KVEKI3T& EEBGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER ' 19, 191S.
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STEVENSON
QUARTER CHIEF
COG IN FOOTBALL
TEAM'S PLAYING
(Generalship of Handling
Plays Big Factor in
Eleven's Success
MUST BE SPEEDY PLAYER
By "VINCE" STEVENSON
Tj my way of thinking quarterback li
the most Importunt position on a football
ifim. I m not saying this because I hap-
Hint position, but
because my ex
perience In foot
ball convinced me
of It. I have
never seen a
great football
team that did not
have a groat
qUsrterbnck.
nrllltant Indi
vidual piny by a
quarterback does
not placo him In
the stardom, as
there Is something
far more neces
sary than bril
liant open field
running, perfect
handling of kicks
and running back
punts. General
ship Is the most
necessary attri
bute to tho qunr
t a r b a c k. Tho
BTEVENBON
fittest Individual quarterback docs not
compare with a great general for team
value.
Occasionally a quarterback will spring
Into the limelight tor his work In open
field. He Is hailed as a star, but In a
few weeks he Is on tho sidelines and the
ttudent body cannot understand It They
hpwl for this man to be sent Into the
game and greet his entry with cheers.
The player goes Into the fray, makes
Mveral fine Individual plays, but for some
rtuon the rest of the team seems to
'backslide and the opponents sweep every
thing before them.
The spectators cannot understand why
the team has gone to pieces, but the an
swer Is generalship. I can recall dis
tinctly several games during my career
at Penn where I was praised by news
papers for brilliant work when I knew
that I had not done my team as much
' food as in another game where I had ab
solutely no chance to stand forth for In
dividual work, but had followed Instruc
tions and used better judgment
"MAKE OR BREAK" MAN.
A quartcrtack can make or break a
team. Ho can stir up enthusiasm and by
cettlng a good example In making the
team pKy fast football, both In practice
and in the games, can Induce the players
to tnjoy the game for Itself. The new
tame, with all of its thrills, has leBs
action to It than the old, because the
players do not like the game enough.
The spectators can see more running
and men In action in tho open game, "but
there are not half tho number of plays
run off during a game as In the past. I
don't think this Is eo much the fault of
the game as It is of the quarterbacks.
IK Grounded forward passes and other new
plays kill some time, but there is no
teuton why a quarterback should not run
off from three to four plays a minute,
particularly when he is within striking
distance of his opponents', goal..
Some coaches IZlvn th men tnn mnnv
('"ilxnals and others -switch signals too
ft often. This causes some of tho men Xo
pitti Ihe signs arerruein stages, and also
mi the tendency to make the players
Jive the game away or for the linemen
Ik to be offside, as they get their starting
tignais mixed. Too many signals or the
changing" of signals lost for Pennsylvania
ttalnst Cornell last fall.
"Cornell got nff in tho lead, but nt trie
n Mart of the second half Penn came onto
we field with a new quarterback, with
Whom I hnDnened tn haVA a tnlk between
IB he halves. I told him that the plays
ere not getting away fast enough and
inai ne Bnould give, the signals before-
the men trot Into their nnxltlnna
&j "
DELAY "WAS FATAL.
(The delay between Dlavs cave the Cor-
6, Bell team a chance to steady Itself and
aiao took much of tho dash out of Penn's
attack, i have seen many other games
I t for the same reason, and It will al
, ways be the same until the first prin
ciple of team play Is developed before
j many plays and signals are given.
A team cannot succeed until It has per
fect control of Its slarnals. This la more
Mctsury to the quarterback and other
;,cks than to the rost of the squad, but
coaches should see they that have
Jcnals and plays (hat suit the memories
and ability of the nlnvi.ru. A tnar ennrf
jwilble plays, well perfected, are by far
Ktler than all tho sensational trick
IWys of the h(t-or-mlas character. The
. greatest SITfi-rAirfltfnn T AW,, mnnp m. Rln...J
I- ZaV Wf "'"" 0f mi WhlCh UBed feWr
r.-v- hii letuim ot lis time nr nin
What we did use were perfected to such
w ent: that the game was not hard
ft the nli1ra nnJ ..... ..... ... .,
? "nV?. th?ee bS Karnes each season.
," team a rew oxcellent plays, well
wrected, and a quarterback with gen
SE B.na U wl11 be """"a successful
r the team with a wonderful nssort
wni of plays and a quarterback who can
i grasp the signals or direct tho play.
Jfc. S other ne"nry things In a quar
Z;lt ?.re (,) iulclness In delivery of
Jjnal. 0) ability to think three or four
ryi ahead before giving any signals
Pi... ,8ettln "8 Play" off fast, even
taSii' tl, while a player misses the
nai entlrelv
,Thes things are by far more necessary
2.im?uar.terback than brilliant Individual
oK w Xl? d'very of tho signals the
toarterback ahnnM nn u. ...1.11- 1.1.
for? dltntaBn(f from the play be
ll,..;,,. . , tnem Ka,n n th Players ar
2I 5,nl Ps"ln and then get the
SJLi ,n the Parting signal. By this
sKtnod dIrv ! ,n.i. ... -. ,t.r
J' clearly what Is expected of
.""CUl DefOre t nAnniln A.t, 0A
Da to But ltmile 4m . k. nl.!.
in looklnc- lhr nr en... i.... i. j .
Jyterback should not think only of how
vn a certain nlnv uiil nin hn
Wthei- that play will put him in a po-
-.. w use n sun more effective attack
r For (hi. .. t -. - 4 1-
r' Ol aeries nlova uhlh t m1.1V
2J.U be more effective under the new
h old tame,
u, 1 . tnree or touf Plays to a.
w'e. particularly If e team uses series
M, IS rertnlrt t. ... !.. i .
J" ' it the quarterbacH follows out
,"""' EHHruiess 01 wnetner or not
am la gaining. I have aeen Penn
tCS r.un ! rour Play t0 the rnlnute.
'JKrth Wvi h MM tQ Baln w,th th0
" . ,1. , ''). nam jiuiiru k bu
lP'f nat the DPnoslns back was
nt entirely by uride, the ball rell
w rr SO yards.
. quarterback la well schooled on
f POlnta B. turn lonnnl e.lt 1 lla
rial U gpod, An eleven U Just as
1 all III nitsii..l...1l. -...nl.LI,. w-1
F Ptlter ThA It at otri Jtr jnn.
2?. cn be ruined h? poor general
n iiiuv a poor team can froubla a
w one- with diver htndlln.
Jdub Bowling SUrU TkurMy
B-SL&"vL'V?i Wowlliur Uat u Jm di-afud
it. j-'r". "( tHuivoa win open pa
f njsri ttltn malfij n.tur.n k.
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ON QUARTERBACKS LEGORE IS LOST
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Brilliant work on the part of Captain Butler, Armstrong and Voss enabled the Crimson und Gold eleven
to down Bothlchem Prep last week. Coaches Doctor Howell and Fritz depend on tho same three to
f kl c?n.tral mg Uir,,uKh. succcsBful football season and eventually return tho scholastic championship
to tho Orimson and Gold. In the Bethlehem jramo Armstrong's quick thinkinp: was tho result of Central's
only touchdown, when he picked up tho ball rifter Voss' attompted field eoal was knocked down three yards
in iront of the R-oal posts. Four Prep players stood tvound him, and they were so surprised at his alert
noss that Armstrong had placed tho leather botweon tho Roal posts before thoy moved.
ELK' FOOTBALL HOPES
VANISH WITH LOSS OF
LEGORE AND MATES
Yale Stars Admit Receiving
Compensation for Playing
Baseball and Are Barred
From Athletics
OTHERS MAY BE OUSTED
Yale's last hope for victory over Prince-
ton and Harvard apparently vanished J
with the announcement that Harry Le
gore, generally recognized as tho great
est fullback In the country, had been bar
red from further competition In athletics
at Vale because he had received com-
pensatlon for playing baseball last sum
mer for a Long Island hotel team.
Coach Hlnkey's road was a hard one
with a green line and only fair backfleld
material, and the loss of Legore is a
climax to a season of poor luck. That
Legore and four of his teammates were
guilty of accepting expenses and board,
contrary to tho amateur code. Is admitted
in a statement signed by all and sent to
Prof. Robert Corwin, chairman of the
Yale Athletic Association.
This is not tho lirst time that Legore'a
amateur standing has been questioned.
When he was at Mcrcersbuig Academy
Lawrencevllle protested against his play
ing in the annual game on the grounds
that he had accepted compensation for
playing with the Maryland Athletic Club
on Its barnstorming trip through the Mld
dlo Atlantic and New England States, but
theso charges fell Hat.
Since that time Legore apparently has
been a strict amateur, although he played
with the Maryland Athletic Club In games
at Cape May, Wlldwood, Atlantic City
and Ocean City last summer.
Legore has a wondertul reputation as
a ball player, but it was his' gridiron
ability which was appreciated most by
Yalo. Seeral major league yearns had
offered Legore contracts at hl own
terms and Manager Mack, of tho Ath
letics, is said to have offered h.lm S000 a
year for two years, but ho declined to
tulk business with professional teama un
til after he had been graduated from
Yale.
DEATH OF R. B. WARD
MAY AH) FED LEAGUE
Nephew of Magnate Expected
to Launch Vigorous
Campaign
Robert B. Ward, millionaire bread
maker and principal backer of the Feder
al League, died at his home In New
Rochelle, last night, after a brief Illness,
at tho age of 63 years. That Mr. Ward's
death will have n marked effect on the
future of the Federal League Is admitted
by every one in close touch with league
affairs. That effect, however, Is expected
to bo a boost rather than a blow.
Federal League followe-s feared that
Ward's children, who have never been
strongly in favor of his baseball venture,
would not care to continue with the
Brooklyn franchise, but It Is said that Mr.
Ward had made arrangements for his
nephew, Walter S. -Ward, one of the most
Important factors In the organization of
tho Federal League, to take chargq ot
his baseball affairs.
It Is said that Walter Ward will as
sume active charge of the Ward Interests
in the Federal League, as George Ward,
brother of the dead magnate, will give all
his time to the baking business.
If the Ward heirs decide to continue In
tho baseball business, with Walter Ward
at the head of the club, an aggressive
campaign la certain to be launched by the
Independtn League next spring. If Presi
dent Johnson, of the American League,
and President Dreyfuss, of the Pitts
burgh Club., of the National League, con
tinue to balk at peace plans.
In tho event of tne Wards dropping
out, the Federal League will be dealt a
great blow, but several times when It
seemed that the Feds were hard pressed
for backers, President QUroore always
managed to find a new one with plenty
of money,
LAUREL RACE CARD
FOR TOMORROW'S SPORT
Ftrat race, a-year-olda, 8 furlonga-attlla-rlna.
110) Col. OuUllUe. 1U. Oood Counael.
1121 Important, 100: Southern Star. 100i Maid
of Dundee, 106: 'Welga, i(M. Dancing Htar,
103. piya, Wi. Ruth .Strickland. 103. lady
Atkln. 10J Havana. 1M; MeUellund, lull
Vedado, Wi: 'Margery. US.
Becond race, handicap, 2-year-oldi, 5V4 fur-longa-Ormttdalj,
12j fcoraac, 114: Startling,
lW; Anita, till TtaJan. 110 Candle, lot!
Favor. 1031 Farnrock, 108: Prohibition. IPfl,
Schoolboy, lWj Polroma, 102j Tho Decision,
VS.
Third rat, aelltng, S.year-olda and up. 0
furlonaa Sir William Johnaon, 113; Klla Hry
on, llli lludaa Ilrothcr, 108: Croaabun, 108i
Cannonade, lofii "Water Lily, 108; Serlnu
rnaei, lOIl 'Ben' Quince. ,W7: Tl. PlnT "o"j
Hlu Bni-rwood. 107; Humiliation. 106) Ethan
Allen. lOe: rJort A l4j Encora, 10J,
puke of Dunbar. ICO, '
Fourth race, purae, all nu, mile-Hack
Day, 11W Hanson. 103l Silica, tug; yuicy
Wuy, 103. Onat. 101 Herbert Tempi,, 101:
Ualko. P8: Friar Hock, W. r '
Fifth ntca. will". 3-year-olda and up, mil
and liteenth Henry Hutchlaon, 110; Soldier.
110: Ben .Levy, 110, 'Towton Field, 108;
Uth race, wiling, a-yaar-olds an!
mils
ti
io
tack. SiV -.
My Mima aforaUc Uowac clalaaed.
Wf W9 ! VW ) ova, Wtfal,
. 2 ....... U.i.1... tf w. . ...371
Flaher 108j Carlton d, 107j Koblnetta 104.
Dr, Dougherty lOUi Napier, 10. 'Coral, w "
mi 'Patty Regan. Q. ftolon. Wi -Taa.it!.'
TRIO OF CENTRAL HIGH GRIDIRON STARS
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POOR FOOTBALL TEAM AT NORTHEAST,
WHILE CLASS REIGNS AT CENTRAL
Coach Johnson Greatly Handicapped by Lack of Good
Gridiron Material Crack Players in Central
High School Squad
"VTOnTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, nppar
JLN ently is duo for the poorest football
soason In years. Not only Is the material
below form, but hnrd luck, scholastic de
ficiency and the failure of promising ma
terial to report for tho team has placed
tho ned and Black in such a position
tnat It seems llko an Imnnsnlhllllv for
Coach "Dutch" Johnson to develop a
team mnt can make a creditable show
ing against Central High in the annual
battle this fall.
Not more than 30 candidates reported to
Johnson nt the start of tho season, and
at tho present tlmo he has not enough
candidates on the field to havo two teams
for scrimmage without using Ineliglblo
and Injured players In the scrub line-up.
With the hardest part of the schedulo
npproachlng, Johnson had but 23 men out
In uniform yesterday afternoon. Of this
number live were Ineligible for the team
because they are back In their studies,
while two others oic legulars who have
been on the crippled list.
Johnson Is facing discouraging condi
tions In his first season as a coach. He
was a great quarterback as a schoolboy
and collegian and only the presence of
Stevenson at Penn kept him from being
tho varsity quarterback, as he was con
sidered by far better than several "men
who held regular positions on big college
elevens In 1904 and 1905.
"Dutch" knows football and is a good
teacher, but he can hardly be expected to
turn out a first-class team under present
conditions. At the start of tho season
Northeast's prospects Were bright, de
spite tho small number of candidates,
but eight regulars have been taken from
jonnsori throagTi' Injuries or Ineligibility
ma
the
two best tacks, wcr'e declared Ineligible
by the faculty' because they haVo"fallcn
below the required inahk In studies, 'Whllo
Llglxty and. .B.e)lr second strips enda.Jand
FuljbqckBellaw.out of the', gan'e Vlth
Injuries, They havo little chariee of re
turning to tho leanr'tor' thd "balance"1 of
the season.
At the present time Thomas and Whlt
aker are the only experienced and de
pendable boys In the squad. Thomas Is
recognized as one of the best tackles In
Eastern scholastic circles, while Whltaker
likely will develop Into the best centre
turned out of scholastic ranks in years.
This lad is only 17 years old, but stands
5 feet 11 Inches In height and weighs 166
pounds. He Is fast on his feet, a good
tackier and knows a lot for a youngster.
It would not be surprising If Coach John
THREE-CORNERED TIE
IN GOLF COMPETITION
Dyer, Montgomery and McAvoy
Each Make 77 in Rotary
Club Tourney
A three-cornered tie resulted In tho
semiannual medal play handicap tourna
ment of the notary Club, of Philadelphia,
this afternoon, on the links of the Aronl
mink Country Club. Tho entries com
peted In flvo divisions, with W. J. IT.
Dyer, M. W. Montgomery and J, C, Mc
Avoy tied each with a 77.
The play-off date has not been de
cided on as yet. The prize Is a silver
challenge cup, which must be won three
conaecutjve times before It becomes a
permanent possession.
The summary:
DIVISION 1.
Hindi.
uroaa. ca
Net.
77
8.1
81
87
w, J. M. uyer
Bchuyler Armstrong . ...
87
IH
D. 11
Sulmby , , 08
eutlng 00
A. 11.
DIVISION 2.
M. W. Montgomery , 07 20 ' 77
II. Phillips , 0g io 70
J. 11, Faaaltt 100 It) a
I DIVISION S.
J C. McAvoy 00 22 77
W. A. Bteuart .103 23 SO
T; w.An.',.rw, ....108 23 85
M. J. Mulkln , Ill 23 Kg
F. M. ileedcr 117 23 01
DIVISION .
D. McMulltn 108 21 84
H. J. I-atta us 27 wi
Dr. E. H Sauaaer 110 23 04
DIVISION B.
O. A. llelnrlck ...' ,...110 80 SO
fl, Duiidaker 114 S3 81
J J SWIJ 112 29 S3
J, if. Dlodgett ......1...110 83 80
BANTAM OPPONENTS TONIGHT
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Aflxjoiw for a mutch with Jokwiy Ertle, Tendler, on the) right Will
MKUayor to win docirivtJjr TvroUnd at th DougltvJ: J
son shifted him to the backfleld to make
use of his weight and speed.
Tho rest of the squad Is decidedly
green. Somo of the boys have possibili
ties but It Is necessary for a few of the
Inellglbles to bo reinstated for Johnson to
round out a team up to tho usual stand
ard of Northeast elevens. Johnson says
that he expects to have nt least three of
the Ineligible players In the game In two
weeks. Until then he will have to worry
nlong with a makeshift line-up and team
play will bo hard to perfect.
Over on Central High's field, next door,
conditions nro Just the reverse. Coaches
Harry Fritz and Doctor Howell hae
more than enough for three teams work
ing out each afternoon, many of whom
are veterans of two and three years. The
troubles of Fritz and Howell aro not in
trjlng to find enough capable players, but
In striking the best combination from an
abundance of unusual scholastic football
timber.
ASPARAGUS SAM WINS
LATONIA'S FIRST RACE
Long-Price Horse, Sauterelle,
Lands Second Money in
Kentucky Event
LATONIA. Ky., Oct. 19. Asparagus
Sam, at J 1. 30, walked away with the field
Ih'Mhoi Opening "event here today. Sau
tcrcle, at a long price, came second.
The summaries:
Plitt race, celling, 2-ycar-olds, maidens, 6
furlongs Aitparacua Sum. lno. Matt, I4.M),
.) 10. t-i.m, won; Hauterellc, 10U, Tailor,
21,70. 10, socontl; Water Warbltr, 100, Mar
tin, 3 70. third. Time. 1:18. Winnie O'Day.
Mil's l!Mn), Argument. Czar's Boy, Ixmlae
Green. Innothtlon and Clara Morjtan alto ran.
Second raO. O furlongi Doctor Kendall. 107,
Hanoi er, tlR.10. R Ml and $.180. won: Tranj.
port. lo-.1. Henry, fun and 4. lecond: I'atm
Leaf, 102, lapallle. JS.10. third. Time, 1:1B2.S.
Oreen, Hula Welth. Itoadmaater, Itlo llrazoa
and J. 13. Maylow alto ran.
Third race. 3-vear-olda and up, selling:, fl
furlongaSllier Bill. 112. Hanover, II.IK). $3.70
and $2 M, won; .Manasseh. 107, Van Ouien,
Z5.no and M-fO, second; Feather Duater. 112,
Oenlry, $.t.30. third. Time, 1 1.1 1-5. Nlgadoo,
Quartermaster, San Jon, Chilton King and
Curlicue aleo ran.
Fourth race, handicap, 3.ear-olda and up.
1 l-l'l mllcp
Star Jasmine, 112. Martin, tl Ml.
S2.(10 and out.
won. Hank OT)a li. Knpallle.
tljCO nd out. aecon't
I adv n- in in i' ,-,.
out, third.
Time. 1:10 1-5. It lncoat aiao ran.
MY DONNIE, OUTSIDER,
WINS LAUREL OPENER
Reaches Wire First With Heavy
Odds Broomcorn Second
and Costumer Third
LAUURU Md Oct. 19. My Donnle, a
rank outsider, with Haynes up, come
across In the first raco for 3-year-old
maidens here thla afternoon. Broom
corn, with McDermott riding, was second,
while Costumer won place money. The
distance was BH furlongs.
Today's results:
. Flrt race, maiden 2-year-olde. nelllng, M4
furlongi1 My, Donnle, 112, Haynea, 01.2O,
114 40, t28.;o. won, Ilroomcorn, 100, McDer
mott, $4.70. W 20. aecond: Coatumer, 110, llur
llncame, 20, third. Time. 1.10 1-3. Lite.
Donner. May McUeo. Tatiana, Ilelle of the
Kitchen, Jarkonet, Mary lllackwood, Sla U.
Seemly and Moonatono alto ran,
Second race, for 2-year-olda. 6 furlonga
Sprint, 108. T. McTgrart 5.60. J.1.60, $270.
won, Franklin. 114, J. McTaggart, $a40, $4.10
eeeondi Hocony, 10. J MrCfine. lio.1,0. third,
Tlme Lu s-& .Colonel Vennle. Plaudit, A.
fadlr. Shrapnel, Lord Ilockvale aiao ran.
1'hlrd race, telling. 3- ear-olds and up, 1
"!'& ""J.H0 yarda-Scprpll. 101. Mink, $S.70.
$2.20. f.'SO, won: Itellance, lOtl. Ilurllncame.
$2 40, $20, aecond, Itoger Gordon, 112. lluxi
ton, $140, third. Time, 1 45 2-5. Voluani.
Aiaonue, Aioinr iitcnarda, Cotton Top and JIIa
Water ulao ran.
Fourth race, the Canvaaback Selling Hand!
ja. all "gee, 0 furlonga Montreaor, 11.1, j,
McTaggart, $0.70, $4 20 and $2.M. won. Fen!
mouae, 117. Lllley, 1.1 20 and $1, acond. Ahara,
OS, J. Mcftahey, IS.BO. third. ' Time.! 13-5
Water Lady, I'ullui and Blue Thlatle aiao ran
Fifth race, selling, for 3-year-olda and up.
mile and 20 jarda Menlo Park, 101. Mink!
$0.30, $4.70 and $.1, won, Mr. 8nlgg. 107
Cooper. aM and $170, aecond: Mary Warren.
107. Ll'ley, $.1.10, third. Time. 1.4S4. viith'.
rock, Robert OlUer, Sigma Alpha, Damboo and
Afterglow aiao ran.
De Tauw Wins Easily
OftEBN CA8TLM. Ind., Oct. 10 Da Pauw
UnlvurHty defeatid the Kaatem Illlnola Nor.
mal Bjhol footUll team ytaterday afternoon,
40 to 3.
TO OLD ELI
PIH AND PENN
PLAY SATURDAY;
HERE'S THE DOPE
Warner's Backfield Is Fast
and Linemen Play Steady,
Consistent Game
PECK A GREAT CENTRE
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
On next Saturday, October 23, at 2:30
P. m, the University of Pittsburgh foot
ball team will play Pennsylvania on
Franklin Field. Pittsburgh Is coached by
alcnn Warner. Pennsylvania Is coached
by "By" Dickson, Ocorge Brooke, Harold
Oaston, Dr. "Buck" Wharton, Dr. Carl
tTiiunms ana r "Hob" Torrey. Both
teams are confident. Each Is anxious to
win. This Is the first meeting between
the two teams.
The above Is the real dope on tho game
tthlch will be put on as a week-end
matinee for the home folks who spend
their spare afternoons watching padded
gladiators mix it up on the gridiron to
uphold the honor of their alma mater or
the championship of their league, or any
thing else that might be In Jeopardy.
Needless to say. It will be a terrific strug
gle, and one may even go so far as to
suggest that It will bo a fierce battle.
Anyway, wo predict that a pleasant time
will bo had by all except the players.
That Is as much predicting as wo care
to da In this Issue. As to who will win
the game, we gently but firmly pass the
buck. To know who will be victorious
would spoil the entire afternoon for thou
sands of persons In our commonwealth,
and we arc always solicitous ot the
welfare of our readers. If this Is not
enough, allow us to state that anyone
who tries to pick the winner of a foot
ball game In advance should avoid the
squirrels while promenading In tho park.
And this goes, even If Hnrvard played a
flock of athletes that accompanied Gen
eral Sherman on his march to the sea.
For those who believe In past perform
ances and havo faith In comparative
scores, hero are some figures. Pittsburgh
defeated tho Navy seven touchdowns to
two. Penn and the Navy each scored
one touchdown. That makes Fltt seven
times us strong ns Penn on the offense
and Tenn twice as strong as Pitt on tho
defense. You can figure out the chances
of each team for yourself, but we advise
you to keep your findings a deep secret.
There Is no doubt but that Pittsburgh
has one of tho strongest teams In the
East this year. The showings against
the Nnvy and Carlisle prove that Glenn
Warner has a wonderful offensive eleven,
but what the team can do on the de
fense Is still a matter of conjecture. In
the battle with the Midshipmen, Pitt
scored almost nt will and took things
easy after the first half. Thls also was
true In the Indian game last Saturday.
In the two contests the westerners scored
92. points against 12 by their opponents,
the dozen points being tho result of care
lessness nnd poor headwork on the part
of Pitt. But the team showed that It had
nn attack that could score, and scoring
is one of the principal things In winning
football games.
The "Warner system" has taken hold
In Smoketown. The players have mas
tered all of the Intricate points nnd net
like seasoned veterans, although they
havo been practicing only a little more
than a month. Eleven -plfiyera get -into
every play, and. , after , they get. Into It
they prove to their opponents that they
know their business. Every man on the
tt-am knows how to Interfere for the run
ner nnd block off would-be tacklers. In
this branch of the game Pitt shows up
better than any other team In' the- coun
try. In regard to kpced the Uhlvcrslty of
Pittsburgh backfleld Is as fast as any
that I have' over seen. The men get
away quickly, run hard nnd are difficult
to tackle. Cantnin Williamson, at quar
terback. Is a terror On end runs and was
eff and away In the first play used in the
Navy game before the Middles realized
wnnt nacl Happened. He Is a powerful
runner and n clever dodger In an open
field. In addition to this, he runs his
team well, knows the proper Dlavs to usa
nt the proper times and shows excellent
Judgment while directing his men,
Jimmy Hastings, a halfback, also Is
fast 'and can get under way In a short
space of time. He follows his Inter
ference well. Is good on picking his op
ponents and runs hard enough to make
several yaids once he gets started. Has
tings Is regarded as one of the best drop
kickers in tho East, scoring against the
Navy, Cornell and Penn State last year.
Ho will be used considerably In the Penn
game next Saturday.
Fry. tho fullback, can tear through the
line on straight plays, circle the ends
and handle the forwnrd pass In fine style.
He fits in with the other members of
the backfleld, as he Is speedy and an
excellent Interferer. He also Is a drop
kicker and a good man at kicking goals
from touchdowns.
PENN FRESH RUNNERS
WIN X-COUNTRY RACE
Defeat Hill-and-Dalers of Com
bined High Schools Here
This Afternoon
The freshmen cross-country team of
the University of Pennsylvania nosed out
the hill and dale athletes of the combined
high schools here this afternoon over
the scholastic course of East Riverside
drive, Falrmount Park, by a score of 27
to 28, The distance was i miles.
Petts, wearing the red and blue, nego
tiated the course in IS minutes and 69
seconds. He was followed by a team
mate, Price, while the first high school
runner to finlsl was Harmer, of West
Philadelphia High School. He was third.
LATONIA RACE CARD
FOR TOMORROW'S SPORT
Flret rare, elllnr maiden S-year-oMe and
up. 0 furlonia Mfattlo Durton, OS, 'Peter
rnalart. MMHoteln. 100: 1'rlnce Albert. IM:
Gala ay. 10S: Malheur, 9Sj Tourlat. SBi 'Pu
1'Si Bionlnl,0,n', xooi A,len C"". 0!' Araent
10"! Santo, 111.
Second rare, aelltng. J.year-plde, e furlonn
Sanda Diamond. UO; I-ady Mildred, ; Uula
btone. 106. Intot.Joj. infidel n. '108 aTml"
woman, JOT, Bhr Fellow. Ill, Induetry. Hi
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Fourth race, the Udfes' Puree, S-year-olde.
4 furlonta-Bparkler, 1W Merlon Ooaalir, 10T
Doctor CjrHn. UOj Aoacoe Oooae, lOIj lioctor
larrtclc, 10i .
Fifth race, aelllnr, S.year-olda. a furlonia
Valdt. Ml lleauty hop, 100; Itunnlii oSeen.
IM, TranailvlnC, lOli Paymaeter. IWi Hlfli
Bhooter.tofi Baby caL lost MurlerV I'ic "oe;
J. VJnL". " .""r . 101, Uttla
, 1001 Diunner. too. 01a Charter. 107.
IM.
Mara Paaaldy, 105 Hoenlr. I0U. Uncle Jfmmi.'
Hljrge;
furtonfa-'CfrrU Orme. 101, Caen Qn nth "try.
lMi Koyl Inle.reat. 10fl. Inquleta. 160! Yorti
a lit. inj Vtnrk I-Art 11V IKrHklaan..
1001 IJendel, 112. ..
Betenth rare, aelllnr, 1-year-oMa and up. Hi
mlleM.M Thorpe. lOi'WIlhlte. 10U, Count
terpart. 102. Tranalt. 110, Ittau I'ere, 102;
JoVRiela, loa, Kloln, JOT WwM'J'WSeU
tier, MO,
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CITY BETTER PROTECTED
UNDER PORTER'S SYWBM
Continued from Tuge Two.
waa appointed to obtain competition In the prices paid for uniforms and cnt
Olds wcro requested ftom 12 leading; manufacturers. I may (ray thAt a mvl
ot $12 per annum waa effected to tho benefit of each roan, and a higher jrftl
of uniform and cap obtained. Policemen now find the $40 allotted 't thvix
annually for clothing le sufficient to equip thm, whereas In former years the.'
nan to often pay out from $10 to $1E in excess of the allotment'
At tho Trnlnlnr; School for I'ollco Service green policemen spend from ftu
to six weeks receiving Instruction and training. A lawyer la there to hfl
them with somo of tho legal phases of questions apt to como up dally. IpftrVi
tlon Is given In tho correct method of making reports, keeping records an l
drawing up forms, also how to report robberies, accidents and violations fc,
municipal regulations. Before tho advent of the Ulankcnburg administrator
now policemen wcro sent out upon tho streets without proper instructions as Jo
their duties. Officials from all over tho country have come to seo this system
6f training In operation.
In former administrations policemen were not encouraged to look aroup-1
them when out upon their bents and turn In reports of conditions as they bb v
them. No matter how willing and eager a Jollcoman might have been, "bit
ting In," ns It was termed, was generally frowned upon In the station house.
This has been changed. Each policeman now Is equipped with a complaint bortt
containing printed postal cards, ready to bo filled out, reporting such cwitj
tlons as ho may find upon his beat, as sidewalk obstructions, unclean streeS
nnd alleys, holes In tho Btreots, fallen wires and fire ha tarda. He also has f
looseleaf notebook In which to mako special entries' and momoranda of .tot
portanco to cltlcnzs. During tho old days It was the custom in each irtatinii
houso to rend off at tho morning roll call descriptions- of persons wanted, getyf
stolon nnd other communications of Importance. Policemen were expected to re
member from 25 to 30 descriptions, together with their particulars. "What hp
pened was this thoy simply forgot what they were paid to know. Today eajjli
policeman Is furnished with a printed list of descriptions, and it Is worthy i
chronicling that the very first day that tho new method wont Into effect tw
Important captures were mado, and tho policemen tyho mado the arrests attrib
uted their success to tho full descriptions given In the printed circulars.
So as to bo able to get out matter of Importance for distribution anions
tho police, Mr. Porter Installed a printing plant. Councils declined to proven
funds for tho malntcnanco of the plant. Mr. Porter canvassed his men and
fi-und n few who had had experience as printers, and supplied a, little money
cut of his own pocket, enough to carry forward tho work. Thereupon, a reit.
lution was Introduced Into Councils forbidding tho policemen from doing the
printing, but failed of passage, fortunately for the public
Modern Methods of Handling Traffic Installed m.
One of tho greatest accomplishments of tho Department of Publlo SafeSy
during tho regime of Mr. Porter was tho improvements made In the han
dling of the traffic. Strange as it may seem, Phlladelphlans had never been
Informed concerning what rules nnd regulations governed traffic. Outside M
the broad, general understanding that traffic moved west on Walnut street and
cast on Chestnut street, nobody had very definite Ideas of conduct In the pub
lic thoroughfares. An automobile In the old days could stapd in front of a
houso or a place of business for hours at a time, blocking traffic and Interfer
ing vtlth trade. Congestion in tho downtown parts of tho city was tcrrjflc,
particularly during tho Christmas holidays, when automobiles were parked
along tho curbs of streets, making travel slow and perilous. Innumerablo acci
dents wcro solely duo to tho lack of ''tiowledgo n the part of motorists as to
tho speed limit, and hundreds of mile. lines went otit on the streets after daB
without lights.
Mr. Porter too)t up the subject with the Board pf Trade, the automobjo
associations, tho team owners' associations, the surface railway lines, shipping
Interests und others concerned in tho subject of street traffic. Tho outcome
of tho conferences was the publication and wide free distribution of "Rules
nnd Regulations Governing Street Traffic In Philadelphia." Safety zones were
installed In tho congested sections for the protection of pedestrians, and a
b-cmaphoro traffic signal established throughout the downtown district. Which
supplanted the confusing whistle system. If the average citizen is not im
pressed with this outline of Improved traffic regulation,1" he may consult a rec
ord of accidents nnd discover that there has been a decrease of 70 per cent.'rtt
their number slnco the new regulations wero put Into force, and he certainly
con testify as to the advantages of parking automobiles in the centre of Bread
stroet rather than along Its curbing. -
Probably the most exasperating problem Mr. Porter had- to attack wiU
tho social evil. Th'o "Old Tenderloin" was lodged within an area between '3th
and 8th streets from Walnut street to Spring Gardens Approximately 1200
houses of prostitution wer& flourishing In this district, widely scattered, whan
the Blanltenburg administration took office. .
Mr. Porter found certain groups of business men crying out that the city
In general would suffer from any interference on his part, with existing condi
tions. Many well-meaning citizens called upon him,-and pointed ou,t that the
"Old Tenlerloln" was a necessary evil, and earnestly advocated that it he XMi
to run full blast. Then there were.,tu) -tnlnjAtpng and .clergymen, declaring ttwt
the wholo thing should be promptly and absolutely snuffed out, while, anptljr
group pleaded for the segregation of the unfortunates Into n more rcstriciad
area. All Philadelphia watched Mr. Porter to sec in which direction he would
travel, and it Is conceded that whatever he did two-thirds of the public stod
ready to condemn his action. ,
A vigorous campaign against the salo and possession of cocaine, morphine
and opium was conducted by Mr. Porter, also ngalnst those engaged in ,tte
unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors In "speakeasies" and so-called clubs.
As tho law prohibits tho sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday, It Is presumed
tliero will always be persons willing to risk arrest and Imprisonment by aelllng
such liquors without license. Of the Increased zeal shown by the police in
obtaining obedience to the law, testimony is offered by the record, showing- 98,084
at rests In 1912, or 8527 in excess of the number made during the last year of
the Reyburn administration. In 1913 there wero made 103,673 arrests, and In
1914, 100.629 arrests. ' w
Mr. Porter Inaugurated, among other things, a river patrol, operating
motorboats on tho Delaware north and south from Raco cireet. This mo'tor
launch servlco not only was productive of the recovery of stolen property, but
rendered substantial assistance to persons and boats in distress.
In his conduct of the Fire Bureau, Mr. Porter showed commendable: energ.
He abolished tho detail of art active fireman at every theatrb during jinf.
formances, and substituted therefor continuous patrol and Inspection of it'll
places of amusement. 1 "o
"Roughly speaking, I should say there are 18 ordinary theatres ahd l4
moving-picture houses in Philadelphia." said Mr. Porter "I found thai tfi
firemen detailed there usually spent their time watching the shows, and that
they alone wcro Incapable of coping with such an emergency as a fire in the
building. Beside, I needed them at tho firehouscs, where we wero shorthanded.
Instead of ono fireman in a theatre, there now is the entire force, of employee.
Including the ushors and stago hands, trained and ready tQ meet with condi
tions in tho evqnt of a fire. Owners of amusement places were compelled,Jj
spend upward of $300,000 in making their properties more safe to th$ puhUo.
Ono financier. Interested In real estate, even went to the, Legislature In, Ms
fight against tho conditions wo imposed, but we were sustained by the cquru,
and our restrictions stand. Not only did wo mako a rigid Inspection of the
amusement places, but every houso and building In the city was visited by a
uniformed fireman, with the result that many hazardous conditions; have been '
removed." ,
"tfA
Porter Challenges Public to Examine His Record
The establishment of a circulating library In tho Fire Department and tfe
starting of a Fire Training School, with a Firemen's Manual, after the pat
tern of the now Policemen's1 Manual, in the course of preparation, are softie)
of the reforms projected by Mr, Porter In the Fire Bureau. He extendeoMhei
firemen's! vacations to two weeks instead of ono lessened the cost to them
of their uniforms, granted them the right to live wherever they pleaso -sMtd
freed them from political assessments. But Mr. Porter waa not at all satis ftd
with the progress he made In tho physical condition of the apparatus and
buildings of tho Fire Bureau, Ho was hampered continually by the back
ward attltudo of Councils, lta members refusing to make sufficient approprfa
tlons to bring the department up to the standard ot other American cltlesw.n
"At least $2,000,000 ought to be spent at onco In modernizing the fire- equip
ment of our city," said Mr. Porter, "For years this branch of the city sexy
vice has recelvod small consideration and few appropriations. Thanks to Mm
active campaign cpnductcd by the Committee on Municipal Affairs of the Bn:wi
ot Trade, some appreciation of these pressing; needs Is beginning to be $kt
in the business community, r
"I have done my beat, and I am confident that my efforts for better gov
ernment will stand up under inspection," said Mr, Porter. "Out of my own
pocket I, from time to time, advanced more than $8000 In getting desired result
where Councils had planned disaster for mo In tho conduct of my otHceT wj" -had
In the Police Department a contingent fund, called the ''Secret VnnH j5
$1000 a month. This was used by the Police Bureau for Uit. detection u txttttn,
covering such expenditures as railroad fare for the 'detectives, and tfetilr fe
pemreti In the getting pf evidence. On pne occasion a well-known lct CotMr
cllman called at my office under the authority he hqiihiim, and asked e7
etal questions concernlnjc my disposition of these HMMwy. I rwiitUd ovwr t
him my pprsQnal keys, and Instructed my subordinate to supply Mm with the
combination of the office safe. It was a pity that he )cM4 -f-'Tt rfrkli.tr trvw
my account, for ho would have found a remark ettauM yr tfe -
of the previous administration. Instead of 1uWc4 rrrmn wfciefc auU JsC.
roost anything, we showed expfcaetiture
of their detail.
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of other omcial. of the Btanke- AminlMtUtm x cm ,u,m
tftrvk 0 all his subordinate, U a record of which his attaaa ,k.
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