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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
LIGHT PRACTICE
AGAIN THE RULE
FOR NAVY ELEVEN

Annapolis, Oct. flight practice
was again the rule OH the Navy grid
iron this afternoon. as was the case
yesterday. A number Of members of
the regular squad who were in the
gruelling contest with Pittsburgh last
Saturday remained idle to-day, except
10 get in some exercise.
Signal and formation drills received
the greatest attention this afternoon.
A large part Of the time was devoted TO
practising varied series of forward
passes. The coaches evidently were
much pleased with the work Of the
charges in this respect In the Pitts
burgh game, and the local fans who
witnessed that contest formed the same
impression.
The middies appear TO be making a
much greater progress in the aerial Of
fence this season than ever before.
They have, In fact. shown a lamentable
weakness In the opening game in previ-
Gus years. Tomorrow. IL Is expected.
the regulars will be pitted against the
scrub for a stiff scrimmagc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18

inc Is upon a strong foundation. Ana
building as he Is, the psychology OF MS
1915 Princeton team for the Yale game
will be a new thing in Nassau foot
ball.
"There will be none Of the hoodoo
stuff." saws John Harlan, cor the talk
that Princeton always plays her worst
against Yale. II Yale wins this fall
il will be with q better machine, no.
because Princeton slumped or cracked
So. with Rush more experienced anu
with the material he has, Princeton at
least has the best chance to over
throw her two main rivals that she mas
known since Sammy White ran amuck
along the towpaths with football
under one Of his arms.
The Tiger undoubtedly has a strong
defensive line-a fine kicker IN
briggs, a good drop kicker in Tibbot.
and three feet backs in Moore, Tlbbott
and Eddy.
Field General Needed
If Eddy or Ames develops into
first class field general at quarter, and
if Rush can find one strong, rushing
back, it is hard to see how Harvard
and Yale are going TO win. Prince
tons main weakness upon attack in the
past has been from what the late Tom
Shevlin called an overpfevalence of
bird backs" A "bird back" is one
that flies fast, but without power. :,
1.-TWO good ends" said Shevlin, "and
they are nailed before they start"
briggs, while not great Splinter,
is a first class driving back. Moore
and Tibbott are fast enough. but II
remains TO be seen how far they can go
against a Yale-Harvard November de-
fence.
Princeton's forwards from end 20
end will hold their own, with a shade
TO spare. The Tiger defence should be
stronger than it has been since 1911.
Both Harvard and Yale are going to
find a tough barrier before them when
they start any march down the field.
But a good defence is no touchdown
maker. And fast offencs without
power and without generalsEip doesn't
get very far. Rush has been giving a
world of time to developing this field
generalship, and if he gets in this
department where he hopes to get
this will come fairly close to being
Princeton's year. where at rhe worst
the Tiger should win one Of his main
games, with a tidy chance to bag both.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
ROBESON'S RETURN BIG
AID TO RUTGERS TEM

New Brunswick. y. j.. Oct. I'VE.
the return Of Robson 70 one o. -
tackle positions the Rutgers llns ~ 4.
greatly strengthened to-day, ana
second team was unable 70 make ~
gle first down in scrimmsge prss@
The varsity was kept on the ceie..,.
throughout. Coach Sanford Is -
ming TO put all his efforts on 10"
fence before the Brown game.
Assistant Coaches Hazel ard vsp
are taking charge Of the baekheIa ~ =.
for the present. Whitehiil, who
been out all season on account :" 81
juries, was back in prseuee,
showed I'D we'll. He was RANKED ~
scholastic fullback Of New jersey a.
year, and it is likely that be VIII '"
place Kelly at halfback. ,..
The coaches have lot OF open 80 !.
ball plays which they are planning -, =
use against Brown, but while theI &
been worked out with the men a. -
board practice they will not DC -,
until the secret practice sessions
begun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
STRONG END MAN
BADLY NEEDED
BY WILLIAMS

Williamstown. Mass, Oct l7.-Com
Brooks put the Williams y,r,
through stiff workout here this sit,,
noon in preparation for the Brvr
game on Saturday Both backfed al
linemen were given strenuous exercis
in bucking, using the special appar,,,
designed to develop offensive power
In the ten-minute scrimmage vhis
concluded the afternoons work d,
varsity showed excellent form. n,
scrubs were unable 10 make any spr,.
ciable gains, although the reg.,u
smashed through consistently.
The Purple has an unusually s.r,.
line this year, but no end material \
the first class has as yet been d.r,.
oped. Sawyer, left guard, and GiHa.
quarterback, who were hurt in d,
Union game week and a half ago N
still out, but will probably be in cord.
tion to practice some time before L,
Brown game.
Mclean, whose tackling was q f.,.,s
Of the Cornell game, was out In vi.
form this afternoon, bu. on account i.
the cash over his eye will not take p,s
in practice for several days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
Harvard Football Coaches
Start a Mid-SeaSOn Drive
By BRIGGS

With Coolidge and Harte at end and
with the first and second sets Of backs
the Harvard offence worked well to-
day. The coaches kept at the linemen
hammer and tongs, and from time TO
time got good results.
The plays for the greater part OF the
afternoon were aimed through the line,
and lot of work was done toward sus-
tanning the interference. Casey and
Horween each scored a touchdown.
Minot made two, and CASTOR counted
after receiving forward pass almost
at the end Of the days work.
The showing made by Minot in the
backfield to-day was much appreciated.
He has the makings of Harvard's best
punter, but has been slow coming along
in his running game. To-day he did
we'll both in the line plays and those
around end. Gamer and Batchelder both
got into the scrimmage at tackle, but
stopped early. Davis, who made good
start at tackle in the early scrim-
images, was worked at guard, as was
Dean, q big fellow whose showing on
the second team recently earned him a
place on the varsity squad.
The coaches like the work of Rich
ards at tackle. Percy Haughton is
anxious to get his regulars back into
line, but Is losing no time in building
up a much-needed second string of line
material.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
STAR SWIMMERS
LOST TO TEAM
CITY COLLEGE

The swimming team at c. c. n Z
is in a bad way. Coach Meehsn n
ported yesterday that every regslr
with the exception Of Bsehr, Ksna
and Schoenberg, was incapaeitstet ~
various causes.
OF the 50-yard swimmers the er
loses David Bosworth. who has enters
the University Of Vermont, and Hsis
schak, who has left the college. B*
worth also will be missed in the ~
fury, as we'll as Howay. who has y
tered Cornell. Howay's depsr-1
leaves the 220-yard event uneovs'S
too.
In the diving all the veteran rr
formers have dropped out, Lls'n
and Auerbach are III and Bill lonss
ineligible. st.
Water polo prospects at City Collp.
however, are bright, many candlcsM
having put In an appearance VINO ."
been declared finds By the cosesa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18

Not since one Samuel White recov-
cred two open field fumbles In 1911 hnd
ran both across the line for double
victory over the Crimson and the Blue
has the Orange and Black done any
futtering from the top of the staff' FOR
since White accepted his diploma ana
went upon his destined way, the Tiger
hide has received an annual peeIlhs
from one or the other, or from BOTH
In the last four years Princeton has
lost four straight games TO Harvard
In the same period Princeton has re-
Trained from beating Yale. In 1913 and
in 1914 the Tiger and the Bulldog tied
az 6-6 and "a, all scores resulting
from the drop-kick route.
But Yale, in 1914, and last season,
The Blue won again, despite the TACT
that Princeton looked to be an over
whelming favorite.
princeton was one of the few elevens
that Yale beat all last fall. Princeton
Dlayed Harvard an even game, Harvard
heat Yale Al to 0, and yet Yale, through
force of habit, turned the same OLD
trick. u..
Hope Tor an tpHlt
So. in her last eight games against
Harvard and Yale, Princeton has lost
six and tied two without q victory 10
show for her main campaigns. NO won
der the sons Of Nassau, as some one
has nut it, look to Rush and his team
for an uplift after so many gauh'
wears of want and famine. what theh,
about Princetons chance TO leave the
Barren Lands and hook one or 6oth o.
her rivals this impending November!
Very fair, we should say, just at TINS
Rush retains the bulk Of his 1910
squad. and he had a good, strong team
last fall. despite the terrible flvver
and fare-up at New Haven. nat was
the one Bad game that Princeton
plaved. giving Yale all the credit she
deserves for her one-day rally:
In that game Princeton made elghV
fumbles that cost her over four nun
dred wards. Yale will be far harder
team TO beat this fall, but Princeton
will also be another affair. from her
1915 detonation. Rush, fine instruc-
tor last fall. has had a years expert
cnce on his new job, and he Will be
even better this season. There is moth
ing dynamic about him, but his build
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
Varsity Scores Five Times
on Scrub and Shows
Strong Defence

Cambridge, Mass, Oct 1.-THE near
est thing to a midseason drive that the
Harvard football players have expert
enced this season was started by the
varsity coaches to-day. Every man
who was able to get out on the field
took part in the hours play against the
scrub
The regulars got going early, and be-
fore they finished, scored five touch
downs against the second team, and on
defence stopped almost every play with
out a gain. The work was the best for
at least week, but several of the re-
Gently returned cripples had to be
handled carefully. As Trainer Donovan
allows that such men as Sweetser,
Clark, Gamer, Flower and Bond cannot
play this week, the Crimson will have
t. use almost as many substitutes
against Massachusetts State as it did
against North Carolina.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
Yale Men Badly Battered
Bv the Game with Lehigh

Yale freshman end, was to-day sta
toned at right end on the varsity for
the first time this season. When he
reported for practice this fall he was
suffering from an injury to his hand,
received in an automobile accident.
Callahan and Vorys kept up their
competition for the centre rush posi-
ton, Vorys retiring because of an in
jury which will keep him out OF tho
lineup two or three days. Callahan's
all around Interpretation Of the centre
rush role again established him as IA
vorite for the place during the remain
Ter of the season.
Three touchdowns were made by the
,gulars during the twenty minutes
play, two Of them after the varsity
had taken the ball more than half the
length of the field without losing It,,
the third in an experiment to test the
ability of the varsity to score from the
10-yard line.
II required five downs before Harry
lie Gore carried the ball over the goal
line. Jacques made both the touch
downs, which closed q long series of
short gains, although Brsden carried
the ball in most of the ground gaining
which led 20 the first score.
Before the touchdown was made Bra
den was compelled to retire because he
was tackled and thrown heavily, losing
his wind. Phil Smith was the only new
coach.
The lineup was: Left end. Moseley;
left tackle. Fox; left guard, Sheldon;
centre, Callahan; right guard, Rosener
and Conner; right tackle, Taft: right
end, Lynch; quarterback. La Roche;
left hslfback, Bingham; right half
back, lie Gore; fullback, Braden and
Jacques.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
LENDS
A HELPING HAND
TO BOB FOLWELL

Philadelphia, Oct. II. Pennsyl-
vania's football stock took Jump to-
day when George Foster Sanford, for
mer Yale star and coach of the Rutgers
eleven, appeared on Franklin Field to
lend little help to Bob Folwell. San
ford watched the VARSITY and scrub
engage In q scrimmage, and at the end
Of the workout Folwell called tho
varsity backfeld into the gymnasium,
where Sanford gave them several new
plays to spring on Penn State on Sat-
urday.
Coach Folwell, in order to correct
miI-ups IN signals, glazing fault in
games this season, had the varsity
lined up against the scrub, and for al
most an hour the regulars battered the
second-string men right in the shadow
Of the goal posts.
The varsity backfeld had Light,
Berry, Derr and Williams, and Light
called for every trick play on the Fol-
well list. The scrub was familiar with
the varsity signals, but despite this
advantage failed TO stop the vicious
thrusts of the hard-hitting backfeld.
Another man was added to the hos
pital list to-day, when Robinson, a sub
stituts guard, received a fractured
cheekbone. the result of coming in con-
tact with one of his teammates cleats.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
National Hockey Plans

Chicago, Oct. IA revival OF win
ter sports Is planned by the American
National Hockey League, whose pro-
gramme for series of intercity games
was to-day made known by Dr. 7. NJ.
Seixas, of Pittsburgh. president. st.
Louis. Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn, New York and two teams in
Chicago comprise the circuit
1t is planned TO open the schedule
for the national championship with
professional teams on December 10 and
at the same time undertake TO promote
and develop collegiate and amateur
connection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
BROWN COACHES TRY
NEW STUNT WITH MEN

Providence, Oct. 1.-THE Brown
coaches tried a new stunt in practice
this afternoon. They split up the men
so that the first team. known as team
A, had the varsity line and the substi-
tute backfield and the seconds had the
varsity backfield. The scrimmage that
resulted from the shift was the scrap
piest seen on the field in long time.
Team b, with the varsity backfeld,
scored two touchdowns, both by Pol
lard on long runs. During the greater
part of the afternoon the elevens
fought it out in midfeld, and outside
Of the two long runs for scores by
Pollard neither had much the better
of the argument.
Practically every one of the forty
nine candidates who reported received
a chance in the scrimmage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
yelling to Meet Billings

Joe yelling, OF Chicago, who is per-
sistent in his demands for match with
Freddie Welsh, the worlds title holder
will again display his fstic wares at
the Broadway Sporting Club, Of Brook
lyn, next Saturday night. Eddie kid
Billings, OF Superior, Wis, will be his
opponent Mike Smith, of New York,
and Harold Cusack, of South Brooklyn,
will swap punches In the semi-windup.
Marty Herman, Of East New York, and
Sailor Joe Maleski will meet in a spe-
cial return bout
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
Cross and Cattle in Trim

Both Marty Cross and Harry Cattle
are training hard for Friday nights
contest, which IL 10 take place at the
Empire Athletic Club, 1o7th Street and
Park Avenue. These two boys are
legitimate welterweights, as both agree
20 weigh In at I45 pounds ringsIdc on
Friday. The winner Of this bout will
be matched 70 meet either Jack BrittoE
or Ted Lewis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
PITTSBURGH LOSES A
STAR FOOTBALL MAN

Pittsburgh, Oct. 17.-Randall Sop
pitt, left guard on the University OF
Pittsburgh football team, and one OF
its crack players. is out of the game
for the season, it was announced to-
day.
Soppitt was hurt in the contest with
the Naval Academy eleven at Annapolis
last Saturday, and upon his return TO
Pittsburgh Immediately entered hos
pital, where it was found that he had
been kicked in the back and one OF his
kidneys severely injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
Rig Entry in Amateur Bouts

Gold watches as prizes has 49,. ~
q big field Of competitors FOR ne Mass.;.,i
teur boxing tournament OF the Hi b.rir,
Turn Verein, of Newark, whiSn va =,
on next Saturday night. In' ~.
bouts take place on Mondsyn b
Five classes will be decided, 10, ~
1876, 145 and l75 pounds, and ooA. ~ 4
file their applications with tne e.' 10
Benny Levine, 81 Warren sTe''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
c. c. N. Y. WILL HOLD
TRACK MEET FRIDAY

The sophomore-freshman track meet
at City College is scheduled for Friday
afternoon in the Lewisohn Stadium.
The meet will be the biggest ever at
tempted at the Heights college, there
being over 207 separate entries. Each
will be numbered, the soph-
ignores with odd numbers and the
freshies with even. For the first time
a nominal admission fee will be
charged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
Engineers Join in Singing
the Praises of Their
Football Coach
By FRANK O'NEILL

J. a. Rodgers, called Buck" by the
students. ia coach Of the football
eleven at Stevens Institute Of Tech
nology, in Hoboken. The students de-
clare him TO be the best coach the
school has ever had, and to watch aim
work for an afternoon with his tenn
is to be convinced that the boys are
not far from right.
To begin with, he knows football
from A, which is Glenn Warner, 20
z. which may be called Percy Haugh-
ton. Not only is he master Of me
game, but he has the happy knack OF
imparting what he knows TO the team.
Moreover, he Is just one of the boys
himself, and every last man on 'he
squad swesrs by him as enthusiast
cally as he censures them when they
tumble.
For the better part of two hours
Yesterday afternoon Buck drove the
future bridge builders through drill
that sizzled with snap, vigor ana
action, and when practice was over
tired bunch raced to the clubhouse 70
prepare for the nightly assault or the
training table. An impressive feature
was the absence OF cripples on the
Stevens squad. A couple Of boys
limped slightly, but their injuries
we're mostly muscle bruises, which
will pass with bit Of work. They
were all in good condition, and ali in
good humor.
Building Right Way
Buck Rodgers is building his team
up in the right way. be works upon
the theory that reasonably good man
m good condition is a greater asset
70 team than a bunged up and bat
tered star. All through the drill yes
terday he sternly forbade taking a
man out from behind, and just IS
soon as the forward progress Of tie
ball was stopped he blew his whistle,
and the boys, trained perfectly, ceased
their struggling at once.
II must not be thought that Buck
did not drive the team, for ne did,
and the varsity was called on 10 play
against the four other combinations
that were working on various parts OF
the field. The drill consisted OF de-
fensive and offensive football, and the
first string men proved themselves 20
be powerful. They were able 20 ad-
vance the ball through the line or
around the ends, and they stopped the
attack Of the second string men sholt.
Stevens is blessed with quarterbacks.
Harter. the varsity director. is a man
o. rare ability and judgment, while
Hills, the second string quarter, is a
wonder in the making. Hills is a little
bit Of a fellow, but he Is all hot sand
and ginger in his work. lie had the
varsity by the ears as he slipped
through holes in the line or romped
merrily around the end. lie has a way
Of calling his signals hat keeps the
team right UP on it's toes, fighting
every minute.
But II was not the mere scrimmage
that impressed one. 10 much as the
cslisthenic drill that followed H..
when tho last line drive had been
made, and the players were beginning
70 lag in their work, Rodgers lined the
boys up on the side lines and started
them running in place, lifting their
knees almost chin high AZ every stride.
This was followed by a good old-fssh-
toned game Of leap frog. Every man
in the line crouchsd down, and every
other man jumped over him until all
hands had a turn. Buck ssw that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
WOMEN GOLFERS TIE IN
FIRST GAME OF SERIES

The New Jersey women golf cham
pions, the Englewood team, and the
Westchester champions, the Knollwood
team, met yesterday in the first Of n
series Of games, which will include the
Piping Rock team, champions Of Long
Island, TO decide the best team in the
metropolitan district.
The result at Englewood yesterday
was tie, each team scoring three
points with the Nassau system Of scor-
ing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
Bout Hanging Fire

The Harlem Sporting Club has re-
newed it's offer TO Mike Gibbons for the
st. Paul wizard 20 box O'Hagan at that
club on Christmas afternoon. O'Hngan
has already accepted the offer Of the
club. but up IN date Gibbons has not
answered tho wirc That the club Off
cials sent him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
The summary:
After Knockout Record

A new record for knockouts Is being
sought by Walter Laurett, the West
Side welterweight, who meets Eddie
Nugent, OF Nutley, n. j., at the Pioneer
Sporting Club on West Forty-fourth
Street tomorrow night. Laurett has
hung up mark of eleven knockout
victories In bis last thirteen fghts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
Robson to Box in Bronx

Tommy Robson. fresh from his trip
to South America, will be seen In the
ring again at the Fairmont Athletic
Club, in The Bronx. where he will meet
Frank Carbonc in the star bout of ten
rounds on Saturday night next Benny
Vnlgcr, tho former amateur champion,
will box Sammy Diamond. Of Jersey
City
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
Britton Outpoints Lewis

Boston, Oct. l7.-Jack brl1 BTU
Chicago. to-nighYoutpointed reg l boz.
of England, In twelVe-rou"Jp ,i,.sr
Both raen set furious pace. -, ~
was cautioned several times aoos a.!
ting low and using his fores,y;, b.
nearly lost the bout on iou'
fifth round.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-18
INJURIES HALT
SCRIMMAGE ON
FORDHAM FIELD
Regulars Absent from Line of
Maroon Eleven-Cant-
we'll Hurt

No scrimmage was held at Fordham
yesterday afternoon. The continued
absence Of Cadell, Hendricks, May and
Murphy, and the addition of Cantwell
to the hospital list, caused Coach Gar
gan to change his plans for a tussle
with the Fordham Prep eleven.
Cantwell's injury is bad cut on the
knee, which he sustained in Mondays
defensive drill. The speedy end will
be unable to do any hard work for sew
eral days, and it is doubtful whether
he will be able to get into condition to
play against Susquehauna on Saturday.
Cantwell had played a fast game at
halfback against Lafayette and West
ern Maryland, and was showing 20 even
better advantage at his new assign
mcnt at left end.
Hampered by Injuries
Hard luck in the shape of recurring
injuries is greatly hampering the work
of Coaches Gargan and Moriarity in
building up a strong rush line. Good
backfields have been the usual thing at
Fordham for several seasons, but the
line has been the nemesis of several
coaches. This season there is good
material. if it can keep out of the hos
pital.
Trainer Weber caused little SUM-
shine TO pierce the gloom when he an
nounced that he expected 10 have May
and Hendricks in harness to-day. All
of the oacktield men. with the exception
of Callan, quarterback, who has bad
knee, are in good shape.
Yesterdays Practice Light
Practice yesterday was light, and
consisted of outdoor and indoor work.
Following a punting drill, in which the
linemen went down under the kicks and
the backs received the ball, Coach Gar
gan delivered long blackboard talk, in
which he mapped out a number of new
plays for the Susquehanna game and
subsequent contests.
The Fordham attack, heretofore, has
consisted mainly of simple forward
passes, interpreted with an occasional
end run and straight line play. But
with the hard games Of the season at
hand the Fordham coaches plan more
varied and deceptive attack.