Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1923, Page 22

' SP ORTS. SPORTS, 1922 Collegiate Grid Champions Hard Hit : Business High Has Big Job Ahead SECTIONAL TITLE HOLDERS HAVE LOST GREAT STARS Princeton, Iowa and California Realize Going-Will ‘Be Tough—Tigers and Hawkeyes Have to Develop Many New Linemen. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. N considering the situation of Prin I of intercollegiate championships? tion. Only the ultra-enthusiast can gaines. ceton, Towa and California, national gridiron: leaders in 1922, the thought comes, How fleeting is the glory Last year hay merged with tradi- give you the scores of the crucial Many—outside the undergrads and alumni of the institutions in- volved—would hesitate to name the champions of a year ago. The scores have gone into the satisfaction in perusing them. But the thrill has departed. ent that counts. As an old ballad of what you used to be, it’s what records. Partisans may find some It's the pres- the golden nineties had it, “It isn't ou are today.” They know the truth of this at Berkeley, where Southern California looms menacingly and Stanford gr know it at Towa, where the confere And at Princeton they know it. One catches on thé field of Old| Nassau the air of tenseness on the part of coaches and players. .Down there, if the Orange and Black is to float triumphantly at the end of the| approaching season. as in 1922, they | must develop a center who has a great deal of the capabilities of Al- ford, @ guard to fill Dickerson’s shoes and_tackles whose play will not cause Tiger partisans mournfully to think of Treat and Pinky Baker. A tall order. In these days of modern play an eleven on defense and in some measure on offense is as good as its tack - Princeton, to recapitulate, must de- velop a center, a guard and. two packles. At Iowa the problem -is Somewhat similar. Line Is What Counts. Both have experienced and versa- tile backfield men. But inexperienee is the blight that rests upon the for-| gwards, | 3 "“Which. would you rather have,” fthe writer récently inquired of Dr. $Wilce, the Ohio State coach, “an in-| fexperienced and problematical line %md a strong backfield at the begin- ning of the ason, or vice versa?” ‘Give’ me the line,” replied Wilce. ©9ve known many a scoring back- field to be made by a strong set of forwards, but I never saw the re Verse happen.” Which will be the testimony of al- anpst any big team coach. Igwa, nothing daunted, is saying nothing jand i Time will decide! the The only trouble is that Jov such being the exigencies of Iig ten schedulé’ makin will be hur- e important adversaries before worl of development can be carried forward to completion Princeton Wwill have until the middle of Novem- ber, when she faces her time-honored Tivals Harvard and Yale. In the meantime the Tigers will have faced the avy and Notre Dame. In these contests they count upon the experience to be derived and will wel- come it—even at the price of a. beat- ing in both. It is recogmized at Princeton that the eleven may not Jave advanced in October to a state wherein it will be qualified to_hold both the Midshipmen and the South Bend speed merchédnts in check. But the experience to be gained, whether in defeat or victory, is heid by the coaches to be invaluable and they are ot joining with the alumni in depre- | ating the rigors of their schedule. | If the stuff is there it will come out November. If it isn't—well, there i§ always another season to which to | forward. And in the last analy- , it is always the “next season™ that counts. Concerning the coaeh of foot ball at b -college in the southern Atlantic voast section, a preparatory sehool star who has entered West Point writes as follows: “He offered me all expenses to come | 16 ————, and I'd have liked to take him up. except I've always wanted an | Army career. It would be interesting to follow the | gridiron fortunes of this institution | Sn the next year or two. For the! *hances are if this coach adds %o his matural ability as an instructor in foot ball the fruits of a persuasive tongue, backed by a well filled war ‘chest, that a new giant killing outfit | awill be added to an ever-growing Iist. John. a Wolverine alumnus of Clev land “fecl that their demands for in tersectional contests brought some fruits this vear in the arranging of a gamo against the United State Marine team. We feel. however, that this move is tort of a mild concession on the part of our athletic directors. It I ot a college game. i “Cornel. I understand, would will- | ingly renew relations with us on the eridiron and 1 understand Princetof : not averse even now. Why can- ichigan have these games? ocs the east refuse return engage- | rah'nl.\T Or is there a financial diffi- | hit There is no financial difficulty and both Yale amd Princeton enjoyed their intersecticnal relations with ITowa and Chicago, respectively, in the past two yoars. But Harvard and Yale will not agree to return engagements, while willing enough to play host to middle western teams whose prowess ls sufficiently well known to draw large crowds. But the foot ball authorities of the middle west do not ®ee why they should do all the yvieiting. Hence the deadlock. Princeton - and Chicago agreed at the expiration of their two-year home-and-home agreement that the trouble invclved in the comparatively long journey, the expense d the tecessity of development to a high, degree of efficiency in midseason were| “Michigan men” writes Victor P. ' mot worth the candle. As for Cornell, it does mot appear to be the policy of the coach, Gil Doble, to arrange a_schedule upon #bich several toproteh teams appear. « &nd Michigan would be as formidable &n opponent as could ‘be found any- where : There is talk that California will gsme east in 1924 to play Princeton. Another report has it that Pemnsyl- yania, instead of the Tigers. will play host to the Blue and Gold. If the Bears could stand the transconti- hental journey. and play foot ball up to the hilt it would serve to deny a theory that has gaimed strength in recent vears that journeys of the sort are not compatible with an outfit's best form (Copyright, 1028)) NEIDLINGER WITH\ YALE - SQUAD FOR FIRST TIME NEW HAVEN, September 25.— While the Yale varsity squad had two hours of work on the field yes- terday, the extreme hest prevented anything more strenuous than g dummy scrimmage, the rest of the time being spent in' jndividual in- struction. For the first time this year,*Neid- linger quarterback last Seasom, was in uniférm and ran the second téam to. get limbered up, while Lyle Rich gion was at quarterback omthe firs m. PEASE COLUMBIA STAR. NEW YORK, September 25.—George Pease, the Manual Training High 8chool quarterback who captained the Columbis freshman team last fall, was, as usual, the star of the Blue and White's practice at Baker Field yesterday. Although Pease has fot been playlng on the first tea many believe that Haughton has placed hini on the second eleven for the sake of mading the backfields of teams A angd B of about -egual] gtrength. £ e of coaches have on hand. Of the fort. | three warriors retained five are qua; of the squad seven guards, six ends and three ce The the blazing sun, Roper sending three elevens through elemental plays. ows into threatening bulk. They nce pack is.straining at the leash. TIGERS’ SQUAD CUT TO 43 CANDIDATES PRINCETON, N. J., September 25.— Coach Bill Roper has announced the first cut of the 1923 season fop the Princeton foot ball squad, forty-three players being retained on the varsity and thirty going té the Omelettes. The cut revealed the great wealth backfield material - the Tiger terbacks and thirteen backs. The rest includes eight tackle ter: Ly unifor veteran end, appeared in for the first time yesterday. workout lasted three hours in The first eleven lined up as follows: Ends. Stot and Tyson; tackles, Emery and Hills; guards, Paschal and How- ard; center, Caldwell; Dinsmore: halfbacks, Snively; fullback, Newb: quarterback, Beattie and Base ball is the most popular game in Cuba, - practically every town or village having at least one uniformed team. How Foot B “KEEP ON THE BALL,” IS CROP AT HOPKINS BALTIMORE, Md., September 25.— “Keep on the ball!” bellowed Coach Ray Van Orman, to his squad of am- bitlous foot ball cgndidates in the two-hour practice session at Home- wood Field yesterday. Johns Hop- kins' timber may not be: classed as the most formidable prospects of the season, but if hard work and willing~ ness ever brought about a surprise, this year's Black .and Blue squad should effect an upset. All of the thirty-odd candidates ap- pear to be in the finest of physical condition, but several rough spots are worrying the bosses. Line Coach Barney O'Rourke has sent all of his rookles through the paces, but still not one outstanding luminary_ shines above ' his trial horses. Rolling on the ball, covering punts, fumbles and loose twisters occupied the early warming-up seg- sion yesterday afternoon. Capt. Buck Bonner, who filled in the gap at quarter for a while last year; has-been shifted to a haltback job, where his line-tearing abjlity will be more useful. Doug Turnbull, one of the best-looking boys in the pigskin outfit, is finding a warm spot in the hearts of J. H. U. smashing- tactict Cook looks 1fke the other half who will start in the backfield, while Taylor has been went in to the hole at quarterback. This quartet worked béehind a make- shift line yesterday afternoon, in an hour's scrimmage. The boys do théir stuff with a real system, but the driving power will stand some ,dim- provement. Tex Barton, one of the rough-and- ready boys of the squad, is fitting in at guard and appears to be one of the most formidable men on the of- fense. He was unable to hit his stride last season, but has gained confidence and form in the early training sessions that are now stand- ing him in good stead. WEST POINT NEWCOMERS SHOW SKILL IN PRACTICE WEST POINT; N. Y. September 28 —Army's foot ball’ squad has be- gun preparations for the opening gridiron battle here next Saturday with University of Tennessee. Coach McEwen has weeded out most of the dead wood” and the Cadets will be given some new plays this week Hartle; a former quarterback o University of Georgia eleven, and Tiny Hewitt, one of Glenn Warner" best halfbacks at Pittsburgh last season, are among the new men wh have been doing good work. all Is Played b By SOL METZGER: THE chief reason for the use of either kick is the presence of a player who can execute one better than any other player can execute the other. You'll find coaches using what they have on hand, and it's a good policy. Drop-kicking has this advantage: It is older and an am- THE QUESTION. Why do some teams use the place kick and others the drop kick in trylng for goals? bitious young fellow can practice it alone, whereas the place kick requires three men to perfect—a center, holder of the ball and kicker. -Brickley | and Eckersall perfected themselves i and winter. There many arguments in fa- vor of either method. The drop- kick supporters claim that their kick is_gotten off more rapidly than. the other and that the chanees of error are less because only one man han- dles the ball after it is passed—the kicker. Those using the place-kick claim it is a better method because the kicker may concentrate entire- Iy on kicking the ball, as another man holds it for him. Each side claims their method , of kicking is more rapidly gotten off.' We have found by repeated tests that. the place-kick is a yard or two under when the drop-kick starts. This advantage is offset by the fact that the drop-kicker has ome more player to protect the kick than the place-kicker. In the latter in- stance this extra player holds the ball. Drop-kickers who crouch low and receive the pass knee high, kicking it instantly, as Princeton worked it last fall, probaply have a slight ad- vantage over -place-kickers. But in wet weather the place-kick is about the only one that can be made, for a dropped ball on such days usually skids instead of rebounding, as a INTERNATIONAL CLASHES TODAY IN POLO TOURNEY WESTBURY, N. Y., September 25.— The Indian Tigers ride into action to- day against the American Shelburne team in the second match of the open polo championship at Meadowbrook Field. In another match the Ameri can Flamingo four plays the British army quartet. There has been a lapse of several days, due to wet weather, since the first match, in which the Meadow- brook team defeated the Hurlingham outfit of Englan HAIR: STAYS COMBED, GLOSSY “Hair-Groom” Keeps Hair Combed—Well-Groomed- Millions Use It— Fine fér Hairl «==Not Sticky, Greasy or Smally. Get a jar of “Hair-Groom” from any “druggist for a few cents and make even stubborn, unr or shampooed hair stay combed all day in any style you like. 3 n this art by practicing alone summer ball must for a drop-kick. Accurate low passing by the center is the one factor that makes either kick certain. (Copyright, 1923.) (Sol Metzger, our foot ball ez- pert, and one of the foremost foot ball’coaches in the country, will an- swer any questions abokt playing foot ball sent him, care of the sport department, if a return, stamped, envelope is tnclosed.) A L1 leathers — i n dividual styles in this Sale. High and Just two more days boosters with his | team and the Knickerbockers R have held on:( preliminary practice, advanced an Thirty-five candidates of the Georgetown outfit drilled for three hours yesterday. Coach Bill Marttn secmed pleased at the outcome. An- other workout will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock. -J. Clark, H. Clark, C. O'Nell, R. O'Neil, Baker, Sellers, Cha- conas, Cave, Boetler, Plank, Glbson, Collins, “Scanlon, M.’ Cook; P. Cook, Emmett, Dorsett, Calkér, Hodge, Mc- Clure. Oldfield, Lowe, Nolan, Martin, Buchanan, Wrenn, E. Flester, Rob- erts, Bromley, Danle}s, Golden, Brown, H. Sullivan, ‘A. Clark, R. Chaconas, Lyddane, Ward and F. Cady are ex- pected to report. Knickerbockers held their nightly session of practice. Searchlights from | & number of automobiles supplied the | llght. The regular lighting system on the Kniéks' field refused to work. Quiney Athletie Club plays its first game October 7, ‘meeting the Park View outfit. Practice will be held by the Quincy gridironers tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Candidates are urged to report at 120 Quincy street north- i east. Manager John Smith of the Lexing- ton Athletic Club is casting about for games. The managers of the Circles, | York Preps, Trinity and De Molay | teams are urged to get in touch with |CALIFORNIA TO HAVE la reality in Southern Californla. Charles W. Clark, son of the muiti- Dick Ferris, the originator of the choice Californla land at Culver City, and has a twenty-year franchise from |the trustees of the Los | suburb. ! A mile track will be ready December |1 for a midwinter racing season of 100 days. . the Southern California Jockey Club which is building it. He is several times a millionaire and one of the best known sportsman in the west. Construction already has started. The total outlay before the first field faces the barrier will be approxi- mately a half miljlon dollars. The track will have a steeplechase course and a turfed infield for polo. A golf {course is to be laid out so that the teeplechase jumps will make golf azard Carleton F. Burke, internationally { famous polo player, will be president jof the track clubhouse. He intends making it one of the gathering places, of the soclal and sporting elite of the {entire United States. The clubhouse will be open the year around. A A U. CLUBS TO MEET. have staged several brisk scrimmages thus far. ¢ Georgetown has hurled a defi at the Knicks. Manager M. Cook, 1227 Wis- consin avenue, declares he is ready to book a game with the Knicks. WAGERLESS RACING| | Betless horse racing Js to become 1 { millionaire Senator W. A. Clark, fs | sponsoring the project, and backing | tdea, who holds leases on 140 acres of | Angeles | Clark has been named president of | KNICK-GEORGETOWN A. C. GRID RIVALRY RENEWED IVALRY between the Georgetown ,Athletic Association foot ball is keen. Over in Georgetown these two elevens have battled time and-time again for supremacy of that section, Augmented by an array of clever gridironers, each combina- tion is confident of its prowess. While most of the independent elevens the Knicks and Georgetown are well Already Smith at Lincoln 843-W between 6 and 7 o'clock. Waverly = gridiron athletes were booked to practice tonight at 6 o'clock on the Terminal Y. M. C. A. grounds. Games with the Waverly eleven can be-arranged by calling Manager Kersey, Franklin $126. Members of the Argyle Athletic Club will hold a foot ball meeting Thursday night at the home of Wil- liam Mehler. 1506 Meridian street. Argyle has booked a tough opponent in the Perry Athletic Club for its opening game. Mount Rainier Emblem Reserves are seeking games with teams av- eraging 105 pounds. Telephone chal- lenges to Manager Harry Stergess, Hyattsville 307-R-J. Seat Pleasant Athletie Assoclation eleven is rapidly,rounding into shape. Candidates are expected to report for practice tomorrow night at 7 o'clock. Manager R. H. Schilke, Lincoln 5475- W, is booking games for the Mary- land cogpbination. Pledmont Athletic Club will stage its first practice tomorrow on the Cardoza School playgrounds. Last year the Piedmonts mopped up the field with several colored teams. Yale line-up this year? jof a istauts on the anxious seats. The men they are pinning most of their hopes to are Norris, the former center, and Blair, the old tackle. Of }courge, Milstead, the stalwart Wabash guard, is available and if worst should come to worst, one of the positions could be filled by this glant. But a man as fast on his feet as Milstead is ought to be at tackle or in back of the available at guard in the Yale style of play. So Norris and Blair are likely to get their first assignments. ' Several correspondents have writ- ten to ask me why the writer gives other teams such good prospects for middle west conference honors in view of that fact that Howard Jones' Io team did such wonderful work last se: son. The answer is simple. Jones spent several years building up last year's powerful combination. Now he has lost not only Locke, who was a real star, either at quarter or farther |back of the line, but he has lost Min- nick, a fine kicker, and Kadesky, a star end. His line aiso-will feel the ab- sence of Thompson, Meade and Heldt Clubs interested in the organization of a District branch of the A. A. U. are to have representatives at a meeting at the Washington Hotel to- morrow might at 8 o'clock. A tent tive organization was effected by eight clubs last week. France has 2,000 physical education clubs. with a combined membership lof 400,000 boy and girl athletes. P IO PR e You will be correctly fit- ted in a styls you will like. Just Two Days More--- After-Inventory ale Hess Low Shoes to share in the savings opportunity of this event—Think of it—Every desirable style, size, leather, shade and last in the entire lot—You will find a perfect fit and a shoe to your taste in this extraordinary sale! Pa. Ave, N.W. So that although he has some good men coming up, it is a big task that he faces and the odds are against his —or in the new. handy pockaee 10 for 75«; bolster up defensively and offensively | line, for his speed and activity are not | DOUBLES TILT TODAY AT DUMBARTON NETS A change in the program of the first aphual invitation tennis tourna- ment at Dumbarton Club postpones the singles final to tomorrow after- noon, leaving only the doubles divi- sion match for decision today. In the latter event Clarence M. Charest and ‘Wait C. Johnson will be opposed to Tom Mangan and Paul Kunkel. Charest and John Temple Graves, jr. will clash in the singles matoh tomorrow afternvon at 3 o'clock. Mangan and Kunkel advanced to the_doubles final yesterday with a 5—7, 7—B, 6—0_victory over Roldnd Ballinger and J. Holt. Charest and Johnson vanquished Jack Dudley and Al Gope n 4 semi-fnal battle, 68, 6—1, 6—1. NETWOMEN TO PLAY FOR TITLE THURSDAY Play for the singles title in the annual tournament of the Women's Tennis League has been set for Thursday_afternoon at 5 o'clock on the war finance court. The contest- ants will be determined today when Alma Krucoff is to meet Helen Sin- clair and Elizabeth Pyle is to face Loutse Welchel in matches beginning at 5. Drawings for the doubles have been made and the first-round matches will be played today and to- morrow. The drawings follow: ford and Robsion. YALE HAS SOME BIG GAPS TO PLUG IN ITS ELEVEN BY WALTER CAMP. HO will take the places of Cross, Cruikshank and Jordan in the That is the question that is keeping Tad Jones and his corps Chamberlain and Fuller will have a i big job o their hands if they are to furnish Tad with what he needs to that middle of his line. building any such machine as Iowa boasted last year. Things are going to warm up pres- ently out on the Pacific coast. Southern California has an exceptional lot of ma- terial, and is looking forward to turn- ing the tables on the University of California. - Coach Henderson is school- ing his men with the idea, above all others, of beating U. of C. But Coach Smith’ at the latter institution has a most impreseive squad himself and the fur is likely to fly when thesé teams meet. (Copyright, 1923.) WOMAN'S MEET LIST GROWS. NEW YORK, September 24.—En- tries for the national women's track and field championships, to be held at Newark, N. J. Saturday, ai- ready include stars from Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Haven and Bridgeport, Conn.; Paterson, N. J., and New York. _— Efforts probably will be made to merge the Western Association and the Southwestern League before the opening of the next base ball season. ONLY FOUR LETTER MEN IN MIKE KELLY'S SQUAD Stenographers Counting Heavily on Greenwood and Watt, 1922 Stars—Thirty-Five Players Take Part in First Practice. BY ARGYLE FINNEY. USINESS HIGH faces its 1923 foot ball campaign with a bleary B look. Of the thirty-five youngsters who responded to. first call for practice yesterday afternoon on the Tidal basin grounds, only four are regulars of the 1922 eleven, while the others, according to Coach Mike Kelly, know little about the game. Business will present a practi- cally new teamsthis fall. From the material on hand yestérday it appear that Kelly has quite a job ahead of him to dévelop a combination that will cut a figure in the interscholastic championship series. While the other four high school squads have two weeks of earne.: firacuce))chmd them, Business }}as yet to condition itself. Coach Kel owever, will set a rapid pace for his charges this week. In order to catch up with its four rival teams, the 9th street institution will fill every hou{hwgh”forward passing, receiving kicks, punting, starting and falling on the ball. | Foot Ball Facts But to those followers of the Bu ness team there is one consolation to know that of the- four regulars back, two are capable of making their opponents sit up and take notice. Bob Greenwood, all-high tackle of 1922 and Walter Watt, last year’'s quarter back, are apt to bring Business to the limelight if they uncover the samo brand of play that made them stars last year. Greenwood has grown considerably since last year. He now weighs aboun 175 pounds. His work last year, both in offense and defense, earned him the admiration of the four opposin school teams. He fs captain this 3 Walter . Watt also is being counted upon by Coacl Kelly. This youngster was one of the best kickers in the high schools last fall. He was bo ing them yesterday for fifty vards Watt usually got his punis ‘aw slow, but practice should remedy fault. Cy Cummings, guard, and Barrell Calker, guard, also received letters What distinction Business has gained on the gridiron for the last several years has been made through a strong, fast line. The lack of a speed backfield has marred its progress during this time, according to Kelly If the Business mentor can develop four or five clever backs and has his usually strong line, then the Stenog- raphers will present a formidable eleven Unless the dope is all twisted, Busi- ness will average 155 pounds this vear. Seven positions will filled. Donovan, Bangs, McAuliffe, May, Du fief, Main, Copperman and Bromlev |are’ the youngsters who graduated last vear. 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