The Washington times., 1919-12-08
CHAMPION REXMEN
PLAY PH|LLY TEAM
Clubmen Have Saturday Con.
test With Hog Island Title
holders Now Listed.

Rex Athletic Club football players
champions Of the District by virtue OF
3-to-0 win over the Navy Yard
eleven at Union Park yesterday. will
keep right on going.
Saturday the titleholders journey
to Philadelphia, where. on the Straw
bridge & Clothier athletic field, they
will tackle the Hog Island Shipyard
eleven, titleholders of the naval
league around Philadelphia
Next SUNDAY. II proper arrange
ments can be completed, a team OF
college players In the District will be
taken on at Union Park Many for
mer college stars are being rounded
up by Frank Mccarthy, the old
Georgetown tackle: who promises to
bring out a fne collection Of talent.
VIII BE Quite Busy.
There is no intimation that the
Navy Yard team will get a1n consid.
GRAFTON In another battle this season,
as Rex appears to be booked up with
football battles enough to last out
the season. which. sandwiched in be-
tween the many "feeds" promised,
VIII run well into the Christmas holi.
days
Before 1000 people yesterday who
lined Union Park and crowded on the
field at times to such an extent that
the game was halted. Rex completely
upset the old dope and stood off the
Navy Yard team for a 3-to-O victory.
The game was won on its merits. and
II was a case Of sustained strength
on defense which brought the title to
the northeast lads.
Add to this the fact that Harry
Harris booted a clever field goal in
the early part Of the first period and
followed during the remainder Of the
battle with considerably better think
ing than anything produced on the
other side, and the complete tale Of
the battle is told.
Defense Was Good.
Rex surprised with a defense which
was well-nigh impregnable. Only oc-
casionally did the Navy Yard men get
consistency of yardaSe on running
plays. The other factor Of advantage
was the punting Of "Red" Litkus, who
doomed several long kicks which
saved his team on many occasions.
1t was Fight at the start of the
battle that Litkus uncorked a 7O-yard
boot which King, attempting to re-
turn, kicked out OF bounds on the 25-
yard line. Two hrst downs ensued
after a 15-yard penalty for holding
called on the Rexmen, and then Har,
'ris shot 1t over from the 1s-yard line
for the only score OF the game.
Chief honors go to Josh Licarione,
the line-smashing fullback who
serves Major Pullman on week DAYS
and crashes into opponents on Sun
days.
Was Not Wanted,
Lfcarione Is by way Of being a Navy
Yard castof. 'tis said, but the fact re-
mains that had the southeast lads
been In possession Of Josh" yester-
day there would have been an en- =
tireiy different story 70 tell today and
considerably more Christmas change
to jingle in Navy Yard pockets.
Red Litkus twice held the NAVY
Yarders when within the 1O-yard line,
smashing In 20 hard once that Beyers
fumbled. The Rex line outplayed the
Navy Yard men from tackle to tackle.
Straight football was used save on
seven occasions when the forward
pass was resorted to. Navy Yard got
away with two, while one was inter-
cepted. Rex tried two, one of which
was intercepted. Rex made nine first
downs. while Navy Yard got seven.
Rex was penalized twenty yards and
Navy Yard fifteen.