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Evening star., 1915-11-28
NAvY's DEFEAT NO SURPRISE.
Coaches Alone Thought Middies Had
an Even Chance.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, November e.
News of Army's victory over Navy in
the annual foot ball, game today WAS
not received with any surprise here.
except among the few most sanguine
supporters of the midshipmen, The
the contest rs an even chance, and
feeling that their charges were At to
put UP the battle OF their lives were
highly hopeful that they would bring
the bacon home. But among the more
conservatives ones, who had followed
closely the progress OF the rival teams
throughout the season, Army was the
ruling favorite. AS q result very few
bets were made here, and of what
waeers were placed the Navy bettors
almost generally demanded odds OF, Z;
to1, and 2 to l..
There were many who were confident
that the Middies would at least be abb
to effect score. and a number OF small
bets on this quarter were made, even
after the Army had registered its hrst
touchdown. .ess -I---- -.---s.-. -.-e--
The election of a captain Will taks
place within the next ten days, and il
Ward of Nebraska, Of the present sec
ond class, will be the choice. Ward has
played with the squad three years. Re
plays left tackle. and this is tho Sec
ond game in which he has filled thar
position against Army. Arthur Miles.
the present captain. who was prevent
ed from starting in today's game be-
cause of injuries, will be graduated in
June. ~
Evening star., 1915-11-28
STAR TENNIS EXHIBITION.
Miss Bjurstedt: and Mrs. Bundy Wiz
at Long Beach, Cal.

LONG BEACH, Cal. November e.
Miss Molla BiuEstedt. national woman.s
tennis champion, defeated Miss Mary. Is.
Browne. former, title holder. go. 6-2,
ga here today, closing an Invitation
tennis tournament. Earlier in, the day
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy defeated her
sister. Miss Florence Sutton, e-1, SO in
an exhibition match.
Miss Browne won her first set with
apparent ease, In the second Miss
Bjurstedt had better control and re-
versed the score. The final playing
showed each fighting hard for every
point. Miss Bjurstedt will meet Mrs.
Bundy here December for deciding
match. In the tournament which
closed today each won two matches and
lost one. ....
Evening star., 1915-11-28
TOLL Of FOOT BALL
Gridiron Sport Claimed Six.
teen Lives; This Season.
ONE LESS THAN IN 1914
Not a Single Death Where Players
Were Trained Both Physically
~ and Mentally.
Special Dispst ten TO The STA.

Special Dispatch to The s:a-. 'C
CHICAGO, November 21.-Eoot bail
the most strenuous of all outdoor
sports. claimed sixteen lives during tho
1915 season. M!ich came to close yes
terday. Last year the toll was one
less, but despite every precaution taken
BY the rules committee, the an:umnaI
game continues to reap its harvest an
Euaily. ~ 'sfr+
-sot a single death was recorded in
any game in which the players were
known TO be trained physically as well
as mentally for. the severe test, not a
single life. was lost in game where u
doctors examinationiyvas demanded be
fore the contestant was permitted to
step upon tho gridifon. q, Not a single
fatality was recorded in 4 combat han
died as foot bali should be hand.es.s 8
In most cases those who lost taeir
lives were members of high school.
semi-pro and prairie slevens. where
there is little or no system of physical
tfaining. II is true, some of the deaths
would have occurred even under the
best conditions, but several might have
been prevented, with proper care as to
physical fitness. s ~ =,
Danger Was Eliminated. :
Every possible danger in the sport
was eliminated by the rules committee
at it's last meeting.r; Penalties. wera
provided for rougains the fullback,
running into man afterthe referee had
blown his whistle, crawling With the
ball after it had. been declared down,
and for knocking down the secondary
defense. Tripping, hurlng. assisting
the runner and Illegal interference With
forward passes also demanded penal
ties. @ssc 49,
Ignorance OF. the rules also was in
strumental in adding to the death list.
Improper coaching was responsible for
failure to play the game as was re-
ouired by, the code. Had the players
been trained to stop each time the
referee blew his whistle it is almost
certain some of the deaths ofsthis year,
as we'll as OF other sea asons, never:
would have happened. Jumping an
players after the ball had been de-
clared dead has proved fatal often. u
In this years toll four players were
fl!tcen years of age Or under. one befpg
only eleven years old. -Four of them
were only seventeen Years old, while
Il he Others: ranged to tweaty-one. wears.
Only three had eoiiese. affiliatiolis, and
in ono OF these eases. y was held that
IN r unnecessary q tacisfe killed the
player t.s s.4-
Intsalmost, every instance the victim
did; not suffer for any length of time,
SOME dying almost instantly, a few
slortly.after the accident. In one case,
that. OF Roland Casner. the player died
Continued on Third Page
Evening star., 1915-11-28
BALTIMORE TEAM FAILS +,
TO SHOW UP FOR GAME


The foot ball gnme scheduled
between the local all high eleven
and a team for which II. l.. Roe.
Of Baltimore stood sponsor.
(which was to have been played.
mt Georgetown Field yesterday.
had to be called OF because the
Baltimore team failed to put In
: an appearance.
J Just about the time the game
was due to start n wire was re-
ce1ved from Roe, who said his
players had backed out and TINT
he would be unable to present a
team.
Several hundred spectators
were in the Hilltop Enclosure
when the announcement was
made that the game was of, and
there were hundreds OF foot ball
enthusiasts en- route to the Held
at the time.
Evening star., 1915-11-28
REDS BLAME DATES
Long Spring Trips Held Harm
full to Cincinnati Team.
HERMANN SEEKS CHANGE
League Will Be Asked to Shift
Schedule and Give Club
a Chance.

Special Dis ga tch to Tie Star.

SPECIAL Dlspatch TO lie Star.
CINCINNATI, November 2.-The Gin.
cinuati National League. club wants
only one favor. from the National
League. SO the tip is given, and tia,
favor hasn't anything to do with play
ers or peace with. the Federals. Thai
favor is small Encouragement of the
annual schedule SO as to permit the
Cincinnati club 4 chance to live, q
show to get somewhere in the percec.
tage column on sheer ability and not tt
be pulled down by the yearly allotment
of the earlier games.
The public little realizes that the an
nual schedule kills off the Reds. but
August Hermann and Manager. Her
zog know IL extremely well. If there
sis any way in which the schedule ca:
he SO shifted as to take OFF the burdens
OF the Reds, it should be done.
ia eli year the, first .lone.strip OF ths
Reds is a bac.ibreaker. = The team al
ways is given a route such as no otha
club in either league is asked to fol-
low 1t is started among the western
cities. shunted along to, the east and
usually given a few extra ga mes in the
west after the first eastern Invasion
ends. TO all effects and purposes the
Reds are away from home about forty
days on the first trip every season. :.
Plenty of Sunday Games. 49,. 80,
Nominally, the route given the ReGs
is the result OF geograph!c cal Location
and a desire to give Cincinnati plenty
of Sunday games 1t is we'll meant--
there is nothing but Kindness in the
hearts of the scheduI Ie5inakers-but,it 1T
Kills off the club as dead asa herring
THIS Is about the way the Reds get
it,, a Sunday game at, home; then a
series in st.sLouis; thena series In Chi
cago; then home fora single Sunday:
then some games in Rittsbursh; then
away for the long journey round the
eastern towns: then .horae for a Sun
day: then to st. Louis for some more
performances, In all something like
forty. days punctuatrd by three orr four
Sundays at home. before the;teara set
ties down TO a. consecutive run OF
games. BY that time what has hap
pened? Only this: Thatsthe clubs as
tired as q gang OF six-day ecycleEid EideFs:
track sore; sall in; nd. what counts. a
lot, unacquainted with .Resil and r field
and all its angles. S. S. ~. =; = :,
Evening star., 1915-11-28
BY H..c. BYRD.

NEW YORK November 27-When writes story the
4toO victory the Navy here today he has
exploits individual capabilities
enabled the West Point eleven get dearned arcsO
pan If there any requisite good foot ball player lacking
the makeup Ophant evident against the Sailors
There nothing he seemed unable accomplish
there little he attempted that done.
Ophant gained nearly all the ground covered by the Army backs
made the touchdowns brilliant in
divdual performances
institutions.
Olphant punt kick Off hit the line hard dodge
open handle if came into the world with one
his hands boot goals from oucdowns as if he
placed them between the and the hands
Evening star., 1915-11-28

not stop until he had placed the ball
squarely behind the Navy goal posts.
Olipaant started his run On the 22yard
line And then the young man simply
walked out and kicked the goal as if
1t were as simple as taking step.
Later in the third quarter Oliphant
tried a goal from placement. but his
,orw LOT n,ds, rds did not net hpid and the kick
agile enough TO get under about four
Navy men, though, and recover the
ball.
|. The Army tried forward pass.
which was Intercepted, and the Army
aia not get the ball until afre" Won
lteinl berg had punted to midfeld. Tnen
the teams changed goals at the begin
Ming Of the fourth quarter. and OIL
phsne oid as neat :. bit OF running for
tnifty-yard gain rs vas ever seen on
ia foot bal! field lie was tackled and
knocked fiat behind his own line of
scf!ETase twice, but each time picked
nlmseiI up ana kept going. aster he
crossed the line of scrmEnaee he was
struck by four or five NAVY tacklers
ana once was knocked down SO hard
; ,hat ne rolled over three times. yet he
%as PACK on his feet and running uutfl
hnally Craig. the only man between
MN ana the Navy goal, brought him 10
earth Mainly by reason of some hea W,
.i;ns-piunging s;nea, ,;a by oliphsnt; with oeca-
u, a ~ n
the bail 10 the Navy's ls-yard line h,,1
WAS held there for downs -. 'A'
ohghaht ~ eyery,hins that foot ban
demands Powerful. fast on his feet
an eHpsrti handler of the bali, agile
and intelligent. he enbodies about ali
that is necessary for the star Yoot ha II
player. fs@ Te.i 80 ~ y"
The game itself. aside fromtbe mint
ing and oliphant's spectacular per
iorinances was slow and plerc or less
uninterest'Eg The Army PLAYED
through the whole contest as IL IL ware
working well within Itself and II d,d
, not take long for those on the sfde
iines to see that If the Navy was to
score II would be the result of "son,eY
body getting a long forward mass a
picked-pp tumble or some unexnccted
m.easure II did not possess an ofreuse
good enough to penetrate the defense
OF the West-Point eleven IE'f-C :
notwithstanding the spirited and do
termined fight the midshipnen put uo
theE did not appear to be near n.
strong as the Soldiers. The orc lean,
seemed TO be giving itself heart and
desperate chances to score. while RE
other appeared more wary and willing
10 rest its laurels on victory wlicb
1t desired to make sure byysafe play
The: ma terial Of which the Navy team
WAS composed was below the usual
STANDARD. The men did. not have the
indfv'dtial ca pa biiitiea. OF 'thessr,i1ost %of
those that have played OH May eie ve,is
II ,recent years. the Va ekffeln bein 3.
much lighter than the average of the.
quartets upon whom the.s Navy has
generally depended to sainfits1Kround.
Il looked AS IL the Navy coaches had
made the best of their rmaterisI,.thouah.
and got about all out of the team That
could have been expected When the
Navy eleven is ComDared srran for ms
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Evening star., 1915-11-28

saw oil the washington Monument
about five feet ten inches from the
ground, give what is left the speed and
quick starting ability of Ty Cobb,
endow it with the agility of an aero
bat and the stamina of that young man
" no carried the story of Nerxes' defea I
from Marathon to Athens and the re-
suit might compare somewhat to
Oliph2nt
AT least. one could not help but
e-noon.
70 tell o. everything oiiphaEt did
against the Navy would be to give
detailed account OF the whole con-
/ test. as there was 10 play in wttch he
( did not take his part-and taat q big
part.
Before the game had been going on
six minutes Oliphant had crossed the
Navy's soai line. And he crossed it
when, perhaps, the whole Navy eleven
knew he was going TO take the ball.
After the two teams had fought with
out appreciable gains for either, the
Army was ia possession OF the bali
neaa the middie Of the field. 1t punted
: and the ban struck the ground in from.
, OF Craig, the Navy quarterback.
| Craig thought Il would not roll across
! the goal line for a touchdown and he
! tried to eaten the high bound in order
as possible. He fumbled the slippery
/ oval. and Rcdheld. an Army end, fell
on i over the eignt-yard line. The
/ Army stands went wild at the prospect
! OF such an early score. Time was taken
cut. and after play had been resumed
| the Navy forwards set themselves TO
meet the onrush of the powerful back
! on whom they knew The Soldiers would
depend to drive the ball across. Cow
/ cred he was. yet Oliphaut drove his
way for two OF that precious eight
yards on the fi:st try; again he was
given the ball. and three more yards
were added: the. Navy line braced and
| held the former Purdue University
star. though he c.ashed into il with
I "a mighty impact; again those midship-
! men oraced for the attack, and again
/ OIip5lant set himself for the drive
/ and this time he struck the Navy de
ithen broke, and tine first score had
been made oliphant Kicked a perfect
goal.
| Oiiphagt got away for two or three
other gains during the first half
though the Army was content TO play
i safe during the remainder OF the first
| thirty minutes.
shortly after the opening OF the sec
ond half the Army Intercepted for
ward na.s after The Navy had run the
f.! l.iel.-oG back almost to the middle of
I the field One, play .or the Soldiers and
-, - ~ ttS' Vt'piiaAt "ras iNeJi US
: p1li 10 60 just outside right tackle,
I The whole Navy lire ard secondary de-
p, fease sw 1aE over TO head him off, but
I rs lie cleared 1he line of scrim,aage he
! cat back so n,Gch that he was hardly
, nloce thaa Two sagds,in front OF where
/ :he ha!i had been passed from, and
| he Tes dodging Navy men with every
step. fnen he started down the field.
ard though several tackiers flung
| themselves against him, he was never
| halted for .nrure 1rtlan an almost .un-
appreciaple part of u second, and did
Evening star., 1915-11-28
|SOME IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
!. EXPECTED AT LEAGUE MEETING
Annual Gathering of American Body at
s* .Chiicc:a,go Next Month to Create New:
Rules-Base Ball Gossip.
By !. ED GR1LLo.

Some very important legislation pretty be enacted
meeting American League held Chicago
Der Is If Ban Johnson makes good his threat American League
players will be allowed take transforming here
than likely that the National League will follow
thus barring all major league players from indugng these
trips many which have proved financially profitable players
johnson that the game helped by these ex
tons Pacific League decided to
stop the invasion of territory by major league transformers
looks very final of this this year
when the National and American leagues
Evening star., 1915-11-28

Another bit Of legislation is very. apt
to be. advocated by Manager Clark
Griffith, who is against the sale. OF
players from one club in the league
to another at fabulous figures. II
Griffith does not change his mind he
will try to have rule passed which
makes the value of every American
League player equal. If club wants
TO dispose Of one Of its players 10 a
rival club it can do SO at a stipulated
amount, from which there cannot be
any change. the figure being. named
by the rule governing such transac-
tions.
Griffith is against the present sale
system. Last year tho Philadelphia
American League club sold almost
100000 worth OF players. the list
being headed by a hfty- Thousand dol
lar check which was handed over for
Eddie. Collins, The Old Fox argues
of giving the players a false impress
sion or their value to a team and
hence GAUGE them to expect more SAL
.ary tl.aa it is really possible for them
to earn for their clubs. s..
Z Just how the local manager expects
to frame his scheme when presenting
it to the league at its coming meeting
remains to be seen. but he expects
to present and will be. surprised il
his theory is not put. in practical use.
The Chica go meeting of the Anleri-
can League club owners and mana
gers may be of the greatest .impor-
tance from a local standpoint, for
Manager Griffith has 4 lot Of irons in
the fire.. SO far as deals are concerned,
give the local team a., entirely differ
e,t aspect inithe next pennant race.
Not, only is he apt to make some sat
of Gle Gaadtl on the White sos first
station. but he expects to see the own
,eFs of ono, or two other elubss fin. the
hope OF 'ge tting material which will
At. Crit has more trading material
tina n IaoSt' of, the, clubs. can boast. of,
and itasisEf1ured il that this will give
him an ex cellent chance to. get the two
or: three players he needs to. patch up
the holss. ,-s> :;f.,.i.. j
,,.Wlieil. the official avera Sos Of the IN
tefnatioral .and American leagues are
estiHE hope furnished for local patrons
Of the. game. To begin with, the Ameri-
can League pitching averages will show
how the pitchers. on the local team
rate iii the matter OF allowing the least
ba sis. 4on which the -I-Rlues OF the twlrl
ersi ins the Johnson tzleagHe Is figured.
and as. .this5lias nofllinsSt6 do with the
OF games the-ritchers:have won
many upssts Of .the-uhof1icial- averages
which were summed up oni the -ques-
tion OF yTct oiies and defeats. =
mnl5n sssn ozthe
past TWO -yeara,.iS. based on the. least
percenta gesQE carried ,rsfrls: and ait! is
posi- bic -fors "a. pit cher, who
has lost games becaase OF in ncosnpeteht
'3,syt rft
Evening star., 1915-11-28
Wants Clean Team.

l desire ani propose to lave an zE-
gressive, hard playing. clean fighting
team next season, composed oni;
of those that are willing to hustle
and 20 be ION their toes" al the time.
But rowdy.sru is not agsressivenesS.
The former will not be tolerated; the
latter is demanded.
1 am writing 70 you this early, uDoi
this important matter that you Ia.
thoroughly understand my position anl
my wishes. / shall insist that the
Braves shall demeaE themselves as
gentlemen upon the field, and that one
and all they shall eliminate all foul
and profane language, as well as every
movement or gesture OF suggestive
nature. .
Believing that I may count upon your
hearty cooperation in this and THAI We
shall be mutua! gamers thereby, l re-
main,
Very truly yours. s
JAMES L. GArFNEy. President.
Evening star., 1915-11-28
Fem I Beats Yale at Soccer.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. November ct
University of Pennsylvania defeated
Yale. in soccer foot ball here today. 4
to 0. Wessman, inside left for PENN
,sylvania. was kicked on the head and
had -tosretire from the, game;
Evening star., 1915-11-28
JIM GAFFNEY AIMS
TO END ROWDY|SM
Owner of Braves Writes to His
Players to Change
Their Tactics.
MAGNATE TAKES STAND
AGAINST UMPIRE BATTING
Tells Braves Pennants Can Be Won
Only by Strict Attention
to Business.

Jim Gaffney, the owner OF the
Boston Braves, is determined to
have rowdyisln eliminated from
his team. He has written a let
ter to every one OF the. players on
his reserve list, cautioning. them
against indulging in the practices
which were prevalent in most OF
the games the Braves played last
season. Here is Gaffney's letter
to his players:
Boston, November a7. 1915.
Dear Sir-Thc Boston National
League Club during the past sea-
son, as you are doubtless aware,
came in. for more or less criticism,
not only on the read, but also
among the patrons OF Braves
Field here in Boston; the claim
being made that questionable tao
tics and language were at times
employed OH the field and ON. the
bench; Whether or not this
criticism was justihed,is argues
ton.
But it is a fact that patrons of the
game desire and demand clean base
ball Rowdyisr.i upon the diamond.
brow-beating and 'usnpire-baitfng~ are
things Of the past. Instead Of being
an aid to victory they are a. detrinl ent
to the winning of penna nts. the thing
for which you and are. striving.
! /. Good Conduct Demanded.
I am determined that the attitude CT
the Braves, both on and off the playing
field, shall be above censure or even
criticism during the coming season
more than ever. I shall not tolerate
rowGy tactics nor players Kicking
themselves" out of the game. accon-
panied SO frequently by anes. if no. BY
suspensions. with the resultant loss &C
the players services TO the team. Fac,
and every player. without exception.
who is fined by an umpire must pay his
own fine and no player drawing n sus-
pension can expect to receive salary
during the suspension period. Nor Will
fines nor salary reductions be rcnsirScG
to the offending players at the emu o.
the season.
/ hereby assure the members OF tn
CLUB that I Shall back UP the players
when they are in the right 70 the limit.
When they have any just grievances.
substantiated by evidence. l viii taxi
up the matter with the president of tha
lea que, or, II necessary, the directors
of the league. II at any time umpire;
are grievously st fault or they offend
common decency, let nlc know AT
once, and / shall not hesitate TO brin-,
charges against the offender. .Iore than
that | shall insist that the charges i -
heard. 1 believe, however. that tiie
uT.pires viii treat YOU players Xix
gentlemen II you accord TO tasin SINH
lar treatment
Evening star., 1915-11-28
ARMY TEAM CLEARLY. SHOWS )
IT'S SUPERIORITY OVER NAVY
Margin of Advantage Embodiedin Oliphant,
Whose Remarkable Exploits Enliven
Otherwise Uninteresting Contest.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
Evening star., 1915-11-28

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The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1915-07-17
FAMOUS IDOL GOD.
Arrives In CoIvIIIe After IA Long
Journey,

Journey.
THE TAOIST IDOL god, 10 Gung,
which Rev. M. L. Sanders of the First
Methodist Episcopal church of Colville
has been expecting to arrive from China
for some time past, has at last made
his appearance in ColVille. His appear
ance here is due to some five years
effort OH the part of DR.. w. T. Hobart
a Methodist missionary in Picking, to Sc
cure him, and more than six months
effort to find way OF transporting
him to this country. Each succeeding
year makes the securing of used Idols
and their transportation to America
more difficult. Concerning this par
ticular idol DR. Hobart writes: The
idol Is the god 10 Gung. He is del
fed man. He lived In the early part
of the 10 dynasty, about 1,l0O b. C.
he was the brother of the celebrated
Emperor WI. once when the emperor
was seriously Ill. 10 Gung prayed to
the spirits of his father, grandfather,
and great grandfather to take his life
and spare the life of WI. The next
day WI recovered and lived Tor hVe
years When WI died his son Chung,
thirteen years old, became emperor and
10 Gung was appointed regent He ful-
filled his duties faithfully. According
to tradition he 10 credited with the In
yention of the mariners compass. Long
after his death he was defined by I'M
perial decree. He 10 the Taoist goa,
and might be called the god of good
luck. He Is consulted in regard to
lucky days for weddings, funerals, and
all important undertakings. He Is the
god of geomancy, and Is supposed to
determine the fate of every man. SO
all fortune tellers pray to him. This
particular idol came from the Taoist
temple In the city of Why-lie. which
is about sixty miles northwest of Pek-
ing"
This idol Is eighteen inches in height
and Is made of bronze. 1t was once
plated, though the plating Is falling
off through age and use Three years
ago DR.. Hobart secured two Buddhist
idols for Rev. Sanders, concerning
which he wrote: THE one plated with
gold Is the image of Pusa. the Buddhist
Goddess OF Mercy. She Is almost uni
versally worshipped in China. This par
ticular image has been worshipped Tor
many generations by the family from
whom / obtained 1t. The other idol Is
an image of Buddha, and has been
worshipped no one knows how long.
These idols may be seen at the SER
vices of the First Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday.