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Evening star., 1915-11-26
SURPRISE FOR ARMSTRONG.
M Street High Eleven Defeats Man
nal Rows. G to o.

M Street High School upset the dope
by defeating the Armstrong Manual
Training School foot ball team by the
score of to in their annual contest
on the gridiron on the Vigilant Foot
Ball Park Thanksgiving morning.
Again it was the creased fingers of
Parker OF Armstrong that permit
ted defeat for Tech. Playing
hard defensive game. NJ Street sur
prised it's most hopeful adherents when
in the early moments of play 1t was
seen that the Armstrong team was
unable to make a quick rush to vic
tory. And as the game went on Park
er's kicking and Bacon's masterful
handling of punts kept the ball In M
Streets territory. but the very remark
able playing of Diggs. Coston and
Barnes dimmed this work. Far and
above other performers was the work
OF NJ Streets pair of tackles. Coston
and Diggs, who were all over the field.
as Parker. Holton played well in cen
ter and Hayes of NJ Street, although
in a new position. did good work. Ham
ilton and Smith tackled in good form.
The score of the game was recorded
when Parker, starting on a run around
the end, missed the ball directed to
him from center, and Coston, who had
been shooting in on everything, caught
the ball the bound and ran 80
yards for a touchdown in the first
quarter of the game. Line-up:
Evening star., 1915-11-26

considering the material al the dis
posal of the school. Incidentally, He
garty had this to say regarding the
Il think Georgetown has the greatest
eleven in the south. 1t could defeat any
team today below the Mason Dixon line
by at least two touchdowns. Washing
ton and Lee is next, in my opinion,
though it would probably give George
town a mighty hard battle Washing
ton and Lee has powerful offensive
combination, works its forward passes
well. but does not have the versatile
and pow Werful defense of Georgetown. /
think Virginia ought to be rated about
third in the list, though that opinion
probably will be surprise to every
body"
The Army and Navy game tomorrow
has almost everybody up in the air.
There seems to be well defined feel
ing that the Army will win. but so
many upsets have occurred in contests
between these two e1evens that every
body hesftates to make definite pre-
dlctlon as to the outcome. The Army
mas made the better record, though it
seems to have been the case many times
mat the apparently weaker combina ton
mas won. Anyway all Army Navy
games are worth the while. just for the
condltlons surrounding them, if not for
the actual play of the teams
The following is the record of the
Two teams for the year so far:
Evening star., 1915-11-26
RESULTS OF CONTESTS
ON GRIDIRON YESTERDAY

Catholic University. 2s: Gallaudet o.
Georgetown, 80; st. Louis University O.
Johns Hopkins, 3; Maryland Agaies, o.
Cornell -; Pennsylvania. Q.
Pittsburgh. 20; Penn State, O.
Washington and jefferson. u; Lehgh, 3.
Vilanoya So; Fordham, 0.
Brown. 80: Carlisle, 3.
Holy Cross. %: Worcester Tech O.
Rutgers. 10: New York University, o.
Lafayette. p; Dickinson. Z.
Muhlenberg. 81: Albright, o.
Tufts. u: Springfield. 8.
Gettysburg, l8 Franklin and Marshall. 8.
Rochester, 81; Ciarkenn Teen, Z.
Columbia. IS; Wesleyan. 0.
Boston College. .35: Norwich. o.
Hobart 20: Buffalo, 8.
Virginia. IA: North Carolina, O..
Washington and Lee. IS: North Carolina Agri-
cultural and Mechanical 13.
Georgia Tech, I: Auburn 0.
Georgia, 13; Clemson, 0.
Citadel 3; South Carolina, o.
Vanderbilt, Is: Sewanee. 8.
Virginia Polytec4nic Institute. IT; virsini.
'5:5sa!s Gaat,anoesa .: Kentacky Central. O.
KentIcky stafe g; Tennessee. 9.
Louisiana state. IL; Tulane. o.
Alabama SO; Mississippi. o.
Wsst yirginia;a 30; West Virginia Wesleyan. o.
Porter Academy, 80; Bailey Institute. 1s.
Montana, o. syracuse, u
Arnes 2S: Drake, IA.
Western Reserve %: Case, 20.
Miami "a: Cincinnati, ~.
Creighton 0: South Dakota, 0.
Kansas s: Missouri. 8.
Notre Dame Freshmen. 7; Detroit University
Oklahoma. 2s; Oklahoma Aggies, I.
Washington, 4e Colorado. 0.
Kendall I: Haskell. 3.
Hendrix College. 10; Henderson Brown, O.
Ouachita 8: Mississippi College, o.
Baylor, 51 Texas Christian University, 0.
T.. Natl. dtrr wi
Daniel Baker College. 3: Howard Payne. 0.
Colorado Mines, 8; Colorado College. 8.
Colorado Aggies 3i Denver University 8.
Arkansas, 45; oklahoma Mines, 0.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
BRIARLEY HALL WINS.
Defeats Mercury Eleven of This City
by "a to 6.

PoOLEsVILLE. Nd. November 25.-
The Briarley Hall team won It's "tur-
key day" contest from the fast Mercury
A. c. team from Washington by the
score of "a to before a large and en-
thusastic crowd
Mercury far outweighed the Gold and
Black warriors, but Briarley was in
the pink Of condition and was deter
mined TO close the season with VIC
tory.
Capt. Percy played most daring
game for the cadets on the offense. pull
ing off long runs constantly and prov
ing a demon on the defense Maggie"
Magruder. playing his last game for
Briarley. proved invincible when once
started.
The Briarley team had been primed
for this contest and showed true form.
The victory was the fifth consecutive
one with only one defeat, which came
early in the season. sid" Lodge had
but fourteen men report and a good
team has been made. From the stand
point Of weight and age the Big "B"
team has been outclassed in every
game played.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
0NE-SIDED BATTLE.
Bliss-Reed Eleven Defeats Mayfow-
er Team 81 to 0.

A well palyed, though one-sided. foot
ball game took place yesterday after
noon on the walter Reed Hospital
grounds between the Bliss Reed and
the L S. s. Mayfower teams. the score
being 81 70 0 in favor OF the former
The sailors neared the Bliss Reed goal
several times. but were unable TO
fcore.
The features Of the game were the
forward passes OF Strope, brilliant
playing % Winchester. fIliback of the
BHss-Ree6 team. and the old style
rough ana tumble playing OF the boys
OF the navy. This is the ffth game
played by Riiss-R Reed team this sea
son without score being made by it's
opponents
Evening star., 1915-11-26
Terminal "Y" Meet Tonight,

A preparatory athletic meet will be held
In the gymnasium at the Ternli nal r. r.
Y. NJ &. A. tonight at o'clock. Events
will consist OF 40-yard dash standing
broad jump, shotput. chinning hori.
zcntal bar. running high jump and 440-
yard run. This will introduce weekly
contests that Will be held throughout
the winter with the intention Of de-
veloping athletes for the Pennsylvania
railroad system athletic meet. to be
held in New York IN February.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Southeast League - Midnight
Crew VS.. WOOdmen of the
World.
Departmental LeaEue-LabOr vs..
Com issiOners.
Agricultural Interbureau League
Secretary VS.. Forest Service.
Mt. Pleasant. LeaEue-au
vs.. Security.
Capital City League Ivory
Soaps VS.. Waverly A. G.
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
League-High Level VS.. Store
room.
Bankers League-LincOln VS..
Metropolitan.
Arcade VS..
Imperials.
Sunrise League Baggage W.,
Mail Clerks.
Commercial League-WOodwar
d LOthrop VS.. Barber d Ross.
knights of Columbus League
Burnetts vs.. Cardinals.
Masonic LeaEue-king Solomon
vs.. Pentaipha; AnacOstia VS.,
Osiris.
Southwestern LeaEue-yirgin-
fans vs.. AltamOnts.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Elizabeth Carter, cord wood
from Nomini, at 18th street wharf to
J. H. Carter & Co.; schooner Mary
Francis, from a river creek with wood
for the market; schooner barge Will
mington, at Alexandria with pyrites
from Boston. to the Alexandria Fer
tilizer and Chemical Company; steam
er Northland, from Norfolk and Old
Point; steamer Three Rivers. from Bal
timore and Potomac landings; steamer
Wakefield, from Lower Machodoc and
Nomini creeks and river landings;
power boat Neddie, at Alexandria to
load merchandise for lower river
point; steamer St. Johns, from Norfolk.
Departures.
Barge Trent, light. from Alexandria
to Occoquan to load railroad ties for
northern point: schooner Oscar, light,
for Nomini to load and return: schoon-
Evening star., 1915-11-26

er S. Sawyer, Light. for a Maryland
shore to load cord wood, to return;
power boat Neddie, light, for a lower
river point with merchandise; steamer
Newport News. for Old Point and Nor
folk, by the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company; United States
Army steamer Captain A. NJ. Wetherill.
for Fort Washington and Fort Hunt
with army stores and passengers.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Dauntless arrived at Alexandria
with fertilizer material from Boston;
tug Captain Toby arrived after deliv-
ering barge at occoquan: tug John
Miller left for Swan creek, towing
lighters to load clay for brick-ma king
plants; tug Edith q. Winship arrived
at Georgetown with coal boats bound up
the canal; tug Minerva left Georgetown
with lighters to load sand and gravel for
the market here; tug Eugenia left with
lighters for sand digging grounds down
river.
Memoranda.
Schooner Clara Leonard is bound
from Nomini to Baltimore with lum-
Der; schooner Richard Tall is due with
wood from Upper Machodoc creek:
schooner Mary Ann Shea is in Vir-
ginia creek to load lumber or cord
wood for the dealers here; schooner
Earl Biscoe will return to a Potomac
shore to load cord wood for the mar
ket here; schooner Oakland is at Mary
land point to load cord wood for this
market; schooner Ruth Decker is re-
ported on her way here with lumber
from North Carolina.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
Howard Team Plays in Baltimore.

The Howard playground foot ball
team has accepted the challenge of the
Annapolis foot ball team, and will play
them at the Union League Park Balti-
more. tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
Director tnderdown wishes to meet all
players at O'Clock Saturday morning
at Howard playground
Evening star., 1915-11-26

The North Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical College closed "A season yes
terday that has been mark ed by rather
erratic play In some Of their contests
the Ralaigh players did some splendid
work and won, particularly in the case
Of the game with the Navy, but in
others they failed to show as good
form This undoubtedly was due to
the green material OF which the team
was partly composed
Jack Hegarty, former Georgetown
man, coaching A and M stopped in
Washingto this morning on his way
home and said his team had done well
Evening star., 1915-11-26

The bush leagues and the independ-
ents continue to come in with strike
out records that are unusual. The lat
est reported is said to have been made
by a pitcher named Brown, who. work
ing for the Allison, n. NJ, team against
the Fort Defiance. Ariz., Indian school
team, struck out twenty-five men in
nine innings and did not give a pass
or hit batsman. 1t is this control
that makes his performance really re-
markable.
Evening star., 1915-11-26

Christy Nsthcwson, according TO the
New York specialist who thinks he car
fix him up, is suffering from "A com
plant similar 10 that which laid Nap
Rucker out last spring. The medical
men call il subdcltoid- -bursitis. Just
what il Is, ordinary ball players do not
know, but both Matty and Ruck er
know that il hurts like blazes and
that an arm afflicted with it Is no good
at all.
A ban has been put on the Wheeling
territory until it pays old obligations
and the city will not be in base bail
next year unless it pays up. A con-
cession WAS made last spring. time
being given TO pay old accounts, but
the season went along with no pay
nents and the base ball authorities
lost patience. it also is announced that
Arch Reilly has resigned as manager
Of the Wheeling team.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
GE|GER, UNATTACHED,
WINS CROSS COUNTRY
Baltimore Club Captures Event, 26
Points; Carroll Institute Sec
ond With 20.

BALTIMORE, November 26-Joe
Geiger. running unattached, scored a
rather hollow victory yesterday morn
ing in the annual South Atlantic Asso-
citation championship cross country
run, beating Doug Schmenner of the
Cross Country Club, by a full minute.
Geiger, by virtue of his easy victory,
retained his title as cross cou untry
champion, and demonstrated beyond
doubt that he is without peer in this
section of the country at the long
distance game. He was never forced to
extend himself after once taking the
lead at the two-mile mark. drawing
away from the rest of the field with
apparently little or no effort. Schmen-
neT was second. one full minute behind
Geiger, while third place went to Will
liams of Carroll Institute, Washington.
Cross Country Club of Baltimore re-
tanned it's title as champion Of the as
sociation by scoring 20 points against
the Carroll Institutes 2e. The mara
thoners had six men 10 finish in the
hrst fourteen, while Carroll had four.
UnsoId, Pacemaker.
Dick Unsold. who has always been a
runner who goes to the front soon after
the start In long-distance race, cut
out the early pace, with Geiger and
BIZ Rumbaugh following close at his
heels After crossing the Maryland
and Pennsylvania bridge. Geiger moved
UP steadily. and before they had left
Wymans Park he was leading by a
comfortable margin In the pull UP the
University Parkway hill, in Roland
Park, Geiger increased his lead. while
Unsold and Rumbaugh were firing con-
siderably and falling back Schmenner
and Williams at this stage of the race
moved UP. taking the top road on the
Parkway in preference to the lower
one. which Geiger and Unsold took.
The summary:
J. Geiger, unattached. % % 1-5; D. schmenner
G. c. C., 2i.n5 i-5 b. Williams Carroll. 24.o
2-5i B. CnsoId, unattached. 24.37 4-5: Rurnoaugh
G. c. c., "a, 50 rs; A shanley, Carroll, % Oa rs
Carroll, 25,l4 -; D. spenser Lord Baltimore
1880 Is; W. Gerard, Hampton B. o.. 25.37 4-5;
stouner. Carroll. 25.47 4-5; r. Paul, C. G. c..
25.4s; W. horpnan, c. {. C., 1854; Speer. C.
c. G.. 6.44 Doherty. Carroll; A. X. Schmidt. G.
c. C.; Bu.mer. Carroll: ". ]. Lynch, Carroll
Ruth, c. c. c., Ningl,ng. c. c. G.; MaAouey
Carroll; J. II. Montague, unattached: j. H.
Haine. unattached: NJ. Cohurn. Lord Baltimore
and J. " Montague, unattached.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
CORNELL SHOULD BE AWARDED
THE GRIDIRON CHAMPIONSHIP
Ithacans End Season With No Defeats and
With Many Brilliant Victories George
town and Catholic University Win.

that were fought to a standstll until
the last quarter. when the Gallaudet
defense broke and three touchcowns
We're gotten in short order. The game
was one typical of those elevens + RED
Nielsen has developed: the defense OF
the Brookland aggregation was i'm
penetra bic during the whole game al
most, and the Offense, once IT wore
down the defense, seldom failed to
gain the necessary distances.
Catholic University has every reason to
he proud of its season. For the first time
in their history the Brooklanders have
been able to take their place in the foot
ball world as they should, and those in
charge of athletics undoubtedly deserve
all the credit possible to give for the
splerdid showing Catholic University
has jumped from a loser to a winner in
a year. and has proved its worth in every
way.
The Maryland Aggfes were beaten by
Hopkins in the final game for the Mary
land state championship in Baltimore.
The Farmers lost because Hoffman kicked
Il goal T ON field in the closing moments
of the ga ne Hopkins made ten attempts
TO boot goal from the field md il wa
the nintr which went over, Four OF the
attempts We're fran placement and six
dropsicl:s.
There is little of an aftermath to
the game. Both teams were so evenly
matched that ii was simply question
Of which could get the break to win.
That break came to Hopkins in the
shape of a blocked punt and mistake
IN the Interpretation Of rule by the
referee. These two things coming to-
gether gave Hopkins the ball on the
Aggies 15-yard line. From this point.
after failing to penetrate the Farmers
defense. Hoffman dropped back and
succeeded in lifting the ball between
the bars.
The biggest crowd that has ever
watched a foot ball game there sur
rounded the field The official figures
placed the attendance between twelve
and thirteen thousand persons.
Evening star., 1915-11-26

N establishing s2.13 as the tax rate
for 1916, Baltimore city officials esti-
mate that revenue from LIQUOR licenses
would show a decrease of 100000 next
year.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
YALE TO ASK CORNELL
TORELEASE Al SHARPE
Blue Alumni Wants Great Foot Ball
Coach to Tutor New
Haven Team.

PHILADELPHIA. November 20
Yales alumni army has started to drive
toward Ithaca, n. Y, for the purpose
of capturing DR.. Al Sharpe, a Yale
graduate, who fetched the foot ball
supremacy OF the east to Cornell this
season
The Yalesians want a coach of the
Percy Haughton stamp, and they be-
lieve that Sharpe is the only man in the
foot ball armament capable of break
ing Haughton's row of conquests and
restoring the Blue to their former
place in college foot ball.
A committee is already in negotia-
tons with DR.. Sharpe. who does not
deny it. Yale leaders who sounded out
Sharpe were discoura ged when he told
them that he had signed a new con-
tract to coach Cornell teams in foot
ball, basket ball and base BAN and it
did noL expire until June. 1920
Is Yale Graduate.
However. they refuse to accept this
as defeat. \ number of representative
Yale men will send communication
to the Cornell Alumni Association sgk-
ing that It release DR.. Sharpe from this
long-term contract, because he is
Yale graduate and Yale wants to call
him to the colors-
Il is not possible to predict how Cor
nell will AXE this request. There is
no precedent for such case.
Then, again, nice point may be
raised, and Cornell might De induced
TO part with Sharpe or ethical grounds
Sharpe himself is perfectly satisfied
with his post a. Cornell and wants to
stay there. Possibly the only reason
that would cause him to agree to a
change would be II Cornell: alumni re-
leased him. Then he would consider II
hts duty 20 go to Yale, his alma mater
and his first love.
But, even so, Sharpe would not con-
sent unless Yale offered him a salts
factory contract He would not CON
sent TO be a rubber stamp or a coach
who could be displaced or repudiated
in mid>eason like Frank Hinkey was
this year.
Evening star., 1915-11-26

John a. Holland. a pitcher of thirty
years ago, and later an umpire in sew
eral leagues, died at his home in Read
ing. Pa, November 10, aged f1fty-four
years. He was a sergeant on the Read
ing police force at the time of his
death.
Evening star., 1915-11-26

George Moriarty's release by Detroit
it is said, was at his own request. He
plans to manage a minor league team,
but will not be definite in saying
where 1t is known, however, that had
the Mike Finn-Detroit deal gone
through for the Atlanta Southern
League club, Moriarty would have
been installed as playing manager.
with Finn looking after the business
end.
Evening star., 1915-11-26

The visit of the Feds to French Lick to
talk over plans for next season" spoiled
Barney Dreyfuss' vacation. He had plan
ned to visit the Indiana resort. but when
he heard the outlaws would be there he
cha nged his plans The Pittsburgh mag
nate loves the Feds so much that he
won't even stop in the same hotel with
them
Evening star., 1915-11-26

It's pretty hard to tell where those
Yanks will train week ago it was
stated positively they would return to
Savannah. Now the story comes that
Macon has been selected. Anyway. it
is all in Georgia. which means the
same thing as far as the players are
concerned.
Evening star., 1915-11-26

Catholic University did Just what it
expected yesterday. and took the meas
ure of the Gallaudst eleven after a
hard played game The Brooklanders
scored early in the game. but after
Evening star., 1915-11-26

Joe Wilhoit, the Coast Lacquer VINO
goes to the Boston Braves next season.
has been signed to manage the CaleXlco
team in the Imperial Valley League.
but he may give up the job if the rule
of the national commission is enforced
barring organized bail players from
associating with outlaws
Evening star., 1915-11-26

u used to be the minor leagues
how ed at the injustice of the draft,
and the arrogance of the higher class
leagues in claiming players for a
nominal price. Now the same minors
are bowling and threatening to revolt
because the drafting graft has declin-
ed, 1t was ever thus.
Evening star., 1915-11-26

| Joe Tinker, once famous shortstop In
the National League, is reported to have
| entered a hospital in Chicago for an opera
! ton for relief from gall stones. His con-
| dition has been such that he has been
unable to play ball much for year past,
and some doubt is expressed that he ever
will actively enter the game again.
Evening star., 1915-11-26

At the annual meeting of the New
York National League club last week
Harry Hampstead was reelected presi-
dent and John Foster secretary of the
club. The old board of directors also
was reelected, and the statement was
repeated that the Giants are not for
sale
Evening star., 1915-11-26

The Chicago Cubs next spring plan to
iump from their training camp at Tampa
to Mobile thence to New Orleans, up to
Memphis. and SO on. And it was stated
only a week ago that the team would
avoid cities that have regular ball teams
You can't even believe what a magnate
SAYS about a training trip.
Evening star., 1915-11-26

Hoy Brashear. disappointed at ms
failure to land the job of managing the
Oakland Coast League team, is quoted
as saying that he is done with the
game for good. He has been in 1t a
long while, and it is a wise player who
knows when to quit and give somebody
else a chance.