wmw
f '4
AT, KOVmtKBB 7.
t ATTAiaSt HAS NOT BEEN PERFECTED, DESPITE ELEVEN YEARS OF EXPERIMENT!
ps
m?
HfcWARD PASS IS GOOD ONLY
AS A THREAT; BUT LINE PLUNGE
s OFF TACKLE IS BETTER PLAY
Opa Football With. Nothing to Back It Up But
Aerial Attack Cannot Succeed Jf Teams
Are Evenly Matched
' T-
VjJUVBR ymttn ttrs tsrwar-4 sass was rntrtxht-! as" a teal phy In football.
5 At tkwt tints mmiiidg tH K m eiietel on all skies tht (he time would
t tMMlMlMihMd, the mtM plays mxI spread formatton would bring out an on..
r' system serf tneric tM drat Mam of the, decline of the popular fall
r', ttM pum has not mlTered. Instead, It tis been Improved, and .
today are hartec fought and more thrllHag than before the rule
Ate, It mlHt be iM, the same la much aater.
TtM facwerd pass, baa 4an maeh to Improve football, but, Strang aa It may
4mm, Hint 'kt the benelHa have been derived beeause the play waa thought
aY atel Mt tteed. Hy this we mean that the forward pass ha net yet been per
as spite the eeven years of experimenting', and It probably will take a few
i more before H la'reeognlied aa a safe and sure weapon on the attack. At the
time the ray succeed about once In ilx times, and what team li willing
aa take ehncen Ue that In an Important battle? Of course, an eleven like Bob
SWwe'l ha-i" at Wishlngton and ifelTereon last year occasionally breaks In with a
VlMrlwlftd' aerial attack and gets away with the majority of the passes, but those
tawat are few and far between. Willie Crowell also sprung something new In
Mat Lettish oen&Mt In 1)1$, but hew many other have been successful?
Thta te net an attempt to) scoff at the forward pass or belittle Its effectiveness.
St I. an effective play, but, aa was said before. It la more effective when not used.
In ether words, It la the threat that worries the other team, and Harvard proves it
fmr after year. In the olden days, when line plunging waa the popular method 'of
raVnndng the hall, nine men played on the line of scrimmage. The halfback
u between tackle and end and the fullback played behind ihp center. This waa
the defense for line bucks and end runs, but when the paea came Into existence
everything was changed. The halfbacks moved back from five to ten yards, the
fullback deserted his post behind center, and the rush line depended on Us own
fferte, to, atop the plays directed against It, Instead of watching for two plays,
ttM defensive team waa on guard to Atop three, bo tho backs got the Job of amear
htC the aerial attempts.
Harvard Usea Paw Only aa a Threat
HARVARD waa first to take advantage of thta new style of defense. Percy
Haughten realized that the forward pass made It possible, eo ha planned Ms
gains to, fit It Instead of adopting tho modern Idea, however, he Improved his llno
smaihlnr attack; and' the "concealed-ball" offense, which is nothing more than the
, aM spilt play,, baffled all of the foe. He would bring Brlckley or Mohan back on
' , klek formation and run off his plays tot substantial gains before the secondary
defense was able to reach the 'man with the ball. Tho defensive backs wore
afriJd to come up to the line of scrimmage because of that constant threat of a
forward pass,, and did not leave their positions until the play was under way.
Then It waa too late Harvard had several plays which Included a forward pass,
but they -were not slsed unless the backtleld men moved closer to the line of scrim
Stage, One pass would chase them back arain, and the line plugging would go on
aa before. ,
It has been demonstrated time and again that an alert, rugged defense, ac
quainted ln'a measurabl6 degree with, the underlying principles of tho forward
; pass offense, can stop the plays. Tufts had one of thegreatest open attacks that
has been seen lit years, but it failed mUerably against Princeton after Harvard
fead been taken by aurpriae in an e&rly gome. The Medtord collegians showed
ver?hna they had against tho Crimson, and Speedy Rush doped out a defense
Whkh stopped everything In this game. The 'lateral and forward passes, the line
shifts and the numerous trick plays just got started that's all,
Off Tackle Flange la Strongest Play
'A, TEAM which builds Its offonse entirely on open football to the exclusion of
' those sharp stabs offtackle -never will amount to much It It meets an eleven
equally as strong. The play off' tacklo Is the offensive backbone these days, as It
Ww jn the days of old, and If you look back you will find that all of the best
'-teams have used, it.
The ,ldea Is to put the power BEHIND the boll and not beside It. The real
,pov-er eomes In those line thrusts, otid a team Is lost without them. Deception
, is an essential part of the game, but it must bo based on something more stable
tuan aerial football.
f Glenn Warner, too, ,1108 the right Idea regarding the "new" game. He set .
Wti'uaes the forward pass; In, fact, In the Syracuse game he used the play but
nee. Against Penh his team scored a touchdown .on a pass to Hastings, but this
"was tbe second used during the afternoon. The forward pass is a threat, and so
Jons: as it Is used as a threat It will be successful. But when one gets down to hard
tets, the line plungeat tackle and tho short end run worked a la Warner or a la
Haughton will produce results In the long run.
Wcldon's Injury Weakened Lafayette
THET say that people In gloss houses should not throw stones. Therefore It is
best to think twice before criticizing visiting players because a Penn star
.happen to get hurt on a play that appears to be a itrlfle off color. It is best to
remember that the stars of other teams have failed to last the full game against
-Penn this season. Saturday Johnny Weldon, Lafayette's brilliant fullback, was
rendered useless early in the first period and no one seems to know Just how
,1m was hurt.
The injury to Weldon ruined whatover chance Lafayette hod to defeat the
Red and Blue., as Crowell's entire offense was built around this wonderful com
Mnation man, who can kick, pasa or run aa well as any back In the East. After
WeMon retired Lafayette's offense constated of a haphazard forward pass and a
straight, old-fashloaed line buck. The spread formation plays that won from
Lehigh last season were tried only twice. Crowell rushing a substitute into the
.sash time to warn. Captain Taylor not to use the play again, aa he realized
that his' team had, no chance to win and he wanted to cover up his offense for
X.settsjei.1
i .
BH1 Butter, star fullback and captain of Central High's team laat season, is
swt ofthe Jfavy line-up because of Injuries suffered In an early game. When the
r-Tt'taea;playet. the Middles several of the Annapolis stars' were hurt, Butler in
toOii. Ke was kicked on the kidney and probably will be unable to nlav far h
ler of., the season, which will keep him out of the annual Army-Navy con.
Armstrong, a former West Philadelphia High lad. waa out for the Naw
even this year, but he was unable to make a berth. However, he has good
t-speete of landing; neat year. Most of the Navy regulars this season are plebea.
he. naval seheel has no first-year rule.
, '
IT Frank phase seas basic, to the Cuba as manager, the Windy City may so
asthsr pennant. (Nt since he lead his club to the National League championship
I UK) have the fans on the West Side had a winner. All of tbe managers since
Mm 4epartejra of Chanee have made failures. Whether Chance will be able to
SKMM back, aa a. leader is by no means doubtful. He still has the knowledge, the
mauve abHtty and ether essentials which made him one of the central figures, In
katfftS)att 4aM VAfltf -JL.
'
la' spite s the less ot Kerry Ross, the Penn eleven is still strong enough in
loth first aa seeena strhtgbaaklleld material to make a strong bid for her remain
It thfee jamas thsse. with Dartmouth. Michigan and Cornell. If Berrv ! in
for aH e these setes4, it is eertski the Red and Blue will go into their
are boats? that these la eharss of tha mttu- win
piaee Jar iadeer play. Here's hoping they get their hope.
BkA Alaa A aVttat A aula
NO MATTER WHICH CANDIDATE YOU BET ON, YOU'IX HAVE COLD FEET BEFORE THE
DAY IS OVER
Au4
SCHOOL ELEVENS
BOLSTERED FOR
LEAGUE MATCHES
Northeast, Central and West
Phils Get Back Star Foot
ball Men
SWITCHES IN LINE-UPS
Northeast High School, Central High
School and West Philadelphia. High School
each will be greatly strengthened this week
for their respective Interscholastlu League
games by the return of several stars, who,
until November 1, were Ineligible because ot
scholastic conditions. This handicap fav
ored South Philadelphia High to a great
extent two weeks ago and enabled the
Southwarkltes to win tho first game on
the gridiron from Central High In the
ttthletlo'hlstory of both schools.
When Northeast tackles South Phllly
Friday afternoon In what Is considered to
be the crucial game for the dlmbel Cup
this year, the former will be aided by Al
Whltaker and Jones. Both were declared
eligible following the October reports. Jones
will replace Gamble, who will play halfback.
at fullback, and Whltaker and Gamble will
appear at the halfback stations.
Central High will pair off with West Phila
delphia in a league match Saturday after
noon. Both elevens will be benefited greatly
by tho reappearance of star men barred lost
month. While the West Phillies will be im
proved by the services of Bill Feaster, Crow
ley and JUggins, the Crimson and Qold will
get back Armstrong, Mouradlan and Flelsch
man, backfleld men. This will allow 'Sup
ples and Captain Farmakls to take their
regular positions on the line.
The South Phillies have been proving out
In studies as well as on the gridiron, and
for this reason Coach Johnston has had bis
best line-up In the gams all season.
r-ANZOIXO, a star at La Salle for several
years, has been shitted around xrom end
to quarterback more than any player In
the history of local scholastic ranks. Once
more he has been sent back to th wing
position with the decision of Coach Schel
lenberg to Work Donovan at quarterback.
Hlckey, a new man, will be seen at full
back. He halls from Northeast High. La
Salle Is preparing for its first big battle
of the season Saturday, opposed to Catholic
High. It is a Catholic championship con
test The P. R. R. T. M. C. A. Field will
be the scene of the mix.
CAPTAIN riKBSOL, of Penn Charter,
will start at right end in the Little Quakers'
first game of the Interacademlo League
series in defense of their title, held for three
consecutive years. This announcement was
made definitely today by Coach Dick Mcr
rftU Plersol's shoulder had been bothering
him since early this season, but Merrltt has
concluded that the captain wlll'bo in good
enough fettle to start
XFIBCOPAX. AOADKMT has been Some
what handicapped by the loss of Hamilton
at oenter, because ot a sprained knee. It la
expected that he will be in the Church
men's line-up for their opening Academlo
League match against aermantown Academy
Friday. Clark, however, is being coached
in reserve, in the event that Hamilton Is
unable to appear on the field.
rxAHKrOKD HldH'fl soccer team looms
up as Northeast's most dangerous rival
for the championship of the Interscholastla
League. It defeated Central High to 0
on Houeton Field yesterday, Captain Mc
Dennett, Central High's one-armed leader,
put up a brilliant game in spite of his
physical handicap. Cohen was ths high
scorer for Frankford, with three goals to
his credit, white Qroup tallied one.
CHAELES EVANS HUGHES OUT
PLAT-FOOTED FOR ABOLITION
OF GOLF STYMIES AND TRAPS
Old Guard Shows Up Administration's Failure to
Cope With Proper Golf .Legislation and
Comprehend Player's Needs
By SANDY
CHAHLES" EVANS IIUGHE3 is tho
man.
The pee-pul wish it, say Old Guard
golfers. The pee-pul will wish it more,
'tis said, when they realize the Republican
candidate's stand on the royal and ancient
game of golf.
Hughes Is said by leaders to be an Im
placable enemy of the stymie. It Is also
said that he has expressed the thought In
more than one round of his many on the
links that. If he only had the power, he
would certainly Increase the size, of the cup
from four and a quarter Inches to at least
a foot
Hughes has no sympathy, according to
O. O. P. golf leaders, with the banishment
of Francis Oulmet to the ranks of the
professionals, and It is hinted that Tone of
the first things Hughes will attend to when
he takes office, which will be in March in
time for the new golf season, will be the
presentation before Congress of a radically
different amateur golf law than that now
In operation.
It ts rumored that the new, prophetically
speaking. President would favor the for
getting of all strokes, over ten taken on
any one hole, the same to be termed a
"rub o' the green," and not to be counted
In the final reckoning. Also that a ball
on the lip of the cup should be considered
as down and In, unless said stroke Is made
by the opposition.
Sand traps, according to leaders of the
Republican campaign, have no, favor in the
M'NIDLICK
ey3 of the nominee, and a bill on the sub
ject might be urged In the first session ot
Congress under the new Administration.
The bewhtskered candidate la said to be
on the right side of the fence In nearly
every other feature of golf, which Is un
popular with the ardent followers of the
game.
Against this flat-footed stand of Hughes
on golf matters. Republican golfers ot this
city compare tho record of "Woodrow "Wil
son, the chief man Intervening between
Ilughes and the presidential chair.
What has Wllsori done? ask links O. O.
P'ites.
Wilson Is an enthuslastlo golfer, but In
the three years and more he has be'en
Chief Magistrate has he ever turned a
hand to reform tho gome?
Has he ever attempted by arbitration or
otherwise to settle tho stymie problem?
Has he even so much as wrinkled hh brow
on the amateur question?
Has he ever even turned a hand or lent
an ear to the earnest efforts of struggling
ltnksmen to have the game made easier
for the common working-man duffers?
Has he ever taken the slightest Interest
In golf legislation In any way shape or
form?
Old Guard campaign golfers rise as one
man to shout the answer. He has NOT.
What are the problems of U-boatlng,
Mextcgolng, and the lunch hour when com
pared to those of golf? ask all good mdshle
wleldera today.
The answer will be blinked and tooted
to you tonight by the Evxkino Lidoer.
HARRY ROSS LOST TO PENN
FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON
HARRT ROSS, the Penn halfback, re
celved Injuries In yesterday'a scrim
mage on Franklin Field which will keep him
out ot the gridiron gome for the remainder
ot the season. While playing halfback
for the second varsity eleven against the
scrub team Harry was thrown heavily to
the ground In making a tackle, and In doing
so severely Injured his knee.
Yesterday's accident makes the third one
to Ross this season, the first mishap taking
place whllo the squad was In training at
Langtiorne, when he injured his shoulder
and was forced to remain out ot the first
two games of the season. The second set
back came shortly after he had recovered,
and this time it was his knee that was
thrown out ot place.
Yesterday'a practice for the varsity play
ers was snappy and full of life. Six of,
the regulars were absent from the practice.
Captain Mathews, Wray, Urouhart. Miller,
Little and. Howard Berry being the absent
ones. Most of thess men had late classes,
which lasted until after S o'clock and Fol
well allowed them to take the afternoon
ff.
The varsity players were sent through a
novel signal drill. Coach Folwell Inter
changed the players from their regular po
sitions to various other, posts on the eleven.
Linemen were sent Into the baekfleld and
backs were shifted Into the forward posi
tions. Charles Hennlng, the .big guard, was
sent In to take Light's place at fullback,
while Ertreavaag Interchanged with Wil
liams and Wlrkman substituted with Ben
Derr at front half. Jlmmle Bryant was
the only player who remained In his posi
tion. At the close ot the work Felwelt an
nounced that the same backfleld would
start agalnM the Dartmouth team that
started against 'Lafayette. Bryant's work
In Saturday's fray waa praised by the Penn
coach, and It Is certain that the little gen
eral, who performed so well against the
Maroon tam. will h TTntw-ni. ..!.-
iatha remaining games on tho schedule. Bry-
-.it .u iiruvcn inai no Knows now to follow
Instructions and is able to institute an
Initiative when the proper occasion pre
sents Itself.
Forward passing and field goal kicking
took up the greater part of yesterday'a
practice, and It Is thus that Folwell hopes
to down the Hanover eleven this week.
Last week's forward passing game worked
well at times, but Folwell Intends to use
his famous baseball pass this week even
more that he has In the past games. Drop
kicking will also receive Its full share of attention.
My Window Telia the
Storvl
Have rem setleed the 4it.it
im
noowT Ji
ue mai
St 1WI
, B
letlaa I
order. '.,
Tew
fr
d.T
it-tire M-l
InipetUea
that await
Have rem setletd
Pattern In tnr 1
5 I.V..TO -. '. a.
" V" -T7".
Eurantt4. Hafts to
Drdr
Billy Moran THK tailor
Bee wladew dl.u" OtaVSh
r-j- ..gW.sj iiuiae, 0t-
rr mk .your nWectlan taw
ln.Td.
Ml
lit
ROLLER P"F; iu 5a s
SKATING EtRSrSffB
. t
OLYMPIA A. A.a Batobrlife
VTJSWOMDAY. fiuyKiKSrft "
BatHty Leonkrd vs. Johnny Dm
Scholastic Games On
Schedule for Today
roOTBAU,
. GUiere nixh rt. Camlea Illzh, at Can i
den lllsh Hchool. ....
lladden Jlelthtu Itlrh . Vi. Brawn I!
paratorr, at lladden llelznt.
Kt. jAke'a Heheol vs. llaltrford Celine
third, at Warne. "
ftOCCER
Oernantown TWends . Northeait Illzh
flcheei. at iSortheaat Illzh School.
GERMANTOWN GIRLS
WIN HOCKEY MATCH
Defeat Lansdowne and Temporarily De
prive Delaware County Girls of Title
By playing a remarkable team game the
Oermantown girls' hockey team deprived
Lansdowne ot the Inter-club title, for the
present, at least. Oermantown won yester
day's match ,on the Manhelm field 3 goals
to nil. It was the first real reverse ot the
season for Lansdowne, A victory would
have assured the Dolaware County girls
the championship.
Both teams played fine hockey yester
day and the winners deserve much credit
for their victory, for they took every ad
vantage ot their chances to score and dis
played fine team work.
In a very evenly contested first half Miss
Kink scored the only goal for Oermantown.
Playing even more aggressively In the sec
ond half Miss A. Hawkins and "Miss E.
Wiener added to German town's lead.
WEEGHMAN DEI
CHANCE WILli
AT CUBS' HI
Story Came to Philad'eh
From Joe Tinker's Hon
It Is Stated
IS A POPULAR LEAI
CHICAGO. Nov. "7. Charles W,
president of the Chicago National
baseball ciud. loaay made a cum
of the story emanating from Phiuj
to the effect that Frank-.Chance had
signed 10 nuuun me I.UDS next N
There Is absolutely nothing to it
Weeghman. "I have not seen either n
or Tinker for a long time. That" a all f
According to the storr that wi'J
llnhed this morning In Philadelphia!
news won Kuiicii Uy inenns OI j
The letter referred to went from '
A. Powers, who Is a sister ot Joe Tn
mother-in-law. The communication;
aaaresseo. 10 vaae i-owers, l'hlla,
sop ot Mrs. Powers. The reference i
ths letter to Chance's succeedln
"Frank Chance has been appointed'
ager to succeed joe Here. Joe left"
on a fishing trip." j.7
Chance served as pilot for the Cufcs I
190S to 1912, In which time he wotf
pennants ana two wona's champion
He made a millionaire out of Charh
Murphy, the Cincinnati newspaper;
wno Dougnt tne ciud witn money le
oy unaries '. Tan.
Chance was one of the greatest and i
popular leaaers me uuos ever had. a
had stock in the Chicago club, and
he sold hlssnares to an outsider
consulting President Charles Mur
caused a split He quit arid Murphy
team 'In charge of Johnny Brers. '
queotly Evers was deposed and Ma
mmseit quit Daseoau at the lnvltatl
his fellow National League owners.
The next season found Chance St
head or the New lorK Americans,
didn't do well there and j-etlred fn
major leagues. Ho went to his ho
California, and last eeason managed :
or the i'acino coast league clubs.
Before going West. Chance said
would ever Induce him to boss a blr 1
club again, but the lure of Chlcage
have been too strong for him. Chaneel
into Chicago Detter tnan any other.,'
and that's why he may have consent
reconsider.
Duryea Talks on Autos
fh-.rlB 12. Duma, autnrrinht! and..
Ilrered a. lecture on "The lllitorr ot tb
it! olubhoUH, 23 South' Twntythlrd ,t
iait nlsht. The lecture waa tbe tint o a i
OS ix lain un mo ueTClopuivni or tea I
nraiwiUed vehlela fa bo trtvAn tnr lr- t
during- the courae of the winter. The netj
lure ! BKueuuivu lur umjemDcr 1.
Mr. Duryea prophesied that the auto I
la yet la Ita infancr. Ha trmeA -,
tnftnt of tho first Belf.nronallM. at m -.J
and told of the chani-ea in tha lntr-ij ,
buatlon enzlne and the expansion of motera j
ono 10 ciaufc cjunuera. VYmowins Ue lecttt
trtiiuaBuis wbiv acrrva.
Tie at Ilaverford
A ft nd ftxrlflntr lnftv K hu.1..
between Merlon and H-ddonfletd at IUtmI
fvca-.w '""'w au m iiu, cacn aiae i
hre coals. Theft w vsm liett
h-fttvrt-f-n lh tma tall (he - t....k
although both mined chances to score it
" atwets, i,u tTVBUih 11 'O.W IU.1T, XO CM I
stsi two vtucr-
- 0
S-Pasienger Roadtter, $13ts
f. o. b. Racine, Wit.
S'PaBsenger Touring Car, $lStSf
It v. v. .t.ucinc. rrwi. -t:-l
d V
Philadelphia and vicinity's most notable!
vnaAnntiiinl AtiriM jt-.i-e . i. I. n i ji
iirewiomvw wiKllceiB 111 U1B WOHQ naVG DV tnB
purchase 01 Mitchell cars for their nerRonnl nan ralfiad '
this car's supremacy. These men. are conversant with
ryvL?al!ieati 8deUU of auomoblle construction and pcrformanea'
and their decision nrnima l,.i,..j j.-ui.1-.! ,. ' It
v4..K,zi:M.K:z:-x.".sivj?.ui in,B .!?".
motor rr """"" uu B""a.conbiucr u you contemplate bayiac
OMehh o Tktu Well-Knom cl
CwieerHt Om MitcMU mi Eniorte Thtm
Welsbacfc Street L-ghtinr-O.
Atlantic Refialno; Co. ,
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Phlla. Electric Co.
Phlla. & Readlns; Railroad
Pa. Sted CaUnr.& Mach. Co.
American Steel Wire Co.
Eddystcne AramunlUoa Works
Mldvale Steel Co.
United Gas Imp. Co.
Surpass Leather Co.
P. L. LaanlBK Iron Fotwdry
Write for BookM-tO Extra Features."
CARL H. PAGE MOTORS CO.'
250 NORTH BROAD STREET
PEWBY
N - 4. a & . I' I
J V MaHH X aSWPi-iB.akaJ ' 1
- LS-afVJ rrlaCPaL ftut Aft a
'('V40OUWT LOOK PIME IK
qhk oprHoi. sunrs.
OH NO.
bvcrrpoKMc.Ki
j, -
s tTcrr )
J -sa-a? I nliw sriir . ".
jfaU (PM AIR. .
--at, LgBa s
V-BanJVi bHHbHI
-aBBM vt aWaaaaaa
VaflasJlBHsBBkaB fmiH
Ml li I" lIJAbW. f MUsV'
eYcOi. Mk.
r''r' Too
v. r
I
m
, .
Nrt(TO .M
kit
Psssnpa4isjBp
' "" i mtsinsim I m
I Thihk I COOWP 1 y
IK WL '--mm..' Lfea kg s-aaiaira
--a
; V . '
-.-MJ-.- . t.ifr,"
r.ofca-s
m