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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

Z The football coaches and principals OF
several OF the local high schools are
wrought up today over a statement pub
lished that football should be abolished
IN the various schools, citing the fact
that many of the coaches teach unfair
tactics, in support OF this opinion
The writer goes on to state that as
a member of one o. the high school
teams, ten years ago, he was taught 70
play an unclean game and that this
feature is menace enough at the pres
ent time 10 demand the BOLTON OF the
sport. He further asserts that the high
school authorities through fear Of for
letting their popularity with the STU
dent body are awaiting an action
against the game from some outside
source.
Here is what the most prominent Of
ficials and coaches in the scholastic
rank have to say anent these ques-
tious.
Louis W. Mattern. formerly athletic
adviser at Technical High School:
] have been identified with these ath-
leuCS for I'VE years and never within
my memory have ] learned Of or seen a
team coached in dirty play. The present
method Of handling the sport among our
schools is as near perfect as 1 have
ever known
Emory. P. Wilson. principal Of Cen
tral High school;
las long as have been Identified with
letiCs I have never known Of a single
case of the school elevens being coached
IL unfair play. / am positive this sort
OF thing has not been employed at Cen
trail / heartily favor football for the
youth, but think a modification Of the
rules win be necessary"
W. s. Small, principal at Eastern
High,
4 can speak only OF my own charges.
To my knowledge no coach here during
that time has taught any unsportsman-
Ike football I would not permit any
thing Of this nature at Eastern. In
the past three years I have heard no
charges detrimental TO the sport as II
IS now conducted"
c. w. HecOX. coach OF the Technical
eleven:
II have coached nine years in the
high schools; two at Western and seven
at Tech. / have never taught my
charges dirty tactics or instructed them
to use such. The games this season
have been unusually clean. I have not
been able to discern a single instance
where ANYTHING but fair methods were
Captain Hamilton. Of the Central
During nv connection with football
teams / have found the game 20 be
most Cleanly played. I can cite no in
stance of foul tactics during the past
two years This season all Of the teams
have adhered to particularly sportsman
like tactics
Jack Gass. referee Of high school
games for the past three years.
7 probably am IN the best position to
see just how football is played in The
high schools AS referee for the past
three years I've seen no Intentional at
tempts to injure opponents This year
the games have been wholly devoid OF
even an attempt at what we commonly
call dirty work I most assuTedly ia
vor football and think that the way il
is now PLAYED In the high schools needs
no mobilization
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
OWNERS SHOWING
A FAITH IN SPORT
Nominations for Big Turf
Event Express Conf
dence in Game.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1S.-Conddcnce in
the future Of racing is partly reflected
in the way in which nominations are
made for the future events. and the
closing of the Futurity for 1911 and the
Lawrence Realization for 1872 tend To
show that breeders and owners OF the
largest racing establishments have an
abiding faith In the sport.
These two fixtures Of the Coney ISL
and Jock Club closed Monday at mid
night, and with several mails stiH TO be
heard from the FUtdrity shows a list
Of 3CG entries. while the Realization has
received 167 nominations. The Realiza-
ton has later closing for yeariings
Nov. 10, 1910 when its total viii un-
doubtedly be very considerably swelled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
MAY LEAD
DENVER BALL CLUB
Former Detroit Slugger Is
After Managerial Berth
Out West.

P4IIADEL PHIA. Nov Skinny
Barrett, the former Detroit and Boston
American League Outheld star, prOba-
bly, viii manage the Denver club Of the
Western League next season.
Barrett has been i'm communication
with the owners of this team for some
time. He had the DAYTON club for a
short time in 1865 and got together a
team that eventually made a strong
fight for the penuaut. He was one Of
the most popular men In baseball when
In harness. An injury to his knee tenn
Lacquer.
He left the Detroit club iu 1865 and
went 10 Boston. but the Old hurt both
cred him and he could not do himself
justice. From Boston ne went to PrOyi-
dence ana last summer played shortstOp
for the Minneapolis team OF the Ameri-
can Association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
GEORGETOWN'S ACTION
BASED UPON REASON
Football Abolished After Advice From Exp.rts-Fa cul-
tvs Delay Notwithstanding Effects
on Other Sports-Bond of Union.
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

That the present American style of
football is doomed is almost a certain
ty. And its finish, apparently, will
come through the instrumentahty Of
those who know what they are talking
about.
The point made in this column in the
past was that there was likely to be a
vast amount Of criticism of the game
from those who make a profession Of
ever coming TO the front TO express
their opinions on any subject large in
the public mind. whether or not they
were competent TO take part in the dis
cuSsion. For such sobbers there should
be no room I'm the community, but
vixen experts fitted to give advice have
aught 10 sSy, they are entitled to due
consideration.
Now that the time has come when
mon successful in football, fond and
proud of the game. have frankly ad-
mitted that they are given pause by
the fatalities on the gTidirOn this sea
son, they can fear no loss OF prestige
by expressing their views,
Follows Experts.
Georgetown University has come out
with the bold statement that it will
have no more of football as played to-
day, and that it viii not take 1t up until
such radical changes in the rules are
made that death can only be remote
possibility, as in baseball or soccer"
1t is a hardy stand, and viii meet
with a violent opposition, for the results
will be severe in more ways than In the
mere adjustment of a popular pastime.
But the faculty, while il has proceeded
on its own initiative, and has not wait
ed for a general consensus of college
opinion, can hardly be said to have
acted too hastily Its course viii GER
tainly be followed by numerous other
Institutions.
Georgetown and Virginia displayed
commendable dignity in not coming out
Immediately after the killing of Archer
Christian last Saturday and sWeepingly
condemning the game in a hysteTiCal
their future policy was postponed until
calmly considered and should George
town remain firm in forbidding football
its faculty will be absOlved from the
suspicion Of being swayed too easily by
a sudden Outburst Of unthinking agita-
ton.
Some Side Sacrifices.
Georgetown sacrifices more than
might be supposed in giving up foot
ball, unless something equally popular
is. substituted in the next twelve
months, which is hardly probable.
Football is far and away the greatest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

and Coaches
Say Present System Is
Most Fair.
BOOST FOR FOOTBALL.

a feature of the game between
Central and Western Tuesday,
which may act as n stay on the
proposed action of the Commission
ers In attempting 10 abolish foot
ball I'm the high schools L. the fact
tha' not a single player was forced
40 leave the field because of In
iuries.
It is doubtful whether a harder
fought contest has ever before been
played I'm the high schools. Both
teams were trained 20 the minute
for the struggle, and played des-
persteIy throughout. Yet not a
single player WIS in the least in
5ured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
FISH WILL PLAY
IN YALE CONTEST
Harvard Squad Takes Last Prac-
tiCe for Big Game
Today.

BOSTON, Nov. 18.-Harvard will hold
what probably viii be its last practice
before the Yale game this afternoon in
the stadium. It Will be secret
Medheld where the team viii await
the struggle on Saturday. That Har-
ward viii have Fish in The Hne-up at
least for a part OF SatuT Says game IS
officially announced. Fish's chest
which was hurt in the Dartmouth game
Is still sore, but he is recovering and
both trainers and physicians declare he
Will be in at shape 10 face the Blue
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
WHITE WILL PLAY
ON FORDHAM TEAM
His Reported Paralysis a Fake.
Football Not Yet Given
Up by Faculty.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-It was official
ly announced at Fordham College this
noon that White, the great football end,
would play IN the game Saturday, and
that the report Of his injuries had been
greatly exaggerated. HIS ankle is
tride weak and that Is ell.
AS far as any intention goes on the
part Of the authorities OF giving ND
football, no one has heard Of it either
In the faculty or among the students.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
CHOOSE MANAGERS.

Douglass IIillyer. 90, and William
Leach. '0s. have been chosen managers
or the Western High track aud basket
ball teams respectively. Both man
gers are mapping out plans for tile
coming season. which they promise viii
he one of the most successful i'm the
history Of athletics a the school
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
Washington Sports Will
Have Chance to Watch
Big Fellows Wind.
BOXES MCCORMICK
FOR FOUR ROUNDS
But Jack Is Not Likely to Get Gay.
Gotch and Ameri-
Gus.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

That great-and stiH good" Conan.
James Jeffries. heavyweight extraordi-
nary, arrived in Baltimore today for
series OF athletic endeavors tonight at
the Lyric Theater there, with his trav-
cling troupe OF trained athletes, and any
hardy citizens who may wish TO contend
with him for four rounds or less.
The troupe was in Atlantic City last
night, and will be in Washington De
cember for an exhibition at Conven-
ton Hall II is not to be expected that
any worlds championship will be de-
cided by this troupe, or that Jeffries
will fight himself blue in the face in
those cities where he is allowed to box,
but the show should be worth the price
OF admission.
Is His Wind Good?
The public is deeply interested in JEFF
fries and wants to sec him in action.
What he does in the sparring or wrest-
ling line will not amount to shUcks on
this exhibition tour, but If he really
works out hard enough 10 show his
PAGES. there will be an opportunity TO
get a line on his wind. A New York
paper which has well qualified fight ex-
perts, declared that when Jeffries was
last seen on the stage there sparring
with Sam Berger he was decidedly weak
IN his wind and was painting dismally
when he made an attempt to make a
speech after the performance. Should
YOU go 10 Baltimore TO see the big fell
low, watch his judgment of distance
and the amount of trouble he has with
his bellows.
The opponent of the mighty boiler
maker tonight in Baltimore will be Jack
Mccormick. Mccormick is big fellow
and should be active enough TO make
Jefries extend himself at least little.
Mccormick once achieved the distinc-
ton of knocking out Kid Mccoy with
a chance blow Then, swelled all up
with pride and enthusiasm. he tackled
Mccoy again. Mccoy was so fretted
by the previous walioping he deliber-
ately refused to knock out Mccormick.
Hence. il is a fair bet that Jack will
not become so gay and festive with
JefTries tonight. When JeGr1es comes
70 Washington he win not be allowed
70 spar
Wrestling Matches.
A side issue tonight will be the wrest-
ling match between Gus Schoeniein
(Americusl and Frank Gotch. champion
OF the world SchOenlein is a BaIti-
morean, but is known as well in Wash
ington as IN his native city He is TO
get some large sum II he wristbands
Gotch fifteen minutes.
Another billed 10 take part is Shad
Link, the tOOthlesS wonder, who has
engaged In some OF the funniest and
some OF the most stirring wrestling
bouts ever seen in washington Should
Shad take out his false teeth in the
midst OF a tussle and toss them TO his
seconds, look out for squalls, but don't
try 10 make out what he is saying to
the referee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
TRAP FIVE BEARS
IN A SINGLE WEEK
Big Game Seems Plentiful in
the Pennsylvania
Hills.

BLOOMSBURY. Pa, Nov. 18.-Five
big black bears and a large catamount
comprise part Of the large game trap
ped and killed IN the northern end Of
Columbia county during the last week
The bears were trapped by Lawson
LeVau and Howard MausteiIer, and
were secured on Bloody Run mountain,
in the northern end Of Columbia county
The catamount was shot by Mausteller
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
ANNOUNCE WINNERS
IN WHIST TOURNEY

The winners OF the hve-night whist
tournament OF the Washington Chess
Checker ana Whist Club were announc-
ed this morning, Taiaferro and TuI-
lock holding TOP score with a -fo3-
Burbank and Hutchinson with --3A7
finished second.
The winners took the lead I'M the sec
ond nights play and maintained it TO
the end. At the conclusion Of the fourth
night. they led by the narrow margin
Of +I.2. Last night they managed 10
increase their lead by +4.4 points.
The final scores of the sixteen pairs
competing in the tournament are as
follows.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

money-maker in college sports. At
most big institutions, and especially at
Georgetown. the income from the grid
iron was depended upon to finance the
athletic association and furnish the re
serve fund for rowing, indoor sports.
field and track teams, crew. and. in bad
years, the baseball squad. The far
reaching effects of cutting of the foot
ball revenue may be imagined.
Baseball pays at some colleges. but
at many 1t does not, and baseball never
attracts as muCFf money as football.
As an Illustration Of te financial side
or football, IL may be mentioned that
more than 1900 tickets have been sold
Tor the Ials-HarYard game at Cam
bridge, Moss, next Saturday and that
twelve thousand wOuld-he purchasers
could not be accommodated. Should
Yale and Harvard play for the inter
collegiate baseball championship under
the best conditions, an attendance of
ten thousand would be considered re-
markedly good and six or seven thou
sand persons at an intercollegiate base
ball game are counted a large crowd.
Baseball Profits Not Large.
The same IS true of Georgetown.
Although the school is additionally one
of the greatest factors in intercollegiate
baseball year after year. and the stu
dents and alumni take an intense pride
in the splendid teams it produces. the
2
thousand persons attend one of it's
games here at a much less admission
price than was charged last Satur-
day for the Virginia Georgetown foot
ball game, when there were about six
thousand present
Georgetown has alsC been famous
IN years gone by for its wonderful
I track teams. The uniVeFsity's annual
indoor meet at Convention Hall clears
a profit, but for an extensive cam
palgn the reserve fund furnished by
football has been relied upon. The
crew was almost entirely supported
by the excess football receipts Re
Gently there has been talk Of taking
up rowing again =. Georgetown. but
such action is nov, practically i'm
possible.
Helped University Spirit
Also, ii should be remembered that
football was the sport which brought
the collegiate and professional school
departments of Georgetown into close
communion In no other form of ath-
letics did the law, medical. and den
tai schools take so much interest;
nothing so much as football made
them proud Of GeorgetoWn's achieve
ments outside of their special de-
partmentS- The big football games
accomplished wonders in building up
q university spirit.
Here's hoping Geor getOwn will find
a substitute that viii continue its
athletic revival begun this year under
favorable auspices.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
Little Bits of News and Comment
About the Athletes and Happenings
In the Sport Realm of This Country

captain after the game As they we're
9eaten, the captain viii not be chosen
Tor week or so.
Former Coach O'Connor's statement
that Harvard was a better team against
Dartmouth Saturday than il was a
year ago should be a source of cousid-
erole satisfaction to the Crimson
coaches.
Al h5ufman says he is willing to ar
range p bout of six rounds and Is
feady 70 make the match If any good
club wants f.
There is a possibility that Billy Nc
carney may come East as STANLEY
AetcheFs manager Ketchel has taken
quite Fancy % Mccartney, and they
nave had several talks on business mat
tiers.
y match has been suggested between
Young Erne and Tommy Nfurnfv ~
New York. That contest has the riQht
sound and should draw a lot OF people
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

Frank Hinkey. who saw Yale for the
first time in action on Saturday, is not
satisfied that the Blue has the greatest
team ever
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

Reggie Brown was at New Haven
Saturday for Harvard with Harry Kers-
burg Brown has not missed a Yale
game this fail and has not seen Har-
ward play at all.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

The Navy was scored against Satur-
Gay by Western Reserve on an old
fashioned criss-cross, a play that has
not been popular for at least ten years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

% IhunksgIViUg evening a team COM
poser Of members Of the whist coutiu-
gent Of The club viii go to- Baltimore for
q match game with the Baltimore Whist
club The Washington team will be
picked next Saturday. There IS intense
rivalry between the two organize tions
and the event promises to attract in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18
one more week Of football.

Mckay played for Harvard Saturday
az II he had been in the game every
minute Of the season. He should be at
his best against Yale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-18

Had they beaten Yale Saturday, the
Tigers void have elected their 1910
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-23
AYHlWKER JCTS

An army officer at Fort Riley has
been ordered to report at Washington
for duty as military aide to the presi-
dent. A military aide is supposed to
chase after the golf balls when they
go through hole in the fence, says
the Emporia Gazette.
Three Pratt gentlement were off on
trip last week and they all found
after getting away that they were short
of the necessary dope to pay expenses
Each expected to borrow from the
other, but found every one strapped
They were strangers in strange land
and couldn't get a check cashed. Fin
ally one of them met a man he knew
and borrowed enough money to bring
them all back home.-Pratt Union.
We met a poor man today who is
dependent on his relatives, and they
don't like the enforced task of taking
care of him. Had 1 saved 10 cents
day during my younger years" he
said. 'I would have been independ-
ent. I might have saved dollar a
day during all my working career and
not stinted myself in the least This
old mans experience is worth think
ing about The trouble with Amer
lean men is that they waste dimes
looking for million dollars. More
than half the people that die are
buried by charity.-Atchison Globe.
Bert Walker of the Osborne Farmer
would like to see the school of jour
nalism at the state university become
really helpful, and he makes this sug-
gestion: I'VE don't care to become a
pest on any certain hobby, but we feel
called upon once more to make a rea-
sonable demand. We have kept quiet
for a year under trying circumstances
We insist that the class in Journalism
at the Kansas university be taught how
to do up single wraps. Too many ed
itors get all the paste on the paper
and none on the wrapper. 1t takes
too much time to run out and hunt up
n oh n fn fI0 no ar
and the wrapper The man who can
do up paper in neat single wrapper
has conquered more than the fellow
who learns to write a flowery obituary
about some old fossil who has wan
dered on to the bourne from which no
traveller returns"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-23
PURE FOOD LAWS.

Nothing is more important to the
people of this country than pure food.
After years of persistent and untiring
effort national legislation has been
framed and been in force for some
time now which demands that nothing
but pure food shall be sold to its con-
sumers, or else that limitations of GER
tain food products, which may be
harmless. shall be branded as such so
that people may know just exactly
what they are buying. Most of the
states have legislation along the same
line and the bulk of it is patterned
after the national law. as it should be.
For if uniform legislation is needed
on any one subject 1t is this one.
However, there has been some con-
certed effort during the past year or
two to break down this desirable uni
formity in such legislation. The Ma
tional Association of Food Commits
sioners is back of this movement. They
started it at their convention of a
year ago which was held in Mackinac
when a new Model Uniform Pure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-23

Food Law" was prepared which diff
fers in many essential respects from
| the present national law on the sub
| ject and the similar ones which the
states have adopted. This newly pro-
posed law was introduced into the leg
islatures of various of the states last
winter but without much success. This
association began its annual meeting
for this year at Denver today and it is
understood that a new campaign Will
be launched at it for the adoption by
states of the new model law which
varies so greatly from the present ma
tional and state laws on this impor-
tant subject.
Such a campaign should not receive
any support from the people. Indeed,
it is difficult to figure out why it is
being promulgated by the association
in question. It is assuredly most i'll
advised and ill-considered. The neces-
sity for uniformity between state and
national pure food laws should be ap-
parent to every one. Such uniformity
of law for the equal benefit of con-
sumers and producers is as imperative
for sound articles of food as is the
necessity for establishing uniformity
for standards of weights and meas
ures, of money, and the like. 1t is
needed so that the food producers of
every state may find their markets
freely, untrammelled by trade barriers
and determinations from diversity of
law among the several states.
Perhaps the national pure food law,
and its prototypes, the pure food laws
which have been adopted by the vari-
GUS states are not perfect But If it
is desirable to change them the
changes should not be made by the
states adopting different laws for
themselves. The changes should first
be made by congress in the federal
law and then followed with similar
changes in the state laws.