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The Washington times., 1920-10-18
CENTER WILL FACE
HARVARD SATURDAY
Sensation of 1919 Will Have
Real Test Against Grim
son Giants.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Oct. lS.--"Bo"
McMillin and cred" Weaver, two OF
Walter Camps first all-American Sc
leotions last fall, as well as the
other members OF the widely adver-
tiser Center College eleven are max
ing their first appearance in the
North, facing Harvard next Saturday
in the Stadium.
DO" whose society name/is Alvin
Nugent McMillin. quarterback for
center forms an important cog in
the SoUtherners scheme of offense,
being fast runner, tricky dodger.
and first rate reIayer of forward
passes.
Weaver, who is minus little
finger on his left hand on account of
an accident during the summer, plays
a startling defensive game and kicks
the goals after touchdowns. Last
season he kicked forty-seven straight
goals after touchdowns, and against
one of this seaSon's opponents made
twelve.
Center has played three games de-
feating Morris Harvey eleven 66 to 0:
Howard College, from Alabama, l20
to 0, and Transylvania, 55 to O. Red
Roberts, the twenty-year-old fullback
is powerful punter and consistent
drop kicker. He made two long goals
in the Harvard game, and when Center
played the Great Lakes team two
years ago scored field goal from the
fifty-nine-yard line, kicking against
the wind.
The Colonels have eleven letter men
back in college, divided as follows:
Five Kentuckians, four Texans, one
Arkansan and one Ohioan. In addi-
ton to McMillin, Weaver and Rob-
erts, the veterans on hand are Banjo
Greager and Pap" Ford. a pair of
stalwart guards; Ralph Montgomery
and|Bill James, tackles: Terry Snod
dy and Lefty" Witness, ends; Joe
Murphey and Norris Armstrong.
backs.
Chinn, a newcomer. has been play
ing end and halfback, and Bartlett.
also one of the recruits, is working
regularly at left half. Snoddy, al
though ranked as ain all-Southern CEN
ter. has only been able to make a sec
ond string position thus far.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
New Marching Song
For Hilltoppers

Georgetown University has a
new marching song. 1t was heard
with pleasure at the West Vir-
ginia Wesleyan game and will be
heard from now on whenever the
Blue and Gray cohorts march to
football battle.
''Georgetown's Blue and Gray"
is the title Of the new song. II is
the WORK of Frank j. Corcoran. a
senior in the Law School, and
Larry c. Lennon, a junior in the
same school. 1t had its premiere
at the Welcome Back" banquet
Sunday, October 8, making a big
hit.
The new song has real swing
that makes for a successful rem
dition by cheering section. 1t
is decided improvement upon
that r ancient, mOth-eaten "Lie
down, Virginia, lie down" anthem
which meant something once, but
has possessed no meaning what
ever for six years past.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
GEORGIA TECH INVADES
PITTSBURGH ONCE MORE

PITTSBURGH, Pa, oct 1s.-The
next home attraction of the Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh football team is
the Golden Tornado" of Georgia
Tech. the Soatherners being due to
appear here fop the third successive
year Saturday at Forbes Field. AL
though Tech is not coached by John
ny" Heisman, who has transferred
his allegiance to Pennsylvania. II is
reported that they are even stronger
than ever, and Coach Warner is look
ing for an unusually hard game.
The two previous battles with the
Southern boys have been thrilling
encounters, especially the one las;
year when Pitt only won through
getting the jump on the visitors and
scoring such a commanding lead that
they could not be overtaken.
Lafayette College, coached by DR..
y. Il. Switzerland, former Pitt star,
plays here Saturday october 80. The
Panthers then go to Penn the fol-
lowing Saturday, November o, and
on the 18th the annual game with
w. & J. will be staged at Forbes
Field. There is no game for the
varsity Saturday, November 20, but
the Pitt freshies play the State fresh
les here on that date. On Thanksgiv-
ing the season is wound up with the
annual Penn state game.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
STARTED
CLASS ASA KID"
by TAD.

A great many people are not wise to
the fact that the light heavyweight
title was started more as Kid than
as anything else, but 1t was. ~
A bit over fifteen years ago in San
Francisco Jim Conroth had all the
star bouts held at his club in the old
Mechanics Pavilion.
At that time George Gardner. the
New England fighter, was at the top
Of his form. He had beaten all the
light heavies Coffroth could dig up,
and the promoter was almost ready
for the asylum trying to dig up
another opponent Or George.
Suddenly he struck upon an idea:
why not get old Bob Fitzsimmons
out here to box Gardner and bill the
thing for the LIGHT WEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD"
he asked. ..--....
The yes men nodded assent, threw
their hats into the air and slapped the
sorrel-topped promoter on the back.
You know" continued CofYroth,
people will pay any price and travel
any distance to see a championship
60"
They did. He filled the pavilion,
took in gate receipts that shocked
d-timers and got away with it.
Fitzsimmons won. He was the first
title-holder in CofYroth's new class.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
NAVY YARD TOO STRONG
FOR CHESTER'S ELEVEN
Washingtonians Defeat Della.
ware River Champs Easily.

Mark up another win for the crack
Navy Yard football eleven. Josh
Licarione's gang from Southeast
cleaned up the Chester A. c. cham
pions of the Delaware river shipbuild-
ing circuit last season. at American
League Park yesterday to the tune OF
IL to ..
The visitors could not seem to get
going for the first two periods and
the Navy Yarders were quick to take
advantage of their ragged playing. a
couple of weak places in the line were
pounded hard by the Navy Yard
backs, who plowed over for two touch
downs before the intermission.
Chester came back strong in the
third period and outplayed the home
team, though unable to score through
faulty handling of the ball. 1t was a
nip -and-tuck scrap all through.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
REX CLUB LADS DISPLAY
SOME FORM IN WINNING
Chesbrook Team Handed Defeat
When Northeast Men Spurt.

Rex Athletic Club players showed
some real stuff yesterday against the
Chesbrook A. C. team. of Whining
ton, Del, punching out two touch
downs and kicking a goal for IL to
0 score at Union Park yesterday.
The visitors braced considerably
after half time and went at the Rex
men with renewed vigor but were un-
able to count. The Rex lads counted
in the first quarter when Biebel went
over for "A touchdown. In the second
quarter Byers got touchdown after
Perry Dowrick has shown two first
class runs.
The Redmen looked considerably
more improved than they did week
ago, striking their form for the first
time this season. The center OF the
line was stronger and the backfield
worked together better. -
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
YOUNG HURLED FIXER"
OUT OF HIS HOTEL ROOM

CLEVELAND. Oct 1S.-Denton "Cy
Young. perhaps the greatest pitcher
in baseball history. told To-Day how
in his day he and Lou Criger, his bat
terry mate, disposed of crooked gam
blers who approached them with a
proposition to throw" the 1904 world
series
Although in those days Cy got
exactly $1,000 year for his services
on the slab, he threw the fxer out OF
his room. Criger was even rougher,
he said.
Cy said gamblers have made re-
peated attempts to "fx" games, but
the players have been too honest.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

had been made wesleyan had lost
its opportunity to score. for the ball
went to Georgetown on downs for
Jack Flavin to boot far down the neld
into safety.
1t was that magnificent exhibition
of defensive play which makes the
Hilltoppers' supporters believe there
is hope for the future.
STILL MAKING HISTORY.
Players are still making history on
many gridirons. especially for doing
spectacular things. Recovlring
fumbles or intercepting forward
passes to gallop for touchdowns con-
tinues to be a stylish bit of football
everywhere.
Gloomy" Gus Maley intercepted
one OF Snedegar's forward passes Sat-
urday and raced So yards for George
towns first touchdown.
Twice Frank Kelly fumbled in the
Yale Bowl Once Roderick. the Bos-
ton college fullback. seized the ball
and raced for 50 yards and touch
down Later Urban, the Boston cap
tain. picked up the bounding ball and
ran 25 yards for another touchdown.
Penn defeated Lafayette only be-
cause Joe Straus picked up loose
ball and ran from the 25-yard line
for a. touchdown.
GULICk TIES SCORE.
With defeat staring at Syracuse,
Gulick recovered tumble and ran
As yards for a touchdown and Pitts
burgh was tied.
Holloran, Of Fordham. intercepted
a forward pass and ran from midfeld
for a touchdown against Villanova.
Joe Silyerstein, OF Washington and
Lee, dropped the ball and Garrity, OF
Princeton, recovered 1t and ran 90
yards for q touchdown.
When link, Of Amherst, fumbled
ScoviL Columhias tackle. recovered
the ball and galloped thirty yards to
the goal line for a touchdown.
Sam White. Princeton's great end,
did more than merely bring victory
to the Tigers by his ability to pick
up a bounding ball He revolution
lied the system of playing q loose
that BALI" that one always heard
from the coaches and half a dozen
men would eagerly leap for the ball,
content with gaining possession of it.
The Princeton end showed a new
trick, that of picking up the ball on
the run and doing something more
than merely getting ii. He got touch
downs for Princeton. Today every
where players are taught to pick up
fumbles whenever possible before be-
ing thrown. Saturdays record attests
the value of the new system.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
new BOXING CLUB WILL
OPEN DOORS TONIGHT

NEW YORK. Oct. 1S.-The largest
boxing club in New York with the
exception of Madison Square Garden
will open it's doors for the season to-
morrow night, when the Star Sporting
Club, 101th street and Lexington
avenue, will stage a double windup
in which four of the leading boxers
of the city will clash in the two
fifteen round boxing contests.
Knockout Phil belmont Of York.
vile will meet Johnny Hayes, the
little italian Iron Man" of the East
Side, in fifteen round bout. In an.
other fifteen round contest Sammy
Noble. who had the honor of gaining
the hrst decision under the Walker
law. will meet Eddie Fletcher OF the
East Side.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
YALE DENIES REPORTS
. OF TOO ROUGH PLAYING
TAD Jones Says Boston Col
Ieqe Merely Played Hard Game.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 1s.--T. A.
u. Jones, head coach of the Yale foot
ball eleven. today denied stories to
the effect that Boston College played
rough football Saturday and would
be erased from the Ellis schedule
next fall.
Immediately after the game Jones
visited the Boston dressing room
where he congratulated Coach Frank
Cavanaugh and Captain Urban on the
victory.
THE Boston players simply played
hard football, not rough football
says Jones.
Captain Callahan, Fench, Quaile
and Aldrich are not expected TO be
in shape to face West Virginia Sat
urday.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

Kenyon's. kickoff sailing over the
Wesleyan goal line, the Buckhanon
lads scrimmaged from their own 70
yard line to open that third period
Saturday In the second quarter
lashing themselves to fury, the "es'
Virginians had fought their way
through and around the Georseto"h
line and across for a touchdown, Now
they were again to snow powerful
sustained offensive.
Flanagan, who was to leave the
game later with a badly wrenched
back, hit Metz Smeach for hve yards.
Snedegar most valuable back
Lcrashed through ''Hoob' Sullivan FOR
six more. and a first down
Radman grabbed four off tackle be-
fore Kenyon dragged him TO earth.
Flanagan got two more at the same
place, and Radman hit the other side
for a couple. Then Radman's punt
was heeled. by Malley, but as some
Hilltopper had rouGhed the kicker,
it became Wesleyan's ball on George
towns 45-yard line.
THE MARCH BEGINS.
From there the march down the
field began, not as impressive as
Georgetown's parade for eighty yards,
nor as effective for the Hilltoppers
scored after their work, while Wes-
leyan was held for downs.
Snedegar grabbed a yard around
Kenyon. Flnasan, after crashing
through behind llrushank, was
knocked out and replaced by little
Monohan. Quickly came double
pass epding in forward pass from
SnedeEar to Don Potter for gain
of twenty-four yards. Wesleyan was
on Georgetown's twenty-yard line.
Two plunges off tackle by Radman
netted but two yards, Zazalli being
bunged up stopping the Wesleyan
lalfback. SO Snedegar hurled n short
forward pass to Don Potter again
and Wesleyan was on the Blue and
Gray eight-yard line '$t.
But down there close to the goal
line the Hilltoppers We're 'ral!ying.
Encouraging each other, they, dpg
their cleats into the turf and fairly
lcaped into the Wesleyan attack.
bending it back until it cracked. ="
sNEDEGAR GAINS THREE
Snedegar dashed off left tackle for
three yards. Kenyon piled up Rad
man for no gain. In the jam Mono
han was injured. Laughridge replac-
ing him. Snedegar, the Wesleyan
captain, probably thought 1t was up
TO him to get that touchdown and he
dashed around "Zoob" Sullivan for
three more yards, being smothered by
at least five Hilltoppers.
The ball was on Georgetown's two
yard line and it was fourth down for
Wesleyan The Georgetown cheering
section was fairly shrieking for the
athletes in the blue jersys to stop
the foe.
Snedegar. immune to injuries appar-
emily, stood up to give his signals.
He fondly imagined he could crowd
his way through the center. That is
,one of his pet tricks. So he called
for that play.
Into that squirming mass Of blue
band black jerseys, into that welter of
waving heels, went the Wesleyan cap
tain. But he stopped when he hit
the scrimmage line and when Referee
Gass untangled the bunch no gain
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
QUINCY A. {. WINNERS
OF FOURTH IN ROW

The Quincy A. c. took their fourth
straight victory when they trounced
the Northwestern A. CO yesterday,
1870. Jacobs and Aiken were on the
receiving ends of two forward passes
that resulted in touchdowns.
The Quacs have been scored upon
but once this season. Next Sunday
they tackle the Kanawha A. c. on the
Monument grounds.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Holmead Wins It.

The Holmead Tennis Club is win
ner of the 1890 Suburban Tennis
League title. Figures compiled on
the annual struggle give Holmead 70
wins and 10 losses. Racquet is second
and Argyle third.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
BoWIerS to Meet.

Members of the bowling team of
the Stuart Walcott Post No. 10, Amer
lean Legion, are urged to attend n
meeting of the bowling teams of the
various posts of the District OF Colum-
bia on next Wednesday evening at s
p. m. at department headquarters,
S23 Fifteenth street northwest.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

Jean Casey, who is trying out for
all of Central's teams, has the salts
faction of knowing that the Baltimore
lads didn't score when he was in the
lineup.
Eastern fumbled five times in the
Western game the other day and re-
covered AS many times. westexn's
one tumble cost the team a touch
down.
Business Is handed credit for keep
ing going in the face of odds The
Stenogs say they will stick right to
the finish despite lack of material.
Central is the only team in the city
which has its own football field to
practice on. Tech. Eastern. Business
and Western go miles from their
schools to practice.
Episcopal High and Tech are down
for a battle Saturday. The game Is
expected to draw a host of followers
to Alexandria Tech is looking for n
tough engagement.
. Frank Krupp's running from punt
formation the other day against Bal
timore City was a feature. The big
fellow stepped lively for several sub
stantial gains.
Ham Wright, Westerns left end, IL
coming along fast. lie Is also a first
class high jumper.
McFadden was counted upon as be-
ing n find for the Central bsokfield
this fall, but is being held out of
football for track.
Virginia gets Penrose Russell, who
is out for the freshman team, Russell
was headed for Princeton but couldn't
make the examinations.
Just where the schoolboy basket
ball games are to be played this
winter is a mystery at present. The
advisers are casting about for a suit
able place.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
EnuIiShmen Beaten.

NEW YORK, Oct. ls.-Jim Barnes
and Walter. Hagen defeated Edward
Ray and Harry Vardon by up and
2 to play at the Fairview Country
Club yesterday.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Hilltoppers Have Real Defense

be played by hs eleven COSch
Hoppers showed Saturday the third period
At all other times the Blue ana
Gray varsity either received the ball punt sized as
Wesleyan player intercepted
hurled from the ssgleeyed Bill snedgear But in that at 'n d
away practically the goal line TO DO that
stuff botl in tho line and the backheid
defensive backs had them
Saturday
clash with Fordkam IL
weeks standard they will be
torious a week later the
schedule that Hopkins Baltimore Virginia defeated
should double
that shown against w surely
Lee and the powerful College eleven Coach Exene will ee
polishing
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
8 VS. " Blu G s. I"
.Baer::
Big Winter For New York
Boxing But Promoters
Shouldn't Try to Eat
Everything at One
Meal. May Go Hungry
Again.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1s-It is re-
ported from the Canadian Club dis
rict that Honest Abe VIII spend
the winter In Montreal. Honest Abe
would rather have his windows
decorated with. .icicles than bars. II
looks. from The nickel seats as II
professional sport Is due for the
big cleanup. Baseball has become
SO highly commerclalized that IL
has evolved from a sport into a
business. That flagpole in center
neld might as well be smoke
stack. because the game is an In
dustry like making buttons or
folding doors.
Same with boxing. over In Jer-
sey city the bugs kicked forth with
thirty-thres and fifty-five smackers
for parking space at the Leyinsky-
Carpenter tableaux. No wonder
they came out squawking. That
fight Matched more soreheads than
he Eighteenth Amendment.
MILKING THE COW.
Can you figure a bird fighting ten
minutes for your fifty-five markers
when during the civil war you could
hire h proxy to fight four years for
900 chips?
The first thing the Boxing Com
mission should do Ia to fix the
price OF seats. Low should be one
smacker and tops should be five
or ten. That's plenty for one night
OF scrapping. Why. you can buy C
marriage license from speculator
and fight All your life for 81. But
the New York sport public has lots
of jack, and cows were made to be
milked There would never have
been any nursery rhyme IL Humpty
Dumpty had stayed on the wall.
The boys will tumble every time
some good publicity man gives
them tho office.
BIG WINTER AHEAD.
Never before has New York
needed good. square sport as IL
needs il now. You can pack Ma6i-
son Square Garden TO the ears any
night in the week. With the Mas
ter Mind out of the tournament
and Honest Abe up in Canada. this
should be a great winter for the
, promoters, if they don't get too
hungry and try to grab everything
in a night But thirty and fifty
bills for a seat amt a price-its
a fine. Rather have a guy see
twenty fights at i've smackers a
copy than one at fifty.
Philadelphia is known as a cheap
town in sporting circles, because
charging more than a finif for a
seat is equivalent to putting up a
quarantine sign. But the Philly
fight clubs weren't doing either.
They have always had the six
rounds one year and nothing the
next five.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Here Ii Is

Because a mans vocabulary
is limited it is no sign that
he is a man Of few words.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
HAIGHI INJURED.

Walter Haight, Metropolitan A. C.
fullback, will be out of the games for
the remainder of the season. He
fractured his collar bone in the game
with Mercury a. c. yesterday
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
PLANNING a Stadium.

BUFFALO, Oct. 1s.-The University
Of Buffalo is making elaborate plans
for constructing a great stadium on
it's 1bO-acre campus The plans pro-
vide for an athletic field where all
forms of athletics may be played.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
KniCkS Win Two.

Knickerbocker A. c. football team
won two games yesterday. The
Seniors defeated the Washington A.
C. 2s to and the juniors won from
the Western buds by Is to 0.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Schedule Arranued,

Knights of Columbus basketball II
players will start their league schedule
November II and will run through
the winter.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
GRIDIRON GOSSIP.

Georgetown's varsity squad will en-
gage in light work today, loosening
up muscles strained by Saturday s
hard game.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
SCHOOLS SPLIT UP ON
WEIGHT AVERAGES NOW
By BRYAN MORSE.

high faculty athletic
football
this from that the schools
Until something definite is decided,
held competition This much learned
Princ;na Robpr Maurpr
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Shenandoah Comes.

Shenandoah Valley Academy foot
ball players arrive here Saturday to
play Central High School.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
TrianqIeS Ready.

Triangle A. c. players are ready for
sridiron games with teams averaging
ninety pounds. Me- rtin OConnor, 5li
Second street, is manager.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Tourney Starts.

Columbia Country Club stages it's
annual fall tournament here begin
ming "Wednesday. when the qualifying
round will be played.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
1ruxton Beaten.

Truxton A. c. players were set down
by to 0 yesterday when the newly
formed Emanon Club won the grid
engagement.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Battle on Land.

The Potomac Boat Club and the
Washington Canoe Club football
teams have arranged to play here on
November -,
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Takes II Easv.

Mohawk A. G. football players took
an easy game from the Hyattsville
A. c. team yesterday, landing a A.
too victory.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

Washington and Lees giants went
up to Princeton, where the Tigers
promptly knScked 'em down. Prince
ton never yet feared mere size.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

George Washington will be the at
traction Saturday at American League
Park. playing the strong Villanova
eleven.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Will PLAY Fridav.

Business and Western play Friday
afternoon in the Central stadium. The
westerpors are picked to win.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

Frank Kelley, former Rutgers star
now in the Yale backfield, scored both
touchdcwns for the Ellis, but he also
made t<yo costly fumbies.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

Bill Snedegar, captain and quarter
back of the.West Virginia Wesleyan
eleven, is one OF the best backfield
players seen in Washington this year.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

Many of Jimmy Fitzpatrick's punts
gained sixty yards each for Boston
College at New Haven. He ranks with
the best kickers in the game.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

Benny Boynton did the expected in
starring for Williams against Har-
yard, but he could not play the whole
game himself, so the Crimson won the
game. ..s....
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

In it's first four games of the sea
son Pennsylvania has drawn $4,000
paid admissions to Franklin Field.
Football was never so popular as
now.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

West Virginia Wesleyan has a pow
erful cunning halfback in Radman
who played himself out against
Georgetown. He had to have time
out three times. though. before leav.
ing the lineup.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Exendne Teaching Good DefenseMdget School Series Is In

tcopyrisht. Isio. py International News
Service. Inc
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
SCHOOLBOY NOTES.

Jean Casey, who is trying out for
all of Centraps teams, has the salts
faction of knowing that the Baltimore
lads didn't score when he was in the
lineup.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

Eastern fumbled five times in the
Western game the other day and re-
covered AS many times. WesteU's
one tumble cost the team a touch
down.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

Business Is handed credit for keep
ing going in the face of odds. The
Stenogs say they will stick right to
the finish despite lack of material.