The Washington herald., 1915-10-26
Dempsey, Full Back, Dew
hurst on End, Likely to Be
Shift for Fordham Game.
OTHER SPORT GOSSIP
by WILLIAM PEET.

week from To-Day.
Two changes are likely to be made in
the personnel of the team which will
face the New Workers. on election day.
Andy Dempsey will more than likely
replace Leighty at full back. while Dew
hurst is slated to relieve either Corcoran
or Cusack at end. II Is also possible
that Dan O'Connor will be at the tackle
position held to date by Tom Gormley.
The West Point game showed that
present Is not the veritable stone wall
many believe, and unless a big brace Is
taken Fordham will win next week.
Georgetown's line was absolutely una
bic to>cope with West Points fierce at
tack during the second period last Sat
urday. Bill Ward. Gormley. Fitzgerald
and even old reliable Capt. Barron were
pushed back by the Army forwards and
made to look like novices-
Overconfidence and the inclination to
resort TO rough-house tactics when the
men should have been playing real hard
football lost the Army game
1t Is to De hoped that Georgetown does
not go into the Fordham game overcon-
fident Of winning.
Considerable has been written about
Georgetowns rough work against the
Army last Saturday. one local newspaper
d
Its editorial columns
The writer was the only Washington
newspaper man present at Saturdays
game, and The Herald's story last Sun
day Is the most complete account Of this
contest
The charge that Tom Gormley bit the
Army center In the arm Is one that
cannot be proven, hence no mention
was made Of 1t In these columns. but
Il In he AEnQ
and the disgraceful way the game ended
will not soon be forgotten by those who
occupied seats in the stands.
Neither Coach Exendine nor Physical
Director O'Reilly can be held responsible
for the rough work of the Georgetown
players for they do not teach the young
men up on the Hill this kind Of football.
Several players lost their tempers. prob
ably because the Georgetown team was
are told where they get on" the better
, for football at the West End institution.
Doc White. one-time resident OF Wash
ington and product OF the local sand
/ lots. who made a name for himself as
pitcher of the Chicago White Sox, and
who last year was manager Of the Yer
non, Cal. club of the Pacific Coast
| League. has been released. A dispatch
| received last night to this effect fol
4 lows:
| G. Harris White. manager of the Yer
non ball club. was today notified of his
release by Owner Eddie Maier. White
took charge OF the Tigers during the
present season, and has kept the clut
around the first division since his ap-
pointment-
According to one Official Of local base
ball club. a valiant EFFORT was made BY
Vernon officers to place White as mana
ger of the Oakland ball club. The Oak
| land owners refused TO entertain I'M
| idea
Pa Patterson. the man who will succeed
White as manager OF the Tigers, wa
| once first baseman on the club unde
Happy Hogan. He managed the Wichitl
club in the Western League last year.
1t is said that Patterson plans a whole
sale cleanup of the present playing stan
Bayless and Kne, outhelders: Checn
pitcher. and Mite, catcher. are sure Il
go, II is said.
Ban" johnson. president Of the Ameri
can League. has openly declared himself
lopposed to post-season tours by so-calleS
all star" baseball teams. and he hal
asserted that the one now in progress
toward the Pacific Coast will be the las
lin which American League players VII
be permitted to take part.
! Mr. Johnson's Is a commendable stand
lIt is hoped that the National Commission
will draft legislation TO forestan sucl
tours in future. 1t Is nothing more thai
Imasquerading. The players making thes'
junkets are seldom representative players
The trips are arranged and some players
few OF them stars. trail along In the hop
that they will pick up some "ioos
change"
Mr. johnson hit the nail on the hea'
when he said: There Is too much base
. ball now in the regular season. I an
strongly opposed to II. The only way &
increase the public's interest Is to reduc
the quantity and improve the quality, In
stead Of increasing the quantity and re
ducing the quality"
, Coach Frank Hinkey at Yale discarde'
. the passing game this year because o
, its uncertainty. yet along comes Wash
linRton and Jefferson and defeats tn
Blue with forward passes and nothin
else. II was the second victory owe
, Yale in two years for W. and j., an
, THE Pennsylvania college has but $50 stu
dents.
Two defeats from little elevens thi
, season has prompted wtdesprea
What's wrong at Yale?" Surely thou
lSanQS OF tdlc Dlcfl out VI SOhSeS 'NSdA
like to know why, with so much I'm
material, the team can't get going.
Vanderbilt University has run up Z:
points against its football opponent
, thus far, which makes Virginia realiz
that IL will have no cinch when tn
teams meet a week from next Satur
, day. Speaking of football. It might b
: mentioned that Colgate is the one East
! ern team of any rating that has kept II
goal line uncrossed up to the presen
time. Yale will entertain that team nez
Saturday. not an altogether bright pros
! pect for the Blue.
Pitcher Walter Leverenz failed to max
good with Oakland Of the Pacific Coas
|, League, and has been turned back
; the ST. Louis Browns. It must be som
: blow to Leverenzs conceit. as he refuse
to 20 to an American Association teal
and insisted that he be placed on tn
coast, evidently believing that he woul
be a great hit on his old stampin
d ground
NJ Y.--~~. GAIL U.-I,r.