Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-17
ACK DEMPSEY KNOCKS OUT CARL NORRIS in ONE ROUND CO0B TO MANAGE PHIL
Who Stole Charley Ross No Such
Mystery as Pitt Cleveland Game

no FOOTBALL game OF the season IL
causing 50 much argument rs that
In which the Cleveland Naval Re-
serves trimmed PITT who stole
Charley Ross is no mystery COM
pared to this one, Certain critics
in the Smoky City now blame Glenn
Warner for the faseo, saying that
he started the fray without O time
keeper
Ken Scott. n Cleveland football
critic. makes this statement and he
ought to know, because, as ho tells
the story, the oflSials appealed to
him to know how much time had
elapsed. Pittsburgh writer's have
stated that the first quarter was fif-
teen minutes. second quarter nine
minutes, third quarter ten minutes
and fourth quarter twenty-six minu-
ties, BHt. according 70 Scott Il was
ret until after the Panthers had made
their first touchdown that Il was
learned no one was keeping time,
scott. according to the story acting
in his capacity as reporter. wished
TO know the official time consumed
in making the score,
on the twenty-sixth play Cleve-
land scored touchdown, As to this
scott writes; Therefore, instead OF
extending the time TO let Cleveland
win out. If any extending was done,
Il was done in a manner that gave
Pitt chance to come back and over
come the one-point Cleveland lead,
There Is no denying that the Cleve-
land coaching stlff would have been
tickled to have had time called as
soon as Stinchbomb had kicked the
goal deciding the game, Instead,
twenty-six more plays were run. In
stead OF Pitt raising ! cry OF rob
berry Pi:t should admi; she had
everything for the panthcrs' gain.
for the longer they played, the more
chance Pitt had OF evening the count
Cleveland had everything to lose,
nothing to gain. Umpire Durfee Is
not TO be blamed. Il is not the duty
OF the umpire to keep time. He is
too much too busy in looking after
his other duties The field judge is
supposed to handle the watch. There
was no field judge here Saturday. be-
cause Glenn Warner did not want
one"
\ far better yarn comes from Bill
Hollenback who told il to Bob Max
we'll, like this: There IS no mys-
terry Whatsoever, for Pitt was de-
stined to hit the skids one week be-
fore the game was played. and have
the documents right here to prove
IT."
II repeat" said Bill. that Pitt was
beaten a week before the game, and
the work was put over on train
running between Pittsburgh and
Cleveland. Never heard Of n football
game being lost on q train? Wen.
you can't learn any younger, so get
an earftil Of this story. because I have
the documents TO prove it.
Before Pitt met Georgia Tech the
Cleveland Naval Reserves sent char
lenge for a game TO be played in
Cleveland November 80. \ couple OF
sconts saw Tech take lacing in the
big game. and when they retired TO
the smoking compartment on the
train that night they could think Of
nothing but the terrible licking the
Naval Reserves We're in for on the
following Saturday. That's how the
Cleveland representatives felt that
highland I have the documents 10
prove It ...H 4
Fate Sealed on Train
But there was one person on the
train who broke into the converse
ton, and his comments on the game
were so real that one of the scouts
asked him to please come out and
help coach the team for the Pitt
battle This person consented, and
that's how Cleveland happened TO win
the game on a train. This is true,
because I have the Documents
Anyway" whispered Bill Pitts
fate was sealed the very instant that
guy promised to teach the sailors
some new football stuff. I know this
TO be a positive fact. not only because
OF the documents I have in my pos
session. but because he is Penn !
sylvania man and installed the Penn
sylvania system. That combination
could not lose and -
But who was the man, Bill2" in
terrupted Bob Folwell. who was
the wizard that beat Pitt
>"That will come in due time-in
due time" replied William. Il have
here in my hand some documents
which not only are strange but also
quite startling. Even you will be
surprised when I d!vulse the identity