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EVENING- I'XJBLIC LEDaEK-PHILADELPJEnA, TOESDAY, DECEiVteER 28, JplO
TF COi5B BLAZES TRAIL FOR HITTERS, BUT GEORGE BURNS HIS WAY TO TOP OF A'S BATTERS
FOOTBALL OFFICIALS
NOW INSIST PL A YERS
MUST WEAR NUMBERS
MOVIE OF A MAN AND A GUM MACHINE
'smtiigpiffpn"TiZrs
300,000 AMERICANS
DRA W NEW- VISION OF
CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR
No M, P.'s Asking for Passes, No Chow Lines, No
Reveilles, No Hikes, No Sentry Duty, No Nothin
for the Ex-Doughboy
By GKANTL.AND niOB
CopyTlclit. 1010. All rights rejcncd.
The Sportsman's Christmas Dream
lie saw before him through the opening mists
A tcorld of hard, fair play,
HVirrfl each had learned the rough law of the fiimc
That all must pay for any prize that came '
By endless struggle and hy tugged toil.
Where Trouble teas a trainer icorth the price
Where Envy and Conceit and Bickering
Were like raw fumbles down the open field '
Dl.S Fop. A PBNrAy
To POT Ir4 SLOT 50
That gum may be map
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same Time
Mtuiy Leading Gridiron Authorities at Special Meeting
at Hotel Stenton Unanimously Voted to Recommend
That Rules Committee Take Action on Numbering
ISy KOIIKKT V. MAXWKMi
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1177 77 V no field judge u officiating, tt teas suggested that the
' umpire he official timer and hold the icaith instead of the
head linevnan. 77ns, hoiceier, in lrcn coiie tn mo? 0 ie
games ln'i tcar, icifA ffood rewlts.
More Suggestions for Rules Committee
fTtflU oli MUPtion nsmdiuj; tho exact location of tlic line of sciimniasc also
"canic up lu tliis iiip the rulrs nrc not clear and n new one is needed to
explain it The follow inc will le submitted to the gudiron s-oloui:
"The line of t-a-riuunugr bhall be formed and the ball put into play at the
pot where it was declared dead by the referee."
Iu two big KUiiici last season teams put the ball in play two to four ynrth
back of tho Mot "here it was declared dead by thc.rcfcicc and the plays were
not allowed "lu one iustunto a touchdown was called back.
Last 3 car iu n game in Huston a player ran out of bounds for a idiort
distance, then ian on the field of play and caught a forward pass. This caused
a big argument, and at the meeting last fall it was ruled that the play was
permissible so long as the lecener of the pass was in the field of play when he
-caugtit the ball.
However, after seeing that piny pulled in some of the big games the local
officials decided it was contrary to the spirit of the rules, it was decidedly unfair
and should be abolished. The licld of play is marked off for the purpose of
lecpiog the plajers within the sidelines, nnd that rule should be observed.
The following will be submitted to the governing body: "An onside kick
or forward pass may not be caught or recovered by a player who has been out
of bounds on the play."
Jlore protetticn for the man who makes a forward pass also was urged.
According to the present rules, the passer, after he has thrown the ball, can
be run into and thrown to the ground without penalty. Sometimes he has no
opportunity to defend himself and is beriously hurt. It was decided that the
passer be ghen the same protection ns a punter and cannot be taken out of
the play until he has taken two steps.
The committee will be asked to clearly define offside plaj in the 1020
rditiou of the rules. There is nothing in the book now -which explains that
common foul
fUH officials present uere: Charles J. McCaily, W. G.
Croiccll, A. C. Tyler, A. AI. Palmer, C. E. Price, Eddie
Bennis, II. Vavidson and Bill Roper.
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
i TTWOTDAIiL plajers will be numbered next year, uot because they want to
out Dccauxc mej nae 10. 11 me wisncs 01 jne leaning griuirou oiuciais nrr .
carried out. Last night at n meeting held in the Hotel Stenton it was ttnani-
mously voted Id leconimend to the rules committee that the numbering H
plajers be made compuNorj next jenr and a rlnup to that effect included in
the rule book. This will be a great aid to the game if adopted.
Hill Iloper, head coaih at I'rineeton. came out strongly in favor of the
plan, nnd said his team would wear uumbets uet jcar regardless of the
action taken by other members of the Ilig Three.
"The spectators must be considered next fall," he said. "I know thej
find It difficult to identify the playeis and, as they stippoit the spoit, wc
should do something for them. 1 am heartily in favor of numbering the
players', nnd will do all in mv power to have it made compulsory in the niles."
If the rules committee adopts this suggestion the game of football will
become more popular in the futme. The numbciing of pliiveis is very es
sential in the lug games, foi it makes it easier to follow the progicss of the
play, and individual performances will stand out In the "Vnlc-l'rlntcton
game, few knew that Schceier made the winning touchdown in the lust period.
The spectators believed MctJraw carried the ball over the line.
In the Arinv nnd Navy gnmo uot one-twentieth of the spectators were
able to identify the plajers. I sat between Bill Kd wards) and Sol Mctgcr, and
neither could tell who was carrjing tho bail. If two football experts are
unable to tell what it's all about, what diance has the ordinary spectator?
There was such a howl from the fans nfter this game that the recalci
trant colleges decided to tlo better in the future. Ktrst I'litireton decided to
wear the mnm-ials and Ilaivnid followed. It now remains for Yale, the Army
and Navj to fall in Hue und all will be lovely. If not, then the rule in the
book will settle the question for good and all.
TtTUUX colleges like I'enn, Cornell, Pitt, Unilmouth, II'. and !.
' -in. fact, nil of the lending teams aic willing to number the
player, it doesn't scon light to allow thicc 01 four college tn
gum vp the itorhi.
Suggest Change in Forward Pass Rule
'A NOTIlHIl suggestion was made and, if adopted, will make the game more
" interesting. The olhcials believed that the inle which states n forward
pass should be inadi fiom a spot live jards behind the line of scrimmage be
eliminated and the piis-ii'r allowed to throw the ball from any spot behind the
scrimmage line. v
It was pointed out that hundreds of passes were made during u season
from the four and four anil one-half jard marks without peualty and the
officials found It, difficult to Inflict penalties. This was espcciallj true when the
passer started us if for an end 11111 and threw the ball after traveling across
the field If the Inc-yard restriction were eliminated, the officials said the
Itamc would be much faster, more plays could be worked and the game would
be more open.
This would be a Uiartic step for the rules, committee to take, but great
Benefits could be derived fiom it. The linemen would have no lime to tun into
the secondary defense and the defensive men would have to be more on the
alert when the ball is passed. Munj speedj plajs lould be worked und the
speelatois would sec a moru sensational game. It's a good phij to work on
and those who have gone into it deeplj have discovered that the benefits out
weigh the handicaps.
At f Tjler, of 1'iineeton, suggested that something be done lo eciualize
"the pcnulties for interfering with a forward pass by the offensive and defen
sive .teams. If a defensive man interferes with the catcher, the ball goes lo
the offended side at the spot where the foul-was committed. If a member of the
passer's side interferes, huwe-er, it means onlj the loss of a down. The penal
ties should be (qualized, Mr. Tyler sajd, and the rules committee will be
notified. The officials voted thut penalties be the same iu both infractions.
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To be rolled up into a heavy score;
Where all could take the smashes sent by Fate
And fight it out until the game tdHs done
Content to let this' final record live '
"Tic gave the Game the best he had to give."
A Year Ago Today
NnAIUjY 300,000 Americans can draw this vision from a year ago today:'
A gruy mist settling across the Ithlnc
Tylttlo German towns patrolled by khaki and the rumble of army trucks
along ohl-fashioned cobblcstono streets
Mostly rain nnd fog
An endless number of beans nnd bacon with turheys fljing at a
lecord height
JTV-D the endless query running along the line of
"When are we gonna start home?"
nine divisions:
FANS ON EDGE FOR
0 AM
IGHT
DID GEORGE BURNS SLUMP?
YES, ALL THE WA Y TO .296
Germantown Victory Over Cam
den Will Reduce Skeeters'
Lead to Single Came
Tioga's ''Old Married Man"
Crept Up in Hitting
During 1919 and Topped
All Mack Athletes
PLAYER RULE IS CHANGED
League Statistics
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vv. I,. v. I,. ! f .
femilfn. II T ,?n Rnullnr . a R Ala
frmuii n n r .Bin Dp -i . n n ,.ivt
Trrnton .. " 7 .."IM . 1'lnl.i . t IU ,iS(l
scnr.Di'i.r. ion Tin: wki:k
Innlnht Cunicln lit fifrinanlonn.
ThurMflar drrintmtcmn itt I Nrll Ittud
Inr lit C iihulon,
I'rfda rumilrn nt North riillauXnhlii.
,salurd;ij 1) Isprl at Ilrjillnc.
OriII.lt OAMKS TDMf.HT
Amerirnn I.eariie- St. Culumbu vs. Crl
tfrioni DoliRon vs. utlrr.
NnrlllMest 4 linrcli Hsotlallon Northwest
vs. Twrntj-ninlli stiect: 1 Irst Dutch vs.,
Ovforil.
Whether (icrmnntown has any chanie
to catch Camden in the liist-hnlf race
of the Kiisleiu I!.tsketball League will
be decided this eveuingat the Audito
rium Hall. Chew street nnd Chelten nve
nue, when the Dennis-roth aggregation
of stars battle with the Sl.eeters.
(Tp until last week the .lersejmen hid
run wild with the l'nstern League per
centage column, but u couple of defeats
administered In fiermaiitown and Head
ing cast a different aspect on the situa
tion and n win for (Jcrmantown tonight
will create nnj thing but confidence in
the opposing camp.
The same lineup that decisive! de
feated Camden last AVeduesdaj night on
the Hkeelers' home court will face tlu
stinter. At forward will be Sohmeelk
and I'owell. Median nt center, and Hol-
mun and l-yio at guard. Hinee .vieehan
joined (Sermantown, the suburbanites
have won ever.v game, two of which were
victoties at Reading and Camden.
A glance nt Lastern league statis
tics discloses the reason for the let-up
in the Camden hurricane. It is the fal
tering of their backficld. Dave Kerr
and Neil Dcighnn. In the last three
games, Kerr has not made a single field
goai, while Dieghan's scoring abilities
have been limited to one goal in each
game.
The cntiic Oermnntown five has been
coining through in line stjle. The scor
ing has been about evcnlv divided with
the exception of that of Lou Powell,
who has been displujing his best form
of the beason and bus hit the net for
thirteen two-baggers in the last four
games.
The team, ns a whole, has been fall
ing down from the foul line, but ex
pects to pay considerable nttention to
the one-pointers this evening.
Manager Titzgeruhl has everything
arranged to handle the biggest crowd
of the season and no doubt the hall
will be thronged to witness the btir
ling battle that is bound to ensue.
G'
11 IIIIWIN .1. POLLOCK
AWUi: 1JUKNS had a tough ye.ir
Inst siiison. To sonic it seemed ns
if linwge whs passing thiough a couple
of lough veins.
The Tioga newhwed. who considers
hiimelf an old mm lied man b this time,
for he's been inmrieil as long as eight
months, bc'it a path between the benih
nnd first bnse and the bench nnd light
field both while he was summering on
Mr. Mack's lawn and while he was
louring thiough points adjoining nnd
east of the Mississippi.
Theie was tonvidcinble publicity at
tached lo ! slump that cnt its gruesome
shadow over Cavvge's lengthy figure ns
he slood at the stniboa-d side of the
plate. The slump started in the earlv
davs of the season nnd ended well,
in how it's evident from the official
batting nveiages that it ended.
"Needed" Sjmp.itliy
Kver.vone on the club at Mr. Rhibe's
residence last season sympathized with
Oawge There's not much swiipathj
among ballplayers, nuv uurns is u nne
fellow personally nnd all of Mr. Mack's
athletes were son he couldn't hit the
wnv he ustu.
The pool gil eertninlv needed a lot I
of svnipnthy for all he lould do during '
the season was to swat the ball at a
200 clip and set the pace for the whole
club, that i wjth one exception. lied
Wingo. the fiery-haired .vouiigster mi
porteil from Atlanta, batted .110.1 .
during the campaign, but he was pics
ent in onl fifteen engagements.
Hums sort of put onT over on (he
unsuspecting public. No one paid any
particular attention lo what he was
doing in the way of hitting for no one
enrtd much. Ilasehits with a tnilend
club don't cause many ripples in spoit- i
ing life. I
Passed 'Km All I
But in the late das of the season. I
Oeorgc did a heap of hitting and passed ,
them all, except Wingo, ns has been
stated.
r.ven Tillv Walker was passed in ,
Burns's flight. Tilly hit .201 for the I
scabon. Joe Dugan shows n neat aver- !
age for the year with .271. This is
Joe's best mmk since he broke in.
In the way of a championship Tjrus I
llajmoml Cobb, of course, stands out I
like the Rtntue of Liberty above the
other professionals and amateurs of the
league All T. could do was to whale
the stitched apple for 101 base Hits and
an avernge of .ih-l. lie was tied in I
base hits bv his fellow outfielder and I
tlubinate, A'ench. hut Vcach's slams
averaged 20 points less for second place.
George Sisler, the St. Louis collegian,
How Mode's Batters Hit
During 1919 Campaign
tolloulnff are the official baltinK rec
ords of C Mock's veterans and anleans
during the 1U10 campalcn:
O A H. n H. Til Ave
Wlnao lr 01) n IS 25 .30".
Hums laa 470 OS 110 210 .21111
OrllTIn . IT OS fi 20 20 '.'lit
f Walker 12"i 4r,ll 47 13.1 205 .212
Kinney . . .17 KH 11 21 3 .281
Dugan . .104 387 2.1 101 12'l .271
wnt . .12J mo no 12a ir.o .27
Hurrus . 70 104 17 r.O 111 -T,S
J'erklna 101 .11 n 2J 77 1 no .21.!
Stiunk 10S 1178 I J HI 1J2 211
Kcil,p 71 J11 .11 r,1 III! ,2Jll
Tliomas 121 411 4' 0(1 101 .21J
Johnson ..1 7- 4 14 21 .104
Tinner . .IS 127 7 24 27 .18'!
DvUps 17 II) 4 0 10 18t
Nlllor .11 71 .1 12 1H ,10S
Welsh .. 1.1 M n. 0 18 .107
HelboW 11 1.1 1 2 2 104
Galloway . . 17 n 2 0 II 14.1
McAvoy . ... I1J 170 10 21 33 .141
who admits he's a professional, and
Joe .Tnikson, who brags about it, took
third and fourth respectively with .:(52
and .rtOl.
The official averages also bring out
the fact that Babe Iluth's home-run
record is legitimate, if that means any
thing. The Boston baby clouted twenty-nine
homers during the campaign,
which was just enough to put him In
movies at n well-fed Hillary.
George Sisler, Frank Baker nnd Tilly
Walker ench had ten home runs nnd
didn't even get a free pass to n dime
movie. Such is the gap between ten
and twenty-nine, nnd thoe ten tied the
trio for second place in flat flattening
Graney, the Cleveland hired mnu,
Official Averages Prove
Babe Ruth's Home Run
Record of 29 Circuit
Clouts Cobb's .384
proved himself the best waiter under
Ban Johnson's supervision and he was
not offered a job by nuy one not even
Childs.
Grnnev wnlked 10i1 times. Ituth
walked 101 times, so that he wouldn't
mind a hike from California to Boston
if lie goes broke. Mnvbc he'll be sold
to St. Looie and won't have to walk
so far.
Maurric Shannon, who deserted ourLJ
A i for the lletl s,ox Hiso proved n
good walker, but he did his hooting
from tho bench to the plate anil back
again. Maurrie fanned sevcoty times,
which gives him the title iu this depart
ment. At that Mnuiric didn't do so
bad. Hq hit .2(115, which is great for
any one coming from Jersey City.
THE BEST SHOW
THANKSGIVING
WAS AT THE
NATIONAL A. A.
THE BEST SHOW
CHRISTMAS
IS AT THE
NATIONAL A. A.
MICKIIV ISAM.
RUSSELL vs. PURYEAR
JOHNNY IIUIKY
RAY vs. CARLSON
STI5VB .1 K
LATSO vs. PERRY
JOP.Y JIIIINNY
FOX vs. MURRAY
jo i; iiii.in:
BURMAN vs. HUTCHINSON
ARTIi: IIAKIII.1)
ROOT vs. FARESE
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No chow lines forming in the rain.
Turkeys are flying ns high ns ever, but beans and bacon aic no longer"
a compulsory diet.
And there arc few generals around to fix n cold and clnminv eve upon
the offender, who, thinking of Christinas b.ick home, forgot to 'srtlule.
ATO ItUVlllfjliES no hikes no sentiy duly. A'o nolhin'.
England's Christmas Wish i
IV l.NGLISII sportsmen were given one Christmas wish for the year ahead
wc have an idea it would be along this lino:
A hear weight boxer who could last nt least u few rounds without
diving headlong for the mat in the wnku of the first puudi.
The ring tecords made by leading Unglish heuvyweighls in the last ten
yeais have begun to fester. The Knglish esteem boxing highly, nnd it is
deeply annoying not to be able to see more than n minute or two of fighting
when one of their heavyweights steps into the ring ugainst a first-class
opponent.
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Curltina cards are out
Th. entervrUlnr promoter had their an
nouncements prepared early There's no
ihance to so wronr
The, Obrmptu, National Cambria and Audi
torium will stage banner holiday attractions
Twenty-four bouts are or the list at tne
scarlet of clubs for chrlatmaa afternoon.
Joe Ilenjamln and Joe Vt'elltnr are In
the wind-up at the Olympla. Welllntf has
faced the best of the llichtwelchta and la
rated u one of the topnotchers Uenjamln
a coast lad. rapidly la wlnnlnr a place amonir
the leaders,
Artie Root, of Cleveland and Harold
Faree. of Newarlt will do headline duty
at th National Hoot also has proved
troublesome amonir the feathi-rwelehts.
Fares Is one of the most promising boys
turned out In Jersey In many seasons.
Jack 'Ward, the Hllzabeth (N. J) lad.
who has been wlnnlnx consistently durins
th last six months, will face Stanley
Hinekle. the A. B 1'. star, tn the main
session at Johnny Hums' s Cambria A, C.
MiucUo should make It Interesting for ward.
JflddleneUhts will be the attraction at
iJRt
ruxtea.
Sacco Jimmy Murphy vs Johrmy Clinton
land Joo btanley vs Johnny llelsler.
Jo Harmon will be In one of the National
prellmlnarlen Mushle Hutchinson, another
of Herman Ulndln's etar entries, will eppoeo
Ilurman. Other bouts arranged by Match
maker Johnny Mooney follow: Joey Tox vs.
Johnny Murray, Steve Latto vs. Jack Perry.
Mickey Itussell vs Karl Furyear and Johnny
Jlay vs, Harry Carlson
.he audUorlum. with ISddle Revolre, Herman
lllitJtu persistent challenger,
taking on the
UP hope yet, of destroying some prospective
Herman Miller ltetolra has not given
, 01 destroying some prospective
He has been flchtlnK well of
champion
Tk OUmoU semlklnd-up brings together
Hill preonan. a likely future fo for Dernp
,mt, U4 th rih-ersshlntr Bailor retrosky.
MHe FltMlnimoos jmeeU Toung Joe Jlorrell
W (b najgLth bouti The renulader of IBs
Wsfe3g0f, iM' hS--vs,' Nouns'
.. Sergeant Bar Smith, Camden's hope
the light Heavyweight class nlll exhibit In
the Cambria senilvrlnd-up Pete Malone will
take on Smith. The other Cambria battles
roiiowi cnarley O'PJUIl vs Tex Haylar,
Hobby shannon vs. Jimmy Jordan. Johnny
Dougherty vs. Tommy Warren and Eddie
Devlr , Jimmy Thompson
The semifinal nt the Auditorium will bring
together a brace- of middleweight, featuring
Tyrone Costello nnd Happy Jack William
Tho fourth bout will be bctwien Joe Jack
son and Sol O'Donnell. The other bouts fol
low: Otto Hughes vs. 1x0 titahl. Young
Harry Stewart vs Joe Maraqo. and Willie
Nelson vs Kid Emanuel
Joo Smith, of Ilaltlmore
Is here looking
for trouble. He has placed himself under
me oirccuon ok sieve uarcoe
inai pe expects 10 maue
Cambria soon.
Ita announp
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llie lltll Molrhett Admiration Society has
been organised for the purpose of suppl ln.
a little opposition to th Pine Street De
bating Society The latest organisation has
ordered a meetlnsr of the board of direc
tors tonight
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