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The Washington times., 1917-12-02
FOOTBALL WILL FLOURISH HERE AND In FRANCE;
GOOD REASON ABSENT FOR CUTTING OUT GAMES

and the team. In substance this
magazine stated that the talk at W.
& J. was all Of football and OF the
chances' OF our men making places
on Walter Camps All-American elev-
en-. II also, stated. that our team had
returned practically intact. giving q
list OF the supposedly more note
worthy performers OF q year ago who
hed returned. G
Not Founded On Fact. -a
As \ matter OF fact both the college
press matter and the magazine article
were not founded on fact. The Eaaga-
zine writer who cast sIurs at the pat
riotism of this college failed to note
that eighteen men. six OF the varsity
OF 1915. were in service, that ten Of
nineteen varsity men of the previous
year had returned, that out OF an en-
rollment Of 340 students in. 1916, I04
were in service and fifty others had
been rejected, principally because OF
youth.
He also failed to note that but
nine men OF the twenty-nine men on
this years football squad were Of
draft age, that each of these men had
q draft number and would soon be
NeAACA anu NAA9N OAAO VI last gCaA .
team was flying in France when he
wrote this unfounded attack. The
question that arose among the players
upon reading It was: "what is the
color OF Hawthorne's uniform and
what is his record OF national serv-
ice7"
Just what good IS accomplished in
attacking the patriotism OF college
boys has never been made clear to
me. They have right well responded
to the call OF their country and they
are the men whom we must look to
for leaders in this world struggle
It Ill behooves any OF US to insin-
uate they are slackers. and when this
reflection is cast at twenty boys un-
der draft age, some OF whom have
been rejected, and at nine boys ex-
pecting to go at any time, IL would
seem that the infallible citizen max
ing such an attack Is striking more
at the war policy OF the Government
than at anything else All in all this
is a poor time to be throwing mud.
especially when the author may not
be a brave soldier himself.
Copyright, 1917. by Sol Mstzger)
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
Gets Its Horsepower

What's the horsepower of the Georgetown eleveni
Or the Pittsburgh eleveni Or Georgia Techf Bet
knows But Stevens Institute unbeaten this season,
knows the horsepower of the eleven regulars 1t found
out in the testing laboratory.
The total horsepower generated on the machine at
the laboratory 127. There was Ford tested too,
for Ford is Stevens fuback He proved disappoint-
ment as a fivVer, generating but g horsepower
The average speed of the team for 100 yards, the
length of the field was 105155 seconds average age
19 7-12 years, and the average height 511411.
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
Can Aid Government.

FOR example, there was, and still is,
knas opportunity OF uIInE our college
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
WAR BRINGS CHOPPING IN
HILLTOPFLOOR SCHEDULE

5eorEstowus vArsity basketball team
win malss but one short trip away from
home tbs season. instead Of visiting
New York, West Point. and places in
New England. On February 2 the Hill
top i've WIN battle the Usaaes At Allen
town. Pa. meeting LafAystts at Easton
the following night and ending the
jEunt the next night In a game at South
Bethlehem with Lehigh- Retrenchment
because OF the war Is the reason for
GeorEetoWn's sdoptng . more modest
schedule this season.
In addition to this trip. two visits to
Baltimore viii be made for return
games with Mt. St Joseph's and Loyola.
and once the blue and Gray lads viii
20 over 70 Annapolis to tackle the fast
Tying MddieS.
New 4 MaJor sport.
Basketball IL now considered among
the major sports at Georgetown. those
athletes making the team being award
ed the regular letter. such as goes to
football and baseball stars AZ q
natural result. there n increased in
terest IN the aoor game 1t Ryan gym
nasium-
The prospects are for q brilliant sea-
son" said William s. Shafer. manager
OF the team. In discussing his squad
Last year was the best In the his
tory Of basketball at Georgetown. but
We hope that even that WIN be surpassed
in 1el7-lqtS"
Eighteen Eames are to be played BY
the Hilltoppers this winter. only two
games remaining to be elinehed- Per
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
FREDDIE WELSH TO
BOX FOR ITALIAN
RED DCR0SSFUND

Freddy welsh. former worlds Hight
weight champion. ISready to perform
his s-eome-baek.s He viii box In New
Haven next Friday night for worthy
cause. The occasion Is. the irst OF
series Of boxing shows Dick curIsS
is conducting for The. Italian was
fund, and BY means OF which Rle-
cardo hopes to raise 10000. Already
100000 of the $15o.0oo has been raised
by society women OF that vicinity.
Patsy Cline will also help thu
cause. as Will Battling LevinslSy.
Jack Britton. Bartley Madden and
Willie Jackson h. o. Circus. who
promised to develop into the seasons
boxing sensation when the boxing re-
peal law went into effect here. has
volunteered to box any boy OF his
weight over the ten-round route-
Benny Kauf, the demon outfleidor
of the Giants. has consented TO act a.
referee in one OF the bouts. The New
Haven boxing emporium seats ap-
proxImately 1000. CurIey expects to
conduct bouts regularly in this arena.
and is at present busy booking sew
eral championship matches to be
staged after he gets that 100000 for
his countrymen.
The Washington times., 1917-12-02

Who hed prospects Of rspsatinE asala
this season.
Material Il seares.
Central seems blessed with TIE bsta
material among the school< Forest
DAILY. Sam Solomon. Jay Long. Foster.
Wilson. and Potter viii give Central Al
excellent start toward another cham
pionship. In view of the fact that The
other schools are up against It for sea-
soned players > -
Business has Louis Towbes and MIl<s
Raedy from last years team. Eastern
win retain Willie Thomas and -Gabby'ai
Newman, while Western viii have Billy
Heron and Donald Wight 70 start thinE5
going. =
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
By SOL METzGER,

coach w. and ]. Eleven
What about football next year?
Tht question naturally arises as the
curtin is being lowered on the season
of 1917, by all odds one Of the most
remarkable ever witnessed In
America. Are we going to continue
with it? Is the game to be as it was
this past year? Or will the col
leges follow the lead Of Harvard,
Princeton and Yale and see nothing
but bad taste" in going ahead
should the war carry on, as seems
more than ikelyf
A good many considerations arise
when the question OF intercollegiate
football comes up for 1918. But the
one thing which will have least in
fiuence on the decision Is the factor
bad tasts"-which was the official
reason for giving up the game at
Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.
The mere fact that the nation
needs recreation during q time such
as Il now faces, that football has
proven q valuable asset In training
camps, that Canadian soldiers have
proven that Q country can 60 in for
sport in a wholesale way and still
make the bravest and most aggressive
aSht at the front are factors that will
not down In considering the future
Of football
The problem OF having football
next year and in the years to come
az long as this war eontinues-de-
pends upon the financial condition OF
the country and the draft. II the lat
ter a far-reaching It will wipe out
ahout ali the material, now under
draft age, which has formed the bulk
The Washington times., 1917-12-02

haps the best local attractions win be
the two battles with George Washing
ton. one at the Y. NJ c. A and the
other at Ryan gym. and those with
West Virginia Wesleyan and Lehigh
HiIltOppers Schedule.
December I. Mt st. Joseph's; II,
Loyola; IS, pending.
January II, Loyola, at Baltimore;
16, Lehigh: IS. pending; %. Navy,
at Annapolis; %, George Washing
ton. at Y. N, c. A.; IS. Mt st. Jo-
seph's, at Baltimore.
February ], George Washington; 4,
West Virginia Wesleyan: Z, Usaacs,
at Allentown. Pa; 8, Lafayette, at
Easton. Pa; o, Lehigh, at South Beth
lehem; 12S v. p. l.; Is, Trinity; %,
Lafayette; 26. BucknelL
O'ReIIIy Drilling Squad.
Physical Director John D. o'Reilly
is coaching the squad. He was re-
sponsible for the crack team of last
season and, though not overconfi-
dent now, he believes Georgetown
viii have a strong aggregation on
the floor this winter.
-Four veterans are back for this
years f1ve, Capt. James +. McNulty.
who plays center; OLone, and Feese,
forwards, and cashin, a guard.
In addition to the vets are Lon
setback. Keresey, Derivaux, Monahan,
Norris, Coughlsnd, O'Brien, Smith,
Denniston, Anderson, Kelly, PeniIo.
sa, Nugent, Mccormack, Begg, Bren-
Mig LAngiS. Burke. Fisher, and Cans
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
FORNERSCHOOLBOY
STARS CARRY OUT
BATTLEATLEHIGH

Two high school lads who were
rivals In both football and basketball
here for the past two gears, viii be
fighting it out for . position on Le-
highs basketball team this winter,
Dave PfeiRer, well known at Tech
As Q football. basketball, and baseball
star, is at Lehigh now. and Is making
E bid for the floor team. with Pfeir-
fer 10 Sam KapIan. Centrsls football
end OF 1915, and guard on the basket
bail team
Pfsiffsr and KAplsn. tried out for
end On the varsity football team, and
Pfeiffsr beat the Central lad to Il
a. he almost made his letter and
played IN four important contests
while RaplGn failed TO make the
gong.
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
|COLGATEMAN WILL COACH
BASKETBALL AT An. PREP

Alfred Dlebolt. former Colgate Univer-
sIty basketball star, IL the new coach
OF the Army and Navy Preparatory
School basketball team. DIebolt Il tax
Ing tho place Of Nike Clancy. former
C. U. player and coach Of the team for
the past three years.
Diebolt Is said to have had plenty OF
experience. and Is expected to whip the
A n. p. boys into shape as soon a.
the Christmas holidays are over. The
Props have little or no basketbaII until
the holiday season ends.
DeveIoped Fine Team.
Last year Clancy developed the best
team In scholastic circles. Technical.
winner Of the title series Mere, was
handily defeated by the Prep ave which
went through the season without . de-
feat
The Props were possessed Of several
star players who were able to outdis-
tancs their rivals at every turn Clancy
Is IN the army at present. having rs-
Gently passed his examinations
stars Left school
An Of the A n. Prep stars Of last
year are gone this year. and Disbolt
will have his hands fun developing an
other winner. Cassell and Baker win
be missed this season. a. viii Allison.
who was a fixture at center for two
years. Gnmartin. another A N P.
fixture at at guard for two seasons win
be among the missing. as will Fogstti.
This team went through nineteen
games without a loss. and set up a great
record for this years five to shoot at
The Props viii schedule games with
the high schools and prep aves in the
city when the team Is gotten together.
Teea Gets Setback. 4
The Army and Navy Props may have
gotten handicap by the failure Of the
crack players to return, but Technical
High School Is surely on the rocks In
regard to basketball. Last year Billy
Martin put through Techs first basket
ball championship. In Tabb and Cat
lin. the manual trainers had a couple
build q crack hve.
In addition Schneider and Dave
Pfeiffer furnished a great pair OF guards.
upon in case OF setbacks, were more
than able to hold up their ends.
Today Tech faces the loss OF all Of
school, and II will be necessary to elect
a new leader in place Of Snieder. This
Is certainly hard luck for the Tech lads
The Washington times., 1917-12-02

Of our teams this year. That means
that the teams Of next year-if we
have them-will be made up OF
younger men, inexperienced and un'
tried, and that the chance for win
ming victory f. q chance.
Il Dominating Faetor.
Whether certain colleges will want
to continue along these lines, whether
they will want to build anew and
take chances OF losing games and
with them, athletic prestige, Is the
dominating factor In this matter OF
whether or not we will play foot
ball in 1918.
In short, IN another year, the teams
that played this fall are likely to be
in the same shape that Harvard,
Princeton. and Yale were In this past
fall-for their varsity elevens seem
likely to be called into service. Now
the answer to the question Of whether
thy will play Is q doubtful one MY
experience teaches me that none OF
them like to lose and that this fact
will have much bearing on the an
Gwer.
There are alibis abounding for those
not wishing to continue. Bad taste
loss of entire varsity eleven, the nm,
ancial situation and . hundred ana
one others, but the controlling factor
in making a decision will be the out
, look for q winning team. Teams
which have ranked at the top do NOT
want to fall by the wayside, even IN
war times, should they play.
Yet there Is no good reason under
the sun why college football should
not continue II the colleges remain
open. II is high time we gave our
coaches an actual job-that OF start
ing even with the other fellow ana
winning on pure merit There should
be q heap Of upsets and q heap OF
fun out Of such a situation. More
over, there would be q lot Of good re-
sultinE to everyone.
Football VIII Thrive.
One thing IL pretty certain to hap
pen next fall. and that IL q lot OF
football will be played here and in
France by the men OF the army and
navy. The public Is going to take
more and more to this kind OF foot
ball. II can be run at lower cost
than college football has been run,
II VIII contribute much to army and
navy morale. II can be made 20 raise
large funds for patriotic purposes and
u can be made as good q game as
the college game.
Football OF this nature and football
between college and army or navy
teams looks to me TO be the surest
bet for 1918. An this sort OF football
should be encouraged. There was a
tremendous opportunity for the col
Ieges TO do q big thing for the nation
As well as for themselves when this
season closed by playing post-season
games for patriotic funds, but in the
one big attempt, which was requested
Dy the Red Cross, fear that two OF
the sectional leaders in the EAdiron
world placed mythical championship
before q simple patriotic duty That
nurt Football tremendously. ! hops
this was not the season.
Can AID GOveFament.
FOR example, there was. and still is
'tAis opportunity Of using our oollSg'
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
w. AND J. VICTORIOUS.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. lamp
Sherman's Rll-star eHeoI IootosII
eleven was beaten mere souAy oy
,ors a crowd Of 10000. Two thou
.sn6 sammIes from Camp Perry saw
tha vana Jobnny Kilbane, feather
ws,vbt cbampIon and boxing Instruc-
- - C.Tn sherman. directed q box
ing driil in which fifty soldiers par
tictpatOd- =
The Washington times., 1917-12-02

football teams for the purpose of aid.
ing the Government fight this war
One eleven / know OF was asked tc
play a game with a certain army team
on the Saturday after Thanksgiving
The game followed q hard Thanks
giving struggle and to play II the
team had to travel about twenty.
four hours. The proposition wai
placed before the players first Every
man Of them was glad TO do this little
bit to aid In raising a patriotic fund
Is this not evidence that the col
lege student and the college football
player Is ready and willing to do that
which those who manage him in foot
ball are not always willing to dol
The question OF winning or losing in
such q cause is not q consideration
with the Undergraduate Un'ortu-
nately. II facts are correct, winning
or losing IL a big consideration with
those In control OF our great inter.
collegiate game.
There 10 no reason and there can
be no grounds for any objection. on
the part of those In control Of college
football. to post-season games in the
South during the holiday season.
College teams could be taken South
at that time and played against each
other or against army camp teams
OF that section in tho large cities OF
the South.
These games could be handled by
the chamber OF commerce OF these
large Southern cities and be made to
net large sums for patriotic funds
the Red Cross, the camp emergency
fund, and so on. But our colleges
have not yet met this opportunity.
situatioa II New One.
Perhaps. after all. we should not
condemn them too harshly for fall
ing to meet this situation. It Is new
one. and It does take time to size up
new conditions even In college ath-
letics. In another year let us hope
for much In this respect. know
that the football player Is both ready
and willing to do his little part in
this respect Surely victory means
as much and more to him than to
those who conduct athletics at the
Institution he attends, yet he is both
ready and willing to set aside all
considerations OF victory IL his ath-
letic effort can be made to bring a
revenue for war purposes. So why
not encourage him in this2
We have not as yet settled down to
a war basis In our view of athletics
college athletics IN particular.
There has been an unfortunate ten
dency to critlcise and the press OF
the land has been somewhat misIead
I believe others will bear witness to
this in many sections. As proof Let
me give two examples which 1 am
acquainted with. 1t Is because of INV
knowledge OF conditions that I refer
TO W. & ]. ....
One eleven that we beat in a big
game followed up this defeat with
several newspaper articles reflect
ing on our patriotism because we
had practically an entire varsity
team back. Immediately afterward 4
monthly outdoor magazine attacked
both the patriotism Of the college
The Washington times., 1917-12-02
THOMPSON ISLOST
TOGRIFFMEN WHEN
DRAFT SEXES HIM

Harold Thompson, Larry Lajoie's
southpaw. whose hitting compelled him
to appear frequently IN the Toronto out
field last season, has been drafted. ac-
icording to word received here from his
home in Nanticoke. Pa. and go the
Washington club loses another player
for the coming campaign Manager
Griffith was awarded Thompson in the
draft last September.
Thompsonis record with the Interna-
tionAl League champions was SO good
that he was expected TO make good with
the Grintmen. II given sufficient trial
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-01-26
LOCAL SPECIAL

See Charlie Chaplin in The Floor
Walker at the Grand theatre Friday,
January 26.
Good dry wood furnished at Bar
tons Feed Yards, Salmon: stove
lengths or cord wood lengths.
WANTED will buy a Delaval sep
arator. fairly large size; must be
cheap for cash. Apply to Walter
Schofield. Geertson creek.
FOR SALE-The farm which grows
the celebrated Hibbs potatoes 10 for
sale-2O acres with machinery and
mprovements-for $4,000. This farm
has paid for itself twice in three
years. Amy good farmer can repeat
this performance.
NEWTON HIBBS.
Il you have ranch for sale at the
right price, see Lemli Realty COM
DAny, Salmon. Juue 9. u.
FOR SALE-My home farm, two hun.
dred fifteen acres, at North Fork,
together with horses, cattle, hogs
and machinery all complete for the
farm with fine buildings and i'm.
provements is for sale. Apply to C.
B Hovey, North Fork. Idaho.
FOR SALE-One span geldings, brok
| en-, weight 200, work horse, broken
weight 1900, light farm wagon com
! plete, two sets farm harness, light
! runabout buggy, 14-in. sulky pillow
! Box 95, Leadore, Idaho.
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George Hansen is spending the
week at his Lenhi valley ranch.
II. f. Newman is home from a
weeks visit at Shoshone. getting in
on Wednesdays train.
Tom Heating and j. p Mckinney
were down on business from Leadore
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Bert Macnab has moved his sheep
TO the Twelve-Mile farm up the Sal
mon, where he has bought hay.
w C. Daniels is completing a new
dwelling on a homestead taken up by
him and located on Haynes creek
DR. ]. F. Adams goes to Boise this
week 10 take the state dental board
examinations, intending to settle per
manently here.
Mrs. Harry Goodwin of Junction.
who was visiting Mrs. AL Mathews.
on the Bar in Salmon, returned up
the valley on Thursday.
L. E. Edwards, who had spent a
week at his Gibbonsville mining prop
critics, left Salmon to retnin his fam.
lily at Boise on Thursday.
Miss Beatrix Howard came in from
Dillon on Monday to take the Spring
creek school left vacant by the resig
nation of Mrs. Don Casterlin.
George Barht, lower Salmon river
miner who had not been heard from
for more than a year, ID back await
ing the opening of the river for anoth
er prospecting tour of that stream
! Bahrt was hung up on rock when he
last undertook to navigate the river
| but getting ashore safely gave away
his craft to anybody who would take
! it, c. E. Churchill among others saw
a chance but was drowned in attempt
ing TO secure the boat. Barht Is reg
istered in Salmon from Missoula.
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SALMON LOCALS
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The Buster trial commenced at Sho
shone on Monday last
Use Salmon coal $3.50 a ton. Leave
orders at Hettingers Drug Store,
See Charlie Chaplin IN The Floor
January &c.
Eddie Caperon and wife are ar
ranging 10 move from Salmon TO the
Caperon ranch to make their home
there
Mrs. w Charles Smith and little
daughter Dorothy are spending the
week at the Coles ranch with Mrs
Bonnie Smith.
The Bates ranch miles east OF
Salmon adjoining the Crook ranch
for sale cheap for cash. Apply to II
Kelly. Salmon.
Salmon householders are not alone
in their water troubles as the result
of the prolonged cold weather. Every
city having its water supplied under
ground reports frozen pipes where
they We're never frozen before
James r. Hibbs brought his son
Frank HibUs, and the sons wife VI
from Shoup on Monday. returning &c
his ranch on the lower Salmon hex
day. The young people, who had
made a Christmas visit, were on
their way to their home at Spokane,
A. c. Ludwig is in Salmon this
week from Leesburg where he spends
most of his time looking after hi.
mining properties. He may remain
| in Salmon for a week or ten days
| Mr. Ludwig brought with him pei
OF a silver gray fox which he recent
| ly captured A pelt OF the same kim
of little animal taken by John Han
sen brought $3.50 in New York, or a
least that amount was offered for II
The dwelling house of NJ. A. Colwel
was damaged as the result of a fir
last Sunday morning Mr. Colwel
and DR.. Jasper Fain are "baching" 1
the house in the absence OF Mrs Co
well. 1t was while they were a
their mornings work that a fire brok
. out in the room over their heads, TIL
alarm brought out the fireman wit
their apparatus, but the flames wer
put out Dy hand.
The Billy Anderson Harmony min
on Wilmington creek, which is bein
operated by the H. f. Newman int
J ests, will have three-thOusand-fo
: tramway in operation in the near n
ture Rex Clues sawmill is gettn
/ out the necessary timbers for III
; structure and Earl X. Gailbreath an
/ Albert II. Ford will erect the franz
work 1t will require 5000 feet ,
material Continuous buckets are
. be run in the tramway.
See Charlie Chaplin in The Floc
Walker at the Grand theatre Frida
January 26.
Frank Mason, a Gilmore miner, VIZ
Q brought to Salmon last week SUITE
+ ing from frozen hands His misio
). tune came from exposure as the r
suit OF fall from the trestle IN
L which left him unconscious for seve
/, al hours in temperature 80 degree
l. below zero. He is a brother Of Nj
L Z. G. Waller at whose house he
7, cared for in this city. DR.. Wright
attending him.