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Evening star., 1920-11-15

Coveleskie has reached the top OF the
pitching heap. For three or four years
he has been looked on as one of the
most effective pitchers in the Amer
ican League. 1t required. perhaps. ten
years Of experimenting with the spit
ball. as well as a lot of work and
patience for Coveleskie to reach his
goal. And now. just as he Is at the
prived Of his one best bet. the spit
ball. Coveleskie cannot revamp his
delivery overnight He Is no longer
a youngster. He has only fair fast
so without the spit ball 1t is question
able If he will be able to get by. 1t
will mean the making of a mediocre
pitcher out of star. 1t isn't fair to
Coveleskie. neither is 1t fair TO the
Cleveland base ball club.
Many Similar Examples.
The case of Coveleskie is not tho
| only one. a number OF major league
! clubs will be about as hard hit as
| leskie because he was the outstanding
| star OF the world series, a shining ey-
| ample of what the spit ball means -
a pitcher who depends upon its use
St Louis Club what Coveleskie is to
Cleveland. Faber to Chicago. Quinn to
New York. Doak to st. Louis. Film
GIN to Boston and Grimes to Broof-
| lyn. II Is rdtner interesting that fcw
spit ball pitchers ever have a fast
ball that is puzzllng, and rarely do
| they boast curve that is trouble
some. Thus II Is easy to figure how
important the passing of the spit ball
| is to these pitchers.
A conservative estimate would b.
that there were about sixteen valuable
spit ball pitchers in the two major
leagues The value of those sixteen
pitchers from a base ball standpoint
1 Tnn1d q eof al 1,n1f xv.;1
lion dollars. Major league clubs are,
constantly securing the country fori
capable talent and finding 1t difficult
to dig up promising pitchers. Yet.
through legislation, the clubs are 60
ing to destroy the usefulness of about
| sixteen pitchers of recognized major
league worth. 1t reeks of poor bust
ness judgment An. amendment should
be made that would protect the clubs
from SO great a loss.
Would Exclude Present Crop.
I am in favor of the abolition of
trick deliveries. and that means the
spit ball. However, 1 am even more
in favor of legislation that will permit
| the present crop of spit ball pitchers
to live out their usefulness as major
leaguers. 1t isn't fair. it isn't sports
manlike, and it is far from good busi-
ness for the major league club owners
to stick to the drasctic rule that was
adopted in 1919, eliminating the spit
ball at the close OF the 1920 season.
To the Cleveland ball club the abo.
lition of the spit ball means great
| deal. If Coveleskie is permitted to
continue to use 1T the Indians stand
an excellent chance Of repeating in
| 1921. If Coveleskie is relieved Of his
one best bet the Cleveland club can
be counted out Of the running. Brook
| iyn, with Grimes out of 1t, will be
equally hard hit.
I Fair play demands that some iegis-
flation be made in favor OF the pres
ent-day crop of spit ball pitchers.
(CopyriRht. 1Q20l
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TECH TO PLAY It SAFE.
Will Start Regular Team in Game
With Eastern High Eleven
Tomorrow.

When it takes the field against East
ern IN tomorrow's high school foot ball
championship series game. Tech will be
represented by its strongest lineup. The
surprisingly good performance of the
Capitol Hill team in its engagement with
the big Central eleven last week showed
that it is a combination not to be con-
adhered lightly Appreciating this latent
power Coach Apple Of the Manual
Trainers does not intend to hold in re-
serve any OF his first string players
for the crucial contest with Central next
week Eastern and Tech are to play in
Central Stadium. starting at o'clock.
With the exception Of Lanigan and
Rhees. Techs team will include the same
boys that started against Western. Jim
Pugh's injured hand will keep him out
of the engagement and Suppiee has been
shifted from left tackle to left end.
Lanigan has been placed in Supplies
regular position and Rhees will be used
at left guard. instead Of WOLF, who is
nursing a few bruises. Burger. at CEN
ter. and Hough, Heine and Mccormick
on the right side. will complete the Man.
ual Trainers forward string.
In the backfeid, Coach Apple will
start with Gosnell. quarterback: Park
er and Guide. haifbacks. and Capt Ed
Pugh fuliback-
Eastern will depend upon the combl-
nation that all but held Central to a
tie score O'Dea. the aggressive center
will be fianked by Diegelmann and Cap
per Cudmore and the veteran Herzoe
will he at tackles. and Lehnhart and
Faber, contender for all-high school
honors on the wings. Prender. the lit
tie quart rback. who played sensation
ally against Central, will direct the
baci,field that viii include Capt. Myers
yerrniIlion and Haywood.
The game will be refereed by Bryan
Mors- coach of the George Washing
ton University eleven. Lieut.. Gam
nell of Brown will umpire, and Coun
try Morris. former Tech and Mary.
land gridiron star. will be head lines
man.
Evening star., 1920-11-15

All four contests are Hkeiy -
Peal gridiron treats. While George
towns defeat at Atlanta and Wash
angton and Lees disaster at Aupurt
txke something Of the edge OF the
game between the Blue and Gray ane
the Lexinetonians in reality the con-
test should be well played. Geor-
Eia Tech and Auburn undoubtedly
have the most powerful elevenS IN
the south, and the whippings received
by the Georgetown and washington
and Lee outfits are not an indication
that th.e game this week VIII not ue-
velop Interesting plays.
Virginia, Virginia Military Institute
and Maryland have made better rec
ordS than the opponents they are 70
face. However, there is many a SIP
'twixt cup and lip" in foot ball. and il
mentioned to sit back and take even
three winks between now and time to
take the field on the last day of the
feason. These games are the big
drawing games of the south Atlantic
section. 1t is practically certain that
not less than 10000 persons will watch
each contest.
y University of North Carolina started
the season as. if it were going to make
the best gridiron record in its his
tory, but injuries and other problems
have caused several setbacks. After
playing great game at Yale and
Whipping two other teams and then
putting up great struggle with
North Carolina State. the Tarheels
have failed to score against Univer-
sity of Maryland. Virginia Military
Institute and Davidson
Aside from the decisive defeat of
Yale by Princeton. the first time in
I'm prin 1,o @
won in consecutive seasons. probably
the outstanding feature of last weeks
foot ball were the defeat of Syracuse
by University of Maryland and the
tying of Penn State by Lehigh. Both
were distinct surprises as nobody had
hope for anything better than to hold
the big New York aggregation to a
low score. and while Lehigh did not
win. Its 7-to-1 tie was far different
from the defeat everybody thought
Bezdek's eleven would hand it.
before the printers have made this
over into cold type morning news
papers will have commented on Syra-
cuse's unexpected defeat and offered
reasons therefor. Perhaps it is not
particularly worth while to add much
TO what others already have written.
but. briefly. Maryland won because it
played a game of foot ball in which it
made no mistakes and turned to its
own account every slip of the oppos-
ing eleven. After the first quarter,
during which it got it's 3-point lead,
Maryland made no attempt to advance
the ball, the last three minutes of the
game excepted. 1t was about as per-
feet defensive game as any team
ever played. However. in the last
two minutes. when il seemed that
even il IL were to make a mistake in
offensive tactics the result would not
be affected, it started a fierce attack
Evening star., 1920-11-15
CARPENTER REAPS COIN
Arrives Home 100000 Francs
Richer for Trip to U. S.-Re-
spects Dempsey's Ability.

PARIS. November 15.-Georges Car
pentier, the heavyweight champion of
Europe, returned from America richer
by 100000 francs and with great
respect for the fighting ability of
Jack Dempsey. world titleholder.
Carpenter. who was never boast
full, even before leaving France. when
he had not yet seen Dempsey, said on
his return that Dempsey was consid
erred in America to be a 'superfighter.'
but that he would meet him with as
much confidence as he did the British
fighters. Wells and Beckett. whom he
knocked out.
The boastful remark attributed to
Carpenters manager. Descamps. at
the Jersey City ball park, that aCr-
pentier would beat the champion in
two rounds has been modified to such
Expressions as: "The difference in
weight Of fourteen pounds will be a
great handicap and The man who
lands the first blow will win"
Evening star., 1920-11-15
NAVY YARD TAKES GAME
FROM JERSEY CHAMPION

Navy yard recorded its sixth con-
secutive victory Of the foot ball cam
measure Of the Riverside. n. j., Ath-
letic Association. in 7-to-0 game.
Schofield's 40-yard broken-feld run.
after intercepting a forward pass, and
Hiser's 10-yard line plunge gave the
Cunmakers their touchdown early in
the first period.
The visitors. who hold the New Jer-
sey championship. frequently worked
the ball to Navy Yards 30-yard line.
only to encounter formidable de-
Tense. Riverside attempted thirty one
forward passes. and completed only
enc.
Evening star., 1920-11-15

1 HOLES 60-FOOT PUTT;
| WINS 1OO-TO-l WAGER

Jimmie Spencer. the little Eng
lish professional golfer OF the
Warrington Golf and C0uAtFy
Club, today II q wiser and sadder
man ~ he contemPlates the stub
In his check book marked "JOhn
l.. Barf.n
Jimmie's conversion came about
In the following manner. Yester-
day he was playing in q four-ball
match with John l.. Barr, l..
Stewart Barr and 8. L. Mosby.
John Barr'a third shot to the
eleventh green was Just ON the
edge of the green fully sixty feet
from the hole. He looked the putt
over md surveyed the undulatlons
and mounds between his ball and
the hole and then remarked,
"What odds 1 don't hole 1t, Jim-
mies'
"one hundred to one" replied the
Barr then proceeded to hole His
ball, the ball taking all the mounds
and undulatfons perfectly and
dropping into the hole with that
sntisfyinE "plunk" dear to the
heart Of the golfer.
Spencer wrote out q check for
800 and handed 1t to Barr.
Evening star., 1920-11-15

which carried the ball from the mid
ole of the field to the 8-yard line
Time was called with Maryland hav'
ing three downs to get 1t over.
In saying that Maryland won the
game because it did not make mis-
takes is in no wise minimizing the
effective punting of "Cntz' Brewer
In fact. with the possible exception
of one game in 1916. Brewer never
kicked better in his life. Brewer is
lust about as good an all-round kick
er as there is in the United states.
Some say that Fitzpatrick of Boston
College is Brewers superior. me
writer never has seen FITZPATRICK
play. but in ten years of coachins
foot ball and writing Of games. 1or
excellence. certainty and surety In
all things that relate to Kicking, ne
has never seen a superior to brewer.
The only man in the last ten years
in the east. with the possible eScep-
tion of Fitzpatrick, who could ne
classed as Brewers equal in KICK
ing was costello. former Georgetown
quarterback. ~,
Plassnig. not Mackert, was the
Maryland player to grab fumpie anu
rush across Syracuse's goal LOT inc
first score of the game. MacKert IN
the reports of the contest was given
the credit.
Unoficial reports from Annapolis
have it that St. Johns may cancel the
game with the University OF Mary
land this week at College Park. IN
ternal troubles, due to dissension De-
tween students and faculty over haz-
ing are given as the reason. IL Is
understood there is a possiblilty tna'
school work will be suspended IN
definitely.
Catholic University's Overwhelming
defeat by Virginia Military Institute
does not mean that the team Is
through" for the year by any
means. The Brooklanders used team
composed mainly of second string
men. their regulars being in very
poor physical condition. The c. U
SQUAD will start practice this week In
the belief that it has at least an even
chance to win both its remaining
games with villanova Saturday ano
George Washington Thanksgiving
day.
Considering the defeats Vanderbilt
has been suffering at the hanos OF
some of the other sous&rn eievens
Virginia's tie game at Nashville was
not anything to be proud of. Virginia
has shown flashes of real power, lts
defeat of Rutgers. for instance, out
has not maintained consistent gait
Navy and Army won their games by
big counts. the former whipping south
Carolina and the latter Bowdoin. The
game this season should develop some
of the best foot ball seen in years In
an Army Navy struggle, with tine
chances apparent that Folwell VIII
make good his regime at Aannapo-
lis by winning. The Navy has a line
sufficiently powerful to be tremen-
dous factor in any contest, even II the
zen behind it are rather mediocre.
Evening star., 1920-11-15

The score that year stood - 10
in her favor. Last years game was a
close one, Princeton winning only in
the last few minutes.
Harvard LIS Impressive.
Harvard's defeat of Brown to the
tune of a 27-to-O score BODIES Ill for
Yale, especially in view OF the !act
that many of the Crimson,s regulars
were not in the game. The victory
over Brown must give Coach Fisher
Il peculiar satisfaction. because i!
confirms the merit Of his system. and
shows that he can rel" upon wealth.
of substitutes, mainly in the Dack-
field. These substitutes, let 1t be
said, are well grounded in their work
and available in case of accident. II
was gall and wormwood to Brown to
discover, at the close of the game
that it had been able to make mrs,
down but three times during the con.
test.
Some Big Surprises.
The surprises Of the day were many
They also were notable from the
standpoint of huge scores. We saw
Dartmouth defeat Penn and Cornell
beat Columbia, the trouncing thai
Maryland gave Syracuse and the ease
with which Georgia Tech triumphet
over Georgetown.
The defeat of Illinois by Wisconsin
was a bitter blow to Zuppke's men
| Their march to the conference cham
of just this occurrence was indicated
in this column last week by the
writer. Wisconsin's win, however
will put the Madison college back in
the conference running in the event
Ohio State-with clean slate thus
(Copyright, 1920)
Evening star., 1920-11-15

The Tigers always were more agrees
sive. far faster and much quicker to
size up a play. stage a surprise and take
advantage of every opportunity which
presented itself.
Yale's Attack Weak.
The serious inroads made in Yale ter
rtory by the runs of Murrey and Car
rity and the preponderance of distance
netted in kicks were such as TO keep
the fight almost continually in Yale's
territory. Moreover. the ball was dam
gerously near her goal most of the
time. and this meant that the Blue al
ways was on the defensive. Yale was
able to get but one chance to score. and
then Murphy's attempted dropkick went
wide. Yale's attack was the familiar
tandem lunge at the line. and. with one
exception. when with Kelly striking at
his best the Blue gradually ate at its
way for a brief period into Princeton
territory. it proved futile against the
Tiger line.
The Tigers. on the other hand. offered
an extremely varied attack. although
they began the game and obtained the
whip hand by the simple end run. This
was possible because the Yale ends had
shown such weakness that it was worth
trying. Yale's forward passing was of
the short diagonal order and useless so
far as any gains were concerned. Prince
ton made few forward passes but
was not obliged to do anything of note
in the aerial game. for they had the
game won without it.
Princeton may well be proud of her
team and so may Roper. for this is the
second successive time Old Nassau has
trounced Yale, and this time by the
largest score by which Princeton ever
defeated Yale. Only once before, in
1896, has Princeton had victory that
approximates her win OF Saturday.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
REX DEFEATS QUAKERS
BY INTERPRETING PASS

Keen defense against overhead at
tack enabled Rex Athletic Club to
score 7-to-0 win over Hobart Ath-
letic Association of Philadelphia at
Union Park yesterday. In the third
period Cranston intercepted a Hobart
forward pass in ,midfeld. and, aided by
quickly formed interference, ran
to the visitors goal. Litkus kicked
for the extra point.
The Phiiadelphians were outweighed
ten pounds to the man. but put up a
plucky battle. Rex gained much
ground by rushing. and in the second
period reached the Hobart 1-yard line,
but lost the ball on tumble.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
SIX COLLEGE. TEAMS
IN ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE

PHILADELPHIA, Novemba IS
Preliminary arrangements have been
made for a six-team intercollegiate
ice hockey league. Princeton, Penn
sylvania. Yale. Dartmouth and Cor
nell were represented at a meeting
here, while Harvard sent word 1t ia
vored the organization.
Harvard and Dartmouth plan to
make the Boston arena their home
rink. while Pennsylvania, Princeton
this city as their home playing sur
face Cornell. according to present
arrangements, would be a travelling
team.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
REVENUE WORKERS FORM
8:cLuB DUCKPIN LEAGUE

Emnloves of the bureau of internal
revenue have organized a duckpin
league with teams representing the
Office of supervisor of collectors.
deputy collectors. sales tax unit. Of
fice Of solicitor. income tax unit, pro-
hibition unit, capital stock tax di-
vision and division Of supplies and
equipment.
president; George w. Skilton. secre-
tary: Harry NJ. Fridley. jr., treasurer.
and A, II. Cross, scorer.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
U. S. AERO CLUB BROKE
RULES, FRENCHMEN SAY

PARIS, November 15.-Capt. Louis
Hirschauer and Leo Nathan. repre-
James Gordon Bennett international
balloon race in the United States, re-
turned to France yesterday and COM
planned that the Aero Club of America
had violated, in five instances, the
regulations of the International Aero
nautic Federation. They will make a
detailed report to the Aero Club of
France.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
Plans Post Season Clash.

NEW YORK. November 15.-Possi-
biiity OF a post-season foot ball game
December 4. between Notre Dame and
Penn state. TO be played at the Polo
Grounds here, was announced today
by President Charles A. Stoneham of
the New York Nationals who u nego-
tiating for the contest.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
|YALE'S ENDS ARE WEAK
AND OFFENSE is POOR
BY WALTER CAMP.

n YORK November 15-Yae's in her with
of her line from tackle to
than offset by the weakness OF
her wings nd tacklng.
easily around ends only with fakes was the
hold ball
by ordinary kick
yards
Princeton
Yale and rendered It
Evening star., 1920-11-15
Polo Match at Horse Show.

NEW YORK, November ia polo
match and an exhibition of machine
gun cart teams were innovations on
the program of the thirty-fifth annual
national horse show, which opened to-
day at Madison Square Garden, with
the largest number of entries in its
history. =
Evening star., 1920-11-15
g.. w. q. Not to Play Navy.

George Washington University's foot
BALL game with Navy, scheduled for
Saturday has been Cancelled, the
Hatchstite management has an
nounced. The local eleven imme-
diately will begin preparations for
the Thanksgiving day contest with
Catholic University.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
PRESENT CROP ENTITLED
TO CONTINUE DELIVERY
BY BILLY, EVANS.

TANLEY COVELESE the 1920 world
He about the effective pitcher the American League
last His feat of winning three from the Brooklyn
inside week which he only fifteen
S conclusive proof of his greatness.
What to become Of Stanley Cveeskie 9 What does the
pitcher and has been deereed that the
ball delivery
ended the the spit ball.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
Into Stars for Bulldog
In Battle With Tigers

Norman Into, the Connecticut
boy who played I'm the line OF
the MARYLAND eleven In 1919,
was YaIe,s hest performer In
the struggle with Princeton
hast Saturday, according to
eastern gFfdirOn critics. He
went through the entire game
Mt left tackle and was stalwArt
ON defense and good in attack.
His brilliant work kept the
Blue from sustaining a more
Overwhelming defeat.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
COCHRAN AND SCHAEFER
TO PLAY WITH HOPPE

Welker Cochran Of New York and
Jake Schaefer. jr., of San Francisco,
winner and runner-up in the national
title 1872 balk line billiard tourney,
will play in an event with Willie
Hoppe in Gotham, December 6, for
the world championship.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
w. & L. HERE SATURDAY
TOENGAGE GU. ELEVEN
Game Should Be Attractive Despite Jolts Both
Teams Received Last Week-Three Battles
Are Due Thanksgiving Day.
BY H. c. BYRD.

to be played in the south Atlantic
and much of the edge taken off OF these by the
scheduled
and North Carolina Chaotes
Military
turkey day
offerings Georgetown Washington and Lee meet here this
week
Evening star., 1920-11-15

II JiDSon, arfiVeu dt AeA Ni>M
y Garden before any one but.
question Rickard as to the motives
a warning to Benny and Eddie Kelly
fight at the Commonwealth Athletic
level there1l be trouble. What Ben
where the commission got this "on
pion is concerned the fight will be all
is little doubt that Kelly will have +
About a year ago Eddie Kelly went
six lively rounds with Leonard and
since then fighting men have been
talking of a return bout. But last
week Lew Tender. ono OF our most
promising lightweights, but the daI-
lem boy to sleep in Ave rounds
Which, one may suppose. Is the reason
why the state boxing authorities de-
veloped the idea that WEDNESDAY
nights fight might result in a grand
stall all along the line.
$50 far as we are concerned" said
Billy Gibson today. "the fight Will be
on the level. Benny Leonard never
fights any other way"
Which Is a statement with which
most followers of boxing Will agree
All Serene In. Base Ball.
All serene in base BAH. The sixteen
club owners found that without the
presence Of lawyers there was no
great difficulty In getting together
and agreeing to agree. Every. one
Evening star., 1920-11-15
Yacht Club Organized.

MOBILE, November 15.-The Gulf
Coast Yachting Association, embrace
ing every yacht club on the gulf coast
from Houston. Tex. to Pensacola. was
formally organized here yesterday.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
Will Coach Fordham Five.

NEW YORK, November 15.-Orson
Kinney, former Yale basket ball star.
will coach the Fordham team this win
ter. F'inney was the highest individual
scorer in the Intercollegiate League
III 1916.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
MOORE AGAIN IS VICTOR
Annexing Bannockburn Crown
Gives Him Two Golf Titles
in as MANY Days.

Tom Moore annexed his second club
golf title in two days when he de-
feated Lynn Haines yesterday for the
club championship of the Bannockburn
Golf Club. Moore fought an uphill
fight to gain the victory. as he was
down to Haines at the turn
The steadiness Of the victor proved
the deciding factor in the match. as
it did when Moore defeated G. E. Tru-
ett for the championship Of the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club Satur-
day. -.
Mrs. L. L. Steele won the woman's
golf championship Of Bannockburn Golf
Club yesterday, when she defeated Mrs
G. T. Cunningham. UP and g. Mrs
Steele maintained safe lead through
out the match.
Capt Hobson defeated Fred s. Stitt
yesterday, in a match for the class B
golf championship of Bannockburn Golf
Club. The score was up with to
play.
Evening star., 1920-11-15
WARNING AGAINST FAKE
RESENTED BY LEONARD
BY FAIRPLAY.

my Leonard and his manager, Billy
rd's offices at the Madison Square
he janitor had arrived, burning to
if the boxing commission in issuing
the Harlem lightweight, that if their
lub on Wednesday night is not on the
" and his manager want to know is
he level stuff" So far as the cham-
square, and this being the case, there
fight as hard as he can. -,
knew that the war was off when
lawyers were dispensed with. It's
always a good sign when trouble is
a a-brewing. For when lawyers are
thrown overheard every wise man
knows that the parties to a contro-
versy are not really bent upon trou-
BILE.
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands
will make an ideal. arbiter of the des-
TIMES of organized base ball.
Copyright. 1s2o.)
Evening star., 1920-11-15

Copyright, 1s20.D