'?7V ij- jW'T- "y'-' ' ' " -f Bftrt1 fpSjf- 5 1 ) 20 Evening PUBLIC LEDGiEE PHILADELPHIA", TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11', 1919 tfO? m4JV OA GOOZ FOOTBALL TEAM HAS BEEN RUINED THROUGH INFERIOR GENERALSHIP FOOTBALL HAS ONLY A FEW REAL FIELD SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE JOY OUT OF LIFE Joe I RrvACMeeR The old torkey RFfL.es THEY 6O0D OLD GENERALS IN GAME DAYS -fj UStT T6 POLL. OFP- I ALWAYS I tfRE GOWS HARRY I' Team's Chances to Win Often Lost Because Wrong Play WENT HOfvE WITH Vt. A Mice TORKEY J X UrJOER MY ARM-J Is Called by Quarterback Ackley, of Syracuse, Ranks Among Best Directors laW rU iniiMvj ; i i I, m i ' ' i , kiiz i Tr I V V mBIt . 1 j s.,v.- www. . (EV, , OU1TE A LOT 11 SEE THAMK3GWIM6 SooH CE ?HGBS J Akin llP3 1sTlW.?, wrt.es CHrtlNOC" e LSsferAy l" T. f ny ROBERT W. MAXWI.U- CojivrfpM, Jl), -V 1'ubUo Ltdocr Co. FIELD generalship is a wonderful thing in football, but few real field Ken erals are discovered playing the Runic. Strange ns it mny seem, more bone-headed pla. i are pulled by the man railing the slgnalo than In Hiiy other department Time and again a team's rliances In win nre 1nt becaii-e tin wrong play is called, the runner is stopped and the ball joes over to the other side. Once in a big game a team on third down had one-half a nrd to gain. The thing to do In a oae like that i to send a man through the line to gain the necessary distance, but the quarterback evidently forgot that a straight line was the shortest distance between two points. Instead, lie called nn end play, the halfback slipped when starting, was tackled behind the Hue and it was fourth down with 5 ards to gain. Had a line plunge Wn called the chances nre that a gain would have been made and the march toward the oppment's goal line could hac con tinued. As it turned out. however, the attacking team uao forced to resort to n forward pass to get out of trouble and the pass was grounded. TIiuh a bone-headed play, which ould not" be seen from the stands, ruined a chance to score a touchdown. Football coaches constantly arc dulling their quarterbacks to select (he proper plays at the proper time, but it seems that It can't be done. Only occasionally does a regular field general appear before the public, and his work goes big. Last week A klej , of Syracuse, directed his team against llutgers as it should be directed and was responsible for the tctor . lie knew what to do on every play and never hesitated. h . w THEN the ball icat deep in his territory he kicked on the first down. Beyond the 35-yard line he took a chance irith tico plays, hut if thev were unsuccessful he punted on the third down. Mhen within the opponent's .)0-yard line he used forward pastes. Why Teams Fail When Near Goal ITE ALL have heard of football teams which lacked that final punch to put ' over a touchdown when inside of the 10-jnrd line. Michigan fell fiat in game ajalnst Harvard a few years ago, always losing the ball on downs when the goal line hove into sight. Some call it a weakness on the attack, but don't believe It. Nine times out of ten the players nre exhausted and are wable to put over that final wallop which wins games. Football teams mako a mistake in playing their heads off when between VW two 25-yard lines. They try to rush the ball, gaining two and three yards t a clip and perhaps three or four first downs nre made Hut what good does it do? Three yards on your own 2o-yard line mean nothing. You still hne 73 yards to go, and it's a tough journey. Also, there is a chance for n fumble, which might give the ball to the opponents within striking distance of the goal. The best thing to do is to kick that ball out of danger on the FIRST down when in the shadow of your own goal posts. There is where a field gcnerpl "::".- :r. handy. He kminf. n steady march up the field will use up his men and leave them in no physical shape to put over a touchdown. There arc too many teams playing their best football where it does the least good. Notre Dame came Kast with a great team several years ago and played Tale. Everybody expected to see the lllue take the count. Hut instead, she won a lop-sided victory. The westerners bent themselves in the first five minutes of play. After receiving the kick-off they called all of their trick lormations and the Yale players just laid back and looked them over. Notre Dame made four first downs in a row and then Yale got busy, took the ball away and converted the game Into a marathon. "-' -- 50.1.-7 quarterbacks use no judgment in railing play. They shout the signals they happen to remember lcnardlcts of the value of the plays. The irorst boner erer pulled wai when a ijuartcrback, on hit oxn 15-yard line, called a signal for a fake place-kick. Xobody knew it teat a fake except the opposing team and all of the spectators. Field generate should play according to the position of the ball on the field. It is a good plan. No Chance to Question Bell's Work TESPITE reports, Bert Bell used very good judgment in the selection of XJfMa plays in the Dartmouth game Saturday. The I'enn captain was on the job and should not be critii 'zed. True, lie missed two important tackles in the backfield, but unusual plays were responsible. In the first period Holbrook fumbled the ball twice, picked it up and rnn for n touchdown. This play should have been stopped behind the line, but the Red and Blue forwards were sucked in, and when the opposing halfback picked up the ball nnd dashed around the end he had a clear field. Bell was running toward the line of scrimmage when Holbrook got clear and made a hard try to bring him down. In the third period when Jordan intercepted n forward pass and ran for a touchdown, Bell was on the other side of the field. He ran to the left to receive the pass if it was thrown in his direction. From where we were standing Bell seemed to be directing the team in a most able mnnner. At the start he called plays through the line and nround the ends because the Dartmouth center was playing back and the secondary defense was waiting for forward pusses. In the second period, when the center played in the line and the defensive backs came in close, Bell launched his forward pass attack, which proved successful. He called his plays according to the line-up of Dartmouth's defense and so man could have done more. In the fourth period, with time almost up, Penn had the ball inside of the Green's 20-yard line and n drop-kick was tried on third down. This was excellent judgment, because Dartmouth did not know whether the play would be a kick, line plunge, end run or forward pass. Therefore, the secondary defense had to play back and less men were on the line of scrimmage to block tho kick. Kicking on the third down when a goal from the field will win the game is pretty good hcadwork. A FREAK punt icoj pulled in the third quarter and it worked TX against Penn. The ball hit in the field of play on the 40-yard line ? about six inches from the side line. Ninety-nine times out of 100 the ball would have sailed out of bounds, but this time it bounded down the field, along the line and did not go out of bounds until the SO-vard line was reached. "Pro" Football Going Big in West PROFESSIONAL football is thriving in the Middle West nnd enormous crowds attend all of the games. In Ohio the Canton and Masslllon teams tirobably will fight it out for the championship, but Cleveland and Akron also are represented. Ous Zeigler and Si Pauxtis are the stars on the Cleveland eleven and Pollard, the colored flash from Brown j Cobb, of Syracuse, and Purdy, of Brown, are performing well for Akron. Last Sunday Massillon beat Akron by the score of 1,1 to 0, Skip Gougler the old Pitt halfback, making a touchdown and kicking two goals from the field for the victors. Pollard made the lone score for Akron. Bob Peck ThorrJiill and Herron, of Pitt; Nash, of Rutgers, nnd Dorins, J. Miller and Cofall, of Notre Dame, were in the Massillon line-up. Out in Hammond, Ind., which is n few miles from Chicago, there Is n football team which is said to have a payroll of ,$20,000 for the season. On Sunday this tenm played Jim Thorpe's Canton aggregation nnd the gnme resulted in a 3 to .'I tie. Thorpe booted a goal from the 23-yard lin, and Johnny Barrett, one of the greatest players ever produced in the South', did likewise for Hammond. THE game is going big this year and all of the pro teams are making money. 'White the play is not as fast as in the colleges, the spec iators are satisfied, and that is the big thing. Double Shift Not New Play milE use of a double shift and two starting signals is nothintr new in fnt. f'X, ball, although Penn saw it and heard it for the first time in the Dartmouth jjframe last Saturday. Georgia Tech has been using that same play for years nnd .JiTKtiburgu also hag It. In the Middle West many teams Bhift twice and the yjU is quite common. i'enn was fooled on toe play Saturday, but it was the fault of the nlnrem f; Ja Justice to Dartmouth, it must be said that the formation is perfectly legal b.lf(nn.A .- t.lft.l - H, ..,.- '- 1 trinit- nAl.- ..Lift -.. ,1. . .' K '. iucu Duiutu . ""." mw it,,.,.- uuuiuci omit uu me suine signal. .I'enn charged on the first "go" and was off side. It Charley McCarty, the referee, knows the football rules and is one of the best officials In the country. He made no mistake when he penalized I'enn. Althqugh the backfield was in motion, the ball was not moved, nor did any Li Dartmouth men attempt to draw the others off side. The play was discussed ffi more than a week ogo by several officials In New York, Bill Langford, Dave f,,L'uiv, ITira 'fv "" ic,4 .,iui.j wiut uiuvui, .mj. lcoeiH. alien It tyarruieq mat me piay was penecuy jegni, proviaea me Dan was not moved. ' yJIE best plan is to watch the ball. At toon at it moves, charge Into J the line but pay no attention to convertation. Teams on the at ''tick yt a tar ting tignal to get off with the ball. The defensive "n'fhtrtf TfjLttjwait until it moves, That' none of thefirtt principals ,' ...L Harry usee To Joe vo You ) s' "T Go RoUNt To Bill remember II h-h-m .Somebody is And GeoRGrTS The DIG Bowl " ' v AL-VAYS TaKIncS ) PLACE- And THEY'D OF Tom kd ) HJRRY j I T j-oV OOT, FILL OP A BASKET tJIt iA I UP J&L,,- FULL OP SOOD oN TBE BF ( . S Sffr9 CHtER- YOO KrslOlU V MEMBER. THAT ' )' ( J I MirrtT A fl Tl I Al 111 WU AIHUL.N FIELDF0RT1TLE First Football Team in History of New School Is Light but Speedy DEFENSE AT YALE NEEDS BOLSTERING BIG GAME WITH LA SALLE Sports Scheduled Today on Scholastic Program roitTitu.i, CtillinKs-ootl lMeh .it r.ilni.rnt IIIkIi, M)C hit siMith riilliiilrlplilii IIIkIi nt Northfnnt Illeh. l.rnnnnlmvn lllscl nt Trnnkffnl llticb Ontntl llleli t Writ I'lillmlrlnhln High. Friend sp,.ft at (i'rmniiton rrifndi.'. CHOss COrNTKV llfl I'lilliliMi.hl.i Illch .11 south rlilhiil.l- pliln lllrh. ".ortliruNt Inch at lifrni into" n inch, l'r.inkforcl IIIkIi at 1'rntrul Illch. Sharpe Must Improve Sys tem to Stop Princeton Backs Both Physically Fit Tea m s PRINCETON AT WORK I'lKI,) IIO('KIY (itriniintimri Friends1 SnrlnCAltlA lUiimiflm, stpieiiH vh. 1 rim (is fMirct. nt lfft. Miss Hill b in. .Hits iroin'ri, nt inerbrook at FrifniK By PAl'L TRKI' West rhiladelpliia Catholic Hich School, represented on the gridiron for the first time, is in the running for a 1010 local championship. The eleven bcarinc the colors of the new institu tion across the Schuylkill started its campaign for the Catholic title of Phila delphia hv defeating Catholic High last Saturday hv a margin of two touch downs. Coach John lievtiolcK former St. Mnrv's College sMr has one of the lighte-st teams- in Hip vininlM. but the lack of beef N heins overcome bv the speediness of his plinerx The average ncight of the AVcst Catholic line is about lull pounds, wlnlc the uaei.neiu averages 1 "S pounds. La Salle Big dame K. .Tosenh's Tren will be AVcst Phila delphia Catholic's next opponent in the championship series on Thursday of this week. St. .Toe was cliininated when it uns defeated In- i.a hallo, in onter to continue in the running for the laurels AVest Catholic must win fiom St. Joe, nnd then the teeming iracas win no staged on Thanksgiving Day. when La Salle Prep will tip me opposition. Six gnmes have been plajcd so far bv West Catholic, resulting in tnrce victories, two tletcats nmi a craw. Friends Central was first on the sched ule nnd the interne eleven was out pointed, 0 to O; then St. Luke's came along nnd took Coach Itej nolds's youths into camp bv 26 to 0. In the third contest Ilidley Park was the opposition, and this was the game that resulted in a scoreless tie. Then Swarthmore High, one of the best elevens in Philadelphia nnd vicinity, set back West Catholic 21-0. and the next two matches ended in victories, respec tively over Oermnntown Academy, 1.1 to 7, and Catholic High, 14 to 0. "flreasy" Francli Hughes Francis Hughes, 111.. -pound half back, is very light for such n position, but he makes up for it by his fleetness in the open field and on end runs. lie has been dubbed "dreasj" by his pals becauso of his ability to shake off tackles and cleverness in picking out holes on line bucks. .Tim Cunningham, lfiO-pound fullback, is the star line plunger, and Coach Heynolds has all the confidence in the world with Jeems carrying the ball when n yard or three arc needed for a first down. Speediest of nil the est Catholic speedsters is Quarterback Woods,' who tips the beam ni uu pnunus. ims youngster fcored the first touchdown against Catholic High on Saturday in nbout three minutes. Cntchtug the ball -. ,i. mm 10-vard line, he scampered VM ... v" ,,rt ,, .1 1 -,.. . 1. back to miuneitl, men mane hi juru through center on a trick play, and nfter two more line smashes he went over for the ti-poinier. m-no nml Di 1'lllnno arc the heaviest men on mo iiuc, cuch weigiuuB -m pounds. West Catholic has a strong forward defense, which was proved in the Swarthmore contest, the latter gaining its three touchdowns mainly through its ability to complete forward passes. Harvard to Visit Severn --rw.ll. Sid.. Nov. 11. Harvard will hava a w.K of i-wlns at Annapolis, endlnir iih matta on April 24. It ! exptcted that tho baaeball and tho lacrooio team, will or,ptn tho Naval Academy durtns tho nmi 7.rt. .ft, va.ltv. tho lieond varaltv and ta tho weofc ant will row tho eorro. ,WDY KVINi-0. fV-.14. ".'." f , oj tho Nava! A.cad.my u pWJ"uJS. la"Z'li,4, n.v SPICK HALL TF YALD expects to bent Princeton next Saturday at New Haven, she will have to improve her defense. It is true that Urown was not able to score on the Ulue, but the Tigers nre going to uncover nn offenso that will surpass nn thing that Yale has seen this year. All this week Hill Roper and his staff of conches arc going to keep oiling up the Tiger offensive cogs so that by Satiinlaj it is n certainty that Prince ton will be in a position to launch au attack that only the best defense can stop. Princeton's air work for the most part does not consist of long passes, but the accuracy with which Trimble tosses short ones to Strubing insures the Tigers of a successful drive when ever thev get possession of the ball. In the Ilaivard game, Princeton com pleted nine forward passes out of fifteen, and onlj one was intercepted. This is a rcmarkuble record nnd one which Yalo probably will take to heart. The Lli eleven will have to do n lot of work to perfect a successful defense for these short passes nnd nt the same time be prepared to stop Trimble, Garrity, Witmer and Strubing on straight plays. Yale Tackling Good At present the Yale players are much better tacklers than Princeton. This does not mean they could go in today and stop the Tigers. They louldn't do it, not because the men are individually deficient, but because the system of defense right now is lacking in several essentials. Yale was scored on by North Carolina and beaten 5-3 by Roston College. Of course, when the Hull Dog and the Tigers meet early defeats do not count for much, if anything; at the same time these scores prove thnl the Blue's sec ondary defense is not thoroughly schooled in the art of meeting nn nir and ground nttnek at the same time. Harvard could not do it nnd unless Al Sharpe can drill his men to diagnose correctly Princeton's plnys, the Tigers are cry apt to repeat their victory of 1011. As far as Princeton s defense is con cerned, her weakness lies in the indi vidual rather than in the system. The wny the Tigers held Harvard four times within the 10-yard mark shows that Roper has developed n sound defensive system, but in the open neia many ot the players fell down woefully, particu larly when Casey began his mad rushes in tho last period. Men In Shape Both Yale and Princeton were for tunate Saturday in coining through their games with only a few injuries to the players. It was tnougut at nist that Jack Strubing was badly hurt, but later Keen Fitzpntrick tyiltl that he was meiclj worn out physically. Strubing was constantly called on to exert him self to the limit, nnd after three periods of play the strain began to tell on him. The other members of the Tiger hack -field all came through in fine condition. They were rendy to go out this after noon to begin their final drills for Yale Roper is somewhat more fortunate than Doctor Sharpe because the Prince ton coach knows just whnt men nre going to make up his backfield, barring injuries in the scrimmages this week Strubing, Trimble, Oarrity nnd Witmer will form the quartet. However, at New Haven Camnbell showed up so well that he will replace Webb in the back field. Howard Campbell is a light man weighing only 100, but he Is very fast Brother vs. Brother in Tiger -Yale Clash When Princeton nnd Yale meet on the gridiron in the New Haven Bowl next Saturday, the mixup will be somewhat in the nature of a family affair. J. T. Callahnn, center, the Yale captain, will play against his brother, II. A. Callnlian, who snaps 'em back for Princeton. The Callahan boys have been play ing football for many years, but have never plajcd ou the snme team, and thus far they have never been pitted igainst each other. and displayed unusual ability in getting through the line ou cpjick-opcniiig plnys in the Brown game. Webb had previ ously been considered n fixture in the Yale backfield, but lie was replaced and coiimletcly outplayed by the lighter man Saturday, and now thnt ho hns two ribs broken, there is no chance for him to pln before the Harvard game. Kemntoii, Neville. French and Braden came through the Brown fray without injury and will be ready to go through n hard week of drilling for the Tigers. PENN-PITT SEATS IN GREAT DEMAND Advance Sale Exceeds That for Any Previous Gridiron Con test on Franklin Field RECORD CROWD EXPECTED Amateur Sports Tho AH-Sfholastlrn- ft flrst-claiB five, -Hints to hook (nmH with nuch teams as Stetnon Mission, North Philadelphia, S. P. II A or anv othr teamH railna- rp'iBon able iruarnntefs. .! Mlntzer. -.418 North Colorado street. T-ftncftton Club, a first-flats eleven, has November 15 and 22 open for teams will Int ro trael to Chester for a reasonable Kuar Hiitee J. LiOcke, 112 Abbot street. Che " pa. . Aseennlon It, C. vtnntn to book ramea with third or fourth class teams pnjlni; fair xi'.irantpfs Pred Ti-chanz. D43 Kast West moreland street Welcome A. . a first-class eleven, would like to arrange Sunday frames on home around Thomas Thornton, 1533 South Thirty-third street. Cnlon A. A. Reserves, of IflnsJowne, would like to hear from any second or third claps teams deslrlnir frames away. H. II Jackson. Lansdowne, Pa. The Vicl Clnb of tho Northeast Manufac turers I-eaeue wants names away for No vember 13. it and 13 with any flrst-class fle ofterlncr a reasonable Ruarantee. w. A, Hartajr 3120 Prankford avenue. St. Peter's I. A., claimant of the Catholic basketball championship of Philadelphia during the 1D1H season, would like to hear from all the first-class Cothollo teams, "specially Natlvltv and Our I.ord of Mercy Charles Adair. 048 North Orlanna street. St. Aloyslus C. C. has open dates for all flrt-clast traveling teams around the city willing to travel for a reasonable guar antee. Lew Weyler, 2531 Tasker street. Gaston Club, formerly of the Brotherhood IRrue, would like to arrange games with all first-class teams, Harry Fox, 2025 North Eighth street. The Wrlcome A. C. has November 11 and 12 open for all first-class fives having halls and offering reasonable guarantees. Ernest Schultz. 15S3 South Thirty-third street. Metro Reds has open dates for all ftst- rinna mes naving nans ana orceins reason- auie inducements, waiter Alius. Slot) E street. tnv AUDITORIUM A. A."1 and coziest club in tiik citv iriM.-u hiiuw iii.mi. iii Larry Hansen v. Whitey Fitzgerald Leo StaKl v., Frank Britton Younr Fulton v.. J.rk Vtrrr Trrono Contollo -.. II.ppt Jock MeWIMIam. Willi. NflBon v.. New Minsk State Fish and Game Meeting The riKulnr slated meeting of tho Ptnn ajlvanla siite Fish n Oame I.otectla As.oc'atlon will be hfld tomorrow evening nt ii. rooms. is Houth Jlroau fllreet, j llcy Kllrnno will address tho meeting nn "hhark rishlne In the Surf." Other nport inii ana tamo matters will ho considered. All sportsmen and anglers are welcome. Tho ntlvanen scat sale for the Titts-btirsli-l'ennsjlvnnia football Kami" litis already exceeded that of any gridiron contest ever stnged on Franklin Field, including tlie record attendance nt the li)l(i Cornell game, according to Major M. J. Pickering, graduate athletic man ager at the University of Pennsylvania. "Four thousand fccat.s were reserved for students for tin: Pitt gnme." said Major Pickering, 'iand this is six times as many Hh have cut been set nside befoic, owing to the new plan ot Btu dent 'A. A.' books. The advance de mand for beats was tremendous, and, according to thp rules of the association, were filled with seats beginning from the center of the field in Sections (J and II. June-tenths of these seats were reserved before the student sale began. "According to the rules, members of the nthletic association. University trustees, faculty and officers of the University were given first reserva tions. .Second came the reservations for nltimui by application and students. The sale for the general public will begin Wednesday. "Pittsburgh reserved but few Beats this j ear, and Sections T, U and V have been set aside for it. Uecause of this, good seats in Sections It, S nnd W, which are along the twenty and thirty-live yard lines in the north stand, were thrown open to students. "Section Xo. 7, in the general ad mission stund, lias also been reserved for students, with all Sections A to F, inclusive. "There nren't n mlllinrf .onto n,if here. A section holds only nbout 57o persons and the students are given first consmerauon alter tlie nrtvancfi appli cations Of graduates nnd nsancintmn members are filled. The Cornell game Thanksgiving will be taken care of in me same manner. JIMMY WILDE HERE World's Flyweight Champion to Box In West New York, Nor. 11. Jimmy 'Wilde, world's flyweight boxing champion, has arrived here from England on the steam ship Iinltic. Wilile intends to remain here several months, and several exhi bition bouts have been arranged for him in the P'nr West. Karly next year ho plans to take part in a championship bout in the East. His opponent for this contest has not yet been selected. Wilde was the guist nt a luncheon given in his honor by the International Sporting Club of this city, before which organization he will defend his title on February 3. The English flyweight was accompanied by his trainer, Benny illiams, nnd his English manager. Dave Hughes. Nativity and St. John's In Tie The Nativity A A. and fit. John's, of Stan nyunk, battled nlxtv mlnutos of sensational roothall, acora 7 to 7. Bt. John's only touch Mown came In tho first quarter. Januson, of Natlrlty. made a sensational mn of slxty fno yards for Nativity', only touchdown yl-iF """TnWVr . f WTt-i- r-iiy jfw WM4 Wed. Eve., Nov. 12 lAl Pete Herman )orld's Champion Joe Lynch Conrnled I.olcnl Contender And Four Real Star Bouts Admission, 80c. He., $1, 2, S3, Phlla. Jack O'Brien's $ 8 Month.' noxlnr Course lirAll for Tonrnanifinft I)Membp 8. E. Cor. 1ST1I A CHESTNUT 4th Fl.or uetaua yenow pate ii rnon. noon Dcy.' Class. Enrr Saturday, 10 A. M. 15 CAMBRIA K TOUR A. C nam. A "e.r. Mrr.. Kensington At., A Hotncrt l.TH HONKY Brc Proof Doors For All Kinds of Buildirufe lTre is the one door that Is nn n. nl,t?.Xrr,ei. aBa"l8t ""e. wither !i UJ? ,?, can be US1 on any kind of bulldlns residences, offlc. bulldlnes, Baraeres, wharvS. and plors, warehouses, elevator ahart btoro fronts, etc. "urns, CORNELL Rolling Steel Doors And anuttat conserve space and prove their economy In years of tervlce. Automatic, electrical and mechanical operation, Let u tell you more about these uoors and shutters, write lor illustrated dookiou THE AMERICAN STEEL ENGINEERING J614 Cherry Stret, Philadelphia Tl II .-Mil ITT' -"- "-" MESSAGE OF 90,000 AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN FRANCE FOREVER What Barricade Can Hold Our Scorn, Although Our Time is Ended, "if Ye Break Faith With Us Who Died" for Country and for God? IN TUB SPORTLIMIT By GUANTLiAND MCE Copyright, IMP, all rlihts reserved J ARMISTICE DAY A message from those 00,000 American soldiers in Franco who will forever b "The Last to Leave" We heard the drum fire rise and break ice heard the rifles clatter In otto Inst echo through tho fog ntirf then the world was still: Ami some one said that Peace had come for us it did not nxattcr, Vor Peace and War were one to us, where only Ood might shatter The mounded grip of grass and sod by valley, plain and hill. t Homebound, we heard yon leaving us nomcootmd in all your glory The slogging tramp of marching men for ports that faced the West; And all in vain we tried to rise from battered fields and glory Hut who in there to listen when a dead man tells his storyt ll'Aero only night and i(c7tce fell above our endless rest. We caught the mighty lull that came when the last gun had thundered; We heard the chow lines forming tcith their old-time tongs of home Wo heard their happy voices cntt you blame us if tee wondered That fighting mates would leave us here with ties forever tundered lrcre rusty rifles marked our dreams beneath the shattered loamt We heard, a year ago today, the last far ITun shell flying, The last great roar nnd then afar, a silence soft as dreams; Hut where it came too late for us in fields and woodlands lying, Our wooden crosses i.nt-cd farewell but there was no replying For tcho could know that dead men turn to well-loved hills and strcamtt Day after day tceefc after week we heard your columns twinging By highways leading through Sedan from Ypres to Red Lorraine; Day after day tccefc oer week ico heard our old mates tinging "The Long, Long Trail" "The Last Long Mile" their olear, clean echott ringing And then a ghostly silence as we called to you in vain. Yes, you had left for living dreams of those at home who waited Soft hands again and happy cyes--tcarm arms that held (ou fast Tie old, old lanes ie rolling plains tcAcre life and love were mated But we who stayed icAo knows the dream that come to haunt Tho Fated Who wait behind to hold the line until all Time is pastt At first we missed the rolling guns Me tramp of feet around il The creaking caissons down the road the bugle bloich at dawn; Until at last, lost winds from home, far blown came on and found ut And whispered of forgotten years before the stark night bound us, By Staff and Line of equal rank from paladin to pawn. Lost winds from home that whitpered low above our grim, set faces, Of summer skies and starry eyes that we should never know; Of purple dusks and silver dawns in well-remembered placet Before the last charge led us out through Time's eternal tpacot Where we thould never tee again the land of Long Ago. Through the long war weve waited here November to November IJVt'e seen the summer poppiet bloom the raint have lulled our tleep; And through it all we've fanned again into a glowing ember The dreams and hopes that might have been (for dead men ttill remember Before the bugler sounded Taps across tho starless ttceep. TTe't'e paid in full and still we hear, where fleth and day are blended, The whining world the snarling pack their olamor shakes the tod; WJiat have they learned of sacrifice through lands that we defended? What barricade can hold our scorn, although our time it ended, "If ye break faith with us who die" for Country and for QodT na-naBNHHifii- rp? The time has come to get acquainted! THE size of Little Bobbie "has nothing to do with the case" ex cept this: By producing a cigar 4. inches long, it is possible to put in qualities not found in large cigars that sell at the moderate price of 8c. 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