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STAR BACKFIELD MEN ARE PLENTIFUL THIS YEAR1
HOT COMPETITION
IS PROMISED FOR
MYTHICAL ELEVEN
Oyer Two Dozen Candi
dates in Running, With
.Returns Incomplete.
5 Br JACK KT*.
Bach year at the eloee of the
football leuon Walter Camp. who
has* forgotten more about. the sane
thah the average "expert" sver
kn<w. preeente the country with a
Christmas gift In the shape of THE
All. American team.
plenty of other selections of stars,
but as compared to that of Camp
they amount to nothing. One
most see written across his team
the old "nooe-??nutne-wlthout-thl?
? Irnature" stuff
Having formed this habit In years
scone, when It was only necessary
to see the Big Three In sctlon to
read his conclusions. Mr. Camp has
never seen fit to discontinue his
operation* '
The consequence Is that he makes
eome mistakes, and Is usually
greeted with the granff rass from
some neglected section.
Km Walter Make* Mistakes.
There waa mirth In the South last
season at Mr. Camp's expense, al
though he was generous enough to
give that section repreeentatlon on
his mythical eleven. Bill Fincher.
the one-Wed tackle of Georgia Tech.
was rewarded with a berth at end
largely because of "his ability to
snag forward passes-" The only
troable was that Fincher never
played end, and his lack of two
good eyes made >4t doubtful If he
would have caught many difficult
heaves. Still and all he would have
made a good end. and as a tackle
he waa one of the best.
Thq- task that Mr. Camp has un
dertaken Is a colossal one, and the
wonder la not that he msrtees occa
sional mistakes, but that he makes
eo very f?w.
Consider what th? Father of
Football" Is up against this yesr.
In sifting the All-Amerlcan back
fleld men out of the flock of bril
liant performers running at large
he haa a ticklish Job.
At the present writing there are
more than two dosen flashy backs
who seem destined to ? make a
strong bid for All-Amerlcan hon
ors. From these four men are to
be selected tor the all-star eleven.
Good dnarterbaeka Galore.
For the quarterback role there
promises to be a wild scramble,
with the applicants including such
men as Lourle of Princeton. Buell
of Harvard. O'Hearn of Yale, Wray
of Penn. Killtnger of Penn State.
Romney of Chicago. Bo McMillan of
Centre. Workman of Ohio State,
and Holloran of Pittsburgh. These
are just a few of the outstanding
flguree, and there must be many
more who will Jump into promi
nencs, especially in the West, from
which section the returns are al
ways slow coming In.
For the other backfleld Jobs the
assignment Is Just as complicated.
How would you like to face the
task of naming the best three from
such men as Harlan and Barron
of Georgia Tech. Robertson of Dart
mouth. Aldrlch of Yale. Owen of
Harvard. Garrlty of Princeton,
Noyes and Barchet of Navy. Davies
and Hewitt of Pittsburgh. Stuart
of Ohio State. Timme of Chicago,
Kenyon and Flavin of Georgetown.
George Hill of West Virginia. Kaw
of Cornell, French of the Army,
and Anderson of Syracuse? They
are all fast steppers.
"Tornado" Stare Get Chance.
In this connection it is probable
that Messrs. Barron and Harlan.
Georgia Tech s two a??wed canui
datas for All-Amerlcan honors, will
have their big chance to impress
Mr. Camp In Saturday's game
against Penn State. If they rip
the Bexdek line and skirt the ends
with their usual abandon, their
stock will be Just about as high
as sny football player's ever gets.
If they fall, supporters of the
Golden Tornado will probably have
to wait for more All-American tim
ber to develop.
Despite the fact that he has been
on the Injured list for some time.
Don Lourle. the Princeton fleld gen
eral and last year's All-Amerlcan
quarterback, has lost none of his
prestige. On the contrary, It is
beginning to appear that his gen
eralship# was about nine-tenths of
the Princeton offense, as they have
neither scored a point nor won a
game since he has been out of the
line-up.
Colonels Again ConMent.
Down in Danville. Ky? the "Pray
ing Colonels" are not tooting their
horn as mu?*i as last year, when
they were preparing to meet Har
vard. but they have lost nono of
their confidence. Charley Moran's
team Is going to Cambridge Satur
day with hut one Idea?and that,
to win.
V. P. T. players declared while
here last week that Centre had a
remarkable array of talent, includ
ing almost three entire teams.
Mo ran has also strengthened his
team where It showed weakness
last year. The line hae received
ronsMerable more attention and
lied Roberts. UN fullback, has
heen shifted to one of tho flanks
aftw~ a trial at tackle. He is
a great defensive man.
That Centre will be able to boat
Harvard Is not likely, but they will
face a Crimson team weakened with
Injuries and have a good chance to
bettor their work of last season.
They will take a tralnload of sup
porters for the game and will at
l*ast suffer no financial loss, as
ie.0*4 tickets have already been
sold for the game.
PEAK G. V. Iff ATI, AST A.
Georgetown'* defeat of Holy
Croaa has opened the eyes of the
football fanatlca In the stronghold
of the Georgia Tech team. At
lantans are beginning to take the
Hllltoppers very eerlously. Here's
what Cliff Wheatley has to say of
the Blue and Gray bunch In the
Atlanta Constitution:
"If you are particularly In need
of food for thought, take up the
result of the Georgetown-Holy
Cross game and enjoy a whole
banquet Georgetown defeated Holy
Cross. II to T. Saturday and ap
parently had no great trouble In
turning the triek. Earlier in the
season Holy Cross was defeated 1
to ? by the Harvard Crlmaon and
galaea much ground In the stadium.
In their own backyard Saturday,
Holy "Croes waa able to make bnl
two test downs against ths Hlll
toppejn. scoring their one touch
down on a fluke.
"This game shows the true power
of the fighting Irlehmen. and If you
are o#e of those that wagered the
Georgetown game would be Tech's
?virdest struggle, it seems to ae
i
Stars of "Tornado" and Penn State Who Clash Saturday
THREE G.U. STARS
HAVE INJURIES
Flavin, Goggin, and O'Con
nell to Be Ready for
G. U. Game.
Injuries to Flavin. Goggin and
O'Connell. the only Hilltoppers to
receive more than a scratch in
Georgetown's severe mauling of
Holy Cross at Worcester Saturday. J
are fast mending, and the giant I
Blue and Grav eleven that routed j
the team that outclassed Harvard |
will present its strongest line-up
against George Washington Satur
day at American League Park
Up in New England Harvard is
the standard to judge everytntng
from the latest In tweeds to the 1
highest In football's hall of fame,
and football followers are still !
gasping for breath after George- '
town's annihilation of the team thai
played circles around the Crimson t
only a few weeks ago. Holy Cross
was well on its way to the top of
the championship ladder until Kx
endine's aggregation buried th*m
in last Saturday's melee.
Not only did Holy Cross fail to
make any gains of over 3 yards,
except one S-yard run by "Chick**
Gagnon. but at no time was the
Purple within drop-kicking dis
tance of Georgetown's goalposts. It
was a complete rout of one of the
greatest of the Northern teams, and
only twice did the local team resort
to trick plays. Straight football,
mixing off-tackle plays with center
rushes, gained yard after yard, and
Exendine's bag of tricks ts still
full for the contest with George
Washington Saturday. Fordham th?
following week here, and the sea
son's big objective. Georgia Tech.
at Atlanta, three weeks from last
Saturday.
Harvard Men Coached
On Princeton Plays
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Oct. 25.?
Practice on the Harvard footbalUJeld
continued light today. Coach Fisher
cannot afford to have any more of
his strong players injured, but doe*
plan for a long scrimmage tomor
row. Bfllie Robinson, quarterback
on the 1915 team, who has seen most
of the games Princeton has played.
Joined the coaching staff today to
help Jimrale Knox equip the second
team with Princeton plays. When
this 1s done the scrubs will try them
out on the varsity. One'or two plays
were lightly gone through with to
day In a dummy scrimmage.
A number of players still con
tinue In civilian togs. Tubby Grew,
the guard, reported after a week's
lay-off due to a cold, and watched
the work from the side-lines. Tier
ney. Clark, Chapln, Owen and Pfaff
man were the others who were not
allowed to dress for play.
Fully 45.000 people will watch Sat
urday's game with Center. All but
2.000 of these seats are sold, and
the remainder are being printed to
take care of extra stands which
are now being constructed. This will
mean a nest-egg close to $80,000
for the Harvard treasury.
Cornell Prepare* for
Battle With Dartmouth
ITHACA. N. T.. Oct. 25.?Cornell
plunged Into the flwt hard work-out
of the week today, a long scrimmage
in which forward passing and punt
ing featured. The Ithacans are turn
ing from the simple running game
to the overhead attack, reports from
the well-guarded stonghold of the
team declared, and a great deal of
attention is being given to devising
formations to protect Kaw and the
other punters.
There is good reason for this in
the history of previous experiences
with Dartmouth. The three touch-*
downs scored by the Green in the
last two gamees with Cornell were
all made possible by blocked kicks,
and tbls year Dobie !s on the alert.
The whole team got Into today's
woqk. though Buckley replaced Cas
sidy after awhile, the latter being
?till a bit sore from bruises.
that you've a mighty good chance
to cash in."
Have you noticed the brand of
football being turned out at Will
lam and Mary this year? The rea
son is simple. BUI Fincher. the
treat Georgia Tech tackle of 1120,
la coaching that crew. Also Capt.
rim Jordan. Waahington's profes
sional football promoter, has a
koaky brother1 doing flne work in
the W. and M. backfleld.
Eastern High Victor Over
Business by 6-0 Score
By GORDON SHAlfD.
A touchdown scored by Fullback I
Weltzell in the early minutes of I
the second period, minus the addi
tional point from a successful try
at goal, gave Eastern High a 6-to-0
victory over Business on the
Stadium gridiron yesterday.
Though badly outrushed in mid
fleld, the Stenographers held
Guyon's charges at critical Junc
tures on all but' this one occasion.
Once in the first period the East
erners were stopped Just inside
their rivals' 5-yard line and again j
In the final period, Ouyon's men!
were repulsed, once on the 19-yartt1
mark and later some 13 yards fromj
the Stenographers' goal.
Weltzell did the major Dart of
the ground gaining for Eastern in
the first half, and it was due largely
to his effective work that the Capi
tol Hill boys made their only score.
Allen was the main cog in East
ern's attack in the second half.
None of the Business backs were
able to ealn consistently through
the opposing line, though Sprague
pulled off several neat end runs.
Stick to straight Football.
It waa a game practically devoid
of anything but straight line plug
ging. Eastern failed to make use
of the forward pass until near the
close of the game, while Stenog
raphers' overhead attack was er
ratic. A heave from Clark to
Bangs, which netted SO yards late
In the third period, was the only
pass productive of much distance.
Barrett kicked off to Weitzell to
open the game, bet the fullback
fumbled and Allen recovered the
ball and raced to his 34-yard linej
before being downed. Right away
Eastern started a drive,. which the
Stenographers seemed unable to
cope with. I
Two rushes by Prender netted 13
yards and Weitzell made Eastern's
second first down on four dives off
tackle. Tnree line plunges by
Prender gained It) yards, and Al
len waltzed through for gains of
7 and 12 yards to place the ball on
Business' 12-yard 1 in*
Prender tiade 2 and Myers f. the
latter on a -weeping end ran. Then
Buslnesa held. Two stabs off tackle
failed to gain and Business took
the ball on downs.
Weltaell Makes Touchdown.
From behind his own goal line,
Clark punted to Allen on Business'
30-yard line, and another Eastern of
fensive got under way. Allen and
Weitzell made a first down on the 19
yard mark. Three plunges by Allen.
Myers and Weitzell took the ball to
within 3% yards of Business' goal as
the period ended.
On the third attempt. Weltzell
finally slid off tackle for the touch
down. but Allen's try at goal failed.
The rest of the period was devoted
to a Business attack which missed
fire when Barrett failed on two field
goals, the first from a range of 42
yards, and the second from the 38
yard mark. The first try was wide
and short and the aecorfd was blocked
by Left End Lenhert.
Neither team showed much In the
second half. Business reached Its op
ponents' 35-yard mark In the middle
of the third period after Sprague's
10-yard dash around the -end. but the
Stenogr^pners' attack fizzled whan
a forward peas was Intercepted on
Eastern's V-yard mark. Just before
the whistle, anotler forward, Clark
to Bangs, carrledr the ball to East
ern's 30-yard mark.
The Stenographers' hopes were short
lived, however, when Sprague fumbled j
on the third play, and Cardwell re- j
covered for Eastern on his own 35-1
yard line.
Eastern Drive Stopped.
Eastern started another drive from
Business' 38-yard line, following1 a
short punt by Barrett, but a forward
pass failed on fourth down with the i
ball on the 19-line mark. Again, fol
lowing a fumble by Day, which Motyka
recovered on tbe 22-yard line, the!
Easterners advanced the ball to within 1
13 yards of the goal, but Kelly's men i
held and captured the ball on downs. ;
Eastern. Positions. Business.
Lenhert L. E..? Cooperroan ,
Motyka L. T.v..- Nerlaserl
Newman L. G , DuFrlef i
O'Dea Center McGharrity j
Capper R.O..' Greenwood j
Coleman R. T...,. Cummings J
Cardwell R. E
Prender Q. B Barrett!
Myers L. H.... Clark
Allen R. H .... Bangs
Weitaell .F. B Sprague
The line-up and summary:
Se< re by periods: f
Eastern 0 6 0 0?G
Business 0 .0 o 0?o
Touchdown?Weltsell. Substitutions. East
ern?Moran for Myers; Ady for Weltsell.
Business?Caulker for Nerlaser; Day for
Bangs. Officials: Referee?Greer (C .U.)
Umpire?Patton (Colorado). Head linesman
?Robblns (Mercerburg). Time of periods?
10 minutes.
Yale Varsity Easily
Defeats Freshmen
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct 25.?
The Yale varsity made easy work of
the strong freshman team this aft
ernoon. 4 to 0. Playing a smart
game from the start, the Tale team
continued to show superb form, and
the ease with which they disposed
of the 1925 team even surprised the
coaches. The youngsters got a good
start and at the outset bothered trie
big fellows a bit, carrying the ball
to the 20-yard line from the kick
off. At that point Capt. Pond fum
bled and they never got near the
varsity goa^ line again.
Neidlinger scored three of the var
sity touchdowns, and Jordan one,
Several of the first-string varsity men
were not in the Une-ug. Mike ?ddy.
the promising end, turned his knee
while going after a forward pass
and may be out of tt>e game for
the rest of tht. season. Eddy never
played football Until this year, but
he took to the game like a duck &
water. So fast has he come along
that he was slated for a place In the
big games to come. Several gradu
ate players were on the field today.
Insect Bite Puts
Babe's Hand on Blink
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 ? Babe Ruth
t? enjoying another mild Infection
necessitating a slight operation on
hla right hand. Ruth was bitten
by some tnaect during or since hla
barnatornilng tour and the alte of
the "bite" became poisoned.
During the world series Ruth's left
elbow became Infected and hla sur
geon had to operate to cure the
trouble.
The doctor cut Babe's hand today
and the trouble la espaatad to Its
cured in a tew day a.
ID</
Ceoryld TecA*
JOE SILVERSTEIN
IS RICHMOND STAR
Famous Washington and Lee
Player to Faee Hegarty's
*Men Sunday/
Football fans of the South well
remember the famous Joe Silver
stein, demon drop-kicker and full
back of the crack Washington and
Lee grid aggregation laat season.
1 He will be seen in Washington
again this Sunday with the Rich
i mond Athletic Club el#ven, which is
j down for a scrap with the Wash
ington pros.
All-soutH Atlantic football men
are members of the southern cracks
and a team entirely composed of
! former college stars of Southern
| institutions is billed to show here.
Turner Bethel, once grid captain of
Washington and Lee. is also com
1 ing and will probably hold down
| one of the tackle positions, accord
ing to advance dope.
i Last year the team from Vir
EDDIE COLLINS TO
BE NEXT MANAGER
OF YAP, REPORT
Rumor Says Great Chi
cago Infielder Will Sup*
plant HuKpns.
By W. ft. FARMS WORTH.
NEW YORK. Oet. 26.?Reports
that Eddie Collins if going to man
age the Yankees next season will
not down, despite the fact that
owners of the club. Cols. Ruppert
and Huston, deny they have ever
given thought to making the
American League's greatest In
fielder pilot of the pennant win
ner a "
The writer was talking to a
close friend of Collins today, and
this man bet us a hat that when
the 1922 season opens next April
Eddie win be wearing managerial
togs at the Polo Grounds.
Although Collins Is still a grest
ball player, there is no doubt that
he Is letting well along In year*.
and that his ambition is to man
see a msjor league ctab. Surely
there couldn't Oe .a better spot
than right here in New York.
However, it is unfslr to Miller
Hugglns even to predict that any
one other than himself should be
next year's Iea.ler. He piloted the
Yankees to a pennant this season,
and to remove a manager who has
accomplished such a deed the very
following spring' would be an un
heard-of precedent.
From St. Louis rumors have come
that Hugglns is planning to pur
chase stock- In the St. Louis Na
tional League club, which. If he
doef. will be with the proviso
that be manage the team. Whether
or not this be true, there is no
doubt that Ruppert and Huston
will wait to And out Hugging' J
stand before they seriously con-|
slder his successor.
Col. Ruppert has always been an
ardent admirer of Huggins. and
stuck to him when nearly every i
other person In New York was.
against him last summer when the
Yankees were going badly. Col. |
I Huston Is said to have disagreed
with Hugglns on several occasions.
I but never openly. Both owners,
however, should jump at an oppor
tunity to get Collins If Hugglns
does decide to cast his fortunes
elsewhere.
I With Collins playing second base
the Yankees would have the grest
I est infield in either of the major
leagues.
ginia's capital battled at American
League Park with the star Knicker
bocker team for the* Southern pro
fessional championship, losing the
verdict in. the closing minutes of
play by a touchdown scored on a
forward pass. This time they will
make every effort to wipe out the
memory, of a defeat by taking the
measure of Coach Hegarty's troupe.
To Every Man Who Can See a
Red Barn Twenty Feet Away
?is* '
A Sale of The Heckt Qo.
and Society Brand
SUITS
Made to SeB far
$35, $41, MS, $51
ABOUT ten days ago we' shook up the
town with a sale of overcoats that
made folks wonder where we got such
values.
Now we're coming back with a sale of
men's suits that will create the same kind of
a sensation. ?
Society Brand and The Hecht Co. suits?with the substance
of fine woolens and sound workmanship plus styles in vogue
for fall and winter.
Upwards of 801 sack sails, in chiding
finished and unfinished wanteds.
Herringbones, tweeds aad
Among the finest fabrics in the land, with a choice of solid
colors, stripes, checks and novelty yiixtures.
M sizes from 38 to 46.
with a plenty of "shorts" and "stouts"
and some longs for the hard-to-fit man.
Alteraboma, if needed, wil]
be charged for at cost
The Hecht Co.
Seventh at F
MOTOR VEHICLES
CAUSE BULK OF
YESTERDAY'STOLL
Boy on Bicycle Struck by
? Truck; May Lose
Foot.
October Mishaps
As Numerous as
For Ninety Days
Trtfffe fatalities reported tar
ing the Irst twtBtr-two day* of
October equaled the total of
death* eaaaed hy traffic aeefdeata
durlax the flrat three month* of
Che preaeat flacal year, accord
laa to a report aahmltted yester
day to Coatmlaaloaer Oyater hy
Capt. A. J. Headley, chief of the
traffic hareaa. The report
showed that aevea peraoaa have
heea killed dartag the preoeat
month, foar were killed la the
aaae moath laat year, aad elevea
died from traffic accldeata la Oc
tober. 191?.
Top persons were injured in ac
cidents yesterday. The most se
riously Injured was 13-year-old
Howard Humphries. 1126 Florida
avenue northwest, who was thrown
from his bicycle underneath a coal
truck yesterday morning near
North Capitol street and Ecktng
ton place. The boy's left foot was
mashed. Amputation may be neces
sary
Four people were injured when
a truck of the Hyde and Baxter
Contracting: Company, coming down
the Mil near Clark's Station along
the Columbia pike, was struck by
the gutomobile occupied by Dr. A.
P. Penn. colored, of Alexandria.
Va.. at Military road. Penn's ma
chine was struck by the machine
of R. H. Ross, .of Arlington County,
which had been following it. The
truck In trying to avoid the acci
dent swerved to the right and ran
down a fifteen-foot embankment.
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