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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1917-01-04
Southeast News.
Alton Democrat.

Alton Democrat.
The plant OF the Alton Record
was burned the forenoon Of Decem.
Der 20. about 10 o'clock. totally de-
stroying the building and contents
except a few eases of type |, VAS
a very old building and first caught
in the shingles. making Il impossible
to put out IL was only by quick
work that the residences Of W. G.
Simpson and DR. Cunningham were
saved. An insurance Of Sll00 was
carried on the newspaper plan, and
building.
Van Buren Local,
Centralia is heraldiug abroad the
news that for the first time in forty
five years the town is without 4
jail. Arrests were so few and far
between that the city council has
rented the jail to a firm for steam
laundry Carter coun,ys bastile
has been empty for 50 long tha, it
has ceased 10 be an innovation and
we may wake up some morning 10
find that the county officers have
converted il into a courthouse. Our
present courthouse would make
good woodshed.
Lead Belt News.
A somewhat belated election be;
was paid at Bonne Terre Christmas
day when Otto Long rode L. George
Williams in a wheelbarrow from the
Bonne Terre pharmacy to the post
Office and return, The procession
was headed by Del Evans, cashier
OF the Lead Belt Bank. driving a
mule. The mule was tecomingly
attired in a suit Of clothes worn by
Charlie Giebler in a business mems
parade. A crowd of several hun
dred persons Witnessed the start.
Charlie Giebler acted as valet for
l. George and trotted along by the
side OF the wheelbarrow with fan.
presumably to keep the flies of.
Otto had bet L. George that the next
president OF the United States would
wear whiskers.
A young man by the name OF
William Nabe was horribly butcher
ed, the injuries proving fatal in a
few minutes. by James Thompson
at an entertainment at the Coker
schoolhouse, about seven miles north
of Cape GiIardeau. the night Of De-
cember %. There seems to have
been considerable jealousy and booze
mixed In the trouble Thompson is
about "A and Nabe was a year
younger, according to the reports.
Thompson gave himself up to the
authorities and is in Jail. Thomp-
son lived with his widowed mother
and Nabe lived with bis father,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1917-01-04

! f
Adolph Nabe. IN that vicinity Two
homes are filled rith sorrow and
the community has received a
shock from which II will take some
time to recover.
Lead Bell News,
The barrel houses which have done
iinnrishine business IN Ste Gene
We've county. Close to the ST. Fran
geels<apan,y line since THE adoption
OF local option here, are nos among
the things that ~ere They were
given u knock Oh, blow in the shape
OF an injunction issued by Circuit
Judge Huck. The injuiction papers
which we're served by I,s sheriff of
Ste Geneyieve county Satur lay.
werr granted on the gro nj that the
barrel houses ~crr n nui~ ace Such
joints ~h,n given enough rpre
seldom fail m hang themselves
This Is also true Of tie licensed
saloon Getting down to brass tacks.
the saloon men themselves are the
greatest anti-Saloon league IN
America. II is their contempt for
the Law tina, is causing the drouth
to spread over the United States.
Van Burcn Local.
The Missouri 0zatks ARE lavishly
supplied with giant springs No
state In the union has been blessed
with more wonderful springs than
are TO be found in oil parts OF the
Ozark region II these immense
springs were located in any Of the
eastern states the great power they
are wasting every day would be har-
messed and utilized Only few Of
the mighty springs in Missouri are
known TO our own people The
sportsmen and those who live in
the immediate vicinity are about
the only ones that know these great
marvels OF nature. lla Ha Tonka
spring. in Camden county. is possibly
best known to Missourians on ac-
count Of il being mentioned in the
press as a good place TO have state
park. Ha Ha Tonka is a beautiful
and wonderful spring but there are
others in the same class, The lare-
est in the state is Bennett spring
which flows i72,O00,000 gallons Of
water into the Niangua river every
"a hours. The Current, Black,
White. James, St. Francis, Eleven
Point. Piney, Gasconade, Spring and
Meramec rivers are all blessed with
big springs, The Big Spring few
miles below Van Buren on Current
river throws out 10000, 600 gallons
every "a hours. enough water 70
supply all the big cities in MnS6iti.
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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1917-01-04
Notice to DeIinqent
aXpayers

The law c0npels me to send out for collection
February /. 1917, all unpaid personal tax bills.
This will cause you to pay extra fee for col
lection. Settle at the collectors oifC. before
February and save this extra cost.
l.. r. KINDER,
Collector of t5ollirger County.
The Washington times., 1917-10-28

this work there was nothing left to
be desired.
Haughton, the Harvard coach, who
knocked the autocracy out OF Cam
bridge football and put it on a demo-
cratic basis. was slowly studying the
problem OF attack in the modern
game. New conditions were met that
were difficult OF solution. The old
days when the ball was pounded the
length OF the field for q touchdown
had been automatically eradicated by
the forward pass, and seven men on
the line OF scrimmage. The new
game. the game we play today, put a
premium on stamina, speed, and skill.
1t took Haughton some years to de-
velop his attack.
A Matter Of History.
In the meantime Haughton seized
upon the clicking game as the imme-
diate solution. and how we'll he plan
ned is a matter of history.
In 1910 and 1911 Harvard punted
frequently against Yale, but the
break did not come. In 1912. at New
Haven. Yale fumbled one Of Felton's
punts and the long waited-for oppor-
tunity had arisen. Touchdowns and
drop-kicks told the story of the 200
victory.
The next season Haughton had not
yet mastered the running attack, but
the punting game and the drop-kick
gave Harvard another victory. By
191tBrickley's team and by all odds
the strongest eleven HauRhton de-
Veloped-had a running attack of
power which swept aside the feeble
resistance OF the Ellis.
Haughton's coaching career is most
interesting In that it clearly proves
the kicking game to be a strong
method OF attack. 1t was the base OF
his whole system, as II is the base of
all attack when two teams of some
thing like equal strength meet to-
day. Therefore, it is well to con-
slider the kicking game and to analyze
the principles governing it. Football
history iE crammed full OF examples
of the right and wrong way to kick.
PuRters Born, Not Made.
A punter is born, not made. The
finally selected to take care
OF this important part OF the game,
which is both an offensive and defen-
sive measure, must have the leg
power to drive the ball
Lacking that no end OF coaching
will make a punter out OF him. Pos
sessing that, coaching will teach him
how to get on his punts rapidly
thus avoiding their being blocked
as well as how to place the ball and
whether to kick It high or low.
The high spiral punt is the desId-
eratum as Il gives the kicking team
time to get down under It, is hard to
handle and has a certain depressing
effect on the mind OF the backs Sc
lected to catch II. The latter is
especially so when kicked with a
high wind.
People smile when they read about
big teams practicing in their oppo-
nents' stadiums before big games in
order to study the air currents. They
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
CENTRAL ELEVEN
!. PILES UP TOTAL
ON SCHOOL TEAMS


In adding forty-two points to Its al
ready fat total yesterday. Central
High School has complied q record
string Of points this year. second to
none in scholastic circles The Cen,
tral lads topped on the weeks per-
formance yesterday by handing the
Georgetown Preps a 42-to-0 defeat.
Last Tuesday they defeated Eastern
4S to 0 and have made more in the
week than any Central teams In the
upast three years. Despite the alb
sence OF regulars Central went
through yesterdays game in whirt
wind style.
The. record Of Coach Metzler's team
to date follows:
Central. 81: Baltimore City. o.
central,22: Episcopal. B.
Central. As; Eastern, 0.
Central, AZ: Georgetown Props, o.
Central has totaIetd 1T9 points to
10 for opponents. No other team in
the city in scholastic circles can equal
this mark In defeating the Props
Central proved its right to be consid
cred as..the best scholastic aggrega-
tion in the District
St Adams handed Charlotte Hall a
30 to defeat % Satterlee field yes
terday. The ST. A1bans youngsters
struck their stride early in, the game
and kept the visitors on the move
throughout, showing a deal of i'm
provement on their last performance
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
DropkIeks Are Failures.

The second period opened with vir-
ginia twice trying field goals and
falling each time. Georgetown then
sought to make some forward passes
go, but they were either Intercepted
or grounded, and the helf ended with
no change In the score.
Georgetown began roughly In the
third period. and soon had the ball in
the shadow OF virginia's goal. but
there the visitors held for downs,
punting themselves after failing to
gain through the HilItoppers line.
For the remainder of the period
both teams struggled up and down,
neither being able to do much with
the other. V. P. I. looked better in
that third period than at any other
time in the contest IL was largely
because OF his valorous efforts IN
that period the Crisp was worn out
and compelled to leave the lineup in
the fourth period. He had done his
best
The Washington times., 1917-10-28

center, displayed good form against
overwhelming odds. They were Vul-
nsrable, of course, but they can't be
blamed for that.
Large TAfenE on Hand.
An unusually large crowd was on
hand to see the contest. On the Vir-
ginia side about ffty student ofheers
from Fort Mysr, all belonging to V. p.
l. and V. NJ 1. sat and cheered for
the boys in the maroon and white.
Their yeiis kept the big Georgetown
contingent replying.
Georgetown kicked on and all some
fiddling around Virginia punted to
midheld. Gilroy took the ball and
hiked around right end for touch
down, covering the fifty yards with
never q falter. Dudack's goal from
touchdown made the score to o.
Following the next kickoff the
teams sailed back end forth until
finally Georgetown got the ball on
virginia's 40-yard line. Straight dives
into the line allowed Mcouade to
pound his way across the line for the
second touchdown, Dudack bringing
the totals to Il to o.
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
PUNTING is MOST IMPORTANT DEPARTMENT OLA
FOOTBALL ELEVEN, SAYS METZGER TIMES EXPERT

/ tain of this years Cornell team bu
is now a lieutenant in the o. r. c.
An Even Longer Kick.
Mike Bennett, playing for PennsyI
vania against Cornell in that memor
able 1902 game which Penn won t2-11
got of an even longer kick. Then
the field was no yards long. On a
quick kick from his goal line Bennett
got the ball over the Cornell quarter
backs head. Brewster touched 1t.
and put It onside, and 1 recovered II
just 100 yards from where Bennett
had kicked it. Unfortunately. I was
offside. and the ball was brought
back.
One of the oldest punt plays hap,
pened in the Colgate-we5t Point game
when Ellery Huntington, now a cap
tain in the field artillery, was captain
Of the Colgate team. Here is what
he says OF It:
1--WE swere playing the Army. and
had them 60. We wanted to stay on
the defensive and save our stuff for
Syracuse, and we were having no
trouble keeping the Army back of
our 40-yard line. With fifty seconds
to play and the ball in our possession
on our 30 and with three to go on the
fourth down, called for a punt.
Substitutes Came In.
Just then a substitute team, with
the exception of Abell. who was doing
our kicking, was sent in. He got
of a fine high punt to Pritchard.
Pritchard, always a good dodger,
circled our right end and ran through
our team for a touchdown. They
kicked the goal and beat us T-6.
That game has always remained a
nightmare to all OF us. The hopeless,
helpless feeling OF seeing the game
snatched away after you thought 1t
'sewed up and just as the whistle
was to blow, is not soon forgotten"
All OF which goes to show that
anything may happen in the punting
game. 1t is for this reason that the
kicking department of a team is by
all odds the most important. A coach
cannot spend too much time in drill
ing his men in a play which may turn
the battle one way or the other at
any time in the game.
Copyright. 1871. by Sol MetzEer.l
The Washington times., 1917-10-28

McLaren crashed through. for two
first downs in three plays Two
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
By SOL METZGER
(Coaeh Warrington and JeaersoI
EIeven.)

(Coaeh warrington and JenerDon
EIeveB.)
The spectator at a big football
game Is prone to criticise the play o.
the two elevens at grips for a cham
pionship because Of the large num-
Der of punts played by each oppon-
ent To him 1t makes the game
somewhat monotonous and it also
causes the belief to arise that each
lacks a general, admits its WEAKNESS
in attack and is poorly coached. Yet
the kicking game is by all odds the
most important maneuver Of attack.
It has paved the way for more VIC
tories and broken up more games
than any other play in modern at
tack.
II one has followed such games as
the Yale-Harvard and Army-Navy af-
fairs he will recall the fact that each
team, once 1t gains possession of the
ball in its own end Of the field, al
most Immediately punts 1t to the
other. While this may be monoto-
nous it has proven to be good gener-
slship-
followed closely the development
Of the Harvard machine under
Haughtoa in 1910, 1911, and 1912. In
the first two years the Yale game
was a scoreiess tie. In each Of these
contests Harvard was continually
punting, and with Sam FELTON, doing
The Washington times., 1917-10-28

passes by MeLsren gave Pitt her ais
tance twice, but q third was inter-
cepted. After Penn made FIRST down
once Mlksch grabbed a pass and went
through to Penn's 3O-yard line, where
Penn held for downs. Berry punted.
light intercepted n pass, Berry.
plunged for ffteen yards and then for:
ward passed, placing the ball on Pitts;
35-yard line. where Berry unsuccess-.
fully tried for a goal.
McLa-en made first down through
the line. wray intercepted MeLaren's
pass and took the ball to Pitts s.
yard line. There Straus hit(the line
three times and scored. Berry missed
goal. The game closed few seconds
later.
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
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PENN PUTS UP STERLING
GAME BUT LOSES TOUGH
BATTLE TO PITT ELEVEN

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 2S,--The Red and Blue Of
Pennsylvania defeated today but not disgraced Pitts
forces coached by the veteran Glenn Warner defeated Penn
syvania Franklin Field IA to But Penn back.
With the memory of that 41to0 defeat at the hands of
Georgia Tech recently, Penn had much to live down. Bob
Folwe worked wonders with the team the past ten days.
and today Penn has nothing to be ashamed of when it
sdered that Pitts team ranks the best the country
Pitt came to Fnnkin with reputation second to none
Pitt has defeated Syracuse West Virginia Wesleyan rted
as one of the rstfank team in the country and Lehgh
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
FOOTBALL SCORES.

Georgetown, 2s; Virginia Polys, o.
Princeton, Z: Camp Dix, 0.
Pittsburgh, IA; Penn, 8.
Dartmouth, 21; New Hampshire, 9.
Brown. :: Colgate, g..
Meeklenburg. 6; Lafayette, o.
Oberlin. IS; Case, o.
Carnegie Teck, o; Allegheny, o.
Michigan, 20s Nebraska. o.
Ohio. 81; Denison, 0.
Rutgers, rs; Fordham, o.
Lebanon Valley, q; Lehigh, }.
Swarthmore. 46; Franklin and Mar
shall, o.
Princeton Freshmen, II: Exeter, o.
Springfield. 2s; Worcester Tech, o.
Brown, Z; Colgate. 6.
W. and J.. 80: Geneva, o.
Navy, SO; Haverford, o.
Army, 81: villanova- :.
Carnell, 20; Buehnell. o.
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
CHARLIE COX WILL TELL
MENTOR WHAT FORDHAM
SHOWEDAGAINSTFOE
By. LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Tomorrow Graduate Manager Charles Cox of George
town. will confer with Coach Albert A Exendine, the old
Carlisle Indian star end concerning what Fordhsm showed
him yesterday in its battle against Foster Sanfords Rutgers
team at New York. Cox watched the Maroon in action
against Rutgers and expected to have gained some know
edge of Fordham's formations and strength.
Beginning tomorrow Exile will teach his players just
what they should do bring victory against the ancient
Fordham. Judging by what seen at the hilltop
yesterday when Georgetown defeated Virginia Polytechnic
% the Hoppers should be in good condition for the
hardest kind of football The entire squad through
unnured and SO Coach Exendne viii have them all out for
work tomorrow =.
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
CORNELL COMES THROUGH.

ITHACA, n. Y, Oct. 2S.-Cornell
came through in fine shape against
BuCknell, winning by a score Of 20 to
o. and now Coach Al Sharpe believes
there is hope for the larger games to
be played. The Ithacans had power
in their attack and plowed through
the Pennsylvanians' line at will.
The Washington times., 1917-10-28

Yesterdays battle win be remem-
bered a long time to Penn followers.
Howard Berry. well loved by all Of
Penn followers. was the whole works
for the Red and Blue. His work stood
out prominently at all stages Of the
game. and he showed a worldd Of
speed and stamina in staving on
Penn as long as he did.
The bulk OF the credit for Penn's
defeat goes to McLaren. Warmers
great protege. who was a tower Of
strength throughput the afternoons
battling. Pitts finished team won,
and won because II was more power
full and alert than that OF Penn. and
won because IN the ultimate test 1t
was there with the punch
Unable To serve.
During the nrst half both teams
were unable to score. The mired
field was alive with scrambling war
riors. Neither team could gain the
advantage. although both elevens
fought for every inch Of ground over
q spectacular route.
The resourcefulness Of both teams
fas tried to the Utmost, and neither
was able to gain the upper hand, 5e-
spite the bitter scrap w1i-h w7S ap-
parent from the top of the sTaDds-
The Quaker .1ffense woke up Gon-
siderably after Bsrt Bsil went into
the game, and the secBsd story %
the game is told in the second half.
Bell Gets In Game.
Bert Bell, annSunced as Unable 20
play, went in at quarter for Penn as
the second period began. Bucks by
Berry and Light. a forward pass
Berry to Wray-ard a tenyard plunge
through center by Berry gave Penn
three first downs
MeLaren intercepted a Penn pass
! on his 26-yard line. Line plays and an
offside penalty gave Pitt two first
downs. Pitt spunted. Penn made first
down on a Pitt penalty and then lost
the ball on downs
Penn intercepted a pass and lost the
ball after falling on her own passes.
End runs, line plays, and forward
passes pushed Pitt forward for two
first downs. Further passes failed
and Pitt punted. Pen neasily made
one first down, but was stopped be-
fore the second and punted. Pitt
came through for first down in the
first three plays as the the period
ended.
MeLaren Il Aided.
Starting on his 3O-yard mark where
he was downed after receiving Berry's
kickoff at the beginning OF the sec
ond half, McLaren, aided now and
then by yesterday, hammered Penn's
line for successive short gains, which
in three first downs took the ball to
Penn's 31-yard line. From here Nc
Carter passed to Carlston, who crossed
the line. Sizes kicked goal.
Rosenau was hurt and Quigley re-
placed him. After Penn failed to
make first down Berry's punt was
blocked by Carlson, Pitt recovering
on Penn's 20-yard mark. McLaren
rushed through another Touchdown on
the next play and Sizes kicked goal.
The remainder of the period Berry
was Penn's only consistent gamer. He
registered two first downs before kick
ing. The period closed with Penn
holding the ball on her own 25-yard |
line Goughler replaced McCarter at
half for Pitt just before the whistle /
blew. Score end third period, Pitt, II; |
Penn, o.
Tried Field Goal.
McLaren crashed through. for two
first downs in three plays. Two
The Washington times., 1917-10-28
MeQuade Scorer AEaIn.

1t was Georgetown's ball on vir.
ginia's 45-yard line when the last
period opened. A tumble allowed
Virginia to capture the leather, but
the Maroon and White could not gain,
and had to kick. On the second play
Gilroy hurled q forward pass to
Tommy Whelan, who kiked down the
field forty-five yards for a touch.
down, Dudack kicking the goal and
making the score 81 to o.
Then came Johnny McQuade's great
running. Taking the kickoff on his
12-yard line he was not thrown until
he had brought the leather TO his own
45-yard line. Again he was off, rip
ping and tearing his way outside OF
Dudack and shaking off three would.
be tacklers until he was in open coun-
try. After that theer' was no stop
ping him He ran fifty-five yards for
touchdown, Gilroy adding the ex.
ira point with q goal from touch
down
The Washington times., 1917-10-28

I are but preparing for the handling
OF high punts should q high wind bt
blowing in the game.
These high winds play odd tricks
with a football when they are kicked
above the top OF the encirclinE
stands. The inability to handle such
punts on its own field in 1912 paved
the way for Harvard's four straight
victories over Yale.
Must Use Low Ball.
There are other times when the mas.
ter OF the spiral punt must use a low
ball. He must drive it far up the field
or to one side when kicking from near
his own goal line. Otherwise the kick
may fall short. give the opponents a
chance to make a fair catch and kick
a placement goal or put them in favor
/ able position to strike for touchdown.
A wonderful punt under such conditions
gave Cornell its greatest football eleven.
that Of 1915.
Early in its Harvard game that year
Cornell lost its star back. Barrett,
through injury. 1t had wrestled a touch
down from the Crimson by straight foot
ball when Barrett was in the game and
in the third quarter was leading 20, but
Harvard was forcing the game with all
its might. Without Barrett It began to
look as though Mahan and his team
mates would win out Cornell had the
ball on its own l2-yard line. Here is
what Al Sharpe. the Cornell coach. had
to say about the play which turned the
day:
IF had not seen the kick and had
not the chart before me I should hesi-
tate to believe the facts l am about to
relate. The ball was on Cornelrs L.
yard line and Shriverick stood about two
yards from his goal line as the ball
was put in play. The wind was blow
ing down the stadium against the kicker
and Mahan and Wilcox, the Harvard
backs. stood near the Cornell 4O-yard
line.
The Turning Point.
ITO me it seemed to spell the turn
ing point OF the game for it looked
as IL things were commencing to
break against us. a penalty having
been the cause of our being so near
catching the punt and worming his
way "Cll lhNO anu NlCh
they would have us.
"Shiverick kicked the ball out
through a mass Of outstretched Har-
ward arms, a low spiral that had the
follow through on Il. Mahan and
Wilcox, to their amaEement as well
as that of the crowd, saw IL go sail
ing by over their heads. Knowing
a home run when they saw one they
Immediately started to chase IL
mo one touched the ball and it
rolled out-of-bounds on Harvard's
l4-yard line, making a total gain
from where the ball was put in
play OF seventy-four yards. From
where ShivericlC punted the distance
was something over eighty yards
Any person who saw that kick will
agree with me that 1t was the ban
ner performance of the 1915 football
season. shiverlck was elected cap