Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1921, Page 24

oy 24 " - Middies Leave for Scene of Annual Service Clash Pronounced Favorites Over Cadets ANNAPOLITANS CONFIDENT OF DEFEATING THE AR ]Pep Shown in Final Drill of New Plays to Be Used Against Rival—Cadets Have Last Practice /On Soggy Gridiron. BY WALTER CAMP. < HILE the Navy is the nronounced favorite to defeat the Army in the annual clash between service teams at the Polo Grounds, in New York, next Saturday, the West Pointers will fight with their backs to the wall, and such desperation sometimes results in vic- tory. But on the face of things the N: that the boys from Annapolis have b taken a brace’ since the early season, was decidedly poor in comparison with the whirlwind victories which the midshipmen were putting over their opponents until they were stopped by Pennsylvania State. The Army has noting like the sta: possessed by the Navy. Larsen, ti Navy center, is one of the best pivot men in the country today. The cen- ter men on almost all of the other big teams have failed in their pass- ing in important crises, and, in some instances, their failure has spelled disaster just as happened when Ha vard was on Princeton's goal line with four downs in which to gain five yards. But Larsen through steadily and con which, after all, is the main the job. Barchet, in the field, is a hard man to Army will find. powerful and aggressive, Army has no back except French, of whom the Navy has great fear. King, the Navy tackle, is a good man at kicks from placement, and likely to convert on any fair opportunity. So, altogether, it looks stromgly in the Navy's favor for victory next Satur- day. The Big Games Today.: ~ The Thanksgiving day games which overshadow all others are the Pennsyl- vania State-Pittsburgh game at Pitts- burgh and the Cornell-Pennsylvania game at Philadelphia. The latter con- test is more of a classic, but Pennsyl- ania State-Pittsburgh games are w bitterly contested. Pennsylvania State enters the contest this year with an unbroken record to maintain, while Glen Warner has been looking forward to a possible victory over Pennsylvania State to redeem an unsatisfactory sea- son. Cornell goes into its big annual game on Franklin Field a big favorite by all the rules of uccredited form, but the memory of former upsets hovers over the big red team. Upon more than one occasion it has gone to Phila- delphia cocksure of victory, only to be bowled over by a supposedly inferior team. The truth of the matter is that Cornell never plays up to her game in Philadelphia. It has been so repeatedly and sometimes the let-down has been so extraordinary as to be almost inex- plicable. = Last year, although not a particu- "' SPORTS, avy should win, in spite of the fact een slipping and that the Army has n which it made a _showing that seemed to have struck it when it faced the Red and Blue. It is also true that Pennsylvania usually rises to unexpected helghts in the Cornell game, playing her best game of the season and carrying into the contest a desperation which secms to upset her opponents. Dobie prob- ably had these things in mind when he said Pennsylvania should win on his arrival in Philadelphia, but then the great coach is a notorious pes- simist before his games to the public. The stars to be watched in this game are, for Cornell, Kaw, in the backfleld, a real power and a man who has carried Cornell through the season with marked results. Munns on the end is also & good man. Apart from these men the team plays good, hard foot ball, which means a power- ful line drive. Pennsylvania h splendid back in Whigehill, Wray and Miller, men who have done the b of Heisman's work. Penn- sylval is to be expected, if her eleven find themselves overmatched in power, to resort to the overhead method, and, unless Dobie has pro- vided a good defense to this style, Pennsylvania should get some good results. ‘This Should Be a Corker. The Penn State-Pittsburgh game is slated to be a *“corker.” If Glenn Warner gets his star backfield in operation and the line is not smoth- ered, he will give dek’ men trouble, but Pennsylvania State has a record for greater st has in Killinger and slippery men to handle. McMahon at tackle will also be a thorn in the flesh for Pittsburgh. There is one bad characteristic about Pennsyl- vania State’s game and that is ina- bility to get going in the first period. Practically every game the team has played has found the team sluggish at_the start. 2 In the other Thanksgiviag day games of importance _Bucknell should beat Dickinson and Georgia Tech should take the measure of Alabama Poly. Nebraska should roll up a big score on the Colorado Aggies larly strong team, it still showed - far worse than expected, and in some other years a creeping paralysis VIRGINIA'S PRESIDENT SANGTIONS BIG GAME RICHMOND, Va., November 24.— Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia, sanctioned ball game between his school and the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, N. ‘The statement issued last night by the president to the Associated Press and which was wired President H. hase of the University of North Carolina follows: “I authorize our team to play the Thanksgiving game not as an ex- hibition or unofficial game, but as a regular game. I desire to state that I indorse, in full, the position of our athletic committee on this issue, but owing to the shortness of time in the matter and the long history of cor- dial relations between the institu- tions, I am willing that the game go forward. “I shall deem it wise and right to issue a statement about the matter later and to take such action as may | seem just and proper. I deply regret that the difficulty has arisen. MOHAWK AND MERCURY ELEVENS OLD RIVALS Spurred by hope of winning the most coveted championship at stake on local sandlots in years, Mohawk! and Mercury clubs, two old- rivals, will meet Sunday at Union Park, 15th and H streets northeast. A new Mercury club it will be to face the Mohawks this time. During the period that had its most exciting battles six years ago, Mercury as- cended to the far heights of sandlot glory, only to be brought to earth in annual encounters by the Indian 1 tomahawk. Trojan A. C. was another team of the Southwest which mixed in the melee of that time always to come out near the top. but with the Mo- hawks always ahead. Both Trojan and Mercury disbanded and left the Southwest section in need of a rep- resentative eleven. Now come two crack teams to give the section its former high standing in foot ball. The Southern A. C., neighborhood rival of the new Mer- cury club, is forging ahead with the| latter. Southern started its career this season as a 140-pound team, but vanquished all strong elevens in that class, and now is challenging 4ll others. Southern made what is believed to be a record for this section by scor- ing two touchdowns in a minute snd, a half against the big Dreadnaught | team of Alexandria, which hadn't ~been beaten in four years. One avas © achieved on four successive forward passes. Mohawk and Mercury have risen by defeating virtually the same teams, with the Georgetown Knickerbockers as the last-feared rivals played by Officials for the game were by the clubs at a_meeting lxa:?:fic.':fl “harles Guyon, Eastern High School coach, will referee, Ernest Harmon of Bethany was named umpire, and Jack Nugent of Holy Cross, linesman. “BIG TEN” TEAM PICKED BY OHIO STATE PAPER COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 24.— Ohio State Lantern, daily student paper, has selected the following all- western eleven: First Team. Position. Crimer. ceeeneBnd ... (Chicago) Huffman........... (Ohio State) Pixley.... ploio’S un, Wisconsin) tt (Ohio State) Slater. (lown Belding. owa) A. Pivine (c)..... (lowa) Becond Teas ey ing (Towa) . .Bundt (Wisconsin) The first regular organization of professional base ball clubs in Can- ada was the Ontario League, which inaygurated . its championship. season FF s . b4 - | Washington and Jefferson against West bo| Match Dbeing scheduled for ‘south’s greatost. and Washington and Jefferson should beat West Virginia. (Copyrig] PITT-PENN STATE FRAY 1S BlG CONTEST OF DAY NEW YORK, November -Eastern foot ball interest today was/Centered in the games of Pitt against ‘Penn State, at Pittsburgh; Cornell and University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, d , 1921.) Virginia University, at Morgantown, a. Bezdek's undefeated Penn State eleven was a favorite over Warner's Panthers, who have had three reversals. Cornell has always had poory luck against Penn in Philadelphia, bat the Dobie organization this year is differ- ent, while Penn has been against strong teams, and always in trouble. ‘Washington and Jefferson, like Cor- nell and Penn State, goes into today's game undefeated during the season, and appears to be too strong a foe for the West Virginians. SANDLOT GRIDMEN BUSY IN HOLIDAY CONTESTS Sand-lot gridmen will see action in number of engagements today, games being scheduled for all sec- tions of the city. The only contest in which a title will be at stake will be that between the Kanawhas and Circles. The former, holders of the 125-pound championship, have been challenged for the honor by the ag- gressive, 115-pound aggregation. They were to meet at noon on one of the Monument Lot gridirons. Terminal Athletic Club and the Hilltops will face in a scrap on the Rosedale gridiron. at o'clock. At Langdon the home eleven is to ‘en- counter the Leviathans at 3:30. Roamers and Emeralds were to meet at 10 o'clock on’'a Potomac Park field. Two teams were scheduled for dou- ble-headers. The Trinity, 115 pound- ers, were to engage the West End Athletic Club at 10 o'clock and the Lexingtons at 3. At Fort Berry Ar- lingto! letic Club plays the Crys- tals at 2 and the Truxtons at 3. Four colored elevens were to play in Northeast Washington at 1 o’clock. St. Cyprians and Lovejoys were to appear on the field at 10th and C streets northeast, wkile the St Cyprian’ Midgets and Buffalo Mid- gets were matched.for a contest at 13th and D streets northeast. —_———— FOUR UNBEATEN DIXIE ELEVENS PLAY TODAY ATLANTA, Ga., November 24{.—~Many spegtacular gridiron contests will be played on southern flelds today. With a few exceptions they will bring the 1921 foot ball season to a close. Hardened' by the encounters of late October and early November and drilled to the minute in daszling methods of attack and defense, most of the big machines of e meet rivals of equal calibre. The day will not bring together any of the four elevens yet un- defeated by a- Dixie rival, Centre, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt. But Tech and Vanderbilt at least will meet opponents who will force them to ex- ert all their strength and skill. The three others -appear to be in position to count on another victery. Center College, which has bowed to no opponent in foot ball this year, meets Tulane for the first time, the New Orleans. d Georgia, which faces a grueling con- test this Saturday with Dartmouth, will play Clemson in Athens. The Georgians wopn 55 to 0 last’ Thanks- giving and odds would seem to be more in their fayor this year, al- though they are expected to use many substitutes. Georgia Tech wiil play its 24th an- nual game with Auburn, the series now standing Auburn seventeen, Tech six. Tech, however, has won five out of the last six, including last year's 31-t0-0 victory. ‘Tennessee's annual classic, the Van- derbilt-Sewanee match, went to the Commodores 31 to 3 last Thank: ing, but both they and the Ti, e much more representative eleven: this year and the game today prom-! ises to recall those of decade ago when this match was one of the NAVY’S SLUMP AND BRACE| OF ARMY TEAM DISCOUNTED West Pointers Will Be Fighting With Backs to Wall, ‘But They Lack Aggregation of Stars Possessed By the Annapolis Squad. THE EVE. Life’s Darkest Moment. 777 '4}// 7 SWELLEST #).50 THE Ku—fl:‘bufl. MOTHER USEP To Coow = 7 TWO GRID GAMES TODAY END COLLEGE CAMPAIGN leges was to end this afternoon with the playing of two games Iin which three local institutions were involved. Catholic University and George Washington were to take the field at Central stadium at 12:30 o'clock in their annual engagement, while, at 2:30 o'clock, Georgetown was sched- uled to face Bethany College of Bethany, W. Va., at American League Park. Maryland is at Baltimore for its clash with North Carolina State College. The game at Central stadium was expected to be a conflict betwcen well-matched elevens. George Wash- ington, enjoying a fairly successful season, has a number of well-trained players to send against the Brook- MEN! NG _STAR, WASHINGTO. THREE YEARS AGOT 0AY \H THEY SENT US OVER TH EVER SUNKATOOTH IN, ALL SORTS A TINNED STUFF = JELLY AN P'SERVES An' FRUIT (AxE An' PLUM PUDD N MYy CoMPANY WAS STATIONED AT SO1SSONS An THEY GWE US RoAST | CHICK M A EVER THIN i - Foot ball among Washington col- | LOTA GRuUB ) MEny b W X YN NN WA AN landers. The only team encountered by each was William and Mary. The touchdown tie, but were decisively defeated by Catholic University. Since then, however, George Washington has improved considerably in its play. ) Georgetown was looking for an e pecially hard battle with Beth: The West Virginians are as heavy as, if not more so, the Hilltoppers, and their record for the campaign is of high order. The Blue and Gray went through its final drill yesterday in ing to the coaches, all of the regulars were in excellent condition. RACES FOR Y. M. C. A. BOYS. pete in their annual Thanksgiving day street runs this morning, start- ing at 10 o'clock. Junlors were to race over a half-mile course, inter- | mediates over a mile and seniors over two miles, We have reduced the prices on our fine quality woolens. Buy your Suit or Overcoat Friday or Saturday and save many dollars. SUITS $38 O'COATS Tailored to Your Measure We Fit You—We Please You OMOHUNDRO, 818 F ST. 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Wil ASASA N N A Co., 1 ttery Service, Inc., 1417 Irving 1921 SEASON SCORE T0 82 Tech's eleven lost the high school foot ball champlonship by a point this season, but when it drubbed Busi- ness, 21 to 0, yesterday in Central stadium in the final game of the an- nual series it increased its total score for the campalgn to 82, some mark for other teams to play for in future serfes. In the titular engagements the nual Trainers scored 27 points against Western, 6 against Central and 28 agalnst KEastern. Central's eleven won the championship with a total count of 20 points. In yesterday’s match Tech had more drive than Business. but the latter employed an overhead attack that en- dangered the Maroon and Gray goal several times. An exchange of punts near the close of the first quarter gave Tech the ball deep in Business’ territory and on the first play in the second period Supplee went through for a touchdown. In the third period Pugh's touctdown ended a 50-yard line attack and a few minutes later Quesada ran back a Business punt 65 yards to goal. Pugh kicked all goals after touchdowns. Tech outplayed Business, getting fourteen first downs to the Stenogra- phers' eight. but the latter put up a great fight. Three times Business car- ried the ball to Tech's 5-yard line, but lacked the drive to cross the goal. On two cccasions forward passes were grounded and another time four line attacks gained but one yard. The game was marked by ‘the bri liant play_of several boys. Laniga tackle, and Bavrett, back, starred for the Stenographers. The former play- ed a most spectacular game. For Tech, Pugh, end, and April, guard, did excellent work. Tech (21). Positions. Business (0). : ge Business S0 0 0 Substitutions—Tech, Wood for Cline, Que- sada_for Wood; Perry for Shanks, Shillinger for April: Rusiness, Donovan for Bangs, Smitl for Cooperman, Day for Clark, Calker for Du- Flef. Touchdowns—Supplee, Pugh, Quesada. Goals from touchdowns—Pugs (5). ' Referee. Mr. Morse (Clarkson Tech). Umpire—Mr. Harmon (Bethany). Linesman—3r. F. mon (George Washington University). of periods—10 minutes each. Forty Racers Bring $101,000. NEW YORK, November 24.—Forty colts and fillies comprising the bulk of the harness racing stable of 8. A. Fletcher of Indianapolis were sold at public auction yesterday for $101,001 The Laurel Hall. 2:08%. a three-year- old colt, was sold to W. H. Cane of Ni York, for $13.500. Vologda, a rling_colt, by Peter the Great- lo Bells, was purchased by R. foreland of Lexington, Ky. for 00. Time, A\ “Northeast Battery Shop, 1000 13th St. N.E. fs B, Robinson, 834 13th St. N.E. St. Louls M. Stallings, 500 New Jersey Ave, N.W. MARYLAND Takoma Park, Hendrick Moter Company. ' SPORTS.’ p the first time. The entire regiment giving a big demonstration. Barring something entirely unfore- seen, the middies will take the field against their rivals in the following order: Left end, Parr: left tackle, Wiedorn; left guard, Frawley; cen- Larsen (captain): right guard, Staith; right tackle, King: right end, quarterback, Conroy: left haifback, Koehler; right haifback, Barchet; fullback, Cruise. Barchet land King will do most of the punt- ng, while King and Carney both have developed adeptness as field and | goal kickers. Cadets Finish Work. WEST POINT, N. Y., November 24.— The Army’'s foot ball team engaged in its last hard practice scrimmage of the season yesterday in prepara- tion for the Navy game in New rk on Saturday. On a field made wet and soggy by a sleet and rain storm, the varsi GIRL FOOT BALL TEAMS: PLAY IN REGULAR STYLE ST. LOUIS, November 24.—Two foot ball teams composed of”girls, calling themselves Kansas and Missouri be- {cause of the nativity of the majority of the players on the respective teams, meet today at Lindenwood College, a girls' school, in a game played ac- cording to the established rules. Wearing thg regulation uniforms, the girls have been,holding daily prac- tice. Foot ball as played by men has been {a regular part of athletics since the beginning of the fall term, but did not become known generally until Miss Thelma Tobin of Texarkana, Ark broke her leg in scrimmage. Many girls enthusiastically answer- | ed the call for players, and, after be- ing put through several preliminary sessions, two elevens were found and real practice was begun. Sending Your Words Through Space If shipwreck or accident damaged the electric generator that sends @ wireless message, and were no other power available, many lives might pay the penalty. For this reason wireless stations on land and sea have storage batteries for reserve power. Ninety per cent of the Marconi system and most J of the government and private plants use Exide Batteries. A majority of the farms and country homes lighted by small electric plants get their current from Exide Battéries. Nearly every message sent over the telephone system is carried by the current from an Exide Battery. The same rugged relinbiligy Batteries dominant in every industry where bat- teries are used is built into the Exide made for your automobile. Exide Service Stations are equipped to be useful to you, not only in putting the right battery into your [car, but in giving skilful attention to what- ever make of battery you are now using. NNAPOLIS, Md., November 24.—The Navy's ioot ball squad lef A here this morning for New York to play Army, Saturday, confident that they would return home with the scalp of their rival. Middies had a snappy practice yesterday, showing the acterized their work prior to the slump following the Penn State game. Attention was given to new plays to be used against the Cadets fo while the practice was in progress and cheered the players to the echol EXIDE SERVICE STATIONS Factory Branch 1823-33 L St. N.W. Th ‘pep” that char of students assembled in the stand squad registered a touchdown agains the mecond team in a grueling half| hour scrimmage. The center trio o forwards — Greene, rbisch and Briedster—paved the way for many telling gains, opening holex in thi {opposing_ line through which th | backs—Warren, McLaren and Wood—| ploughed through for long runs. | The scrub's aerial attack, whie |had been fairly successful in othes | practice sessions, was successfully broken up when the varsity player: were put on the defensive. Quarter |back Wilhide of the varsity squad | who captained last year's team, de |veloped a limp early in the work |out and was replaced by Johnson| Wilhide, however, ix expected sturt the game on Saturday. Light drills will be engaged in thi | morning and afterncon. The squa | will leave for New York early to morrow. NOTRE DAME T0 L0SE ' THIRTEEN VARSITY ME | SOUTH BEND, Ind., November 24.— | The Notre Dame foot ball team, con | siderea by critics, one of the best | | the country, will be wrecked afte today's game with the Michigan Ag | gles. Thirteen of Coach Rockne's first string men, including five star play | ers—Capt. Eddie Anderson, Kiley Mohardt, Wynne and Shaw—wil! | graduate from Notre Dame this year) | The Mohardt to Kiley passing battery will go into the digcard, as well « |the Kiley-Anderson team of ends, Others of the thirteen letter men w i | will play their last game today ar | H. Anderson, Dooley. Mehre, Carberry. | Coughlin, Grant, Phelan and Walsh Garvey, at left tackle, will be the only man left on the team which Coach Rockne considers his regular outfit while Castner and Desch are the only| men on the second string who rat | witht the departing stars. that makes Exide