The sun., 1905-12-21
IN TIE SPORTING WORLD.
PRINCETON rs IN LINE FOR
CAMPS TEN YARD RULE.
VIII Favor 1t at Rules Committee Meeting
with a Weakened Defence Donovan
Has Twenty.nine Brooklyn Players in
Line-Gambiing Element IN Turf War.

Harvard again having asked for postpone
ment. j b. Fine. Princeton's representative.
has the following to say in the DdiV Prince
fOnidn.
we strongly believe in increasing the dis
tance TO be gained in three downs coupled,
however by the weakening Of the secondary
defence. This, we think. will lead TO more
end runs and general opening up OF the game
We expect TO have the question of tackhng
very thoroughly discussed, and We shall
advocate a return TO the old style OF tackllng.
in which no tackling was allowed below the
knees. Perhaps We shall even advocate
rule requiring all tackling to be above the
waist.
There haa been discussion during the
fall in reference to choosing a central board
TO appoint competent officials tor the games.
Princeton thoroughly indorses this. or
course the success of this venture will depend
upon the choosing of the central board ana
upon whether proper list ot ofiicials can be
secured TO act under its jurisdiction.
Princeton intends 10 take reasonable
stand but we int end TO take strong position
in formulating some rule TO put an end TO
steady mass plays in the centre OF the line
Other changes which Princeton will urge
are told of in despatch from Old Nassau.
Mr Fines statement. following one made re-
Gently by John C.. Bell of PENNSYLVANIA on
similar lines. would seem 10 indicate that
Yales 10 yard rule. suggested by Walter
Camp, will be supported by majority Of the
committee, as Cornell s expected TO fall in
line when vote rs called for II looks as II
mass plays were doomed AT last.
Manager Donovan of the Brooklyns has
twenty-nine players from whom he will select
the regular team for neat season He has a
deal on for another new pitcher, and may
also land a first baseman. but even If he does
not succeed in these cases he will take nearly
all of these men to Columbia, S. c. on March
i5: Pitchers Briggs Bell Doescher Strick-
lett, Eason, MClntyre. Pastorius, Scanlon,
Rtohie, Suggs and Durham; catchers Bergen,
Ritter, Rutler and Hurley ntNlders Casey.
Lewis, Gessler, Hummpl Alderman and Pat
tee: outfelders Lumley. Mccarthy. Dobhs
Maloney. Batch and Maloy. Donovan says
he thinks we'll of Hummel, the second base
man who was tried with some success this
year, and that Casey and Lewis will be fixtures
at third and short. respectively.
It turns out that the Brooklyn Club refused
an offer OF $40 900 cash from the New York
club for Sheckard and that PittsburR offered
TO trade three men for him. only to have
Chicago pull off the deal The Pttshurg
club by the way. stood ready to trade eight
players to Boston for Willis. Moran and young
~ YounE, nut only succeeded in landing
Willis Chicago got Moran. who Is said to be
one OF the he-l Ch''h"Tslh h'i'' NH'|nha' I@HH
but Pitcher Young was not on tn" market.
as his transfer would hav" meant the total
eclipse Of tha Boston Nationals.
The Chicago Nationals will stand pat with
the addition Of Moran and She"kard Capt
nance "'.' pay niS' "ase' WIN ,ne o'h'r
plaSeIs a. N'Ik' wv "a" @ n'lu ''I'il'n'
oa,c"eIs, h'.'"a, H. ',."", t.l.u-
nh nd Of
man, infie lders. and Sheckard, Schultz Slagle
and SebTlng. oHth"lders' In the WINDY 'itv
the fans believe THIS combination stands an
excellent chance I" beat Ne" York III tho
pennant race ot 1906.
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The Chicago Americans will have to get
an entirely new outfieId, barring Capt Jones
leftfo,der has decided to ouit professional
baseball while Duckv Holmes has been ra-
lea sed nv. Comistey to allow him 10 mana oe
the Lincoln team. Danny Green from all ac-
counts viii nor he with the White Soy again.
Cor,iskey has already secured OutAelders
OVEN and Herphil from Toledo To MI the
vacancies hut they do NOT class with the
tbree nIayers who have nassed
ClarL Griffith the mana pcr of the New York
Amer,cans hos written a lrttcr to the club
ohlciaIs 70 tha enracf thar be win no In town
tha lntter art ,f ,pxt yveek ~ hn rin tho yyork
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Dutch Neier the former Princeton nlayer
who made the hit that won the deciding game
contract Meier can nlav either the in or
outhcld and has bean doing good work with
sen1i-professionaI teams around Chicago for
several wears Last season he plaved a few
games with pittshnrg under the name of
Koch and made good
lurfmon believe that II the Jockey club
would pass a rule barring from all Eastern
tracks horsemen VINO ar" taking part in the
sport Mt the WarrlnE New Orleans tracks,
a speedy end OF the 'orrigan- Condor strife
would result, Bnt the Jockey club does not
believe in showing an interest IN the present
Corr!gan and 'ondon nav" openly declared
they Will break each other financially before
the American Iurf Association and the West-
ern Jockey club can patch up tneir differ
bitter become