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The Washington times., 1910-11-07
ROYAL DEMONSTRATION
GIVEN BROWN ELEVEN
Thousands Cheer Victorious Team At Providence
Students and Alumni Go Wild on Return of Con-
querors-Citizens Turn Out En- MaSse

PROVIDENCE. Nov. Brown Uni
versity's football team got a royal well
come when IL returned 70 Providence
after defeating the Yale eleven By the
overwhelming score of 2 to O.
The 800 Of the COO Brown students who
stayed at home gathered on the campus
at 9 O'Clock. They were arrayed in
night shirts, paJs mas, and other things
Most OF the Students had the score
painted on their hacks IN large fstters
The students marched down College ITiU
in the order Of their classes. and fell
in behind the alumni the band Of
twenty pieces, and a long line OF auto
mobiles. Every other student had a
red FIRE or a skyrocket. and College Hill
was a seething mass Of red fire.
Stop to Cheer.
On the march down the hill the stu
dents stopped repeatedly TO cheer. on
reaching the bottom Of the hill they per
formed their famous snake dance. Then
they marched to the square in front Of
the station, where the snake dance was
continued
v hen the team reached the station II
was greeted With wild cheers, the tCot-
ing Of autOm obile horns and sirens and
a blaze Of fireworks
The Washington times., 1910-11-07

Wnere II was almost impossible for any
team 10 gain ground consistently. il was
only reasonable TO assume that a st-one
ohense would follow.
In winning from Syracuse. II 10 O,
Michigan has shown beyond doubt that
It is going 20 make things exceedingly
interesting for Pennsylvania and Mime
sofa.
The Gophers have only one more game
10 play before giving battle 10 Michigan,
and that Is with Wisconsin az ATinneap-
oils, and this contest should result in an
easy victory for the GOphers.
In Saturdays game both teams show
ed they are the superiorS Of any other
elevens IN the West. although the win
ner of the game Saturday between MI
nO-S ana Indiana viii have right 70
dispute NiuneSOta'S claim 10 the confer
ence championship, and the only means
Of comparing the relative Strength Of
the elevens il By the comparative score
method, which is a most unsatisfactory
method
Michigan was stronger than Syracuse
IN every department of the game, while
the same thing was true OF Minnesota
IN lis contest with Chicago. Both teams
have those two essential football quail
fcations, weight and speed, and when
they meet a battle should result which
viii be featured by the hardest kind
Of playing and which should attract one
OF the largest crowds that ever saw
CT1dirOn contest AZ Ann ArbOr.
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
MICHIGAN AND GOPHERS
TO CONTEST FOR It'll F
Logical Candidates for Championship of Middle West to
Meet on November 19-Results Show Both Are
Superior In Their Territory

CHICAGO, Nov. Michigan and Min
nesota VIZ meet at Ann Arbor on No
vember 19 for the football championship
OF the central West in a game which
should be prolific Of the best football
seen in these parts since the Michigan
Chicago battle Of 1895.
This is the logical conclusion reached
a. result Of last Saturdays contests,
in which Coach Yost showed the foot
ball world that there IS a team repre-
senting the University Of Michigan
which is destined 10 be as powerful as
any ever developed at Ann Arbor, while
the strength Of Minnesota was shown IN
its game with Chicago.
It has been commended right along that
YOst has material for a strong team.
but the Wolverine mentor has refrained
from showing his hand until ne abso-
lu,ely had 10 do so. In meeting SYRIA
cuse, a team which defeated the Carlisle
Indians and held Yale to a y 70 score,
YOst knew ne would have to place an
eleven in the field which would be equal
y strong, extensively and defensively.
Wolverine Defense Strong.
All season there has been no question
ing the defensive power OF the Wolver-
ines, and with this important depart-
ment OF the game perfected 10 a point
The Washington times., 1910-11-07

Many machines were drawn uo in
front Of the station. These were fol-
lowed by the band, the big barge c1rry-
ing the members OF the team and the
undergraduates and alumni One hun
bred automobiles were al the station.
and fully 5000 persons greeted the team.
About 5000 persons crowded the
streets Providence never before turned
out in such large numbers 10 any
affair.
Huge Bonfire Built.
When the marchers reached the cam
pus a huge pile OF wood already was
afire. The students. clad in their gro
tesqUe costumes. danced around the
IRE ard burned an efdgy Of the Yale
bulldog
Cheers and songs broke forth every
few minutes. Soon the noise abated and
the students withdrew 10 one side and
listened 70 speeches and tales OF those
who had witnessed the game
Whenever a speaker spoke Of runs by
Captain Mckap OF Sprackling, the
whole hillside TeveTberated with cheers.
After the speeches the entire body Of
Brown men gathered before the glowing
embers Of the huge fire. barred their
heads, and sang Alma Mater"
Never before was there such a wild
night in Providence Traffic was stop
ped, shopping ceased, ard those already
in bed arose and joined the great thronE
10 give one Of Browns greatest elevens
a royal welcome.
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
NELSON CONF IDENT
Of WINNING TITLE
Former Lightweight Cham
pion Believes He Will
Beat WolgaSt.
BY BATTLING NELSON.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1T seems
almost certain now that I will have
a chance TO win back the lightweight
title from Ad Wolsast in December.
i say win il back ddvisedly.
have good reason FOR thinking that
can DO SO. l do not wish 10 detraCt
from the ability Of the Milwaukee boy
But I think I am his master and
am only anxious to demonstrate il. My
reasons tor saying this are numerous
When l met Wolgast here a year ago
and he won the TILE from me, ! was
not the Battling Nelson OF old. / had
been doing a Marathon across the con-
tinent for nineteen months.
Il did not get proper rest I've woke
up at night and tried 20 figure out some
big deal When ! stepped into the ring
l was not right, physically OF mentally.
Il think the night should have been
allowed 10 80 the limit WOlgast, de-
spite my collapse. could not put me
down or out. In my tight with Cans l
was in Tar worse shape, but the referee
allowed the battle TO 60 on and won.
/ think ] could have fought a hundred
rounds with WOlgast and been as good
as ] was when Smith stopped the tight
in the fOrtieth round. I think also that
/ would have won in a few rounds, for,
while, / was some battered Up, I was
strong ana there with the knockout
punch when the opportunity presented
itself.
II will fight Moran before Coffroth's
club this month. / figure that If l
can't whip the Englishman I have no
business in the fight with WOlgasI; my
one aim now will be to get some box
ing practice / am fit physically, but
my long loaf has interfered with my
boxing. and l am bit off on my judg-
ment of distance"
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
Blue and Gray Starts Serious
Preparations for Big Game
With Virginia.
HALFBACK DUNN
MAY NOT GET IN
Hegarty Out for Practice and
Will Probably Be In
Game.

Gee. getown starts today to apply in
rs practice work the points they
learned from the game between Vir-
ginia and Carlisle Saturday.
An hours signal dr.l was had vester-
day. and it was gratifying to the
coaches to notice the ginger displayed
by the men The followers OF the team
are exceptionally well pleased with the
return Of Hegarty TO his old position At
end.
The only cause for worry at present is
the fact that Dunn. the line-plunginE
half, may not be able to play Saturday
because Of injuries received in practice
tated, walsh, the quarter, will be
shifted to Dunn's place, and Sitterding,
for three years the varsity quarter. will
be played in the pivot position.
All the other men are in tirst-class
condition, and no fears are expressed for
their ability to show true form when
they meet Virginia. Hard ScrimmagCs
viii be held during the coming week, as
the absence Of a game Saturday placed
the team at a disadvantage. The lay
of, however, afforded the team q chance
10 get a line on Virginia style, al
though very little was learned Of the
strategic plays which the Orange and
Blue may have prepared for the VaInc
this week.
Virginia is not in the least discour-
aged by their failure to down the in
dams, and II appears TO be just - conf
dent of winning the GeOrgetoUN game
now as II was before the meeting with
the Redskins.
No serious injuries were suffered by
the members Of the team SATURDAY. and
Virginia's fun strength is expected 70
be in the contest with the Blue and
Gray.
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
BLAMING COACHES
FOR YALE SHOWING
Probable That Present SyS-
tenn of Selecting Captain
viii Be Abolished.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov Yale
Is today wearing the mask Of optimism.
1t is "A mighty thin Disguise. and back
OF il may easily he seen dissatisfaction,
disappointment, and disgust.
The work Of the football team this
year has been so Wretched that Yale
has practically been knocked from the
only sporting pedestal on which she
has. heretofore, rightly claimed pre-
erninence. The students are making
blur at standing by the team. \
goodly number Of them will journey to
Princeton Saturday and cheer for the
team, but there is about as much real
enthusiasm in the prospect as there
would be In attendance upon a funeral
1t is admitted that the team is lament
ably weak, but the bulk Of the blame
IS being placed upon the Yale coaching
system, which usually selects a win
ming captain for the position OF head
coach the following year. OF course. no
one knew that Ted Coy. the greatest foot
ball player OF all times. as most experts
agree, would not make a good coach,
but his selection has shown that good
coach Hereafter il is probable that
temperamental qualities will be consid-
cred in the selection Of the head coach.
Students and players alike are anN-
touS to get through the season as quick
y as possible, and they Will then try
TO forget il as quickly as possible
II Princeton hackers Will offer 10
., there may be some Yale money IN
sight next Saturday.
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
KENNARD PROPOSES
FOOTBALL LEAGUE

ST LOUIS. Nov Vie Kennard, sSsr
football player Of Harvard. 90. %. and
'OS. is in St Louis at the Jefferson Hotel
He viii be Joined within q day or so
by two other Harvard stars. Harry
kersburg, guard OF 'O7 and 'GS, and Mert
NewhaIl, quarterback Of '06 and 'e7, who
are looking over the situation for q ma
tional professional football league. For
this purpose they are consulting with
football players, coaches and lovers Of
the game in the large cities and finding
their opinion before any attempt will Be
made 10 launch the organization
They viii remain in St. Louis for three
or four days before going elsewhere.
Professional football, IL is held. has been
tried in some States successfully, and
kennard holds that IL might work as
successfully in the league form as base
bail, holding sway ii winter as baseball
does IN summer Kennard IS regarded
as the best drop kick Harvard ever had.
The Washington times., 1910-11-07

. WI an extraordinary strong defense,
lew teams have found IL much harder
10 gain this year than last IL has not
peen noticed that the protection afford
cd inc tackles IN eliminating the heavy
mass plays OF the past has tended u
essen me gains made on the skin
tackle plays
Tie only time the strong teams have
found u impossible 20 gain consistently
has been after they have passed the
tWentE-yard line and the defensive
hacks have come up 70 brace the for
wards. Between the tweuty-yard lines
good teams have made their distance
Just as often as they ever did.
Inc rule prohibiting interference with
the ends IN going down under kicks has
not lnterfered any with the running
back OF pUnts that goes so far 70 make
q game spectacular. II has neceSsl-
tated better interference for the re-
ceiver Snd has therefore improved the
game.
No Help to Ends.
The good backs are still running the
ball back just as far as they ever did
Corbett and Pendleton. probably the
best hslfbacks in the East today, are
running back punts as though the ends
had no protection at all
In that game the Harvard forwards,
though not violating the rule in any
WAY, managed 90 box IN the cadet
ftankers nine times out Of ten. AS q
result Harvard averaged something
around fifteen yards gain on every punt
Those who expected the forward pass
to become "a popular play with the re-
mOVal Of the restrictions that formerly
hedged around il have been dIsappOint-
ed. Some few teams have been able
10 develop il into something more than
a gamble, bur mighty few.
Against real live opponents IL is just
as risky as II ever was and not nearly
so SNOWY The only excuse that any
one has yet been able 10 find FOR II Is
that il keeps the defensive team from
drawing its backs up TO the line. and
makes u easier 10 gain or line plays.
IS a threat it's a good thing 20 have
on the rule books, but that lets il out
Few OnSide Kicks.
The onside kick has been a more Or
less neglected play simply because there
are few men playing football today who
can kick accurately enough TO make il
worth while. The rule that makes an
cnside kick Illegal unless il travels
twenty yards or more has Just about
killed il as regular play.
For the next couple or weeks there
viii De A lot OF talk OF The wide open
formations. Princeton and vale and
Harvard VIII uncover when they play
their games But the chances are that
the old style straight football VIII OBJ
tain in both games
Onside Kicks and forward passes are
all right in their places. but few teams
are willing 20 take chances on them
when a championship swing- in the bal
ance-
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
NAN'S HOPES RISE
FOR ARMY CONTEST
On Strength of Saturdays
Showing Midshipmen Re-
gain Confidence.

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. The fine show
ing OF the Naval Academy team on
Saturday, when il defeated Lehigh BY
20 10 Q. greatly plesses the adherents o.
that institution. who feared that the
same between the service schools.
which viii be played at philadelphia
on November .. would be a tame affair
because Of the marked superiority OF
the Army team
But a team that could defeat L.shigh
with such ease, and do il BIZ using
straight line plays almost entirely. and
not finding it necessary to try any
progressive football. IS not likely 70 De
an easy thing against any team OF the
country.
West Points victory over Yale does
not appear 20 mean so much IN view OF
the latter's humiliation BY Brown on
Saturday. and the fact that the sol
diers scored only twenty-eight points
against Lehigh TWO weeks ago, makes
the midshipnen and the whole Navy
contingent feel as IL theIr. chances Of
winning IN the final struggle Of the sea
son are at least as good as their rivals
As matter OF fact, the Navy team has
been developing slowly, and q chance
mas Deen given TO every candidate who
showed the least promise. Under these
circumstances, the team Is lust begiu-
ming 10 find itself
The Naval Academy coaches 10 far
Their than any football directors in the
country 70 give every member OF the
squad q chance and 70 keep the final
makeup OF the team uncertain Until ths
last possible moment.
At the beginning OF the season II was
stated that The material al the Naval
academy was the strongest Tor years.
buc the showing OF the Navy team in its
early games did not Justify this, and
many football writers were inclined %
believe that Annapolis was going o.
have aspOOT team this season, and would
be Outclassed by the Army team. one
significant fact, however, is that the
Nays goal line has not been crossed
this year indeed. has not been seriously
IN danger. and another is that III.
work OF the midshipmen has improved
with every game
The game against the Carlisle Indians
next Saturday is expected 10 be the best
L. the SOU-a this season. and viii be
bitterly contested between wards o.
Uncle sam The midshipmen are uO-
likely 10 hold back anything, and Sat
urday's game viii afford an opportunity
OF seeing for the first time this season
what the Navy can do when Il is
pushed From the showing made By
Carlisle Saturday against Virginia, the
game between the AIidshipmen and IN
dians should be one Of the notable con
tests OF the season
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
3oard Of Graduates Held Responsible for Failure Of Eleven New Haven This
NEW FOOTBALL CODE
SHOWS GOOD RESUI is
Scoring Has Not Been So Frequent But Games Are lust
as Interesting Forward Pass Proves to Be Big
Disappointment.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Thrown to-
gether as a sort Of compromise 20 half
a hundred different opinions. the new
Football code has worked Sc vel thar
two-thirds OF the season has passed
witho ar any real complaint
When The rule-makers get together
again there VIII undoubtedly be further
tinkering. But. for the most part. the
rules viii be left as they are for several
years 10 come
Few Bad Features.
There are tad features to the code rs
it now stands. but ii viii not take any
radical treatment TO eliminate them
The four-period idea, for instance. mas
met with general condemnation. and
many OF the coaches, as well as practi-
cally all the mere spectators, would vel
come a return 10 the old tWo-half sys-
tenn.
The forward pass has lost many OF It's
Objectionable features by being restrict
ed 10 heaves Of twenty yards or less.
but Il is still an unpopular play and
probably always VIII be until il is lipG-
tied 10 use behind the line OF scrim-
mage. The University Of Pennsylvania
has used the play a lot this season, but
almost invariably ii IS confined 20 passes
that do not 90 over the line.
Would Have Pushing.
About the only other change that
most Of the coaches Will really insist
upon viii be the restoration Of pull
ing and pushing Of the man with the
ball after the twenty or twenty-five
yard line IS reached
II this is permitted the props viii be
knocked out from under the one big
argument the critics Of the new rules
have been able 20 advance-that there
Is not enough scoring when teams Of
almost equal strength meet
There hasn't been anything like as
much scoring under the new system
as was possible under the Old Often
one eleven NAV greatly Outclass an
opponent but stiU D.. unable 10 score
a touchdown. The ia ~vard-West Point
game revealed a team that was al
least twelve points stronger than its
opponents but which could score only
once and then only On a forty-yard run
following a blocked kick
Lots Of Excitement.
But while the scores may have been
lower the games themselves have been
just as exciting as any ever played
under the old rules. At the Dartmouth
Princeton tussIe the ball was swept
from one end Of the field % the other
So often the interest never tagged for
a minute
Except when pitted against team
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
LOBERT TO QUIT
IF DEAL SUCCEEDS
Reds Captain Is Said to Have
Blocked Trade to Phila-
delphia.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Nov. THAT
Capt Hans LObeTu, OF the Cincinnati
team, has blocked the deal which was
intended to send him 10 PHILADELPHIA,
IS the pith OF statement given out
here by one Of the officials of the Gin
Cinnati club.
Lobert said when he returned to Gin
cinnati from transforming tour that
ne would see Hermann before he gave
out any statement. He has seen Herr
mann several times and told the Red
chief that II he is traded 70 PhiIadel,hIa
he viii quit baseball entirely. I,oberf
blocked a deal to send him to ST. Louis
three years ago by refusing absolutely
to leave Cincinnati for St. Louis.
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
TIGERS WORKING
FOR YALE GAME
Princeton Eleven In Best of Con
dition for Meeting
Saturday.

PRINCETON, y. J., Nov. Only one
more week remains ahead Of the Prince
ton football team before their final game
OF the season with Yale next Saturday.
The cOachC5 said today that II was
not likely that more tFan two scrim-
IMAGES would be held this week, the rest
Of ire time 10 be s~ent in DerfectinS
PLAYS.
Never before has 4 Princeton team
been in better condition before a big
game than the present ore The team
came out of Saturdays contest with
Holy Cross in excellent shape, and the
only question Is whether the game was
not toe easy 10 test the team thorough
~ before meeting Yale. Brown was the
My man who Was kept out Of the game
entirely. and he viii be .eady to play
neNt Saturday.
On next Wednesday Fhe varsity and
substitutes, accOmpl MED by The coaches,
will go TO the Delaware Water Cap COR
a brief stay before meeting the Els on
Saturday. They will probably return 10
Princeton Friday night
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
Prep Players Large

Exeter and Andover may only be
preparatory schools, but never
theless they have football players
who run larger and heavier than
this years crop Of Ohio collegiate
warriors For instance, Andover
has eight mer who weigh more
than 80 pounds, and Exeter has
four, one Of them tipping the
scales at z54- The majority Of
them are nineteen years Of age
or cider.
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
Pit S Great Record

PITTSBURG, Nov. Followers Of
the University of Pittsburg today
are making the boast that their
gridiron representatives have thus
far this season created the great
est scoring record of any team in
the country.
Pittsburg has run up total of 222
points in six games, to none for
its opponents, the closest game
being with Georgetown, which was
thrashed II to o, and the biggest
score was against Ohio University,
II points.
The Washington times., 1910-11-07
B-xing Briefs

While Beecher takes on Cy Smith at
New York tonight.
Harry Lewis and Dick Nelson will
meet at Schenectady tonight.
Kyle Whitney and Jumbo Wells have
been matched TO meet at Albany No
vember IL.
Jack CTwin) Sullivan and Tony Ross
have been matched 10 meet al SYRIA
cuse November 16
Abe Attell and Pal Moore have been
matched for a ten-rcund bout at New
York November %
Gus Edwards. Of Pittsburg. and Con
O'kelly VIII meet al a new club in
WATERFOWL. N Y. November 10.
Honey Melody will probably meet
Ted Nelson. the Australian welter-
weight, at Albany next month.
Jack Redmond. who gave Ad Vol
CAST quite bout, viii meet Lew Po-
Wei, or California, at Fort Wayne,
Ind, November q
frankie Madden, another New York
er touted as a world beater. has been
matched to meet X. o. Brown Novem-
Der l..
Billy Allen and Tommy O'Toole have
come TO an agreement on weight. and
viii meet at 126 pOun is at philadelphia
NOVemb Der l.
Jef Doherty, the New Haven light
weight, is training Maurice Lemoine
for his match with Jimmy Moriarity
next Wednesday night.
Carl Morris, an Arkansas engineer.
tipping the beam at 2i5 pounds. will
enter the ring. like the rest, he is
after Johnson fcc a starter.
In order TO hod his contract with
Mcintosh Frank Klaus will have 10 win
over Sailor Burke in Boston next Tues
day night.