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New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Centre and Boston Elevens
Unheard OF Before They
Caused Sensations in 'l9
By Ray Mccarthy

Within the last FIVE years or so sew
eral small colleges have come to the
fore in the gridiron world and give
promise of continuing very much ia che
lmelight For example, there is Cen
ire College. Before 1919 the name Of
Centre was known only to those Of the
Kentucky mountain towns and sur
rounding suburbs. Last year Centre
was heralded from coast to coast AZ
one Of the best football elevens in the
country. Those in the know claim this
Centre team is no flash-in- n-the-pan, but
the real thing, and that the Kentuck-
ians will prove it in the Harvard con-
test next week.
However, that Is neither here nor
there; the point is that Centre, an un-
known practically until 1919. Is now
quite prominent on the gridron. Bos-
ton College affords another instance Of
team come to ths front in recent
years. B. c. did not start to play foot
ball--that is, in the real sense Of the
word-until a few vars ago. Then 1t
signed up Frank Cavanaugh, former
Dartmouth mentor, and since has cut
quite swath in the Eastern football
world. Then when the team went to
New Haven and trimmed Yale last year
the Ellis are quite properly preparing
for the issue.
New Hampshire State probably
played at football before it became
known to outsiders several years ago
But nobody ever heard of it until it
continued to win victories. Last year
the showing of the New Englanders
against Brown, Maine and others earn
ed it widespread recognition. To-day
New Hampshire State is we'll known,
in this part of the country at least.
Stevens, likewise, was never much
heard of until of late. Within the last
five years the Hoboken institution has
been turning out good teams, and en-
Joyed an unusually fine season last
year, with a clean record. Rochester
is another that Is coming along, and
Boston University, which inserted foot
ball into the curriculum only last year,
is doing exceedingly we'll this season.
Percy Wendell, former Harvard full
back, is doing the coaching at Boston
University and seems to be making q
success of the job.
We were discussing football and its
heroes with veteran scribe and Dutch"
Carter. former Yale star pitcher, some
time ago.
"Do you know the best asset foot
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15

Examination has failed to disclose
anything serious as yet, but 1t is pos
sible that rib may have been injured.
If this is the case and the veteran
Orange center is kept out of the game
Culver, second string man will take his
place. Alexander is lame and score
and no decision has been reached. He
Is determined to play, however.
The Nghtest of workouts was given
the men late this afternoon. They ran
through signals and lined up against
the "frosh" for light scrimmage and
to rehearse for the last time the new
plays that they have been learning all
week Tomorrow will be 8 day Of
complete rest.
Glen Warner to-day sent a letter to
local newspaper in which he gave q
rather gloomy view of Pittsburgh s
chances to win and laude dthe SYRIA
cuse team and coach. Meehan, how
ever, says Warner always loses games
before they are played but admits
that "any team that tackles Pittsburgh
this year is biting off huge hunk"
Betting has been very light, with
some of the Syracuse hackers holding
off for odds. Last year Pittsburgh
sports came here loaded with mvney
Offering to and some bet even
money Syracuse would not score. SYRIA
cuse Won % to 8.
Preliminary to the game Saturday
the annual invitation cross-country run
will be staged in the stadium with
Cornell Colgate, Dartmouth, Columbia
and Syracuse participating
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
French, Army Fullback,
Star of Long Workout

WEST POINT, n. z, Oct. 14.-Army
took two hours of practice this after
noon. All the varsity men were out.
The big team was pitted against the
Cullum Hall squad during a lively and
gruelling forty-fve minute scrimmage.
The varsity men scored two touch
downs, Dodge running seventy yards
tor one score and also carrying the
ball over on tenyard smash off tackle.
In the drive down field French, the
speedy fullback on the varsity eleven.
featured in short dashes through Cul-
lum's forward wall and there was some
shifting in The backfeld of tho var
sity, indicating that Coach DAILY Is not
entirely satisfied with his backfeld.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Upsets Feature Getaway
Card of Circuit Races

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. 14.-The get
away card at the Grand Circuit meet
ing here to-day furnished surprises in
the 2:02 pace and the three year old
trot, when Single G and Plausible beat
their fields.
The features were the 2:05 trot, won
in straight heats by the favorte Media,
and the 2:02 pace, in which Louie Graf
tan, winner of the free-for-all pace,
was forced to lower her colors to the
veteran, Single G., The 2:17 trot was
won by the favorite, Mightell, making
the horse the only triple winner of the
meeting
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Mrs. Keomple Wins
Met. Title i'm Jersey

Mrs. E. c. Keomple, of Glen Ridge,
N. j., won the women's metropolitan
golf tournament on the Essex County
Country Club links at West Orange
yesterday afternoon. The Glen Ridge
player had a card of 94 and 5-point
handicap netted her 80.
Mrs: F. f. Du Bois, of Baltusrol, tied
with Mrs. Keomple for low gross, but
was defeated in the play-off.
Mrs: Albert Taylor, of Hackensack,
won the prize for making fewest puts
TOR the eighteen holes, with total of
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Navy Tries Bucknell Plavs

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Oct. 14-The last
nara practice of the week was held
at the Naval Academy this afternoon
IN preparation for the game with Buck
neli saturday Bucknell is expected
70 put up hard game after its defeat
0I C Orsinus by big score. Lieutenant
Commander Richardson. one Of ~
Academy coaches, saw, that contest ana
was Impressed with the power ana
speed of the Bucknell team. He has
been using Bucknell formations this
week with his scrub team against the
regulars,
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Scrubs Hold Princeton
Team to Scoreless Tie

PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. 14.-The
final scrimmage of the week between
the varsity and scrub elevens prior to
the Washington and Lee game resulted
in a scoreless tie.
The scrubs used all the plays that
the Washington and Lee eleven has re-
lied on so far this season.
The first team as it took the field
to-day was: Stinson and Davis, ends;
Keck and Hooper, tackles; McCaull and
McManon, guards; Thomas, center;
Gorman, quarter; Gilroy and Knox,
halfbacks; Scheerer, fullback.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Union Captain Back in Line

SCHENECTADY, n. Y, Oct 14.-Thc
Union College football team continued
scrlmmage practice to-day in prepara-
ton tor Saturdays game with Cornell
at Ithaca Captain Gregory, who has
been laid up for the last two games
with water on the knee, reported for
work, assuming his former position at
left tackle
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Dartmouth in Ouandarv

HANOVER, N. H., Oct. 14-For
the third successive afternoon Coach
Spears to-day gave the Dartmouth foot
ball squad long scrimmage in prepa-
ration for the Holy Cross game. The
INJURY to Robertson has given him a
olg packheld problem. If Shelburne is
in shape he will start at fullback SAT-
urday, but this seems doubtful to-dav
Jordan is fixture at quarterback and
Bowers at left halfback
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
School Elevens Travel To-day

Two Of Brooklyn's strongest scholas-
tic football teams will play away from
home tomorrow. Erasmus will play
the Harrisburg (Pa.) Technical High
School, which last year claimed the ma
tional title, and Brooklyn Prep will
travel to Princeton to play the prep
team there.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Heavy Athletic EnroIImenf

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Oct. l4.-six
hundred and ninety men out of total
undergraduate registration Of 93s at
Brown University in 1920 enrolled
in the classes of the department of
training, according to a report
made public to-day. Formal gymnastics
had 31s men, heavy gymnastics %
track l20, basketball 40, wresling 48,
swimming 162 and boing 81.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Barred From Harvard Nee,

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 14.-En-
tries from Andover, Exeter and Wor-
cester academies are not being accent
ed for the initial Harvard Scholastic
track meet which is to be held here
October 30. The management decided
that this move would be fairer to the
smaller schools. Each contestant will
be Harvard's guest at the football
game with Virginia. n
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Final for Cops and Firemen

TIE deciding game of the fire-police
series will be played at Ebbets Field
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. The
cops gave the smoke eaters an awful
drubbing last Sunday at the Polo
Grounds, with score of 13 to g
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Big Miss
Veteran Alexander Injuries Rib
In Scrin,naage for Pitt Contest
Pivot Man, However, Is Determined to Play Against
Panthers; Warner Writes That His Team
Chances of Victory Tomorrow Are Very Slight
Special Correspondence

SYRACUSE, 14An eleventh hour injury to Joe Alexander
center the Syracuse University football am likely disrupt Coach
Chick Meehan plans the with Pittsburgh Saturday The
workout the freshman especially furious
and after complained in his side
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
Stirling

Why shouldn't he smile,
Not only discovered that
he can be among those pres.
ent tonight, but has the
satisfaction of knowing
he'll look his best.
Evening suits of the
worlds finest fabrics.
Ready-to-wear tonight.
Fine tailoring at about
half the fine tailor's fee.
Dress overcoats, dress
shirts, silk hats, silk socks.
white gloves, patent leath-
ers, mufAers, canes.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Broadway Broadwa,
Convenient
broadway Corners Fifth Ave.
at warren at 4lst ST.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15
The True Test


1t has practically value when used by that
pass nor receive with certainty.
But eleven that has fast
down the field s always dangerous.
Only
the as should be handled.
aso season EDDIE Casey got away with than
critical of big At pitched
But Casey out Of the
air and keep on going He made two catches that almost
muf tumble
is going work itself minus help
The Western Sensation
oss Of Minnesota all ready to step the sensation the
Western campaign He picking where Harley e
starts" Western recently.
The West has had
Hrschberger Eckersal ODea Garrels Harley among Others
But there than that Oss
will be good the beand ground gamer even ae
Obtaining n. .miity
When there tendency part of anv masculine oar Of
ability develop expanding should take dav off
and watch Alexa Stirling play. ~
Without any carry her through weighing less than 9o
pounds she still finds trouble getting 22O wards down
the while her the frmn Of an rvsn
Out in Cleveland recently thera were cot dr ~ VI al Evans
races OF melancholy buffers weighing pounds az
they watched the Atlanta defy against the ball m
2lo-yad journey down the shaven pathway green
How Merely and ningof outino tho
ph IN at the proper spot with nothing wasted That's all
Concerning Willard
If want the facts Willard I'll give them to YOU
one Of his acquaintances told recently
II saw him about had talk with him. IF willard
DOESN'T weigh 300 He has put on At
ea o pounds since he fought Dempsey training for any,
thing is to put get in condition 6b+
again. and you put statement Willard
Is 'nr0ugh And If he wasn't he is through Dempsey"
The New Crop
u nck Harley Eddie Casey big Rodgers many the
All american array Of 1919 have passed
But there will be fear The 1919
eVVa IN football amazing 1920 season will call
even greater interest And with such
OF Cenc Oss, Of Minnesota cluster of talent still lott At psnn
v" ana J Syracuse etc. competition ever
one that
made keeping weather upon HUGO Bezde h ps
State mach ' e~ 'A~N "AN A' GIN
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15

Copy1ight, 1890, NetU York Tribune Imc.)
Football Sketches
NO. 5. THE QUARTERBACK
The Quarter calls the signals
Or returns hostile punt;
He's smaller than the others
And is often just q a-41,t.
But 1ohen tho scrap Is ouer
And the Win1,ing legions gloat
You'll find tho Quarter either
Is the Hero or the Goat.
He calls play through tackle
And he doesn't make yord
So eve7y one starts asking
Why he didn't try the guard
Or else he drops spiral
To the tune of hostile cheers,
And they hold 1t up against him
Only taOenty-sevem gears.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-15

We were discussing football and its
heroes with veteran scribe and "Dutch"
Carter. former Yale star pitcher, some
time ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-05
MRS. M. f. BELL WEEDS.
Is Married January % to j. f. Lucas
of Long Beach, Calf.

Mrs. NJ. f. Bell, for many years a
resident of Audrain County, and for
several years a resident Of Mexico,
was married to j. E. Lucas in Long
Beach, Calf, January 2S, according t.
word just received by her friends here.
She went there to visit about five
months ago. She writes that she will
make her home in Long Beach.
Mrs. Bell is the mother Of Earl Bell,
Of Benton City; and Of three other
children, Mrs. L. Rhines, of Long Is
land, N. Y; Mrs. E. C. Hess, of Mon.
roe County; and Renick Bell, Of
Youngstown, o., Mrs. Rhines was
present at her mothers wedding.
The Ledger joins Mrs. Bells many
Mexico friends in wishing her much
happiness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-05
nLITERATES MUST STUDY.

THE Kenyon Americanization
Bill, which has passed the Senate SO
10 IA, appears to Us to be a most on
structive piece of legislation and
along the right lines.
The bill requires all residents Of
The United States of 16 to II years Of
age, not mentally or physically dis
qualified, and all alien residents be-
tween the ages of 16 and As, who can
$50 speak, read or write English, to
attend school not less than two hun
Clrcd hours a year.
Administration of the bills prov
sions was placed in the secretary Of
'r>avior working through the bureau
q education. The measure requires
,hat the sum appropriated be apDor-
.onyt a@ong the states in ratio to tha
number Of resident illitcrates, pro-
vidlr-. however, that the state APP
propriate an equal sum for the same
purpose. Not less than $4,000 would
ne allotted to one state in any year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-05
spring,"-Livc Stock Reporter.

Grover Sims, who lives thirteen
miles of Mexico Friday gave Wright
Bros, of Columbia, a check for $6,240
in payment for sixteen mead of mules,
an average Of $500 per mead. One
pair both beautiful 3-year-old s~orrel5,
of perfect conformation, big boned
and stocky, that weighed $500 pounds
and were perfectly matched brought
81 1000, the highest price for a pair
of mules in Boone county this year.
These were mare mules and half sis
tiers. The McSsrs. Wright bought
them in Linn county, Mo. These mules
were bought by Wright Bros, at var
ious points in Missouri, and are an
exceptionally fine lot. All are three
and four year Odds. Two other pairs
IN the bunch were about as good, if
not as good, as the s~orrels. The rest
averaged up well with the best of the
lot. Mr.. Sims viii work twelve Of the
mules and will dispose of the remain
ing pairs. He drove them to MS
Ia,m recently. Mr.. Sims also bough.
from Robert Moore, of Boone county,
a mare and a horse mule, coming
fours, paying $3.50 for them.
Ten Of the sixty Poland China hogs
which were sold at the f. E. NARROW
and Son sale in Wellsvillc last week
were bought by Audrain County
stock men. Six of this number went
to Lewis Arnold, 17-year-old son of
Chas. p, Arnold. Others who pur-
chased animals were: Wennecker
Bros, Laddonia, one for $58; Edgar
Wilburn, Martinsburg, one for S63;
j. E. Steiner, Mexico, one for $92.50
and one for $40.
One of the largest crowds that ever
attended a sale in Wellsville was re-
ported to be present to see and bid on
the NARROW offerings, there being
many stock men there from a dis
lance. The average price paid for the
sixty hogs was $113.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-05
THE MUD TAX.

THE period of the year mas arrived
when Audrain county and Missouri
must pay its mud tax.
There is no evasion of this assess.
Elent, no hiding assets from the col
2ector or making low returns. Pay in
fnI IL demanded and exacted.
We may escape the collection the
greater part of the year, if the wealth
er permits, but from now until sum-
mer every second of lost time is more
than made up.
The efficiency of your hauling,
whether by wagon of truck or pas
serger car is cut down. The wear and
tear of aforementioned equipment is
many times multiplied. If this could
De correctly estimated and the pco-
pie fully shown the real cost Of the
mud tax they would find that a pay
Inent Of a bond issue would be infn-
itismai beside it.
1t is one Of the heaviest and most
~ourdcnsome taxes we have to pay. 1t
is true it is not as great as it was a
decade ago bat nevertheless it is far
heavier than most Of US realize.
When YOU are milling through the
mud think this matter over and CON
slider what a Godsond permanently i'm
proved highways would be to you and
your neighbor not only now out
throughout the year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-05
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
FOR VOLUNTEER NURSES

American Red Cross Headquarters
in st. Louis has notified all chapters
to mobolize and organize volunteer
nurses for work. This call not only
includes those who took the course
Of Home Care of the Sick but all
women and girls who will volunteer
10 Nurse. Register at once with Mrs.
George Saul, hostess at the Commun-
ity Room. If not convenient to reg
lister telephone Mrs. F. P. Van Ness
at the Hotel Alamo.
(Signed) MISS MARY HOFSESS,
Chairman Nursing Activities.
d&w1t MRS. C. C. HAMMOND,
Acting President County Red Cross.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-05
STOCK
NEWS


The farmers in the vicinity of Mar
tinsburg r organizing to build an
elevator there.
I. T. Van Note, IL miles southwest
of Mexico, will hold a sale on Feb.
"a. ]. T. johnson is auctioneer.
Probably the youngest hog breeder
in Audrain County is Lewis Arnold,
son of Chas. P. Arnold, county colIec-
tor. Although but II years old. and
still a stuednt in high school, he has .
small fortune invested in Poland
China hogs and is the manager Of a
business which is progressing rapidly,
At present he is the owner of about
sev~enty-fve head of grown hogs and
a large number of pigs. He plans to
mold his first sale in a short time, and
he expects to dispose Of about thirty
head then.
Accompanied by his father young
Arnold attends many of the pure bred
sales which are held in the state. Re
Gently he was the buyer Of six head
at a sale held in Wellsville by Z. f
MARROW and Son. Those he bought
are: Busters Giantess, 1925; Orange
Lady, $145; B. Lady, 500; one for
$3.50, another for $7S and a sixta
for $1O7.50.
Lewis Arnold has been in the hog
business for about two years. He
started with one pig which ..2 bought
from E. H. Carter, and from which he
has raised his herd, which mas been
enlarged from time to time by other
purchases.
He has always been a boy to save
his money and invest it, rather than
spend it for small luxuries as the ma
jority of children do, according to mis-
friends; and now that he has practic-
ally all his earnings invested in hogs,
he is much interested in all pertaining
to the proper breeding Of them. He
has his herd on his fathers farm a
few miles north of Mexico
W. W. johnson, we'll known stock
man and feeder Of Audrain county,
Mo-, was on the st. Louis market
Thursday with a load Of fed yearling
wethers that averaged SO lbs. and
brought $1,000 per cwt. This is a rec
ord for that number, 115 head bring
ing the price. These sheep were north
western bred stock and had been on
feed since shortly before Christmas,
straight corn constituting the grain
ration. MI. johnson is said to be the
originator of the practice of bringing
western lambs to Missouri and feed.
ing, shearing and marketing them as
clipped stock. He brought the first
bunch from Montana to Missouri for
this purpose in 1902. "Last year prob
ably $4,000 to 10000 western sheep
and lambs were fed in or around Aud
rain county," stated Mr.. johnson to
a Reporter representative. "This rear
not a half or a third of that number
have been fed. Our stockman we're
afraid to take hold last fall at the
high prices prevailing for thin lambs.
Now they are sorry they failed to do
so. Corn is selling at SLAP or there
abouts and cattle feeders have lost
considerable money this season. Very
little wool has been contracted so far.
l do not believe wool prices will be
much if any lower than they were last
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-05
GEORGE H. MOORE, Collector

GEORGE H. MOORE, Collector of
Internal Revenue for the Eastern Dis
trict Of Missouri, is being promin-
emily mentioned as a Democratic can
didate for Governor. MI. Moore has
made a splendid record in his Federal
position and is we'll and favorably
known throughout Missouri. He is
well known in Mexico and Audrain
county where he has many warm
friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-05
GEORGIA VAN HORN DIES.
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Van
Horn Succumbs to Pneumonia.

Miss Georgia Lee Van Horn, ~
years old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John ]. Van Horn Of near Skinner,
died Saturday Of pneumonia. Funeral
services were conducted Monday aft
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and burial was
in Liberty Church cemetery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-05
MAKES OUTLINE
FOR IDEAL PRESIDENT
Col. r. VI. White Indorses the Eleven
Specifications Which This State
Presents
SOME SUCKERS" IN FLORIDA
Smooth Guy" Arrested in Fort Mey-
ers Rccently-0thers Should
Take Lesson

Fl Myers, Fla. Jan. p, 1920
Various states are presenting their
"favori;e sons" as good presidential
timber" Some are impossibilities and
some are Jokes.
Ohio has $ good idea Of what ought
10 enter into the makeup Of a pres
ident and from ;ha; state We get the
following fine specifications for the
next president II this United states,
be he De.n>crS: " Republican:
!. An homes: nan.
>. 4 man n character.
5. A man Crat:srs DO not like.
s, 4 man gratters do not love.
t. 4 mar who has won the conf
dence Of common folks.
5. A mar who will not peddle mis-
soul for any office.
6. A man whose sovereignty rests
beneath his hat.
Z. A man who belongs to nobody
but God and Uncle Sam.
8. A man who is not suspected of
having tainted morals or tainted dol
lars.
8. A mar who is not h~and-cuffcd
by capital, labor, liquor, class, clan.
creed or crowd.
10. A man who will not use office
to grind his own axe to chop his own
wood to get rich.
II. A man who is big and bold, not
bought nor sold, not blind nor deaf,
not bluffcd nor buldozcd.
States having a favorite son which
they would like to present would do
well and save themselves and the
son much embarrassment, if they
would take him out behind the barn
some bright day and give him a pri-
vate, honest measuring up against
these specifications If he measures
up as much as 80 per cent, all the way
through, then he will be a dangerous
opponent for the position for any man
whose claim to precedence is solely
that he is one big voice and a bigger
bluff.
A smooth guy" like some of those
who visit Mexico so often, was arrest
here this week for trading worth
less oil stocks for Liberty bonds.
There are suckers" as we'll as tarpons
in Florida. Why is it some people will
trade their Liberty bonds for stocks
that a sensible business man woula
not buy with counterfeit money?
The funny thing is that Mexico, with
its splendid banks and up-to-date bus
mess mon, has the reputation Of being
a fin" market for worthless securi-
tics. The way to learn is ny exper-
fence, and some are learning. Others
should profit by their experience.
Florida is not only famous for its
climate and s~emi-tropical fruit, but
Florida near the Everglades
is a great place for game, and our
party today enjoyed a fine wild turkey
dinner. While | did not kill the tur-
key, you would have thought l did, by
the way | governed myself 1T the
dinner table. The hunting and fishing
bring large numbers of people here
every winter. | could catch all the
fish, and kill all the game, and pick
all the fruit, and eat it if I wanted
to, of course, but ! don't. Honestly,
| am too lazy to do anything but eat
sleep, and lie in the sun like an alli-
gator-think l must have the hook
worm or the sleeping sickness. Most
Of US have, down here. Thank good
ness it is durable! Most Of US wake
up again when we get cup North"
R. M. WHITE.