New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1915, Page 12

FAMS ON GRIDIRON ulars Make Four Touchdowns gainst Ineligibles and Scrubs ew Haven, ' Conn. 21.—Yale's 8ty eleven’yesterday faced two op- ints, the ineligibles and the scrubs. 6y were treated impartially, the rs scoring two touchdowns nst each team in rwenty minutes’ fimmaging of which ten minutes e devoted to each opponent. When the Yale coaches on Sunday pning outlined plans for the week decided to handle the eleven cau- | lusly in preparation for the game Saturday with Washington -and flerson. Just two.days of hard mage work was decided upon, ‘Puesday and Wednesday, with pro- ted signal drill on the remaining oons. Yesterday's scrimmaging ed severe practice for the Wash- on and Jeffersan game, although W minutes’ scrimhaging today ‘is ible. The two Sheldons. i ‘Chub,” were detained by recita- { ‘Schmidt playing in | “Chub’s th, and Kent taking Jim's place. lherwise the lineup has remained un- anged this week. 'he practice, which was entirely ‘secret, consisted of = straight ptball, the lateral pass being used ce and the forward pass three é8. The attack galned ground al- pst irresistibly, however, the backs rely failing to puncture the opposi- n defense for ten yards. Scovil crossed the line for two chdowns, and Kirk Smith and Joe le once.. Neville ag the successor Harry Legore, has developed rapid- t:1s week. He will do Yale's punt- on Saturday, and will be used pstly in end running. Instead of ying fullback, however, he will used at right halfback: Scovil being ced in the fullback position to do e heavy plunging: Neither the in- bles nor the scrubs were able to e. much impression through the farsity line. The promotion of Church to right on Monday will be continued rough the week. Frank Butter- orth, fullback on three Wwinning ns twenty or more Yyears &ago, ined the coaches yesterday and bhnny Kilpatrick and- Jack Field e also present as visiting advisers. [ Harry Liegore joined the ineligibles the backfleld, and said that he lould play regularly on that eleven 1-the season in the hope of helping bvelop the 'Varsity., Billy Baston. he other football star who was dis- lified by playing baseball at Quogue st summer, will assist Billy Marting «developing the freshmen the re- alnder of the season. Backward Turned Backward. Cambridge., Mass, Oct. 21.—Sol- jers’ fleld was soft and slippery yester- i, but this did not prevent the Har- d coaches from sending the first m ' out for a driving scrimmage |gainst the scrubs. The session was ot as long as Had been planned, but as long enough to convince Percy aughton and his assistants that this s team is still a great distance ehind last year’s team In its midsea- stride. Try as they would, the varsity men could not score against jhe scrubs, who, in'turn, and with the ornell attack, made some big gains jhrough the regulars’ line and drove hem almost down to their own goal. The * Varsity was held at the black- joards longer than usual yesterday ind then went out to the baseball cage signal drill and defensive instruc- The limits of the cage Would bermit little hard football, and this reserved until the elevens came but onto the stadium field- In the Enwright got back into the first backfleld, running through sig- pals with King and Mahan. He is not lkely to play against Cornell, al- hough he is getting about in fairly goed fashion. Horween is more likely 0 _be in the backfleld Saturday. His eight of 188 pounds is much needed, both on attack and defense. The con- inued presence of R. Curtis, last lyear's substitute tackle in the regular line-up, indicates that he, rather than Parson. the veteran, will start on the rushline against the Ithacans. Parson, ‘however, is ready to play and will get into the game. Bigelow’s work at guard was watched closely. He will not displace Cowan on Saturday, but he looks better at guard than he.did at tackle. i Wallace’s case remains but :there seems much more chance than before that last. year's center rush eventually will be allowed to play Harvard figures on using him providing GRAND RACES Oct. 19 to Oct. 23 SAGE PARK ‘ . WINDSOR Alleys Reserved Now for ‘Leagues and Parties . AETNA 'BOWLING ALLEYS unsettled, May New Haven, Conn., Oct. 21.—The improvement shown in Yale’s football play during the past week has pleased the followers of the blue eleven. In the game against Springfield recently Yale used old football tactics to great hopes of putting a powerful teani against Princeton and Harvard. In advantage, and now Coach Hinkey has gébis season in Way. Become Yale Develops Star Center in Way; His Playing firilliant the game against Springfield the blue eleven’s play was far stronger than it was the week before with Lehigh. The Yale offense worked with more effectiveness and the defense was strong. According to many experts Yale has the best center in the east The big fellow has played brilliantly in all of Yale's early games. Yale and Princeton make no objection, and neither is expected. to protest. ‘Wallace’s return to the line-up may mean placing Taylor at guard, but no shift is likely until after Harvard meets Cornell. Harte was back at end and Willcox directed the play as quar- terback. Watson is still under the weather and Willcox has a big lead over the field of quarterbacks, who are working for a regular place on the team. In Need of Ends. Princeton, N. J., Octi 31.—John Rush, the Tiger football coach, has not been entirely satisfied with the work of the ends in the last few games, and is consequently devoting a great deal of his time to these posi- tions. The squad is in need of ends with more weight, and this fact prob- ably influenced the Tiger coaches in their decision to shift Moore from be- ! | hind the line to end. There is a scarcity of end men that possess weight and at the same time can use their feet to advantage. Highley and ‘Wilson, the two best ~ends on the svarsity squad, are both fast and quick in diagnosing plays, but both are lack- the ’'varsity’s work yesterday. Coach Cavanaugh has been working the punters and drop kickers constantly, and considerable advancement has been made along this line. Gerrish leads the punters, both in distance and accuracy. Yale Captain Very Optimistic. New Haven, Oct. 21.—Captain Aleck Wilson of the Yale eleven last night in talking to 2,000 undergrad- uates in the first football mass meet- ing of the season said that Yale would be victorious this season because noth- ing could stop a fighting eleven. He added: “We're just getting together. The team is & unit now and is a fighting team, and nothing can whip us. We have had our reverses. Lehigh had us 3 to 0 and we went back and trimmed them up, with three new men in the line at that. Our team is the greatest that’'s been in Yale in years. Against Springfield we were penalized 150 yards, and you never heard a complaint from us.” Cornell Defense Brittle. ing in weight and are not built for heavy work. Harold Brown possesses an ideal build for an end, and is one of the hardest fighters on the squad, but is a trifle slow on his feet and in diagnos- ing a play. Moore is the fastest man on the Princeton squad, but is not very shifty in ‘carrying the ball, and the coach figured that he could make better use of his speed in covering the lengthy kicks of Law-and Driggs and in getting down under the long for- ward passes. Ham Andrews, who handles the end candidates, had his men out on Uni- versity field at 2 o'clock yesterday, and worked them until it was dif- ficult to follow the ball on account of the darkness. The coaches took both the ’'varsity and freshmen squads down to the stadium yesterday and had them en- gage in a fifteen-minute tussel. The offensive of the ’varsity was in good working order, and the ’varsity suc- ceeded in crossing the cub goal line four times. Dave Tibbott was back in the scrimmage and was responsible for three of the 'varsity’s touchdowns. Tibbott broke loose for several sensa- tional runs of the same nature that allowed him to score on Rutgers. The fourth touchdown came when “Red” Gennert, the first team center, blocked a kick, recovered the ball and ran fifty yards for a touchdown. Gennert is an accurate passer, and is also an alert, aggressive player on the de- fensive. Dartmouth Priming for Tigers. Hanover, N. H., Oct. 21.—With the Princeton game only two 'days off, Coach Cavanaugh has been putting the finishing touches on the Dart- mouth squad. Hard scrimmages and signal practice have been held late every afternoon, though darkness has made the use of a whitewashed foot- ball necessary. Particular- attention has been devoted to the ends and quarterbacks. McDonough, Worth- ington and Holbrook have been work. ing steadily . under the direction of “Charley” Boyle, the star quarterback of 1900, and great improvement has been shown. McDonough: has recov- ered entirely from the effects of his recent injury, and Worthington has been showing up well, especially as a broken-field .runner. Emery and Hagar have been playing the end posi- tions on the ’varsity since the. Ver- mont game. Both are light but fast and hard-working players. Baxter has recovered from his injury and was back at center yesterday. Signal rehearsal and practice in defenses for Princeton plays constituted most of Ithaca, N. Y., Oct. 21.—The Cornell second team waded through the 'Varsity in a defensive scrimmage Yesterday and showed up the weak spots of the defense as they have not been revealed at any other time this season, Jack O’Hearn, who has been work- ing with the scrubs for a couple of | days, drilled them in a number of Harvard formations, and when these were tried on the 'Varsity big gains resulted. From the twenty-five yard line the second team went over for scveral touchdowns, frequently getting by the main line of defense by eluding the ends, foiling them by feints and passes, and were not caught until | nabbed by Schiverick, Schlicter, or Mueller on the secondary defense. The ’'Varsity exhibition was far from satisfactory, and although they improved toward the end of the game, the coaches decided that another long defensive workout would have to be staged early this afternoon before the men packed up for the trip to Cam- bridge. 'Varsity and they fooled the regulars often. Lewis, Benedict, and Shock circled the ends or got by the tackles | for long gains on a number of occa- sions. Though the 'Varsity line broke through vigorously, it could not reach the man with the ball, while neither Shelton nor Eckley were at all sure in getting him, either.. This sort of work occupieid most of the time yes- terday, the 'Varsity not being allowed to take the offense at all. Every regular was in the line-up yesterday, and Dr. Sharpe said that he would start the same team against Harvard that played Bucknel) and Williams, NO HE WAS NOT. Sporting Editor Herald:—Was John L. Sullivan ever champion of the world, and if so in what year or years? Who did he whip to become champion ? JOHN F. MAITLAND, Sheffleld Street. Answer—John L. Sullivan was never champion of the world. He fought Paddy Ryan in Mississippi City Feb. 7, 1882 winning In nine rounds for the championship of America. Later he met Charlie Mitchell, champion of England at Chantilly, France, on March 10,1888 the fight going thirty- nine rounds and was declared a.draw. “Jim” Corbett became champion of the world by his defeat of Sullivan and la- ter of Mitchell—(Ed.) The scrubs’ plays were new to ‘the | | during the winter months, LARSON HAS OFFER 10 JOIN FAST TEAM Local Star Wanted_mr All-New England Basketball Team “Bobby” Vance of East Berlin often times regarded as a native son, who has been spending a few days at his parents home, left yesterday for Bos- ton, Mass., where he will commence preliminary plans for the formation of an All-New England basketball team, which will tour the United States meeting the fastest teams in every state is the union. The makeup of the team has been partially determined by Manager Vance and will consist of “Chief” Muller of New York regarded as the Brentest player of the present time, and the leader in the greatst number of points scored last season in the Empire State league where he repre- sented Troy. *Joe” Evers, a brother of the famous second baseman of the Boston Braves will also be a member of the team and Vance will make the third man. From a local standpoint New Brit- ain is to be represented probably as an offer has been made to Victor Lar- son, the recognized star of basketball in’ this state, and the *“Big Fellow” has the matter under consideration. If Larson accepts the offer, it will mean his entry into fhe fastest company that he has ever mingled in, but his friends in this city are confident that he will make good. Larson is a big husky boy who is particularly strong on defensive points, and is also a star shooter for the goal. He has played with a num- ber of teams in various cities in the state and his services have always been in demand by managers. With the advent of basketball in this city as is the report it is likely that Vance's team may be seen here durisg the winter. “Bobby” Prowess has bees heralded from various parts of the country and no doubt a large crowd of his friends would be on hand to greet him and is club. SPRINGFIELD MAY GET CAM. If President Barrow Can Be Shown That City Will Support A Club. New York, Oct. 21.—Regarding the proposed taking of Springfield and Hartford into the International League, President Barrow yesterday admitted that he had sent Mr. Wicks of the Jersey City club up to Spring- field to look over the ground and that he was awaiting reports. “I am not prepared to say at this time,” de- clared Mr. Barrow, “‘whether or not there will be any changes in the In- ternational League circuit. If, how- ever, it can be shown that Sgring- field better can support a Class AA club than can any one of the cities now in the league, why it might be policy to shift that franchise to Springfield. “Further than looking over the ground and deliberating on the mat- ter nothing can be done on the Spring- field proposition until after the meet- ing of the National Association, which will be held in San Francisco next month, and the annual meeting of the International League, which will be held in New York in December.” Those qualified to know say that Springfield is a much better baseball town than either Richmond, Va., or Harrisburg, Pa., and that in all prob- ability one of those two International League franchises is likely to be shifted to Springfield. There also is ‘2 possibility of both Richmond and Harrisburg losing their franchises, in- asmuch as Hartford is putting in a strong bid for an International League berth and that Connecticut town is receiving the consideration of Presi- dent Barrow. TORRINGTON TEAM COMING. Pawnees to Encounter Tough Battle Sunday—New Players Are Signed. The management of the Pawnees after considerable dickering has se- cured the East Ends of Torrington to meet the Pawnees Sunday afternoon at Traut’'s park. The East Ends are considered the best team in Torrington this year, they having some of the town team of last season, their being no town team this year. The East Ends have not been scor- ed upon this season and expect to win Sunday’s game for they will out- weigh the Pawnees and will have that advantage while the Pawnees will make up for what they lack in weight with their speed. Chief Larsen formerly of the Nutmegs and Johnny Schroeder the ex-High school star will be seen with the Pawnees in Sun- day's game and should add strength to the team. A large crowd should be on hand to see this game and encourage the management in book- ing teams of this caliber. Dan Fitz- patrick will referee and the kickoff will 'be at’ 8 o’clock sharp. FRESHMAN ELEVEN LEADER. New Haven, Oct. 21.—Charles A. Comerford of Brookline, Mass., was elected captain of the Yale freshman football eleven last night. Ile pre- pared for college at Exeter academy and has played end rush for three seasons. ADDITIONAL SPORTS ON PAGE 13. ‘We Wonder. Shakespeare never had to write Stuff about a game; Shakespeare never penned a fight Or heard of Willard's name; "Toiling up the metric slope, Always on the job, Shakespeare never heard of ‘“dope,” Never wrote of Cobb, Shakespeare never tried to spin Poems on Moran; Never doped the Phils to win From the Boston clan; hakespeare never saw a guy oak one With the wood"; Who knows? Maybe that is why His stuff was pretty good. An amateur, in this jaunfy com- monwealth of ours, still appears to be any guy who can get away with it. Briefly, it isn’t what you gotr—but what you can get by with—that es- tablishes the amateur status in about nine cases out of eleven. The Case of Harry LeGore. The case of Harry LeGore and the four other Yale athletes is a striking example, as some one has called it of a similar case before. No one charges that LeGore is in any sense a professional at heart. It isn’t charged that he received any money. He merely received his board for a short period until he discovered that he was violating a university rule, and for the rest of the period he raid his expenses for the pleasure of playing a game he liked. LeGore, knowing the ways of our amateur rule guardians, should have looked more carefully into details be- fore he was willing to accept an un- paid for strip of bacon or a brace of eggs. He didn't—so he is a profes- sional—where others are getting regu- lar kale out of the. game through an athletic ability that makes their writ- ten articles worth while. An Amateur Problem, We have been groping with amateur problem for a long this while o SOy N Member of All-New England Basketball Fip LIGHT Grantlend Rice without getting anywhere with it. Perhaps it is because we are handling it in an amateur way, where |is rarer than fessional. There have been any amateurs in this country in every line of sport who have made money out of their athletic abilities—out of their connection with certain pastimes. Mcst of these are still amateurs. And a, good many of them are among the best amateurs we have, insofar efficiency is concerned. In spite of which five Yale men are branded as professionals, when they have never received as much as 30 cents for their services. number of Like England, “We should have our amateur Tules English system,” writes a contem- porary scribe, “where they have a well established system.” Quite so. of their leading amateur golfers who recefved $2,500 a year for playing with a certain brand of golf ball. There is also something to be said against LeGore and his four mates Knowing, as we remarked before, the intricate ways of our amateurism, they should have made it their busi- ness to find out exactly what the rule was and then follow it, if they cared to play under a Yale flag. Cornell and Harvard. Cornell, under the instructorship of Al Sharpe, hag been coming forward 1eceived credit for. Cornell hasn't yet reached the foot- ball height that her track and crew legions have gained, but she has been well upon the way for some time. So Cornell on Saturday has at least a healthy outside chance to beat Har- vard, and even if the Ithacan in- vaders are repulsed the battle is al- most sure to be a close one—too close for Crimson comfort. And if Cornell should win there would, of course, be it is worth the best services of a pro- | | | as | And in the case of one | no jubilation at all around Ann Ar%or, Mich., where Cornell comes later on for the big home game of the Wols verine year. fellows who are getting for alleged = professionalism should adopt old Hughey Fullerton's system. “If they paid me $10,009 & year for playing golf,” says Hughey “it wouldn't make me a professional golfer, Nor any part of one.”” Maxims of the Winter League. The magnate that keepeth his face ciosed tightly from October to April he that winneth a These sovaked / world series P The umpire may have no blissfu existence up to October, but we'd ke to trade jobs with him from now umti April 14th, Now comes along Prof. W. Trum- bull, who after l0oking up on two chots in succession broke into u plain, tive melody entitled—"I didn’t ralse my head to be a golfer.” TEE Y “What is the amateur system in"th country, anyway?” writes EIl 98 There isn’t any. We have amateur rules but no amateur system. A number of baseball magnates are and regulations patterned after the | ... oot it Quogue, Long Islands and discover the art of running a ball | club by merely paying two weeks upon each athlete’s board. The exs | periment sounds like an intere<®ng | one. : Quoth the Raven—"Lost LeGore” MERCANTILE BOWLING. The following is the results in Mercantile Bowling league at Aetna Alleys last night, Freight Office. | Skene +.v..- 7 81 ! tb J. 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