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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02
EVERY PLAYER SHOULD HAVE
GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF RULES
Thorough Grounding in Finer Points of
Foot Ball Code Essential to a Sue
cessfM Eleven.

third down and < yards TO go. On the
next play the Virginia back fumbled and
the ball struck a Navy player. II bounded
back and a Virginia man recovered it.
The referee held that Virginia had re-
covered a free tumble and that IL was
first down. On the next three times the
Charlottesville eleven managed to get
the ball over the line and thus won the
game by the lone touchdown.
Now the point made is that the tumble
was not a free one and the recovery OF
the ball by the Virginia man did not
mean that il was first down. The rule
covering the point states that the conti-
nuity of the downs shall not be broken
unless the ball shall have passed into the
actual possession of the opposing team
before il is recovered. Now In the case
down, there is no doubt that the decision
was wrong and that had the Navy player
been well enough versed In the rules SO
that he, could have pointed out to the
team would not have had to endure
defeat at the hands of lower ranking
eleven.
The man who refereed the game later
called attention to the decision which ne
had made and stated himself that had he
not committed the error the Navy eleven
would not have been defeated.
To almost every man who has PLAYED
foot ball there may be called to mind
games which have been lost in just such
a manner as was the Virginia-Navy con-
test and the fallacy was not discovered
until after il had ended.
Players Should Study Code.
These are the things which render n
imperative for every man to have q
good working knowledge Of the code I'M
der which he is playing. For any man
who intends trying out for foot ball
team il should be borne in mind that
the one thing he should do even before
practice is started is to buy himself a.
rule book and become thoroughly con-.
yersant with every section Of every rule
and the various constructions which
might be placed upon each.
Unless every player on the team Is
thoroughly familiar with the rulings in.
regard to every decision that may be
given games are likely to be lost. close
contest in foot ball hinges on some
mighty little things-so small, in fact,
are some of the things which decide grid
iron games that oftentimes they are won
or lost because of the loss or gain OF
5-yard penalty. A 5-yard penalty may
not at a casual thought appear 70
evenly matched with an opponent and Is
fighting desperately for every inch II will
be realized just how valuable distance
of even one yard may be.
Players owe just as much OF duty TO
themselves to learn every small point
which may arise in regard to the rules
as they do to have the signals down to
such a fine point sthat running on plays
becomes almost second nature to them
and they can go through them without
hardly having to think after the num-
Der is called. Unless the knowledge or
the signals is perfect In each individual
mind every PLAYER realizes that the Team
iciency. and such should always be borne
in mind in regard to a careful study OF
the code which governs the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02
LOCAL ELEVENS SHOW MANY
CRUDITIES IN FIRST GAMES
Great Deal of Work Will Have to Be Put
in by Teams Between Now and
Seasons End to Perfect Play.

ed to get the ball closer to the Richmond
goal than the 20-yard line
The Farmers coach will endeavor tc
perfect the offense of his team from now
on. so that it will be an aggressive ma
chine and capable of scoring points
While the eleven showed to advantage as
a defensive aggregation. 1t did not looh
very much on the offensive and without
being able TO score touchdOWnS 1t is not
likely that it will win many games
The Farmers. like Georgetown are
probably in need of a Tot of hard work
The coach is most likely gradually work
ing his team up to a point where it will
be at its best against St Johns and is
taking chance of losing one or two OF
his early games for the purpose of win
ming from the Annapolis school, which is
all mighty good policy from the NJ. A. c.
standpoint.
Over at Gallaudet the team made the
best showing that it has in it's first
game for years. The Kendall Green team
is not so very heavy, but is composed OF
fast light men, who. with the right kind
of work. should develop into good team.
The Buff and Blue eleven showed many
crudities in its work, though, which it
will take some time to eliminate.
High Schools Are Crude.
So far the high schools have shown
but little. with the exception of Central.
The Blue and White institution has given
evidence that it is in a class by itself
so far. If Technical gets Morris eligible
to play it will have a chance against the
last year champions. but without him
it is hard to see anything but Central in
the series. Tech against the Maryland
Agricultural College. showed fairly WELL
but it is not the team that was sup
posed. else Gallaudet would not have run
up a score of 81 to o on the Manual
Trainers, especially if they were as
strong as they were last year or the year
before.
Tech will have to get in great amount
of work if it hopes to hold its high posi-
ton in scholastic foot ball this fall, I'M
less. as has been said before. Morris be-
comes eligible
Western. Eastern and Business have as
yet showed nothing. Eastern beat an ath
letic club % to Saturday, but that is a
poor criterion of the teams real strength.
Business. according to reports, has poor
material. while Western so far has shown
nothing. and an immense amount of prac-
tice will have to be put in by these teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02

NEW YORK, October Christ,
Mathewson, the big gun of the Giants
is supposed to favor two pastimes in the
realm of sport. The first of these is
base ball. the next checkers. in both OF
which Christy is a champion.
But. on the other hand. neither base
Dali nor the game of checkers holds the
highest spot in Chrsty's esteem. De-
spite the fact that he has achieved the
highest niche in all pitching halls oil
fame, the Giant star picks foot ball as
the greatest game he ever played.
I'd rather play one good game of foot
ball, Matty replied to a query along this
line. than a dozen games of base ball
checkers or anything else. I'm not knock
ing base ball. It's a great old game and
has done more than it's share for me
But for all that. I've never drawn the
thrill nor the pleasure from it 1 used to
get in moleskin suit while hitting a
line or taking a shot at the goal in a
tight pinch"
Matty was the same careful student
and hard worker in foot ball that he has
always been in base ball." said an old
college chum of Matty's, who furnished
few interesting side lines upon his
work on the gridiron. He was always
the first man on the field and the last
man to leave.
Long after the others had quit off
around dusk Matty was still out there
practicing drop kicks and punting up and
down the field. He would work from
different angles and different distances,
to be prepared for any sort of emergency
He not only played the game. but
studied 1t all the unrestricted it just as
he has studied base ball. 1t has always
been a Mathewson chara cteristic that, no
matter what he went to, he went to ii
with everything he had, studied it closely
and overlooked no BETS.
Best Play Ever Made.
In recounting the best play he ever
gave vent to in foot ball Big Six lays
the scene of 1t at West Point.
I'VE were playing the Army that day.
reminised Christy, and the game was
a tight one Finally we got the mall
on their 47-yard line, over near the left
side of the field. upon the third down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02
ATHLETIC STRIFE.
Two Amateur Unions in Ireland Are
at Odds.

NEW YORK, October 2.-Just now
the old world is passing through the tur-
mol of athletic strife. No sooner does
the row between the English A. A. A,
the n. c. L. and the A. A. L. take on a
lull than a battle flies up between the
Gaelic A. A. and the Irish A. A A. in
Ireland. Neither association i'm the
Green Isle tolerates the other. nor il
there any sign that the split will be set
tied in the near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02
Missed the Big Scene.

"A Belated Confession" is the title or
highly interesting reminiscence by Irwin
s. Cobb. in our next Sunday Magaz zine.
1t was eleven years ago this summer
that the Goebel murder trials were held
I'm Kentucky and among the scores OF
newspaper men there from all parts Of
the country was a raw reporter for q
Cincinnati evening paper. He had been
only recently married, and, through his
inexperience. wasn't so alert as he might
have been. The result was tnat ne en-
tirely missed the sensational court scene
when Henry Youtsey made his dramatic
confession. Anyhow, such o fine report
was sent TO his paper that the reporter
was highly complimented by his editor.
That is what makes the tale so INTEREST
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02
GOES TO MEXICO.
Col. Vim Made Manager Of Mexi'
can Jockey Club.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. October Col.
NJ. j. Winn. general manager of the
Louisville Racing Association and the
Jockey Club of Juarez. Mexico. has been
made general manager of the Jockey
Club of Mexico, at Mexico City. Col.
Winn returned recently from the Mexican
republic. accompanied by Judge Charles
f. Price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02
SHOULD HAVE ATTENTION.
American Boys Should Be Cared for
More by Fathers.

NEW YORK. October ut is the
opinion of James f. Sullivan. secretary
of the American Olympic committee. and
former president of the A. A. L., and a
man with over thirty years experience
in athletics. that the American boy should
be looked after more by his father than
is generally the case. In the way of en-
couraging his boy in sport. the American
father, Sullivan says. is failure. and
the American mother is little better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02
HOCKEY IN DANGER.
League May Be Dissolved Because
of Boxing.

NEW YORK, October Hockey
has become pretty badly involved in the
Madison Square Garden boxing muddIe.
In fact. according to the Amateur Hockey
League, things look so unpromising that
II 10 Just possible that there may be no
hockey at all next season. and no indoor
Ice skating, either, for that matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02
SNAKES LURED TO DEATH
BY EXHIBIT OF REALISM
Necks Broken in Endeavor to Crawl
Into Crevices Painted on
Canvas.

NEW YORK. October 2-Seeing things
which were not real but which they be-
lieved to be real. caused the death of two
timber rattlesnake in the geological gar
dens, Bronx Park, yesterday. DR.. w. I.
Hornady, curator, takes great pride in
his collection of reptiles and for many
months has intended to reward them with
q new home. According to the story told
yesterday, DR.. Hornady several months
ago, while in Sullivan county, saw a bit
of scenery consisting of rocky ledge
which he thought would make an ideal
home for the snakes in the gardens.
Too Much Realism.
Upon his return he directed that the
rocky ledge be reproduced and the new
snake den was built of great blocks of
rough granite, on which the reptiles could
take their daily sun bath. It was thought
that more realism would be added if a
background of hills were put in. A scenic
artist was ordered to make painting of
a rocky background upon canvas.
He succeeded beyond DR.. Hornaday' s
fondest hopes and when the canvas was
stretched it was hard for human beings
to tell where the real rocks ended and the
and caverns that opened invitingly for
the snakes. When the reptiles were
placed in their new home yesterday they
Immediately crawled to the rocky ledge
Two of them saw the crevices upon the
painted background and tried to crawl
In. Upon failure they become so irritated
that they struck at the canvas with their
heads, breaking their necks.
Keepers to the Rescue.
Keepers rushed into the den and drove
back other snakes. fearing they might
meet the same fate
well, 1t serves them right said one of
the keepers as he came out Many man
has seen snakes when there weren't, and
thing when 1t isn't"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02
Keepers to the Rescue.

Marquards sore arm must have been
ina ginary. Any pitcher who can hold
the Cubs to six hits, blank them. strike
out seven and walk only three is not a
subject for "Bonesetter' Reese. And
"Rube" opposed Lew Richie. who defeat
cd him last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02
BY n. C. BYRD.

Work will be begun in earnest this week
lastic and college elevens will settle down
to the hard grind which is to come be-
tween now and the last game of the
season in November. The games last Sat
urday gave a good idea as to just where
the different teams stood and allowed the
coaches to get good line on the weak
nesses of their teams, and from now on
the hardest kind of work will be done in
an effort to eliminate the crudities which
appeared in the opening contests.
In the Georgetown team the main de-
feet which appeared was the lack of con-
certed action on the offense both on the
part of the lnemen and the backfied.
While. of course, it was to be expected
that the offense of the Blue and Gray
eleven would not be perfected either in
the matter of backfielding interference or
offensive line play because of the lack of
practice as unit, ii seemed that the
players should have taken care of their
men several times when they did not
Many times a lone end would worm mis-
way through mass of beautifully form
ed interference and down the runner
The linemen failed to open up holes many
times as they would easily have been
able to do had they had the necessary
practice together.
Must Work Hard.
Hard work will be necessary to elimi-
nate the rough edges, and without the
former the Blue and Gray eleven will not
be the formidable machine that has been
predicted. While the report has been
circulated time and again that there is
material enough on the Hilltop from
which to develop a great eleven, it is GER
tain that without the men all being pres
ent at every days practice and without
a great amount of work the eleven will
not reach the standard which it might
otherwise.
The Maryland Aggies showed a lack
of an efficient offense down in Richmond
in the game against Richmond College.
The Farmers. while they did not allow
the Virginians to get within striking dis
lance of their goal, themselves failed to
negotiate a tally. The Marylanders fail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02

place as long as there is reasonable
purse hung up. Now let these middles
toe the scratch and stop talking about
what they can do, but do not do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02


There is going to be some sport for the
little fellows at New Orleans pretty soon
frankie Burns and Johnny Daily are billed
to start the ball rolling in the bantam
weight tourney and then will follow 9th
ers with Johnny Coulon and possibly Sic
Smith of England as the stars. Harry
Forbes OF Chicago is also being consider
ed and the little comeback champion
will be given a chance to make good over
again.
Will Leon Ketchel, brother of the late
Stanley Ketchel. make name for him.
self in the boxing world? Leon, a young
er brother, weight 134 pounds. managed
by Mike Donaldson of Haverstraw, n. Y.
is out for glory in the lightweight divis-
ion and from reports received here he
is a likely chap He has had twenty
fights as an amateur and two profess
sional bouts, losing only one on a foul.
He is said to have the old shift that made
his unfortunate brother famous and can
hit like a mule kicking. He may be able
to make good and his friends are pulling
for him to do so.
forgotten the McFarland-Wo lgast fiasco
and are beginning to plan for the future,
but not in a boxing way. There are hun
dreds of young men in the city who are
taking an unusual interest in the agita-
ton for boxing reform and they are going
to put their shoulders to the wheel when
the right time comes and have something
to say about certain matters. They are
going about 1t quietly. but sure. and are
organizing clubs with the object of get
ting a fair show when it comes to politics
and boxing. They intend to throw their
strength where it will do the most good
and feel that they will be able to accom-
plish more that way than by going to the
courts There is talk here of charging
the movement SO as to take in towns and
cities through the state and eventually
spread to other cities where the agita-
ton among a few results in putting a
ban on the boxing game. The movement
is being talked of now from many differ
ent points and it will not be surprising
to find it becoming national before long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02

Marshall C'henoweth. eighty-nve years
Old, is dead at his home on Chenoweths
Creek. W. Va. where he was born and
had resided all his life. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-02

The unexpected happens very frequent
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-19
STOCK MARKET
CLOSES QUIET
ny Associates PrsaA

New York. Oct. ls-IrTegular changes
occurred at the opening of the stock
market Today Movements Of active
stocks for the most part were down
wards. United States Steel opened I'M
changed on a sale OF 5000 shares but
soon fell or SIS. Western Maryland
lost q point and Kansas City Southern
81. Anaconda advanced a point.
After developing generally heavy
tone and establishing losses OF half a
cent In Union Pacific and Reading and
lied brislSly. United States Steel returned
TO near yesterdays closing level and
Union Pacific fractionaly above. Con-
unued selling Of the American Tobacco
bonds, which went down 5-S for the tours
and l is for the skies, encouraged short
selling by professionals. Heavy lines of
American Cotton OH pressed Il 2 Ia on
reports that the dividend on the common
stock was not being eorned.
The market was irregular throughout
the morning. Some of the industrials
showed frmness but the railroad list was
unsettled except the coRlers. Pressure
against United States Steel was again
conspicuous. Recovery m prices which
was carried further before there was
sufficient realizing to cause q set back.
American Cotton Oh continued downward
to AZ 80, making its loss over three
points. Weakness Of the American To-
baCco bonds checked speculative opera
lions in other bond issues, but prices
were fairly well sustained.
Speculation was quiet and featur eless
between IL and l O'Clock. Prices general
ly ruled slightly above yesterdays closing
despite continued selling Of U. s. Steel.
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NEW YORK MARKET.
COTTON MARKET
CLOSES STRONG
sy AssoeIated Pr.,s.

New York, Oct. 1s.-Cotton opened
steady at q decline of and IA points In
sympathy with decided weakness in
Liverpool. The opening was active with
the south again selling freely and room
bears who covered earlier in the week
putting out new short accounts. New Low
records were made throughout the list
Sharp rallies occurred toward midday
on a scare Of shorts due to reports OF
a storm In the southwest belt. Prices
fully regalned the early loss and even
passed yesterdays closing list. New Or
leans and Memphis were the leading buy
ers on the weather scare. but local bears
sold on the advance owing to rumors OF
bearish national ginners' report. Local
prices at midday were 13 to l6 points IN
from bottom and TO points higher than
last night. upot, quiet, middling uplands.
After midday the market showed less
activity but remained quite steady OF
scattered covering. dut to fear OF an IN
favorable weather map. The latsgt rum
ors placed the national ginners' figure at
$3.50 900 bales, but the trade was stin
skepticaL
Cotton spot closed quiet, r14ddling ND
lands s.45; gulf $50; no sales
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-19
CHICAGO GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
BY Associated Press.

Chicago. Oct. 1s.-Plenty Of orders came
out today to buy wheat. The opening
was IA of to a shade higher. December
started at 81 TO 100 Is, loss OF 1-SQ-
IA, but quickly rallied TO 100 ga.
With pit shorts buying. corn had an up
ward swing. December opened a six
teenth lower to a like amount up at 81 IL
to "a SIS and rose to 81 3-407-S.
Oats advanced with corn. December
started unchanged to 1-s down at AZ 3-8
to AZ 1-2 and recovered to AZ 1865.
Provisions made a gain all around ow-
ing to commission buying throughout
the entire list. First sales were 1-2 TO
II l-2 up with January deliveries 49, 5
for pork; s.S5 to $50 for lard and sos for
ribs.
Additional gain In corn. Close steady
at SIS for December and a net advance
Of 16D1 Is cents. Cold and snow hinder
ing seeders in Germany helped a further
advance in wheat So did unfavorable
crop advices from Russia and from Kan
sas. The close was steady with Decem-
Der rs cents net higher at 10l 1-s.
Cash grain:
Wheat-No. 2. red, 1O0@10l; No. /,
northern, l13G1l5 1-2; No. 2, northern,
1113I14: No. 2, spring, liz; velvet chaff
Corn No. 2, II S-4; No; 2, white,
70 l-2: No 2, yellow, 73 1-4474.
Oats-No. 2, as 3-467-S; No. 2, white,
At 3-494s 1-2; standard, AZ IA
Rye-No. 2, % 1-2.
Barley-759125; Timothy, 13O061525.
Clover-140Od1 1850.
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VESSELS in PORT.
Steamships.


Glencoe. Br, Cooper, 1899. to Pensa-
cole Lumber Co.
Pomaron, Br GrifHth, 1850, to J. A.
Merritt q Co.
EVELYN, Br, HigRinbotham, 1913, to
The Keyser- Muldon Co.
Mordenwood, Br. Searlc, 1877, to
Export Lumber Co.
Brooklet, Br, Horn, 2O4s, TO Hyer
Bros.
August Belmont, Br. Clarke, 1867, 90
Gulf Transit Co.
Kylemhor, Br, Campbell, 2lOS. to
Gulf Transit Co.
Carisbrook. Br, Hunter, 1875. 90 Geo.
w. Howe e. Co.
sacola Lumber Co
Ships,
Canara, Ital Asaldi, l411, 10 master.
Barka
Fenice Ital, Pellereano, 1878, 10 Pen
sacola Lumber Co.
Norma, Nor. Aanonson, 772. 10
master.
Frust Bismarck, Ger. Schumacher.
Annie, Br. Void. 1873, to master.
Alastor Nor, Amudsen, 797, 20 Pensa-
cola Lumber Co.
oracoma, ItaI, Janni 1929, TO Ro-
1yhinIatter, Nor, Jensen. 1899. to
German American Lumber Co.
Sehooners.
Donna Christina, Am, Brown, 1855, to
master.
John Francis. Am. wessls. 4s4. to
master.
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CHAPTER XIX.

By the time they had passed
through the Cold LAirA Rather
ines strength began TO fan. The
rapid pace ct which they had made
the ascent from the beach had told
upon her more than Coast would have
realised but for indispensable evi.
dences OF distress she betrayed. her
lagsard footsteps and her labored
breathing. Passing an arm round her
waist, he held her up and gave her
what support and help be could. but
when they had gained the summit of
the first ridge inland. between the
farmhouse and deserted village. he
had to pause and rest.
From that point Of VANTAGE, with
the broad crescent OF the beach spread
out beneath their gaze, they watched
the landing Of the seine-boat.
Like some huge water insect Of
many legs, black body silhouettsd
against the silVersd sea, Il sped In
shore, four long oars to Q side dip
ping and lifting with the rhythmIcaI
beat Of perfect piece Of machinery.
Then Of Q sudden with precise 40
cord the oars were lifted and laid In:
at slowly decreasing speed the long
boat slipped through tho shoaling wa
tiers and nosed the sands. Four az.
ures leaped overheard, and Eraspins
the thwsrts hauled the bows high up
on the beach. Others followed, some
lingering to help drag the long-boat
out OF the tides limits, some trottins
to Blackstock's aid.
With difficulty. because Of the mo-
mentartly fading light Coast counted
the company Of the newcomers: they
numbered. as nearly a he could es-
innate ten With Blackstock and
Chang. that meant twelve to two
fourteen to two, II he we're 30 include
the two coolies in the farmhouse.
BE withheld q groan Of dismay, and