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The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
Who Is the AIl-American
Grid Coach This Season?

To whom shall we accord the honor OF
being the 1915 all-American coach? On
whose dome shall we place the laurel
wreath and say: We'll done, old kid.
Should the honor go to John
C'Speedy'O Rush, of Princeton; to Chen
Warner OF Pittsburgh: to Percy Haugh-
ton, of Harvard; to Bob FolweH' OF
Washington and Jefferson; to Al Sharpe
of Cornell; to Alonzo Stagg, Of Chicago;
TO Larry Bankhart, of Colgate? Or
should we call it a draw, this battle
royal?
Each man, in his own individual way,
has accomplished wonderful things;
each has done some things better than
has his rival-and some things not as
well.
It's a neck-and-neck fight those
coaches have waged for the honor OF
being the coach of the year. and they re
all punched so closely now that none
really can decide the conspicuous leader.
Warner went to Pittsburgh this fall
and took under his wing a team he never
had handled before. Not only did he
have to teach them football, but he had
TO teach them, first OF all, how to alb
sorb his teachings-he had to familiarize
them with his methods. Yet, despite that
handicap, Warner welded together a
team that has a fine chance to grab on
the Eastern championship.
Then there's Bankhart, who went to
Colgate, one of the smallest colleges in
the East. who found only a few foot
ballers at his beck and CALL bu. who
assembled the material into one OF the
best football machines ever seen in the
East; into a team that crushed Yale and
the Army, and that wasn't scored upon
In its first twelve starts and rolled up
s23 points against its foes.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
LOCAL SPORTS JOLTED
BY JUPITER PLUVIUS
Vigilants and Ewing Fail to Play.
Fort Myer Cancels -Field Too
Wet for Hurlers.

Local independent football was given
quite a jolt yesterday when Jupiter
Pluvius reigned. The constant down
pour of rain caused the calling of or
all local games. Many OF the local
followers of the independent grid game
journied to Vigilant Park to witness
the game between the locals and the
Ewing Athletic Club from Philadelphia,
but were disappointed, as Manager
Oliveri called things of. The Phila-
delphia eleven was here, but because
of the additional expenses in staging
the contest the game was sidetracked
until Thanksgiving Day.
Fort Myer called off its battle with
the Mohawk clubmen, while the Ma
tionals and Brookland A. c. failed to
get started at Catholic University Field
although there was a good sized crowd
present to witness the combat.
The polo field in Potomac Park was
thoroughly soaked and the second
battle between the Toll Gate team and
the First Ward team, of the Washing
ton Rovers Hurting Club. was not
played. although n any ofSthe sons of
Erin" took the opportunity to practice
on the muddy field.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
BOWIE ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Maiden 2year-olds; Eve and one
half furlonsr. WALTON. lG: Jerry. r.. Ill; Dane.
ing Star. Ill: Life Ill: Smoothbore Ill: videt's
Brother. W: I'd Bond. Ill: Moon Stone. Ill
White Eve Ill: Queen of Paradise. Ill; Sinking.
Ill: Belle OF the Kitchen. Ill; Handful. Ill: Car
men. Ill: Mazbee. Ill.
SECOND RACE-siI furlonss: 2year-olds. Col.
Gutelus. liz; Panhandle. ia Black COFFEE. Ill;
ssndeI ls: ssSin. IlI: Murphy. III: Eddie Henry.
III: Virginia NJ. lOi: Nolh. u; Dancer. Ih
Favour Ill.
THIRD RACE-SeIling: Syear-olds and upward
Eve and onehaf fIrIongs. Monty Fox IFS; Martr-
II3: King Rsiford IL: Gold Cap 10; 10y 10
Hibbs. III: J. b. HarcI Ill; Lost Fortune 10:
Pennyruck lo6: 'COlOTs. los; Devil Fish. ni:
IharUah u3: .BrardvWine Ill: Coy los: Zoe
Blair liz: Meelicka Io6.
FOURTH RACE-Handicap: all ages; one mile
BorEo. los; Nanshen. I06: Brave Cunarder Io3
Celtic los: Water Lady la: Vcnetia. y: Herbert
Temple ss: Bur1Food. Io3: Lady Bartary. s. Celtic.
ard Herbert Temple. coupled Tyree entry.
fifth RACE-SeninE; 3year-olds and upward :
mile and twenty yards. Mnllie Richards I3;
Miss Waters. los; Sigma Alrha. I0s: Casaba.
los: Aldonus. los; Atabg. 100; -surgeun 10: Texas
Tonmie lis; 'Perthrock. IDS; MARY Warren. los ;
Czrlaverock l6: Arcturus 100: Miss MciiEle.
100: 'Primary IS: sherlock Holmes. Ill: 'Rlue
Mouse. los: Lily orne. Zoe; Mamie K. los; PEG
loc: 'Ramboo. 100.
SIXTH RACE-sellinE: 3-year-olds and upward
mile and one sixteenth. Gallon. lOs: Huda $
Brother, IL: Dangerous March, 100: Cliff Haven
los; sDurin loa; st. Lazerian. le2: Mabel Dull
weber, %: Sorus. lH: Yodelss. 10: Falmouth los
Hedge Rose lo6; Beau Perr, 100; Brian Bori los:
.valas. IS: Royal Meteor. II2: Richard Langion
100: .HykE lG; Athena. los: 'Cin Edge. lo4
caro- Nome. loi.
.Apurrntice allowance claimed
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
HARVARD PLANS TO
HALT OTIS GUERNSEY

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 14-Harvard' s
scouts at the Yale-Princeton game are
back home again and telling little bands
of admiring auditors the why's and
wherefores of the Ellis triumph over a
team rated as their superiors in all de-
partments, perhaps save grit.
Guernsey's two drop-kicks have awak-
ened Haryard's eyes to at least one man
who must be taken care of next SatuT-
day. Ways touchdown is passed over
as one of the breaks OF the game
Harvard has practically finished its
hard work for the game. Touches here
and there will be applied to get the team
into smoother running order. and this
with blackboard talks. will keep the
squad busy until Wednesday
The final mass meeting is booked for
Wednesday evening. with Coach Haugh-
ton and Capt. Mahan as the chief speak
ers. The undergraduates will return the
compliment by marching TO the field the
following afternoon and cheering the
team.
Thursday night the players will be
whislled away ito the Vesper Country
Club. outside of Lowell. where they will
lounge about and run through signal
practice until a few hours before the
game
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15

Al Sharpe, at Cornell, started the sea-
son with only one real star from his
1914 eleven-Charles Barrett, the amazing
quarterback. But Sharpe wasn't dis
couraged. Tie took the material that
offered and built II around Barrett. He
tinkered with that machine; he worked
at 1t increasingly. AS a result, he has
given to Cornell the greatest team IL
has had In a decade a team that beat
Harvard decisively; a team that has
swept along. unbeaten. toward the cham
pionship goal.
Haughton faced discoura cement at the
outset Of the season. Ordinations took
from him Brickley, Pennock, HardwicK,
Bradlee and other stars. Mahan aIone
remained OF his satellites But Haugh-
ton worked along dNgCedly-and his 1915
team has appealed T. many as being al
most as powerful as tat of last year
Washington and jefferson lost its great
backfield by graduations, Jut. :mdaunted.
Bob Folwell set to work and put to-
gether a team tnat has oufferej but one
beating this year-and 1t remained for
one OF the greatest elevens in the coun-
try to beat Washington and jefferson.
None other was able.
Stage, the veteran Chicago coach.
started the season minus some OF the
lest men that had played tor him in
1914 Things looked dubious for Chicago.
but Stagg so arranged his none too Won
derful material that It sized up as one
of the greatest elevens in the West.
And you know what Rush has done
in his first year at Princeton.
To whom snail We awa-!; the crown
or shall We call it a no-decision bout
and divide the glory among them?
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
CORNELL Starts TO
PREPARE FOR PENNSY
Ithacans to Clear Decks for Thanks
giving Day Battle at Philadel-
phia with Quakers.

Ithaca n. Y. Nov. 1.-THE decks will
be cleared for the Pennsylvania game
the final football contest Cornell will
engage in this year. when the big REQ
squad reports for practice on Monday
afternoon. The Ithacans will have about
one weeks hard work before they will
leave here on their annual pre-Thanks-
giving Day trip TO Atlantic City. where
the squad will rest Up and put on the
finishing touches for the battle with the
Ouakers.
The recent triumph over Michigan, while
not unexpected. was revelation as
showing the real strength and power
Of the Cornell machine. and the coaches
are confident that by another week
hard work the eleven will be brought
to even better form than II has mani
Tested thus far.
After a two days rest most of the
varsity players got into action Wednes-
day and took part in the scrimmage.
Shelton. the star left end. who sustained
an arm bruise in the Michigan game.
was kept on the side lines. and Mueller
and Jameson Were also laid OF. for q
few days. 1t is probable that a number
of other varsity regulars will be giveE
Il short vacation next week, as the
principal problem that confronts the
coaches is to keep the players from going
stale.
Until Thanksgiving Day. November .,
the team will have been working for
eleven weeks a longer season than most
teams play. Since the middle of October
Cornell moreover. has been going along
at high speed. and the strain on the men
has been necessarily quite severe. There
are no signs of entertaining. but II the
eleven were not to make the Atlantic
City trip there would be good ground
for APPREHENSION.
The scrimmage this week, and a good
deal of the time next week. was and will
be- occupied by attention to defense. The
REINFORCED scrub team. supported by
some of the best substitutes, has given
the regulars severe workouts, tests more
difficult than they received in games.
and a few weaknesses have been IN
covered. They are for the most part Of
a minor character, however. and there
is every reason to believe that a flaw
less defense can be presented against
Pennsylvania.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
MOHAWKS ACCEPT THE
Def OF VIRGINIANS
Local Independents Want First Crack
at Coach Muelleris Alexan-
dria Eleven.

Manager Of Football ]. Edward White.
of the Mohawk Athletic Club. $3.50 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast. Is the first OF
the local pilots to come forward and ac-
cept the def issued by the Virginia Ath-
letiC Club. OF Alexandria.
Manager White Is willing to pit his
eleven. which is composed OF former high
school and local gridiron stars. against
the Virginia clubmen. but desires to have
the game played In this city. In asking
the game to be played here Manager
White states that his team met the vir-
ginians last season in Alexandria, and
that he thinks 1t no more than fair that
the boys across the river should meet his
club in Washington this year.
Any guarantee that Coach Carl Muei-
Ter. Of the Virginians. will offer to a local
club will be boosted by the Mohawks to
bring the crack Alexandria eleven here
for any date which they may name. II
seems that in the contest last season.
when the local Indians were beaten BY
the Virginians. that some unfair tactics
were used by the Alexandria team. but
with a well-known athlete like Mueller
at the head of the Virginians this sea-
son. fair treatment can be guaranre ed.
Get together. Mohawks and virginizns:
let's have a real interclub game with
teams Of the same weight
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
CRAIG MAY LEAD
TEAM AGAINST ARMY

Annapolis. Nd, Nov. 1.-Craig's great
running in Saturdays game against Col
by is expected to give him the QSlarter
back position over Capt. Miles when the
Navy meets the Army on the New York
Polo Grounds on November 2. Martin
is sure, barring injuries. to start at full
back and Westphal and Davis are the
most likely choices for the halves. Won
Heimberg has been placed at left end.
but will drop back to do the punting.
Beginning tomorrow everything will be
directed towards bringing the team to its
highest playing form on the day of the
Army game. No chances of iniuring the
first strihg men will be taken against
Crsinus next Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
LAFAYETTE STUDENTS
KEEN FOR LEHIGH BATTLE

Easton. Pa. Nov. 1.-THE ideal battle
among smaller colleges-the game be-
tween Lafayette and Lehigh-the focal
point for all the efforts for both teams
for all season. will be played next Satur-
day afternoon on Taylor Field.
This year the tenseness of the struggle
is even greater than usual for Wilmer
CroweIl. Lafayette's coach. 1t is the first
real chance to accomplish the greatest of
Lafayette accomplishments, to defeat Le-
high. Last year his team was disin-
tegrated by an epidemic of typhoid fever.
Lehigh has not lost a game to Lafayette
since Tom Ready has been tutor. There
have been three defeats in a row for the
Maroon and White. In 1872 the score
was 10 to 0: in 1913. to o. and in 1914, II
to Z. The fact that three defeats in a
row have come to Lafayette Is another
element adding to the necessity for a
Maroon and white triumph.
The present senior class has never seen
its college beat LehlCh. Before the two
teams meet again they will have grad
uated. 1t would be sad indeed II a class
would take its course entirely through
Lafayette without witnessing this
achievement. which. after all. brings
more satisfaction to wearers of the Ma
room and White than any other.
Lafayette and Lehigh have been doing
battle for thirty-one years. In this time
there have been forty-nine contests. and
Saturday will witness the reaching of
the half century mark. In this long series
which has already been played Lafayette
Is easily superior. The Eastonians have
won twenty-seven contests and Lehigh
has won twenty. Two games have re-
suited in a tie. Lafayette's total points
equal 81. while Lehigf's amount to but
3sS These points spread out over all of
the games played show that the Maroon
and White teams have scored an aver
age OF 1871 points each game and Lehigh
40. but this has nothing to do with the
future.
Lehigh's line is better and physically
stronger than Lafayette's. Their attack Is
of the line-smashing variety. The Lafay-
'ette back field combination. on the other
hand, is faster. more skilled and more
versatile than that Of Lehigh The Lafay-
cite attack Is more open. punctuated fire.
ouently by the forward pass, with end
runs and off-tackle plays predominating
in the scrimmage. This different distribu-
ton of strength makes II impossible to
get satisfactory answer to that vital
question. Who will win? Comparative
scores leave one In a muddle. This COM
Ing week will be the most exciting one In
the college calendar
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
ORGANIZED BASEBALL
LOSES FRANK BAKER
Former Athletic and Home-run King
I Likely to Remain with z
Upland Team.

Philadelphia, Nov. III Franklin
Baker. former star OF the Athletics, may
not play major league ball next season.
and he is likely to again spend the year
in farming and play with Upland. of
the Delaware County League. This was
cleaned from a speech made last night
by President J. Borton Weeks, OF the
Delaware County League. at the annual
banquet of the marlborough League.
held in the Continental Hotel President
Weeks in his address said:
Frank Baker is wanted in the Della
ware County League next year. Only
today John G. Grocer, the millionaire
philanthropist. through whose liberallty
his presence in the league this year was
possible. stated that he was willing to
pay the salary OF the Home Run King
again next year. Mr.. Grocer stated that
he is hopeful that Baker will again cap
tain and play with the Upland club, and
has authorized Manager Miller to sign
him for 1916.
Last season Bakers presence on the
Upland club just doubled the gate re-
ceipts OF that club over those of the
previous year. and proved as well of i'm
mense benefit TO the other league clubs.
He was the principal factor in making
the Delaware County League one of the
most successful in the country at a time
when minor leagues from the Atlantic
to the Pacific complained Of a bad and,
in many cases. a disastrous season.
'Since the close OF the present sea-
son Baker has purchased a new farm
In Trappe. Nd, making three that he
now owns. and also a new seven pas
senger touring car. You can Judge for
yourselves whether the fact that he is
going into farming on a more extensive
scale will have any bearing on his base
ball plans for the coming year"
More than 200 persons attended the
banquet, which was the most successful
ever given by the league.
Frank C. Meireg, president of the
league. was the POSTMASTER. He pre-
sented J. Miller Plat, catcher of the
Glenolden team. with a silver cup for be-
ing the leagues leading hitter. and
silver cup to George Stuart. of Glenolden.
for being the leagues leading base
runner.
Addresses were made by E. J. Berlet.
Of Ridley Park; F. L. Rose, OF the Main
Line League. and Z. NJ. Hackney. of
the Philadelphia Suburban League. Presi-
dent Meireg presented the pennant to
Drexel Hill, 1915 champions. and the flag
was accepted by President Arthur S.
Garnet. of Drexel Hill Athletic Associa-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
New Form in Vogue at Prince
George Park Pleases Turf
men at Opening.
HANDICAP FOR EACH DAY
BY GEORGE B. MORRIS.

Fifteen days racing will continue at
Prince George Park. Bowie. Nd, under
the auspices of the Southern Maryland
Agricultural Society. and from the way
the card was carried out Saturday It Is
safe to say that 1t will be a record-mak-
ing meeting.
The new pari-mutueI system In vogue Is
said to be the finest in the country. and
does away with waiting to fiud out what
each horse will pay after the race Is run.
The innovation proved highly successful
Saturday. and General Manager O'Hara
was much pleased by the manner in
which the days card was run OF. There
was not a moments delay In the new ma
chimes. and they worked with astonishing
rapidity and accuracy.
II Is the intention OF the management
of the track to make many improvements
during the winter months. so when the
spring meeting rolls around many thou
sands OF dollars worth Of improvements
will have been made
The coming weeks program promises
to furnish high-clRss sport throughout.
Six events have been scheduled for each
day. but owners are entering so literally
that seven races will probably be found
necessary most OF the time.
Every day a handicap Is provided for.
which will bring out the best OF the talent
at the trHck.
The opening Saturday was successful
from every point of view. The attendance
was the largest in the history of the as
ISOLATION. and pushed TO the limit the ac-
commodations OF the plant. Washington
and Baltimore furnished the bulk Of the
patrons. but there was a very consider
able delegation from Philadelphia and
New York.
The new system OF betting was well
patronized and the mutuels did a thriv-
ing business The crowd stood a little
aloof at first to see how the new ideas
would work out. but after the opening
race they waded right In and for the rest
of the afternoon gave the iron men
lively tussle. Long-shot players had an
Inning starting the day on with Broom
corn. which paid $3.50 for s.. They also
got in another good lick when Nephthys
went over in the fifth event paying S54.s
for s.,
The selling war. which fourished so
vigorously at Laurel and PimlIco. Jared
up again at Bowie. After Pontefract
had won the second race. G. Alexandra
stepped in and boosted the winner to
500. where the stable protected him
Johnny Pangle's Cuban stable made
a brilliant showing. Broomcorn won in
the opening event At odds OF 30 to !. while
Aldebaran ran second TO SqueeIer in the
third race. pressing the winner very close
at the end.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
Now in Hall of Fame.

For persstency. King. Of Harvard.
takes the palm For three years he tried
for the varsity. but never succeeded in
making the team. Against Princeton.
however. he finds himself shaking hands
with the other celebrities of the Crimson
hall of fame. He suddenly preached
the gap which separated him from OBJ
security flush into the society OF ma
tiOnal celebrities whose names are house
hold words.
King is married and has two small
children. He Is working his way through
college. and his career has been one Of
uphill fighting
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
Two Big Games for Fordham.

New York. Nov. 1.-Two more contests
remain on the schedule Of the Fofdham
eleven before the curtain will be rung
down on the 1915 football season. Next
Saturday the Maroon and White aggre-
cation meets the Carlisle. Indians here in
this city. and on THANKSGIVING Day will
tackle Frank Sommers' conquerors of the
Army, the Villanova College eleven ,
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15

of the best teams which they have
played this season. Coach Hart claims
that the breaks of the game werv
against him and the only near break
that came the locals way happened
In the third period when Classen in
tercepted forward pass and ran 40 yards
for a TOUCHDOWN.
Catholic University's stock took a big
boast Saturday when the Red and Black
team scored a to o victory over Mullen
berg. ]. Buffers educated toe paved the
way for the Brooklanders in the
closing minutes Of the third period.
The game was one of the hardest
fought ever Witnessed in Allentown, as
no less than sixteen players were injured
during the fray. Eight members of eacn
team suffered. but Coach Nelson said
last night that the Brooklanders would
be ready for practice work again Tuee-
day evening.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
Kawfeds Bad Batters.

The Kansas City Federal League club.
which will be brought to New York. was
seventh in batting In the organization
and did not boast of one 800 hitter. II
probably. in fact, did not boast of any
OF its hitters. with the possible exception
Of Kenworthy, who batted .2s7. George
Stovall hit only us.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15

Hopewell should make money for the
Virginia League. With the throngs of
men employed there, the attendance
should be big. The shifts are so ar
ranged that thousands Of men are
through work for the day In time. to
see the entire game.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
League to Meet Tuesday.

Richmond. Va. Nov. I.-Virginia
League magnates will meet at Norfolk
on Thursday TO take up the question of
filling the vacancy caused by the for
fixture of the Petersburg franchise last
year. Hopewell is making a strong bid
and NAV get the franchise.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
to Name South Atlantic Champs Men, Popular at Bowie
Chance Given to
Compare Elevens
Mutuel System a
Success at Bowie
BOWIE SELECTIONS
By GEORGE B. MORRIS.

First race Wizard. Smooth
bore, Belle of the Kitchen.
Second race - Nolli, Eddie
Henry. Virginia NJ.
Third race-Joe Blair, Brandy
wine. ]. B. Harrell.
Fourth race Celtic, Venetia.
Borgo.
Fifth race-Mary Warren, Lily
Orme. Mollie Richards.
Sixth race Huda's Brother.
Mabel Dulweber. Gallop.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
Still Claim Stoyall.

The Cleveland American Ieaguers are
optimistic persons. They still have the
name of George Stovall on their re-
serve list like a light in the window
that the sailors widow keeps.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
Why Roofing Has Stopped.

Philadelphia paper wonders why
there is less roofing now at baseball
games. Perhaps it's, because in these
new stands 1t is easier for the players
to reach the fans and do something more
than to talk back
The Washington herald., 1915-11-15
PLAYERS MAKE TEAMS
and NOT The COACHES
Stars of Harvard and Michigan Have
Faded and Elevens Are in the Rut.
W. and ]. Different.

Some folks claim that it's the players
alone who make a football team great;
others claim it's the coach.
Well. Michigan had YOst back in 1896
and 1904 and 1905-and il still has Yost.
II had Heston. Reddon. Snow and sew
eral others back in those ''point-a-mln-
ute days-but they are gone. Michigan
was great in those days-but II isn't great
now.
Harvard had Brickley. Pennock. Brad
lee and Hardwick in 1918 and 1g14-and
also 1t had Percy HauShton as coach
Those 1913 and 1914 machines leaped to the
crest of the football world. Harvard in
this year 4. D. 1915 still has Monsieur
Hauchton. but Brickley. Hardwick. Brad
lee and Pennock are gone. And Harvard
isn't the champ
On the other mitt. We call your atten-
tion to Washington and jefferson College
Last year Il had Spiegel. Cruikshank
Patterson. Fleming and Young. Also il
had Bob Folwell as coach. The W. and
]. team in 1914 was a wonder. The 1915
team retains none Of the 1914 stars-but
Il retains Folwen. And W. and J. this
year seems TO be just as powerful as It
was last year.
What's the answer?