New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 29, 1915, Page 12

Teams on Edge for Hard Battles Tomorrow--T. rinity Answers Criticism of f)‘rick*léy' s i o e . ing;’ o Martin Beats Fleming in Brass City--Bowling Results in Numerous Leagues PORT NITY’S SIDE OF E BRICKLEY GASE y and Not Principle Is What Athletic Directors Claim tford, Conn., Oct. 29.—George ey, student by choice and pro- al athlete for a time by neces- ill play fullback on the Trinity e football eleven for the rest of son, if the ungder-graduate sen- t, as vigorously expressed here day, counts for ‘anything. nity takes the stand that its ath- 'ode, based entirely on scholastic ing—a. stiff one, to say the least generally known to Williams, 'York university and other col- 'with which games were arranged at it is hard to understand how p can be drawn now against a fwho had a trial with the Phila- ia Athletics, when summer base- s permitted, as at Brown univer- d some other colleges. John J. McCook, vice president @ college and chairman of the ic committee gave me his per- assurance yesterday that Brick- a bona fide student in good ing, an t He came to Trinity he single’ purpose of getting an tion. ) lere is abundant evidence apart this assurance to bear the gen- contention that the brother of ard’s great drop kicker is an pst, hard working student, that bes not care particularly for foot- and that he is playing only be- p of his regard ,and friendship aptain Castator. .. He bitterly re- the position in which he has placed and would give up playing rrow if he followed the dictates s own feelings.. . can be said here:also, with rea- ble assurance, that his football will be hung up for all time at end of this season, not so much luse Trinity, too, has been placed rather unfortunate position, but se he has no love for the game shuns publicity. One Side of It. is the feeling here -among the rgraduates that Brickley is in ly the same position—although ) generally admitted that the case is an exaggerated one—as several other members of the team who have ac- cepted money for one reason or an- other without violating any rule of the college. Captain Castaton, & flne looking, manly fellow, frankly said, *Brickley is no more ineligible, from the point of view of Williams or any other col- lege, than taree or four others. Itis only a question of degree. For my part, then I see no reason to play the hypocrite and sacrifice one man 82 long as that man is held in good stand- ing by the college faculty.” This subject is entirely too broad and far-reaching in its ramifications to take up in detail at this time. As Dr. Price, ataletic director and head coach of the football team, aptly re- marked: “Apart from the question of ethics and right or wrong of semi-profes- sionalism, the case of Brickley is one of policy rather than of principle. No inducements were held out for his entering Trinity beyond assisting him in getting a job which would ‘'aelp him pay his way. No rule of Trinity is broken in playing him on the team. He is an earnest, conscientious fel- low, with not a single bad habit. His prominence, partly as the brother of Charley Brickley, invited attention, but it is hard for me to discriminate between the man who signs a contract and plays for money and the man who does not, or between the man who sells his athletic services for $10 or the one who sells them for $50.” Trinity’s Position, Dr. McCook explained in great de- tail Trinity’s stand from the point of yiew of scholarship. It is hard to ge. in Trinity, it is hard to stay in Trin- ity, it is hard to get out of Trinity. A man must maintain a high standing at all times or go on probation, and there is no possible chance for rein- statement under six months by. spe- cial examination, permitted at some colleges, or any other dispensation. This is Trinity's position and once more, apart from the question of sum- mer baseball and prostituting of one’s athletic ability, it must be admitted that the faculty and the undergrad- uates are absolutely frank and above- board. They played Brickley openly under the full letter and the spirit of their own athletic code, and they can hardly be blamed for resenting the protests which come against an in- dividual rather than the ataletic ethics of the college. My own position on the question of “summer” baseball and the necessity for a strong and binding eligibility Our Clothes code is well enough known to need no enlargement here, but I'm quite willing to admit that my sympathies are aroused for Trinity. I've rarely met a cleaner, finer lot of fellows, who are anxious to maintain cordial, ath- letic relations with sister colleges, but | who feel that they must stand back | of Brickley, who was used on the; football team with eyes wide open. No formal announcement has come from Williams severing athletic rela- tions, although a note has been re- ceived from the baseball manager re- gretting that it was necessary to can- | cel the game next spring. The action of Williams, as announced in the newspapers, is keenly regretted, and it may be said right here that the same fecling appeared to be para- mount at Williamstown before leaving there this morning. COLLEGE ELEVENS IN HARD PRACTICE Preparations for Tough Battles TO- morrow, Causes Gridiron ‘Warriors to Do Some Hustling. New Haven, Oct. 29.—Yale’s prepar- ! ation for the Colgate game practically closed yesterday, when another short scrimmage was ordered for the 'Var-| sity eleven. They faced the inel?glbles i for a fifteen minute playing period on the defense. The ineligibles had been drilled in the Colgate tandem line at- tack and forward passes shown by Colgate this fall. None of the Colgate plays gained ground. Playing on the offensive the 'Var- sity, in four minutes of scrimmaging, made the only touchdown of the after- | noon. Scovil worked his way around | the end for twenty vards and Captain ‘Wilson took the ball over through | center. Harry LeGore was on the side lines in uniform but did not play. Waite did the punting and the im- provement he has shown under the tutelage of Dr. Bull the last week points to him as Yale’s selection for the final games. Of the injured players Von Holt and Baldridge had light work and will be sent into part of Saturday’'s game. Captain Wilson has decided not to play Black before next week. Savage may displace Captain Wilson for one | of the periods on Saturday. Conroy and Way, during their two days’ trial as tackles, have qualified for a trial on Saturday. Carl Wiede- man was again at right end and will begin the Colgate game there. Yale line-up has been entirely re- | crganized since last Saturday's defeat ; by Washington and Jefferson and five | players have since been shifted, in- | cluding both tackles, Guard Kent, and ' Halfbacks Waite and Higginbotham. | Yesterday’s practice was open but the | gallery was small. | Jim Rodgers and Frank Butter-; worth joined the visiting coaching staff. Evening signal practice has been begun and the players spent nearly two hours last night in the baseball cage rehearsing signals by electric BOUT how much would Ayou like to pay for your Fall and Winter Suit or Overcoat ? Name your price and we'll show you a Suilt or Overcoat that will more than your expectations! . 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Tigers Gingery. Princeton, N. J,, Oct. 29.—There was a brighter aspect to football mat- | ters at Princeton yesterday. In the daily scrimmage with the Scrubs the 'Varsity showed more ginger and power than has been in evidence since the Dartmouth game, notwithstanding that three of the regulars, McLean, Tibbott, and Eddy, did not report for practice. One of the encouraging features of the practice was the appearance in the ’Varsity line-up of Charlie Dick- erman Wednesday passed the exami- nation that stood between him and football this season. He appeared to have fully recovered his old strength and plunged through the line in great style. Although Dickerman’s be- lated appearance and the reasonable supposition that he is not vet in the perfect physical form demanded by a championship game makes it prac- tically certain that he will be used only as a substitute this vear, yet he will be useful in that capacity. Billy Moore appeared in the Tiger back field again in the workout of to- day. He showed that he can still run with the ball from his old position, but just where he will play is prob- lematical. It seems now that his injury. in the first part of the season has rendered it impossible for him to he anything but a substitute either at end or halfback. The ehange Vyester- | sence from the line-up Bigelow played | playing guard. | be willing to admit that they see a | signed a regular place with King and | Stronger than was real fight the regulars forced the sub- stitutes back to their two-yard line, and then lost the ball on downs. During Gilman's continued ab- right tackle, instead of Caner. Bige- low started well this year, but his vork fell off, and since being droppea as a tackle he has put in a lot of time His return to tackle has been attended by a little improve- ment, but not enough to make the coaches feel safe that he could fill the position satisfactorily in an important game. The rushline has improved greatly this week. The center com- bination has a lot more speed than when Cowen was at guard. With Gilman in trim again the coaches will very good line in sight for the big games, but they also realize that the substitutes are far from being on a prar with the regulars. Robinson ran the team for a time yesterday, and then Willcox took hold. His chances for being the general for the Princeton game are now better | than are Watson’s. Enwright was worked to the limit both yesterday and the day before. He has been as- | Mahan, McKinlock still being unable te do any hard running. Weather- head, Harvard’s huskiest end, has a twisted ankle, in addition to his broken hand and injured hip, and his services as a substitute no longer are counted on. The team will be the 1914 team, when it played Penn State, and the Crimson has slight fears that it will not be able to win on Saturday, and decisively. Hard Scrimmage for Colgate. Hamilton, N. Y., Oct. 29.—The Col- gate football team held its last prac- tice today before leaving for New Haven for the Yale game. There will be another hard scrimmage and a regular game with eight-minute quar- ters between the scrubs and ’Varsity. The stiffest drill and scrimmage so far this season was yesterday's pro- gram -on Whitnall Field. Falling on the ball, kicking and covering, for- warde passing, and tackling took up the first part of the afternoon. Two | teams were chosen, and, after a | twenty-minute signal drill, a long scrimmage was held. Neither side scored, but the 'Varsity held the ball in the scrubs’ territory the greater portion of the time. Hubbell is back in the game again and, if no further injury prevents, will play on Saturday. Spencer, who played halfback against the Army, has heen shifted to sub-quarter, and will be available if injury comes to Ander- son. Roberts and Watkins are both being used in the vacant halfback position, and. either one will capably fill it. The ends are improving in their work. Castellanos, the Erasmus Hall star man of last year, has taken a regular place at right end. He has developed greatly in the last two weeks and is the best defensive end on the squad. i Green Is Weakened. Hanovery N. H., Oct. 29.—The Dart- mouth squad of twenty-six men left today at 2 o’clock for Amherst. They will stop at the Plymouth Inn until the game. Whether the team will be too greatly weakened by the absence of Captain McAuliffe, Baxter and McDonough remains to be seen. Re- gardless of the way the score goes, none of the injured men will go into the game. The probable line-up will be: Dussossoit, left end; Fishback, left tackle; Merrill, left guard; Gile, center; Spears, right guard: Cotton, right tackle; Emery. right end; Worthington, quarterback: Gerrish, left halfback: Duhamel, right half- back; Thielscher, fullback. Yester- day’s practice was light. Much time was spent on coaching backs in handling punts. HOPES FOR PEACE. Weeghman Thinks Conditions More Favorable For End of Bascball War. Chicago, Oct, 29.—Before the state- ment that the outlook for peace in baseball was more favorable now than at any time since peace negotiations were first proposed, President Weegh- man, of the Chicago Feds, vesterday advanced little further information concerning the move to end the war. He did say, however, that the death of R..B. Ward probably was the only thing taat prevented the conclu- sion of peace immediately following the meeting of Federal leaguers and representatives of crganized ball held in Philadelphia during the world’'s se- ries. “Should any eleventh hour event spoil the plans for peace, Harry Sin- clair, ¢f the Newark club, will go ahead with his plans to put a team in New York,” said Mr. Weeghman, “and the Federal league is prepared to go ahead with the 1916 schedule.” It was said that the whole situation day was characterized as only tem- porary. Lamberton again played well at the end position and will get’ a chance to show his worth at that place in the Williams game. Ames yesterday ran the team through the greater part of the scrimmage, Glick taking his place later. Crimson Shows Improvement. Cambridge, Mass,, Oct. 29.—If hard work helps Harvard will go into the Penn State game Saturday many points better than it was against Cornell last week. The members of the team not only have learned that they now have a ’varsity rating, but the drill this week has been the hard- est of the season. Wednesday's drive was followed by fifty minutes of al- most equally hard play yesterday, the 'Varsity going against the substitutes. That there was no scoring was due to the management of the coaches, but when the teams did settle down to a of peace hung on the sale of the New York Giants to Mr. Sinclar. FRESH AIR CARS, Chicago Elevated Rallway to Acco- modate Out-of-Doors Devotees. Oct. 29.—Fresh air cars, windowless and unheated, are to he operated on Chicago’'s elevated rail- way for the benefit of passengers who are out of doors devotees. The cars, it was announced yes- terday probably will be run on half hour schedules. Only one coach to a train will be heated. Chicago, ALL-AMERICANS WIN, 5 TO 4. North Platte, Neb, Oct. 29.—The All-American baseball team, murinz! the West with the All-National team, | scored another victory here yester-l day by the score of 5 to 4. Y The Old Oaken Bucker. ! How dear to my heart are the scenes that have vanished In all this new football crowds the map; How dear to my soul is the stuff they have banished When fond recollections return with a snap; The old-fashioned days that developed the best of ‘em, that now Days fraught with danger for skull, | neck and spine, Of Hestons and Morleys and all of the | rest of 'em, Old Oaken buckers through a line— The old oaken buckers, The iron-bound buckers, The bone-covered buckers Who crashed through a line. who crashed I've nothing to say of the agile young sprinter Who darts by an end or who catches a pass; T'll probably boost him a whole lot this winter And tell how he wiggled his way through the mass; I have nothing to say of the guy who can shoot ’em, The forward pass heroes, stuff may be fine; But give me again, above even long booters, The old oaken buckers who tore up a line— % The old oaken buckers, The iron-bound buckers, The bullock-necked buckers Who tore up a line. whose Yale has her hands tied. But do Harvard and Princeton graduates and undergraduates believe that LeGore, who was asked to play upon a team by a man mainly responsible for his eligibility, is not deserving of rein- | seems thtat Schmalz } country might be LIGHT Grantland Rl'ce over the 20-round distance. Welsh should either give Ritchie another chance or surrender his portfolio and | beat it to bosky dell In the Future, New Cambridge, Conn., Oct, 30.— | Gus Schmalz, the crack chess of the Yalevard chess team, ¢ropped today for professionalism. played summer chess with a pal and during a hard fcught combat, just as he was in the act of snagging a castle with a knight, he thoughtlessly accepted a banana, which he proceeded to eat without recompensing the original purchaser. Eddie Mahan is a fine fellow and a clean sportsman. But is there any man in Harvard who will say that he is more of an amateur than Harry LeGore YANKS SIGN TALLEST PITCHER. do next season, they at least will hold the distinction of having the tallest and thinnest pitcher in either of the major leagues, and the rest of the included without robbing them of the honor. Edward H. (Slim) Love has signed his con- tract with the Yanks, and Slim stands 6 feet 7 1-2 inches in height, so thao Carl Wellman of the Browns, Slim Sallee of the Cardinals, and one or two others who have prided them- selves on being the leaders in this respect will have to give place to a Yankee recruit, Love is rated as quite a pitcher. Slim comes from the Los Angeles club. He had a record dur- ing the last season of 21 victories and 13 defeats. The teams which opposed him were at bat 1,194 times anl secured 202 hits. Scout Davis dis- covered Love, who is a left-hander, 24 years old, and he was secured in | statement? the draft. There are occasions when common sense and justice are above all tech- nicalities. This LeGore is one ot them, waiting only for Harvard and Princeton to take up the matter with Yale until justice is done. case Old-Fashioned Days. Dear Sir: I may be an oldtimer, but in many ways I like the old days bLest. Then a baseball game or a foot- tall game was decided by the score. A game was lost by an error or a fumble and was won by a hit or a fine play. But now this has all passed. Each game played is decided by the “breaks.” The ‘breaks” win for one and lose for the other. SKill, training, speed, courage, power—what are these to the ‘““breaks” passed out by fate— and the experts—and the players themselves? Less than nothing. VETERAN. Or as Colonel Byron almost wrote— “Breaks, breaks, breaks, Decide each dog-gone game; Power is punk and nerve’s the Bunk, It's the breaks that lead to fame.” Harvard vs. Princeton. “You shouldn’t be too sure,” writes a non-combatant, “that Princeton is going to beat Harvard.” We have never indulged in any thought of sureness along this line. On the other hand, despite Princeton’s big improvement over other years in the football things that count, we still figure that Harvard should rule favor- ite. Not from what has happened, but trem what is likely to happen in the course of Harvard's November games. Harvard, by the dates of the Prince- ton and Yale games, will be quite a @ifferent institution from what she has teen. The material there is by no means second rate. It approaches first class. And Haughton can be de- pended upon for the rest. Harvard, however, Wwill meet a better coached Princeton than she ex- pects to find. She will meet a Nassau eleven well coached in elementary piay—and one that will have a more diversified attack than any Princeton elcven of a generation. Harvard will meet a Tiger team as quick to profit by mistakes as Cornell was. But it sn’t likely that Harvard will be mak~ ing these mistakes in her November games—nor that Mahan will fall heir to another such off-occasion. “Mathewson a fair trap shooter.” About the only sport that Matty isn’t good at is giving bases on balls. He cculd never seem to get the hang of this department of play. The TFullback’s Invictus, Out of the mass than covers me, Deep as the pit from dome to hoof, I thank what ever gods there be If T still have an uncracked roof. The Next Lightweight Battle, Johnny Dundee and Charlie White have both been prominently men- ticned as the next opponent for Freddie Welsh with the lightweight championship at stake. Herein we find a large clot of pure bunk. Willie Ritchie is still the American lightweight title holder and Ritchie has the only outstanding claim for the opening shot at Welsh. Ritchie was beaten in a close match on points. He was not even punished. He has never drawn a return date ARMY DISTRIBUTING TICKETS. kets for the football game to be play- ed with the Navy in New York on Nov. 27 is under way, it was annour.c- ed here yesterday and no more | ters containing applications will re- ceive attention until after the distri- bution has ended, Tickets will mailed on or about Nov. &. WESTERN TROTTING MAN DIES, Battle Creek, Mich. Oct, 29—George D. Connor, Secretary of the Detroit Driving club and a member of the Rules Committee of the National Trotting association, died at his home here yesterday after a long illness. He was born in Elba, N. Y., and was 58 years old. No matter what the Yankees may West Point, N. Y., Oct. 29.—Distri- bution of the Army’s share of the tic- be ! APPEAL IS SENT T0 RAISE THE BAN Yale Gets Letters From Princeton. and Harvard Officials New Haven, Conn., Oct. 29.—The ‘ path for Yale re vnnl‘!- | the five athletes who were disqualifiéd is opened to last week. Letters have been reciv- Harvard and Princeton re- that |ed from questing the athletes who have declared eli- to again rep- be allowed imtercollegiate ath- and Yale gible | resent in letes. It became known | Harvard, acting through Dean Brigky sent last night it was announced from the offi- ces of the Yale Athletic assoclation that Princeton had sent such a re- | quest through Dean McClenahan, The statement said that it was the wish of not only the Harvard and Princeton players but of the under- | graduates in general that the five dis qualified men be allowed to compe™# Harvard and Princeton th.s last week | haa such a request, and | against fall. The letters were received Pro- fessor Robert Corwin, chairman of | the Yale Athletic committee. He was out of town last night and could net be interviewed and no statement could be obtained of the probable action of the Yale Eligibility committe which consisted of Professor Corwil, John Field, and John Kilpatrick, all former Yale athletic stars, but mno- body could be found at Yale would admit that the five men should | not be restored to full athletic stand= ing. Captain Lou Yale nine last spring, Coach Bernie Tommers in a signgd statement last Monday sumed ¥ | sponsibility for the negotiations Quogue last summer, in which members of the nine, LeGore, F Milburn, Rhett, and Pumpelly, receiv- ed their board free for two weeks, be- lieving they were personal guests of one of the directors of the Quogue nine. As soon as the Yale Athletic committee received notice of the fgrt that the players had recelved their board free they declard the five play- ers ineligible to again represent Yale in athletics. LeGore has been play- ing on the Yale Ineligibles elevoh since his disqualification and Easton has been assisting Billy Marting _to | coach the freshmen This is the first instance on record { of a university urging a rival to . store to eligibility an athlete whoffor some reason has been disqualified. 1t is believed that whatever action is taken by the Yale Athletic associa- tion will not occur until next week This will prevent LeGore, easily tho star of the Yale eleven, from playing in Saturday's game against Colgate, i by who Middlebrook of the and Assistant YOU'LL NEED NO backed up by facts—and from the maker. values. Other are designed according to and the models possess all custom tailoring. Genteel anc Shown in a most impre: The Overc Winners of the Town.” styles and sizes for every chillas, the smart models. and a big variety men of reserved tastes. 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