OF their own when the assertion
was made after the fight that Frazier had
agreed TO take p beating FOR the sum Of
800, promised him by some of tho men
who had backed Morgan heavily.
The fight was pulled off, across the
Allegheny county line, in Beaver county.
just below the ground OF the fashionable
Allegheny Country club. BILLY" Cach-
rane, a ~well-known local fight promoter.
had charge OF the affair. while Buck"
Cornelius. well known In fstic circles. act
ed as referee. The ring was IN a new barn
owned by one OF the wealthy spectators.
Tho utmost secrecy was maintained, and
not a soul except the select few who had
contributed TO the purse, were present.
The fighters and their trainers went to
Sewickley In an automobile owned by one
OF the mlllionaires. where they Joined the
party and proceeded to- the barn. From
the opening round until the beginning OF
the seventh Franzier had the best OF the
bout II was n fierce battle from the
start. and the m~illionalres were as delight
ed as Mexicans at n bull fight
In the seventh ound Morgan began 20
knock Franzler all over the ring. lie
was saved from being knocked out by the
gong. The eighth round opened even
more bloody than the seventh, and, Fran
zier was knocked own several times
Both men were covered with blood. and
Is.,.t.wf. .r..- gfvfaaf .fau.n w-hFfm
Morgan was stul rappins him, although
ono OF his hands was broken.
In tho middle OF the eighth round.
Referee Cornelius stopped the ncht and
gave the decision so Morgan. n Is said
that 1900 changed hands. The spccta-
tors bet on everything first blood. first
knock down. number ~ round and final
result.
After the battle thc milion1ircs went
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27
Brown Can Lay No Claim to A||-Eastern
Membership This Season.
Penn. Takes Initiative in Football Re-
fOrmS-RuIeS~ Drawn.

Brown this season has no player that
has shown well enough in work 10 be en-
titled 10 membership In an all-eastern team
though n thought that at least Russ
would be a candidate for this position.
Up 90 Saturday he had a fair chance 20
ut least be named as a substitute but his
showing In the Dartmouth contest was
so poor AZ TO eliminate him from the con-
E~ideration.
Ehmke came the nearest 20 winning
that distinction by his fine work since be-
coming "A member OF the squad but has
not been quite fast enough 10 win "a place
Cor him. The fact that Brown did not win
from Dartmouth on Saturday does not
mean that the team was not prepared 90
win and had not worked hard 10 get into
training for the game but that the coach
ing was at fault and that the moro brainy
work was given tho team from Dart
mouth.
Brown had been trained 10 fight the bat
tie along the lines OF the battles of pre-
Tious years and when the new style OF
play was flashed upon them they had no
trump cards 10 fash I'm turn and had not
been trained TO meet the exigencles OF the
case. Dartmouth was prepared to fight
The battle along any lines that would be
deemed wisest, and thus was enabled 10
win.
Brown has played consistent ball all
during he present season IL the weakness
OF the schedule Is considered "A bit Of
strength. Against the weaker teams met
Brown showed superior strength. but
against teams that were supposedly on
par tho scoring was different. If the fact
that Yale, Harvard and Pennsylvania
were here TO close scores was all that was
20 be expected from the team. then Brown
played consistent ball. To nave PLAYED
consistent ball. however. Brown should
have won from some OF the heavier team.
or at least held them 10 closer scores than
was done.
OF the individual players of the team
Donnie was tho surprise of the season So
far as playing at Springfield was concern
cd. ADAMS was rather weak and Russ
was woefully on almost all the end runs
being made around his end. Thomas
played his part we'll at centre, and in fact
the line from tackle TO tackle was the
better or the two, and in fact has proven
'tseif without peer all during tho season.
None Of them. however. played the
games that would entitle Thorn To mention
OF special nature.
Dartmouth has ono man at least that
can, with much credit, lay claim 20 the
honor OF mention among the ~all-eastern
players. That man Is Il. Glaze, the right
end. He Is as fact as any OF the men
seen in aeHon this season and is some
what faster than the noted Shevlin Of
Yale. The other members OF an ALL
eastern team. as selected by The News,
would be as follows:
Levine, Pennsylvania, J. e.; Brill. Hsr-
ward. l. T.; Burr, Erwin, Yale. ]. l.; Torrey,
Pennsylvania, C.; Trip. Yale, r. r.; Lam
son. Pennsylvania, 7. E.; Glaze. Dart
mouth, r. O.; Hutchinson, Yale, q. b.;
Roome, Yale, |. h. b. Morse. Yale, r. h. b.;
Torney. West Point, f.~b.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27
SPORTING GOSSIP,

The new trotter. Baron Failnot G:20lO.
10 nv Failnot G.lGip, out OF Akebia, by
Baron wilkes C2.ls), sister of the great
%trotter Baron Rogers (2:09sD, no wowned
in Russia.
Tho Danforth farm. Washington. H.,
has sent a very promising yearling trotter
by Mcndociuo C2:l9l7). out OF a mare oy
palo Alto C:oSaD. 10 Charles Marvin for
development.
The Rhode Island \. c. has announced
another rafting good bout for the fght
fans Thanksgiving night when Kid PAUL
and Eddie Jansen meet. There Will also be
several interesting preliminaries.
The work Of resoiling the Charter oak
Park has already begun, 4 good deep
coating OF clay will be put on the ia
nous course. which should make IL about
as fast as any track in the country.
rho western stallion Crocus (2:17i4), by
Crcsceus, 2.O2i4l, Is pronounced "a coming
trotter hv good critics who saw him race
the past season. lie has trotted "a half on
a half-mlle track IN l:06l2. In some re-
spects. he resembles MS sire, but IS a dark
brown In color.
Grazelle C211i?). dam Of O'clock (2;05h)
and Zephyr C2:07i), brought $1,000 at the
New York sale. while her daughter
ICnnEf, "a EpOt NlilItl ll6 PhSi 6ttcpii'
brought out $1,000. Brood mares that have
shown that they can deliver the goods are
evidently On good demand.
Nettio King G;2QiO. by Mambrino King.
dam OF the e~x-champion trotter The Alb
bot C:O8lO. foaled on Sept. -, a brother
TO that great gcldtng NJ Hillaudale farm,
Namaroncck. y. y. where the amous
brood mare Is now owned. She was bred
back 10 Bel.ni Gl3hD, the farms noted
sire.
The campaign made by the 4-year-old
racing FLY Alfalfa emo. by Argot
wilkes GlFil, IN 1905 was extraordinary.
She started In 20 races, winning II, being
second In FIVE, third In two. fourth In
one. and but once unp,aced Alfalfa IS
q sister to Arg1enot and Argue that were
raced over New England tracks by Walter
Cox.
Local horsemen are beginning 20 Won
der when tho weather man is going to
give them something 70 do out on the
speedway. Last year before this time
there was much business on the avenue
and pond but 90 present tloro ls likoly TO
he nothing doing for TWO or three weeks
vet. ~ the same time there are any
number OF matches made 90 bc brought
out ON the snow.
Tho Maryland bred marc Kinstress
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27

more universities or colleges in intercol-
legiate athletic contests for moro than
four years.
"ln determining what constitutes a uni
versity or college within the meaning OF
tins rule, due consideration shall be given
TO athletic and scholastic standing OF the
Institutions represented.
"A student who from any cause partici-
pates I'm Intercollegiate athletic contests
during only a small fractional part OF a
year, may in a succeeding year be charg-
ed with only that part or the year which
is equivalent TO that in which he partlci-
pated during the incomplete year.
- The rules regulating eligibility as
formulated In this code shall be interpre-
ted as representing merely a required
minimum. No student shall he considered
eligible TO represent his college or univer-
sity In athletics merely because he salts
nes these minimum requirements. but Il
shall be the duty Of the constituted au-
thorities 10 determine whether II is best.
all things considered. for any particular
student or for the institution. that he be
permitted to becomes It's representative in
a branch OF athletics"
The board OF coaches OF the University
OF Pennsylvania In it, communication
referred To In the letter discussed the
abuses 10 which football has been sub
tected. and venture the opinion that the
danger Of injury I'm mass play Is moro
apparent than real. Nine-tenths Of all Sc
rious injuries, the board says occur i'm
so-called open play. The board suggests
the following changes In the playing
rules:
For unnecessary r~oughness." "piing
up the use of open hand or elbows, etc.
a penalty OF % yards be inflicted: for the
offence OF smuggling with the fist. or knee
ling or equally unsportsmanlike action.
mat the player not only be disqualified by
removal from the game. but that for the
remainder OF the half In which the offence
occurred his team he Obliged to continue
the game without a substitute for him;
and that the player who shall for the sec
ond TIM In one season be pehaifzrd for
brutality shall be ineligible to represent
any college or university for the remain
der OF the season.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27
PRESIDENT FAUNCE FOR REFORM

When President Faunce OF Brown unl-
versity was interviewed yesterday after
noon relative TO Chancellor MacCracken's
dispatch to President Eliot of Harvard on
the reformation or abolishing Of the
game, he was very positive in his belief
that the game needed reform, but should
not be abolished.
President Faunce voiced his sentiments
as follows:
Football should be az once reformed in
order that it may not be abolished Honest
officials are needed TO enforce rules.
Present rules should be revised, so as to
encourage open play, to place less en-
phasis on beef and Drawn and more on
Intelligence, character and skill. l favor
reform. not abolition"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27
GAME FOR THANKSGIVING

The Auburndale Juniors. a newly organ
Ted football team, will play the Little
Rhodys Thanksgiving morning.
The game will be called at $3.50 on the
A~uburndale grounds, corner OF Spooner
street and Elmwood avenue.
As this is their first game the Auburn
dales will try hard to win. The probable
lineup follows:
Anthony. ]. G; French, l. E.; Brown,
Dyer. l. g; Syvesson. c.; McElroy. r. e.;
Parnelec. r. e.; Lonergan, r. e.; Heath,
q. b.: Flad, !. h. b.; Shirley, l. h. b.
Weeden. Z. b, captain.
The Little Rhodys feel that their roputa-
ton is at stake and Will try hard to win
They are up against "A hard proposition,
hbvcver. for the Auburndales are a husky
lot and will contest every inch OF the
ground during the playing time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27
DARTMOUTH DISPLaCES TIGERS

Dartmouth by her performances this
season has made a successful bid for
membership In the Big Four" and IN
those teams that have been considered
members OF that quartet wish 10 hold
their places they must enlarge the big
-Four" 20 the pig Six"
one OF the greatest slumps OF the sea-
son I'm the downfall OF Princeton which
team Is outrauked by both Dartmouth
and Swarthmorc. No matter how the re-
naming gaines 90 the season may end tho
results so far az the standing OF tho
tennis will remain the same.
Yale has won tho championship for this
selvou with Pennsylvania = close second.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-27
ON THE BOWLING ALLEYS

During the past week several changes
nave taken place I'm the standing OF the
teams I'm the Railway tournament. Cooks
Lucky Five" still retain the honor berth
Wilson tied Farnum for second place and
leads the league in total pins. Drury
broke the tie for last place. jumping into
fourth place by taking three straight
from Farnum with ease, a. Farnum's
team was decidedly of color.
Wednesday evening produced the hot
test games OF the week. Deering and
COOK being the contestants. Deering won
the first string handily and had the sec
ond well in hand when things went wrong
Tor Snellbacl~-. who had some breaks
equal TO "A line OF telegraph poles and on
the finish Cook was four pins good
Again In the third Deering started of
with a rush and this game was apparent
" won when things took n sudden turn
for the Lucky Five and Cook captured
the string by the small margin.
Friday evening Wilson won two games
from Greene. The two games wero never
In doubt. however; the second string was
very close and al the finish the string
went to dreene's team by one pin.
HOPE RAILWAY TOURNAMENT.