Evening journal., 1918-11-14
HARLAN ON edge
FOR SAILOR BOYS
League Islanders Coming
on Saturday to Play Foot
ball With Locals
SOME SPEED TO
UNCLE SANS LADS

Coming through its overwhelming
victory over the Salvage Company, OF
Camp Dix, last week. without a single
injury the Harlan football team. with
plenty Of practice this week. Is IN great
shape for its second game Of the sea-
son with one Of BY Dicksons League
Island eleyens at Harlan Field. over az
old South Side Park. Saturday after
noon
Defeating the Dix boys, 40, last sat
urday, was little or no trouble for
Coach Martins proteges, but they VIII
be given a real test by the League
Islanders, Saturday. Dickson old Penn
star. football gencralisslmO at the Navy
Yard, and referred TO as the football
miracle man by the Philadelphia
dailies, has several eleyens under his
tutleage. The original Marine eleven
was disbanded when seyera. detach-
ments Of marines left League Island,
Dut there were quite few OF the old
players left, which. together with some
new arrivals plus a combination Of the
Navy football forces at the yard has
given Dickson a much more powerful
and larger squad than the original
League Islands team is advertised TO
meet Brown at Franklin Fled, Satur-
day, and a League Island team viii
meet the New Englanders on the Penn
gridiron, but there viii also be
League Island team down to do battle
with Harlan. Manager Joe Condor, OF
the Shipbulders, was In communication
with Dickson over the long distance
telephone yesterday, and the League
Island football mentor declared that he
was sure that Harlan would have
enough football for one day or many
days when his Navy boys get through
with them.
This is pretty harsh talk, and Of
course, Harlan will have something to
say about the ultimate outcome, but
Dickson Is not usually given to idle
comment. One Of Dickson's elevens,
and Il was not the big team that Is to
'ace Brown, recently handed Hog Island
a sound laclng, and lovers Of football
are promised some Of the best gridlron
sport seen here in years, when the
League Islanders and the Harlanites
answer the referees whistle at Harlan
Field, Saturday.
Dickson, In his conversation with
Manager Condor, stated that he would
let him have League Islands lineup
either today or tomorrow, much de-
pending on whom he picked for the
Brown game. He declared that the
eleven will be a combination Of sailors
and marines, including several schOlas-
tic and college stars. Watson, who
starred with several long runs in the
Hog Island game, Will be one Of the
sure attractions.
One OF the real features OF Saturdays
game Will be the appearance Of Coach |
Billy Martin IN football togs. Billy has
shown that he Is one OF the best grid |
Iron experts seen in Wilmington at the !
practices OF the Harlan squad. While |
at Georgetown University, Coach Billy |
was a star IN football baseball and
basketball, but most Of those who have
seen him in action declare that he was
best at the grldlrOn sport even though |
he was up in the big show in baseball. |
Last fall he played professional football /
in the Middle West with and against /
such All-American stars as Jim Thorpe /
and Des Jardines. Billy has fully re-
covered from an operation which he
underwent about three weeks ago. He
will most likely be seen IN the back
field, and there Is also q probability
that he win play one Of the end sta
tiOns.
The introduction Of Martin into the
game shows how high the League
Islanders are held. Another newcomer
will be Harry Lake. the speedy and
brainy catcher Of the Harlan Steel
League nine. Harry has played con-
siderable football and may be seen at
one of the tackle positions. II
Harlan showed q powerful attack in