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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
FOOTBALL TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED Game Much Better Now
 Than Formerly CARLISLE DANGEROUS Has Remarkable Faculty of Turning Out Spectacular Players-James
 Thorps Is "Phenom' in
 the Athletic World
CARLISLE DANGEROUS
By WALTER MARCHAND

New York, November 1.-1Spec1al.)--
 With only about two weeks more of play
 am frank to say I'm still on the fence as 10 which is the best football team in
 the country. Of course, the Harvard Princeton game last week simplifed mat
 ters somewhat and the Yale Princeton
 game next Saturday will still further s.~aighteh things out.
 After a somewhat extended and intimate acqlaintance with the game, however '
 reserve the right to wait until after Thanksgiving day to name my choice for the gridiron laruels. It's safer and elirl- mates the chances of taking things back.
 I am willing to go on record, however, in approving the style of game now be- ing played. It may not be so satisfactory to The prophet, but it certainly does tend to even up things as between the small
 and large colleges and gives better spore
 to the oniooker.
 And further, it is a long way from making American football suitable
 game for young ladies seminaries. In poin; of fact the game as 1t is played now requires not alone the manly qualities of nerve, physical strength and i 1 full opportunity to the young man "t brains and ability to think quick to exer- else those qualities.
 There is an inside football just as well
 as inside baseball The great difference is that there is so much more inside foot 1 ball that not only does the average spec tator miss it. but the players and coacnes l themselves zee little of it. At present il seems that the possibilities of 'inside ] ff,otbaI nra llp1imit ed.
 1 Every rlayer on a team has chances tc I pull off inside work, but the position | which most needs the ability to grasp a situation and grapple with it in new way | is that of quarterback Around the little
 men who call the signals for the ba
 elevens open thousand possibilities fci inside play, and many are the quarter l hacks wto do not take advantage of thei | opportunities. That is why the 'heady | uarterb2cks--that is, those who can run | t.sm on the field as well as the coa ci on the sdelines could direct 1t, may b' | cotIntel on the fingers of one hand.
 The qut rterback must keep in mind th'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
KENTUCKY FIGHTS
 VANDERBILT HARD

Nashville November 11.-Vanderpilt won a strenuous game from Kentucky State here this afternoon by the score of IS to O. Although Vandy's goal was never in danger. it was with the utmost difficulty that the locals were able to do their scoring. The Kentucky boys had a powerful defense and time and again held the fast Commodores for downs near the goal lines. The grounds were exceed insly slippery and the best work of the teams could not be done
 Vandy's first touchdown came six min utes after play started, on a forward pass from Roins to E. Brown, who ran 20 yards. Ray Morrison kicked the goal. Not until the third period were the loca's able 10 score again. At the beginning of the second half, Vanderbilt started out with rush and after losing the ball once took it to Kentucky's seven yard line. which Morrison skirted the end for Vanderbilts second touchdown. He kicked the goal after a punt out Zack Curtin. the man who made Vanderbilt s three points, made drop kick and went in at half back and kicked the two field goals out of two attempts The last kick was from an acute angle.
 Kentucky State showed marked strength or the defensive and the coaching of the former Michigan star half back, Pren- tisa Douglas, was plainly visible. He had his men playing the regular western defense and the Kentuckians were there by enabled to break up lot of Vandy g formations Forward passing was not much in evidence. because of the slippery ball, yet Morrison of Vanderbilt and Guyn of Kentucky both punted unusual ly we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
CRIMSON BACKS RIP THE
 TULANE LINE TO SHREDS

i. Tuscaloosa, November 11.-(Special With a mixture of line bucks and end runs and occasionally a forward pass Alabama wiped Tulane off the map this afternoon by score of % to 0. The visitors were completely outclassed in every department of the game except bunting and they were nearly equalled in that capacity. Captain Walmsley, however, did great work for his team with his toe and had U not been for his kicking the score would probably have been much bigger one.
 The Alabamians were forced to punt only two or three times during the entire game, while their opponents af- the ball resorted to kicking game all together.
 The visitors were only able to make first down once during the game and that was on a forward :.ass.
 Alabama's line was impregnable throughout. while Tulane's line. all though a shade the heavier, was pune tured repeatedly by the crimson backs for large gains.
 A. Vandegraf, the speedy crimson fullback, went through their line for two touchdowns, but one of them was not counted because of Alabama be- Ing off side. Only once was Alabama s goal in danger and that was in the third quarter when Tulane recovered a punt on Alabamas ' yard line They were thrown for loss in two attempts to advance the bah and Captain Walmsley tried a drop kick from the 15 yard line, which was blocked and recovered by Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
LIVE DOPE ON ,ALL-AMERICAN
 FOOTBALL TEAM FOR YEAR
BY ". S. FARNswoRTH

New York, November 1t.-(Special.)- )- Football players are figuring on their All America elevens about this stage of the season and already have probably decided upon certain players. It is hardly fair, however, for anyone to pick their men so early, as ont uptil the very last game has been played and won is it a certainty who is the very best in his respective po- sltlon.
 The writer, like hundreds of others, thinks he knows of few who already arc sure of being elected to the greatest team on paper" but the only way to mention their names at this time of the year is to call them likely candidates.
 Wendall, whose front names are Percy Langdon, looks to be as sure of making the All-America team as he was last year He is the pivot of the great liar yard eleven. Take him away from the Crimson backfield and their attack would be weakened 50 per cent
 Spreckling, Browns captain and clever, fast gaited. quick thinking quarterback, is playing even more sensational ball than last year The fact that the Providence man has taken part in every game, while Howe Of Yale rested in the early battles,
  Walter Capp's "A-A." team.
 Howe is every bit as good a general as Spracking, but he is not. in the opin- ion of the writer, as versatile performer. In the game against Pennsy Sprackling was a demon in his attack. He did not show to the same advantage in the liar yard contest inasmuch as the Crimson ends kept him well covered. In fact, the whole Cambridge aggregation were on top of the great quarterback, and on this account alone were they able to keep Brown from scoring more than six points.
 Cornell has crack quarterback in But Ter. He, Sprackling and Howe are the best field goal kickers in the east. Surely Butler when the big paper team is picked, Also Potter of Harvard has come to the front faster than expected.
 Bud Smith. who. with Fitzpatrick. se- lected unanimously as end for last years All-Amerea team, is playing the same sensational brand of football as he did last fall. It was chiefly his work that kept Sprackling down in the Brown game. He locks to be sure of occupying another berth this year on the big team.
 Sam Felton. Harvard's other crack wing man. may also be selected, as he has inn proved wonderfully this year. He is liar wards most accurate holster.
 Smith, however is by far the class of the pair. The way he intercepted for ward passes attempted by Brown was ir1- mense. And. believe me. the little Provi- dence eleven is far ahead of any other in this mode of attack.
 The Brown system of passing is like unto a baseball catcher throwing to sec ond to catch a runner stealing. The player who losses the ball figures it tha
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I receivers duty to cover certain spot
 where the ball is aimed for. or course.
 1t takes adept receivers to make the play | successful, but in Ashbaugh and Adams, the wing men, Brown has as good par | in this line as there is on the gridiron. l Pendleton, Princeton's great back, IS every bit as good this year as he was last year and there doesn't seem to be a chance of keeping him out of the running | for the All-America team. He IS the pest broken field runner In the country. If the Tigers interference this year had been up
 to the standard am sure that Pendleton
 would have been the biggest ground gainer of the season.
 Princeton has a great kicker in Dewitt, younger member of the family of that name, and the Tigers have often relied on him to bring home the bacon" During the past month he has improved wonder fully and today is getting off long, twist ing spirals that are surely difficult to freeze to. Dewitt can be classified as "one of the finds of the season."
 There are two other ends. Captain Very of Pennsylvania state, and Eyrich of Cornell who have been putting up \ cracking good brand of football. It is rot unlikely that they will be selected by some of the gridiron experts. Jourdot of Pennsylvania, if he were a bit heev,vr. would be the equal of any wing man In the east. He is so light, however. that he has continually been forced to lay off because of injuries.
 Captain Fisher of Harvard was Walter Camps selection for one of the guard TO- sition last season and his work this fall warrants his again landing berth. Sure iy Fisher has been just as powerful to the Crimson line this fall as he was F months ago.
 When the Princeton coaches shifted Captain Hart from his backfeld to tackle lE was a wise move. Hart was great man behind the line, but he has proved even greater in the line. He is fast, hard charger and follows the ball in fault less style. His ability to get down the field on punts has added strength to the Orange Black combination. Hart didn't make the All-America team as back last fall. but he may grab position his season as tackle.
 As center Princeton has powerful man in Bleuthenthal and he is making a hard fight to be among the eleven men selected as greatest of 'em all. He is a sure passer and on the defense is found in every play.
 Pennsylvania state followers think that in Miller they have a quarterback every biz as good as Sprackling and Howe. There is no getting away from the fact that Miller is a first class man, but he hasn't shown the same ability as the Yale and Brown man.
 It is not unlikely that the Princeton, Yale and Harvard games will bring forth other stars, for in both of these contests 1t is not unusual when some unlocked for player bobs up and proves himself the man of the hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
DISQUE HIGH SCHOOL SQUAD
 FAILS TO SHOW UP FOR GAME

Gloom prevails in the camp of the Cour- leux Disappointment is written upon the faces of all. Why? The muchly her aided Disque high school bunch failed to show up for the football game that was advertised to be played yesterday at Rickwood field.
 . When the train from the burg of Gads- den arrived at that spacious. and ancient Louisville and Nashville station, no hard or determined faces of warriors were seen. Manager Hanby, in the moment of great expectancy, sallied to the Western Union office and wired to Paul Steven son, the coach of the Disque bunch. re- questing an answer as to why pigsiSin warriors were not on the scene of ac- tion and why they had not held up to their agreement, but Coach Paul an- swered not
 Thinking that one of the members of the bunch had stumped his toe or that some other momentous happening had oc- cured, the telephone was used. When an inquiry was made for Coach Paul or any member of the team, in that lear burg, none could be. located. Someone suggested that perhaps the aggregation was here in spirit, but the manager was assured that they were not spiritualists, but pigsllin warriors The scene changes-a few hours later. At Redwood the faces of the crowd are lit up with expectancy-anticipa the pleasure of. seeing a close and hot game with that celebrated Disque team. Then the doleful words, '"rhe Disque bunch has failed to arrive,'' sent a chill of melancholy to the hearts. From a smile to grouch they changed.
 But the ever busy Hanby hustled an all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
WEATHER BROUGHT A PARDON
The President Freed Woman Boot
 legger in Alaska

From the New York Evening Mail.
 One cannot consider the case of Lottie Burns without feeling that the President did right in granting pardon to her. Nor can he resist the conclusion that climatic conditions may sometimes strengthen the plea for executive elem ency.
 Lottie Burns lives up in Nome. Alaska, and the plain truth is that she has been in jail for selling whisky in violation of law Her sentence of a year would have expired in the middle of the long arctic winter now closing in, and if kept in prison until then she would have been turned out homeless and penniless at a time when person in such circumstances in that latitude has to look death straight in the face.
 So Lottie Burns appealed to the Presi- dent either to pardon her right away or to permit her to remain in jail for six months after the expiration of her sen- tence, thus tiding her over the winter sea- son. Lottie Is now hustling around pre- pairing for the cold spell, but she is done with the whisky business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
PRINCETON WINS
 BY LUCKY KICK

Princeton. N. J.. November 11.-Luck pure and simple. decreed that Prince ton should beat Dartmouth in foot ball this afternoon and so the official score will go down into history as a to victory for the orange and black
 Princeton's points were scored by freak drop kick from Dewitt on the <7 yard line. The ball did not rise more than 10 feet at the start and after bounding twice along the ground took a freakish bounce in front of the goal posts and cleared the cross bar Referee Langford decreed that a field goal had been made according to rule (, section II.
 Aside from this piece of luck the two teams were evenly matched. A to O score is a fair indication of the com paratfve strength of the two teams as they played today.
 The visitors gained more first downs by rushing than Princeton and had it not been for several long dashes by Pendleton, Baker and Sawyer the orange and black would have been on the defensive most of the time.
 Following was the line up:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
GEORGIA TECH SURPRISES
 SEWANEE TIGERS BADLY

Atlanta, November 1.-The Georgia School of Technology football eleven sur prised local enthusiasts today when it tri- umphed over the University of the South from Sewanee, Tenn, by a score of % to C. The Tennessee squad was clearly out classed from the outset and the long punts of Gillem, Sewanee's end, alone kept the score from being greater.
 Tech scored two touchdowns in the sec ond quarter and two in the fourth on straight plays, in which the element of chance played an insignificant part.
 While the Sewanee men succeeded in making their first down at spasmodic in- tervals their play was inconsistent and they necessarily went down in defeat be- fore the steady line plunging and end run ming of the Tech eleven.
 Patterson. Goree and Cook claimed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

At State College. Pa: Pennsylvania State College T., Colgate 9.
 At Baltimore: University of Virginia si, Johns Hopkins University Q.
 At Lincoln: Nebraska 2, Doane Q. At St. Louis: Missouri State University 5, Washington University ,.
 At Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina T. University of South Caro- lima o.
 At Atlanta: Tech Y, sewanee 0.
 At West Point: Army 20. Bucknell 9. At Bethlehem, Pa: Swarthmore 9, Le high ?.
 At Amherst: Amherst 10, Worcester Polytechnic Institute s.
 At Syracuse: Syracuse IS, Vermont O. At Evanston: Chicago 9, Northwestern 3 At Middletown, Conn: Williams 6, Wes- leyan 5.
 At Hartford, Conn: Trinity 35, Massa- chusetts Aggies 6.
 At New Haven: Yale 15, Brown 0. At Atlanta Tech 23, Sewanee o. At New Haven: Yale Freshmen O. Princeton Freshmen O.
 At Annapolis: Navy 52, University Of West Virginia Q.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
MISSISSIPPI A. & M.
 DEFEATS l.. $. U.-6-0

Gulfport, Miss, November 11.-Mis- sissippi Agricultural and Mechanical college defeated Louisiana State uni yersity here this afternoon to 0 at football. The only points scored were made during the first few minutes of play in the first quarter. Louisiana kicked off to Mississippis 90 yard line, Williams bringing the ball back 20 yards. By an end run Williams took the ball to Louisiana's 15 yard line and later scored on a forward pass, Will Hams to McGhee. Jennings kicked goal. Although outplayed the first half of the game Louisiana State took q brace dur ing the latter half and gained more ground than Mississippi, but could not score The line-up:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12

At Philadelphia: Pennsylvania g. La fayette 6.
 At Ithaca: Cornell 6. Michigan O.
 At Blacksburg, Va: Virginia Polytech- lie Institute 16, University of Tennes- see l..
 At Wakeforest: Davidson College g, Wakeforest 0.
 At Richmond: Randolph-M Macon $, Hampden-Sydney Q.
 At Dickinson: Dickinson Il, Gettys- burg 0.
 At William Jewell: William Jewell 2 Rolla ?.
 At yaldosta: Mercer 6, Columbia oi Florida 6.
 At Lawrence. Kan: Oklahoma 3. Kan. sas O.
 At New York: New York University c | Rutgers O.
 At Worcester, Mass: Holy Cross 24 Colby O. At Indianapolis: Indiana 0, Illinois O. At Raleigh: Agricultural and Mechan- l ical College 15, Washington and Lee O.
 At Wilmington: Donaldson Military Academy o, Wilmington High School 16. | At Washington: Georgetown 23, Vigilant 1 Agricultural College 0 ! Cambridge: Harvard 15, Carlisle IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
North Carolina's Noted Sons

North Carolina man was in this office with the pleasing intelligence that Ty Couus grandfather was born in that great state, which makes Tyrus grandson of North Carolina And here comes George Marcellus Bailey of the Houston Post, with this veracious statement
 A note from Charlotte. informs us that Home-Run Baker is a member of the Baker family Of Rnwsn county. That settles it IJa -s-e.. North Carolina but doesn't know 1t yet &n1EWlN
 We have ll0..--4 rBno enthusiasm among our next door neighbors over the fact that Hon. Joseph Gurney Cannon was born in North Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
CORNELL DOWNS
 MICHIGAN ELEVEN

Ithica, N. T., November 11.-Straight football was knocked to the four winds today in the greatest intersection game of the year between Cornell and Michigan, the eastern college winning out to O.
 The game furnished the finest exhibi- tion of bunting ever seen here. Forward passes did not work at all. Michigan -ried four but lost on every trial. The punt ing of Butler and O'Connor for Cornell gained about 10 yards on every exchange with Michigan and 1t was probably due to that form of playing that the victory was due.
 Cornell in the third period scored the only touchdown of the game. After a fasilade of punts Eyrich caught the ball from Buffers boot on the Michigan l5 yard line. Halfback Whyte and OCon- nor made seven yards through tackle and then lost the ball to Michigan. The Vol Nerrs failed to gain and Thomson punted. Child broke through. locked the punt, and Fritz grabbed the ball. He landed over the line for a touchdown and Butte, kicked the goal. ta
 The ball was in Michigan's territory in the fourth period but Cornell failed to score. Butler tried goal from mid field and barely missed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12

Alabama's first touchdown came in the second quarter when Moody ran back a punt 40 yards through a broken field and laid. the oval between the posts. The score then stood to O, Until the last quarter when the Ala bama backs and ends got busy and with a series of fierce line plunges and ends over end runs piled up three more touchdowns.
 For Alabama the work of the two Xandegraffs, Countiss, Baumgartner, Mcdowell and Moody was almost per feet, while for Tulane Garrett, Gills and Walmsley did the best playing.
 If Alabama keeps up at the present rate of playing the outlook for Se- vance next Saturday is gloomy indeed That will be one of the hardest fights that Birmingham will see and if the dope isn't badly upset the crimson lads will cop the victory.
 The line up was as follows: Alabama. Position. Tulane Baumgartner co K. E. E...........G .Gillis Countiss. k. IT,. .Craighead Hicks, Black. Clarfeine. G............. East Barnett.......... .. .... Commagere Kellar. r...........L. G..........C .Callan Powell. ..........L T....... McCleoud Vandegraff, Fl ..L. E....... Garrett Moody y...........Q e. B.......... Marks Finneu,
 Harsh. .......R. II. Walmsley co
 Mottram. Vandegraff, A....F. B...,.....H Hopkins Mcdowell, Miller, Heard ...........I l.. H........ George
 Referee. Wtkins.g Sewanee; umpire, Streit, Auburn; field judge, Coerleaux timek keeper, Burke, Alabama; time of quarters, 15 minutes; touchdowns, Van degraff, A., and Baumgartner and Moody; goals from touchdown Moody
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star bunch, composed mostly of the alumni, to tustle with the varsity. A game ensued, in which the Highs won by the score of near the half century mark to nothing. The crowd was greatly disap- pointed and could imagine no reason why the Disque team had failed to arrive. However, someone said that they had dis banded. But then, one could not reason why they would not at least let he Highs know of the disbandment
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Substitutes for Tech. Cook for Eckert for Sewanee, Colley for Gailor. Touch down: Tech, Patterson 2. Cook 9 Goals from touchdown. Patterson 3. Time of periods, 15 minutes. Referee, Hamilton YanderbilD; umpire, I. Brown CNander- bilD: field judge, Beaver Georgia.
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while Gillem, Gillespie and Tolley showed an advantage on the Sewanee team. The