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Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-19
Birthday Party.

Master Lewis Meyer Goldstonc en-
tcrtained ten of his little friends yes
tcrday afternoon in honor OF his
third birthday. The house was dec
Grated in pink carnations and pink
candles in green candlesticks, and
there were gayly eoiofcd favors for
the little guests, who were as follows.
Misses Misaes--
Rosemary Kolter, Bessie Horn
Henristta Meyer Annie Horn.
Messrs-- Msssra.
Stnnlay Jacobs, Edwin Sommer,
Leonard Poisey, Lewis Monher
Hubert Sommsr,
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
NAME JUSTICE WEEKS
FOR OLYMPIC HONORS

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Justjee Bar
tow s. Weeks has been nominated by
the Amateur Athletic Union for g
place on the international Olympic
Committee. The nomination will be
forwarded to Baron Pierre de Couber
tin, president OF the committee, in
Paris. and will. bear the official in
dorsement OF the Amateur Athletic
Union y
The name OF Justice Weeks was
PLACED before the annual convention
OF the A. A U. In st. Louis, on Mon
day by Frederick W. Rublen, secre-
tary treasurer, and. the suggestion
that q formal recommendation that
he be appointed to the Olympic Com
mittee was adopted without dissent
ing vote.
II Justice Weeks be named, he will
take the place made vacant two
months ago by the death ~ Eyert
Jansen Wendell. The United States
has three representatives. on the
Olympic committee. Prof. William
MiIligan Sloane, OF Columbia Uniyer-
sIty aud Allison Armour, OF Chicago,
are the present representatives. The
committee has not held a meeting
since before the war.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
CAMP DEVENS HAS
EDGE WITH MINDT
NaELLAR ROLE

NEW YORK. Nov, N-Aided and
abetted by many former Harvard
stars. Camp Devens. coached by Percy
Haughton. defeated Camp Upton In an
interesting battle on the Polo Ground.
yesterday by q score OF to o. The
Camp Devens team won the game i'm
mediateiy after the second psMod
started on a brilliant eo-yard run By
Liept. Don" Ninot. the formek Har-
ward star. Afinot was easily the shin
ing light Nof, the battle. He gained
considerable ground for Devens and
intercepted several forward passes.
which Upton attempted.
Upton lacked experiences ~ this was
its first, and perhaps only game OF the
season. It's Iins held up wen except
in the nrst half. when Minot broke
through for his long run. Only once
did Upton threaten to scors. This was
near the end OF the game, when two
penalties gave Upton the ball on It's
opponents 20-yard line Whatever
hopes Upton had OF scoring went a
when Minot intercepted
a forward pass by Click.
Crawford Blagden. another Harvard
man. played a fine game for Upton
and was a tower OF strength for the
Yaphank eleven.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
BLACKS RESERVES
.SOUNDLY TROUNCED
BY RUTGERS TEAM

EBBETTS FIELD, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Nov. 25.-cupid Blacks Newport Ma
val Reserve team suffered its fIrs.
defeat OF the year yesterday after
noon when the powerful Rutgers Cos
lese eleven took It into camp, II to 0
All scoring was done In the second
period. II was the first time the New
port team had been scored upon.
FulIback Whitehill scored frs;
with a touchdown between right
guard and tackle.
When White fumbled a punt on his
own T-yard line Rutgers recovered.
Two short forward passes sent the
collegians over for their second touch
down. Right Halfback Gardner boot.
er both goals.
The Sailors line was weak before the
tremendous smashing OF the Rutgers
backs. The former college stars per
forming in the back field for Black .
eleven did well, but could not offset
the alertness Of the Sanford team
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
GIANT GUARD GETS
UP FOR GAME WITH
ST.ALBANS ELEVEN

Alexandria High School football
players failed to show UP for the
scheduled game with st. AIbdns yes
terdAy morning. It'was thought that
the machines in which the team start
ed from home were wrecked on ac-
count Of having Charley sommers, the
3O7 pound. along. Sommers establish
ed an alibi by appearing at st. Adams
having come to town on the cars
As six Of the Alexandrians failed
to make an appearance Coach Forbus
called the game off. In the morning
the Mt. Pleasant Juniors fell victim
to the st. Albans Juniors by 13 to II.
In the afternoon the st. Adams
midgets defeated the Friends School
midgets by II to o. Both games were
hotly contested all along the route.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
PRESIDENT wilson
MAY. REVIEW LADS
FROM ALLENTOWN

Georgetown's Thanksgiving nay
battle at American League Park with
the famous Usaacs. OF Allentown. Pa.
viii AFFORD Washingtonians an oppor-
tunity or seeing just how the United
States ambulance boys live in camp
and care for wounded men in action.
The exhibition Is to be given at the
White Lot Thursday noon just before
the .Usaacs parade to the park to
root for their aH-star eleven In it,
tussIe with Al Exendlne's powerful
Hilltop contingent
Efforts are being made to have
President Wilson review the dstach-
ment wednesday. The Usaacs VIII
parade through the principal streets
of the city with their ambulancess
trucks, and held kitchens.
A feature OF this parade viii be the
seventy-piece brass band in charge
Of Jack Grove, an Arizona cowboy
HIS originality has been lauded where
he has been seen this season
The Usaacs were at Reading, Pa.
yesterday, watching the eleven de-
feat the Camp Meade officers, 20 to
IL. This morning they started over
the road for Washington They ara
due to arrive Tuesday morning. going
direct to Fort Myer, where they win
remain until after the game at
Georgia avenue. They are in charge
Of Captain Clarke.
Four battalions make up the Isaac
totaling about 900 men,
There are forty-six men 10 a section
and dye sections to battalion With
extra officers, some 300 men are maxi
ing the trip here in addition to the
squad.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
USAAC ELEVEN PROVES
BETTER THAN MEADE men

READING. Pa. Nov. 25.-Ths
Usaacs smashed the Camp Meade
football outfit by q count of 20 to II
here yesterday. in a game replete
with sensations. reverses and incl
dent Superior line plunging told
the tale for the Ambulance team
''Curly" Cramer. the cyclone OF the
Stretcher Bearers bacifield, crash
ed two touchdowns across for his
team. and Reg Caughy. q California
star. scored one more.
In the last quarter, with q 20
point lead. the Usaacs appeared with
new lineup. and Gus Welch. the
flashing Indian half. nearly spoiled
the game by making II points in the
last five minutes.
The game was played to, determine
the championship OF the service.
The Ambulance machine was mani
festly the superior combination.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
HUNOR, AS WELL AS FIERCENESS, is
FOUND ON GRIDIRON, SAYS METZGER

that this~was big game for these
colleges. Fs
when we got over to st. Johns
we met a sorry looking crowd OF
boys. They looked like buns. But
We learned that they were students
from al. A. c. who. lacking the car
fare, had walked all night TO be there
IN the morning to cheer their team.
When they met the ST. Johns stu
dents they asked IL they could wash
up. The latter met them more than
half way and told them they would
also give them their breakfast. Be
Ieve me, they ate one.
Then they went up to the stu
dents rooms to walt for the game.
Seeing inviting beds they excused
themselves to take a nap. Well,
when the game was over they were
awakened by the cheers. They were
the most heartbroken crowd you ever
saw when they rushed out OF the col
elege buildings to take in the game
only to learn that the cheers they
heard were the aftermath OF the
struggle"
When was coaching West virginia
We played Marietta College In Clarks-
burg late in November. The morning
Of the game-the team lounged around
~ 1AAHAE hOtcA TOOfnb ana were OrQereQ
TO report in the hotel lobby an hour
beforehand to go in a special car to
the field.
COuldn't Find substitute..
Near the end OF the irSr half one
Of our ends was hurt and I began
hunting for his substitute. But he
was not to be found. Fortunately,
the boy hurt resumed play. Between
the halves the substitute turned up.
where in the devil have you
been?" asked him IN sharp tones.
why, coach" he stammered. II fell
asleep dewn at the hotel and never
woke up until a few minutes ago"
A good many years back W. d J.
played the Princeton team at Prince
ton. One year W. & J. thought Il had
a mighty good chance and one OF its
alumni went down to take all bets.
They were all covered At the start
OF the game the W. & ]. elevens made
a great drive down the field almost
to the shadow OF Princeton's goal, ere
It was stopped.
During this advance the Princeton
students got back of the team and.
under the direction OF the cheer lead
crs, kept up an incessant cheering for
a stand. One OF the Princeton cheers
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
OUIMET, IN UNIFORM,
WINS WITH GULFORD

ENGLEwooD, N. J.. Nov. 25.-Clad
in his uniform as a member OF the
United States army. Francis ouimet,
teamed with Jesse Guilford, yester-
day, defeated Kirby and Anderson on
the EngIewood Country Club course,
2 up.
Play on the second eighteen holes
OF the match was sensational. After
the seventeenth hole Ouimet and Gull
ford were only 1 up, but easily won
the home hole.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
CARDINALS ARE AFTER
WALKER, OF RED SOX

ST. LOUIS. Nov. e5.-TflIis Walker
may again play before st. Louis fans.
II he can be obtained from the Amer
lean League, he may be purchased by
Branch Hickey for his Cardinals.
walker started with Washington,
falling to make good. His good work
with Kansas City proved hia wash
ington trial insufficient and he was
grabbed by the Brownies. Hickey ad-
mits he made a mistake in letting the
sorreftopped outfielder go to the Red
sox and Is now trying to land him for
the Cardinals.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
By SOL METZGER.
coach w. and ]. Eleven. }

After all is said and written about
college football and its fighting spirit
there is a good deal Of hnmor and fun
in the game. College spirit and ira
dition, which center about football
share this alike with the game itself,
/ recall playing in a game against
Brown on a soggy field. A run was
sent at my end and in tackling the
interference / skidded through this
on my forehead until both eye sock
cts were filed with mud. I got up,
scooped it out with my right hand
and flung it from me. To my amaze
ment / had tossed the whole lump
into the open mouth of a Brown half
back.
That player, righteously indignant
and as hard pressed for breath as
had just been for sight, managed to
expel most Of it. Then he began a
tirade-and a Just one-of my dirty
trick. But ! could not refrain from
seeing the humor of it and, in spite
of his anger, was overfowing with
laughter. Fortunately he soon got
my view Of the incident, also saw the
humor Of it and Joined me in laugh
ing It OF. eSome shoti" was his COM
ment.
Once upon q time there was a col
leEs football coach who swore in
deep tones and in q most profound
way when he was coaching a certain
team. The boys under him soon
learned that his profanity was due to
excitement and that no harm was
meant by II. But the faculty-the
faculty took UP arms to stop II.
This august body appointed one OF
its Oldest and longestin-service mem
bers to demonstrate with the coach.
He sought him out the next day and
spoke rather touehingly upon the
subject. 1t was a strong appeal.
Coach il NonpIussed.
The coach. who knew his fault and
who really wapted TO cast It from
him. was nonplussed for a reply.
Then his eyes twinkled and in a sober
voice he said to the eminent doctor OF
laws:
Doctor. did you ever work on a
farm as a boy?'
"Yes. sir, did" replied the digni-
fed and lovable old gentleman.
Then. doctor. did you ever drive
team OF stubborn mules?"
Yes, sir. I did" again came the an
swer.
well. Doctor" said the coach. "then
you must know how I feel when I'm
coaching"
"Well. well. WELL" sputtered the
kindly dean. Il never thought OF 1t in
just that way. Well. well. we'll. 1
really don't know just what to say"
College loyalty reaches great ex-
tremes during a football season. This
fall nearly everyone read OF thA-AlleI
gheny College students who bummed
their way on freight trains from
Meadville. Pa. to Pittsburgh, and
back to cheer their team in its an.
nual game with Carnegie Tech. l
was telling Tiny Maxwell, the ref
cree. tbout II.
That's nothing" said Maxwell. "a
year or so ago had an appointment
to officiate in a game at the Naval
Academy. and on my arrival there
that morning with the other officials
We were asked to handle a morning
game between the teams OF st. Johns
Military Academy and Maryland Ag-
ricultural College. We were glad TO
help out. especially when we learned
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
BREAKS AeeIEs' WIN.

LANSING. Mich. Nov. 25.-The Michi-
gan AgEies' string Of victories was
broken yesterday when they lost TO
Syracuse, q to Z. Browne and Steele
were the big ground gamers for Syra.
cuse. In the first period Steele ran
sixty yards through tackle for a touch,
down. and the Aggies scored in the sec.
ond quarter on a long forward pass,
Archer to Ramsey. In the third quarter
Swartzer recovered a tumble and ran
seventy yards for q touchdown, and
toward the close OF the period NJ
Browne circled right end for another
touchdown.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
CHICAGO oUTcLAssED.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-wlsconsin out
classed Chicago in every department
Of the game and won its final con-
ference struggle, is to o, before 49,
900 chilled fans here yesterday.
Simpson played a wonderful game at
quarterback. He out-punted Blocki
Of the Maroons, fifteen yards TO a
lick
The Washington times., 1917-11-25

Is shouted something like this:
observation-disclosures
When the hacker Of the w. q ].
team heard this yoluminous yell he
mistook II for the slang expression:
~We'r6 stung.T Jumping UP IN his
seat he could not resist shouting at
the Tiger cheering sections:
You're = right, you're stungF'
.As IL was Princeton held and then
gave w. & J. an awful walloping.
Near the end OF that game and
when Princeton was to receive a kick
on its coaches sent a substitute into
the backfield. He was small and both
his ankles. and wrists were wrapped
In bandages.
When John Duffey, the w. q ].
end, was to lxick-on he asked his
captain to whom her should kick the
ball Being anxious to avert greater
disaster the latter said 70 him. BOOT
1t to that little cripple who Just came
IN" Duffey did and the-littls cripple.
being no other than Eddie Dillon,
star quarterback, ran the ball back
for q touchdown"
Filled with Incidents.
Football Is bo full OF innumerable
incidents and humor Of this. kind that
It would be well to compile them in
book form. The game, no doubt, the
most strenuous and the most popu-
lar Of college, II not OF all amateur,
sport has its lighter vein as well.
True, 1t has its sterner and most
serious side. just as has war, but
that which saves il and redeems It.
that which carries It along so that
its participants do not grow stale,
and really love the sport Is its humor
and its fun In fact, no sport Is a
sport unless II has these qualities
playing a prominent part in its life.
True, some coaches and some play
ers do take football far too seriously
but those who reap fits biggest bene-
fits and those who love II best as q
game are those who get the most fun
.sport-out OF its every action.
After all, this 10 the sort Of thing
which gives football. its strongest
hold on the American people.
We, as a nation, hate the poor
sport, the Fellow who lacks q bali
ance. same balance being a proper
and due regard for the fun that can
be had out Of the most serious things
we undertake either in the game Of
life or the game OF football.
Copyright. 1911. by Sol Metzgcr.)
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
BRANDY KICK WINS.

WASHINGTON, Pa. Nov. 25.-In the
first football game played between
the teams, .Notrs Dame won from
washington and Jefferson here yes
terday 5 10 o. A goal from place.
ment kicked from the 34yard line In
the third period by Halenback Brandy
was the only scoring of the game.
The teams fought on practically even
terms. throughout every quarter.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
GENERALS WIN.

BALTIMORE. Nd. Nov. 25.-The
fourth annual championship run OF
the South, Atlantic intercollegiate
Athletic Association was won yester-
day by Washington and Lee Univer.
slty Johns Hopkins was second ana
University of Virginia third.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
"PoTsY" CLARK STARS.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 25.-A
s5-yard run around left end by Potsy
Clark, former star Of the University
of Illinois, put the Camp Funston
team in a position 10 shove over the
only touchdown here yesterday in the
game against the navy aggregation,
represented by the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station team The army
won, to o.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
TEAM WANTS GAMES.

i. Basketball teams composed OF sol
diers from the various army camps
around Washington may obtain
games for Tuesday and Saturday
nights by addressing c. l. Gable. 4426
Ninth street northwest, physical di-
rector of the new gymnasium OF the
Petworth Methodist Church Games
are particularly desired for TUESDAY,
~, and Saturday, December.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
MAY LAND GOOD JOBS.

Bill McKechnie and Davy shean
extra infelders with the Cincinnati
Reds, have been offered Class IA
managerial Jobs IL they can obtain
their releases from Matty's club.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
TEAMS TO START
UP FLOOR SPORT
DURING THE WEEK

The cleated shoe viii be swapped for
the no1-skid rubber sole dur
ing the week. and high school and col
lege tossers win get right down to ac-
ton in preparation for the basketball
season
According to reports there will be
no lack Of interest in the floor games
this winter. With GEORGETOWN, Catho-
lie University, Maryland State, Gsllau-
det. and George Washington doing busi-
ness Independently, and the last four
teams hooked up in the District Inter
collegiate League there will be plenty Of
games for the faithful.
start In Schools.
Tive or six Of the schooIboy teams
VIII take the floor In initial workouts
this week. The dates for the Inter
scholastic Basketball League, which
starts up IN earnest January 4. will
probably be given out later in the week.
The high schools will play their
usual twenty games. while George
town Prepa. Friends Select School,
GonEaga and Army and Navy Props
VIII have Independent dates. wash
ington schoolboys are arranging
games with out-of-town teams.
A newcomer to Washington in
scholastic ranks is the Tome School
hye, which comes for a game with
Central some time this winter. Cen
tral viii also play the Episcopal High
School, Baltimore City, and Balti-
more Polys and the Stanton Military
Schedules shorter.
The colleges here are somewhat
dubious about their schedules. On ac-
count OF the war and reduction Of
the usual funds for athletics, local
colleges VIII attempt no such compre-
hensive schedules as have been on the
records Of past years.
The District intercollegiate League
ia going to MI a long-felt want here.
will give plenty OF action for the
teams and will materially help the
sport, according to President c. Ed
ward Beckett, Of the Y. N. c. A It
is expected that many OF the army
post teams viii flourish this winter on
the basketball court. Leagues VIII
probably be formed among the soldier
PLAYERS as at Fort AIyer last year.
Many college basketball players
are listed among the men in the
camps around Washington. and from
indications there will be a rush to
take Up the door game as soon as
foothal enthusiasm oles ooNh-
Coaches Take Charge
John O'Reilly. Of Georgetown. has
had his charges In preliminary work.
outs. and win take the men to tasks
for the purpose Of picking his var
atty shortly after the football sea-
son is closed. Fred Rice, Catholic
University mentor. win have his lads
orf q, ahort order while Rertram
Groesbeck, Of @. W. U, will begin
TO comb the university for basket
ball talent
H. c. Byrd. Of Maryland State, ex-
poets to be hard put to II for a team
this winter. but will have some sort |
Of a combination. Many OF the
Maryland State athletes are leaving /
for war service. Gallaudet is expect |
ing to appoint Fred Moore as bas-
ketbalI coach. just as soon as the
football season IL over.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
THE MAN WHO ALWAYS PLAY

Basketball Teams Are
Ready TO Begin Work
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-25
Do They Eat Too Much in the Army?

From Good Housekeeping.
HAT Napoleon said about the relation of soldiers
W. rations to their ability fight has been para
phrased by the celebrated DR.. Harvey w. Wiley
in article appearing in Good Housekeeping for Novem
bean article Of widest interest to with rela
tyes friends in the various branches Of the service
Says the food specialist: ITO plan battle is of
high Significance but the best plans will fail If the
mander leads ifed starving soldiers The first point
that strikes the student of military dietaries is the
erous portions that are daily issued to each man. Our
administration would be shocked the ponderous
portions supplied The three guiding principles of mill
tary nutrition the following: The food be ample
quantity; it be excellent in quality; it
Of all adulteration and debasement
"The total weight of the garrison Army ration-and
this is the the Marine Corps-is 687 ounces
day This includes coffee salt baking powder vinegar
favorng extracts etc. which not included In deter
mining the foodyalue of the ration because they
dmental and have appreciable food-value.
The total weight of the Navy ration, including
dmentas hundred day. This does not in
clude any other beverage during day
used at meals. In other words, the Army ration
cudng beverages is 4 pounds and the Navy ration
cluding beverages, is six pounds day.
"The travel ration of the Army. where the soldiers
are transported and doing marching somewhat
generous than that of the soldiers In garrison The field
emergency ratons prescribed by
mander-in-chief the emergency may arise, and Of
than the transportation ration
THE striking feature of the Army and Navy
is great of food beyond the physical
quirements soldier sailor Persons who
threatened with disaster almost the extent
those who are underfed fully convinced that our
soldiers would be better off onehd of the food issued
to them we're cut out"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-10-25
ID 1 n n e z
s tor / e =

Pm surprised to find you working
over a gun," commented the gentle
stranger at Crimson Gulch.
Well" replied Broncho Bob,
"Three-f finger Sam is on rampage
and he has dropped some hints that
he is particularly irritated against
me"
But you ought to be an optimist-"
Whats an optimist?"
"An optimist is a man who smiles
and believes everything will turn out
for the best"
We'll, amt an optimist this min
ute But 1 will be as soon as I get
the automatic oiled and some cart
ridges into her"
A British gunner who had success
fully passed a blacksmith's course,
was home on a furlough, wearing the
hammer and pincers on his arm, when
he was accosted by civilian, who
asked what the decoration was for.
"Oh," replied Tommy, I'm an army
dentist!"
81 see," said the civilian. "Of course
the pincers are for extracting teeth.
But what is the idea Of the hammer"
well, you see, it's like this. Some
of the chaps are a bit nervous, so we
use the hammer to chloroform them,' ?
was the reply.
Once in Dublin towards the end of
the opera Satan was conducting Faust