New-York tribune., 1918-11-23
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Grounds Football Feature
Game at Ebbets Field
By Fred Hawthorne

Every deceased pig of the last ten
years or so will probably turn in its
grave to-day and beg for mercy. And
no wonder, when we consider what an
awful kicking the pigsking Is going 10
get on the football gridirons of the
country this afternoon.
Right here in New York and en-
vlrons VIC are going to have half
dozen three-ring circus performances
on the football field. Any fortunate in
dividual who can separate him or her
self into five or six different parts will
be able to take in some great football
dongs to-day.
AT the Polo Grounds, where the
Giants cavort in the summer time,
there will be doublcheader, with the
Princeton Aviators meeting the Har-
ward Radio team in one game, and Tom
Thorps bunch of husky gobs from the
training ship Granite State humping
into Fred Walkers tough tars from the
Newport Naval Training Station. Any
body who has ever seen q crowd Of
field will not fail to witness this game.
The naval service teams will take
the field first, the game being sched-
uled to start at o'clock. The manage
ment figures that by 2:45 o'clock the
game should be over and the field
cleared Of heads, legs, hands and other
parts Of humanity left by the fighting
gobs. After the groundkeeper has
"mopped up" the field the game be-
tween Harvard and Princeton will get
under way.
The Crimson team arrived in town
yesterday and ran through its final
practice in the afternoon at the Polo
Grounds. Captain George White, who
is said to be second Brickley at kick
ing goals from any position on the
gridiron, demonstrated the prowess of
his educated toe by shooting the ball
between the goal posts at scandalous
angles.
The Newport eleven also took the
strom, the Newport fullback, is a regu-
lar giant and is said to be one of the
greatest defensive backs in the East
this season. When he hits the oppos-
ing line there is usually hurry call
for the water bucket. Watch this bird.
Thorp is not worrying bit. however,
about Walkers team. He figures that
his own gang, with big Joe Bonds in the
selves, creditably. and they have been
brought up on the old adage that "it
is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive'
The Princeton "brds" have been
coached by Keene Fitzpatrick, the
Tiger coach, all week and are primed
for real action to-day. The boys from
Al
their captain and end, to bring disaster
to Harvard. Bolen was former All
America end from Ohio State. Both
these games will be played for the
benefit OF the United War Campaign
Fund.
Over in Brooklyn, at Ebbets Field
Camp Devens and the Garden City Avi-
ators will clash in what should be fine
duel, and Governor Alfred Smith
will start the game, while aviators
circle above the field.
New Jerse will get a chance to
cheer the pigskin gladiators when
Fordham University crashes into the
big team from Camp Merritt, at Hack
ensack.
Probably the two most important
games TO be played in the United States
to-day will take place at Forbes Field,
in Pittsburgh, and on Farragut Field,
generally regarded as about the near
est approach to championship elevcns
seen in several years, and they all have
remarkable records for the season
Glenn Warmers powerful Pitt panth-
ers face the deadly scoring machine of
Georgia Tech, at Pittsburgh, and no.
body is rash enough to predict what
will happer when these two aggrega-
tions get to struggling on the gridiron.
Techs Golden Tornado " team has
rolled up total of 425 points to 0
against its opponents already, while
pittsburoi IL sIsr unle foated