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PITT'S GREAT RISE IN ATHLETICS
MADE ON SOLID AMATEUR BASIS
Charges That Football Players Are Imported Appear
UnfoundedPolice Develop Great Athletes.
Notes on Scholastic Football
Since, tho University of Pittsburgh football team started on Its sensntlonnl
ttHnfc of victories critics have Intimated that wealthy men Interested In
athletics at lMtt have been oflcrlnir financial Inducements for an nthlcto to
jnatrlculatc.
Pitt Is rising In tho college world from nn athletic and educational stand
point bcenuso It has been built upon the proper lines and becauso tho citizens
of Plltsbursh take prldo In tho Institution since tho collego changed Its
, name from the Western University of Pennsylvania to tho University of
Pittsburgh.
It has been intimated that Pitt would Import athletes from all partB of
tho country and that this accounted for Its great rise In the football world;
but tho fact that all excepting flvo of tho 32 men In tho varsity squad come
from what can bo termed Pittsburgh territory and that tho scholastic require
ments nro as strict as any university In tho country lndlcato that these
charges aro unfounded.
Five Mm Only Arc Outside Pittsburgh Territory
Tho flvo men who do not come from western Pennsylvania or eastern
Ohio nro Williamson, captain and quarterback; Peck, said to be tho greatest
centre In tho country; O. A. Amnions, substltuto end; Dalo BIcs, nn unusual
i guard, and George Hell, substitute quarterback. All of these went to Pitts
burgh without athletic Inducements and probably did not have a thought of
playing on any team.
Williamson was tho roommate of a son of Alfred R. Hamilton, a Pitts
burgh millionaire, at the New Mexico Military Institute, nnd entered Pitts
burgh only becauso young Hamilton decided to follow his father's foot
steps. Mr. Hamilton has been tho greatest factor In tho wonderful rise of
Pittsburgh University, which now has 4000 students nnd twice as many
professors ns It had students 10 years ago. Ho donnted tho beautiful train
ing enmp nt Wlndber and presented the lmmenso training house.
Peck, generally considered tho greatest centre In tho game, attended
Pawling School on the Hudson before entering Pitt. Ho was a Pittsburgh
boy and attended Pawling School to prepare for Pitt. Ammons comes from
tho Arkansas City High School; but as all of his brothers have been athletes
at Pitt and Western University of Pennsylvania, It Is not surprising that he
should follow their footsteps.
Players Prepared for Pitt in Adjacent Schools
Dale Sets, the brilliant freshman tackle, who Is Ineligible for tho Penn
game, graduated from the Davenport. Iowa, High School, and entered Pitts
burgh because his father Is a member of tho faculty at Pitt and on the
Executive Committee of the Athletic Council; while Hell Is a brother of Andy
Hell, star quarterback at Pitt prior to Williamson's sensational debut two
years ago. He prepared for Pitt at tho Topeka High School. None of theso
players will appear against Penn as regulars, excepting Williamson nnd Peck.
The other 27 varsity men at Pitt all hnll from nearby schools, nnd entered
that college because they were convinced that Pitt offered Just as much as
any other Institution in an educational way and becauso of the prldo that
Western Pennsylvanlnns take In this wonderful Institution since Its awakening.
Strict Scholastic Standing in Force
Pitt, like all other colleges which have athletic teams, is naturally proud
of Its rapid athletic growth; but an Investigation shows that athletes who
cannot keep up in their studies are not tolerated. The authorities realize
that the rise of Pitt's football teams is likely to give tho Impression that
athletics como ahead of studies at Pitt, and for thl3 reason have been un
usually harsh on students with football aspirations. Mr. Hamilton points
with pride to tho scholastic marks of the 32 varsity football men, who have
proved better students than the majority of those who have no athletic
aspirations.
Sloman's Performance to Be Expected
When Frank Sloman, tho Pacific coast schoolboy, broke Ted Meredith's
world's lnterscholastic 440-yard running record of 48 4-G seconds at San Fran
cisco Saturday tho announcement did not surprise athletic authorities, who
believe Sloman will prove to be one of the sensations of the age.
In the coast meet Sloman breezed to the wire In the wonderful time of
48 1-5 seconds, which bettered Meredith's schoolboy mark made May 12,
1912, In this city. Meredith wore the colors of Mercersburg Academy when
he put up his high-water figures, and Improved so well Immediately after
that he broke tho world's record for tho 800 meters and the 880-yard dis
tances at tho Stockholm Olympjcs.
Just at present Meredith appears to have the edge on the sensational
young athlete of the far West, for In the qunrter-mllo national championship
held nt San Francisco last August tho Phlladelphlan virtually ran the
youngster Into the ground. Meredith that afternoon startled the athletic
followers of tho world by coming under tho wire In 47 seconds. This equaled
Maxey Long's long-standing figures, thought to be beyond the reach of any
present-day athlete.
Policeman Noel's Performance Noteworthy
Visitors at the police carnival preliminaries held Saturday at tho Phillies'
park had a rare afternoon of sport; but as only heats in the various events
were run, the chief fun, of course, Is reserved for next Saturday, when tho
finals will be run.
In last Saturday's meet tho mostwonderful performance of any "copper"
was the mile run, In which J. T. Noel, of the 21st District, won In 4:45. A
Philadelphia policeman 's about the best trained man In the world; but Buch
speed from "one who Is not a competitive athlete, save on one day a year,
Is Indeed remarkable. Noel covered the mile on tho grass and under poor
foot conditions.
Slim Chance of Louisiana-Williams Championship Bout
Some time ago Jack Hanlon threatened to make, a present of $500 to
Bantamweight Champion "Kid" Williams as soon as ho signed for a boxing
match with the title at stake. Hanlon and tho Philadelphia boxer have
severed their connections since. As there Is no probability of Louisiana
himself parting with $500, Sammy, Harris will never agree to give the former
a crack! at the bantam crown.
Armstrong, Central High School's centre, proved on Saturday ho was a
wideawake athlete on the gridiron. The Crimson and Gold's only touch
down came as a result of Armstrong's alertness when he pounced on the
ball three yards from the line and placed It behind the goal posts after
Miller, of Bethlehem Prep, knocked down Voss attempted goal from the
Held. Three other Prep players with Miller were so surprised at Armstrong's
quick thinking that none even tried to tackle him.
West Philadelphia High School will be represented by a great football
team this season, developed under the leadership of Captain BUI Feaster,
fullback. In the game with Norrlstown High School Saturday, Feaster scored
both of tho Speedboys' touchdowns. He played a beautiful game throughout.
Captain Ide. of Norrlstown. made the stellar play of the contest by a 65-yard
run through a broken field for a touchdown.
Unsportsmanlike conduct on the gridiron was shown by Wilson, of Penn
sylvania Military College, and Smart, of Delaware College, when the players
exchanged blows during the game at Newark Saturday. Both were ban
ished from the contest.
Chief Bender, unconditionally released by tho Baltimore Feds, Is not all
la as a pitcher by any means. He held tho hard-hitting Vlctrlx team to a
nn-hlt, no-run score even when the team behind him made four errors. Such
players as Letters, Blddle, Cashman, Homer and Livingstone, of Vlctrlx,
are not In the habit of going through
Voss. field goal from the 22-yard
4fl-klck and cleared the bar with feet to spare. The Crimson and Gold
dflMCk may prove himself the best drop-kicker in local scholastic ranks.
Koyt, -Swarthreore Prep's fullback, made two of his team's four touch
fviviMi astlHt FertcWwuen. He showed brilliant form throughout the game.
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IN EAST IS PITT,
AVERS WARNER
Penn Must Look for Real
Battle, Predicts Pitts
burgh Coach
INTERFERENCE A FACTOR
"This afternoon you will see the grca--est
team I have ever handled." This
statement was made by Glenn Warner.
Pittsburgh's coach, who Is generally con
sidered one of the greatest football teach
ers the game has ever produced, to the
BvcMNO LrooER representative JuBt be
fore the Pitt-Indian gamo In Pittsburgh
on Saturday.
"I have conched several teams that I
thought pretty well of, but none of them
compares with tho Pitt team this year. It
Is the best all-around aggregation I have
seen In years, and I don't think there is
a team In the country which can beat us.
Perhaps Penn, Washington and Jefferson
or Carnegie Tech might trouble us, but I
hardly think so. unless tho team goes
to pieces completely.
"It Is a pleasuro to coach here. The
mntcrl.il was excellent, and I did not
havo to Btnrt from the bottom up as I
did with tho Indian School, where none
of the boys had ever played the gamo
before. When I took tho Pitt Bqund to
Wlndber I found yiat I had many strong,
natural players who knew more football
than one generally sees In a college
cloven. This was a new experience to me
nnd it enabled me to get off to a flying
start.
FRESHMEN OUT.
"Of course, we are going to miss four
of our freshmen stars who are Ineligible
to play acatnst Penn, but wo will have a
team on Frnnklln Field that I think will
bo by far the strongest that will bo seen
on that field this season. Next year tho
freshman tulo goes Into effect at Pitt
nnd the Pittsburgh fans throughout tho
country will have td consider us along
with Harvard. Yale. Princeton, Penn,
Cornell and other Eastern universities in
awarding tho championship.
"Judging by the freshman material at
hand, wo will be Just as strong, if not n
trifle stronger, next season. I do wish wo
had Harvard on our schedule this season,
ns I am sure, we could beat them. The
Crimson !s evidently not so strong as last
fall, and I am suro our present team
could havo beaten the Harvard team of
1914.
"The greatest help to me nt Carlisle
was the spirit of tho Indian lads, who
loved football. They did everything that
I asked of them. They talked football all
the tlmo and could not get enough of tho
game, and that Is why they picked It up
so fast. The greatest material in the
country will not make a first-class foot
ball team unless the spirit is there, and
that Is something they have here at Pitt.
"I knew after one week nt Wlndber
that wo would have a great team, because
the boys are crazy over tho game and
have more real college spirit and pride
than I havo ever seen before. Just watch
this team today and you will see some
thing that will open your eyes."
Warner never made a truer speech In
his life. The Tltt team had been strongly
boosted in the Evening- LEDQEn by Bob
Maxwell after he had officiated in the
Pittsburgh-Navy game, but the Impres
sion appeared to be general that the
wonderful showing of Pitt against the
Navy' was duo more to the weakness of
the latter team than to Pittsburgh's
strength, but the Pitt-Indian came was
not long under way before the 10,000 spec
tators knew that they were watching one
of this year's greatest teams.
WARNER AS A COACH.
Tho greatest Indian team Warner ever
turned out was the 1910 eleven, which gave
Penn Its worst beating In yenrs. This
team included Jim Thorpe, Pete Hauser,
Frank Mount Pleasant, Wauseka, Luby,
Burd, Exendlne and other equally famous
Indian football warriors. That team with
Its sensational stars who first showed the
possibilities of the forward pass, does not
compare with the Pitt team at the present
time, according to Warner.
For years the football fans throughout
the country marveled at the interference
of tho Indians Warner nlways has been
known as a marvel for developing Inter
ference, and with men who are intellectu
ally superior to the Carlisle students War
ner has built up the greatest Interference
he has ever shown.
Interference and balance appear to be
the greatest factors In the success of Pitt.
Tho men appear to know more football
than the average college players. Whether
this Is due to the teaching of Warner, or
to his legacy from Joe Duff, Pitt's ex
coach an unusually bright bunch of play
ersis not known, but this Pitt team is
certainly further advanced than a team
generally Is in October.
Warner is a thorough teacher, and the
glaring fundamental weaknesses which
have been noticeable In Penn's play this
season are not to be found In tho work
of the Pitt team. Its second string men
are powerful players, and against the In
dians they played Just as well as the first
team, except that the quarterbacks used
In tho second half did not mix up the play
as well as Captain Williamson did In the
first half.
At the start of the second half but
one regular, the wonderful Peck, was In
Pitt's line-up, but there was no slowing
down of the team. In fact, the substi
tutes sent In for the final half appeared
to be better line smashers than the first
string backs.
With two first-class backs In Calac and
Broker, the Indians expected to have but
little trouble' gaining through the scrub
line, but thesn backs, who gained most of
the 275 yards registered by the Indians
against Harvard were helpless.
McLaren, a great fullback from Peabody
High School, of Pittsburgh; Seldel, right
tackle; Slca, left guard, and atahl, right
guard, are Ineligible for the Penn game,
while Gougler, McNulty and Smith, sec
ond string backs, are also barred because
of the freshmen rule. The absence of
time men and the Injury to Miller, first
string halfback, ara going to weaken Pitt
considerably, but Warner will present a
team that will startle the fans even with
thse men out of the game.
No statement has been Issued by Pitt on
Miller's condition, but the Evening
Ledger representative was In the Pitt
dressing room after the game with the In
diana, and three physicians who examined
the speedy back declared that he had
fractured hi right ankle and would play
no more this season.
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WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND
CENTRAL HIGH
SCORES ANOTHER
HARD VICTORY
Keeps Up Winning Streak
By Defeating Strong
Bethlehem Prep
WEST PHILLY ALSO WINS
Central High kept up Its winning streak
Saturday by oefcatlng the strong Bethle
hem Prep eleven on Houston Field. It was
a hard-fought battle and victory came
only after Armstrong had scored a touch
down and Voss booted a goal from the
field. This victory puts Central In the
lead among Philadelphia high schools.
West Phllly and Northeast having been
tripped up by Haverford School.
It was the first hard game the Crimson
anl Gold eleven has been up agalnstj-and
tho showing of the players was pleasing
to th'e coaches. The defense was much
stronger than was expected and the at
tack was good for rhariy gain's. If the
team continues to Improve It Is likely that
tho Glmbcl Cup will be on exhibition at
13 road p.nd Green streets this winter.
West Phllly won a hard game from Nor
rlstown High at N.oirIstown, winning by
tho score of 19 to .ti. Norrlstown scored
In the first period 'on a 53-yard run by
Captain Ide, but tho Snov1 Dovr r
back strong In tho second half and scored
three touchdowns. Capiuiu -iu tu . .
was the star of tho game, tearing through
the line for two touchdowns. Bob Crow
ley nlso made a bid for fame, when he
scooped up a fumble and scampered 50
yards across the goal line.
This game shows the relative strength
of West Phllly nnd Penn Charter, and
ilopesters now hnve a chance to tomputc
tho teams before tho game next Friday.
Penn Charter won by two touchdowns to
one, and Dr. Kcough's athletes made
three scores. That should give the high
school boys an advantage of ono touch
down, but you "never can tell what will
happen to the grand old dope.
I.awrencewllle won from Tome School,
at Port Deposit, In one of tho most im
portant prep school battles In the East
Saturday, Davidson, who played fullback
for the victors, scored both the touch
clowns. Allle Miller's team was handi
capped by a wet field and was forced to
bow to the heavier opponents.
St. Joseph's College Journeyed to the
Shore Saturday and lost a football game
to Atlantic City High School by the score
of 7 to 0. A volley of forward passes
and a fake kick formation proved too
much for the Philadelphia team,
Swarthmore Prep, aided by Lungren, a
A NEW GOLF CHAMPION
Miss Mildred Caverly won her
first golf title last week, when she
succeeded Mrs. C- II, Vanderbeck
bb the wemen'g champion of the
Philadelphia Cricket Club. Her
opponent in the final was Miss
'Catherine Davis.
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new man, walloped Pcrklomen 26 to 0.
Lungren went Into the game In the sec
ond period and played an excellent gamo
both on the offense and defense. His
presence will greatly strengthen the team
In tho remaining games. Coach Wlllard
Thomllnson has done wonders with the
eleven this fall, practicably building up
a new team within a few weeks.
TRICOUNTY LEAGUE FORMED
Reading Organizes Basketball
Amateur Players
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A trlcounty basketball league was
formed at Reading Saturday with six
clubs. Earl Ilartman, formerly manager
of the Reading, Eastern Leaguo club, was
chosen president, secretary and treasurer.
The purposo of the organization Is to
get tho upstato boys Interested In the
cugo sport. The "new leaguo will be a
big boom for basketball in and around
Reading," says its president.
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Overconfidence and Carelessrfess Wrecking Footba'fl
Plopes at i ale tfaseoan in American
vs. National League
By GRANTLAND RICE
A Medley in Blue
In days of old when Yale was bold
And Ted Coy hit the line: .....
When Kid Dssaulles caught punted balls
Or cracked tome rival's spine;
When Shevlln struck the Crimson ouefc
When Brink Thome had 'em frayed
O, vanished years of Ml cheers
lloto long ago they played.
In days gone by when old Ell
Was there all seven ways
When Itogan broke the Crimson smoke
And rolled back Tiger plays;
When Class and Drown held narvara
down
Vpon old-fashioned teams
When Greece and Home brought captives
home
How long ago it seems t
Tale Is still suffering the fate that be
falls all victors who grow overconfident
and careless In ycatp of success. It so
happened that her period of reconstruc
tion came Just nt the tlmo that Harvard
was reaching her leading heights and
attaining tho finest system the CrlmBon
over knew.
In ordinary Harvard years such as the
Crimson knew In tho main from 1900 to
1910. Vale's process of reorganization
would not have mado her look so badly.
Sho might have been beaten oftencr than
In the old days, but tho margin would
have been narrow. It has been only the
combination of Talo at her lowest point
of cfllclency and Harvard at nor highest
that has resulted In such overwhelming
discomfiture for tho Blue, where In the
last three seasons Harvard has rolled up
75 points to 5.
The Little Ball
Here Is a golf yarn that Colonel W. B.
Hanna relates athwart a certain noted
song writer who only recently took up
golf.
When the new golfer had first takrn
up the game and had played as many ns
two rounds ho became so proud of his
apparent success that he Invited his vrltf
out to eco what a phenom her lesser half
was at Scotia's ancient game.
So in the presence of his wife ho teed
up the whlto pill, took his stance and
made a terrific lunge at the ball. The
clubhead passed abont four Inches abovo
the untouched sphere. A second wipe
followed and then a third, all over the
ball, but all delivered with the same ter
rific force.
Finally, after tho third vain swing, the
lady spoke as follows: "Oh, I think it's n
wonderful game; but what's the idea of
the little ball?"
Wo havo heard It announced that the
magnates are facing a busy winter ses
sion. If there is enough keen wisdom in
the camp of the magnates to fill a thimble
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this will be the quietest and most m. M
little winter thav hav .v.- w ." 5tl
Tough Sledding for tho N. L.
row tho National League had a bleTl
vlval last fall, when tho Braves aJS"4
Ished the Mackmcn. Dut 1915 h. T 3
the old circuit In tho same deep ruL ?
Exactly 15 post-mortem battles ... J
played this rail, with ifed Sox. Whit. V!
and Browns pitted against Phinu. ?x
and Cardinals. Of tho IS games el.
tho American League won i ..9-
National Leaguo three. The Nation!! d
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Those who Baw Cravath whale out lon
smashes on American Learu it .?
nothing but outs to Lewis and SpeakM
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ford, Jackson and Cobb average less than
six home runs, while Gavw l u.'.
lng his 23. There's Quite a difference bm
that doesn't move than hlttfog on oveJa
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fairly spry upon their roving- props. ,.
If It wasn't for being labeled a clneh
bettor, we'd llko to have any part of a
half million on Glen Warner and tht
Pittsburgh football team against any
other llno-up In America. Given the rat.
tcrlal, Warner won't be very far a
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Trls Speaker's $16,600 contract ends this
fall, but Trls can buy food for a numii.
or so on what the season and the world -S
series nua iuii m us jtaio dox. Only
trifle over $20,000 for the year. That's all.
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money and gotten nothlnc.
Western Florid Is new eoantr
abounding In Deer, near, Wild Tnr.
key. Quail, Dove, Snlpef, Ducks, etc
Ilundrsds of deer and numbers of
bear killed here last year.
Season November 20th
' to March 10th
The early ones ret the bluett h...
Cheapest and beet huntlnr In America,
For lurmcr iniorm&uon ana tegtl
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