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IT WAS A GREEN TEAM THAT BEAT PENN FOR DARTMOUTH, BUT NOT AN INEXPERIENCED ONE
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THA T POINT AFTER
TOUCHDOWN STILL
' DECIDES BIG GAMES
There Alivays Has Been an Argument Over Relative
Value of This Goal but It Managed to Settle a Few
1 Important Clashes Last Saturday
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'fpHH value of thnt ntMltlnnnl point which Is mnrfp by IdeldtiK n K'nl nftcr
Sv scoring n touchdown von demonstrated In throo IIk fnotlinll Rniui's Sntur
''dap In two Instances failure to boot the ball, over the cronnr spelled
defeat. I'ennsylvanla missed two out of three nml l-t to Dnrtinouth -II to
10. Washington and .Jefferson failed to eomiert after ptlsliilii; ovei a touch
down in the final period and bowed to 1'ittKbiiiRli by the score of " to (!.
In the I'rlnectoii-Harvard same, both sides kicked RoaH after touch
downs, both Kldes boote.1 poald from the field nml the conflict ended in a
30-to-10 deadlock, lint had either 1'riiiceton or Harvard mK-cd cm the chance
to score that additional point there would have been considcuible gloom and
howls of "hnrd luck" from one of the camps.
For several jcar.s there has been a movement to abolish the poal after
touchdown, but it never Rot very far. The chances nre thnt nothlriR eer
will be done, but it certnlnly is toiiRli luck to lose n football Rnme because one
man happens to hne an off day and cannot locale the crossbar. It takes
eleven men to make a touchdown and only one to kick the goal. The touch
down Is scored agaln&t bitter opposition, while the goul-klcker is out thcie
all alone with no one to annoy him.
Those who snw Dartmouth triumph over lVnnsylvanla by the nnrinw
margin of one kicked goal, after the lied and Itlue had outplncd the Green
team, strongly favor tjie abolition of that final feature. However, the non
partisan spectators at the rittsburgh-Wnshliigton and Jefferson game were
perfectly satisfied, because they say 1'ltt outplajed Hne Moitow'h men and
deserved to win.
fHEltE always trill be an argument over the icnl value nf a goal
after touchdown, but in the majority of canes the licit team iloci f
not profit by it. Of course, there is n certain amount of skill con
nccfrd with the kicking of the ball, hut you aha can say that the ele
ment of luck figures prominently.
Every Pcnn Touchdown Was Earned
"PENNSYLVANIA lost to Dartmouth in one of the hnrdest and nt the same
time most sensational football games ever phijed. and no matter HOW the
Grwn team put over the victory, thnt 20-to-10 score will go clown on the
records, l'enn ployed great footbnll, outclassed her opponent most of the
time, but failed to get any of the well-known "breaks," 1'very touchdown
scored by the lted and Blue was earned, whlleJJartmouth hnd two lucky ones.
If the baseball system of scoring were used, Dartmouth would be glen two
unearned runs.
The first touchdown wos n lucky one, because a glaring error in the
backfteld resulted In n long run. A direct pass to Holbrook hit the ground
and the halfback fumbled the ball when attempting to pick it upT All of the
Penn men ran in to fall on the oval, and When Holbrook finally tucked it under
Ills arm nnd started around end he hnd a clear field. That fumble worked
the same as a delayed pass.
Penn scored twice nfter that before the half ended nnd deemed to have a
safe lead. In the third period Cnnnell got awny ou n long run after catching
a punt nnd brought the ball within scoring distance. The touchdown which
followed was earned.
Before the period ended Dartmouth scored again, this time on nn inter
cepted forward pass. This was more or less of a tlukp and never would have
been made if l.ud Wray had been in the game. ,I,ud would hae covered thnt
side of the field and Jordan would have met with some opposition.
Hobey Light tried n forward pass when the ball was well in Dartmouth's
territory. Heinle Miller evident!)1 was to get the ball, but Hobey made n
short pass instead and the ball landed in Jordan's arms. Here Light made n
mistake, for he waited too long to see where the ball was going instead of
fit. Sne to get the runner.
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WlOWEVEIt, as teas said before, Dartmouth icon the game, ami it
Ml makes no difference HOW they icon it. The Green team should
be given credit for being on the job and making the most of every op
portunity. The Hanoverians played hard football from start to finiih.
Flock of Thrills Features Game
THE game was full of thrills and excitement was handed out in huge "gobs.
First Dartmouth led, 7 to 0, and then Penn scored twice, making it 1
toi 7. Then the (Jrecn eleven pushed over another touchdown and fulled to
kick goal, making the score 13 to 12. After that Penn started to carry the
ball down the field and when on the verge of scoring Jordan intercepted that
forward pass nnd the count was boosted to 20 to 12.
Penn went on the rampage and took the ball down the field. When
near the goal line n forward pass was thrown to Heinle Sillier, but Caunell
Interfered nnd the bnll went to l'enn on the spot. From there a touchdown
was quickly made. That was the third of the nfternoou, l!runcrvand Light
. making the others.
In the closing moments' Bert Bell had a chance to win, but missed by n
scant twelve inches. Time neurly was up, the ball was in front of the oal
line 30 yards away and third down. Bell decided to try for a drop-kick in
stead of waiting for the fourth down. In this he 'used excellent judgement,
for the Dartmouth backs played for a forward pass instead of breaking through.
As a result Bert had lots of time.
However, the ball went too high nnd lunded on the goal line, directly
under the posts. Had it traveled one foot further the ball would have
cleared the cross bar.
Penn played good football and showed it was a well coached team. Bob
Eolwell or his assistants cannot be criticized, because they had the team pre
pared for the battle. Folwell's system of attack was good and would have
won nine times out of ten. 'When Lud Wray was sent out of the game
Penn was weakened both on the offense and defense and his absence from
the line-up really caused the defeat.
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TWO ELEVENS IVIAY
BE CHAM DAY
C. H. S. and Penn Charter Vir
tually Would Clinch Titles by
Victories This Week
BUT DOPE MAY BE UPSET
RODGERS TAKES PLACE
AS ONE OF SEASON'S
STAR FOOTBALL MEN
Brilliant West Virginia Fullback Rated as the Best Ail
Around Gridiron Headliner of the Strenuous
1919 Campaign
TENDLER IS SOUTHPAW PERIL
IN THE 133-POUND DIVISION
HOBEY LIGHT, Heinle Miller, Lou Little and Bats Bruner played
a great game for Penn. Pcarce also did well and Bell teas in good
form. For Dartmouth, Cannell stood out noot'e the others. Robert
ion teat unable (0 do much before he teas hurt and the highly touted
rush line was held even by the l'enn foncards.
Protest on This Injury Unfair
ROBERTSON was unfortunate in breaking his ankle after making a long
ran in the third period. This accident caused a big howl on the part of
Dartmouth's youthful and swell -headed coach, whose name is Spears. This
person insisted that Kobertson was a victim of dirty football, but for his
benefit, allow me to state that the runner was tackled in the open, the tackle
was clean and his protest is childish.
Penn has been defeated twice in the last two games, but that does not
mean the team Is an inferior one. It is the best the Bed and Blue has had
on the field in years and will show up well in the remaining games.
FOLWELL is doing good work this year and cannot be blamed for
the reverses,
Pitt Surprises in Beating W. and J.
PITTSBURGH sprang a surprise in beating Washington and Jefferson.
The Panthers played better than wns expected and had the better of the
argument despite the close score. It was another victory for Coach Warner.
who certainly has done wonders with poor material.
ffSV ilealiiinjr that Tom Davies would be watched carefully, Warner used
him as n decoy and the otner Dacknelcl men did the work. Hastings was
In wonderful form and made many substantial gains. His zigzag runs and
line plunges were n feature. Laughran, who replaced Dckart, also starred.
Pitt scored in the second period on a forward pass worked from the
reverse play, Elison of W, and J, let his man get away from him and a
lone run resulted.
The ball was carried to the 4-yard line by Laughran, and Hastings
bucked it over on two tries. W, and J. blocked a punt in the final period,
but Stein tried to kick goal from a difficult angle and failed.
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CARROLL, of Washington and Jefferson, played a great game at epd
and easily teas the star. He is a good running mate with Higgins
lor All' American hbnors.
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PRINCETON sprang another surprise in holding Harvard tj a tie score,
The Tigera lost a chance to win in the last two minutes of play when
vdjla Pasev beran to run wild. However, -it til uopcr should be sat kfli.,1
ufVJth the work of his men and have more confidence in preparing for Yale.
" "The Tigers certainly staged a great comeback,
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IpHB other games furnished come upsets. Center College coached by Charley
fXMorau, the National League umpire, defeated West 'Virginia; fitorge-
Vtw walloped the Nary, and Washington and Lee upset all of the dope in
tb South by trimming Georgia Teen, 3 to u.
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VtfBfH. 8TA.TR beat Lehigh, as was expected; Tale won from Brown,
kTmkkrlek defeated Carnegie Tech at Ithaca, and Colgate, Lafayette,
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One of Feiv Successful Left
handed Slucaers Is a
Menace for Aspirants in
Lightweight JForld
By LOCIS II. JAFFK
APOIITHIDK punching peri! is threat
ening the entire lightweight world.
Lew Tendler, this llt.'t-pound south
pawing mtnacc. hns been blazing the
pugilistic trail for several jears. but it
lias been until only recently Hint the
Philadelphinn hns loomed up ns a haz
ard for contenders after Benny Leon
ard's diadem. 1
Mortlccai Brown, immortal National
League pitcher, could count the num
ber of left-handed boxers who have
stood out prominently in iistiana on
his hurling wing, if he had one finger
less thereon. They arc Knockout
Brown, of New lork, nnd George
C'hanev, of Baltimore. The former has
retired, while the lntter refuses to re
main in retirement after announcing
that he was through with the game.
Brown, never n serious contender
for n title, held the glare of the spot
light for n year or two because of the
cleverness in which he wns managed.
He was knocked into oblivion after a
couple of knockouts.
For about a year Chaney was south -pawing
opponents into Hlumberlnnd,
until his jaw came in contact with
Johnnv Kllbnne's trusty right. He
iell Into n doze and since then Chaney
has been getting his sleep poultices
rather regularly.
Only Successful Left-hander
Just now Tendler appears to be the
only successful southpaw slambang
soclcer. If his terrific punching exhi
bitions in the last few months may be
taken as a criterion, the chances nre
thnt Looie will have pushed aside most
of the stumbling blocks leading along
the highway to Benny Leonard's dizzy
pinnacle.
Saturday night at the National Tend
ler scored a technical two-round knock
out over George Erne, when the lntter's
manager, Dan Kodgers, unfurled a
towel in lieu of n flag of truce. Erne
was bleeding profusely from cuts over
each eye and he was punch diunk. At
the end of the first round Tendler sent
Erne to his corner as if on a Saturday
nieht before the 1st of July.
This feat on Tendler's part surpasses
that of Leonard, ns it took the cham
pion six rounds in which to stow away
"A Murderin' Puncher,"
Says Philip of Looie
"He's getting to be a murderin'
puncher," said Phil Glassman after
Lew Tendler won from George Erne
in two rounds at the aNtional Sat
urday night.
Shoivs Superior Class
Against Boxer Who
Stayed Six Rounds With
Champion
the Buffalo boy, who is no slouch. Two
weeks ago Erne surprised n National
Club gntlicring by not only staying the
limit with Willie Jnckson. but by out
boxing the terrific right-hand puncher.
Four Serious Contenders
Indications point to the fact that
Leonard will retire undefented light
weight champion of the world. It 1r be
lieved that Benny never will be able to
defend his laurels at an inviting weight
for serious contenders. Both Tendler
nnd Jackson insist on no more than I.'t,"
pounds, ringside. Johnny Dundee is the
only person who has announced his nnx-
icty to cop J.connrd s title, even it he
had to agree to rnteh-weights,
Looking over the field, not more than
four boxers stand out as possible suc
cessors of Leonard to the lightweight
throne. They are Tendler, Dundee,
Jackson and possibly Ritchie Mitchell.
Several other lightweights, Charley
White, Joe Welling and Joe Benjamin,
might be considered, but AVhite is ou
Frank Jerome v. Tommy Clearv
Joe Daly vs. Hughie Hutchinson
Patiy Wallace t. Battling Mack
Tommy Jamison ts. Geo. Reynolds
"' .tnilNNY
BENJAMIN vs. DRUMM1E
SPECIAL
Wilnedar Kienlnc. Nor. It
Pete Herman
World' Champion
Joe Lynch
Conrrded Logical Contender
And Four Real Star Bouts
Admlinlon, BOri Itt., II. 1. (3
Stata Now oirSule
the decline and neither Welling nor
Benjamin has shown sufficiently con
sistent form to be taken seriously.
If Leonard would retire, which 'is
hardly to be expected, because he has
a number of good boxing years before
him, or if he were to announce himself
for welterweight competition in the
future, it is feared that a promoter
would have a difficult time nrrunging
nn elimination tournament for the pur- I
PCI",!? Ul HClUlllUK BULltnoui iw 0UU
off the New Yorker's crown. The dope
nil may not be true, but this is the waj
we understand it ;
Mitchell has refused to box Tendler
because the Philadelphlan stands with
his wrong nrm extended;
Jackson refuses to meet Tendler in
n return bout for some reason or other.
I mostly because he fears Lew s left ;
nnd
Dundee, appears to have his own rea
sons for being a hnrd man with whom
to do business, when a Tendler match
Is in question.
By PAUL PBEP
Two Philadelphia gridiron champion
ships may be, decided this week on
Fridav to be exact. Central High Is to
meet AVest Philadelphia High in nn In
terscholastlc League game nnd Penn
Charter will line up ngninst German
town Academy in nn Intcracndcmic
League fracas. Victories for Central
High nnd Penn Chnrtcr, favorites for
these games, virtually would give them
tlie.lillH chnmpionships in their re
spective leagues.
Defeats for Episcopal nnd Friends'
Central last week eliminated these
elevens for the dlndem in the Interne
competition. If Pcnn Charter suc
ceeds in turning bnck Gcrmnntown,
then everything would be over but the
shouting. And Conch Dick Mrrritt will
hne turned in Ids seventh champion
ship with a little Quukcr clevcu.
Two Stars Injured
Itespectlve captnlns nnd star player?
for l'enn Charter and Gcrmnntown
Academy were injured in their last
games. Ed Mitchell, of the little (Jun
kers, was forced to lenve the game iu
the fourth period against the Church
men, However, It wns learned todnv
that Mitchell's wrenched right ankle
will not keep him out of Friday's cru
cial contest.
tin the other hand, it cannot be ns
certnined whether Dinsmoro's bruised
right shoulder will keep him on the side
lines. Without its leader, the German
town eleven would be handicapped nt
least 73 per ceut. All Dinsmore does is
cnll (Icrmnutown's signals, heaves most
of the forwnrd passes, does the kicking,
punting nnd drop-kicking, and carries
the ball almost two out of every three
plays. It would be n tough brenk for
Germnntown without Dinsmore.
Interesting Competition
Speaking of the Interscholnstic
League, Central's bright prospects
against the Speedboys have been dimmed
a lot by reason of South Philadelphia
High's great battle with the Mirrors
last week, when the Crimson nnd Gold
was lucky to win by the margin of a
lone touchdown. Many believed that
the Southwark lied and Black out
played Central time nnd again during
the fracas, and the great Eddowes
proved himself not so powerful u line
plunger as was expected.
Unless South Plllllv is exceedingly
strong ngninst Coach Doctor O'Brien's
grinders nftcr being beaten by North
east High, who in turn hnd been wal
loped by West Phllly, Central is
doomed to suffer the unexpected. But
football this year has been full of up
sets, nnd one never can tell.
Boswcll to Play
Shaw Boswell, captain of the Speed
boys and who was on the side lines
when Gcrmnntown High was taken into
camp, will be in good ''shape for the
Ccntrnl contest. "Bos" is Coach
Berry's best bet on line plunging, and
with Sweet, the West Phils will have
a sweet pair of backs 'to buck against
the Mirrors' husky line.
A victory for West Philly would up
set nil the dope. It would not only put
the Speedboys in the running for the
title, but also would mean that North
east would have a hair-line chance of
linlng-up against Central with the
championship still iu doubt.
It looks like a nice young wnr in the
interscliolastics for the remainder of the
schedule.
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IN THE SrOItTLIGirr BX GBANTLAND KICB
Copyright, 1010. All rlshts reserved,
November 9, 1918
Just two days more and still the guns were sending
Their roaring thunder down the battered plains;
Just two days more and then the final ending
Where home lights called across November rains;
Home through tho mists beyond the gray seas' breaking,
Homo with the last long hike forever done;
Home from the horror with a neto dream waking;
Home in the deep peace of a quiet sun.
Just two days more and still tho shells were tearing
Tho souls of men from out the shattered clay;
Just two days more ond still they held the daring
That took what Fate might have to send their way;
l'cace and the silence and the final drumming
Where yet machine guns took their toll of gore;
Then to be home again all of. these wero coming
A year ago with only two days mora.
A YEAR ago today there were nny number of young men, arrayed in khaki,
peering through the endless French rains and slogging through the endless
French mud in the, general direction of November 11 knowing tho arrival of
the armistice would find them a year on beyond hitting some rival line or
trying to circle some inimical end.
Franco wns fairly plastered with American football players a year ago,
and any number of these took part in Saturday's contests.
THERE were also more than one or two who failed to survive that
two-day period between November 9 and November 11.
Rodgers Real Star
IT IS fairly well conceded by all who have seen him play that Rodgers, of
West Virginia University, is the star all-around performer of the season.
He mny not be quite ns shifty through a broken field ns Harley is. lie
can't hit a line nny harder thnn Gillo, of Colgate. He isn't a better forward
passer than Anderson, of Colgate. There nre ono or two other kickers who
can punt ns well.
But most of these nre specialists, whereas Rodgers can do them all and do
most of them as well as the best. He is big, fast, strong, courageous and
cold-headed.
TSTHAT more can you ask for out of one lone Aumon framet
The Leading Football State
IN THE way of baseball, golf, tennis nnd boxing it could hardly be said that
New York state, the eminent empire commonwealth, takes a leading role.
It hasn't produced nn amateur golf champion in six years. It has never
produced a heavyweight ring champion. It hasn't turned out n tennis cham
pion in nearly a decade. It hasn't won a world series baseball championship
Bincc 1005.
But for 1010 it comes pretty close to being the leading football Btate of
America, with one mighty rival Pennsylvania.
New York can show Colgate, Syracuse, West Point, Cornell and any
number of lesser elevens.
PENNSYLVANIA can pountcr with Pittsburgh, Washington and
Jefferson, Pcnn State, Pennsylvania and Lafayette.
IF YOU can chew a baseball or expectorate upon its surface before pitching
it, why not permit ono eleven to grease the football before passing it to the
rival team in the wake of the fourth down?
Or Wouldn't You?
Old Eli's team looks pretty punk and puny;
Those little Boston bearcats made 'em ill;
Do you think I'll bet on Yale to wallop Princetont
You let your life I willt Q. TRBVBR.
ACH Thanksgiving Connie Mack can return thanks that he didn't finish
any lower that season than he did the year before.
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