New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 18, 1916, Page 12

NEW. BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1916, [ Harvard Shows Improvement on Defense--Tibbott’s Kick May Be Season’s Record--Murphy Drives | Azora Axworthy First Under Wire--Live Oaks and Tigers Win on Bowling Lanes--Sage Park Results HARVARD VARSITY'S | DEFENSE. IMPROVES Goaches Well Satistied With Pro-| . gress, Squad Is Still Depleted Mass., Oct. 18.—Al-} coaches had far Cambridge, though the Harvard from their full complement of play- ers, the expected drive in the Stadium started in earnest yesterday afternoon. Therc was an hour’s immage be- ! tween the best 'V team avail- able and the scrubs, the regulars showing a lot of speed in their attack | and scoring five touchdowns. o ! gerubs had the ball often but made little headwa) All together the coaches regarded the practice as one of the most satisfactory the i’finceton Will Place Much Dependence on Toe of Driggs in Big Games *Varsity lias had from standpoint for some time It it noticeable that Percy ton is resolved to get his men back into first-class shape before submitting tb to any hard foot- ball. Yesterday afternoon played at tackle for the first time in fen days, but was soon sent to the sidelines, Richard: only recent- 1y returned from the hospital, taking his place. Batchelder worked for a time at tackle on the wing, but Wheler, the old Worl Academy star, did most of the work. Captain Dadmun although not in the best of trim himself insists on keeping in the game all the time and did not give way to Dean, a big fel- low who recently w brought up from guard from the scrubs. All of the first-string backs got into the play with the exception of Flower and Bond. Minot, whose kicking is much needed on the team, showed a wel- come improvement in runnir with the ball both through the line and 1 Haugh- m who left er around the end. He made two of the touchdowns Horween a Casey getting one each, and one of the substitute ends, scoring on a forward D The pratcice was a regular game except that the 'Varsity, to start the play and after each touchdown, re- ceived the ball in the middle of the field for scrimmage. The forward: looked better, than at any time last week and the line players are surely improving under the hard coaching. Most of the cripples came the field today, but there is no chance like Taylor, Clark,.Snow and to get into this cording to Trainer Donovan. Tew Eli Regulars Out. New Haven, Oct. 18.—Although 1 Coach Tad Jones ordered tha e eleven through a brisk serim- age practice of twenty minutes ves- y afternoon, most of the first ring players were - still suffering from the effects of the strenuous Le- high game of last Saturday. Captain Black, Baldridge, Galt, Smith, Com- erford and Gates were pronounced by Trainer Mack still unfit for daily scrimmaging, although most of them expect to line up against Virginia Polytechnic Institute on Friday, The injury to the hand of Galt has been. found to be a fractured small bone. Captain Black has a bruised ankle and Tackle Sheldon was moved to his positon at left guard. Ro: ner, the former end, replacing Galt at right guard. Quarterback Smith wa. not in uniform, but followed the play in the field. Jack Vorys, the second eleven cen- ter, was injured and will be out of the play the remainder of the week. Callahan’s showing at center for the regulars strengthened his chances of being the permanent selection. Jim Braden began the scrimmaging at fullback and carried the ball in most of the ground gaining which led to the first touchdown, but was winde: by a severe tackle and retired, Jacques, who succeeded him, car- ried the ball across for the firs touchdown. After the 'Varsity had the ball in play at its five-yard and had covered the entire nir ve vards in short gains, Jacques 1 swept across the scrub for the second touchdown. final touchdown the ’Varsity ved the ball at the scru vard line and Legore, on the sixth down, carried the oval across for the third score of the afternoon. Frank Lynch, the former Exeter and Yale freshman end, was used as 'Varsity end yesterday for the first time this season. Because of an injury to his hand, received during the summer vacation, he did not p icipate in scrimmage practice until two weeks ago. The end, guard right Teft: ri La Roche right halfba and as line-up was as follows: Moseley; left tackle, Fox: Sheldon; center, Callahan; right tackle, quarterback, Bingham; Iback, Br Left left g ner nch; 1Ifbac ht den Jacq Hard Work 1a N & e noon tonm at Cornell, 18.—Cornell got vesterday afier- W the ’'Varsity and second fought out a bitter scrimmage. ulars scored two touchdow Morn carrying s, SMOKE OXMOOR A MILD, PLEASANT -S¢ CiGan a defensive first-string Caner | “Speedy” { the Tige | year was down to | week’s | the | Gaston, | Princeton, N- J., Oct. 18.—John Rush, Princeton’s coach, is Eddie Driggs, » great punt Driggs last one of the best kickers in the college ranks. Time and again it as his booting that flicted gold dust vworking overtime with | star A Song Some Weeks Hence. Soon there comes a deadly quiet To the campus, dull and drear; Ended then the raucous riot Of the foeman in the fray; But a braoding pall will hover And the laurel turn to moss, When the haltback tackles Horace And is thrown back for a loss. Now the fullback rushes gayly And he gains his distance daily As he dashes under steam; But he shudders at the future, With his system all a-wreck Where the festive elder Pliny Does a war dance on his neck. Where the quarterback naw dashes Through the thickest of the fray, You may shudder at the clashes Of the foeman in the in the fray: As a pastime it will pall To the agony' that follows When Catullus takes the ball Big college elevens desiring to to call on Tufts tions. Princeton the next, &1l this time an uncrossed goal ic glory enough for one campaign. for several campaigns. The All-Star Back, Prickley, Hardwick, Mahan rett, the best all-around of the stern span this and this season. He has not only on the Tigers’ Driggs is kicking the ball same precision and Princeton has started well fortified in this verv important department. Photo shows Driggs | Licking. 1 This fall | with the | cffectiveness. | its campaign | chances. | dodging qualities will speed and great power, of the ricks of the Few more play backfield can use the straight-arm telling effect, and when isn't sion. Le Gore has never had the team be- | bal] over. Benedict also got a field Second string men got a on the ’Varsity yesterday, Shiverick, Ryerson and Mueller not playing at all and Benedict, Hoffman, and Mueller going in for part time service only. Bretz, playing quar- terback, took advantage of his oppor- tunity to make a number of rattling runs, one of them a twenty-yard burst through the -line for a touch- down in which he displayed good fighting qualitie The second team on several ocasions held the 'Varsit Ensworth and Zander played fairly well at ends, but the most noticeable feature of the end play is the im- | provement shown by \Hoff, a recruit | from last year's freshman team. T: lor, a big sophomore, made a good impression at left guard, where he subbed for Miller. The coaches this vear are developing a second team that promises to be good enough to | keep the ’Varsity on the jump all of the time. Tilley, one of the men remaining over from last fall, donned togs to- day and began to get into condition. | He will work out lightly for a few days before trying to get into the line- up. Colgate Improving Pass. Hamilton, N. Y., Oct. 17.—After the ‘creditable victory over Illinois last Saturday, the Colgate football squad had one day’s respite, but yesterday the squad was out for its usual daily | practice. The work continues to be | held in secret, | The Rhode Island State game on Saturday is the next battle and there are several weak parts of the Maroon ne which were brought to light inois. Attention is being devot- to the remedying of these, chiefly catching forward passes. Illinols | gained repeatedly on Colgate by for- ward passing, while the latter was only able to gain twice by that means That the ends are still weak was proved by Saturday's contest also and Illinois gained around them fre- quently. | ed lin Rush Speeds Tigers Up. Princeton, N. J., Oct, 17.—Treasur- er and General Manager G. R. Mur- ray of the Princeton Athletic associa- tion announced last evening that as| far as he knew the game with Lafay- | ette would be played at Princeton on Saturday. He has received no word to the contrary as yer from the La- | fayette management and he has gone ahead with his original plans to stage the contest at Princeton. Another long workout was in order for the Tiger squad yesterday after- noon, a large part of the time being | devoted to improving the offense, which was noticeably weak against Tufts.. Rush put his 'Varsity through | a scrimmage of more than an hour's duration. The ’'Varsity was on the offense the greater part of the time and registered two touchdowns. Alan Brown, the right half back, | scored both of these and was respon- | le for many of the Tigers' | gains. Brown shattered the ! line, getting away The long scrub’s from several long performance of the new ack in Satu 's contest | star men | latter | Daisy | series the average Brooklyn fan is be- | many who expect him to he one of the in the Princeton backfield, but it is thought that he may have had an off day. Dave Tibbott took the position at left halfback, as Moore is still kept from practice I injury. Tibbott surplanted erstadt, who has been filling the position for nearly two Weeks. He will probably hold the position until Moore gets back into condition, when it is probable that the will again take his position. Tibbott’s ability in dropkicking, how- ever, makes him a valuable man in the baclkfield. Rush is still drilling the Princeton players on forming interference for the runner and then making effective use of it after they have it. There Was also a long drill in this depart- ment of the game today. AZORA AXWORTHY WINS = i Murphy Drives Mare to Victory After Finishing Third in First . Heat Trot. of Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 18.—Azora Ax- worthy, piloted by Murphy, took two of the three heats and firgt money in the Deveraux, the 2:15 trot, which was the feature of Grand Circuit pro- gram here. The outcome was prise, as Azora AXworthy ended the | first heat in third place, with Ly | Princeton more than a length ahead. | The 2:09 pacing event was won in straight heats by Little Frank D, 7} 2:20 trot was captured in three straight heats by Marie Constant. Lee Axworthy, world’s champion trotting stallion, will start tomorrow against his record of 1:58 1-2, made recently at Lexington. The sum- maries: | :09 Class—Pacing. i Three in five heats; purse $1,000. | Little Frank D. b. g. by Little Frank, (Valentine) ........11 { Fred 8., b. g, (Crockett) ....2 2 4 Sellers D., (Cline) senlt 8w Spring Maid, ch. m., (White) .3 dis Miss Belle Patchem, ch. m., (Walkel )..... ol Eias Time—2:06 3-4; 2:06 1-2; 2:08. 2:15 Class—Trotting. Three heats; purse $2,000 Azora Axworthy. b. m. by Bale Axworthy-Nora Belle, (Mur- phy) Ly Princeton, b. h. (Cox) il Todd, b. m. (Chandler)? Brisac, blk, h. (Geers) ......4 Time—2:09 3-4; 2:14°1-2; 2:09 2:20 Class—Trotting. Three in five heats; purse $1,000. Marie Constant. b. m.. by Con- staners-Lady Culling, (Green)1 Blanche - Carter, br. m. (Stout)2 Alvy Coffman, b. h. 3 Boilermaker, b. h. (Walker) Time—2: 2:16; 2-16 a sur- 2 4 3 It took Brooklyn sixteen years to win a pennant and achieve all the | glory thereof, but after the Red Sox ginning to wonder where all the glory went. Judging from the various tes- timonials offered, Brooklyn picked up creater glory the years she finished cixth. 1f not greater glory, at least ES Through the dazed opposing team; Though you think the game is brutal, ob- tain tidy practice games are requested Harvard and Prince- - ton will furnish suitable recommenda- | To meet Harvtrd one Saturday and and to maintain line, Oor With the passing. in turn, of Thorpe, Bar: backfield season locks to be Harry Le Gore, of Yale. Le Gore should reach great heights fine but also most | & trade. in order his side-stepping meet the occa- Drive me from the rolling Drive me back to work glen, ain. WITH THE BOWLERS | a2 Live Oaks Increase Standing Who am I to answer When I have a chance to play Who am I to mutter “Nit" When a golf ball’'s to be hit? Blow, blow with chilling throb, Blow while I still have a job. “Nay,” in City League at Expense of Pastimes— LIGHT Grantland Rrce fore to show anywhere near his top | form. Mahan, on a weak eleven| would have been good, but hardly great. A back may be as fleet and swift as the autumn wind, but if he is nailed before he starts his speed goes for nothing. — | Le Gore has a far better team We'd Rather Yow'd Say Tt, Lantone around him than he had two years ir: If Yale gets a good trimming Cage .e ago: and before the vear is over Le !this season. you might say she was Thompson Gore's place in football will be |leaten Black and Blue. Bertini written in the general vicinity of the | PLATO PE Richter top. Tigers Claw Wanderers, Habit is considerable institution. Cornell, after many vears in the wil- derness, entered the Promised Land last fall. Having arrived, she shows nc inclination to take her leave, and unless Harvard, Michigan and Penn. are several strides better than they lcok to be the process of evicting Al | Sharpe’s pupils will be delayved in- definitely, if not longer. The Live Oaks, leaders Bowling league, had an with the Pastimes at the / iast evening, winning games. The occupants of the cellar rosition put up a gaod game but the Live Oaks were just a little too strong for them The Tigers added the Wanderers to their list of victims last evening, win- 1ing thrice. The scores follow Live Oaks, 91 97 96 in the Clty easy time etna allevs three straight 97T —285 99 95 EiE ) 94 90 467 467 Pastimes, 88 Duffy Lewis had an off year in the | series this fall. He only batted about Why the High Brow Stuff. 50. I Boston in the last four had: 86 94 87 94 94 79 86 88 imbrell | €&chuey vears has | — BRITTON WINS OVER LEWIS. | Juckson Ee——— H. Timbrell 1. Three world Alpress clubs; championship ball | Earns Decision Twelve Round Boston Bout, | Oct. 18.—Jack Britton successfully defended his title as welterweight champion before the o, T'oberg { largest crowd of the season in the Ar- - Cave Man city to us than any Citadel | mory A. A. here last night, being l-arnest of Culture. | awarded the decision over Ted Lewis 5 Vv right Her brow may be high, but most of | of England. The bout went twelve -Dderson it is covered with the laurel and the | rounds, Britton having the better of oPertson olive. . | l.ewis in nine of the sessions, one being even. Lewls was in a weakened condition in the final round. Lewis claimed a foul in the fifth round, but it was not allowed. Brit- % .idish ton was the aggressor throughout, »créen | landing continuously with stiff right -2TSon and left punches to the stomach.| brenneche Lewis’ apparently weak spot. in Three football championships; 430 Tigers, 114 84 85 102 90 Boston, 430 3. Amateur and open golf cham- rionship. This sounds more like the original 98 102 ' Wright 110 113 103 475 526 483—1484 Wanderers, 86 105 84 88 88 98 95 92 93 110 105 296 84— 266 89— ¥ 90— 277 91—284 Yale vs, Harvard. A. Anderson Harvard has undoubtedly bit from her high football the last five vears Yale has undoubtedly ward. Whether Yale has moved { far enough to pass the Crimson de- scent is nat to be announced just at this moment. But there'is one guess | that you.can cash—there will be no 20 to 0 or 36 ta G or 41 to 0 jubilees with a Crimson tinge. led the American league season Jjust There will be a regular battle at|closed according to B. B. Johnson, hand for their next meeting, and the | president of the organization, who is winner will be thankful enough for|pack at his office here today, after an 2-point margin absence of two weeks, during which he attended the world’'s series. “Only one club in the league lost | he said, “and some teams , made up what money they | lost through the invasion of the Fed- eral league. Philadelphia, is the only club that lost money. slipped a estate of moved up- 459—19%98 493 WHY SHOULDN'T THE Athletics Only Team to Lose Money in American League Last Season. Chicago, Oct. 18-—Prosperity mark- upward A. P. G. Match Game, Two teams comprising emplayes of | the American Paper Goods company | engaged in a match game, resulting | as follows | Rice S Goldenberg Ed. McMurray Lancaster 100 290 A Call to Winter. Hutchinson blow thou wintry breeze! e up putting greens and tees; Drive me from the bunker’s call, Drive my mashie to the wall; Johnson NN Watch your step, son, watch your step—at a supper party the other night one well-meaning guy committed an awful fox- pass when the hostess asked if he cared for hors d’ouvres he says, “No ma’m, | always smoke MECCA.”