New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-15

Psurs School
,o,,,s Ritter, who played with Utica
La, year has signed a contract to man
zoe the Elnra club. of the New York
stats League, next season.
par p. johnson, president of the Amerl-
can League. announced yesterday that
psrt shotton. Of the ST. Louis team,
shoph have been credited with thirty-fve
stolen bases, instead of twenty-six, in the
league averages published on Monday.
The mistake was due to an error in print
ing.
MAYOR Fitzgerald Of Boston is the
happy possessor Of the last ball used in
me game that gave the worlds champion
.bin 10 the Red Sox. Chief Meyers. the
Nav York catcher sent II TO him from
his home in California The ball bears the
Following inscription:
This Is the ball Devore threw TO me
Zoo late TO cut off the winning run for
the Red sox world series, 1912. Catcher
Movers. New York Giants"
Mordecai Brown, former pitching star
If the Chicago Cubs, has been ordered
nv his physician to give up baseball. The
tn.e which Brown injured while pitching
ltor the Cubs last season has proved more
troublesome than expected.
Bud" Sharpe. the former major league
n,ysr. who led the Oakland club, Of the
paasc Coast League, TO it's first pennant
4
Boston Braves next season. Sharpe gave
up his position as a manager because OF
poor health.
To prove that he killed deer with
stone is not a falsehood, as some persons
would have II, Clarke Griffith, manager
Of The Washington Senators, is exhiolting
pcture and the evidence Of Henry the
catcher, who was with him.
Gandu Groome and Foster, players
Who did much to land the Senators In the
first division. signed their contracts Tor
Ei2
Hal Chase has taken UP basketball
The first baseman of the Yankees WIN
nsy his first game tomorrow evening
with an ail-star team against the 81
James Triangles at sheepshead Bay
Charley Brickley, the Harvard footoah
star. has refused an offer to go INTO
vaudeville. IT is said that 500 a week was
the bait.
Robinson. head coach of the Brown
.sy.r has been quoted as follows on his
Impressions of the Yale and HarVaFo
teams
The respective scores against Brown 90
not tell the story and are OF no sIsSa
value in determining the suenstn Vi , In
two teams. as neither team was as s lIT
stronger than Brown as the the S'o'' %
would seem 10 indicate. -, .ra,,s -
Harvard knows her game and Plays ~
well and with a certainty ana Preo'srrSS a
that Is lacking at New HaVeni haen
selected with speed rather than WelBnt
% the standard, while Yale seems 10 haGe
leaning toward the 200 type OF men
VII take a lot OF work 10 get tha1 @o''
lineup 70 the standard.
two teams as manifested against BToWh
Ia actual ground gained, Yale mas VIZ
advantage. There was, however, la "a.
Of cohesion and tendency 10 use Irie
or miss style Of attack, trusting sS S
time in the game to get fast man ires
This is exempNned in the kick forma-
ton when Flynn is back and tries Tor
vide END run. He is either stopped Oe-
mind the line or makes long run. -,
The play is much after that used oy
Pensylvania, with Mercer back. This was
iairly successful around Browns lett eno'
out generally failed on the Tlght slds'
The Yale backs ran very high and In
many Of their plays gave close imita,
ton Of hurdling. The Interference formed
well but did not put the man out OF tne
Pay. and with the exception OF blynns
woe runs there was no play SHOWN
against Brown that would be dangerous
Harvards defence.
Harvard Is still using its old one-uan
snift for which plenty OF time Is given 70
ioFm defence. The theory is evidently
give the strongest offensive line men a
soAnee 70 work together and also give the
general an opportunity to pick the weak
10 quick shift as used somewhat. by
ials In the third quarter the signal is
sven before the shift Is made, and there
SsI no chance TO size up the de1ence ex-
s sM Rom previous plays. This style IS IN
esueIal use on most teams, put tdsVaTo
seems TO get along pretty well.
Field goal kicking is still an important
factor in football scoring. According to
sportsnan," in The Boston Globe" the
following made drop or placement goals
20 Saturday! Curtin, Of Vanderbilt; Mil
n0HAnd, Of Harvard: Michael, OF Will
ANS Pumpelly. of Yale; Jordan. OF Buck
men, Englehorn, OF Dartmouth; Mahan,
VI Harvard (freshmen) Law, OF Prince
0a oreshmen) Guernsey Of Yale (fresh-
mem; Sellers. Of Chicago; Dorias, of Notre
lame co; Wagner, OF Pittsburgh uni
Ferslty Bellows, Of Wisconsin; Woolston
=, Illinois oliphant, Of Perdue; Haas. OF
oOerlin; McWillams, Of Missouri Ahl-
suom, Of Christian Brothers. and Frazer
0oioy and Shepherd, OF Maine.
me battle between Simpson, the Uni
enity Of Pennsylvania centre. ana
oefgie. his opponent on the Carlisle elev-
t on Saturday should be one of the most
interesting features OF the game between
ne Indians and Pennsylvania. The centre
.as great many more duties than was
.Ofmeriy the case, and much more depends
Ppm his work. Simpson and Bergie are
I'm depended upon 10 back up the line
"a tne defence and TO stop up any holes
nat are made by the opposing forwards
'cordihg 10 Pop" Warner Bergie mas
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