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The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
Wake forest team
DEBATED BY STATE
North Carolina Collegians Heavier
Than Maryland-Score 29 to I3.

College Park, Md, Oct. N.-Due to
the brilliant work Of the backfleld Of
the Maryland State eleven in con-
sistently gaining ground on of tackle
rushes the Wake Forest College. of
North Carolina. was beaten by the
locals here today, % to 13
State College team was outweighted
and the North Carolinians had crossed
Maryland State goal for the first
touchdown four minutes after play
had started. States scrappy little
eleven was not to be daunted by this
advantage. stepped into the play
shortly after this and put up a de-
fense that held the visitors in check.
State recovered a tumble in midfield
just before the whistle in the first
Period and by hammering Wake For
est's line they placed the ball in strik-
ing distance. and Fletcher went over
with the first touchdown.
Before this same period was ended
State had registered twice more. A
long forward pass. Snyder to Rich.
put the ball on the 5-yard line. State
jammed their way over and Fletcher
made n S0-yard run a little later for
the third touchdown. An S0-yard run
by Rahenhorsd gave the visitors their
final score early in the second half.
while States last touchdown resulted
from a 45-yard run by Knode after
catching a punt. The lineup and
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
HOPKINS DEFEATED
BY indian eleven
Baltimore Medicos Are Forced to
Take Defeat from Carlisle.

Baltimore, Nd, Oct. 27.-Johns Hop
kins rooters considered their team
lucky enough to sandwich a touch-
down at Homewood Park this after
noon between the two made by the
Carlisle Indians.
The Hopkinsians, .heir linc con-
siderably depleted by the war. had
made out an indifferent showing up
to today. They put up a stih game
today but the Indians ta- oGtclassed
and had the Black and Blue general
ly on the defensive.
The game had net been started lorg
before Leroy made a beautiful kick,
sending the pigskin over the center Of
the uprlghts. Hopkins then /braced
up and held the IidilEs for the BAL
ance of the period. In the second
quarter the Indians carried the ball
down the field by a series of line
plunges and pushed Herman across
the line.
The Hopkins rooters rent the air in
the second half when Sheffey receiv-
ing the ball at the opening Of hos
tilities made an eighty-yard run and
after a three-foot gain by Jones, went
over the line. Schmidt finishing the
play by kicking tile only goal of the
game. Their hopes, however. were
dashed in the fourth period by Her
man, who, by a beautiful play clos
ing the scoring with a touchdown for
q fc1n
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
FORT WASHINGTON VS..
MOHAWK TEAM TOAY'
Coast Artillery Eleven Expect ID
Trim Indians in Game at
Columbia Park.

The champion Mohawk Athletic
Club football team which has becE
sweeping its opponents Of their feet.
in its games 10 date this season. will
be compelled TO hustle this afternoon
TO land the long end Of the count with
the Fort Washington post team
The artillery team are being coached
by Capt Gilispie. the former alt
American end who is rated as one
OF the greatest ends ever developed
at West Point
Besides Gillispie there will be found
in the lineup OF the artillerymea
Harris, formerly of Tulane. who IS
all-Southern halfback: Anderson. OF
Colgate, and King, OF Lehigh. and
from the makeup and confident OF the
soldiers they are sure OF handing the
Mohawks their first setback.
The Fort team battled the Coast
Artillery team from Potomac Park 20
scoreless tie last week.
The Indians have been working
overtime during the past week as
three hard games are facing them
within the next three weeks. Besides
the Fort Washington team the Mo-
hawks will meet the Coast Artillery
eleven November and the U. S.
Marine eleven from Philadelphia on
November 10. The game today will
be played at Columbia Park and wiz
start promptly at 3 p. m The line
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
DREYFUSS MAY SELL
PITTSBURGH CLUB

New York, Oct. 27.-The story
that Barney Dreyfvss may sell the
Pirates before next year has been
revived. National League men are
discussing 1t and some of them seem
to think that the Pittsburgh mag=
nate Is ready to get out of baseball.
Several months ago an attempt was
made to buy the Pirates, but Drey-
fuss announced that he wouldn't
sell for less than s1,000.0o0 in cold
cash.
The Pirates prospects are any
thing but bright. Dreyfuss has has
been losing money since 1913, and
it looks as II there'd be another
deficit next year. Negotiations are
said to be on and Dreyfuss may be
persuaded to come to terms.
He has made a fortune out of
the game in the Smoky City, for
which reason he cannot be blamed
for his desire to hang on as long
as there's a chance to recover his
losses.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
TIA JUANA MEET
TO LAST 100 DAYS

San Diego. Cal, Oct N.-James W.
Conroth, the president and general
manager OF the Lower California
Jockey Club. whose first rate racing
plant is at Tia Juana, has been the
recipient OF many inquiries from
horsemen row in various parts Of the
East and middle West as to the pos
sibility Of his calling OF the coming
winter meeting. Such a move was
feared because Of an impending gov
ernment embargo or the shipment to
Tia Juana OF the grain, hay and
straw that will be required to feed
and bed the horses that will be need
ed to make possible a long race
meeting. Mr.. Cofrroth decided today
to issue a general statement on the
subject.
THE government" Coffroth said,
has laid no embargo on the ship
ment of feed and bedding for horses
TO Tia Juana track. / have the high
est authority for declaring that no
embargo will be laid. Some one OBJ
viously is seeking maliciously to in
jure us and is pursuing that end by
a systematic Misrepresentation. I am
convinced OF this, because queries as
to the possibility OF an embargo that
might prevent our getting enough
feed and bedding for the 1000 or
more horses for which we have pro-
vided stabling, have come to me
from Kentucky, the East, Canada
and Nevada.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
NATIONAL HANDICAP
WEIGHTS ARE NAMED

The weights for the National
Handicap. to be run Wednesday, at
Laurel, for s-year-olds and upward,
at one mile and a furlong, are: Old
Rosebud. 1874; Roamer. 12s; Omar
Khayyam (imp.), 1875; George
Smith, 1872: Spur, 1922; Hank o'Day.
III; westy Hogan. 1922; Rickety, 1.0;
Crimper Cmp.), 116; Flittergold. 10;
Liberty Loan, lis; Borrow. III;
Clematis Gmp), lis; Sunbonnet
(imp.), 115; Campfire, lis; Hendrie,
ia; Chiclet (imp.), 113; Tom NC
Taggart, III; Corn Tassel Gimp. .
1os; Ticket. los; Walnut Hall Ump),
107; Stargazer. los; wistful, LOG;
Meteorite, 106; Ed Roche. 102: Gex
timp). 80; Priscilla Mullens. 100:
Manister Toi Qmp). 100; Achilles,
10Q; st. Isidore. Ill; Uncle Bryn, 100:
Iron Cross End Cmp), 100; Mida,
100; Runes, 90; Daddy's Choice. ss;
Koh-I-Noor. 81; Phil Unger. 81;
King Neptune. sS; Duettist Ump.).
81; Valais Qmp.). 95; Christie, 95;
Belloc, s5; Kills Ind Gmp.), s5;
Golden Rod. 80; Fair Mac Gimp. 80;
Assume. 80; Puts and Calls. 90; Con-
duff Qmp.), 90; Killdee, 80; Judge
wingfield. 80; Traction, 90.
Winners after the announcement
ow the weights to carry five pounds
extra.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
WEIGHTS FOR BLUE
AND GRAY HANDICAP

The weights for the blue and gray
handicap, TO be run Tuesday at
Lowell The race will be six furlongs.
Old Rosebud, 1i2; Westy Hogan, I55:
Top o. the Morning. l32: Loochares.
12S; Hank O'Day. 124; High Noon, III:
Bringhurst. 1e6; Campfire, lsS; Quartz.
dead; Hendrie 12l; Startling. 1l7s
Etruscan. III Kathleen. l1s; Tom Nc
Taggart. 10; St Isidore, 12l; Pick
wick Qmp). 11s; Corn Tassel Omp),
lls; Grimper Ump), u; Kings Joker
QmpD, III; Sunfiash End. QmpD.
lis Walnut Hall UmpD. 1l5; St Fey
Ump). Il5: Naturalist UmpD. llS:
Sylon Qmp), lis; Stargazer, n4;
Julialeon. 1l3: Bally, Ill: Ed Cudihee,
lOs; Jack Hare, jr., 10; J. ]. Lillis.
ZOE; Tea Caddy. 1l0: Damrosch, DO;
Water Lady, 107: Manister Toi OmpD,
lO6; Celtic. 1o6; Milkman. 107; Vermont,
1Os; Bachelors Bliss Qmp.). 10s; Mids,
lOs; Diversion. 81; Assume. IS; High
Cost, 80; Tyrant 0mp.), IS; Manikon.
IS; Graphic, IS; Harvest King, 81;
Nebraska. IS: Sea Gull, Sc: Peter jay.
95; Hwfa, 80; 1ncog. Sc: Kama. 81;
kits, 80: Hand Grenade Qmp). 81;
Happy Go Lucky. 81; Masds, eS; The
Spinner. O5; Debadou, IS; Rose Dor,
80; Stitch in Time. S5: Quietude %;
Recount. 90; Lading. IS: Belvale, %;
Bantry. IS; Sungold. 80; Israel 100;
Huttenthrope QmpD, SO; Gueland
Ump), 80; Night Wind 0mpD, So
wawbeen, 90: Spirit Of France, 90
Winners after the announcement OF
the weights to carry five pounds ex-
ira
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
penn DEFEATED
BY PITTS TEAM
'Quakers Are Handed Short
End of Brilliant Battle
at Franklin Field.

Philadelphia Pa, Oct z-After
holding Pittsburgh scoreiess for the
first two periods. actually outplaying
them most Of the time. the pluciCy
Pennsylvania team crumpied under
the powerful line piunges Of the blue
and gold backs at Franklin Field to-
day and went down gloriously TO de-
feat, fighting TO the end.
The score was: Pittsburgh. "a; Penn
sylvania, 6.
Pennsylvania score came near thy
close OF the game. Wrsy intercepted
Pittsburgh pass and scampered ten
yards to Pittsburgt's seven-yard line
Here The Red and Blue called on Joe
Straus. Three times he hurled his
stocky figure into the Blue and Gold
line.
First he got four yards. Then two
more. On the last attempt he plunged
through for a Touchdown.
The fatal third period started by
Pittsburgh carrying the ball straight
up the field forty yards from the kick
on. Then McCarter tried a pass The
Pennsylvania forwards were upon
him by the shoulder.
Shaking or his foeman. the Pitts
Iburgh player gave the ball q mighty
hurl forward. 1t was a blind throw,
but the ball went fully thirty yards.
Carlson. the Pittsburgh captain. un-
covered for a moment by the Penn
sylvania end, who thought the play
had been spoiled. gathered in the ball
on Pennsylvania yard lined and
spinned over the line.
This was momertaTily uneven and
the Blue. soon after Pittsburgh's kick
on Berry's Punt was blocked and
/ Pittsburgh recovered the ball on Penn
sylvania's two-yard line. II required
only one plunge by the mighty Nc
Laren to cary IL over for the second
score within as many minutes
4 Toward the close Of the last period
Berry got loose for an eighteen-yard
run, the longest of the game. This
time Pennsylvania decided 10 let
Berry try for a goal. He was thirty
FIVE yards from the goal and close TO
the side line. The ball went through.
| but was just a trifie short. passing a
yard under the crcssbar.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
YELLOW JACKETS
|NTI7LEFIGH7
Record of Georgia Tech
Eleven to Date Places
Them Among Leaders.
By JOHN A. DUGAN.

Watch those Yellow Jackets go.
This year, IL ever. the South will
turn out a championship gridiron
aggregation. The Georgia Tech ag-
gregation, under the able guidance
of Coach Hiseman, has started like
no other team in the country, and,
if they keep up the pace already
maintained, the South will walk
away with the title.
Tech has two real stars in Strup-
per and Guyon. Both men are real
wonders OF the gridiron. Guyon
needs no introduction to Washing
tonians. as he showed here several
times with Carlisle. Strupper is a
newcomer to local fans. but he's a
bear, If there ever was one. He
combines the speed of Costello and
Jim Thorpe with the battering ram
ability of Ted Coy, the tackling
ability of Merrilat and the defen-
sive work of Powell. He's a veri-
table whirlwind on the offense, and
with that famous Georgia Tech in
reference, he's a hard man to get
close to, let alone stop.
The writer officiated in a game
last fall in which Strupper played
leading part but reports from
the South this season say that he is
even surprising his work OF 1916.
No rating of the 1917 football
teams will be complete unless all
the so termed experts figure on the
Georgia Tech eleven of Atlanta.
Here is a combination that is prov
ing itself not only the best of this
year in the South. but among the
best elevens that has been develop
ed in any part of the country.
halnnrr In the
front ranks as championship con-
tenders. They are winning games
week after week in a decisive man
ner and some of their onesided
scores have been rung up against
teams of acknowledged strength.
The Yellow Jackets defeated the
University of Pennsylvania eleven by
the score CT Al to 0 and last week
the supposedly strong Washington
and Lee team was swamped to the
tune of Sc to 0. 1t takes a real foot
ball team to run up such scores
against opposition of the caliber of
Pennsylvania and Washington and
Lee.
Pittsburgh's small margin of victory
over Pennsylvania yesterday does not
put them completely out of the rum
ming with the Yellow Jackets as the
Tech team caught Folwelrs tribe
early in the season, but oh, what a
brilliant battle Pittsburgh and Georg-
| ia Tech would make in a post-season
4 contest.
Coach Heiseman Is already talking
post-season football and desires TO
play Pittsburgh or the recognized
Eastern champion in either Atlanta
or some Of the Northern cities for the
! benefit of the American Red Cross.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
HAVERFORD IS EASY
FOR MIDDIES' ELEVEN
Pennsylvanians Are Completely
Routed by Navy Machine.

Annapolis, Md, Oct 27.-Working
with the ease and precision of a
well-oiled piece of machinery. the
navy football team this afternoon
completely routed the eleven of
Haverford College of Haverford. Pa.
The scoring machine also worked
its way into the century figures.
The sailor lads simply bowled over
their opponents just as they seemed
to see fit and when the final whistle
was sounded by the referee they
had piled up a score of eighty-nine
points to nothing. A record for a
navy team.
Haverford was hopelessly out
classed and out-played in every de-
partment of the game. Fighting
along as doggedly there was no
stopping of the navy onslaught. On
the other hand the Pennsylvanians
did not threaten to score at any
stage of the contest. In fact their
offensive work was so poor that
they managed to register only one
first down and that came about
through the success achieved in one
out of multitude of forward passes
which they attempted.
Their general offensive work
lacked the smoothness and dash that
characterized the play of the future
naval officers and furthermore the
visiting backfield men found the
navy forwards like a stone wall. The
Middies invaded the goal line OF
their foe on thirteen occasions and
eleven of the resultant tries for
goals there from were successful.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
M'GRAW COMMENDED
FOR SPORTSMANSHIP

New York, Oct. 2I-AIanager Nc
Graw of the Giants has been uni
versally commended for his show of
craftsmanship at the conclusion of
the final world series game in this
city. When the last play was made
the leader OF the Giants rushed over
from his station in the coachers' box
and congratulated Eddie Collins, cap-
tain of the White Sox. He also sent
a congratulatory telegram to Chas.
A. Comiskey. president Of the Chi
cago club. The following letter, there
fore, is self-eNplanatory:
Comiskey Park,
Chicago. Oct 1e, 1917
John J. McGraw, Manager New York
Giants. New York City, n. Y.
Ny Dear John-1 was inexpressibly
delighted to receive your splendid
telegram Of congratulations, and Il
made me feel happy and proud, in
deed, to know your sincere feeling
toward me.
This world series was, without oues-
tion, the greatest of them all Had
the White Sox been vanquished I
know of no one to whom we would
have bowed down In defeat rather
than to John MeGraw, of the New
York Giants.
With every best wish, remain,
Sincerely yours.
CHARLES A COMISKEY.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
MISSISSIPPI A. AND M.
TRIMMED BY AUBURN

afternoon. Auburn defeated Missis-
sippi A. and NJ. by the score Of 13-
to-6.
Auburn played close formation foot
ball throughout the game, although
the Mississippi aggregation showed a
good line and very few long gains
were made through the Aggies' line.
The constant hard hitting OF the
Mississippi line enabled the Auburn
eleven to slowly push them back. and
first down was made many times in
this way.
Both teams played the end run for
successful gains, Mississippi especially
going around Auburn end for good
gains many times.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
BOY BILLIARD STAR
WILL PLAY LOCALS

The first large event in billiards for
the season in Washington will be the
coming of Ralph Greenleaf to Frank
Sherman's in New York avente, where
he will appear in exhibition matches
for three nights, beginning Thurs
day night. November /. Young
Greenleaf is upon his early tour OF
the country, and is reported to be In
fine fettle for his game Of pocket
Billiards.
Ralph is known among billiardists
as "the boy wonder from Monmouth.
ILL.,, because he developed an expert
knowledge of the game before he was
Is and made the veterans sit up and
take notice before he was 16. He is
now hardly IS. and has been beating
many ambitious players for the past
two years.
While here he will probably play
Frank Sherman in the first and third
games and Charles Bartelmes In the
second game.
Greenleaf is a challenger for the
national championship title against
Tabersky. of Schenectady, N. Y, COM
ing in line after Louis Kreuter. of
New York, who will play Tabersky
about the middle of November.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
GRULL!NG GAME
TO penn CADETS
Chestertown Military Col
lege Captures Hard Bat
tie from Gallaudet.

Chester. Pa, Oct Z7.-Pennsylvania
Military Colleges gridion warriors
showed their true form here today
and in a gruelling battde trounced the
weighty Gallaudet College eleven OF
Washington by a score Of Il to G.
The cadets and the mute collegians
fought each other TO a standstin In
the first period.
Sweeny. Pool. Horlacher and Cam
puzano tore off five frs. downs, car
rying the ball the length of the field
where Campuzano shot across for a
touchdown. Pool kicked the goal.
In the third period Pennsylvania
Military College captured the ball on
its S-yard line and Pool. on a clever
reverse play. scored. He kicked the
goal.
Gallaudet, In shift plays and a
beautifully executed forward mass
from a Goal-from-placement formation
deSistered its only touchdown early in
the last quarter. MCMILLAN carrying
the ball. Line up:
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28

sons will help keep them in finest
condition. OF course, prizefights
should be barred. Six to ten rounds,
decision on points. would make them
boxing exhibitions and not knockout
mills.
Americas best ring battlers will be
in these cantonments. There's Mike
Gibbons, middle-weight champ, who
Is going to pass up $4,000 bouts to
instruct and entertain soldiers-to-be.
There's Kid Mccoy. than whom the
, ring never saw a better boxer mix
ing 'em up in the heavy class. The
Kid is now a sergeant at Camp Dix,
Wrightstown. n. j.. teaching glove
lessons to all the men in camp.
In a few days Benny Leonard.
champion lightweight, will be box
ing instructor at Camp Upton. Yap-
hank, n. Y. Willie Richie, former
lightweight champ. will be with the
national army men at Camp Lewis
American Lake, Wash. Joe Mandot,
the clever New Orleans lightweight,
has just been appointed an army
boxing instructor. Ritchie Mitchell for
mer lightweight, has been ordered to
report at Fort Sill. Okla, Packey
Mcfarland and Johnny Kilbane will
help make training life more interest
ing for the boys. So will Battling
Levinsky.
Before winter comes scores of other
boxers will be added to the list OF
army instructors. They may be wear
ing army uniforms, from Kewpie Er.
tie up to big Jess Willard.
Oh. boysI Wouldn't It be SOME
NIGHT when the pride of Company
D meets the best boxer Company @
can put up?
Who knows what pubilistic marvels
might be uncovered by these boxing
exhibitions?
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
CENTRAL'S Machine
SWAMPS THE PREPS
Mount Pleasant Steam Roller Hands
Georgetown 4l-to-0 Beating.

Snapper" Belnap and the other
backfield men of Central football
team did themselves proud yesterday.
in the Central Stadium when they
defeated Georgetown Prep by the tune
of 4-to-0.
Only once during the game was the
defense Of Prep able to ward of on
the rush of the Central backs. In the
second period when Central was near
its own goal line the Props braced
and took the ball away from the Mt.
Pleasant eleven. Wise kicked to mid
field, but by consistant short gains
through the line brought the ball up
to scoring distance and Belnap on
a criss cross play went over the line
for the FIRST touchdown and Long
kicked goal
Centrars line was almost a stone
wall. and the Props made little i'm
preston on It. Prep made several
gains on end runs, but were never in
scoring distance. The Props showed
vertsitle back field that compared
favorable with Central. but the line
was unable to give them much assist
ance. and the secondary defense OF
Central was in on the man with the
ball before he would far reach beyond
the line of scrimmage.
Daley and Harrigan executed a nice
forward pass for the visitors that
netted them 10 yards, and Wise to-
gether with Flemming ran the Central
ends for 10 and Is yards on two oc-
casions. Capt. Cook tried a place kick
from the 35-yard mark. but his aim
missed the goal posts.
Belnap used good judgement IN Sc
lecting his plays. and with the steam
roller back field OF Central plunged
and pushed their way to six touch
downs. Belnap placed the ball behind
the goal line three times while STAINS
field. Long and Wilson scored one
each. Long kicked five out Of the
six n attemOtes at goals
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
SYRACUSE RUNS AWAY
WITH TUFTS ELEVEN

Syracuse, N. Y, Oct. I.-The
Syracuse back field turned today's
game with Tufts into q regular track
meet and the visiting eleven did not
have a look in from the start to the
finish.
The final score was 5S-to-o. Matt
Drown went So yards for a touch
down in the feature play while Fin
sterwald at left half back tore through
the Turfs' line at will.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28
Results of Yesterdays Football Games

Ohio. 81; Denison. o.
Field Artillery, o; Princeton Inform.
al, Z.
Muhlenberg, 6; Lafayette, o.
West Virginia, so: Gettysburg. 0.
Carlisle, Is; Johns Hopkins, Z.
Pennsylvania Freshmen, z; Yale
Freshmen. Z.
New York University, o: Union. o.
Holy Cross, 13; Rhode Island State, o
Camp Deven, o; Harvard, o.
Yale Informal II: Lomis Institute, O.
Auburn. l3; Mississippi. Aggies, o.
Sewanee. Z: Kentucky, 0.
Vanderbilt, 50; Howard, 0.
Camp Gordon. 26; Camp Hancock. o
Notre Dame, 40; South Dakota. O.
Colorado College, q: Utah. o.
Beloit. 10; Northwestern College. o.
Missouri, 40; Drake, 0.
Michigan, 20; Nebraska, o.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-28

Who Ia the champion boxer Of ali
the boys now training to send Bill
Hohenzollern down for the count?
Maybe we'll know in the not-very.
dim-nor-dlstant future, II the War
Department takes this tip and en-
courages the fellows In cantonments
to settle the question among them
selves. They don't need encourage
ment. All they need Is permission.
They're young fellow, young and
full Of life, and nothing will tickle
'em more than to have a grand ma
tional BAKING contest open to every
lad who is fitting himself for the
big fight-licking the Kaiser.
They'll like company. regiment
cantonment and inter-cantonmen,
boxing bouts a lot more than .wirl-
ing their thumbs or playing dominoes
these winter evenings.
What say, Secretary of War Baker:
How about 1t, commanders Of can
tonments?
You have or soon will have plenty
Of boxing instructors, the niftiest
lineup of glove artists ever signed
up. They can put the lads next to
ing tactics.
There might be trials in each COM
pany for three weights, heavy. mid
die and light.
add a welter and a bantam II the
boys want the whole card.
When the companies have their
champions. stage a few regimental
bouts to get the champions of the
regiment. Then the big card. with
the whole cantonment interested In
who Is their best boxer in each OF
the ring classes. Follow with inter.
cantonment bouts.
Nothing will entertain the boys in
livelier style, and the boxing les.