Evening star., 1914-09-21
Cornell Is Only University
Eleven, Though, That Has
Hard Game Scheduled.
ALOYSIUS CLUB MAKING
PLANS FOR BASKET BALL
Church Quint Should Be Exception
ally Strong-Tribute to
James E. Sullivan.
BY n. C. BYRD.

The big university foot ball teams
are scheduled to get in action this
week. Yale. Harvard. Pennsylvania
Princeton and Cornell will meet
teams. though only one is TO go into
a contest from which it is likely to
emerge with a defeat charged against 1t.
Cornell is the first of the big hTe
to begin its season. The Ithacans are
10 meet Crsinus at ithaca wednesday,
but that eleven is not apt to prove
sufficiently strong to win from Sharpes 3
men. But Saturday the New Workers
are to play a team that is sure TO
test their every effort to the utmost
Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvanians won
sin. hut at that time Cornell was not
strong as it will be this Saturday
Pittsburgh may win again. but not
hy as big a margin as in 1913
Pennsylvania is to meet Gettysburg.
which is not apt to be more than a
good practice game. Princeton is
scheduled to play Rutgers again. the
team it had so much difficulty in beat
ing year ago. The Carlisle Indians
opened their season last Saturday. but
they are scheduled for two more con-
tests this week. Wednesday they meet
the Lebanon Valley eleven and Satur-
day they are TO go against the team
from West Virginia Wesleyan. which.
by the way. is coached by Frank
Mount Pleasant and Carlow. two for
mer Carlisle Indian stars. The Uni
rerslty of Maine is booked to appear
on Yale Field while Harvards op
ponent is to be Bates College. One
or two of the mentioned so-called
minor institutions may prove more for
!nidable than is expected, but one is
likely to be strong enough to obtain
a victory.
Washington and Jefferson. the school
that created such a furore in the col
lege foot ball world last season, is
10 play its first game 1t meets Mount
| n wi ya6
by fairly strong eleven. Lafayette.
I4ehigh and Dickinson are other big
Pennsylvania schools scheduled to
open Saturday.
Very little was done at the meeting
Of the foot ball rules committee in
New York Saturday night in the way
of making changes in the code. 1t was
should have all the benefits to be
given it by reason of where the ball
should be declared down after a
tackle Some referees have been in
clined to let the defensive eleven have
the ground gained by virtue of hard
tackle. on which the player carrying
the ball was forced back four or FIVE
yards: but it has been formally de-
where it's forward progress ceases. An
other instance of where a rule has
been made more clear is that relating
to what men are eligible to recover the
men of the offensive team who were
on side were allowed to regain the
ball. but now any man on the field
may get it after 1t has been touched
by Q player eligible to recover it. For
instance. if one man is on side and
touches ball after an onside kick,
any member of his team. though not
eligible to touch the ball originally,
may recover it.
Considerable discussion developed re-
GsrdinE the use of the hands by the
defensive team. as to what should and
should not constitute holding by the
defensiye piayers. 1t was finally de-
cided that members of the eleven not
having the ball might use their hands
as much as they pleased until after the
play had actually developed" and that
In his own mind. 1t appears that the
last reference is rather indefinite, and,
judging by the past. Is apt to be en-
tirely disregarded by officials. Just
when a play is developed" is hard for
referee to determine. especially when
IT is considered that differnt plays are
developed" at different times. He
would be brave referee, indeed. that
would dare to penalize a defensive
team in u close game for use Of the
hands after the play had developed
At a meeting held yesterday by the
team. plans for the coming season were
made The team will probably be made
up of the same men as last year; with
one exception: Varella and Hall are
to play the forward positions again,
SchIosser is to hold down the job at
center. while George Collihower and
Charley Wetzell will be depended upon
TO play guards. Wetzell is the new
man, and made such a brilliant repu-
tation at the University of California
and Georgetown that he cannot be any
thing other than a star for the inde-
pendent five.
AlovSiuc han1Sinp On %t,
city championship again The title
came rather easily for it year ago
ana the strengthened team this season
is sure to put up great fight foI
honors. John Lnitich will manage the
team. ard Bill Handiboe is to act as
his assistant.
The high estimation in which James
F. sullivan. secretary treasurer of the
Amateur Athletic Union. was held Is
evidenced by the following splendid
tribute paid to him by a New York
writer:
When James F. Sullivan. one of the
founders of and for many years the
controlling force in the Amateur Ath-
letic Union. was cut off in the prime OF
life. last Wednesday. track and field
sports lost a constant worker and
stanch supporter. and every believer in
clean athletics a true friend. 1t is
hard to realize that this big-hearted
nasterful man will no longer stand the
UTuHt OF tIe Heht Ior the highest
standard in amateur sports. will nc
longer oc the guiding spirit in the or
Ganization work necessary to prone,
representation at the Olympic games
and wIll no longer be the champion fo,
the s"honlhoys and their Fairgrounds
His sudden death WIS stunning blow
a sickeninG shock
1t was my privilege to know lin
sullivan intimately. and much goot
thereof came to me. His influence wa.
broadening. his enthusiasm for al
clean. wholesome. manly sports wa,
infectious. Track and field athletic
were his particular hobby, and his ac
quaintance was wide as the tw,
poles and his understanding as dee,
as the sea Jim Sullivan Las been mis-
understood. harshly criticised and a
times almost abused: but, knowing tn
man as I did, ] can say boldly. from
the experience of fifteen years, I neye
knew him to do an unfair thing or t.
pass hasty judgment. He worked con
stantly with purpose single to tn
betterment of sport to which he ha
devoted SO much of his life, and to tn
day of his death was ambitious I
broaden its scope and elevate it's stand
ing"
The local foot ball teams that hav
not yet started practice will get dow
TO work this week. Catholic. Universit
and GaIlaudet are college squads whic
have to get on the field, while Catire
dral School and Western High are TIL
scholastic aggregations that have nc
done anything Prospects at Gallaude
are brilliant, but those at cathOli