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The Washington times., 1920-12-04
BOWEN AND S|REY
FLASH TO FRONT
Washington Boxers Make Good
Before Baltimore Fans at
Big Armory.

BALTIMORE. Dec. Young Eowen
and George Sir"y. two Of the Wash
ington boxing contingent appearing AT
the Fifth Regiment armory last night
made excellent impressions upon the
local fans by their ring ability. They
will be welcomed one return engage
mentS.
The National \. g venture could
not ne called success. II mere hand
full turning out 10 sec Capt Rob Roper,
the service heavyweight, dispose of
PAU Kayo sampson. of New York. in
less than "A round. Roper had weight
on his rival who folded up like an
accordion after taking a wicked up
percut on the chin. RcEaining his
feet, Sampson took a shower OK heavy
Iefts and rights that sent him 20 the
mat. His seconds tossed in z towel
and the show was done.
Eddie Barr. who has been Challens
ing the wide world here for coupl"
"i weeks. may now 60 back and sit
down. Young Bowen the Washington
lightweight. made Joke OF his ring
prctcnsions. lambastIng Linn from
every angle all through six rounds
and earning the decision given him
George Sirey, another Washington
lad. displayed good form in his bout
with Harry Rice. a local boxer After
four rounds OF taking punishment
Rice's seconds spared him in the NTH
by tossing UP the sponge Il was
Sirey all the way.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
FUTURE OF GAME
IN FORWARD PASS
So Says DR.. Wilce, Coach of
Ohio States Winning
Football Eleven.

! ~. John W. WiIco. coach Of the
Ohio state football eleven. winner OF
! the Conference championship this fall,
was among the spectators at the
Army-Navy game and had many in
terestinG things 70 say about the
open game. He is an enthusiastic adj
vocate OF the forward pass.
No football coach has been more
successful with the aerial attack than
Dr. WilCc and his opinion on the
open same carries much weight. He
says:
The great possibilities ot football
rest in IT." forward pass. Without il,
We would go right back 10 cave man
football, where the best team would
be the one whch could gather tn"
biggest and strongest men.
wv" have had much success with
the forward pass and have been using
II since 1919 II makes e. keeneT and
more intelligent game. it has been
said that the defense for the forward
pass has been So much improved that
its value has been lcssened We hav"
found. however, that by introducing
new formations for tn" pass that it
il or, Of tn, Samc's most effective
weapons.
81 do not mean to sd! that We make
twenty forward purscs out oI twenty
but our experience has been that il
has been valuable scoring weapon
when il is most needed. AS "a play
after the third doNI thrust. "" in the
Conference consider il q great play.
Here IN tie East they do not seem
TO realize that in IL, Conference Ne
have SiI oT seven irsiitutio' OF
something like 100 students ''Icr"
also seems to be . mistaken idea
about our defensive play. This season
we considered our d"icns" Stronge,
than our attack. and we consider the
feat Or holding some OF our strongest
opponents close to tho goal line
among our great"gt accomplish m"nts.
Since 1916 OHIO state has lost but
one game: that was the defeat by H.
linOis last season by "a score OF 10
. We are rather proud of that rec.
ord
I'VE would b" glad to get game
with az Eastern institution - in Il
home ,nd.homc series. Princeton Of
frrcd az q game and W. jumped ~
tho chance, but they did not care TO
play Ia Columbus. This Offer came be-
fore the Princeton series with Chic
cago had been arranged. Chicago has
not won a Conference championship
since 1913"
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
FAVOR NAVY YARD
TO WHIP REXMEN
Gunmakers on Long End Before
District Title Clash Is
Staged.

On the eve OF their big tussle with
the Rex 4. &. for the District in
dependent football championship the
Navy Yard eleven ranks a favorite
TO win. odds OF 3 10 3 are being
made freely by the Gunmakers' en-
thusiastic supporters, with Rex men
Swapping up the coin. The big clash
IS booked for American League Park
tomorrow afternoon.
Both teams have finished their hard
work of preparation for the title con-
test. but light drills may be held
today,
II the rain gods stay away. there
Is every possibility that between 5000
and 1000 spectators will be on hand
to sec tomorrows game AT American
League Park, which begins at )
o'clock. Not in years has there been
cvinced SO much real interest in these
two independent elevens. A close
game will mean arguments continu-
ing for the next year.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
PENN TEAM WON'T PLAY
NAVY ELEVEN NEXT YEAR
Penn State and Lafayette May
Also Be Cut From List.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. i.--penu's
football team will not play the Navy
eleven next season. according to 4
statement mad today by Wharton
Sinkler, chairman OF the football
committee at the quaker institution.
Comdr. Douglas Howard and Wharf
ton Sinklcr have been negotiating
for some time concerning a game. but
the Penn Coach John Heisman. how
ever. is not IN favor of such a hard
schedule as the team had this year.
Persistent rumors nave been circu-
fatcd that Penn state will be dropped
from the Red and Blue schedule.
Another rumrr il that Lafayette
will not be seen on Franklin Field
next season. Wharton Sinkler. how
ever says the tnal decision has not
been reached as to these teams.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
PENN STATE WILL MISS
MANY CRIDIRON MARVELS
Charlie Way and Hinkey Haines
Leave Bio Gaps Behind.

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. Dec. A.
Seven and possibly eight stars Of the
1920 Penn State varsity eleven will
be missed when the call comes next
fall. Coach Bezdek will have to build
another machine from the ground up.
The greatest losses will be Charli.
Way and Hinkey Haines. two OF the
greatest backs ever with n Penn state
eleven. Way has shone for three
years and Bezdck ranks him with
Walter Eckersail. the old Chicago
marvel.
Others who have played their last
game with Penn state are Red"
Griffiths and Harold Hess, guards:
Rauch and fiecli, tackles: Gcorg"
Brown. the star end of the las
three years. aud probably killinger.
quarterback. The latter may return
for another year, but this is "et 10 be
determined
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
COMMON SENSE AND
HARD WORK winner
Harvard Alumni Bulletin
"StrongIy Suspects" That
Crimson System"

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Dec. 4.-The
Harvard Alumni Bulletin has declared
| in favor of the system OF football in
struction that has been taught here.
asserting that with less favored ma
terial the Harvard coaches have de-
veloped teams that have been equip
ped with more experienced and better
endowed players.
In talking about the Yale game the
Bulletin editorially declared that it's
satisfaction is greater than usual this
year. since the team was made up
OF men none Of whom was locke ]
upon as stars. and that the credit OF
the victory belonged to the team as a
whole.
Continuing, the editorial reads:
While We are in a boastful mood
We may be permitted. perhaps. to call
attention to certain facts which seem
to us to be significant. The secondary
schools in the Eastern part Of this
country which have year in and year
out the strongest foot ball clevens
are probably Andover. Exeter. Law
renceville. and Mercersburg.
For reasons which we do not Who'll
ly understand. very few Of the ath-
letes from these schools enter Har-
ward College; probably not one o;
those four schools was repre- Sented IN
the Grst-strong men OF the Harvard
squad this year. Harvard draws most
of its private school football material
from Groton. Middlesex. Milton. and
81. Marks.
1t is a matter Of common knowl-
edge that IL the four schools MEL
TONED first were to play the four
school mentioned second. every one
of the second quartet would he sound
" beaten. And yet Harvard has been
able through a term OF years to take
this less promising material and win
it's full share OF games from rivals
who have drawn regularly from the
group or schools mentioned first in
this paragraph.
IL would seem. therefore, as though
there might be something in the Har-
ward football system"
We do not pretend to know whst
that system is. but We strongly
suspect that 1t is based on common
sense and hard work. There IL no
divine Inspiration from any other
source.
Years ago. when Harvard was al
ways beaten by Yale, President Eliot
once said that the trouble with our
elevens was that they were not in
diligently coached.
HauRhton and Fisher. who have
developed the Harvard teams In re-
cent years. have shown intelligence,
and with their players have won IA
series Of gratifying football VIC
cries
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
HERzOC AND HENDRIX
WON'T PLAY WITH CUBS

CHICAGO, Dec. L. The Chicago Ma
tional League baseball club has asked
for waivers on Charles Herzog, vet
pitcher, il is reported here today.
President Neeck, OF the Cubs. is re-
ported to have filed the request with
President Heydlcr Of the National
League today.
Herzog formerly managed the Gin
cinnati Reds, and before that was the
mainstay on tho champion Giants OF
1872 and 1913. He has played also
for the Boston Braves and for the
Cubs.
Hendrix has seen many years serv-
ice as big league pitcher for the
Pirates and Cubs.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04

For one thing, let 1t he known
that Bethany Is no under dog before
this game begins. The Hilltoppers
may win. but if they do. II will be
only after a hot scrap. The lads
from Wheeling are well able TO care
for themselves. Their record proves
| that. They are quite AS good as
Georgetown. judged by comparative
records.
For a small institution. Bethany
has done nobly on the gridiron this
season. 1t has won FIVE and lost four
games. it's defeats coming in tussels
with w. and j., Ohio University.
Marietta and West Virginia.
Georgetown by chance, happens to
have the same record. five victories
and four defeats. The Hilltoppers
have gone down before the Naval
4 cademy, Georgia Tech, Washington
land Lee and Boston College.
PLAY OVERHEAD GAME.
Bethany comes here touted to be
|one of the best forward passing
teams in the East Lacking weight.
Coach Buland has been practically
to turn to the aerial game.
|He has succeeded in making his
eleven dangerous at any point in the
held of play.
Stewart, Bethany's quarterback,
|does most OF his teams forward pass
lag. He is said to be able to fling
! ne leather anywhere up to~forty or
Elfty yards--which IS a-plenty. II he
happens to drip it into some waiting
players fins, the Hilltoppers will see
captain Hughes testing his we'll
Known toe for a touchdown goal.
Speaking generally, todays game
|yill be one between a light fast,
5ell-drilled eleven depending large
on running plays and forward
asses and heavier, rather sluggish
nd stupid. but hard working
am. Bethany has far more speed
nan Georgetown boasts, but the
(yest Virginians cannot begin to
! light any harder in the face of ap-
|roaching trouble. This seems in
ate with all Hilltop elevens, that
|,bility to dig in and fight to the
nd.
KELLY VS.. FLAvIN.
There are two outstanding stars in
oday's contest, Kelly, the Bethany
alfback, and Jack Flavin. of George
own. The Bethany wonder has fully
Recovered from recent injuries and is
Expected to rip things wide open to-
Law. He Is a little fellow, weighing
| oss than $50 pounds, but he has
speed and Is unusually
lever in receiving forward passes
rom stewart.
lack F1avin is the best man in the
Georgetown back field. He can run
no ball. plays a strong defensive
Lame and is first class puntcr.
georgetown will hardly suffer when
comes to kicking while Flavin is
~ the game. tie is good nj taking
NJ ball outside tackle or around the
wings and is expected TO show at his
pest today. especially IL the footing
; firm.
The heaviest man in either back
Eeld is Randolph, OF Bethany, who Is
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
FOOTBALL FINAL
IN BOSTON TODAY
Holy Cross and Boston College
Meet in Hub in Big
Game.

BOSTON. Dec. 1.--Coilege footballs
final battle OF the 1920 season was
staged here today with the indicated
Boston College eleven meeting the
strong Holy Cross team from Wor-
ccSter
Rivalry between these two New
highland Catholic colleges is tradi-
tional. To Boston College a victory
today will carry with II the soundest
claim for the eastern college football
title and the undisputed possession OF
the catholic college championship OF
the east.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
PLAYERS ENVIOUS
OF STARS.

Some of the baseball players
are again talking about FORM
ing a union. They want more
money, and they will probably
get it, even without the aid of a
union. There is a great deal of
envy amonp ball players, and
those who get the smaller sal
aries are forever shouting that
they do more work to keep a
club in the pennant fight than
the high-salafied stars.
1t is next to impossible to
have a uniform scale of wages
for athletes of special talent.
Players like Babe Ruth and Ty
Cobb have more drawing power
at the turnstiles than two or
three clubs Of ordinary players
put together.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
TWO HILLTOPPERS
CHOSEN.

LEXINGTON, Va. Dec. A.
Coach Bill Raftery, of the
Washington and Lee eleven. has
made the following all-South
Atlantic selections for the Rich
mond News-Leader:
Ends. Kenyon, Georgetown,
and Drury, V. NJ. l.; tackles,
Moore, W. and L., and Ripple,
North Carolina State; guards,
Mcconnell. Virginia, and
Thomas, V. NJ. l.; center, Paget,
w. and L.; quarterback, Flavin,
Georgetown; halfbacks. Leech.
V. M. l., and Brewer, Maryland;
fullback, Silverstein, w and l..
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
TECH LADS TO SELECT
GRID LEADER WEDNESDAY
Silver Footballs Awarded at Big
MEETING at School.

Next Wednesday Tech High foot
ball players will name their captain
for 1921. III. annual awards to fif-
teen letter men will be made in gem
eraI assembly, at which time the
name OF the captain selected will re
announced.
AT the school last night Superin-
tendent +. W. Ballou, 200 guests and
the members Of the football team
celebrated the football championship.
The members Of the team were
award, d silver footballs.
Those who received the awards
were Ed Pugh. captain; Jim Pugh. NJ.
Mccormack. Parker, McCarty, Cos
nell, Parella, GUIDE. Hcine. Supplee.
WOLF. Hough. Berger. Rh"cs, and
JoyneS. manager.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
PRINCETON PLAYS NAVY
MlD-OCTOBER CONTEST
Tigers May Meet Dartmouth on
GridirOn Next Season.

PRINCETON. y. J. Dec. 4.--Dart-
mouth may again face the Princeton
Tiger on the gridiron. Alumni are
strongly urging upon the Tiger man
agement that the Hanoverians b.
given date. which may be done.
Here is the Princeton football
schedule, so far as known: October,
,, Swarthmore: 9, Colgate, 10 Navy.
at Annapolis: 23. Chicago. 50 Dart
mouth or Centre College. November,
y, Harvard. 10 Yale, at New Haven.
West Virginia is not likely to be
given date next fall.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04

he final whistle today darkness draws
struggling Ntany and Georgetown football eeves at American League
Washington will reached
has been bright either for has
home with North Carolina State West
Virginia Wesleyan Washington Lee No other worthy
of well within
a Bufaloes hills
Virginia their speed against the hard plugging Hill
Todays scheduled begin promptly o'clock This
early Of darkness
the The itself is postseason attraction
celebration
of founding of the Georgetown law school, ex
offered
Indeed several from the hills OF West
bit should
hit here KNOWING the Hltopp just
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
SOCCER TEAMS BATTLE
AT R0SEDALE GROUNDS

The Washington Rovers and the
Rosedalcs will meet tomorrow after
noon at 2.15 o'clock on the Rosedale
play grounds in what is expected to
be first class soccer game
Tho Washington RoNers havc just
started their campaign and are eN-
pectirg to play all winter Tomur-
row. iinc-up for tho Rover L. a. FOL.
lows -JapGart. right back. IEung-
Strcith. left bacI: Mc,;iHtl right halT
back; II. Fraser, center hsit Maharry
l"f' hair back; T.. Williams, outside
right: Perez, inside righ,: Gourcay,
center forward: Gardiner inside left;
j. kalilly. outside left Th' reserves
arc Bush. Boyd, Blaser. and Chanlcy.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Rowland. Nav Lead.

Reports from Detroit say that
Clarence Rowland. former manager
OF the Chicago White Sox, will be
named manager of the Tigers. Prcsi.
dent Navin has had several confer
cnces with Rowland and the official
announcement IL expected at the an
nual meeting Of the American League.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
SUN MAKES PICK
OF TEAMS.

"In response TO numerous re-
quests from football fans" the
New York Sun makes the fol-
lowing ranking OF Eastern foot
ball elevens for 1920:
/. Princeton; 2. Harvard; 3,
Penn State; a. Pittsburgh; S,
Dartmouth; 6, Boston College;
7. Navy; 8, Syracuse; 9, Army;
10, Lafayette; II, Pennsyl-
vania; II, Cornell; 13, Will
liams; IA, Columbia.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
PROFESSIONAL ELEVENS
PLAYING IN new YORK
Jim Thorpe Leads Bulldogs
Against Buffalo Team.

NEW YORK, Dec. Jim Thurp.
probably the greatest football player
of all time, will he seen in action
here today.
Thorpe will lead his professional
eleven. the Canton Bulldogs. against
the All-Americans from Buffalo in a
game that will have a direct barring
on the National professional cham
pionship.
These teams have met twice before
this season and each has won a game
The winner OF today's game will
tackle Akron. which has beaten can
ton and claims the championships.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
USE WARNER FORMATIONS.

The Bethany lads use Warner for
nations, II their play against George
Washington here a few weeks ago
means anything. That afternoon they
had lot of fun running the Buff and
Blue to death. The success of some
of those formations. especially that
with the undermining end. or with
Latto hopping out of the line to 60
careering around right end, Is prob
lcmatical when opposed to George
town The Hilltoppers. you know.
also use Warner formations. They
should stop some of Bethany's run
ming formations.
Georgetown's greatest danger would
seem to come from forward passes.
At no time this year have the sccon-
Diary defense men pleased Coach Ex-
endine by their work against forward
passes. They have stood like hitch
ing posts to sec opponents take pass
es when, by moving around bit,
they might easily have intercepted
the filings.
The Blue and Gray forwards have
considerable weight on their rivals
while the backfields are rather even.
However, where the Blue and Gray
may be expected to open up with a
hard driving attack on the tackles,
the Buffaloes will very likely start
running and forward passing. II they
have much luck with their passes,
they may romp away with the victory
today. That seems to be the b st
way to take advantage of the Hill
toppers' chief weakness. their defense
against the forward Ming.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
viii Play Tonight,

The strong auint representing the
Washington Barracks will meet the
Yankees in the Congress Heights Au-
ditorium tonight at $50 in what
should be fast game as the Yam.
kaes are in top form as their three
straight victories by large scores in.
dictate,
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
FIFTEEN BIKE TEAMS IN
GARDEN START TONIGHT

NEW YORK. Dec. I. Fifteen teams
are ready to face the starter at mid
night tonight in the annual six-day
bike race at Madison Square Garden
Prior TO the start of the big grind
series of sprint races will he staged
the feature of which viii b" tho Ia
ternational championship nj one mile.
best two in thrc" heats. Frank
Kramer aud Bob Spears will meet the
italian team. Fiani and -Nerri, in this
race.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Smith Meets Greb.

JEFF Smith, one of the classiest Of
middleweishts, tackles Harry Greb. Of
Pittsburgh. on December II at Pitts
burgh. smith recently put up an
even contest against Mike O'Dowd in
New York and he hopes TO upset the
Pittsburgher.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
EVERETT HIGH ANXIOUS
TO MEET HAVERILL LADS

EVERETT. v ,ai.. .. Reply
to the challenr o. ie Hsverhill
(Mass.D High Sc u ..a. bal team to
game with the Evst.t N'rh school
eleven was sent 'r'aN. pressing
readiness to meet nav "hll on any
neutral grounds. i-0f"rably in CAL
iforria. HaNcrhill wants 30 play at
Everett. The Everett team Is the
champion high sct,ol tuc all team
of tho Vast
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Nav Face Champion.

If Mel Coogau, of Brooklyn, defeats
Willie Jackson in Jersey City Tues
day night. he viii get a chance with
Benny Leonard for the worlds light
weight title. He has been tentatively
matched already. his opportunity
Ringing on his bout with Jackson.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Puts III Good Bid.

The Eat tern A,C 'lcvcn, averar.
ing 40 pounds. II putt az In IL strong
bid for the 'nlc IN tho District in this
class. Joe i,,lly h. maj lgcr and can
be reached i3e Tiu cnth street
south east
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
{ Sendine Goes Home.

At che conclusion Of todsy's
GeorI town bethany football game.
Albert \. E>endines coaching duties
at the tiilNuo wiil be done for the
year. Sc ,.nccts TO start for his
home in OkiINoluF On Monday.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
MohaWks in Battle.

The Mohawk ~ {. juniors and tho
Irving Jusiors viii play tomorrow
afternoon. The teams average ITO
pounds. The Mohawk midgcts have
not been scored on this season.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
PLAY Tie Game.

IL required an Overtime GENE yes
tcrday when the GsEe and Abbott
schools. champion In thcir divisions,
took the field in he soccer game
which finally end 90 a stOTelcss tic.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Here Ii Is

The wise man knows enough
TO conceal what he doesn' t
know.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
PLAYS At ANNAPOLIS.

The West Point basketball team
will close its season at Annapolis on
February 20. Last year tho Middics
went to West Point. so this year the
soldiers return the compliment
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Keane Will Remain.

Tommy keane. veteran track coach
and trainer at Syracuse University,
denies stories that he will go 10 CO.
lumbia. keane says he is satisfied
where he is and has no thought "
leavinc.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
GEORGE CIPP BETTER
AS CRISIS IS PASSED

SOUTH BEND. Ind. Dec. l.
Gorge Gtnr. Notrc Dame football
no, Is o'NrNcd to bc recovering to-
CIV i'uu th' attack o. pncumonia
u ' az S'"r"d his lifc. Physicians
ar c'nha NJ 'hot hc has passed the
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Makes tIqh Score.

Miss Bc6 Il. Juunso, has the dis
tinction OF rollin- ne highest score
~ tho season for rur On She knock
I'd over 1871 pins tbe Arcstc alloys
afternoy'.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Plans a Stadium.

Michigan university Is planning to
erect stadium capable of seating
$4,000 spectators on Ferry Field at a
cost Of $500, 900.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
lehiqh Drops NAVY.

Lehigh has dropped the Navy from
its wrestling schedule this season,
taking on West Virginia In place Of
tho Middies.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Gibbons a Teacher.

Mjkc Gibbons. the ST. Paul middle.
weight, tx instructing "a student box
ing class AZ Illinois University.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Quentin to PLAY.

Quentin ~ &. players meet the
Itilltop A. e. tomorrow ~ noon on
the Monument lot.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
TODAYS LINEUP
AT PARK

almost a 200-pounder. The visitors
believe he will crash his way through
the Georgetown line, If the need
arises. At the same time, the Bethany
attack is built around speedy lads,
with Latto swinging out of the line
to get into the fast-moving inter-
ference