Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1926, Page 26

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON DAY, O 'TOBER _1¢ Yale Looms as Most Powerful of Big Three Elevens After Win Over Dartmouth BLUE SHARES WITH PENN Quakers Have Team of Exceptional Capabilities at Present—Georgetown Seems Strong, Although Losing—Maryland Still Fumbling. BY H. C. BYRD. ALE seems by far the strongest of the Big Three foot bail teams. Neither Harvard nor Princeton shas shown anything like the strength in the first three contests that the Bulldog put forth Sat- urday in beating the widely heralded Dartmouth ecleven. And Yale's victory was not by a fluke. as, if the press accounts may be taken as a truc criterion, Dartmouth was rather lucky not to be beaten by a larger score than the 14 to 7 by which Yale won. Harvard showed a decided improvement over its previous contests, but nothing } *he strength of Yale. William and Mary was not in a class with the two elevens that previously had defeated the Crimson, and the fact that Harvard won Saturday by four touchdowns does not indicate such power and versatility as Yale must have shown against one of the strongest teams in the country Princeton went down to a decisive| a terrible time of it this yvear. Not Aefeat at the hands of Navy. And only did it lose to a small college U was not a fluke defeat as| earlier in the on by a decisive ven after Princeton by re, but it w aturday by had ken the lead, v stil reserve power enough to come back | Californi 3 the second half and win decisively. | Coast, w It seems that Princeton’s main trouble | was its line, the forwards not vet aving attained a development even near their standard of a year agm Yale must have another powerful aleven. Right now it seems to stand | with Pennsylvan the strongest AR \nat | Virginia apparently pl b e o ‘% foot ball than it had in Sty e Of"dhe | previous contests. vear would result. | nnsylvania’s : er Chicago stamps i 3‘14 .{;.oi.m.u capubilitie: e Quakers ran rough shod ove: Stagg's l'l(’_\'\‘" and e the offensive attempt of (}!I‘ Jatter appear more or less insignifl- | ecant cifie n from Nevada by 33 to 9. University of Virginia and Virginia Institute, notwithstanding both huve been defeated, plaved their annual game last week at xington, and the result was a one-touchdown tile combination sems unfortun are mot to (text game hetter of its ded vietory team of one- margin for the Charlottesville school. ! LACOSTE MAY SPEND A YEAR IN THE U. S PARIS, October 18 (#).—Rene La- coste, who won the United States na- tional tennis champlonship in Septem- ber, virtually has decided to take up residence for a year in the United States after the 1927 Wimbledon championships. Lacoste's father is head of a large | firm of automobile manufacturers and Rene will assume an active part in the business when his military serv- ice ends next May. He will act as agent in the United States, he informed friends at the clos- ing of the Paris automoblile show. TWO HIGH SCHOOL CREWS “GETTING DAILY DRILLS Crews of Central and Western High Schools are working ' out daily off Potomac Boat Club under the direc- tion of Coach Clarence Hecox in prep- aration for a clash November 6. It is the first time here that schoolboy ve rowed in the l"flil. The Western oarsmen include Allie Rickwine, Carlton Power, Corbin Cheseldine, Swanton, Winter, Parker, Dennison, Mohr, Avery, White, Knoop | brothers and Allison. 60.000 SAW POLO HERE. { couraged by marked success of | the polo season just closed, plans for { playing the game here on a larger | seale next year are, it is understood, being considered by the War Depart- ment Polo Association. It is esti- | mated that 60,000 persons viewed the | contests this season on the Potomac Park ovals. * | | MODERN FOOT BALL Gridiron Leaders of 1926 Interesting Facts About Foot Ball Coaches and Captains of Big College Elevens for This Season No. 43—Dartmouth CAPTAIN. HE Big Green has always been fortunate in having a high- grade leader on the gridiron, and this year is no exception. Newman Montrose Horton, captain of the Dartmouth eleven this 11, is one leader who should prove an inspiration to his team- mates. _ _Capt. Horton, who hails from the Drumhill High School of Peekskill, N. Y, is a fullback. He received his early training there, and has developed remarkably well in the past two yvears. In the first year at Dartmouth he was a member of the star yearling eleven, and was a member of the varsity in his two other years, last year as a regular. Capt. Horton’s chief offensive ability lies in his power on a line smash, especially at the center of the line. When the Big Green needed a few yards on a fourth down last season the play invariably called for was a center line buck, with Horton carrying the ball. Defensively he is a sure tackler. Ie is also a very valuable man as an Interferer for a ball-carrying teammate. COACH. COACH with the best record of any mentor in the country in the last three years holds sway over the gridiron destinies at Dartmouth. He is Jesse B. Hawley. After a few brief years of brilliance, foot ball at Dartmouth was on the down-grade, when he called into the breach as head coach in 1923, and in the three years that he has held that position his elevens have lost but two games, to Cornell in 1923 and Yale last Staurday Coach Hawley is a graduate of the Big Green, being a member of the class of 1909, and a halfback on the eleven for three years. He was assistant coach in 1920, but left after the one vear to assunre charge of his business dutles. Last year his eleven was rated by many experts as the greatest in the country. 1t went through the entire season without a defeat or tie to mar its record, defeating among others Harvard, Brown, Cornell and Clicago in consecutive games. Coach Hawley teaches hard-driving foot ball in which emphasis is placed on the perfect carrying out of every assignment. Possibly more than any other individual, with the possible exception of Knute Rockne, he has been responsible for the present high position of the passing game in foot ball. He insists on absolute condition in his athletes, and as a result his teams play uniformly hard and clean foot ball. Some of the athletes who have flourished under his tutelage are Oberlander, Lane, Dooley, Parker and Diehl. The schedule of Dartmouth for this season follows: September 2i—Dartmouth, §9;: Norwich. 0. Octoher 2—Dartmouth, 36; Hobart, 0. SCHOOLS IN BIG GAME ON ALEXANDRIA GRID 'VERSATILE QUAKER BACKS PROTECTED BY FAST LINE ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 1S ! The impending foot ball clash between George Mason and Alexandria High Schools is attracting much inter and indications are that the Dread- naught Park’s capacity will be taxed when the two meet Friday afternoon. The game will start at 3 o'clock. Alexandria has always emerged vic- torious over the Orange and Black in the grid sport, but George Mason ad mirers are confident that this is George Mason's * for . Coach Knight's eleven has shown constant improvement in each successive con- test. Alexandria High did well to hold Newport News High, State champions, to a 25-to-0 score Friday at Newport News, considering that the champs had 10 of last year's players back, while Alexandria_threw in a green team that held Newport News to a 7-to-0 score in the fi half. Brilliant Effort of Fast Charging Forwards Did Much To Rout Chicago—Princeton Backfield Un- assisted by Players in Front. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. EW YORK, October 18.—Both Pennsylvania and tlie the pogition of not knowing quite how strong the The Quakers won their Chicago game by a convincing sc and the Midshipmen downed the Tigerseso hard that it hurt. Now the question is whether the scores turned in were due so much to the power and deception and general versatility of the victors or whethe the vanquished outfits were unusually weak. In the case of the Chicago-Penn contest—which the writer saw— likely that Quaker strength made Chicago look somewhat worse than really is. As to Princeton the writer is advised by competent witnesses that one of the weakest Tiger elevens they have seen in years. The trouble is in the line. Four|ly the three center men. can bhreai men cannot play against eleven with | through while the ball is being jus any degree of success, and that is|gled about the scheme of attack co | precisely the problem which was put | Japses. up to the Nassau backfield. The trouble with Chicago was that 21, Mohawks, at Washington: Fort Hlimphiest st home: : e T RREAION (o Cet thrasgnats Vg —_— H ' rhon C 'S N; A . a " Pirate Midgets were to start work | forwapds. stopped only. three pays, | WER charge may have been, in par for foot Lall this afternoon on Haydon |and (his gives the answer to the | Fesbonsible for thic it unauestio field at 5 o'clock. Clarke, Jones, Car-| score, which, in view of the relative [ 8bIV was, In fact. The forwards came ver, Potter, Padgett, Fol{z, Cooke, C.|merits of the two outfits, gewen | I IHGhe and. when they struck the Nixon, Moore, Pharr', Harrover, Hanz, | been 57 to 13 as what it act Quaker wall they went higher: Anderson, Dodd, Perkins, Emerson| Princeton's one ray of light R It is easy to see why they wes and CHff were to report. a nifty forwand-passing attack. Other. | thus coached. Stage wanted them ——— wise, nothing may be sald that will | 80 in with their heads up so 1l local boy, who at-| jmplant hope in the breasts of the|they would see what Penn was doin= 2 High for a_short | paytisans of the Jebsey institution with her deceptive ball handling while, is playing tackle on the St.|' " undoubtedly a very| AS it turned out the good old unde: John's team in Washington. | fine team is well advanced and will | @nd up stuff might have been mucl " way this season; just how | more effective in messing up the 2o a long wi & far may not he decided until the An-|Penn offense, éspecially as the use of hands, while energet was not wolitans stack up against a combi- | of I nation bhetter prepared for a high-class | skillful. foot ball game than was Nassau. Chicago is big enough and rugged Pennsylvania, however, should not | NOUSh, Tut the team s young and be underrated on the grounds that|&reen and it looked as though ear! Chicago was woefully weak. Usually | fallure to diagnose and stop th Navy are 1 Manager Leo Deeton has booked five games for his Alexandr Fire Department unlimited eleven and still has two open dates before December 5. The schedule follov October 24, Staunton A. Mercury A. C., at_home. oyember 7, Fort Humphreys, at home: at home; me i § hold their practice for basket ball Wedne: night at the Lyceum Hall at 7 o'clock. NINETEEN TOSSERS OUT orgetown’s game ended in defeat, but which the Hilltoppers wel in the least ashamed probabllity they feel ne - over losing to her of West Vir ing victor) and then 1 defeat tfieed not In all over Iy in their gr sing. Nothing is so un- foot ball team end of its favor eleven score ne to the with in have the opposing ) ing woments and win. , and then lost ntment that % ¢ conditions. Georgetown as long as it leven \||l‘(lv 5 . < gled ith > |:‘1‘\::~g::}.| Ay looked strong and was etrong. It had good hacks and o fine Tine and all played well. Coxch Little nrobibly knews of mistakes that were Tade, mistakes that if they had not been made would have me: nt ory 1o his team, but such mistakos part of foot ball and must copted as the fortunes of war. < ten times the defeat under need have nditions as it Maryland lost to team ut Norfolk. At Line ¢ 3 erter Ball times the O ap nee of Mt something font nearl ; i “lk to the Blackshu combination. the breaks were ot mue result of hard deiving play t inexcusable loogeness with as afiict- were atrociou men used be hut nt heen Wble 1o been and's L has br And the the alm which Maryland at ed. Maryland's end not one of the four ~ven good as ordinary. with that had better 1sed and had the backs hold the ball there a different _story. | Blunders do” not detr: I.'s excellent work. ne team. it is dou n the Sough Atlantic more good backs the burs eleven, and a star on any e not_only Vg0 s b hall. Ve Mary from O al if any section has Black would ountry. is a great 7t in running with the George th 19 o 10 to much expecte Twice in the first half they had tl fiall on the 5-yard line, but were un ible to score hecause of fumbles on irives into the center of the line. Gieorge W m did just what was sxpecte he latte »own nothing t would i ngth enouzh muke even a fair effort T Washingzt former in a and the latte Catholic U7 aasier University wonthe - hard gume walkover, ppavently had an w in Gallaudet ran into sonmething a <nag at Schuykill x Reading ind lost by & big margin. The Ken \all Green eleven was outweighed and was against a much niore e aggregation. ittsburgh must heen a brilliant offensive exhibition hy it and by its opponent, The Panthers won by 19 to 16, which means that a good deal of ground saining was done by hoth teams, and that kind of a game wateh The game at Alabama evidently has erful foot ball team. I Georgla Tech by 21 to 0 is so decisive that no one will doubt that it again i« llkely to stand in the forefront of college clevens in the South. That obably s the biggest margin by hich any Southern eleven ‘has de- feated Georgia Tech in 15 years. nother pow- < defeat of sethack The Furman Universi eleven won from it, 14 to 7. orgia is not less bitter than a couple of bulldings by fire. I'rom a Georgla student standpoint, 1 is a disaster of the first magnitude. in regard to this game it is rather «musing to remember an incident th: took place when it was scheduled. it seems that a certain State univer ity wanted a game with Georgia for st week, but Georgia figured the <tate university team would be too trong und_decided to schedule F nan, as “Furman never could beat us and usually is beaten before we start. North Carolina University nd at College Park. beat Duke Un cersity in their annual game at Chapel ifill. ~ North Carolina got a touch- lown in the last quarter, which gave + the margin by which it won. Vanderbilt showed a new <h of power by going over to Texas and heating the University of Texas, o 0, and Washington and lee got ie margin in its contest with Ken- 1eky by ng a gonl kicked from touchdown. Michigan continued its march to- ward another brilliant season by trouncing Minnesota by 20 to 0, while Ilinots was able to beat Iowa by a touchdown. Purdue was something of a surprise in the Western Con- lerence by holding Wisconsin, 0 to 0. Ohlo State again played brilliantl Leating Columbia 1 wide margin. 1t seems that Ohio State has another {eam capable of more than holding s own In Conference ircles, although it has vet to-play a nferen ot Lniversity of California is having with West \'£r~‘k s to find| A victory with- | little | ttles with the | | o give the team | | before the kick-off. | vietory | opponents. » Let your Colgate. | | of fleld or to a strong back. is best of all to| | to start with. They will be compelled and that | 14 to 13, the difference be-) | BY BENNY FRIEDMAN. |in front of the goal line, wi two strongest backs in the corners. | | best pla | degree of confidence and ‘at the sam the | ! confidence of your opponents. | follows will be simplified to a certain Captain and Quuiterback Coacl THE FIRS ICTORY or defeat today oiten lies in the kick-off. game Harold (Red) Grange Urbana. 1L, two years ago, al off. 1 do not say Michigan had the kick-oif been different. but {as the one that iollowed could have ¢ When the teams lined up ior th ahead of the Llinois goal iine at \lichizan expected Grange to be in t been instructed to drive the ball to t He was warned that under no circun ige of Grange. The Kicker tried to follow instruc tions, but something went wrong, it occasionally will with kicker ball sailed down the middle field directly at Grange. He it and ran behind excellent through the entire wn. had been hearing is repu- bz Granze their interfer- Michigan N player about Grange for tat'on had « el and here, on the woved phantom-lik midst, The entive The shock eleven into they really kick-ofi, through team was dumfounded of that run threw the such panic that hefore recovered Grang made his way through the M defense three more times, four touchdowns in the first 11 min- utes of play. The result s the worst defeat a Michigan te. has uffeved in modern foot ball t performance that cered during hix bril ad the kick-off gone to the corner of the field the gume would have had n entirely different complexion, ange might bave gotten away—-in 1et. he probably would have later on—but he could not have made four touchdowns in 11 minutes. Strategy in Kick-off. There is strategy in the Kick-of, much more of it than the spectator imagines. The strategy is planned Coaches and the stain of a team go over the entire They test the footing, study position of the sun. heat and ture, take note of the wind and they look for bad spots in the field. Nearly every gridiron has two or three uneven spots. Plans are made to take advantage of the conditions they present themselves on this pection. The kick-off frequently determines the entire game. It may bring you nd it may bring defeat. advisable to kick-off to your When teams field all the players are nervous. It is best to let the other tean handle the hall while this condition exists. opponents make the mis- takes at this period. The kick-off should always be to the corner of the fleld where the weakest of the defense men is sta- tioned. The ball should never be kicked down the imaginary center line 1t you can prevent your opponents from re- turning the ball bevond their own 15-yard line you have an advantage field. the mo in It i to kick to you on first down and this will give you the ball at midfield, where you can launch a drive against their goal line from a desirable posi- tion. Now, suppose that your opponents kick off to you. To prepare for this have your best ball carriers stationed h your It your team is well drilled in block- ing vou have an excellent chance of running the ball back, and should you be successful in carrying it back far enough to permit u: play on first down, or before gunting, give the ball to your surest back and let him do the thing that he can do best. It he is best on end runs, let him try to sweep the ends, and if his y is against the line, let him plunge, but run this play from a punt ' formation, since vour opponents will be looking for a punt on first down. The punt formation carries the great- est threat, is strong and about the safest you can use. Should the first play succeed, try another, running | from the same formation, but using another play. K vou get away well you will have an advantage that your opponents will find difficult to overcome. You will have established in your team will have weakened What time _you extent as a result. When in Doubt, Punt. Sometimes a kick is better than a attempt to run with the ball. The kicking game has its value. Often it can be instrumental in winning for you. If two teams are evenly matched as far as 10 men are concerned, but if one has a much better kicker than the other, the team with the superior kicking ability should win. One of the cardinal rules laid down before all quarterbacks is this: #When in doubt, punt.” The kick is the solution to any pmb-. lem in offensive generalship. But. when T refer to the kicking game T am not considering the punt as a means out of a dllenuna, but asan iupertant purt of the ofiense. Whiie . The | of the | aught | soring | teke the | ng a running | e hes' 1925 All-American Eleven. T HAZARD. against Michigan at decided by the kic t day debacle ever played was nd the game wa. would have beaten Illinois I do maintain that no such ecurred. he kick-off Grange was stationed just | posts. | 1+ point between the two go hat spot and the Michigan kicker had he corner of the field to Grange nstance should he kick the ball w !I'the punt will get vou out of many | tight spots, it can likewi into some desirable soft spots. Your choice in kic ceveral things. | (that above all), ground conditions and temperature. Othere factor opposing defen: number of down: gained, the s Lility of your opposing kicker. Kicker Is Vital. e importance of having er Is demonstrated by the advice ive couches at the are: Strength of the . position in the field, and yardage to be Kker, ability of Summer schools: Xt to the development of a quar. the development of a kicker is the most essential thing in building a foot ball team.” vou have a good kicker he can s a threat and any possible from punt tablish this threat kick on nd second down a few times. in the game, you can on drawing out the defense time the kicker goes back. If ! they refuse to go back, go through with the kick. Major teams do not alone have one zood kicker, but they try to develop hree and four. The more they have ithe better they equipped strategy, particularly if a kicker is also a good runner, or if, besides these two qualities, he is able to forward pa 4T vou are fortunate enough to have n strong wind at your back, then the kicker is bound to give you a wide advantage. You will gain from 10 vards on each_exchange of | punts, and that in foot ball is a splen- | did_break. | Your kicker will get you out of | dangerous situations, if he s capable, { while a poor kicker will get you into | them. Many games have been won on short kicks by the opposing team; | many have been saved by long punts. The best punters are those who can | get both aistance and direction and who can vary their kicks. By vary- ing, 1 mean punters who will drive the ball high or low and deliver both spiral and end-over-end kicks. Your style of kick depends, of course, upon your position on the fleld and the de- fense formation, also the ability of the men in the secondary defense. If the safety man is good on re- turning punts, your kicker should never outkick his ends. He should kick high enough so_that his ends, or end and tackle, can reach the punt receiver before he gets the ball and provent him from returning the kick; driven low and with power, to either side, will be advantageous. If he tries to handle the ball, he is more likely than not to fumble it; if he Jets it roll, as many do, then You get added vardage. Strategy in Kicking. There is plenty of strategy in kicking. For instance, when you are near the center of the fleld, you | should always kick to the corners. The punt is used to put your op- ponents In the worst possible po- sition, but you can bring catastrophe | upon yourselt by kicking from a poor | position. If you happen to have the ball near the sidelines and kick out- | side, it becomes automatically dead |and’ goes to the other team at the point where it passed over. | Many games have been lost just | because of a kick of this description. {In this position your kicker should ) always face away from the sidelines and kick so that the ball cannot pos- sibly go out of bounds. | The success of a kicker depends { much upon his center and linemen, | also upon the backs. The pass com: | from the center, and a poor pass will | almost always spoil the kick. The linemen must be depended upon to block the opposing forwards, rushing n to block and kick, The backs, | used to protect the kicker from both sides, must be able to block well. Linemen and backs prevent the | kicker from being hurried. By get- | ting time to make his kicks, he can | get both distance and direction. And, in closing, I beg to remind you that you have never seen a great team that lacked a good kicker. If you do not happen to have a man who can kick you out of tight spots and kick you into choice spots, count | competition of your own class. (Next: Forward Passes.) MERCURYS TO BE BUSY. | Manager Vic Gauzza wants all Mer- cury gridders to report for practice every night this week at 7:30 o’clock | except Saturday, on Washington Bar- racks field. The greatest | e get you ing depends upon | I may mention wind | ining time of | for | you are not going a long way in any October 9—Dartmouth, 21; V. P. October 2 October 30—Brown at Hanover. November 6—Roston Univers: November 13—Cornell at Ithaca. October 16—Yale, 14; Dartmouth, 0 —Harvard at Cambridge. at Hanover. W YORE st ben-ball attack of the Pennsylvanians 1f both Yale and Penn argument about their merit State, Columbia and Cornell. and Harvard leit on its schedule. rose to majestic heights Penn ard deceptive all! 8 a | attack. often tackled ood | bucks but the man carrying the ball. . | Dartmouth Plays Harvard. | Dartmouth next Saturday will meet | Harvard team that is showing dis- tinct slgns of form and power after | two defeats in a ragged start. Har- vard, in downing Willlam and Mary to 7, displayed a line that could | open holes, a running attuck that was smooth and finished, and an effective alr attack. Crippled regulars are ex- | pecled to be in shape to play against | Dartmouth. Against Lehigh next Satur Davis of Princeton will be buc guard to strengthen a line splintered | and torn by the Navy, 27 to 13. The Navy must continue in high gear to dispose of Colgate. which was nosed out last Saturday by Pittsburgh, 19 | to 16. i The leading scorer of the Hast,| “Whippet” Carr of Syracuse, with 59 points to his credit, will race into action against the highest scoring team when cuse meets Penn State this wi Penn State has made 1656 points in games so far, thanks largely to 82 scored against | Susquehanna in the opening game. Army Eleven Can Rest. The Army, after a bruising 27-to-21 victory over Syracuse, can rest a regular eleven, and at the same time develop substitutes when it meets Boston University, Cornell, with an open date next Saturday, can rest after the 24-to-14 victory over Mich- igan State, and prime its attack for Columbia next week. Columbia, battered 32-to-7 by Ohio State, has Duke University of North Carolina as the second intersectional opponent in two weeks. Plttsburgh meets Carnegle Tech and. West Virginia, conqueror of Georgetown by a small margin, 18 to 10, opposes a bitter rival in West Virginia Wesleyan. New York University, jumping to the forefront with a smashing 21-to- 0 win over Tulane, pits a sterling eleven against Rutgers, beaten Satur- day by Holy Cross, 21 to 0. SHELTON IS VICTOR IN HANDICAP SHOOT Breaking 94 “birds” in 100, H. H. Shelton, shooting from 17 vards, won the handicap championship race Sat- urday at Washington Gun Club. Fawsett, 16-yard champion of the District and Maryland, was second, with 93 from 22 yvards. Totaling 92 each from 20 yards, Willlams and Blundon tied for third honors. Wil- liams won the trophy on the shoot- | off, getting 23 in 25 to 21 for Blundon. | Other winners, all shooting 100 targets, were: Stine, 81 from 21 yard: Taylor, 85 from 18 yards:; Beckwith, 88 from 17 yards; Wynkoop, 88 from 19 yards, and Cain, 77 from 16 yards. By breaking 25 and 23 Burrows won two legs on the yearly handicap trophy and advanced to a tle with other pacemakers in the match, which 1s nearing its end. Next Saturday there will be no shooting at the local grounds, as the ‘Washington gunners will go to Balti- more to meet the Orlole marksmen | in the second of the series of matches | being staged between the clubs. Washington won the o] er. . WHO'S WHO IN TRUCKDUM ROAD CLEARANCE —Is this a as much as it ternationals have a decided ts vestigate. ? ntinue to win impressi ELI AND QUAKER ELEVENS HAVE ROUGH TIME AHEAD , October 18 —Yale and Pennsylvania stood out today as leading contenders for the mythical foot ball championship of the ot Dartmouth, title holder in 1925, was defeated for the first time in three years in the Yale Bowl Saturday and the great hid- smashed Chicago, 27 to 0, there will be much next plays Wi Illinois, Penn Yale has Brown, Army, Maryland, Princeton By the Associated Press HE busiest week end of the season is in prospect jor Southern Con- | ference gridiron squads Saturday. FOR FIRST CLOVER DRILL | FEleven aspirants for the 150-pound Clover b t ball team reported for initial practice yesterd: at Garfield playground: They include Smith, Colliflower, Adkins and Lally, last season’s regulars; Dillon, White and | Keefer, 192526 subs. and Diggino, MeGarty, Millington and Long, new comers. hbaugh, star forward, will join the team ter returning from his wedding trip. At a recent meeting Canavin was elected manager and Adkins, captain of the squad. Last year er won 19 games and lost one. All wish- ing to Ly for the team, or team | challenging. should call Capt. Adkins at Lincoln 4852, RUNNERS TRAINING. Training for the indoor s Jimmy Connolly and Marsters, for- mer track stars of Georgetown ['ni- sity. and now afliliated with New Athletic Club, are working out at the Hilltop truck, * <on, 18 DIXIE TEAMS FIGURE IN CONFERENCE CLASHES when 18 members of the circuit play conference opponents. Two other conference teams come to- _ gether Thursday. One eleven sectional encounter and one team 8O Alabama’s brilliant Crimson_tid orgia Tech Saturday, goes against i to continue the string of victories which will plac |at the head of the conference for the third succe: has a commanding lead in the early and no defeats. [ The Green Wave of Tulane, back home in New Orleans after a disas- trous engagement with New York University in the Yankee Stadium Saturday, i preparing for an invasion of Alabama Pol The University ‘of Georgla. ranking among the leaders in the Southern pikskin loop with one victory and no goes into the Vanderbilt strong- | hold, at Nashville, a slight favorite to humble the Commodores. Generals Determined. The men of Washington and Lee, | following their close decision over Kentucky Saturday, go against the crippled Georgia Tech gridsters with a firm determination to keep their slate clean, while the Golden Tornado | looks forward to avenging its setback at the hands of Alabama by a win over the Generals. Virginia Poly and the University of Virginia are making ready for their annual clash at Blacksburg, North Carolina eurneys to College Park for an encounter with Maryland, Virginia Military Institute comes to grips with North Carolina State at Richmond, Mississippi A. and M. an@ Loulsiana State meet at Jackson and the Univer- | sity of Florida and Kentucky clash at Jacksonville, Fla. Clemson College and the University of South Carolina have their en- ((:xolmler this week scheduled for Thurs- ay. Featuring the intersectional con- tests of the week is the clash between the University of Mississipp! and Drake University of the North Cen- tral Conference at Des Moines. University of Tennessee goes out- side the conference for a game with Centre's Colonels. . Alabama’s Passing Tells. Unerring passing on the part of ‘Winslett, Alabama end, gave victory to the Crimson Saturday, while Georgla Tech found Coach Wade's forward wall all but impassable, and the 1926 champlions were outstand- ing favorites this week to come through at the top for the third time. In the four other Southern Con- ference encounters last Saturday Virginia Poly, Washington and Lee, Virginia and Louisiana State came through with victorles. The per- centage of the University of Georgia, which has a record of one win and no losses, was not affected through the defeat of the Bulldogs by Fur- man, a non-conference team. Mississippt A. and M. had little rouble with Millsaps. Tennessee won SPORT MART === SWEATERS t 914 F—1303 F journeys to the Midwest for an inter- es outside the loop for a clash. e, fresh ifrom a 21-to-0 victory over Sewanec, at Birmingham, in an effort Coach Wade's eleven ve ve The Crimson season percentages, with three wins jfrom Mauryville, North Carolina de- | feated Duke, Davidson won from | North Carolina State and Mercer humbled the University of Florida. Sewanee, South Carolina and Clem- | son were _idle. | _In adadition | York encounter | Texas, and Mis Ia of Chicago in io v the Tulane- nderbilt won from ppi defeated Loyo ntersectional clashes. PRO FOOT BALL RESULTS NATIONAL LEAGUE. Standing of Teams. | | Pottaville : Chicago Bears. . [ Ruii o | Pet 1.000 1:000 1.000 000 ) TOOCITRS 500 500 400 400 333 Detroit Kansas Canton Dayton . Brooklyn Racine Columbus Louisville Hammond Hammon 000 000 At New Yor ¢ oSt “,',:’,’"r-l";- ford Yellow Jackets, —Detroit. 47; Loulsville, 0. At Chicago—C] [ ra;\d‘m(m.:af hhlrmxo ‘Bears, ‘anton—Los Angeles, 16; At Hartford— - oy, Hartford—Hartford Provide Li‘%‘z‘ g?umuo—rouwme, 14: Brooklyn t ' Green Bay—G b e BN -Green Bay Packers, At Racine—Dulut] Tornadoes. 0. At Dayton—Buffalo, angles, 6. EET RSO Canton, 13, lence (post- Eskimos, 21; Racine 7: Dayton Tri- AMERICAN LEAGUE. ariAto Newark—Wilson Wildeats. 7: New- Aty Hopaork—Bonton Bulldogs, 1 Brogkisn Horsemen Cl Bulls, 14: - At (Chicago—Chicago = 23; Rock Yok TR taland, 5. level — Cleveland, WILL CLASH IN PRACTICE. will face in a practice game Frid: on Eastern High gridiron. l\lanm:‘e:‘r Tangora of Cal is booking games at Adams Linc. 303 S. Dolan Donochoe ew | 500 | 3 | t Franklin Field they produce elev- ens wherein the backfield is not up to the line. They have a line tradition at old Penn. and it is an exceptional vear when they do not live up to it. Penn Forwards Fast. The 1926 team is no exception. o far as that goes the forwards struck the writer as well beyond even the Penn mark. They charge beautifully on attack and clean up with force and precision. On defense they use their hands with excellent effect and are not easily fooled. Pennsylvania’s basic attack consists of a formation in which all but one end line up to the right or left of center. Between either wingman and the next forward is a space be- hind which stands a back. The other two backs are behind the middle of the line. outlying backs will run laterally to ward the quarter, while the other jumps in and helps care for the de- fending tackle or end, as the case may be. All the backs are v line and the bull does ing about after it i deftly is double and triple passes that it is very difficult for the defense to de- | termine which of the backs is really running with the ball. | Of course, if the defense, especial ¢ close to the lot of chang- snapped. So When the ball is snapped. one of the | the leather handled in these | 1 a disintegratings Undoubted! | Quaker offense h ! effect upon the playe: | the Midway aggregation wi® do he | ter as the season zoes on, but i | seems certain that this is not to be one of Stagg's good ars the | Western Conference. Quaker Backs Sh Pennsylvania has a ecracking good eleven. With the iine up to snuff, the r into the among the stars, notably Rogers. Fields, Wascolonis and Murphy. Thayer is the best enl the writer has seen in many and Butler is a center bey cism. Yaule won a magnificent victor against Dartmouth. Coming just : this time, the Blue recefves a san: tion that will be like hay in the har as Bill Roper puts it. Harvard did well against Willlam and Mary, but the touchdown of the visitors left blot on the game from the Crimsorr standpoint. Michigan showed her the expense of Minnesota and Purdu is entitled to a lot of credit for hold ing the strong Wisconsin team to tle. Stage. the way, may “f Purdue” with reason this year. California certainly is in_the dol | arun ason. Incidentall; all | the teams v the writer picked to win on Saturday all won but three and of these two were tie games. (Covyright. 1926.) and take pl ul eritt strength at 'GREEN ELEVE IN CENTRA afternoon in preparation for game of the interhigh Stadium at 3:15 o'clock. Both combinations will be pl classic. ayi ~chool NS TO START -EASTERN TILT ENTRAL and Eastern High gridiron squads were to taper oft this their battle tomorrow in the sccoid championship series at Wil o ng their first game in the schoolbo Although the Mount Pleasant boys have show somewhat bett | classic. Although the Mount Pleasant boys have shown somewhat better juyon of the Lincoln Parkers has never shown a particular desire to wi |such engagements. Both clevens are Lack of a punter will handicap ¢en {tral, as Capt. Frank ckistone will be out of the game. He has a tore shoulder that probably will keep him {on the sidelines until the Tech game a week from Frida; Bill Simmons will be at quarter for the Blue and White and s expected to head its attack. |7 “Sap” Allman and Langhenry are 5 {sive roles for Fastern, and Capt O'Brien is expected to prove the bul wark of defense for that team. Friday’s championship tilt will bring together Tech and Western in Wilson | Stadfum. Western already has shown its wares, vanquishing Business, 7 to 0, in the opening game of the serics, | but the Manual Trainers will be ap- | pearing for the first time in the classic. Three other games are carded for Friday in the local schoolboy group. Eastern will meet Catholic University Freshman in C. U. Stadium, St. Al | ban’s will play host to Dunham of 16: Chicago | Baltimore on the Saints’ gridiron, and | scholastie to Gonzaga, 1925 District champion, will visit Baltimore tackle Loyola High. Emerson will appear in the lone tilt Saturday, going to Alexandria to meet Episcopal High. An interesting sidelight of the championship series is that brothers on rival elevens will face. Frank Blackistone of Central and Shaw Blackistone of Tech, both dependables of their elevens, are expected to glare at eaoh other in the game hetween the schools a week from Friday. WRESTLER REPEATS. MELBOURNE, Australia, October |18 (#).—Sam Clappam of England |for the second time defeated Ted | Thye, former holder of the light- heavywelght wrestling champlonship. Clappam won on points Clarence F. Donohoe a\f orcl Tour., $145.12 Down—S$28.25 Mo. Coupe, $182.64 Down—$35.25 Mo. Sedan, $183.88 Down—$36.00 Mo. Including Interest and Fire and Theft Insurance Donohoe Motor Co. 215 Pa. Ave. S.E. Milbm J. Donochoe xpected to take the principal offen- | (decidedly green. 3 i { CARLYLES NOT LOAFING. Carlyle pigskinners, who have ve straight games, are to praciice tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. 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