The Washington times., 1918-11-02

because Of these conditions. football
followers will read avidly the story
made pubic BY Tiny Maxwell. the
well4known referee. He officiated at
the Rutgers-Lahigh game and spotted
Glenn Warner. IN the stand. He con-
ferred with Glenn, asking him what
the prospects were at Pitt.
'Rotten," vas the grim reply.
Then warner explained that he had
not had sufacisnt time to coach his
squad. owing 70 army regulations and
1axwelI Tells IT.
Despite Warmers pessimistic ora
ton. thers Is story going the
rounds" says Maxwell, which gives
one a line On the Pitt team for 1918.
Aeeording. to the yarn, the Panthers
scheduled a game with the Great
Lakes Naval Station a few weeks ago.
When the boys from Chicago arrived,
however, the game was prevented by
the health authorities because OF the
influenza epidemic. This news was
not at all satisfactory to the sailors,
who wanted TO win another football
Game after having trimmed some OF
the colleges in the West
"on Friday afternoon, while Pitt
was practicing behind closed gates,
the training school team appeared and
ran through signals. After q time IL
was suggested that the teams hold a
short scTfmmage to try out new play.
No kickoff was tried, but fhe bali
was given to the sailors in the middle
OF the field to hold as long as they
desired, and with an unlimited num-
beF Of downs
1.-The Great Lakes eleven is a good
one and hasn't lost a game this
year. Illinois was defeated and
NoFthRestern played to a scoreless
tie. So the boys had lots Of con-
fidenee when they launched their at
tack.
But there was nothing doing. They
eouidn't advance, and when the ball
was taken to the fiye-yard line the
Pitt men showed them back on every
play.
Found Scoring Easy.
"Then Pitt took the ball and scored
half q dozen touchdownS with little
difficulty. They started from the 90
yard line and on each march to the
goal line showed their superiority.
The Great Lakes team received a
terrible walloping, and this is the
first time the news has leaked out.
~If Warmers team is good enough
to put 81 over an aggregation like
EuG SEEak LAhol hANAA 6NaNAOn II
seems unlikely that Glenn II in a
bad way this year"
And when Great Lakes tackled
Northwestern last Saturday on a
wet field. neither team could score.
So much argument was stirred up
that Lieutenant McReavy, former end
and halfback for three years at the
Naval Academy, was made head
coach, with "Bo" olcott reduced TO
second place.
Penn caacaIs Again.
At the last moment, even though
the ''fiu" ban has been raised in Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania was obliged to
cancel It's game with Lafayette today
under orders from DR.. Roger, acting
State health commissioner. There is
intense opposition being manifested
at Penn because Of this ruling.
There has been no quarantine at
Lafayette for the past two weeks. |
The Philadelphia ban was raised
wednesday with the sanction OF the |
State authorities. Nevertheless. |
PENIS game has been forbidden by |
Dr. Roger, who refused to allow La |
fayette to visit Philadelphia
The order came as a great surprise |
70 the Easton authorities. It had |
been planned 10 have 800 students ac-
company the varsity eleven to phIla-
delphia 70 act as a cheering section. |
Capt John d. c. Parker, command |
ant at Lafayette, had granted a fur |
IouEh to all the student soldiers so !
that they might make the trip.
UBcIe Sam FrOwns.
Uncle Sam frowns on expensive |
trips for his football teams. So the |
Nebraska Northwestern contest may
not be staged.
Il was planned to transfer the