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New Britain herald., 1915-11-26
CORNELL CAPTURES
 STIRRING CONTEST
IthaCanS Defeat Penn, "A to g, and Complete DefeatleSS Season

Philadelphia, Nov. 25.-Cornell de- feated Pennsylvania on Franklin Field yesterday in one of the most stirring contests seen on that battle scared gridiron in a long time, and tonight the Ithacans are claiming the football championship of the East. The score was "A to 9, but it does not indicate the terrible scare the fighting Quakers gave the undefeated big Red team right down to the last period of play. The final quarter opened with Pennsylvania leading, 9 to z, and Cornell fighting desperately to turn the tide of victory in her favor, Captain Barrett leading in the attack.
 Pennsylvania, battered about by various teams during the season and desperate from adverse criticism be- cause of her poor showing, had risen, like a flash in the second period, swept Cornell off her feet, and took the lead amid the frantic cheering of her faithful followers. Then Cornell backed down to the last trench with defeat staring her in the face, showed her championship calibre. By a su preme effort she smashed Pennsylva.
  l way to victory by scoring two more touchdowns and a field goal
 Twenty-Five thousand persons saw the Ithacans win their way to foot ball honOrs. It was CornelTs third straight victory over Pennsylvania and her fourth win over her old ri- vals in twenty-three years. Barrett was Cornell's greatest hero and closed his football career by scoring IS of CornelIs 24 points.
 Cornell had all the better of the playing in the first period, but Penn sylvania's rejuvenated defense was strong enough to keep the Ithacans from scoring. In the second period Pennsylvania showed most of her brilliant playing. Cornell made a touchdown early in the period by the | terrific line bucking of her backs, Captain Barrett making the score on
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26

Pittsburg, Nov. 26.-The remark able showing of the football squad of the University of Pennsylvania during the past season under the tutelage of Glenn Warner, the former Carlisle coach, entities it to more than the cursory consideration of the experts in selecting the seasons champions and the mythical All-American eleven. No fewer than four of the Pittsburg players have shown enough to be in ciuded among the All-American eleven, but it is unlikely that the ex- perts will allow more than two of
 Warmers charges to "horn in.'' As those most likely to be selected for the honors are Fry and Seis, two of the most versatile athletes who have ever handled the pigskin, a word or two about their qualifications would not be amiss. Both have played nearly every position on the eleven and have
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26

played brilliantly whenever they were placed Fry, who is feet, 1 1-2 inches in height and weighs 195 pounds, has played fullback, tackle, end and guard. He is a great kicker, is fast and has no superior on hand ling the ball on passes. When he is not playing the role of gridiron hero Fry amuses himself at basketball and baseball, and he plays both remark ably we'll too. Seis is even more ver- satile. He plays football equally as we'll as his teammate and, besides, is d hero of the track field games, discus throwing, shot putting and hurdling being his specialties. Coach Warner was fortunate in having two such stars on his squad for his first season with Pittsburg, and that they are re- sponsible to a large degree for the success of the Warner system and the record of the Pittsburg squad goes without saying.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26

a short end run. Pennsylvania se- cured the ball in Cornell territory on' a tumble and was set back fifteen yards for holding. Here the Qua kers executed d complex new forma- tion, with the result that she gained forty yards on a forward pass. An other forward pass put the ball on Cornell's one-yard mark, and the rest was easy. Later in the period, Flaw ley replaced Right End Hopkins, and / Pennsylvania managed to get the balf within goal-kicking distance, and Hawley made goal with a twenty eight-yard boot
 The third period was desperately fought. with neither team getting any decided advantage. Barrett tried two field goals and failed each time. Then Cornell opened up and Penn sylvania began to falter The ltha- cans hammered the Red and Blue line, and finally Barrett broke through for a twenty-four-yard run and touchdown. This score, sending Cornell into the lead, shook Penn sylvania's confidence, and Cornell soon added another touchdown, largely an intercepted forward pass. Barrett was everywhere over the field, breaking up plays and killing for ward passes, and wound up by kick- i ing a field goal after three unsuc- | cessful attempts. Both teams showed good generalship, Cornell eXcelling. The visitors played hard and mostly 1 straight football, while Pennsylvania 1 made many spectacular plays.
 The Navy football squad, which plays the Army at New York on Sat urday, saw the game. Half the squad sat on the Cornell side line, while the other half watched the game from the Pennsylvania side. The lineup and summary:
 CORNELL (24 PENN. C) l Shelton .............. .......' hopklns
 Left end.
 l Tilley ................. Mathews
 Left tackle.
 | Miller ................. fleming
 Left guard.
 i Cool .......... ........... "rdg
 Center.
 l Anderson ............... Nell
 Right guard.
 Gillies ................. Russell
 Right tackle. Eckley ................ H. Miller
 Right end.
 Barrett .................... t(ell
 Quarterback.
 | Collins ............... Rocketeller
 Left halfback. - Shiverick ..........-...... Derr
 Right halfback. Mueller ..........r..... Williams , Fullback. 's.
 Score by periods:
 | Cornell '''''V i#V lf--Af Pennsylvania ..........o 90 o-~- Referee-W. s. Langford, Trinity J1mpire-David l.. Fultz Brown. Field judge-Carl Marshall Harvard, Head linesman-W. R. Okeson, Le ! high. Time Of perlods-F1tteen minutes each. Touchdowns-Cor | nell; Barrett CD; Shiverick. Goals from touchdowns-Ba Barrett, 3. Fielo goaI-Barrett. Field goal-Hawley. bstitutions-Cornell: Jewell for Tilley; Zander for Eckley. Penn sylvania: Hawley for Hopkins; Mur- dock for Hawley; Price for Neill; Harris for Russel; Urquhart for H I Miller; Ross for Williams; Williamsl for Ross: Loucks for Williams; TtghA for Loucks; Loucks for Bell \
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26
Baseball Literature.

Has the art of writing baseball de- veloped or retrograded? Here is an account of a game written back in 1895, just twenty seasons ago:
 The glass arm toy soldiers of this town were fed to the pigs yesterday by the cadaverous Indian grave rob- bers from Omaha. Our f1abby, one legged Reubens stood around with gaping eyeballs like a hen on a hot nail. Hickey had more errors than 'Copin's Financial School and led the rheumatic procession to the morgue They couldn't hit brick wagon with a pickaxe and ran bases like pail bearers at a funeral The geezers stood around and whistled for help and were so weak they couldn't lift a glass of beer if it was all foam Everything was yellow, rocky and whangbasted like stig tossed full of doodlegammon. The Omahogs were bad enough, but the Quincy Brown Sox had their fins sewed up until they couldn't hold a crazy quilt unless it was tied around their necks. Roast the scare-eyed crocodiles anyhow"
 There may have been a few better football players in the East than Tal- man and Nash, of Rutgers, but hardly enough to form a suitable standing army for coast defense.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26
The Yale Slump.

Several years ago Yale had as many as seven men upon a leading All-American selection.
 Now it is more than possible that she will not have even one upon an All-Eastern. Clint Black, the big sophomore guard, was one of the best forwards of the year, but through in- juries he was only able to work through two games. Pie Way was a good tackle. but there were others much better. Wilson's play was too inconsistent.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26
VIKINGS START RIGHT.

The Viking soccer football team de- feated the Manchester Gym club yes terday afternoon at Earnings Field before a large crowd, 5 to O. Elk strand played a star game for the winners. It was the Vikings first game and they showed Up in sur prising good ford. The visitors only got two shots at the Vikings goal. A return game will be played in about two weeks.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26
NECK BROKEN AT FOOTBALD.

Passaic, N. J., Nov. 26.-John E. Lux, son of John G. Lux, former mayor of Nutley N. J. had his neck broken while playing fullback in football game today and was said last night to be dying.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26
PAWNEES PRACTICE.

The Pawnees will hold practice to- night and 7:3O and all members of the team should be on hand at that time.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26

third down with half yard to go, Vizner placed the ball over, amid the groans of the local rooters and the plaudits from the faithful band that accompanied the visitors.
 The last five minutes of the game showed one of the pluckiest attempts to annex a score ever put up on the local field. A short thick set fellow named "Wood' at halfback gave a wonderful exhibition on plunging, but it was a dying attempt and after the battering ram attacks of the former Bullet of Harvard had failed on account of his difficulty in securing a good foothold, Captain Parker punted and the one hope of the home rooters vanished here, for with but a few seconds left to play, Hartford played the game very safe, and the whistle sounded with he visitors in possession of the ball on their twenty-five yard line. H. F. H. s. N. B. H. s. Nelson ....... SiegrlSt Right End. SCOrrS PICKUP Right Tackle. Right Guard. TUCK DunWortd Center 1 I1uuSOn Wdllen 1 Left Guard.
 Kiersted ................ Hall Left Tackle. | Wooley .............,.. Curran Left End ScOVllle Schroeder Quarterback. l Vlzner Donnelley Right Halfback. Left Halfbacl< , Naedle Co ............. Tuthill l F'ullback.
 Score: H. P. H. S., '. N. B. H. s.,
 0; touchdown, Vizner; goal from
 touchdown, Vizner; substitutions, for i Hartford Smith for Kiersted, for i New Britain Schade for Siegrist, Ellis
 for Dunworth, Lardner for Donnelley. l Martin for Parker, Smith for Wallen,
 Ginsberg for Curran, Siegrist for
 Schade, Brink for Ginsburg, Ellis for
 Brink, Schade for Curran. Wood for Ginsburg, Hendrickson for Schroeder, i Wendell for Donnelley.
 Referee, Able of Colgate; umpire, | Dr. Price, Trinity; head linesman, 1 Reed, Springfield Training School; linesmen, Tracy Hartford. and Ross
 berg, New Britain; time, ten and
 twelve minute quarters.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26
One aSOn.

Dear Sir: Why don't Yale and
 Princeton insist upon a better sched ule arrangement with Harvard?
 Baughton's eleven has all the best of it. by meeting Princeton and Yale two
 weeks apart with an easy game sand wiched in to rest up the regulars.
 Yale has to play two hard games in row and so does Princeton. This leaves Yale worn down for Harvard. I think this accounts each year for the poor showing Princeton makes against Yale the unutterable showing Yale makes against Harvard. Why doesn't Yale insist upon a shifting
 schedule where Harvard meets Yale
 and Princeton in turn and where the
 Tiger and the Bulldog every other
 year get that weeks rest? OBSERVER. Yale certainly has no kick. Three
 years ago Princeton took the matter
 of new schedule arrangement up
 with Harvard. Haughton readily
 agreed. But Yale refused to make
 any changes So if the present
 schedule arrangement is unfair,
 Princeton and Harvard are certainly
 not to blame.
 The trouble isn't that Yale doesn't
 develop any good football instructors,
 but that she turns over the best ones
 to other institutions.
 The so-called Big Elevens no longer
 have any complaint coming that smaller colleges are unable to furnish good practice games.
 If things continue the complaint will soon come from the smaller colleges over the lack of good prac-
 tice secured from the Big League of football.
 Coach Dobie, of Washington Univer- sity, hasn't lost a game in ten years. If variety is the spice of life he must
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26

Only the entry who loses his share of starts soaks in the true thrill and joy of winning once in a while.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26

Football is divided into five Grand Divisions, Eastern, Western, Pacific Coast, South Atlantic and Southern. Each of these divisions is entitled to an all-star pick upon which more or less succulent food the football fan may feed. But picking the eleven best from all five divisions where no man can even see all the best in one calls for the same powers that put Zeus upon Olympus.
 From a Tiger Fullback.
 A former Princeton fullback sends this ll-Eastern selection in for casual inspection:
 First Team Position Higgins, Penn State ..... End Gilman, Harvard .......... Tackle Spears, Dartmouth .......... Guard Peck, Pittsburg ............ Center White, Syracuse ............ Guard Abel. Colgate ............. Tackle Soucy, Harvard ............. End Barrett, Cornell ........... Quarter Hastings, Pittsburg ...... Halfback Williamson, Syracuse .... Halfback Mahan. Harvard ..... Fullback Second Team Position Oliphant, Army .............. End Schultz, Wash. and Lee ..... Tackle Way. Yale Guard Cool, Cornell ..... Center Schlachter,' Syracuse ........ Guard Wesbecker, w and J. ...... Tackle Lamberton, Princeton " End Williamson, Pittsburg ..... Quarter Talman, Rutgers ..... Halfback King, Harvard ....... Halfback Driggs, Princeton ........ Fullback
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26
i0(SS 9!&Hz !:!;:! J!

lead one of the most drab existences on record.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26

Coach Dobie, of Washington Univer- sity, hasn't lost game in ten years. If variety is the spice of life he must
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26

The trouble isn't that Yale doesn't develop any good football instructors but that she turns over the best ones to other institutions.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26

1 The so-called Big Elevens no longer
 have any complaint coming that smaller colleges are unable to furnish , good practice games.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-26

If things continue the complain will soon come from the smaller colleges over the lack of good prac. tice secured from the Big League ot football.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
NET TITLE MATCHES
ON TODAY'S PROGRAM
Entries Below Last Seasons Rec.
ord; List Includes Former
Champions

New York. Aug. So.-Preliminaries
in the opening round of the thirty
fifth annual tennis championship of
the National Lawn Tennis Association
was to-day's program.
A field of 12S players, with the lead
ing experts about evenly divided be-
tween the upper and lower halves.
will take the courts in relays during
the day, and by nightfall the sixty
four survivors will be aligned for a
series of matches which are expected
to continue until the early part of next
week. for which the seminal and final
rounds are scheduled.
The grandstand courts will be given
over to eastern players as a rule dur
ing the initial session of the tourna-
ment. Two matches at a time will be
held on the courts surrounded by the
same structures which held spectators
at the Davis cup international matches
a year ago.
Although the entry this year is less
by ten players than the field that COM
peted at Newport last August, the
tennis association has arranged the
program in such a manner that the
championship round will be played
one week from Tuesday, unless in
element weather delays the play.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
RAIN STOPS MINORS;
TWO GAMES SATURDAY
Highspire Trims Hershey in Short
Battle; Friendship Wins
Over Rely Team

Rain gave many baseball players an
idle day on Saturday. The minors
were heavy losers because it will be
impossible to play twilight games be-
fore the season closes.
Only one game was played in the
Central Pennsylvania League. High
spire won from Hershey, score to /.
The game went seven innings and was
played during drizzling rain. The
field at Hershey was covered with
mud. 1t was a special feature of the
Odd Fellows outing. The tail-enders
proved good mud workers. Wilson
pitched fine game, allowing but four
hits.
In the Dauphin-Perry League Will
lia mstown. leaders of the league. won
from Elizabethville. score to /.
Mates was big star at the bat and in
the field. The game was a pitchers
battle. Elizabethville played a ragged
game.
The only game in the Firemen's
League was a seven-inning contest
between the Friendship and Reilly
Hose Company teams. It was a white
wash victory for the Rabbits. Friend
ship played all around their opponents.
Murphy allowed but three hits,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
SHORE BIRD SEASON
OPENS WEDNESDAY
PlOver and Snipe No Longer Plenti-
full in This Locality; Good
Shooting in East

Cunning season for shore bird
opens in Pennsylvania. New Jersey
and Delaware on Wednesday. Most
of the shooting in this State is in the
east. Plovers are a scarce article in
the vicinity of Harrisburg. There
was a time. not more than six years
ago, when local hunters went out be-
fore breakfast and were able to kill a
dozen.
In addition to plover, local hunters
can also shoot snipe until October 81.
The high stage of the river has COW
cred the grass plots. and snipe will
not be plentiful. The game laws for
the season opening September l. fol-
low;
September l to November 80: rails,
coots, gallinules, marsh or mud hen.
September l to October 81: reed
birds; October 10 to November 80,
woodcock; November 1 to January 81,
water fowl. except woodduck and
swan; September l to December Is,
shore birds. only black breasted
plover, golden plover, Jack or Wilson
snipe, greater yellowlegs, lesser yell
lowlegS.
Closed season: all migratory in
sectivorous birds; all small shore birds
not designated by name under the
open season. little brown, sandhilI
and whooping cranes, swans, curlows,
upland plover, and woodducks, until
September /, 1918.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
FINAL HOME SERIES
FOR LOCAL INDIANS
Two Double-Headers With To-
ronto; Cincinnati Reds Here
Thursday

This is the final week of Inter-
national League baseball in Harris
burg this season. Much depends on
the baseball-loving public and busi-
nessmen of the city whether this city
Will retain franchise in the Glass AA
league next season.
Harrisburg fans made a splendid
attendance record in previous games
and this week is expected to be the
banner week with the attractions that
are offered to the public. While the
Harrisburg team has been in a listless
stump, there is some prospect of the
boys getting in and hustling this week.
and starting tomorrow there will be
two days of great baseball, with To-
ronto the attraction for double
headers each day.
Toronto in Fourth Place
Toronto holds fourth place in the
league race, but the Indians can dis
lodge the Canadians by winning the
series from the Maple Leaves.
Toronto has secured Rube Marquard
from the New York Giants, but so far
the great southpaw has refused to re-
port. If Manager Clymer can close
the deal, the former New York star,
whom McGraw purchased some years
ago for $1,000. will pitch his first
International League game against
harrisburg on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Charley Herzog Coming
On Thursday the greatest attrac-
uon OF the season is offered when
Charley Herzog and his Cincinnati
Nationals will be the big attraction,
while in addition there will be a reg
ular league game with the Rochester
team. King Lear, Charley Herzog and
Wade killifer are we'll known to Har-
risburg baseball fans who have fol-
lowed baseball in the Tri-State in past
years. Lear comes from the Cumber-
land Valley and hundreds of his
friends are expected to come to the
game.
For the big double attraction the
admission fee will be raised to so
cents. while the free list will be en-
tirely suspended and season book
coupons will only be accepted when
they are accompanied with the book.
IN ADDITION to the double header
with Toronto on Wednesday it will be
newsboys' day" on the island. The
"newsies' are selling tickets for the
game and they will share in a portion
OF the receipts in order to secure
tunds TO furnish their new home in
North Second street. If a newsboy
approaches You with big red ticket
with the rain check attached you will
know that 1t is good for Wednesday, S
game.
On Friday the Rochester team will
be the attraction and the local season
Will wind up with a double-header
with the Rochester club on Saturday.
1t is up to baseball fans of Harris
burg to show by attendance this week
whether they want International
League baseball next season. Several
/ major league clubs are looking over
the situation in this city with a. view
of purchasing the local franchise and
| maintaining the club here
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
Blue Ridge Prizes
For Frederick Players
Special to The Telegraph

Frederick, Md. Aug. 80. - Bobby
Orrison. the Brunswick slugger, by
maintaining his lead in the batting
list in the Blue Ridge League and
thereby clinching the batting honors,
will receive the regulation size ster-
ling silver baseball bat offered to the
leading hitter of the Frederick aggre-
cation before the game with the Phila-
delphia Athletics in Frederick to-mor-
row.
At the same time Agnew will be
presented with the handsome trophy
offered by Philip Ritchie Winebrener,
of Frederick, to the Frederick player
getting the most number of stolen
bases during the Blue Ridge season.
Poke Whalen, catcher, follows Agnew
in the number of stolen bases.
Barnhart, the Frederick thirdsacker,
who was given an inspection a short
time ago by Terrapin scouts and
Bobby Orrison are the biggest run
getters on the team. In the batting
average list Connolly, the former
Georgetown star, appears at the top,
but he has been in only fifteen games,
thus being ineligible for any of the
trophies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30
Frank J. Mcconnell Dead;
Was Champion Trapshooter

Harrisburg friends learned to-day
OF the death and burial of Frank ].
Mcconnell, a well-known trapshooter
OF Philadelphia. Mcconnell died early
last week. The funeral took place
last Thursday from the late residence
OF the deceased. 1906 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia.
The survivors are a widow. who was
Miss Grace Hahn. of Harrisburg. and
a mother. Mr.. Mcconnell drifted into
trapshooting Unexpectedly. Early in
life he became a druggist. Later he
was physician, graduating from the
Medico -Chirurgical College.
once, when i'll, he went to his
fathers estate in North Carolina to
recuperate. While there he became
interested in shooting. He won a
number of championships. Among
the trophies he held was the Fred
Stone cup. put up by that actor. He
was member of the S. S. White Tran
shooting Club, of PHILADELPHIA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-30

Tyrus Raymond Cobb. the Georgia
sign a three-year contract with the
Federal League to play with the club
which the new organization will place
in New York City next year. OF this
amount $4,000 will be paid as soon as
he signs the contract and the ball
ance will be spread over the three
years.
Cobbs contract with the Detroit
Tigers has three more years to run
an it is understood to be one of the
"iron-clad" variety, but it is reported
that Cob is considering the matter of
jumping seriously. Cobb's salary with
the Detroit club is said to be S17,500
a year. Picture shows Cobb going af-
ter a high one"