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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-20

Seek No Further.
An eastern paper has started a contest
to decide what is the most useful thing in
the world. Easy. The most useful thing
in the world is pair of trousers
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27

flank positions. while f. r. Smith will
take Holtman's position at right guard
and Goodstein will play center in place
Of C. NJ. Jones. a former Washington
high school boy. who has been e mem
her of the Nays squad for the past
three seasons.
switch In Lineup.
This switch in the lineup was tried
during most OF the light practice held to-
day and II will not be surprising to wit
ness Coach Ingram start this combina-
ton tomorrow.
The mIdshIpmen are not discouraged.
despite the fact that the experts here are
picking Army to romp home with the
game. but point TO the battle two years
ago on the same field when they were
hot favorites and the West Pointers
showed them under by a - to count.
The Middies hope to even this count to-
morrow on the field where two years ago
the black. gold and gray of Army got
the Nays goat
The game tomorrow will be the TWEEN
tieth betvCe the service schools and
will also prove a rubber as each team
has been victorious on nine occasions. the
one resulting in tic.
The writer tonight had a long chat
with big Bill Edwards former Prince
ton captain and coach OF the Navy teams
in 1911 and 1912.
Mr.. Edwards gave his views on the out
come Of :he biz clash as follows:
who will win the great contest? That
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Federal League Buys Property
In Heart of Manhattan Isle

New York, Nov. 96.-The Federal
League took its first step toward estao-
fishing a club in Mania titan today. This
Was in the purchase off three blocks.
bounded ny Lcnox and Fifth avenues.
lI2nd and 18TH streets. The cost was IN
the vicinity Of 81. 56p.O0o. and all tine
property within these boundaries was
obtained by contract OF purchase and
Iong-term lease. upon which to estab-
lish their proposed park.
Neither President Gilmore nor any of
the moro prominent Federal LeaGuers
vas i'm the city today and confirmation o.
the story on their part was lacking. but
real estate mon connected with the deal
declared that il undoubtedly IS the Fed
eral League which has made the pur-
chase However. the transfer was made
to parties other than those heretofore
connected with the league and its activi-
ties.
The site gives the lucent baseball
promoters not only one Of the most &C
cessibIe locations in The city. but also
sufficient ground upon which To con-
struCt one Of tho largest. IL not the
largest. baseball plans in the country.
Along One Hundred and Forty-Second
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Vigilants Will ackle
Ohio State Champions

The Vigilant football team. claimants
of the 1915 independent championship OF
the District of Columbia. will journey to
Ohio this morning TO battle for the indie
pendent championship of the United
States with the PatriCian \. C.. of
Youngstown.
The local boys will leave Union Station
at $40 a. m. arriving at Youngstown
tonight at S:27 and will stop at the Ohio
Hotel while in the Buckeye state The
local squad will consist OF twenty-one
players and managers. Among the
players will be some of the best indie
pendent gridiron players of Washing
ton. The team will average 100 pounds,
although they will be slightly out
weighed Every man leaves with su-
preme confidence in winning the indie
pendent title.
The Patricians are rated as having one
of the best teams in the country. having
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Army Football Team, 2 to Favorite Over
Middies, in Annual Gridiron Game Today

assist him. Tack Hardwick. the great
| HARVARD end rush of last year; has
been with the Navy all season and the
| result Of his work should show to-
morrow. He has made two good ends
| and coached the backs until the Navy
believe It has as good back field today
as II ever had.
a, has been helping the Navy for the past
week. Brown. the star Navy guard. has
| been there all season.
As the Navy team passed down River
| side Drive on the way to their hotel
the players reviewed the great Atlantic
| fleet of some fourteen battleships in the
North River.
McEwan. the Army center. stands out
as the biggest player on the field. He
Is an experienced pivot man and Is
livery steady. He plays a wide. rovins
usnter on defense and is strong on
ofense
Captain Weyand at right tackle is a
! strong point in the Army line. lie is a
| brilliant leader. Meacham. at right guard.
with Weyand and McEwan. form the
three strongest men in the Army line
| The Navy will find It hard to gain here
wnyland Is a good end rush. and will
doubtless star tomorrow.
OIiphIant Is Feared.
Oliphant. right half back. formerly Of
Purdue University, is sensational
player. and the Navy has reason to fear
him. Ford Is an excellent half back
Coffin. also. is a first-class back. and is
the man on whom West Point relies TO
win the game. He is an excellent punt-r
and kicks a ball that is hard to handle
Gerhardt is said to be a good quarter
back.
The Navy has a well balanced team.
Won Heimberg at left end is brought
back to do the kicking. He is a IOng-dis-
lance punter. and Hardwick has trained
the ends to cover his punts. Won Heinz
berg IL a combination end and back
Ward will be the acting captain for
the Navy tomorrow, as Capt. Miles has
bad knee. Ward is a strong player.
He was designated from the enlisted per
sonnet. having served In the navy as a
sailor. He was appointed by the Presi-
dent and passed the entrance eXamina-
ton to the Academy. lie is also n MEM
Der Of the crew and is wrestler
Goodstcan. at center. is a plebe and %ill
give a good account OF himself
Smith and kercher are reliable guards
Gilman. Nays right tackle. was a sub
on COrnelrs eleven last year. lie is a
strong player.
Craig, the Navy quarter back. is fun
OF life and will be all over the field to-
morrow. BE is a son OF Gov. Craig, Of
North Carolina.
westphal and Davis catch punts we'll
Martin takes end rush position when
Won Heimberg kicks.
] expect to see a great deal Of punt
ing In tomorrow's game and the team
which is fortunate in handling punts
stands tho hist chance OF winning.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27

street It measures 60 feet. and along
Lenox avenue 30 feet. On One Hundred
and FortySixth street there is a G50-fo"t
frontage. Two streets. One Hundred and
Forty-Third and One Hundred and Fort %
Fourth. from Lenox to Fifth avcnu.
must be closed to allow the park to no
enclosed. but Il is said that this UiT .r"
easily done as the Federals own .'-
property fronting on them. TIL i'r'.r
Grounds IS but twO-thirds as large as tire
property purchased by the Federals.
The proposed park is advantageous"
situated. II is at the end of thS%.en0N
avenue division Of the subway nd p. :
two blocks distant from the Sixth and
Ninth avenue l. lines. Thsr" ~. -
two cross town surface lines which not
only tap the entire Bronx. but come I
with the various trolley lines OF down
town Manhattan.
The Federals' well-earned reputation Of
rushing the construction of plants once
work Is started. should Be materially as
sisted in this case by the fact that there
will be little razing of old buildings nee
essary. Most OF the property is unoCcu-
pied. but there are a few cheap structures
along the LenOx avenue front.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
MACK DENIES BAKER TRADE.
"one of Those Wild Gue..e.," Say,
the AthIetIcs' Tall Leader.

Philadelphia. Nov. es.-AccordinS to
Connie Mack there is nothing to the ru-
NOR that a fOur-cornered trade is brew
ing which will send Frank Baker to the
New York American League club and
bring Ray Chapman. Of Cleveland. to the
Athletics.
There is nothing to it so far as
know" said Mr.. Mack this morning, and
II the Athletics were involved in any sort
OF n trade / think / would know just a
little something about II. II Is another
one of those chance gucsscs. Some one
starts Il and the next fellow adds a little
to Il. and eventually II involves four or
five clubs and a whole lot OF players. It's
just one OF those wild chances, you
know"
When asked IL he was considering any
trades whatever, Mr.. Mack said he was
doing nothing.
Things are very quiet, and I'm not
bothering much with baseball just now.
I don't expect to give the question OF
trades much Of my attention before the
meeting of the American League in Chi
CaEo next month"
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
CAPT. HEALY PROTESTS
CHAMPIONSHIP RUN
Carroll Institute Leader Declare:
Baltimore Course Too Short and
Cites Reasons.

Dan Healey, captain OF the Carroll In
stitute track team, has entered an off,
ciaI protest to South Atlantic A. A. u.
officials when he mailed last night a copy
of the following letter:
Sporting Editor. The Hcrad-D-ar Sir: As CAP
tain az Carroll Institute track team, l do hereby
enter protest in regard 10 the distance Of Cross
country championship which in A. A. L. rules
SPECIFICALLY calls for not less than Sit miles nor
morr than six and one-haH miles (Tage 4, No. d
A. A. Z. rles).
In Justice to the Csrrull Institute trs6 team l
would request that the prizes Be- held up. as IL Il
our oginiun that we have not been given 4 SQUARE
deal.
From the idea above We propose that the rsne he
re-rTn over regular cTn-s country course. and
should thi. request be denied shall feel called
upon To go beyond the officials Of the South At
Iautic Association in effort to secure what the
A. A. u rules call for. what We had trained for and
SUBJ osed were 10 run. DAN HEALE1,
CAPTAIN Carroll Institute Tack Team
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Navy Has Capable Coach.
ARMY RIOTERS SURE
OF FOOTBALL VICTORY
Cadets See Team Of for New York,
but Are Allowed No

West Point. y. Y. Nov. 2s.-There was
no sign OF demonstration by the rooters
when the Army football team took its
departure this morning for New York
to play the Navy at the Polo Grounds
tomorrow. No relaxation Of the rigid
discipline of the corps was permitted
even on this alI-impOrtant occasion and
the cadets were all either at recitation
or study when the drum beat Assem-
bly," for the football men at $50 and
they were marched OF TO the depot in
military formation
That the Army will give a good ac-
count of itself tomorrow is felt by all
loyal Army followers. The men are In
the pink of physical condition and have
been brought along to the minute at top
speed
The battalion of cadets and the rest
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
TERMINAL ATHLETIC MEET.
Six Events Contested with Heap at
op of the Heap.

There were ten entrants in the prepara-
tory athletic meet held at the Terminal
Railroad Y NJ G. A. last evening. SIX
events were contested. as follows: ~
ward dash. standing broad jump. run
ming high jump. Ginning horizontal bar
shot put. 4iO-yard dash.
The scores made were as follows;
Heap. So points: Russell. liz points
BOYD. IS7 points: Mahany. ~ points; NC
Donald. Inl points: Keane. 81 points. Dor
sew. s points; koerner. u points: Gal
braith. 9 rNints: DinGler. 10 points.
Scoring was according to the per-
ccntaye system, 50 that every one who
entered had a chance to make S"n1e-
thing on his performance in IL" cents.
The next contest will he held next Mon
dav. evening The events will be: .
ward dash. standing broad tumN. push
ing up l2-pOund shot
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27

last Sunday held the strong Massilion
Tigers to a 0-to-O score.
Joe oliver. the local manager. said
last night: We are going a good dis
lance to win. but if We loose l will have
no alibi to offer. as ! am taking the best
team that ever represented Washington.
and when the whistle blows for the
termination of the game the people of
Ohio will have seen some football"
Those who will make the trip are Sin
clare. KOogle. EckendOrf. Licarione. Ed
mOnston, Burns (captl. LANCER, De Mar.
Taylor, Miller. Regain. Nernstein, S.
oliver. Derby. Carroll Shipley. Farmer,
Peck, Carter. Edwards. Williams, and
Manager Oliveri.
The contest will he played Sunday aft
ernoon on Wright field, Youngstown.
Ohio. A full account will be published
in Monday mornings issue of The Her
aid from Its special representative.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
HERE'S A REAL BATTLE.
Nationals and Mohawks VIII Clash
Next Sunday Afternoon.

When the National A. c. and Mohawks
lineup against each other next Sunday
afternoon at Vigilant Park, the lovers OF
independent football will witness one OF
the hardest-fought battles of the season
The Nationals will greatly outweigh the'
opponents, but the Southeast boys will
depend on their speed TO overcome the
Northwest Champions. Both teams are
working hard. and practices are SEIZED
uled for each evening this week.
There is more than a mere victory a,
stake. as the winners are promised ar
opportunity to face the Vigilants for the
championship of the District, and with
this privilege as a goal the capacity oil
the park should be taxed.
The contest will start at o'clock, pre-
coded by a preliminary game between
the Vigilant Juniors and the National
Reserves. The gates will be thrown
open. and the admission will be free.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Cycle Club Plans Run.

The National Cycle Club will hold q
twenty-five mile road race next Sunday.
starting at o'clock on the Marlboro
Pike from the District line to Forestville.
and return making the circuit three
times. Included in the entry list are
the District and Baltimore fastest riders,
the most promising being Cotton"
Howell the champion OF the District.
and Maryland, and ICY" Caufman. tn.
previous District champion. The officials
will be Troop, starter; F. p. Hazleton.
referee; F. Hazleton,, Joe Bardoff, and
Vernon Denham, timers.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Falls Church Club Organizes.

Equipped with pool tables and other
sporting accessories. the Falls Church
va Social CIut has been organized
with membe-shi? Of fifty. Louis Fl.
Colt has been elected president: Horace
r. Brown. vice president; G. Robert
Slmms, treasurer and mana ger. Paul
Gibson, assistant manager. and Claude
q. Garrison, secretary.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Laplant to Lead Williams.

Pittsfield. Mass. Nov. 8.-Albert A
Laplant, of Williamson. has been elected
captain of the Williams College football
team for the 1916 season. Laplant, who
has been a member of the team for two
years, has starred consistently at end ir
almost every game. In a number of tht
games this year he shifted from tht
wing position to quarter back, where ht
proved the PUPPIES only steady ground
gamer.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
SYRACUSE PLAYER A PROF
'Red' Wilkinson Charged with HaN.
ing Played in Akron for Money.

Syracuse. n. Y. Nov. 2s.-Left half
back Marcus Red" Wilkinson. Of the
Syracuse University football team. star
of the 1915 season. jumped into the lime
light yesterday. 1t became known here
that charges were published in an Akron
COhio) paper to the effect that Wilkinson
is a former Akron professional football
player.
Wilkinson played professional football In
Akron in 1913 The Orange star Is al.
legged to be IS years old. The exposure
followed the attendance upon the syria.
cuse- Colgate game OF an old friend OF
Wilkinson, who recognized him In the
lineup.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
BIG LEAGUERS WANT LEG0RE.
Half Dozen Teams Seek Yale Star
for Next Year.

Harry LeGore, the accommodated
Yale foot baller. is kept quite busy these
days avoiding the big league base ball
scouts who want him to affix his John
Henry to a contract in which he can
name his own figures.
LeGore Is a wonderful football player.
but he shines Just as brilliantly on the
diamond. He's a shortstop, and one OF
the best that ever played on a college
team. LeGore Is a sensational fielder.
a wonderful thrower. a whIrlwind on the
bases and a terrific hitter.
At least six clubs already have made
him an offer. but LeGore has turned a
deaf ear to their pleadings. He wants to
finish his studies at Yale before he de-
cides as to his future.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Teams Play in Snowstorm.

Missoula- Mont. Nov. a.-Montana and
Syracuse played a 6-to-6 game here yes
terday in a binding snow storm. Mon
tana scored a touchdown in the second
period by recovering the ball after they
attempted a place kick. which shot the
ball outside the bars. Syracuse scored
In the third period by bucking the line
for Is yards after two forward passes
from center field. Both teams failed at
goal
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Playground Team in Baltimore.

The Howard Playground football team
has accepted the challenge Of the
Annapolis football team and will play
them At the Union League Park. Balti-
more. today at p. m. Director Under
down wishes to meet all players at
S o'clock Saturday morning at Howard
Playground. Friends and roOters are
invited to attend the game Cars leave
Union Station or Fourteenth and New
York avenue every hour.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Football at Georgetown.

Au-high school football teams repre-
senting Washington and RaltinIor" will
NEE; on Georgetown field this afternoon.
Neither team has had more than two
DAYS practice and til" game Is attract
ing very little interest hereahoIts.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Eight Years Without Defeat.

Seattle, Wash. Nov. Ca record
Of eight consecutive years with
out n defeat was established for
the University of Washington foot
ball team yesterday. when the To-
cal eleven defeated the University
of Colorado team ~ to o In the
closing game of the 1915 season.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27

dents Of the post in special trains will
leave tomorrow morning for the Ne
trnpolis. The radots are due to return
home tomorrow night. hut the football
men will remain over in New York until
Sunday noon. The post will be prac-
tically deserted tomorrow night
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Dobie Dickering with Badgers.

Madison. Wis. Nov. a.-Gilmore Dohie.
the football miracle Of the West, who
coached the Washington UAversity
eleven. Seattle. through seven years with
out r defeat. was dickerins with the
Badger officials today.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Glen Mills Beats Atlantic City.

Atlantic City. y. j.. Nov. 26.-Gler
Mills School won the foot ball field
day meet here Saturday, defeating the
Atlantic City High School boys. As
points to 40. The contest consisted of
kicking. starting and other points of
the game.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
AL SHARPE SATISFIED.
No Chance for Yale to Grab Sue
cessfuI Cornell Coach.

Philadelphia Nov. 2s-If Yale intends
to ask DR.. Albert A. Sharpe. coach OF
Cornelrs football team. to tutor the
Ellis next year. DR.. Sharpe has no
knowledge OF the fact. DIR. Sharpe is
still in Philadelphia and when asked this
afternoon as to the truth of the Yale
rumor. he said:
81 know nothing about il. have just
finished the first session OF a five year
contract to coach the football team at
Cornell. l am content with that posi-
ton. Yale football is in a bad way just
now and they probably are looking
around and considering every possibility
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Tigers Sign McTigue.

Detroit. Mich. Nov. 26.-"Pud" Nc
Tigue, a left-handed pitcher, who made a
fine showing with the Toronto Club. OF
the International League. last season.
was signed yesterday by the Detroit
Americans. President Frank ]. Navin,
of the local club, made the announce
ment
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
GALLAUDET TEAM ELECTS
CUSCADEN, '16, CAPTAIN

At n meeting of the football
players of GaIIaudet College yes
terday, Leo Cuscaden, from Ne
braska, q Junior. wns elected
captain of the 1915 team.
Cuscaden has played for the
last three years on the varsity mt
right tackle. This season he was
one of the mninstsys of the line
and always I'm every play. Gus
eaden II IL year. old, weighs 1s3
pounds when I'm condition, and
Will be n popular leader next
season.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
CALLAHAN TO PILOT.
Former white Sox Manager viii
Bos. I.o. Angeles Club.

Los Angeles. Nov. 2s.-John F Powers.
owner OF the Los Angeles Coast League
club. announced here today that James
Callahan. former manager OF the Chi
cago American League Club team. would
manage the Los Angeles nine next sea-
SON Callahan bought a block OF Los
Angeles stock. and succeeds as mana
ger Frank Dillon. who has piloted tbs
team for ten years
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27

! is the question heard everywhere to-
night. Some of the Army admirers are
Offering ) TO 3. The Navy men are TAX
ing all they can get at these ode.
The Army players are the older and
the more seasoned. There are seven
plebes on the Navy team.
The Army has played more con-
sistent game than the Navy eleven dur
ing the present season. II Is true that
in selecting the winner Of the Army and
Navy gama. usually one might toss a
coin and decide that way.
II believe the Navy team is going TO
show a big improvement over its game
OF last Saturday and may pull out a
winner. ] believe that the Navy knows
enough football to win tomorrow.
Whether the Navy team will show the
result of the coaching II has received.
time will tell. Both teams have had
excellent coaching. Charles DAILY is the
Army head coach. He was a star Har-
ward half back and played a great game
as member Of the Army team.
DAILY has been a successful coach He
is ably assisted by that great ARMY
Iineman. Graves. who has always made
the West Point team strong in the line
Pullen and Stearns. are also able as
sistants.
Navy Has Capable Coach.
Lient. Ingram. star half back OF
the Navy team n few years ago, is the
head coach Of the Annapolis eleven. He
has had several old Navy players TO
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
int Team Picked to Trim Navy Annual Grron Battle Today
Again and again

we call your attention to the fact
that every 'P-B' purchase must
please you in every way. The P-B
guarantee means much to you and to
P. B. & Co.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27

As soon as the cadets from Annapo-
lis arrive tomorrow morning betting on
the result is expected 10 boost little
and the midshipmen with their Flight.
Fight chant will cover all this two
to-one money in sight
President Wilson and his fiancee. Mrs.
Gait, will attend the battle and occupy
a box on the Army side Of the field. The
entire Cabinet headed by Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels and Secretary OF War
Garrison will view tho struggle.
Rumors are afioat tonight that Lieut..
J. H. Ingram. head coach of the mid
shipmen. will make a last-mnute shift
in the lineup of the Navy eleven in an
effort to halt the dasrIing rushes of Or
land OIlphant, the West Pointers star
half back Won ETeimberg and johnson
will replace Blodgett and Jackson at the
The Washington herald., 1915-11-27
Stage All Set on Polo Grounds
for Big Classic Of the
Season.
NAVY TEAM WILL FIGHT
Annapolis Eleven on Edge and Hopes
to Spring Biggest Surprise
of Year.
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

New York, Nov. 26.-The stage is all
set tonight for the big gridiron cIRssIe
tomorrow on the Polo Ground be
tween the teams representing the Army
and Navy. The eIevens from West
Point and Annapolis arrived early to-
day and tonight listened to the advice
of former stars md self-appointed
coaches OF the eontending teams.
Army's headquarters 10 Mt the Aston
Hotel, while the Navy team il quarter
ed at the Vanderbilt Hotel In the
Hobbies of the hotels Is n constant buzz
Ing of previous Army-Navy games and
every now and then some veteran would
be heard telling his willing audience
of yaIor and skill scored during past
service clashes.
Both eIevens had their final work
out today on the Polo Grounds, Navy
using the field for one half hour of
light signal drill with Army following
suit.
During the past few years the Army
team has had the edge on Navy before
the battle and during action. hut from
rinS-side dope gathered tonight from
the experts, IL appears that tomorrow
will also be Army day. SO far the
betting on the game has been light,
with Army ruling the favoritc at
10 4.