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BEFORE AWARDING FOOTBALL ,
CHAMPIONSHIP TO PITT TElAM,
DO NOT OVERLOOK BROWN
jWonderful New England Aggregation, Still Un
defeated, Has Beaten Rutgers and Meets
Yale, Harvard and Syracuse
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A LARGE number ot football critics, particularly those of Philadelphia, aro
about ready to concede the football championship to tho University of Pitts'
burgh, because of the clean-cut and convincing victories over Syracuse and l'cnn.
It is argued that there is llttlo chance of any other team on rut's schedule beating
Warner's well-balanced and powerful eleven, and that aa a clean slato this sea
son will mean that the western Pennsylvania have comploted two seasons with
out defeat, they are entitled to tho honor, but it Is best to wait a few weeks
before conceding the championship to any team.
Judging by the work accomplished by every Eastern eleven to date, Pitt
Is not entitled to first claim as tho teams start on the November schedulo;
neither Is Princeton, pile nor any one of tho other unbeaten teams, becauso
there Is a llttlo college up in New England that may upset the dope In such an
Impressive manner that there will be nothing left to do but awort It the cham
plonshlp of the entire country.
When Foster Banford's Rutgers team succeeded In working the multiple
kick fast enough to allow Hazel t& shoot a field goal over the crossbar from mid
field, 'Brown University's clean slate had been spoiled, but tho Drunonlons still
appear to bo a trifle ahead of tho field to date. Drown was one of tho last East
ern teams with a clean slate, has won all of Its games In Impressive stylo, Its goal
line not even has been threatened, so far as touchdowns aro concerned, and tho
rrovldenco collegians have proved beyond doubt that they are past tho acci
dent stage.
Allowing that Pitt finishes the season unbeaten, would Warner's team bo
moro entitled to tho crown than Drown, providing tho Provldcnco eleven completes
Its schedule without meeting defeat? Brown has a much harder schedulo than
Pitt, and if tho Brunonlans should succeed In winning from Yalo and Harvard
and then crush Syracuse, there will bo nothing left for tho critics to do but
award tho championship to Brown.
Brown Likely to Prove Unpleasant Surprise
BEATING Tale and Harvard Is by no moans an easy task, as tho Ells and Crim
son soldom loso to a small college eleven, bflt wo have a hunch that Brown
Is golntr to prove a most unpleasant surprlso to both. Even boforo tho sea
son oponod New England football sharps tipped Brown as the most powerful team
In the East on paper, desptto the veteran material at Princeton, State, Dartmouth,
Syracuse and Pitt, to say nothing of the leftovers and frdshmen material at Yale
and Harvard; but until Ilutgors was outclassed by noblnson's eleven Saturday, llt
tlo attention was paid to the Brunonlans.
Brown has won all.of Its games with ease and Is In wonderful shape for Its
games with Yale and Harvard. The latter teams are placed In a ticklish position.
They realize fully that Brown Is too strong to .bo beaten unless tho offenso Is
opened up, but neither the Ells nor Crimson doslres to show the best they have
In stock and yet hey reallzo that Brown's claim to tho title will be strong If they
win both games.
It Is possible that the old hoodoo which seems to follow Brown Into the
stadium at Harvard again will bring about tho downfall of the Brunonlans. Brown
never has been able to win from the Crimson In the stadium although tho Provl
donco team often has entered games against tho Crimson a heavy favorite, nnd
severaltimes has outplayed the Cambrldgo team, but could get nothing better
than a tie. '
Any way ono looks at tho matter, It Is a trlflo early to award the champion
ship to Pitt for beating Syracuse and Penn, two teams that havo shown nothing
out of the ordinary to date. Michigan's victory ovor Syracuso yesterday indicates
that Hollenback's team has been overrated becauso of tho larjre scores mado
against opponents lacking class, while It also Is posslblo that State was boosted
too strongly beforo It met Penn. Tho fact that Pitt has a veteran team has a
lot to do with the enthusiasm of those who already aro awarding Warner's team the
title, but It Is best to wait a few weeks.
v Cornell Different Team Without Barrett
PRINCETON still has a clean slate, and so has Yale, while Harvard, apparently,
Is coming back with a rush if Cornell was as strong as tho critics havo been
led to believe. Harvard's easy victory was a great surprise, as was the miserable
work of Sharpe's team In njl departments. Cornell has a veteran team, but
Charley Barrett Is no longer with tho Ithacans and thoy look like a different
team with no star around whom tho offense can be built. Harvard Is Improving
rapidly and may come through wlth"a rush, but the Crimson team has not been
tested thoroughly yet.
So far Yalo has shown greater power than Harvard and Princeton, while I
the El defense also was powerful until Saturday, when Washington and Jefferson
succeeded in scoring two touchdowns and tearing tho Yale line to pieces. On
the other hand, Princeton has shown but little offensively, this being due to the
fact that Coach Rush Is trying to perfect the defense before uncovering any
thing out of the ordinary on attack, ,
Tho Tigers were rather lucky to win from Dartmouth, a break of luck defeat
ing tho Hanover collegians Just, when It seemed certain that Princeton was about
to lose Its first game; but it Is believed that Rush's team merely had an off-day.
Princeton tried nothing in tho way of tricks, depending upon Driggs's kicking to
set both as an offense and a defense, and the Tigers succeeded In getting away,
With It
Several teams were eliminated from the championship class jua a result of
Saturday's battles, among them being Cornell and Penn. If either of these teams
should win all remaining games they would not be considered In the running
because of tho defeats at tho hands of Harvard and Pittsburgh. Penn's work
was more lrnpresslve than that of Cornell, and there at least appears to be some
hope for Folwell's team. On the other hand, the defeat, which followed a long
string of victories, Is likely to have a disastrous effect on Sharpe's men.
Cannell, Dartmouth's latest find, who played such brilliant football against
Princeton, weighs only 133 pounds, but that does not prevent him from smash
ing tho line and cutting outside tackle. He also Is a wonderful handler of punts.
In the Princeton game this youngster handled twenty punts, many of them
difficult spirals which he was forced to take on tho, run, without the semblance
of a mlscue. So.cpnfident was Coach Cavanaugh that-Cannoll would not make
s. muffjthat he did not send another back down the field when It was evident that
Drlggs would kick. Cannell was afforded no protection or Interference, but was
sot handicapped.
Two new individual scoring records were made on Saturday. GUroy, George
town's brilliant halfback, who was picked by many critics for an Ail-American
position last fall, made six touchdowns arid eleven goals from touchdowns, a
total of forty-seven points, against Albright, while Ollphant, of the Army, scored
six touchdowns and kicked nine goals from touchdowns, a total of forty-five points.
Syracuse blew up again. After leading Michigan by thirteen points until
, enly ten minutes were left to play, Hollenback's team went to pieces and tho
Wolverines registered a sensational -ylctory. Poor Judgment by Quarterback
Meehan, who persisted In using forward passes In his own territory, mainly was
responsible f6r the defeat. It looks very much as If "Big Bill" had made a serious
BileUke In boosting his team too strongly on the strength of Its work against weak
teams earlier In the season.
Ogden, Central High School quarterback and only a 130-pounder, shapes up as
v promising signal ahouter for the future. Despite his handicap In weight, the
miniature Crimson and Gold lad has been running his team, weakened greatly by
the Ineligibility of several stars, In good style.
EASTERN LEAGUE
OPENS TONIGHT AT
TRENTON ARMORY
Potters Clash With De Neri
in First Basketball Tilt
of 1916-17 Season
BIG CROWD EXPECTED
Eastern League
Games for Week
TonltM Do Nerl lit thr Trenton Armorr.
. AWdnf.dnr nfaht llradlns at the Camden
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Mniunlar nltht Jasptr at the lUadlns
Armory
By SPICK HALL
TnnN'TON, N J.. Oct. 30. The Eastern
nasketball League will Inaugurate the sen
son hero tonight nt the armory, when tho
Trenton quintet meets the Do Neri, of Phila
delphia, In a forty-minute struggle In the
cane. Preparations have been made by
William B. Kuser, owner of tho Trenton
team, to havo a band at tho game do ery
thing possible to make the 1916-17 opening
the biggest athletic event of tho current
year.
In lew of the fact that this city has the
best bnskctbatl floor nnd largest seating
capacity on tho EaBtcrn league circuit, it
Is expected that a record crowd will be out
to witness the contest. It Is the firm be
lief of the hundreds of basketball fans hee
that Trenton this season will make a great
race for the pennant, although they realize
that Greystock, last season's winners ; Cam
den and Heading and Jasper all have teams
which appear to be fundamentally capable
of putting up contests that will Insure their
being In tho running. The only team that
tho Trenton bugs believe Is Inherently weak
Is De Nerl, their opponents for tonight.
Finished Last
Although Trenton finished a bad last In
1916-16, winning only a dozen frays out of
forty played, there Is no doubt that the team
has been greatly strengthened. In their
recent preliminary work the Potters have
shown a lot of speed, and lrtually every
member of tho squad has shown up well at
goal-shooting. "'" "" -.
President Kuser Is a firm believer In the
two-season year. He, like all the other
moguls In the Eastern League, Is of tho
opinion that the interest this season, by vir
tue of this double-pennant system, will con
tinue until March 17, 1917. the day sched
uled for the final game of tho year.
In spite of the poor showing made by
the local team last year, the management
dO much better than, was expected finan
cially. This year If It Is in the run
ning In either ono of the seasons It Is a
certainty that the club will make money.
This In turn meanR that the league will
havemoro to spend on officials and will
be In a better position to cope with Its
outside rivals In caso any other organiza
tion attempts to make a raid on the play
ers of Scheffer's, circuit.
De Neri Ready
Manager Dudley, of the De Neri team,
who will arrive here late today with his
team; President Scheffer and other Phlia
delphlans stated yesterday in the Quaker
City that his men were In good condition
and thar they would be In the race, re
gardless of the fact they are generally con
sidered the weakest club on paper in the
league.
Rube Cashman will Jump center tonight for
the Musical Fund Hall boys. Cashman Is
a "versatile player. He has played on most
of tho teams of the Eastern League, yet
he has never been retained very .long by
any one of them. The De Nerl manage
ment thinks that Rubo will bo better this
season than he has ever been before He
has been playing baseball all summer, and
should be In fine physical condition Uo
begin this year's campaign.
Dudley will have Bill Dark and Doc New
man at the forward positions In this eve
ning's game. The guard stations will be
taken care of by Cavanaugh and Thomp
son. Gels to Play
The Trenton management announced this
morning that Franckle and Curlette would
play the forward positions tonight. Cur
lette was with Jasper a part of last season.
Tome will ump, while Getzslnger and Fred
Qelg will play at guard. The Potters ore
depending on Gelg as much as any one
else to strengthen the Trenton team this
season. Last year the ex-Swarthmoro
football and basketball star only played
one game with Trenton.
The oinclatlng tonight will be done by
Herman Baetzel and Jimmy Rumsey, The
former will act as referee and the latter
as umpire.
This wilt be the first game during the
six years' existence of the Eastern League
that the doublo-oITiclal system has been
used.
Line-up for tonight:
Trenton. Tie Nefl.
Franckle rot-warn ,., wman
Curlette forward Dark
Tama ....... ... center, .. ,,, ('ashman
lriinscr .....suard Thompson
Otis suard........ Cavanautb
Time of period 20 mlnutea. Referee Uaet
xel. Umpire Kamaer.
MADONNA HAS TWO FIVES
WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND
Italian-American Catholic Club Pre
pares for Basketball Season
Tho Madonna Cathollo Club will b repra
aentsd thla year In basketball by two teams.
Joseph A. Ixmuardl. the club's secretary, acaln
waa elected manaaer. Tho Madonna boya are
noted for their clean and aportamanllke meth
od, and have never allowed any ona but mem
bers to represent the rlub. James da Marco la
coachins the playera The men who compose the
frit team are J. Plsrltelll, B. Itlclardl, V, Mas.
aay. F, Calabreae, J I). IMano, V. Lanclano.
V, Italanrto and J, da Marco. The aeeond team
la compoeed of the following-! IS placltelll. A,
d'Andrea. A, Plorlo, 11. Uuonslorno, y, Krmlllo,
it. Maiia, A. Vlsnola, A. Cardentl and A.
Iruno.
Tho Madonna teama play at home and away.
On November 25 they play Ht. iUta'a at the
Utter'a hall
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JUNIOR TENNIS
PLAYERS TO HAVE
INTERCITY MATCH
Alexander and Tilden Com
plete Arrangements for
Meet Next Year
SINGLES AND DOUBLES
OVER FOUR-YEAR SPAN STRONG
NEBRASKA ELEVEN, WITH HARD
SCHEDULES, HAS CLEAN RECORD
By GRANTLAND RICE
Blip me the rag and pack,
The world-wide, open track,
The trail that leads from dawn to dutk
across the heart of life;
Only a song to sing
In light heart wandering
By vale and hill and mountainside
beyond the endless strife.
Where Is the heart to stau
When the west wind calls "Away"
When the east wind and the north wind
and the south wind in refrain
Plead in the early light
Call through the gloom of flight
Of byways and of highways through the
sunshine and the raint
Wo one to wonder when
I come this way again,
to one to watch and wait for me when
I have passed beyond
No weary tears to shed
Because some dream Is dead
Where every dawn shall send Us dream
to every vagabond.
Where dull care leaves the mind
Free from the sodden grind.
Free as the drifting winds that romp by
heather and by foam, f
While no set lamp shall burn
To wait for my return,
Yet each far strand I touch upon shall be
the Port of Home.
MOLE fur Is said to be the vogue thla
season. But If they are all as hard to
catch as Maulbetsch. of Michigan, no won
der the prices are upl
The Case for Nebraska
Dear Sir Will you let me call your at
tention to the University of Nebraska foot
ball team? The Cornhuskers haven't lost a
game In four years, and they already have
cleaned up this season the strong Oregon
Aggies. They have whipped Notre Dame
twice and have toppled over such husky op
ponents as Minnesota and the Michigan
Aggies. The Cornhuskers last fall, I am
confident, were fully as strong as Harvard
or Princeton. Chamberlain, last year's fea
ture with Nebraska, takes rank with the
gtcat players of the game. In my opinion,
he was fully the equal of Mahan, and I saw
both play. These things are mentioned to
give credit to a university that hasn't lost a
game In four years a record that deserves
to be widely known.
C. E. B. (Minneapolis).
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What would you say, after the above, the
difference being between Nebraska Univer
sity and one of Nebraska's leading sons?
Simple enough. One hasn't lost a start In
four years and the other never has started
anything but losses In twenty years.
All-Americans and Such
Mention of Chamberlain recalls again the
futility of the All-American In football.
Few In the East ever had heard of Cham
berlain.' Yet good football Judges who saw
him play tell us that on an eastern eleven.
ne would have drawn fully ns much notice
as Mahan, Barrett or Lo Gore that he
would have been crowned as one of the
greatest of the truly great
McGraw, the Giants and Brooklyn
Any number of fans have upheld Ban
Johnson's contention that John McQraw
should bo harshly treated for that Brook
lyn episode, where he left the field.
Many of these fans, especially from
Brooklyn, have tossed the keen harpoon
our way for suggesting that McGraw also
had a side to his case.
Suppose McOraw had Btuck It out.
making no comment? Who would have
been the official goat? Who would have
been panned and llouted for "throwing
games to. his old pal, Hobby"?
And with McGraw the goat after he
had begged his team to light Us hardest In
this series how quickly would Ban John
son and tho fans at large have come to
John J.'s help?
The odds are that Ban would have called
on the Leaguo to punish McGraw for not
trying to win from a friend.
McGraw, knowing In advance that he was
going to be "goated" if the Giants fell
down, made a special plea to his men to
do their best. They did their worst and
all In less than a half-hearted war. Where
upon McOraw merely let the blame fall
where it belonged as be ducked from
under.
Hal Chase, after ten years In the Ameri
can League, led the National League In
batting his first year with that circuit
Glory, In a good many cases, depends
largely where you happen to light
ney Beck. Otrmantown Acidemrt
Thorpe, Oak Lane; Carl Flsch.;'
Howard Rhlel Pni" .c.n'r
Pennock. Jr., nnd Wchard MyerTi?
WlenVrT'of 'SS&L "SSI t
Thomas Fischer snd David Beard J
mantown Academy, a!o must bi
ered. Nelson mil not.. .... , r
alio are playing in the riillii2t?
trlct and nra etllrihi. ""il ,
By WILLIAM T. TILDEN, 2D
That junior development In tennis has
.outgrown tho mere local Interest and de
velopment Into a thing of Inter-urban ap
peal Is shown by the plan already formu
lated for a boya match between New York
nnd Philadelphia.
Frederick IS. Alexander, the famous In
ternatlonatsatar and many times holder of
the national doubles title, with Harold H.
Hacket, during the past year. Has spent a
great part of his time assisting the young
Players of New York city. At the Sea
onght Invitation Tournament last year Al-
"""" " myaeir arew up a plan for an
'""""pity boys meeting between New York
C?ub t0 be heId "' tht Cynwyd
n.Th.JreLWere to have bMn ten singles and
El-.iV . " mat:nes played. George Adee,
r .1 r the United States National
JTiI. Ttnnl -Association i Julian S. Myrlck,
president of West Side Club, and Alexander
T,.r '? "ccompany the New York boys.
Z? ler vr.a" to hve """lo an address on
junior tennis to tho Philadelphia young
match l have p,iyed an exhibition
Unfortunately thei Infantile paralysis
quarantine shut off New York and made It
Impossible to think of holding the match.
Sl n.xt.J?r or June should see the full
niment of the whole plan.
There Is, however, an even greater plan
on foot, drawn up by these two men at
Beabrlght. Alexander Is planning to put up
a 'challenge cup for Intercity boys competi
tion, provided the match held next spring
proves a success. This cup will be played
for by Boston. Philadelphia and New York,
rotating around the three cities each year.
First year the matches will be played In
New York, when Boston plays Philadelphia
In the semifinal and the winner meets New
York. The following season New York
plays Boston In Philadelphia, while the
winner competes against the home'team. no
n"tt who won the cup the year before.
The third season sees Boston staging the
battle.
Philadelphia has a great number of
youngsters under seventeen who will flirht
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