Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-13

YHERh have been Yale Harvard football games there
have been notable struggles between Swarthmore and
Haverford Lehigh and Lafayette and other hitter col
enate rivals but none can compare with the excitement
senera interest and rivalry between towns in the
eoa region on Thursday when their football teams bat
& ued for the championship at Lansford, Pa
NJ Coaidaie met Shenandoah Armisce Day. 4
the last four seconds of play. The final score was
t 70 w. and this caused sided celebration Coaldae
X ed not participate in the festivities.
VI. sun, the football game only n sdelight of
typical holiday in the Pennsy vania coal region Whom
The citizens up there decide take day off it is unan
NOUS 1t means day of real pleasure, with no thought
Of care Tor the future They enter into the spirit
occasion in whole hearted manner and enjoy
while the enjoying is good.
The town of Lansford assisted by Coaldae and Shcn.
sndoah, observed Armisticc Day. Everybody paraded
Several bands played martial airs. Thousands walked
senind the music Automobiles, fvvers trucks fell
n behind Women and children lined the sidewalks and
eheered the marchers seemed as IL everybody In three
0wns was present.
TIE football game icas the finale. II occupied
4 the principal spot on the program because OF
tAe rodI'p bettocen the teams and the townStok.
LAe foc~ "as decorated for the occasion. bnt in
fhe absence Of college oolors hundreds Of American
rags ~erc drapcd on houses and the streets.
Money Does Lot of Talking,
5ET,HEY have their original and peculiar way of
boosting favorite up the The rootcrs do quite
little talking but that is all. Large wads real
money are exposed and betting is fast and furious.
During the parade with hands stuffed with bills
large denomination shouted the top of their voices
tN Any part of a thousand on Coadaie.'
Even money win by touchdown
Other gentlemen with equally large hands and sur
rounding equally large amounts of money would up
hold brief discussion, hold up the parade
BETS had been made the marchers would start again.
Nobody kicked at the delay 1t all in the day work
IA Then came another parade-a sort of second
ton. The Condaie rooters desired perform all by
themselves and marched through the After that
Shenandoah, not be outdone, put a monooguc.
This warmed up the crowd for the big which
held in the ball park. Both teams having inside
knowledge of how football! games usually end, met
couple of weeks ago and put up $500 side to guard
against fights the field breaking the game up in
row. Occasionally the battles decided according
to the football code. The straight Marquis of Queens
berry rules supplant those compiled by Walter Camp.
The ball park which holds about 800 in the
grand stand which is in and after that
filled the late Ind the privilege of standing
As there a Of than 10000, many of the
spectators were their feet.
They surrounded the field but maintained perfect
order. There state police, local cops only
few soldiers who paradcd the seines. Not did
the try rush the field II the faires and
squarest I've
IVHEN everybody in his place looking at The
W barren football field. loud cheering sturtcd
near the entrance.
~ Band Leads Team Onto Field
USHENANDOAII is comng!' yelled the crowd
- There craning of necks and with it came
eutburst of music