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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-17
Deaths and Funerals
Mary Joe Cantrell

Mary Joe Cantrell. the 21-month -old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ray Cam trell, died yesterday at the family resi- dence. 2404 Browns avenue. Fairview. Funeral this afternoon at S:S0 o'clock from the residence.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Picking Best Back Field
Of All Times Not Easy

, Brickley and Mahan would come
closer to wedging their way in, but
we stick by our original choice.
Imagine q defense that had TO
stand up in front of Heston. Coy
! and Thorpe. with Eckersall driving
them along?
OF the lot three were great kick
ers-two, Coy and Heston, were line
breakers of smashing power-and
three, Thorpe, Heston and Eckersall.
were whirlwinds through a broken
field.
The Michigan affair set fer
Saturday at Philadelphia begins to
look like an old-time affair.
After a disastrous start, Penn has
pulled together again, and has been
improving week by week.
Michigan looks to have the better
chance to win, but there will be no
Wolverine wallt-over. despite the pow
, er and machine-like play of Yost's
eleven.
Yost, with so many veterans lost
from last years squad and SO much
new material. has turned out a won
/ derful job, but his hardest test comes
in checking Il Berry & Co. at Frank
lin Field.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
GREATEST TEAM IN
WORLD At NEWPORT
Naval Training School Eleven Can
Boast of Having All-.Ameri-
can Aggregation.

The greatest football team in the
world,
That's what Eastern critics are say
ing about the wonderful Cridlron ma
chine developed by ex-Capt. Cupid
Black, Of Yale. among his comrades
at arms at the Newport Naval Sta
lion.
-Four members Of Walter Camps
all-Amnrican teams, two former all
Western men and other stars of
scintillating brilliance make up the
team.
The all-Amcricans are Black. him
self. who Will play left guard and
captain the outfit, Schlachter of
syracuse. who will play right guard,
G'rrish Of Dartmouth, a halfback, and
Charley Barrett, the greatest back
field man ever produced at Cornell
Will play the other half
Other stars on the team are EI-
wood. Of Nutrc Dame, left end; Pals
ley, Michigan, left tackle; Callahan.
Yale, center; Dunn, Michigan right
tackle; Green, Dartmouth. right end:
lite, Kentucky University, quarter
back; Gardner. Nebraska, fullback.
The team likely viii be coached
with Yale tactics, as Walter Camp
Will be head coach and will be as
sisted by Black, who last year was
regarded as one Of the smartest
players in football.
Black was educated in the foot
bali school of Jimmie Sheldon and
Tad Jones and what he learned of
these two gridiron geniuses he
learned right.
y number Of the men on this navy
team We're captains of their college
teams before they Joined govern
mcnt service and in addition to hay-
ing speed. strength and courage. the
team Will be repIete with football
brains
There have perhaps been stronger
teams rganized-probably some of
the an-star a-gregatiOns built up
in the Ohio professional league have
contained more stars, but those Ohio
teams had scarcely any practice and
were compelled to rely on individual
play to win.
This Navy team, however, will
have plenty of practice and will
build up a system of team work
that will be hard to rival.
For that reason, perhaps it is not
amiss to call it the greatest foot
ball team ever put on the field"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
GOLFERS DO HONORS
TODR. VS.. HARBAN
.Optimists Believe National Anna,
teur Championship Will Come
to Washington.
BY FRANK II. YOUNG.

Local golfers in general and Column
bia Country Club ones in particular
are very enthusiastic over the news
which has come from Chicago, where
the United States Golf Association $
nominating committee has met, to
the effect that DIR. Walter S. Harlan
is slated for the vice presidency of
the association for the coming year.
Although directly connected with
the Columbia club, of which he is
vice president and chairman of the
green committee, the doctor is a
prominent figure in all local golf af-
fairs. His experience in all things
golf has been wide and varied, and
his advice has been much sought
after on all matters connected with
the game locally. He was one of
the organizers and the first president
of the District of Columbia Golf As
sociati9n, and for the past few years,
as a member of the executive COM
mittee of the national body. has been
Nashingtun's only connecting link
with the governing organization.
The Chevy Jnase club was not over
looked. either. by the nominating
committee, as Alexander C'Sandy')
Br.tton of that club has been named
rs a member of that committee for
1918.
In DR. Harban's proposed elevation
to the vice presidency. it is generally
felt locally that this is not only a
compliment 10 the man. but also to
the city, and some of the most opti-
mistic see in it the ultimate award
Of the national amateur champion
ship event to Washington within the
next few Years.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
BOWIE COURSE ALL
DOLLED Up FOR MEET
Eleven-Day Racing Will Start Mon
day at Southern Maryland Park.

The Bowie race track has been given
the final preparations for the open
ing Of the eleven-day meeting there
on Monday. The course is now in
better shape than at any time since
the place was built and no stone
has been left unturned to furnish
comfort for the patrons.
Hundreds of thoroughbreds repre-
senting the best racing establishments
in this country are now .quartered
at the track, and the fields which
will contest for the purses hung up
by the association should be large
and well-balanced. Superintendent
Richard Pending has had a number
of men working on the track for a
long while and the going is now at
its best. A number of fast work
outs over the course have been re-
ported during the past few days. and
1t is not unlikely that new records
will be hung up.
j. F. Sweeney, who Is campaigning
a large string of thoroughbreds which
are being handled by Fred Musante,
now has his horses at the track.
headed by Hauberk, the fast son OF
Martinet-Druid and a winner of two
stake races during the Laurel meet
ing. Hauberk has always raced well
over the Bowie track, and is ex-
pected to carry the Sweeney colors
in the Bowie Inaugural Handicap. the
feature Of Mondays card. Hauberk
cannot only give the best sprinters
tussle for the money. but is also
fond of going a route. In both his
winning races at Laurel he sprung
quite a surprise on the wise ones,
by displaying unusual early speed
for which he has never been famed.
In the majority of his races Hduberk
has always trailed his fields until
the stretch turn, where he would
close lot of ground with a splendid
burst of speed. His victories thus
were usually by a short margin. In
the Laurel Park Liberty Bond Han
dicap, run last month. Hauberk, rid
den by Jimmy Butwell. who seems
to be the only pockey who can make
the son OF Martinez give up his best
got away from the gate on his toes
beat his field to the first turn, made
all the pace, and at the end led his
field by several lengths. On tha,
day he defeated such good horses
as F. d. Weir's Hendrie, Ticket,
Straight Forward. Ed Roche and Bar.
ry Shannon. Hauberk has been going
along in his work nicely since he
reached the Southern MARYLAND
course, and it is quite likely he will
be frequent winner during the meet.
| ing.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
MID.WEIGHT CROWN
ON O'DOWD'S HEAD
Fighting Harp" Drags Crown from
Brow of Chess Champion"
AL Mccoy.

The middle-weight crown which fol
several years has rested uneasily or
the brow Of AL Mccoy, the Brooklyn
southpaw, has been clawed from AIS
dome and now adorns the curly head
OF Mike O'Dowd, THE Fightinl
Harp" of St Paul
1t is going too far TO say that Mike
O'Dowd is the greatest middle-weight
fighter today. but by a curious freak
Of fortune he has the title and unless
all signs fail will hang on to it with
death grip.
The middle-weight title has beer
buffeted numerically since the death
OF Stanley Ketchell. Billy Papke first
claimed II and defended II success
fully against Willie Lewis in Paris, in
1910. The next year Cyclone Johnny
Thompson defeated Papke and claim
ed the championship. but I'm 1912 both
outgrew the title which remained in
abeyance until Frank Klaus claimed
1t by virtue OF victory over Papke
in 1913 His claims were pretty gen.
orally recognized.
In 1913 George Chip knocked out
Klaus in two successive fights and
claimed the title.
Early in 1914 Chip unfortunately ran
into a punch in the first round of his
bout with Al Mccoy and the latter as
sumed the title. Mccoy was never a
real champion and usually lodged
anyone who was likely to knock him
out. He was beaten repeatedly in no
decision bouts. but O'Dowd was the
first to make him take the count.
O'Dowd is a native OF st. Paul. He
recently graduated from the welter-
weight class and has not been taken
very seriously as a middle-weiCht. He
is % years old and has been fighting
since 1918.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
|FORDHAM BESTS
CORNELL team
Brennan, Forward, Heaving
to Demoe, Proves Feature
in 27-to-6 Victory.

Ithaca, n. Y. Nov. T.-Forward
passing with Brennan shooting fast
throws into the waiting arms OF De-
moe and Fitzpatrick. resulted in a
smashing victory for Fordham over
Cornell on Schoellkopen Field here
this afternoon. q to 6.
Cornelrs only score came on a nuke
when Strauss in the last period broke
through the Fordham line and block
ed Brenan's punt. Calvin comtpg in
from end and dropping on the ball
over the goal line for a touchdown.
Pendleton missed the try for goal.
Fordham did not score until the sec
ond period, Cornell holding fairly
well during the opening period. when
exchanges OF punts featured Hof-
mans work being better.
In the FOrdham line Gulick played
a wonderful offensive game. opening
fine holes IN the Cornell forwards.
Thomas. Cornell quarter back, who
substituted for Ncthcr0ott. was in
jured in the last period. and had TO
retire, in all-six Cornell regulars
being forced to leave for hurts. The
1ipa-Yrr, and summary
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
Copyright. 1917, b yThe Tribune Asociation.) }
The Out-Of-Date.

Copyright, 1917, yThe Tribune Asociation.)
The Out-of-Date.
OF all the days that ever were
Since Moses framed the ancient code,
Or vanished years that knew the stir
or Caesars legions down the road
Take all the cons that have flown.
From drudge-pit to the laurelled brow,
Above all ages Time has known,
There's no place for the GUTTER now.
Start back to where the Cave Man
ruled
The first gray dawn Of rugged life,
Where each raw clan in turn was
schooled
To stand against an endless strife,
Through reins of terror and of gore,
Through shattered faith and broken
vow,
Far less than Time has known before
The world has known its share of
pain,
It's share OF vandals and OF Huns,
The world for ages now has lain
Beneath the elbow of the guns;
But since within the worlds dim
dawn
Our fathers leaped from bough to
bouGh,
Through all the terror Fate has
drawn,
There's no room for the ouitter now.
One Back Field.
As il there were not enough argu-
ment and rebuttal now going on in
the realm of things a query comes
in as to what four men should con-
stitute the greatest back field that
ever played.
Out of only 1000 or 5000 entries,
this. of course, is an easy choice.
And yet, as each citizen is en-
titled to his guess. estimate or opin-
ion. we are willing to offer ours,
viz:
Quarter Back-ECkersall, Chicago.
Half Backs - Heston, Michigan;
Thorpe. Carlisle.
Full Backs-Coy, of Yale
1t is conceivable enough that a
roar should emanatc from Harvard
that neither Mahan nor Brickley
was named.
Yet which one of the above four
could be crowded out?
Neither Princeton nor Pennsyl-
vania has an entry to displace any
member of this quartet, not over
looking the back field stars that
both have produced.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
ARMY-NAVY PREP IS
BEATEN BY EPISCOPAL
Virginians Capture Hard-Fought
Battle from Newberry's Tribe
by 35-to-l3 Score.

Alexandria, Va. Nov. 17.-Episcopal
took the measure of the Army and
Navy Prep team today by the count
Of S5 to 13. Episcopal started with the
whistle and ran OFF its first touch
down in the first three minutes Of
play, going across the line on a thirty
five-yard run from a fake kick.
The Episcopal boys ran up two more
touchdowns in the first half, while the
Preps failed to cross Episcopal's goal
The Props came back in the second
half and by a shift in the team,
Arnold from center to left half, were
able to cross the Episcopal goal twice.
Trenholm and Burnett We're the chief
ground gamers for the winners, Tren-
holm going off end and tackle consis-
tently for long gains. Cooper and
Arnold were the aces of the Props.
Arnold. it seemed, could not be stop
ped by Episcopal as he counted up a
gain every time he carried the ball.
In the first half Episcopal pulled a
forty-yard forward pass from its own
forty-five-yard line, Trenholm to
Rinehardt which resulted in the sec
ond touchdown. The summary:
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
SOCCER Series FOR
LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Pierce School. of Rosedale Division,
Have Chance for Title.

The soccer series Of the Playground
Department is nearing the point of
greatest excitement. The city cha m
pionship games start on Tuesday. The
four division championship teams OF
the Eastern division play first, those
in the Western not being decided yet.
Great interest W. aroused IN the
RosedaIe dit ksio, whcs ;he Pierce and
Maury schools played two scOreless
games before the championship was
decided yesterday with a score of .
to 0 favor OF Pierce.
The championship teams are Is fol-
lows: New York avenue division
Seaton School. Lorenzo Totoro. Sam
Lapitan, Ramey Trimble. ISadOre
Nitovitz, Hebron Burton. Philip Sil-
verstone, George Jones. Stanley Ira
Wis, Burman Lapitan, Joseph Wonder,
: Gordon hessler, Robert Harkinsons
Virginia avenue division - WallaCh-
J (Towers School. Milton Reamy. James
LaFontaine. Charles Oshinsky. James
Lee, Edward Hall. George COlman.
Aerline Cornell, Kenneth Webster,
Lenick Pearce, Foster Bcuchert, Ar
thur Murray. Ernest Higgins. Grant
Emberg, Earl SmallwOOd, Richard
Small: Garfield Park divisiOn-BTent
School, David Felstein. Peny Andcr-
son. Edward Leap, Wallace Havenncr
Byron Richardson. Jack Hinkey, Les
lie Markley, Roy Staples, Charles
Swain, Harold Bowen. Arnon Pinney.
Rosedale division-PicTCe school, Joe
Gordan, Joseph Gulick, Tom Burns,
OrviIle Smith, Albert Sands. Willard
Hoffer, Garrett Nevius, Eddie Nc
Carthy, Domirick CiCala, Bernard
Pumphrey, William Schneider Elmer
Wright. The schedule for the Eastern
division will be as follows:
Tuesday, November %, Brent vs..
Wallach-Towers. Garfield Park.
Wednesday. November 81; Seaton vs..
Pierce, at New York avenue play
ground
Thursday. November %, Wallach-
Towers VS. Pierce, at Rosedale play
ground.
Friday, November %. Seaton VS..
Brent, at New York avenue play
ground.
Monday. November 2G, Scaton VS.
waIlach-Towers, at Virginia avenue
playground
Tuesday, November q, Pierce VS..
Brent, at Rosedale playground.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
.MOHAWKS WILL Meet
ENGINEERS eleven
Indians Will Be Given Tough Battle
with Soldiers at Columbia
Park Today.

Followers of independent football
are to be given a big classic at Co
lumbia Park this afternoon when the
sixth Engineers from the Washington
Barracks battle the Mohawk Athletic
Club gridironers.
The Indians are recognized as Dis
trict champions winning this title
last season when they put the
famous Vigilant A. c. to rout early
last year. Their record this season
has been beyond expectations as to
date they have not had their goal
line crossed and have been victorious
in all but one game in which they
played, the Coast Artillery eleven
playing them a 0-to-0 tie two weeks
ago.
The Engineers have always been
big factors in the awarding of the
District title in former years and still
claim to be, undefeated champions. 1t
will be remembered that the Engineer
team attempted to arrange a game
with the Mohawks last season, but
the Indians refused to play them on
their return from the border because
they had not participated in any
games in local ranks last year.
Their claim to the District title
would not be recognized last season.
but technically speaking they had
not been beaten by any club in this
vicinity and should still be considered
in the allotment for games that will
have bearing on the District cham
pionship.
Although the bridge builders to-
day will enter the fray minus such
stars as Blair and Lyons 1t is claimed
that they have a well-balanced eleven
and the soldiers from the arsenal are
willing to "Hock the family plate"
on the result. The teams will line
uD as follows:
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
YALE FRESHIES
BEAT HARVARD
New Haven Cubs Capture
Game from Cambridge by
Count of II to 0.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. T.-Yale
Freshmen outplayed Harvard from
every angle this afternoon and won a
II to victory.
French outpunted the Crimson kick
er, Humphreys, and secured the ad-
Vantage for his team from the outset
and for the Blue team it was simply
a waiting game. Once, when Yale
passed over the middle mark of the
, feld, 1t uncovered its attack and
quickly pierced through the Harvard
line for a goal.
The second touchdown came late in
the last quarter, when Humphreys
threw a forward pass to a Crimson
end. Dimes, of the Yale secondary de-
fense, hustled along. grasped the ball
and speeded forty-five yards for an
unexpected touchdown.
The Yale line pushed back the Har-
ward forward consistently, and against
the Blue the Crimson straishtaway
attack was practically useless. Only
the end runs of Humphreys served TO
gain for Harvard. The summary:
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Harry Greb on Train
Harry Greb on Trail

Cincinnati. Ohio. Nov. H.
Harry Greb, the Pittsburgh SEN
sational fighter. wired local pro-
moters here today to go the limit
in arranging a bout with him and
the new champion. Mike O'Dowd.
The Pittsburgh battler claims
that he would present to charity
one thousand dollars $1,000 IL
anyone could obtain the sigma
ture of the middle-weight cham
pion TO a contract for a battle
against him. It is claimed that
O'Dowd signed a contract tonight
for a ten-round bout with Harry
Greb, to be fought in this city be-
fore Christmas
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Noted Swimming Official Dead.

Wilton. Me. Nov. It. - Otto c.
Scales. for many years a swimming
race official, died here recently. He
was a lawyer and was active in pro-
Erossivc party politics in Massachu-
setts. Mr.. scales acted as an official
at many important long-distance
swimming races, including the Rich
ards-Durborrow race in Philadelphia
in 1914
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Cubs Douned Takes
Washington College Is
Beaten by Gallaudet

Chestertown, Md, Nov. 1.-THE
Gallaudet College football team
opened up a battling aerial attack
here today and took the WASH
ington College eleven into camp
by a count of q to 0. Coach
MOore's tribe from the Capital
City gave local followers of the
gridiron sport a great treat in the
art of forward passing, while
their lateral and double and triple
passes had the local eleven guess
ing throughout the contest. AL
though the Washington College
threatened to score on two oc-
casions, the open-play system OF
the visitors when given the ball
proved too much OF a handicap
for the Chestertown team.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Red Cross Benefited.

Immediatcly after his bout with
Jack BrittOn last Monday night.
Johnny Tillman, the Minneapolis box
er through his manager, Herman Tay-
lor, sent the American Red Cross So
cicty check for $3.50, being his con-
tribution, as promised, to the war
fund
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
The summary:

Referee-Mr. Cochens, .wisconsin- Umpire
Mr.. Croven, Swarthnore. Head HneSnan-Mr.
Plumer, Cornell. Touchdowns-whitehin o..
Gardiner. Goals from touchdOWns-3 Tine Of
eluArters-l5 minutes. suhstitutons-GGrgan for
Gardner. Gardiner for GArgan, Wells for WI
liams. Wood for p Carlow. Wilson for Dale.
Dousherty for Donovan.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18

SubstitntiOns-EpiscOpaI Trinnan Tor BOYD.
Buckner for Hodgson, II. De Buttes for Tren-
holm; Army and Navy, Steel for Arnold, Arnold
for Payne. Ttouchdowns-Trenholm e. Bur
nett, Pendleton. Goals from touchdowns-Hall
~, Cooper. Rinehart, Williams Goal from
touchdown. missed-COOper. Goal from field
missed Trenholm; distance, % yards. Referee
Mr.. Thomas. Lafayette Umpire--Mr. Dugan,
Gonzaga. Head lnesman-Nr. Rogers Ran
dolph-Macon. Time Of perods-lo minutes
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Long Workout for Wisconsin.

Madison, Wis, Nov. f.-Coach Rich
ards gave the Wisconsin football team
their first long workout in preparation
for the Chicago game November "a.
Several members of the squad did not
report because of minor injuries re-
ceived in the Ohio State game. Sew
cral of the men were tried at new po-
sitions.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Yankees for Macon.

1t is said that Miller HuEgins, the
new pilot Of the Yankees, favOrs
Macon as a training camp. So it is
likely the Yanks will return to the
Georgia city next spring for their an
aual workout.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
MAHAN'S Marines ARE
DEFEATED BY RUTGER
Sanford's New Brunswicks Prove
Too Much for 'Leathemecks."

New Brunswick, n. J., Nov. IL
The eleven Of the Philadelphia
League Island Marines. captained by
Eddie Mahan. former Harvard star,
was defeated here this afternoon by
score Of 27-e by Sanford's Rutgers
team.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Hogg Goes Good.

Pitcher Bradley Hogg, former major
league HEAVIER. had a big season in
the Pacific Coast League. one Of
Hogg's brilliant stunts was the twir
ing Of fourteen straight victories for
Los Angeles.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Buckley Quits "Gunboat" Smith.

Gunboat Smith has lost his manager.
Jim Buckley. The genial James says
he is through with managing scrap
pers. and henceforth will devote his
time to promoting bouts.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18

Substitutions-For Harvard: Davis for FlNon.
Lee for DAVIS. Holmes for Rockingham. King
for Andersen. BansS fer Wales. Jenucy for
Bangs, Butterfsld fer Mcdonnell. Stimson for
Hamilton. For Yale: Wells for Lay. Sheylin
Tor Dilworth. ToUcEdDwns-Lay and Dimes
tioals from tOuchdOvns-ETench (2l. Referee
Mr.. Z j. O'Bnsn. Tufts. UmPirc-AIr J. Pen
dleton, BoNdoin. Field judge-NIr y. Bankhart,
Dartmouth. Head lincsman-Mr. Eugene SuilI-
van. Tufts Time Of periods-lj minutes each.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
JEFF Smith, Instructor.

JeH Smith, the Bayonne IN. j.
middle-weight, is acting as a boxing
Instructor at Camp Dix. the New
Jersey cantonment. The Camp Meade
Instructor will shortly be an
nounced
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Penia Gets Meeting.

Louisville. Ky. Nov. 1.-THE next
meeting Of the National Association
OF Minor Leagues will be held in
Peoria, Ill, the baseball men decided
today at their closing session.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18

T0uchd0wns-F1tzpstrlcF. Er1glrg. Demo-. Col
win. Goals from to1c1d1wus-Brennsn. > Sub
stitutions-Cornen Thomas f0r Nethercott. Garry
fG Thomas Grruinier for PeDdlet1n. A h.
Trovh-idge for Harris. Myron for swanson.
EisenIAndt for STiegelburg: Fordhsm Ken
dricks tcartsiu) fo- Abhott. Crowley for C1Nis-
tiAnsuu. FuEartv for McGraft. Mullen for G1IcE.
RYAN for Galliran. Referpe-C. J. M1'arfv,
Germantown. Tmpire-F W. Murrhy. Brown.
Head linesmSn-GedrVe Beaver. West Point.
Time Of periods-l5 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
AL Was Counted Out.

According to report, Al Mccoy did
not share in the moving pictures
taken of his defeat by Mike O'Dowd.
In faS. Al says he knew nothing
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Johnny EHerx Released.

Evers, formerly second baseman of
the Cubs and Braves. was today un-
conditionally released by the Phiiadel-
phia National League.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Ed Walsh, Magnate.

Ed Walsh, former White So.
pitching star, is managing a football.
team at his home in Meriden, Conn
Last week his team played an eleven
from Camp Devens and gave the
soldiers $500 for their athletic fund
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
Boxing for Red Cross.

Johnny Tillnan, the st. Paul box
sr, announces he will donate per
cent Of all his earnings in the ring to
The Red Cross.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-18

Tho pen may be mightier than the
sword. but DIR. Yost expects to re-
verse the motto Saturday and prove
that the Michigan is mightier than the
Pon.