Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1923, Page 31

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 1923. SPORTS. 2% Maryland Plays Virginia Poly Here Saturday : Syracuse Eleven Ranks High ONE OF BEST CONTESTS | OE YEAR SEEMS CERTAIN Both Elevens Are Powerful and Possess Versatile Attacks—Local Teams Show Well In Their Games of Last Saturday. & BY H. C, BYRD. IRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE and University of Mary- V land are to meet at American League Park Saturday in what probably will be one of the greatest foot ball games ever staged on a local gridiron. At least that is the indication if the capabilities and ehowing of the teams representing the two schools may be taken as a criterion. V. P. L is one of the three or four best college elevens in the south, while the University of Maryland is strong enough to give any team it faces enough of an argument to make the afternoon rather stren- uous, Two years ago V. P. I. and Maryland staged at American League Park about as fine an exhibition of modern foot ball as anybody might care to see. The Virginians brought here an eleven that undoubtedly on a run through the whole season was 50 per cent stronger than the College Park aggregation, but by better generalship the latter managed to pull out a victory by 10 to 7. Spectacular forward passes and bril- Mant punting featured the play of both evens. From a spectator's point of view it would kave been difficult to tage a better game than that contest e iry Last vear Maryland went to Blacks- burg and took a beating by 21 to 0. The great eleven that represented V. P. I. was too strong in every way for the College Parkers, many rating it as the most powerful aggregation in the gouth. This year V. P. I has in its line-up practically the same men who' @rubbed the Marylanders at that time. Time Robs It of Victory. This week the Charlottesville eleven hooks up with Virginia Military In- stitute and might as well prepare for another real battle. Last vear Vig_ ginia was defeated by V. M. I. by 14 to 0 and it will have to play bet- ter foot ball than in any of fits games so far if it expects to turn the tables on the Lexingtonlans this all. Catholic University started fts season in a way that indicates Ath- letic Director Charley Moran was right when he made the statement several days ago that the Brookland- ers would have a real foot ball team and that it would win games. A de- WAR AND 3D CORPS POLOISTS TO CLASH ‘War Department's polo team is to oppose the 3d Corps area four today at 4 o'clock at Pototmac Park, in the second match of the Army invita- tion polo tournament. The teams are considered the strongest in the tour- ney and a stirring battle is antici- pated. Busses are to leave 15th street and Pennsylvania avenue at 3:30 o'clock for the playing grounds. This serv- ice will be continued until the end of the tournament on Saturday. Tomorrow Fort Myer will hook up with the 2d Corps Area team. Wed- nesday Fort Bragg will meet the winner of today's game. HIXSON'S KORN AHEAD IN LONG PIGEON RACE Flying at an average speed of 1,103 yards per minute Korn, a blue checker cock bird, belonging to W. S. Hixson, won the race from Am- herst, Va., to this city. There were fourteen lofts and 200 birds competing. Following is the order of the finish and the average speed in yards per minute: W, Hizson, 1,103; W. 0. Norwood, 1,008 44 Manor Loft, 1,002.42; A. G. Flabertv., . . _Copenhaver, 1,085.48; B. ; E. H. Willis, i078.30: C. F. 1,088.69; A. Asheton, 1,029.80; H. V. Bre man, 1,018.99; H. O. le, 967.38 W. L Crocker, day repert; X. 8. Jolliffe, day report. APACHES FAIL TO CHECK LL the pluck and fight at the command of the Apaches failed to A stop the more experienced Mohawk eleven that earned a 13-to-0 victory yesterday in one of the most savage battles waged this season on sandlot gridirons. In the first period the Mohawk eleven demonstrated its prowess by smashing through the Apache line for a touchdown. It was Bottle Cox who carried the ball across. The Mohawks registered another touchdown when a blocked ball was recovered by MISS EDERLE MAKES THIRD WATER RECORD By the Associated Press, HONOLULU, October 15.-~Miss Ger- trude Ederle, aquatic star of the New York Women's Swimming Associa- tion, shattered another record here when she stroked the 400-meter free- style event in 5 minutes G4 2-5 sec- onds in the A. A. U. water meet. Previously she had hung up new CLOSELY KNIT OFFENSE USED BY ORANGE TEAM Should Mean Trouble for Pittsburgh and Others to Be Encountered—Alabama Needs More Precise Play to Become Powerful. Burns behind the Apache goal. Followers of the Apache eleven yelled themselves weary when the Mohawks were fighting with_their backs to the wall on their 15-yard line in the second period. An unique overhead attack threatened trouble for the Big Hawks, but they held and kicked out of danger. There were mumerous other sand- lot battles yesterday. One of the most stirring games of the day was played between Mercury Athletic Club and Navy Yard Marines, the former team winning, 7 to 6. The Leathernecks shoved across a.touch- down in the second period after in- tercepting a forward pass and, dashed 40 yards goalward, but Alden missed in his try for the extra point. After Sullivan” grabbed a forward pass, Hurd carried the ball over for Mer. cury in the second quarter. Walson fafled to kick goal, but one of the Marine players was off side and Referee Fry ruled the kick good. Knickerbockers downed the Naval Alr Station eleven, 18 to 6, with | O'Connor supplying the thriils for the Georgetown combination. Two 80 GOLFERS AT COLUMBIA V. P. 1. has been defeated once this eason, that time last Saturday when t went down before the stellar aggre: tion representing the 3d Army Corps, BY 21 to 17, And accounts of the game In Baltimore papers indicate that the only thing that prevented V. P. I. win- ning was a few seconds in which to run another play. The game wound up . P. 1. in possession of the ball rd line. A 3d Army Corps player said this morning, “It was time alone that saved the game for us.’ Tn its backfield V. P. I. has in Sut- ton one of the best broken-fleld run- ners in the south, He is especially good at returning a kick-off and a punt &nd in about everything that has to do with carrving the ball. As a matter of fact, Sutton is brilliant in a back- ficld made up of exceptionally clever players. Flory, & back, who hails from California, is little if any less effective than Sutton, It was Flory who did most of the running against the Mary- landers a vear ago, and at that time V. P. 1. did not have Sutton in the game, a broken shoulder keeping him t. °“Agatnst V. P. T there will be opposed @ Maryland eleven made up exclusively of Maryland and District of Columbia products, Eight of the eleven men who Ktarted the game agninst Philadelphia are graduates of Washington high gchools, That these voungsters will go against V. P. I as a team is indicated by their record so far. Not only have they won all three of the games played but not one of their opponents ‘ has had the ball within their 2 line. Whatever Maryland may do against V. P. 1. this week, one thing scems sure —that the game as a whole w e 3 splendid ezhibitnon of hard fighting foot ‘ball. Georgetown fought the hardest kind of a game against Princeton but could not overcome the handi- caps under which it lahored. The Tigers, in the first place. had second- etring men just about as capable as those of it nlavers who started the contest. Georgetown mada ns about the kind of ehowing that Should have been expected of it. an those alumni who expected more simply were mistaken in the'r judg- ment of the caliber of the Princeton eleven. What Princeton i golng to be 2 week hence should never be judged by what it is on any Saturdav. The comparison of the kind of foot ball layed on succeeding Saturdays by Fnoeton was well exemplified last year by a game In which a south- ern school played there. A scout from the southern school watched Princeton play and took back to h team this repory: “They are very weak: we have just as good a team as they and have a good chance to knook them off. Princeton won the game with that team bv four touchdowns and prob- ably could have won by six or ceven ¢ as easily had it been minded to for a longer period than the first half. Vairginia’s eleven got going right for the first time in its three games and trounced St. John’s by 32 to 6. —_— Radiators and Fenders ANY EIND MADE OR REPAIRED. 10 DIFFERENT MAKES RADIATORS WITTSTATT’S R. and F. WORKS 310 15th, F. 6410, 1435 P. M. 7443, LAUREL RACES Laurel, Maryland First Race, 1:45 P.M. Special tral will leave Union Station (Baltimore & Ohio R. R.) 12125, 12:35, 12145 P. M. each day, returning im- mediately after the races. EARL & WILSO “LONGWOOD (MEDIUM) Better Collars with roll front and lock - BRUCEWOOD (LOWER) cisive victory over Randolph-Macon was just about what was necessary to put the Brookland players in the right frame of mind to go forward through a successful year. Gallaudet was defeated by Western Maryland, and could hardly hope to have done better than it did. Its opponent had played through three games, while Gallaudet was opening its season, enough of an advantage in | itself to be declsive. Gallaudet's showing was a credit to itself as a team and as individuals. George Washington went up into Pennsylvania and took the measure of Juniata College by 14 to 0. The outcome was all the more welcome to the Hatchetites because they had no idea of the kind of team to which they would be opposed. Just how uncertaln the game of foot ball is and just how easily the tide may be turned could hardly be better {llustrated than by the con- test In which Pennsylvania defeated Swarthmore by 13 to 10. Penn had gone across the goal line in the first quarter for what appeared to be a touchdown, but had the ball fumbled. The ball rolled away from the pile and a Swarthmore half back scooped it up and ran a little more than 100 vards for a tguchdown. Later Swarth- more kicked a fleld goal and got ten points, which against Penn's thirteen made a fine game. But in reality on the strength of the offensive play Penn should have won, almost did win, by 20 to 3, which would have present- ed a far different aspect. “Yale must have something” is an | expression heard wherever foot ball is mentioned. In two games played against southern elevens on the firet two dates it has run up ninety-three oints, and probably could have made 150 if it had desired. North Caro- lina was the first to succumb, and then Georgla went down. Something of the power of the Yale machine was shown by the fact that it scored twen- ty-three points on Georgla in the first quarter. Indications are that has one of the greatest gridiron ma- chines in its history. STRIVE FOR CLUB HONORS thrilling broken fleld runs by O'Con- nor accounted for a pair of touch- downs. Hilleary, Kerr and Dono- ghue played creditably for the Knicks. Clever work by DeBinder and Donovan enabled the Park View Juniors to down the Brightwood Park eleven, 24 to 0. In _preparation for its game with the ‘Waverly Athletic Club Sunday, the Quincy gridironers wil hold prac- tice tomorrow night at 7:30 on the Langdon fleld. The Waverly outfit took the measure of the Iroquols Athletic Club, 26 to 0, yesterday, with Colbert and Powers performing bril- 1 Mantly. < Interior Department eleven and the Southern Athletic Club battled to & scoreless tle. Interior registered eleven first downs, but when it threatened the Southern defense braced. The Southerns will hold & meeting tonight at 468 N street southwest. Mackins and the Park Athletic Club put up a spirited battle which ended 6 to 6. Although the Mackins were outweighed considerabl* they played cleverly. Anacostia Eagles crushed the Pierce Athletic Club, 42 to 0. Emmy Mader skirted the ends for consistent gains. Games with the Eagles can be ar- records for the 100-meter, free-style swim and the 200-meter, open-water event. The previou American record for the 400-meter free-style distance was made by Miss Ederle in 1922, and was 8 minutes 1-5 second. Mariechen Wehselau, the Hawailan star, was the New York mermaid’s nearest competitor in, the 400-meter race, as she was in the 100-meter and 200-meter events. Another member of the Kahana- moku family, made famous by the swimming exploits of Duke Kahana- moku, loomed on the aquatic horizon when'his brother Sam sprang & sur- prise by winning the 100-meter free- style swim, distancing Pau Kealoha, who finished second, and Warren Kealoha, who came in third. Both had been expected to finish ahead of Kahanamoku, whose time was 1 min- ute 2-5 of a second, compared with the record of 58 3-5 seconds held by Johnny Weismuller, America’s “human aquaplane.” The relay team of Huimakani es- tablished an American record for the 800-meter free-style event when it negotlated the distance in 10 minutes 25 3-5 seconds. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. YRACUSE, N. Y., October 15—In her play against a sturdy Alabama eleven, which has yet to acquire finesse, Syracuse demonstrated that she is preparing in just the right way for forthcoming games. against Pittsburgh, Penn State, Colgate and Nebraska. The Syracuseans are pmtting on a_clos:ly knit znackI‘wnh lots of deception in the backfield in the way of delayed passes, swiftly changing anglcs of assault upon the opposing line and rapid concentration of shiits upon_unexpected points. : i Plays are launched fror an mnbalanced line, with the backs very close up and one back flanking the defending tackle. At 0 short a distance it is remark-| thing. In Bowman s able how quickly the backs pick up|an open-field runner as speed and driving power. Breakfing | could desire and, besides, out from this close formation there|away 50-vard punts eas and forward pagses,|urally. At the same time sufficiently sail the line. Zimmerman is another hard elusive runner and McBride is a ning back. So is Foley. He men who can punt, throw the Bown rong and rugged to as- come sweeps | both of Which will be more impre | sive when the team is better co-o | dinated in open attack. A lot of quick cutting In and revers- ing is expected of the fleet, hard-ru | ning Syracuse backs and in this r spect they performed inconsistently | catch it and run with it | against Alabama, sometimes doing| When they and the line co-operate | brilliantly, at other times falling ovar | to better advantage, as the | their own’ feet or else delaying too | the last quarter of the Alaba | long in making their outs. ! cuse is going to I | In terms of the future Syracuse! fOr any outfit to stop. | would appear to have almost every-| Wart set of forwards and stun- e are ball, It - that lines up for the Orangi ge is hard and powerful. | against an tack, that they keep their hea near the ground, but the their charge nnot be ga Their c Perhaps alert an Yale | for the Columbia Country M Two match play rounds will be played in all flights tomorrow, with the final in the first fight for the championship to be at thirty-six holes. Final rounds in the other flights will be at eighteen holes. C. J. Dunphy and Guy M. Standifer, former District champions; Roland R. MacKenzie, Miller B. Donald_Woodward, George P. James and B. R. Hart are expected to qualify in the championship flight and give Albert MacKenzie a battle for his title. George T. Cunnimgham yesterday won the champlonship of the Ban- F. Krauss 4 and 3. One up at the turn in the thirty-six-hole final, Cunningham, who ‘last Sunday defeated R. C. M Kimmle, the defending champlon, won the ntieth, twenty-first and twenty-second holes to pile up a lead Krauss could not pull down. Pairings for the club championship for women at the Bannockburn Golf Club were made public yesterday, as follows: Miss F. E. Parker vs. Mrs. R. C. Dunbar, Miss Elizabeth Fairall vs. Miss Alice Short, Miss Sue Peck Mrs. H. Hasselbach, Mrs. O. Thacker vs, Mrs. G. T. Cunningham vs. Mrs. M. E. Miller, Mrs. W. E. Carey drew a bye. Tom Moore came very close to set in a match at Indian Spring last week. Playing with Peter Jackson, the club pro, and pt. L. L. Steele, came within an inch of holing his push shot for a one at the short fourteenth. As it was he had an | eagle and a birdle on successive ORE than eighty golfers are playing today in the qualifying round flights for which prizes have been offered. Eight men will qualify in the championship section and play for the title now held by Albert R. MacKenzie, while sixteen each will qualify in the other three flights. Stevinson, | nockburn Golf Club, defeating Harry | in the final round by | Miss Elsie Patterson, | ting a record for successive “eagles” Moore holed a niblick shot for an| eagle two on the thirteenth hole, then ranged by calling Manager Charlle Zirkle, Franklin 2181, between 9 and 4:30 o'clock. ‘ Trinity Juniors presented a power- ful eleven against the Emblem Junlors, leading 14-to-0, when the Emblem team refused to continue play in the'third quarter after pro- testing the referee's decision. Fox, Pettits, Goldsmith and Hilleary played well for Trinity. Chailenges to the Trinity team are being received by | Earl Knott, 3604 O street. Fogxy Bottom g \he Fighting Panthers, 13 to 0. Ver- million, Pat Curtain, Gus Cleary and Nick Moran played well for the win- ner: Club championship and three other | holes. “His ball at the fourteenth | stopped just an inch beyond the cup. | _The golf team of the Washington | Golf and Country Club went over to | Indian Spring yesterday and defeated the home club team, 10_points to 6. | Tom Moore, playing at No. 1 for In- dian Spring, shot a score of 76 against George P. Lynde of Washington. while DeVere Burr had a score of 79 against C. G. Duganne of Wash- | ington. ~ Washington’s victory put it in a tie with Bannockburn .for third place in the interclub series, with 67 | points. Columbia {s first with 77, | while Chevy Chase is second with 72. Columbla has two more matches to play. Results of yesterday's matches: Tom Moors. Indian L d Lynde, Washington; W. B | ington, defeated L. L. Ste | B all oven. 8. R. Speelman, Indisn Spring, defeated J. | H." Davidion, Washington: A. W. Howard, | Washington, ‘defeated E. E, Harrison, Indian | Spring, " Best ball, Iadiso Sprine, | T K W Washington, defeated A. D. | ¥. Burr, I Vo Spring. def Bost ball, J. 'W. Turner, Tilley, Indian S : | ington, defeated 3. R. | Spring, ‘Best ball, 'Waul J. T. McClenahan, Wi | Paul J. Frizzell, Indian 8 L. s, Tadian Spring, defosted 3. | Washington. Best ball, Washington | 5 O . Deing, e, Wishington, dofs 3. “Brownell, Ya ironers defeated Georgetown Athletic Association eleven will hold practice tomorrow night. Yesterday it fought the In- dependent Athletic Club of Alex- landria to a scoreless tle. Cashall, Clark and Chaconas demonstrated their abllity for Georgetown, while Dreifus’ work for the Virginians sparkled. Southern Preps triumphed over the Rosebuds of Alexandria, 19 to 0. ‘Thistle Athletie € won its sec- ond stralght game, defeating the Iro- quols Juniors, 6 to 0. Corinthi were humbled by the Anacostia Eagle Juniors, 12 to 0. Yorke Preps were nosed out by the Park View Athletic Club, 7 to 6, through thelr inability to kick the extra point. McDonald scored Park View's touchdown and booted the winning point. ted W.| A challenge has been fssued by 4 Bpring ¥ 'E. Glark. In. |the Mardfeldt Athletic Club for a dian Spring, defested Heath Davidson, Wash- | game Sunday with any team averag- | ington.” Beat Ball, all eves. ing 115 to 120 pounds. Get in touch E—— with the manager, at North 447, after o'clock. esterday the ardfeldts YANKS COACH CHINESE. |defeated the Peeriess Juniors. 32 to ¢ Nearly all the larger government schools in ' China have American coaches for base ball, track and | tennis and English coaches for soccer | foot ball. Mannger Earl Dixon of the Candor | Athletic Club is seeking games in the 95-100-pound class. He can be reached at Cleveland 1804 between 5 and 6 o’clock. 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Whether the forward pass should be lobbed or thrown on a line as rapidly as pos- sible depends upon the nature of the play. If your eligible man has a yard or so lead on the defens player guarding him, a hard, dri ball should be thrown him. If he is free on the field, a lob is a good pass, as no opponent between the passer and receiver can get it. Short passes should not be thrown hard, as they are too easily fumbled. A long pass should be hard, as any one can catch a swift pass if far enough from the passer. The famous Washington and Jef-|cite good authorities to prove that ferson short pass of a few years back, | any system of passing is quito the the play that upset Yale so often.|right one. Notre Dame uses both was & neat little lob over the heads|styles of passing, and as they feature of all intervening players. Warner's|this method of attack it would seem passes, his long ones, are rather swift, high shoots. Princeton de- pends upon long, high passes, but the West Virginia passes which up- THE QUESTION. Should the forward pass be thrown high or hard and low? a hard, low pass or a high lob. The method of passing has far less |to do with the successful execution i of the forward pass than other fac- set Princeton a few years ago were|yors guch as deception awd clearing swift darts from Rodgers right into | the receiver. Some teams work their the Lands of a running end or back. | Passes another They turn loose Michigan plays a high pass, as do |2 g0od catcher who I8 fast and shifty most middle western teams. Dobje |and he follows no set route in find- evidently favors it, though he de-|ing an opening. It is up to the passer pends more upon steam roller rush- ing tactics. Center uses high, long passes most effectively, but you can free. (Copyright, 1923.) that Rockne is not wedded to either to feed him the ball when he breaks | In all, the team iy 3 |one. "It is brawny, pow sorts of genius in the speed and strength in th | one of those -outfits w all the coaching a co . Since Chick Me: a lot to give the team should < in Novembef among the outstanding teams of th( cast. Alabama Lacks Co-ordination. Alabama is a big, powerful eleven vet nd inexperienced, so far as | the finer points of the game are con- cerned. Her scheme play, inas much as it involve Jus shifts of the backfield, is all right enough in conception, but as yet it does not operate with precision. When the backs and the linemen, all brawny are co-ordinated, Alabama should b able to strike hard and effectively. From what was seen Saturda | must be sald that Alabama sec to be relying too much upon shee strength. In the backfield was none or the brilliancy one has come to ex- | Pect of the backficlds of Dixie teams, no matter how weak they may be otherwise. Whether or not Tusca- loosans have some potential PBuck Flowers, Red Barron. Sh Strup- per or like stars, remains to be seen In other words, Alabama is more of defensive e han 2n nsive outfit. Without s of any so turday's score have bee much lower than it was, and, by t | token, it does not reflect the futur ibilities of Alabama. h will t to gi it br should ealed for You Wrigley’s is made of pure éhicle and other ingredients of highest quality obftainable. But no use to have WRIGLEY’S leave our modern factories 100% in quality and then reach you in poor condition. So we put it in the wax-wrapped package and SEALED IT TIGHT to keep It good— for you. Alds digestion— keeps teeth white— helps appetite.