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Htbletic 1pa$e Football Elevens Begin Season which Promises to be Spectacular. The Q. L A. A. Title to be Series of Hard Fought Hatties Between the Univer* sities and Goliegies in the East -, *——-1---- ' N. C. STATE l PETERSBURG, VA., Oct. 11—In a game featured by sterling line play and admirable work on the part of the backfield North Carolina State was completely buried under an ava lanche of touchdowns and the goals from touchdown. Virginia Normal amassed a total of 24 firsu downs to the visitors’ one. Alehough out played in every department of the game uhe visitors put up a game fight. It was simply a good little team agains a good big team. Car rington at quarter for the visitors excelled. The entire V. N. I. I. team functioned as a unit as shown by the one first down for the visitors as to 2 4 for the home team. (F. A. Walker) ATLANTA. GA., October 11.—The Atlanta University Crimson Huricane initiated its 1924 football schedule with a victory over Uncle Sam’s boys from Camp Benning here to day, 25-* 20, in a game which furnished the Atlanta coaches with information which will probably revamp the Hur ricane offense before the Conference meeting with Talladega next Satur day. Thb Atlanta eleven felt the pang of injuries to Red Lang, star end; Montgomery, veteran guard and Lamar, All-American tackle, which will probably prevent them from starting in Saturday’s encounter. Collum, McPherson, Green and De Lorme played brilliant ball on the offense for Atlanta, while Williams and Steward were the outstanding slars for the soldier boys. A. Wil liams, Riley and Walker shone on the defense for the Crimson Hurri cane. i the backfield for single plays that netted a touchdown and 30 yards, while Underwood came back from end to make a twenly yard dash. Out of 15 aerial attempts by both teams, Alabama Sflate completed two passes and Selma one. The Setlma aggregation sho'wed good defensive training. Hardy and Fitts at ends and'Magsby at full being the s.hrs. Craig at quarter, did most of the ground gaining for the visitors C. I, L A. TITLE • I Virginia Seminary won the open ing game in her season’s schedule by crushing Charlottesville A. C., 05* 0. Charlottesville played a much stronger game than the score would indicate; broke up seven of Semin ary’s attempted forward passes, but could nol withstand the heavy con sistent bombarding of Capt. Lanier and Governor Brown, nor could she stop the sweeping end runs of Hol« land. Perry and Edley. Seminary is out for vengeance this year and with everybody behind the coaches will be a stumbling block in any team’s path aspiring for the C. I. A. A. Championship this year On October 4th Virginia Semin ary won her second game in her march toward the much coveted C. I. A. A. Championship. Johnson C. Smith (Biddle) eleven was defeated by the scort of 25-0. Biddle out played Seminary in the first half, making more first downs but1 failed to fathom Seminary’s forward pass system. In the second half of the game the dragons had been given instruc lions to hit the line low and hard and this proved deadly to Bid'* die. UNION PANTHERS MID UNO T. TIE Greensboro, N. C. Oct. 13— Veri-* tably taking the strong A. and T. elev en by surprise with a concentrated attack^ the famous champion Va. Un ion University Panther machine in-1 vaded the Old North State Saturday and scored a touchdown on their an ient rivals before ten minutes of a hectic grid struggle had been played. The A. and T. combination* tallied in the seaond quarter when their heavy lumbering backs continuouslj plunged the line to a touchdown. Both teams failed to make extra points and the score of one of the hardest fought battles ever played on the A’s field ended 6 <6. Proud of their scoreless #ie with “Doc” Morrison’s Blue and White machine the N. C. eleven never dreamed of being scored on in the first quarter by their lighter.-weighl i opponents, but Cain, Union’s new quarterback, hit 2 yards for a touch down after Shields, the half sensa tion, had advanced the pigskin to scoring distance. The hard-'hWting Moton created the | first thrill by making a sensational i 65 yard run from kickoff, skirting the right side of the field clevterly and fleetly. Confinudus end gains by Shields, Moton, Boffman and Cain j were offset by many and seemingly ; unwarranted penalties. Union was penalized 95 yards to A. and T’s. 5. I The work of Barksdale on the of fense and defense was superb; Capt. CorroJhers flashed brilliantly and Houston was a real menace to his opponents. A perfect pass, Cain to WJ H. Jackson was completed and Union’s new end made 35 yard gain. Cain’s 20' yard run was thrilling. Lightfoot also played a good game. Interest is at a high pitch for the coming big intersOdtional game ai Norfolk, on Monday, October 27 with Lincoln University and a monster crowd is expected to take advantage of the special $3.50 round trip ex cursion to be operated between Rich mond and Norfolk on that! day. Champions of'the World. The Washington Senators, American League Pennant Winners LD PI Amp lu Lll ULHUUIU IU (Preston News Service) NORFOLK, VA., October 18.—The entire Tidewater section is preparing to celebrate Monday, October 27 as a gala day on account of the Lincoln Unoin game. The probable out come of this battle is causing no little comment among the numerous football fans of this vicinity. Both teams will be wed! supported due to the large number of students atlbnd ing both schools from this section, and to ‘>he large number of follow-1 ers thawill accompany each squad to Norfolk. Nothing is being left undone that will assis'j in the least in making this affair pne of the greatest of the season. The last year’s champions are de termined to again win the coveted pigskin honor, while the Quaker lads have a hunch that this is surely their year of arrival at the promised land. At any rane, many of the wise ones are beginning to say that as goes the Tidewater Classic, so goes the championship for 1924. Many are of the opinion that the team coming out victorious in the approaching encounter will have confidence and stamina enough to repel any attack during the remainder of the season. RIVERSIDE GOLF CLUB TO HOLD TOURNAMENT. (Preston News Service) WASHINGTON, October 15.—The Riverside Golf Cllub of Washington, has announced thatI it will hold its first annual tournament on the links of the Lincoln Memorial grounds, October 11th iio 18 th. The event Is stirring a great deal of interest both locally and nationally. Several hand some ttirophies and cups have been donated to the tournament by leadJ ing business concerns from all sec tions of the country. The National Benefit Life Insurance Company is he donor of a three leg trophy in the* men’s match play. From Columbus Ohio comes the ladies cup, which is also a three leg trophy. This trophy having been donated by iihe Supreme Life and Casualty Company, In the mixed foursome event, Tlwo equally beautiful trophies have come out of the South, from Durham, with the giflj of the North Carolina Mutual. Upwards of 75 entrants are expected in the men’s matches and about 30 entrants in the ladies events. The Riverside Golf Club, which was organized recently among a small number of devotees has grown rapidly and now numbers among its one hundred members, many well known names in the National Cap-' ital. Victor R. Dalyt former Cor ! rtell athlete, is president. Mr, John Shippen, former professional instruc tor at the Shinnecock Club, one of ihe wealthiest country clubs in the East, has been retained by the new organization to render professional advice and help. ST. PAUL—HOWARD GAME IS CANCELLED AS JOHNSON, OF HOWARD, DIES OF INJURIES. (Pretton Neva Service) L WRENCEVILLE, VA,, Oct. 16. —The St. PauHHoward game, a game on which the eyes of the C. I. A. A. were focussed, scheduled for the 11', was cancelled because of the death of Johnson, Howard’s great end, prominent athlete and brilliant student. His untimely death re suited from injuries sustained in the Howard A. and T. game, the de* tails of which have not been released. St, Paul laments Johnson’s demise. A gloom was cast over the faculty and students of St. Paul when tbe sad news was read at evening pray-* ers on Monday the 6th. Football was forgotten and that greal spirit of rivalry between Howard University and St. Paul School was relegated to «he things of the past as six hun dred voices joined in “Amen” at the end of the prayer offered by Rev. J. Ajlvin Russell, vice-principal, for the bereaved family, Mr. Russell’s Words of regret and sympathy were keenly felt, particularly by flhe mem bers of the “Wonder Team” who knew the calibre of the late “Speed” Johnson, out of whose respect the biggest game on the C. I. A. A. Octo ber ltth calendar was cancelled. V Final Results of the Na* tionwide Presidential Poll will be Made in the Next Issue. Returns up to October 10 ft Our Nation-Wide Presidential Poll lOOUDGE i LaPOLLETTE 189.2431147,736 VOTES L DAVIS 131.657 ? VOTES = VOTES T rJirETJEGn =ZE =s Visualised above is the standing of Coolidge, La Follette'and Davis in this newspaper’s nation-wide presidential poll on October 6th. Voting ceased October 11th. These figures are from 40 states. The final results will be published in this paper next week. Watoh lor them. The Planet in Go-operation with 1700 Papers in America Conducted Widest Poll in History of Newspaper Efforts— Result will be Food tor Thought for Po litical Prognosticators. V Don't Fail to See Next Week's Planet. HUM STIIE OUT CLASSES SELMA (H. Councill Trenholm) ^MONTGOMERY, ALA.. October 10 Playing the opening game of the season, the Alabama ^ta*e Normal Tigers -frounced the Selma University eleven here todav by a score of 20 0 before a crowd of specta brs number ing more than a thousand. Alabama State used two full teajus wi'h frequent change of men be • cause of the excessive heat. Earning 15 first downs while holding Selma to a mere three the Tiger backfield was featured by the work of Wallace Rufus Lewis, Bob Johnson and . Bailey. Cap ain Hall was shifted to EOLKS IN OUR TOWN Maggie is Surely Insulted Now By Edward McCullough AUTOCASTER