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AFTER 13 LONG YEARS
Toss Caught by Ineligible Man Within Opponents' Ten
Yard Line Goes as Touchbaek Laws Only j
Partially Explain Some Plays
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iportit Alitor r.ienlng 1'iilille Ledger
roiiyrloil, J9IS. bv l'ubllo I.titacr Co.
Till) fonvard pnss has been in football since 1000 and now is used exten
sively in all of the games. Kven the snnd lot teams depend upon it to gain
ground, but at the same time many plays come up which are not explulucd in
the rule.
There are three kinds of passes legal, illegal and incompleted. A legul
pass is one vhlch 1ms been thrown from a point at least five yards behind the
Jine of scrimmage ami Is caught b an eligible man. An illegal pass Is luiidc from
point l.KSS than five janls bark, and If caught by an eligible man, Is not al
lowed. However, if an opponent catches the ball, ho may decline the penalty
and reluln possession of the ball.
' Vn incompleted forward pass is one which hits the ground before or after
be'ng touched l an eligible plaer of either side an.l Is ruled a dowu and tlm
ball i put in play at the spot of the preceding down, unless, of course, it occurs
on a fourth down. Then the bull goes to the opponents at the spot of the pre
ceding down.
Another point to be remembered is that the player who legally touches the
ball on a forward pass is the only one of his side who may recover or attempt to
cure possession of the ball before It touches the ground or is touched by an
opponent. This rule hns caused inanj arguments on aud off the football field.
' AX ineligible phiier on the passer's side touches the hall, the play
is not allowed and the ball goes to the opponents at the spot of the
preceding doien. lly ineligibl" player is meant one of the five men
playing in the center of.the line and not on the end. Only players
on the ends of the line of scrimmage and bad-field men who aical least
one yard back, arc eligible to receive the pass.
Rules Only Partially Explain This Play
HE IlC is o play which caused lots 'of trouble and decided a football game u.
short time ago. It Is only partially cxplnincd in the rules, all of which
made it hard for the official.
A team on the offense mude a forward pass and the ball was touched by an
eligible man. He could not hold it and it bounced off his fingers. lSuforc ii
touched the ground, nnother eligible man on the passer's side made a grub for
the ball, but it slipped out of his hands and landed in the arms of an op
ponent. The opponent ran for a touchdown.
Xow the question arises, is it or is it not n legal play? Ordinarily, on
Mlap judgment, one would allow the score ; but on close examination of the
rules the play is found to be incompleted and therefore the touchdown is NOT
allowed.
According to Rule IS. "if a player of the passer's side legally touches, the
ball, he only of his side may recover or attempt to secure possession of the ball
until it touches the ground or is touched by an opponent."
That means, if n second man touches the ball before it hits the ground or
an opponent, the pass is incompleted and goes as a down. In this play, the
cond man made it an incompleted forward pass as soon as he touched it aud
anything which happened after thatloes not count.
UTtTIIV not refuse the penalty?" you ask. Because on uncompleted
forward passci the penalty cannot be declined. On an illegal
pass, however, the other side may decline the penalty if it secures
possession of the ball.
This Play Is Slightly Misleading
(fTV A team has the ball on the opponent's ten-yard line," writes AV. G. (5.,
"and makes a forward pass which is caught by an ineligible man on the
two-yard Hne, does the ball go to the offendtd side as first down at the spot of
the preceding down?"
That play is slightly misleading, but there is a rule which covers it. The
ball does NOT go back to the spot of the preceding down, but the play is ruled
a touchbaek and the ball gots out to the twenty-jard line, first down for tho
offended side. "
flir, rule says: "If any ineligible player of 1hc passer s side touches
the ball it shall go to the opponents at the spot of the preceding
down, UNLESS the foul occurred between the opponent's ten-yard line
and their end line, in which case the ball may go as a touchbaek to the
offended side."
Penn Charter Shows Power
PENN cnAHTEH started out to win another Interacademic championship
yesterday afternoon when the football team defeated Episcopal Academy
41 to 0 Judging from the way Dick Iterritt's men played, they will have
little difficulty in winning from Friends' Central aud Germantowu. The team
work was good and individual' performances also stood out. Taking it all in
all, this year's team looks very good.
Mitchell, who captains the team, is a real Mar. This young man is a
wonder on the offense und could be depended upon to gain every time he took
the ball. He has a peculiar way of running which bewildered the Episcopal
boys. He would shoot through the line, then suddenly veer to the left or
right, eluding tacklers and always picking a hole to blide through. Mitchell is
one-half the attacking strength o the team.
Hl-J ALSO gives the signals and is on able field general. Seldom
did he make a mistake and call the wrong play, and he knew ex
aetlti what to do on evtry down.
Merr'uts Forward-Pass Attack Works Well
DICK MKUHITT pulled some swell forward passes, all of which worked
like a charm. However, the coach is fortunate in having a man like H.
Statzell on the receiving ead. This athlete caught the ball with little difficulty,'
whether it was over his head or close to the ground. He is one of the best
receivers In scholastic ranks.
Venn Charter worked many plays without a signal, having certain series
wliipli caused fast play. That is a mighty good idea, and other school teams
should try if.
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PI8C0PAh could not solve Penn Charter's attack, and that caused?
the one-sided score. However, the boys played well in spots and
showed signs of improvement. Charley McCarty has given them some
good plays, but his boys do not work thepi properly.
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VATITHMORIO HTliH ROITOOr, is
ilefi to I.anmlowne. The suburban
Mould make it Interesting for any scholastic eleven. An attempt is being made
to arrange a gume. In the meantime, 'Radnor High and Central High are
kept busy bowling uier opponents, and they, too, have something to say. A
four-cornered series would be Aery popular and the managers should get to
gether and do something.
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WO interesting scholastic games are
nut Hill plays Bt. Luke's and Penn
The principal out-of-town game will be btaged in Tottstown, when Hill
clashes with Hotchkiss in the annual battle.
THOSE looking for upsets in the dope. today ore wagering the long green
on Penn to beat Dartmouth, Princeton to bent Harvard and Pitt to smear
"Washington od .lefferson. This is the open season for guessing, and take it
from us, the guessing is good.
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IP AV. AND J. iH uble to glide safely bj Pittsburgh today, it will require a
vast number of concrete dugouts, heavily vired, to keep this team from
reaching its ultimate objective the same being a slice of the midwinter cbam-
pioushlp debate.
BIG guns have Been invented that cun be heard seventy miles. But the
ultimate record will ne.-cr be established until wc haTe a head-on collision
between Gillo, of Colgate, and Jlodgers, of West Virginia. The worst these
two fouid Uo would be to tie the record now held by the fusillade of certain
Lr-xtafUw XanucW.
tho latest to stop forward and issue a
team ha8 a good record this year and
on the schedule for next week. Chest
Charter meets Germantown Academy.
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PRINCETON LETTER
Norristown Boy Awarded Var
sity "P" for Winning X-Coun-try
Run Against Yale
SHIPWAY SCORES AT TENNIS
Irlnceton, V .1.. Nov. . The
Princeton varsity "P" was awarded,
last night to Allen Swede, of Norris
town, Pa., for coming in first in the
cross-country meet with Yale. D. Ij. ,
MfWlllianis. of Shamokln. Pn.. wns
gien his insignia for shooting on the
litlO cun team, and S. I). 15. Pores
man, of Montclnir, N. .1., was awarded
his letter for making second place in
the cross-country.
Insignin was granted to the followiug
members of last j ear's freshman tennis
team: H. T. Knttpnlnch (captain),
Vonkers, N. Y. ; 15. Carter, Plainlleld,
N. J. ; II. T. Dickinson, Locust Valley,
L. I.. J. A. Milholland, Washington,
D. C. ; C. M. Shipwav, Charleston. S.
C, and P. E. Hogue, 1021, New York
city, for services as manager.
Pour men, including .McWillinins.
were given the gun-team insignia.
C. M. Shipway, 1012, of Charleston,
S C, won the fall tennis tournament
bv defeating J. N. Hjnson, lf.20, in
three straight sets, (t-2, fi-2 and t-1.
The winner, who has just been
awarded the tennis team insignia for
phi; tag second on last year's fteshman
team, created a sensation by eliminating
Captain Werner, 1H21, of the vaiaitj
tenuis team.
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renceville fachool, and is regarded as a
coining star performer on the courts.
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Contender Orders $1000 Worth
of Seats for Friends to See
Him Box Herman
The Olympla management last night
received n telegram from Joe Lynch,
which read :
Don't be surprised to sec a new
champion mmle at your club on Wed-
nesiiaj night. Am training hard,
und feel sure that 1 will win bv the
K fi i route lOE 1 YVClf
sin ennfident i Lviii-h ll.ni l.n w ill
take the title nwa from Chamnion
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Pete Herman when they clash in the
first special show of the season that
lie has ordered $1000 worth of re
served seats, so that his friends may
see him turn the trick.
Lynch and Herman are to come in
at 118 pounds, ringside, Hoth men
are training hard. Lynch, if success
ful in landing a K. O. wallop, will be
the new ruler of the bantams. A vic
tory for Herman will put him in a
class all by himself, as he will have
disposed of his most .dangerous rival.
Lynch hns been seen in action in this
rity on two occasions ngnlnst .roe Iliir
mnn, of Chicago, These bouts -were
listed as elimination contests, and tho
winner was to have met Herman. The
first was a draw, und Lynch was the
victor in tne other.
Tinvn- Astei n,,.l .W TW u-ili 1m
the principals In the semifinal. J
Mendell vs. Frankie Howell. Little
Itear vs. Victor Itltchle and Uav
O'Mnllcj vs. Andy Ithers complete th
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AL tHOMPSON DRAWS
Former Marine Is .Butted for Loss
of Teeth Shows Up After Fifth
Al Thompson, of Cincinnati, for
merly u boxing instructor in the United
States marine corps, with the incentive
o ills bout tonight ut the National A
son for the first four roiuids succeeded
in sewing up Lee in the Ulncbeu. Tho.
former mnrine also piled up a big lead
with straight left jabs. Ho did not In-
jert enough "zip" into his leads to keep
Lee off. and in the fifth round Thomp
son was butted with the Kensington
boxer a head. Thompson lost two teeth
and considerable blood The injury
slowed him down and Lee's slam-bung
tactics in thn remainder of the fifth and
in thn sixth session earned the Ken-
piugtonian au even
breuk.
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PENN CHARTER PRIMED I
TO REPEAT ON GRID
Mcrritt's Little Quakers
Look Great in Outclass
ing Episcopal in Opening
Interacademic Game
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TVCIv" Mr.ltKITT
coach of Peun
-L t'linrler for seven yenrs and sit
time champion in the annual Interaca
demic League grid giapples, has his
'eleven all primed to cume through once
more. (Mercontidcnee will not linnut
cap the little Quakets in the 1919 cam
paign for the gonfalon, as Merritt has
instructed liis pluers Hint they have no
cinch there will be no easy going and
that they will have to fight for every
match.
The Penn Charter team got under way
yesterday afternoon at Strnwbridge &
Clothier Field by running rough -shod,
like a smooth and well-oiled machine,
overwhelming Chnrlev McCarthy's
Episcopal aggregation. 41 to 0. It was
the opening game in the internes this
year, and Meiritt's men started away
from the hairier with thrv sliced that
gave promise of history repeating.
Mltthell Swell Player
Ed Mitchell, captain of Pent Char
ter, showed up as a wonderful tieid gen
eral, all-around player and most val
uable man on Mcrritt's staff. For three
and a half periods Mitchell used bril
liant headwork in running his eleven, points, getting two tone Mown-.. dron
Theu. after being hurt three .liffer-, kicking a field gonl and booting n goal
t'lir i ii H's. in; iiijhiia hum m inn ' ui"
Mi , m ;, ()ff thp ,iol(i ,vith
rrnche(1 ankc, Rllt after the cm-
,(,a ,,. wflR mld t,m(. h(1 probably w01lld
, get into the Germantown Academy game
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, From the' outset the little Quakers
.luii'iuriu
outclassed and outplayed the ( hurcti
r,,n Wlill Ponn Plinrlw wm ahli In
., " .. ouiv onp touchdown in the
Initial quarter, the champions got work
ing harder ana taster in me next pe-
Hod, piling up four more touchdowns
and as many goals inereirom ueiore
half time was called,
Aggressive BacUfleld
Another touchdown by Huerry in the
third quarter nnd gonl for the addi-
i tiomil point by II. Statzell were the
I final points made. Casannve, Huerry,
Hrill and Mitchell make u fast -flaying
backfield, and the aggressiveness of this
' quartet may have a lot to do In relain-
I ing the title for Venn Charter thir
ypnr' ,
' 1e Charter used no one system on
I the offense. On cud runs Mitchell
.1,,.,.1 I.In.cilF ,id n tlnnr (.1lrn-1ril1I ml
runner and hard to stop. Drill prmej
lie wns a very good heaver of the for-
ward pass with either of the Stntzell
brothers, K. und H., capable of hook-
Inc on to the leather within reaching
fllStanCC. ill piUJIHh -y-llfc,t. '""tWUII
Huerry and V.rill gained much ground
on plunges off tackle and through the
center of the line.
Episcopal Academy, too, lias n oraee
of brothers holding down the wing posi-
tions They are J. nnd A. Clcun.
Close Call for C. II. S.
Central High School assumed the
undisputed leadership in the Inter
scholastic League race by shading South
Philadelphia High yesterday afternoon
on Houston Field, O.to 0. The narrow
margin ot.ono touchdown for the Mir-
i rors. not mnuo iiuiu mu ... ...
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! ?' Eve ,Dnctw,V II ,e rni
edge. Ilarris missed the ! gonl
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Johnson s eleven almost throughout the ,
I ,,. .i,,..n Tti.,1 nml llliieli '
upset the dope materiaHv by holding
the big and strortg Mirrors to the one
touchdown. This game proved that
Central High School will not win the
champlonsip this season so easily as
expected. The remaining games with
West riiilly und Northeast nre going to
be gruelling contests, and tho wluner
of the leuguo will have proved itself one
of the best elevens in yenrs.
Swnrtlnnore Higli continued its win-
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,rrf,iti. ,, aim nrer ma ipnm'u i. wu.i,,r
ijjcXaiiy'g touchdown in the first period,
w hjpj, cumc M u result of a recovered
fm1,lp. wns the first time for un mi.
onent to cross Swarthmore High's goal
line in two years. Frickp was the in
dividual star of the little Ciaruets. He
scored three of Swnrthmore's touch
downs, while Yarnall added two and
Power got the other.
Fullback Orange, Roberts and Brown
each crossed Frankford High's goal line
In Ht. Luke's victory, 17 to 0. Captain
ildrrocks kicked two o( the three goabj
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Schoolboy Footbidl
League Standings
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Hi I'hllM HlL'h .12 1 on
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South I'hlln HlKh. I I l 2 S
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Central IIInli, !: South Philadelphia
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Penn hnrter. Ill I-nlseonnl. 0.
fc. I La.u 1-. IViiitkfnnt ll.Eh. 0.
t'liestiint lllll 2i: AMnjrton lllcll, 7.
Trert drill IJanllown, ..i
low nine. own
Knilnor Hlsh. 21l nrrn , Athyn. 7.
snarlhmore lllxh. -12- DuHn lei. .
Mooillilirv HlEli, lSl rMmilen HlBli. II.
Pitt Fm.li. 7 i Mute "reli. O.
(.'.uMlioro IIlBh. Oj Sjlein ,lh. 0.
MnnnHria nnnnl. 17: Alfred, 0.
hoeeer
r.ennnntonn Friends Hi AVllmlnirton
Vnn'rlfesh, 2! Germnntown lllrh, 1.
from touchdown. Ornnge's score re
sulted after u 00-yard run through a
broken field. , , . ...
Abington High succeeded in getting
the first tally in the game with Chestnut
Hill Academy, but the latter came back
strouglv in the next three periods and
won out easily, 22 to 7. Pritt made
Abiugton's touchdown. Cnrngan was
rr-siinnsllile for 1(5 of Chestnut Hill's
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Radnor Wins
rn,)taill Synncstedt saved Pryn Athyn
' from i)(in: g'hutout wheu he got uway
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trnm rn pnnnwn. vtuuuiu iiiiuiu inuuu
Itmlnnr lliirh winning. 21 to 7. Hen
derson made two touchdowns for the
ictoriouv, eleven, while Whetstone
, made the other nnd Dotterer booted
all three coals for 'the additional points,
On a wide right-end run with only
half a minute to play. Bill (Ireer ran
for a Woodbury High touchdown In the
game with Camden, bringing a victory
for the former. 18 to 14. lioth tenms
' used trick plays throughout, playing
open lootunll.
Hlg Games Today
Several big, important and interest
ing matches am on for today, on a
schedule of more than a dozen football
and soccer games,
I CRtholIc High and West Philadelphia
High meet for the first time on the
gridiron in a gume at 'I'wcnty-umth
' and Clearfield streets. Haverford nud
Hill schools clash in the stellar scrim-
m.nn s.T 1, r. cinuenn mi Din iVtomn..'.,
grid.
i Scholastic followers are focusing their
I optics on tlm game between Eunsilowne
land Lower Merion, Ht Lower .Morion,
as the latter will have out its strongest
U't'.OV ,U fll.U. W'nv ..,,.., i n V.UWJ
w uHes. La Salle und Williamson School
is uo ordinary contest.
Friends Central dnd (icrmunlown
Academy nrn plajing their opening In-
t"raeademic League game on the P. It.
U. 1. M. 0. A. grounds this norning.
. iiv uiii: nwk ia nt, v.i.j ..i . j v i.iuv.n
Other matches scheduled for
this.
p. m. :
Collincawood IIIkIi at Jlammwton HlKh.
Hwarthmore Prep at Franklin and Mar
shall. KorriKtnwn. HlEh at WllmlnEtbn Hleh.
Williamson llesenes at West Chester
limn.
SOCCER
Georite School at Qlraril College
lllrard Colleno ad at Cleorce Hchool 2d,
CHOSS COUNTUY
Three-and-a-halr-milB run, lileh nchool
Lhamplonsblp, Fulrmount i-urk,
GOLFER UP IN AIRPLANE
Wins Blind Tourney With Unique
Ride as the Prize
New Yorli, Nor. 8. John D. Minor,
of Elizabeth, N, J., will enjoy tomor
row the distinction of being the first
Vmerlenn golfer who won -an airplane,
rule as first prize in a totiruumcnt. As
result of the blind handicap plnjed
last week over the HuburLflji (lolf Club
course at Elizabeth ns a benefit tourney
for the Roosevelt Memorial Association,
Minor led the field of competitors.
THREE BALLJT MINUTE
Ralph Greenleaf Makes 8peedy Time
In Pocket Billiards
Ilrldgeport, Conn., Nov. 8. Mnklng
more than three balls n minute, Ralph
Greenleaf defeated Charles Seeback.lu
tho third and final block of their exhi
bition pocket billiard match here last
night, by n wore ot 125, to 38,
mimmi vsmtn wj3,imr
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Germantown at Reading, Cam
den at Trenton and Ail-Americans
Meet De Neri Here
BILLY MILLER IN LINE-UP
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All-Am. . 1 o 1.(100 TCenillnK. . O 1 .000
Iniln 1 0 1,000 lleNerl... O 1 .1100
Clllndeil.. 1 0 1,000 Trenton... 0 1 .000
hrhedule. for Tonight
AII-AinerlrnnH ut De Nerl, tierniantown ut
Heiidln:, Cumden nt Trenton.
iiianager ism .Mjcrs nas cverymingi
set for the reopening of basketball to '
Eastern League funs at Musical Fund ,
Hull this evening, and no better attrac
tion could have been selected for the
opening thuu thn .North J'hiladelphiu
Americans, now in complete charge of
Prank Voth.
He hns signed Winnie Kinknidc, the
veteran, who will have charge of the
plajing part of the program. Another
former player to stage n comeback will
be Ellwood Gowdy. but he will not ap
pear iu uniform until Monday's clash
at Moose Hall with Trenton.
Manager Myers announces that the
forwards in tonight's clash will be
.lolinuy Iteckmun nnd Hilly Miller, the
local boj who made good in the Penn
State League. He will displace Bill
Dark temporarily, ut least, as the lat
ter is not in the best of shape.
The preliminary w ill feature De Neri
Iteserves and Dorsctt Bojs' Club.
Another local referee, will toot tho whistle
In tho Penn State Leauue. Kaeh season
th upstate organization turns to this Uty
.Tor Its officials. The latest Is Jlncllnc
Johnson, wno lormeriy oHicmmi u io
Brotherhood and Drejel niddlo leagues. Ho
oppearn In hlH first game at Stranton on
Monday evening.
Camden fans yet may seo Barney Sedran
and Marly Friedman In the hkeeters1 line-up.
According to reliable Information, tho Now
Yorkers now are seeking a position with
Manager Hill Kennedy after announcing that
It was Impossible for them to come hero
twice a week from New York owing to
their Interest In a bis garage,
The Rookwood teum, which haB upheld
the reputation ot Philadelphia for many
seasons will experience the novelty or play
ing In Philadelphia tonight when they will
b the big attraction at Itichardson gym.
Sixtieth and Walnut strees rtlchardion will
have a strong line-up to oppose the Inde
pendent champs,
fiennantoun Y, M. C A. haa one of the
strongest fives that ever represented the
suburbanites In Hartiell and Logan, for
wards; Tarr anil Matthewson. centers, and
Taylor lluswell und Upplett. guard. A
new rago has been erected and Army Fltx
gcruld has been acting as coach.
Al n meetlnc of the Northeast Church
T.eacuo last oenlng the following, were
ruhro.eni.il, AlnhiL. tlelhanv. Hethesda,
Summerlleld Norrls Square. Simpson and
Hood Shepherd. The St. Luke and St. John
nefl hao made application to fill the
aranev In the leaaue. which Will be com
posed of eight clubs, playing twenty games,
split into Halves oi len games earn.
The Northwest Church Leilgne will start 1
the ball rolling on Monday nlgnr. wnen wie
season Ib Inaugurated at First Dutrh Hall,
Fifteenth and Dauphin ntreets. with Cal
ary meeting Sehwenkfelder and Oxford
opposing Twenty-ninth Street.
Pave Kerr has made good In his new po
sition at guard and gives the Skeeters a
valuable defense man, w ho also can help
his team by scoring. It Is said that deorge
Haggerty may be dropped by Heading If a
certain deal goes through.
Not ulnce the Kaslem tame waa or-
ranlied have better crowds turned out.
Three openings havo been held so far, but
ob many more will take place tonight, with
Heading, Trenton and Da Nerl on the re
ceiving end,
Ilaskrtbnll followem were grieved to learn
of the death of Fred Kckert a few months
ago Jasper rooters now will regret to
learn of the death of Frederick Bckert. Sr .
who died at hla home, 1038 East Iletks
street, yesterday.
The Onmintowll club appears to hae
a good substitute In Kddle McNIihol. Ills
Ability bb a basketball plater la unques
tioned and he possesses tlie necessary quall
tle nf a player many times found lacking
In those breaking In the game, and that Is,
plenty of weight to stand tho stialn of a
hard campaign.
JIMMY WILDE PRESENT
British Flyweight Arrives for Open
Inrj of International Sporting Club
Halifax, N. S., Nov. 8. "Jimmy"
Wilde, the British flyweight champion,
who is on his way to the Uuiled States
to meet foremost American flyweight
and featherweight boxers at the open
iug of tho International Sporting Club,
in February, wns a passenger on the
steamer Baltic, which arrived last sight.
Tlio Baltic will proceed to New York
today.
The rules and weights committee of
tho Sporting Club held its first meet
Ing yesterday afternoon, Tho session
was devoted to a preliminary discus
sion of the drafting of rules, and weights:
to be used In regulating the bouts to bo
conducted by the club next fcm
INACTION
ONIGHT
PICKING'WINNER in
FOOTBALL
DA YS NO EASY TASK
Selecting Right TeummNow Is Just as Tough as Drawing
Proper Number in Lottery, but if Form Is Main
tained Averagclshould Be High
IN
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Cppj right. 101B.
Saturday's Advance Results
HARVAHD, 10; Princeton, 0.
AV. and.!., 7; Pittsburgh, 0.
Yale, 10; Ilrown, 0.
Penn State, 7; Lehigh, 0. -
Pennsylvania,' 7; Dartmouth, 0.
Y est Point, 7; Notre Dame, 0.
Chicago, 10; Michigan, 0.
Minnesota,
Uhlo Stnte, 17; Purdue, 0. ,
Colgate, 'J.'; Rochester, 0.
AVcst Virginia, 111; Center, 0.
The Big Melee
WE DO not guarantee the ubo.e scores in exact detail. AVe frankly admit
a week ago that wc thought Penn would beat Penn Slnle, and Hint Prince
ton, after the Colgate showing, would give AVcst AMrginla a hard battle.
Picking the winner in n football game now is a Iriflo like selecting the
proper number in a lottery, but if furm is maintained the uboe average should
be high,
CATVKDA Y is the day of the big melee. East and West there arc al
J least si.v or seven games of notegames that may involve future
championship gossip.
Harvard and Princeton
PKINCETON offered a bright flush against Colgate, but three ot her best
games to date have been big disaniiointinents. AA'ith her comnlete llno-im
on guard the Nassau delegation maj give
upset plus it hurricane if Princeton wins.
Harvard, with Casey, the Iforweens,
be at least two touchdowns better than
Dtr with Trimble, Keck and others in, who were absent a week ago,
D Princeton will be quite a bit stronger than she was against West
Virginia.
Penn vs. Dartmouth
DARTMOUTH downed Penn Stuto"find "pfcnn State in turn upset Pennsyl
vania. The odds here should be in favor of Dartmouth smearing Penn, if
compnrntho scores nie worth ten cTnts n hogshead.
Rut, consider this: Dartmouth has just completed a run of three hard
games ugninst Penn State, Cornell nnd Colgate,
Pennsylvania, with it brilliant looking machine, had her bad day last
Saturday and is due for a sudden turn.
TTIK dope may favor Dartmoutji, but, considering all conditions, wc
believe that Pennsylvania's fast eleven ii pood enough to win.
Chicago's Chance
CHICAGO has her chance to get back at her greatest rival Michigan. There
is a double mnlry here that goes deep into tradition. Not only the
rivalry between Michigan and Chicago, but the rivalry between Tost and
Stagg a rivalry which began nineteen .tears ugo.
After a long lapse, Yot resumed the jump over Slagg last year, but the
Maroon veteran hns a rlirc chance ut this meeting to obtain a hunk of revenge,
CHICAGO is anothetf eleven that played disappointing football a week
ago, and is therefore about due to turn suddenly with a deft
irnllop in either paw.
A Confession
These football games are hard to pick :
For either some one
Or fumbles on the 10
And soaks the Old Dope on the spine.
i rtci as for Form alas alack
a, Vaeh week it gets on Awful Crack
Jiascball's uncertain golf's a curse
Hut football's getting even worse.
THERE may he a greater all-around football player in America than
Rodgers, of AVcst A'irginia, but no one has uncovered his name as Novem
ber slides briskly along the waning autumnal trail. And no one very likely will.
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
-By LOVIS
PHILADELPHIA'S punching yirotll-
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gal makes his return to the ring here
f Atilcrlif T o. nA,llftr ilio irront Lew
tonight. Lew lendler the great Jew
Tendler, as Denver scribes christened
him will appear in his first fracas since
t1AvtM- . .' i,.. ,, ,..m,i .i,oll
boxing in the woolly and wild, when
he plavs host to Georgie Erne, who hails
from Htlffalo. in the star set-to Ut the
Nationnl Club. For about a year Ten
dler hns been a persistent challenger for
Ilenny Leonard's title, until now he has
decided that the champion virtually ad
mits having outgrown the Uttl-pound
division, nnd the chances of meeting the
wonderful New Yorker are nil. In
meeting Erne. Looie will find himself
opposed to a clever, shifty foof who de
pends on speed rather than on n punch.
Oeorgie, in his Inst bout, proved his
cleverness when he outboxed "Willie
.Tackson, the terrific right-hand socket-.
There is little doubt that Tendler will
try his utmost for n knockout in nn
effort to accomplish a feat in which
Jackson failed.
ITanT (Kill) Ilrown, the South Philadel
phia schoolboy, who looks like one of this
clty'a most blooming lightweights, will appear
In tho semi at the National tonight Ills
opponent will be Fighting Al Thompson
Other boutH are llddle O'Kewfe 'fl "HapDj"
Smith Mike Castle s Tummy tlorman
and Willie Kalu s Johnny Maloney.
Clinrley rills, the Australian, will bo at
the National tonight, according to a letter
received from hH manager. Clarenco Gil
lespie. Hie latter Is awfully peeed. nr
rutdnff Tendler of running out of two bquta
with Pitts "IMtta will tie In I'hllly to
show up Tendler and Glassman," wrote
uiuespie.
Johnny Drnmmle. r.enny Leonard's most
recent challenger, will show how well ho
ran bor In the hadltner nt the Olympla Mon
day. Drummle'B opponent will bo Jennaril's
sparring paitncr, Joe llenjamln. Tommy
Jamison and Georgia Heynolds Iiok In the
mminnal. Pat Wallace vs. Wattling Mack
K. O Oalley a Hughey Iluttblnson nnd
FranUle Jerome vs. Tommy Clekry aro the
oher numbers. .
Jack Ifnnlon bays Peto Herman and Joo
Lynch each have posted ISOrt as forfeits for
weight, US ponuds, ringside, for tnelr
special meeting at the Olympla Wednesday
night. Ab the mentioned poundage Is the
recognized bantamweight limit a knockout
for I.nch would win the title for mm.
Johnny Maloney vb Kddlo Mullen will bo
the stellar snap at the Cambria net Fri
day night In the semifinal, Joe McCarron,
a brother of Jack, will take on Willie JIis
Closkey,
Herman Tiulor'a next nhow at the At
lantic :lty S. I' will be put on Thurs
day night. wth Jeff Smith and Jamaica Mil
hi the feature elght-roun.l go. Walter "eiiny
VB Jimmy Mendo and llltz Walters s. Mar
cel llouldet aro two other eight roundB nnd
the onnlng Bis-round mix will bo between
Hilly telne and Jimmy Tendler.
Johnny Murray; of New York, will box In
Detroit Novemb-r 10. He will meet Mike
Ilnndee nn the same program that will show
Mike O'Dofwd In action against Butcli
O'Hagen, Tho middleweight champ proved
he was boxing In great form wlieii ill; stopped
Willy Kramer In a couplo of rounds the other
night.
Miirrua Williams ha everything ready for
,,. n..inM IV, A.irlllnrttim A. C lUefa-
day night. Whltev Fitzgerald Is getting
himself In perfect fettle for tho main mix.
In which he inevts the lane Larry Hansen.
Pal' Mornn haa an extraordinary lorns
reach for a llghtnelght He has the same
Bpin as Ilussell Manlerl, a middleweight.
TO'IOIIT
The National A. A.
(Lew)
George
Young
TENDLER
vs.
ERNE
Iluffalo
FOtlK OTHKB TOP-NOWII IKH1TH I
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IN THESE
HV GKANTLAND ItlCR
Ml rlghta reserved.
7; Wisconsin, 0.
Hanard a battle, but it will be un
Murray and n strong line, looks in
anything Prlncetou lias to offer.
blocks a kick
- yard line
II. JAFF.
! who Is nlM here from New Orleans seeklm
scraps and eheckles
i Je Kusso. manager of Pal Moran. has
trnn,rt mlnv ea(,lnB boxerH, including two
I ' liamnlons, Pete Herman and Jock Dempscj
.IJiunir Clalibi, who Is still living In
Australia and still Is a middleweight, won
I a twenty-round bout on points from a 180
Pound opponent, George Cook, recently.
Andy Krhtnader, who came hero unknown
and unheralded, had several big matches
before ho Invaded Philadelphia It Is under
stood that he stood off Joe Jeanette, In an
ciglit-ruund tontest some time ago,
Amherst Expects Tussle
Amherst, Mass., Nov. 8. Tho Amherst
football (uiuad has been working steadlll
during the last week behind closed gates In
preparation for the Wesleyan game today
This will undoubtedly be the hardest game
of the searon for the Purple and White, as
the Wesleyan team Is the strongest In
years.
Another Upset! Alfred Blanked
llnrnell. N. Y Nov. 8 Tho football team
representing Mansfield Normal College de
feated Alfred University on the local grid
iron csterday uftcrnoon by the score of
in to o,
Frank Jerome vs. Tommy Cleary
Joe Daly vi. Hughie Hutchinson
Patsy Wallace vs. Battling Mack
Tommy Jamison vs. Geo. Reynolds
JOIl jmiknV
BENJ1MEN vs. DRUMM1E
SPECIAL
Wednesday KveniiiE, Nor, 1"
Pete Herman
World's Champion '
Joe Lynch
Conceded Logical Contender
And Four Real Star Bouts'
Admission, SOet lies., SI, $, $3
heals Jsow ou Salo'
AUDITORIUM A. A.ft.
COIICST -tM;il IX TIIK CITY 4
Larry Hansen vs. Whitey Fitzgerald,
Leo Stahl vs. Frank Britton
Young Fulton Mt. Jack l'errr
Tjrone Coktelln is, JIain Jack Mcll Hllnius i
Millie Ielton is. New Minsk , '
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De Neri vi. Phila. American!
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