Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1923, Page 30

SPORTS. THE EVENING ST _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. G, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 17, 1923, SPORTS. e Georgetown s Foot Ball Outlook Gloomy : Radical Change in Wisconsin System ELEVEN LACKING FINESSE WILL FACE GEORGIA TECH’ Hilltoppers Have Shown Little Attacking Power in | Early Games—Maryland Points Carefully for V. P. I. Clash—Hatchetites Busy. EORGETOWN UNIVERSITY'S foot ball team tomorrow afternoon will start its fifth annual pilgrimage ‘to Atlanta for a go at Georgia Tech, and though the Hilltoppers are quite sure to bat- 3 fifth consecutive loss to the Golden Tornado would rising. Neither institution is blessed with a squad as formid- t year. but Georgia Tech apparent!y has not s have the Hilltoppers. basis for comparison is found in the \ngu Georgetown-Marines and Virgi Tech games this i t Lexington, V. ly outplayed the | Quantico service team. according to competent critics, desp score recorded on a muddy ficld. Then Georgia Tech downed the Cadets | 1t Atlanta, although it had to struggle fiercely to tri 1, while George- | swn, after a flashy start, found it zbsolutely impossible to cope with the FootBallFacts ia Tech app ten much out of it "MINNESOTA SHIFT" 0QQEee® || (o] 141y developing a s i 1s1 @ ° \ PosiTioN @ G not be su ble as that possessed 1 Military Tastitute- | Institute-Georgia 1 got- | me a1} for The has s to have material by rt attack, as lacked in Tuggish turally speedy however, have \ y. nor 3 | nd Gra cctive forward b town this year is 1o In several years pa of the scason. The Hilltoppers we through a brisk scrimmaug, in preparat v Saturday lars except h, line are nu In fact, G developed tha t such a sta ¢ driven vesterdsy 0 conflict i but the Golden hree Bluc make the are | v Coaches i ather M- .nl.lr-m irector Trainer 1ty Georgetown, and n sho'man l all career several se nter, hut later shifte erl@Q@@ tothe bac eld, ,’“:;;L o @ ! Griffith :5'“1 @ ® PoOSITION then in_ Clark afternoon. R entral High School been use of i who ser, is ¢ Branner center of Either Downey | the latter sent to oves into ard when is the used to adrantage? How shijt” “Minnesota Answered by GILMOUR DOBIE Coach of football, Cornell Univer. t s te TR cfented for past years. Coach University of ' ington. 100S-191G, during which ' .| nine years Lis teams were never de- feated. Coach of Navy, 1917-19. The Minnesota shift or variatio of it had been quite generally usec i throughout the country for a num- | ber of years. It was used to the | atest advantage by stationing Ax‘ hat | couple of linemen about two yards - | behind the line and in the middle. | The backs were placed just hehm:H them, then at a given signal the! "} linemen stationed behind would hop | ito a position on either side of the | H center and the backs shift at the] usually to the same side .~tan| y as the shift was completed | the ball was snapped. This shiit, so | | completed, in a quick and smooth | | manner, did not give the opponents | sufficient time to see just wh | happened and form an adequat. = gether with the above de- scribed shift there were used varia- | tions, such as the linemen stationed | behind shifting to the one side of the cent and the backs ‘nth(‘r. is used best against teams that have not mastered a sy tem of defense which enables them to shift their men instantly to meet the formations as created by the; son her H Washington Dr Grorze sing the Miludelphic ntral Quaker city ot has done el since its game with land the Hatchetite much defensive struction in 4 tion to tutoring in attack starting line-up fol ends; Leon Fletcher and Hottel, guards; : G. MacLean, quar- rifin, halfbac stadium. is 2 buiky one, Pennsylvania, Western Mary- have been given that n Catholic University and are pointing carefully for t of-town engagements this we The former remembers well fight with Mount St. Mary's a of seasons ago, and evervtl it has p Emmitsburg Saturda; llaudet has & pair of regulars on the cas but these men will be r the Marines’ nd team at Quantico. PRINCETON HAS TASK TO STOP NOTRE DAME | oot ball puple de-| to p 5 i ceg. TILDEN TO GO IN MOVIES, TENNIS OFFICIAL STATES SAN FRANCISCO, October 17.—Wil- liam L. Tilden, 2d, the tennis cham- pion, has become a movie actor, ac- cording to the San Francisco Chron- icle’s story, quoting Dr. Sumner Hardy, president of the California Lawn Tennis Association, NEW YORK, October 17.— followers wondering whether e D) briil i deceptive which has been reported by as consisting of will fool Princeton it did the Army l have analyzed the shift for two diffe Perone, Scogna, Mendelson stein_probably will be the for Lotus - Athletic_ Club against the Emblem Reserves. Manager Rebert Bean of the Brook 5-pound eleven iy casting about for games. He can be phoned at North 7748-W. nd Mill- Kfield | Sunday | b and a da and speed with a feint at on against the other. fcature every play Princeton’s off F only s 1 Tiger, whose defense, s cellent, is expected to play his usual ns looking for breaks. | e t that a defensive will result in a has as _usual, x- me game rout for h nthusiasti that [ ten unless for they dec try can Keep oring. perts predi the Tiger Notre Dame alumni inceton is going to be it has a good attack no team in the coun Notre Dame fron SEMI SOFT COLLARS It’s the blend that’s won such enormous popularity for El Producto—a mild, distinctive and un- copyable blend. And that blend never va- ries—the next El Producto you.smoke will be as enjoyable as the one you've just finished. G.H.P.CIGAR CO., Philadelphid, P ART 35%k 3 fir ’190 MADE BY THE MAKERS OF | srounds. | Tech Tuesday in the Wilson Stadium. | team, {or | th 4 i 26 had | to the: § | Zirkle of the Eagl ~— 'BUSINESS HAS CLASH | ! } WITH GONZAGA TEAM Business High's gridironers are to encounter a rugged foe in the Gon- zaga High School eleven today. at| 30 o'clook, at the - Tidal basin | The 9th streeters will face team that has downed Eastern. and owed the way to Emerson Institute. | This probably will be the last game vlayed by Business before it tackles Onzaga will take the fleld with s ral of its stars unable to play. aly and O'Leary, guards, suffercd injuries in the St. Josenh Prep game at’ Philadelphia. Jim Mitchell. quar- terback, may also be out of the line- 00, was battered up. in the ! b tilt as humbled by 8 7 to 0, yesterda throukh its Mrability to smatn throug] a strong line. The Iast Capitol in- titution made but one first down, while their opronents registered oight. Three off-side penalties proved | disastrous to Bastern in tae . firat yuvk)d‘ i Smith of Swavely cess- hi the | Underhill tra noint. eral end runs dron-kicked the Eastern attempted sev- but it was smeared on | each occasion. Crtholic Universits Frashman eleven will apn Maryland University | Fresh Saturday at Killion fleld. Erookland yearlings Intend to po sent 4 better combination than t The at j which fell Lefore Western High last | week. With Towers, Bvnk, Blakeslee and | Hale forming a clever backficld. Cen- tral Migh's 135-pound dironers ! downed "Alexandria High's second 13 to 0. Somerville received two forward passes ta score a pair | of touchdowns. | | NAVY-PRINCETON GAME TICKETS ON SALE HERE | Tickets for the avy-Princeton | w to be played Saturday at 2:30 ock In the Baltimore Stadium may obtained from J. B. Heffernan, | press relations officer, New Navy building, room 2317, Heffernan's tel- | sphone er is Main 2320, branch | 7 or October Merri swimming ana University has been | by Zora G. Clevenger, ath- | Merriam was the tu- | the Indiana tank men last| when they won five of the seven dual meets . Ind., of William S. as_varsity \mm('\!nwn! of MAY GET HIS CHANCE SATURDAY stern’s line for a touch- | ° DOWNEY OSBORN, University of Maryland halfback, wh be nominated to start against Vir- ginia Poly, in the big game at Griffith stadium. O:born, who was a star on the 1922 frmhm.m outfit, has just returned to the vars hospital list. If he can get the signals straight by bility that Iw may be in the first lin, to center when Rosy Pollock was inj; will get into the contest at some time. Saturday, there is a possi- up in place of Brannsr, who was shifted . 1f Osborn doesn't start, he doubtles: Needless to say, he is “’raring to go. 'MERCURY ELEVEN POINTS 6. W. U. NET PLAYERS FOR CLASH WITH SAILORS BEGIN TOURNAMENTS CURY ATHLETIC CLUE, pions of the District, to be an acid test for the winged-foo presented a powerful front again of the season. A fast, clever line, with four dri day ome idea of the comparative ha may be gathered in the game be a big crowd present. Coach Brooke Brewer, former Uni- cersity of Maryland star. will make | every effort to round Mercury into form for Sunday's fray. There were veveral weaknesses in the Mercury line against the Marine Barracks ven last Sunday and Brewer will| strive to iron them out A brisk workout was held vesterday after- | noon. | Southern Athletic Club. that held the strong Interior Department team less tie, will invade Alex- Sunday to tackle Virginia| Athletic Club. Action will start at 3 o'clock. The Virginians are work- ing daily under Coach Lee Nalls pre- | paring for the fray. | Three new players are expected to add to the strength of the Yorke | Preps in the game with the Navajos Sunday. Ricks, Spivak and Segretti lLave cast their lot with the Yorkes. Anncostia Eagles are dus to prac- o tonight and Friday. Teams de- siring games in the 145-pound class may telephone Manager ~Charles Franklin 2131, Emblem Reserves are seeking games with teams averaging 110 pounds, according to Manager Don Bellman, Hyattsvillo 379-R. The Em- blems are to practice tomorrow at 5 o'clock on the Mount Ranier fleld. Much interest is being manifested in the Mohawk-Interior Department game Sunday at Union Park. Both teams are strong in the unlimited division. Another good game is booked at Alexandria Sunday when the Inde- pendent Athletic Club will hook up with the Fort Humphreys team. Play | will start at 2:30 o'clock. Coach Kemp i and Capt. Jimmy Hasson of the In- Escepcionales Prove it for yourself. Thl:en ‘;rel I}lly shapesat prices from 10c to 36¢c. u.strivutors Daniel Loughran Co., Inc. lith Bt. & Penna Ave.. hington. D. C. will encounter t of Annapolis Sunday in Clark (;.nmlh Stadium, st the Mohaw ;mlr(: the dope is all twisted, should give Mercury its toughest gam | Juniors Sunday | Monument lot. the annual fail t ashington Uni- ed to get under way the courts at 25t Forty racketers have event tournament has thirty- ndependent sand »ot ball chan 1 wus bool eleven | Reina reedes on on t com he Annapolis team | inning, 3 to 0, and, two entries Eight players of | team entered in the been placed in the Holt, Law, Ladd, B: son, Pitts and Rutle Pairings follow: First round, upper half—Offendurer v Brooks. Robinson vs. Carter. on vs. Bu- sick, Casiker vs. Glover, Crosthwaits vs. Kauf- ma. Second round. upper half—Law vs. Boyd Fowler vs. Lonano, Gardner vs. Ladd vs. Acantilass. Mayfield vs. winner of Oftendurfer-Brooks watch. Second round. lower half—Holt vs. McDon- nell, Ziegler vs. Brodsky, Larson vs. Baume, Oliver vs, Rviand. Second ‘round, lower, helf—Pitts vs. Gould, 0" Connor. tcher, Law. the university men’s event have draw, including Sten, Robin- ving backs, will face Mercury S strength of v Sunday, so dependents believe hand Humphreys a their team biz surprise. Trinity Athletic Club I in a row, but is anxfous to add mo Jaurels. Manager Donohue, West 2 is booking games for Trinity Mercury Junior eleven wanis to a range a game with the Peerle to be played on the s won th Apaches are on the games with strong te: pound class. Challenges are being re celved by Manager Seymour Hall, at Lincoln 6962, after 5 o'clock. Park View Athletle Club is without a_game Sunday. Teams averaging 135 pounds may get in touch with anager Carr, Columbia 1231-J, after 30 o'clock. . Haynos, Rutley vs. Bo Youwss. I.OH.MAN DEFEATS I;OPER. SHREVEPORT, La. October 17.— Joe Lohman of Toledo won a ref- eree’s decision over Capt. Bob Roper of Chicago in a fifteen-round bout here last night. Lohman weighed | 178 and Roper 191. Iookout for = to v in the 150- "% A man’s appearance has a definite influence on his per- sonality. He feels fit to meet the world when propetly dressed, realizing that in all his affairs he is scen from head to foot and is judged accordingly. So the particular man wears Flor- sheim Shoes, assured that their refined style and superior work- manship attract favorable atten- tion. To him Florsheim Shoes are the most important item of attire. Most Styles $10 Cor. 7th & K Sts. 414 9th St. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa. Ave. S.E. 1318 v squad after being on the | Kimberly, | “City Club Shop” WOLVERINE-BUCKEYE GAME IN LIMELIGHT d | CHICAGO, October IT—lnleresL | among followers of Bjg Ten foot ball this week centers on practice ac | tivitles at the camps of Michigan. [ | opponent Saturday of Ohio State, and | Iilinois, which will meet Iowa, the| games being regarded as the most im- | portant so far of the 1923 campaign. | The Michigan-Buckeye game may | {develop into an aerial fight, as for- ward passing and plays built about the pass are belng stressed in the | workouts of both teams. The offen- | | ve equipment of the fowa Hawk- is being enlarged, with st | scrimmages planned for the next tu | days. Coach Zuppke, 1llinols mento sorting over material to rep!l eral vacancies in his squad cau ¢ injuries and scholarship deficien cies. Scrimmage will be the bulk of | his_practice program for the week. Si drills so far have been tl preparation Wisconsin b made this k for its first confer. ence clash aturday with Il\\“fll’i | conqueror of Purdue last week. The ! Badgers have displaved a weak line | against non-conference teams. The | Hooslers are taking ecxtended work- | outs under arc lights thls week Neighborhood _differences will | settled by Northwestern and Chica the former anxicus to recoup its] losses and the latter making {ts 19 conference debut. | inne: and Purdue, w h take | field against the n onference North Dakota and Wabash teams, re- spectively, are trying ne wcombian- tions and devoting their time to light workouts. LUMAN OF YALE IS HURT AS NEIDLINGER RETURNS NEW HAVEN, Conn., October 17.— | Luman, Yale's reguiar right end of | |the varsity, was injured slightly in with the scrubs yester- day. laced by Deaver, who | was regular end last vear. eidlinger, regular quarterback last vear, who has been out of the game for three weeks becauss of an injury to h was in uniform and one of the varsity teams through signal practi ASTRIDE FIVE WINERS. CINCINNATI, Ohio, October Tvan Parke, who is leadlng all | eys at Latonia, rode five winners and two third horses in the seven | races at the Milldale t yeste Parke, who is slxteen Ts res from Declo. Idaho, where c and ir start. \ How Fo § | principal ! be | thi the most certainly is. Defense can be taught in a few weeks of prac- . Offense is something that has to be dealt with all through the sea- son. Every game brings to light faults in any system of offense that have to be eradicated before the following game. middle of October to show The rcason while based every player break up an is apparent. Defense on team work, permits to star. A guard may end run, and he likes rothing better. But if this guard’ team sends a play over him for which he has to provide an openin, word will be s fine_work in ! g of the of- runs pos by the crowds. It tak rp to know w | sible is mi; a foot ball | sueceed. Tn addition. the art of opening holes the line or of making interferenc is far more difficult to teach th charging in the line on defense or o i tackling the runner. Most any back prefers to run with the ball to mak- ing Interference, yet the success of attack is based on Interference, Mak- Ing proper interference isn't a pleas~ ant job. A player gets bumped harder and receives less thanks for interfer | ing than for most any other stunt he does in foot ball. G St the Fator brothers got't We have seen teams with a stone-wall defense h\ much attacking strength ur BADGERS ARE DEVELOPING 'REAL C¢ "PERATIVE SPIRIT ‘Men of Brams, Experience and Ideas Engineering: Process—Coach Ryan Works Along Sound Line of Instruction and Strategy. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. (Lawrence Perry now ix on hix annual tour of the middle west (o look over some of the big foot ball teams in that scction. His first dispateh. today, deals with the cleven representing the University of Wisconsin.) ADISON, Wis.. October 17. 1 going a radical change. To the student of foot bail this ic ways a fascinating process—provided, that those wt are engincering the process are men of brains, experic The writer gathered the impression during the se of lhiere that those working at this task have all the nc qualification All therefore, that is needed to put the Badgers right up among the top. flight of conference teams this season is adequate material and a gent uine spirit of co-operation on the part of the playcrs. As to the first, it is not yct assured that a quarterback of first-cl quality will be developed from among the candidates. There is a probler at one end, perhaps both ends, that must be solved, while ( apt. Belown at tackle, who should be going great guus, just now has to approximate his 1922 form. As for the quarterbacks, Schneide is steadier and more resourceful than the rest, while Eagleberg is flashier. Pdward Willlams may come through nd beat both out. The man who wins vill be the man who best satisfles Jack R: the head coach, as to his ability “in 'all emergencies to think quickly and wisely, to fit the play to the down and the location of the ball. -Wiscon oot ball system is of course, nce and ideas cou his - purely adherents “of institu in general are are #o remified ‘0 Yaried, it would has all the virtuc big thought Badgers Talking Team. Even thus early in the scaso spirit rules the Wisco The Badgers have come team and if ever there nsin eleven 11 of wh members did a nner . kn first n °s of the other member: on has ended. This yel ppears to be loping kpective & else, nuch yan, Irixh Tmproves at End. At the ends Irish improving steadily, and much is The other regular end, Nelson, not been coming on quite so well, but hopes are entertained that he will accelerate shortly. He will have to he wants to be of real service to alma mater. The otk g candidates fall well belo ) form as Nelso showing. Gerber, the right tackle, is a corker laying better foot ball rig No fault can found with Miller and Bied the guards, nor with lieckemey center, wiho is forucing ou vetera chols and Pears. As fo cond element. co-opera- tive spirit, it would certainly seem that Ryan is reassuring it. The gre thing that he has been trying to im- press upon his players is that they a rying for the t hot for personal glory, not for the honor of a fra has even X is bound one thi ng it v pouring of c; present v coach’s p! d in nd defense 1} s developed & evstem Is of line m, modern foot ot Ball Is Played | : By SOL VETZGER: DUNBAR HIGH GRIDMEN TO PLAY GAME anA{ Dunbar High's fo ison High & afternoon at the American League ark. Last w... he local eleven nosed out ane by cne point. defeating Manassas tute, 19 to 0. Dunbar preser; bination that is likely to of: Armstrong High a tough battlz X vember 26. THE QUESTION. 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