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from a fairly close formation. hut the
fallacy of the so-called perfect pass
lies in the fact that probably not one
player in five hundred is able ito look
over the field, pick out his man and
make an accurate throw to him.
As matters stand. the play is more
n matter of individual ism than team
work. except as applied TO two or
three men. and it is the work of the
TWO or three directly CONCERNED. par
ticularly that of the pasker. which
needs development to insure greater
successes with the most spectacular
play the modern gridirom has pro-
duced.
Georgetown's foot ball squad leaves
today at noon for Atlanta. where it
is to line up against Georgia Tech
Saturday. The Blue and Gray is hope
full of winning. though it realizes it
is up against it. In comparing the
records of the two teams. impartial
judgment says there is nothing which
indicates Georgetown, has better than
an outside chance to. win.
University of Maryland. following
a brief workout yesterday. will put
in a hard session this afternoon in
preparation for the struggle with
Syracuse Saturday. The squad leaves
tonight. Today's workout will be 4
boon 10 the Mary kl nders. and full ad-
vantage will be taken of the half
holiday given because of Armistice
day. So late is the Maryland squad
getting on the field now that it does
not get an opportunity to put in more
than half an hour of good practice.
The Marylanders have four light.
fast-runnng halfbacks in Brewer.
Sender, Bosley and Paganucci. and
not one of them is in good shape.
Coach Bryan Morse Of George
Washington probably will press into
service several members Of his fresh
man eleven for his game with Ford
ham Saturday. The Hatchetites are
anxious about keeping the best men
on the team in good condition for the
final hard games of the schedule.
Fosse. quarterback for Catholic Uni
versity. played good enough foot, ball
last Saturday against the University
of Maryland to warrant the prediction
that in another season he should be
one of the best men in the section.
Not only did he use excellent judg-
ment in running his team. but also
showed exceptional ability in carry
ing the ball and in defensive work.
Fosse is an ex-service man and was
in hospital in France for a month as
a result of an overdose of German
gas.
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The impression prevailed in base ball
circles today that Federal Judge Lands
Of Chicago. who has been selected as
chairman of the new board OF controi
at a salary of S30.0tp year, VIII De
unanimously agreed upon and his APP
pointment ratified by The loyal five"
American League club owners after the
peace meeting tomorrow.
Choice of Landis Approved.
Judge Landis' name is heard on every
hand among base bail men attending
the Kansas City convention. He is the
man of the hour hereabouts, where the
good of base ball. is earnestly sought.
They point out that Judge Lands knows
base ball and not only from the stand
point of the fan, either
) During the case of the Federal
League in its fight against organized
base ball Judge Lands thoroughly di-
gested the national agreement. and other
points before hearing the evidence.
Therefore, he cannot be called an OUT
slider, it was claimed.
Base ball leaders say he. is. as dis
interested as any man who could be
found. great admirer of the game and
10 obligated to nobody.
Minors to Pick Committee.
Selection of the committee to be
appointed today by the minor leagues
to help reorganiZe base bah was the
chief business before the minor
league convention. The minor leaguers
voted for a committee of six, with
President NJ. II. Sexton as chairman.
to confer with committees of like
and American leagues. The belief
prevailed that two class A repre-
sentatives on the committee will be
William H Mccarthy Of San Fran
cisco. president of the PACIFIC Coast
League. who gained prominence
=, = Sol 40 a hos h..li fNf'
crooks on the Coast, and George E.
Belden. president@io the. Minneapolis
club of the American Association. The
other four members will be one each
from classes A. B, C and D[feagues-
mike" Cantillon. president of. the
Sputh Dakota League is mentioned
10 one of them. \. r. Tearney of
Chicago. president of the Three L and
Western leagues. alsS IS mentioned
- q probable choice.
Owners Only in Meeting.
when the sixteen clubowners of the
major leagues meet in Chica go tom or
row the conference will be a heart-to-
heart affair. and the results are ex-
pected to bring peace to base ball.
There will be no lawyers. -secretari es,
photographers nor outsiders IN at
tendance. Even Ban Johnson, presi-
dent of the American League, and
President Heydler of the National
League will be excluded. Base ball
men declared that the presence of
lawyers constantly bringing up tech
nical questions" was one of the prin-
cipal disturbing factors in the meet
ings held preliminary to the split In
the ranks from major leagues
The board lof arbitration of minor
leagues lookup several disputes be-
fore it today. .invol sing players. sal
aries and territorial disputes.
The agreement to make last-min-
ute attempt to avert a base ball war
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defeat Georgetown at Atlanta hit
Alabama Poly viii have it's hands full
with Washington and. Lee Z
Ont in the middle west the games
are especially important in deter
mining the standing of second place
rather than arst. on course il Wis
consin. which. by the way is a
mighty powerful team. and one which
is liabi. to trip up Illinois. should
win that game. complications would
ensue. regarding the title to first
place The Wisconsin-illinois game
is Richards, chance 10 pull down the
leaders Having lost his Ohio State
game. ne will strive with all his
might and may win. for he has a
fine team. despite it's reverse The
Michigan Chicago contest AT Ann Ar
bor should bs. a close match 10th
teams fighting for glory after a sea-
son IN which each eleven has expert
enced number of hard-luck games.
The Ohio Minnesota game will be
the same kind OF contest. Mime
sofa has usually come stronger
toward the rfrl Of a season. and this
is Williams last chance to gather
real honors., Wilce knows this. and
knows also. the ability of men like
Oss and Arnston. But he has num-
ber of stars himself AN of whom are
ANXIOUS to get loose.
In the far west the oreeon-M ash
ington game at Eugene and the
Washington State-Dr~Ron Ageies at
Pullman will To- hIrd-foucht strug-
giles. Southern California should de-
feat Santa Clara at Los Angeles. =
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WITH THE BIG THREE"

NEW HAVEN. Conn, November IL
While there is some uncertainty as 10
the backfield lineup, formation ana
signal drills held this week indicate that
Yale will start against Princeton on
Saturday with the following set of for
wards: Cutler. left end: MacKay. left
tackle: Acosta. left guard: Cross, CEN
ter: Capt Callahan. right guard:
Walker. right tackle: Dilworth. right
end. Frank Kelly is the only player
assured of IA position in the backfield.
Murphy may direct play. with ordan
and Aldrich starting in the other places.
PRINCETON, y. j.. November IL
Stinson and lie Gendre. at ends. and
Keck and Hooper at tackles. are being
used by Coach Roper in Princeton's
drills and likely will be in these posi-
lions when Yale is encountered. Shifts
have been frequent in the center of the
line. but Dickinson and Mcmahon,
guards. probably will be started and
cant. Callahan is sure to be at center.
Lourie, Clarity, Gilroy and Scheerer are
tn omen play in the backfield.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. November IL
Harvard will send second team against
Brown despite the known strength of
the latter The Crimson coaches will
risk a defeat at the hands of the Provi-
dence eleven in order to save their best
PLAYERS for the big test against Yale.
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came at a meeting of the directors OF
the American League YESTERDAY anu
was one of the results Of conferences
between owners OF the rival major
league factions. The peace news was
announced in dramatic fashion In the
middle of an address Garry derr-
mann, owner of the CINCINNATI NJ
tionals, was delivering to the minor
league meeting.
Ban JOhnssn's statement.
President johnson of the American
League, in commenting on the JOINT
meeting, issued the following STATE
ment:
1.-THE American League has been
standing for the principle that a re-
organization. of base ball should Dc
worked out primarily by committee
composed of representatives from the
National League. the American
League and the National Association.
It seems now such a committee Is to
De created to consider and work out
plan for reorganization.
1T has now been arranged that an
informal conference of major league
club owners shall take place. The
| purpose of the conference is to see II
, some way. iron out their points OF
difference"
Admit 12-Club League L. joke.
While the National League club
owners issued no formal statement.
| most of them take the stand that what
already has been done in ADVANCE
ment of base ball reorganization can
not be changed at the conference to-
morrow.
The National Leaguers frankly ad-
nit they do not want twelve-ciub
league unless it is forced upon them
to organize it. and that it would be a
Joke" Mr.. Hermann stated that 1t
would be ridiculous to form league
! with two clubs in three cities. Be.
fore leaving for Chicago he declared
he was confident the situation could
be adjusted to the satisfaction OF ALL
Program Tor Meeting.
President Heydler Of the National
League said that at the meeting in
Chicago tomorrow the conferees would
not be bound to vote on any subject.
whether for. war or peace. He Saio
the meeting would be called to order
at noon and would continue until din
ner time, all club owners and presi-
dents of the two leagues being in at
tendance Then they would adjourn
two hours. he said. giving both sides
Il chance to talk things over. Then IL
no agreement could be reached the
club owners of the two leagues would
meet again in the evening in an at
tempt to settle the controversy.
Grin Attends Session.
The negotiations toward peace came
in President Heydlers room yester-
day Gathered there were several club
owners from the two leagues. includ-
ing Clark Griffith. of the Washington
Anne ricanss =
After several propositions had been
presented. the National League dele
CATION advanced the suggestion Of an
informal conference in Chicago, which
was accepted
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CHANCE is SEEN |
IN THE FORWARD PASS
Tigers Showed Poor Defense Against Aerial r ac
tics in Harvard COrtest-Other Big Games i
to Be Decided Saturday. i
BY WALTER CAMP.

l." fORk November LIFT Yale has read the handwriting the
wall and detected the
defense the forward
ala not offer PrinceonS wi
nave spent all OF this
an offensive and defensive
nor he DAYS ago it certainly seemed though la chances could
NJ %" good they
pP PIP and nFs going badly Yale partiean the
shove
lighting spirit and the old Bulldog
thing b." promising
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ARMISTICE DAY FINDS.
: RIVALS TALKING PEACE
Factions Agree to Informal Conference in Chi
cago Tomorrow, at Which, 1t Is Hoped, Diff
ferences May Be Amicably Adjusted. ..

ANSAS CITY 1-Rval club
resting their preparatory to the
peace Of the clubs Chicago tomorrow The
Minor eaeuers settling will to Chicago
and his loyal FIVE" club owners lett last
the battle-ground before
August the Cincinnati Nationals and several
the and
H. Ebbe the Brooklyn Nationals and sVera
today conferences
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Greb 0utfghts Madden,

KALAMAZOO. Mich, November II.
and outfought BARLEY Madden Of
New York last night. Greb carried the
hight to his opponent throughout the
ten rounds
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Would Retain Golf Leaders.

CHICAGO. November 1.-THE nomi :
mating committee of the Western Golf
Association has voted to nominate
the present board of officers for an
other year Wilbur H. Brooks Of the
Mayfield Country Club, Cleveland, is
president.
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Gallaudet Reserves Ahead.

Long runs featured the Galaudet re-
serves AZ to victory scored over the
Naval Air Station at Kendall Green yes
terday Danofsky, who made two of the
Gallaudet touchdOwns. and kannapei,
quarterback of the Kendall Greeners.
starred A forward pass helped the
aviators to their touchdown.
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Abbott Soccerites. Lead.

Abbott Schools soccer team went
into the lead in the Fifth. Division
League yesterday. when it downed
Blake School. ; to .. In another
match in the Same league Henry-PoIk
yannuished TWininG- to. .
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Greenleaf Retains Cue Title.

CHICAGO. November 11.-Ralph
o'reenleaf Of Monmouth. ILL.,, retained
his title as pocket billiard champion of
the world last night, when he defeated
Arthur Woods of Minneapolis, 125 to
80.
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Hobart A. C. to Oppose Rex.

The Hobart Athletic Association. one
of the oldest foot ball organizations in
Pennsylvania. will oppose Rex Athletic
Club in game at Union League Park
Sunday afternoon. Former Villanova.
Penn State and Carlisle players will APP
pear in the visitors lineup.
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Herzop Is Operated On.

BALTIMORE. Md, November IL
charles l. (Buck) Herzog OF Lne
Chicago Cubs underwent an OPP
In6rmary His illness is not serious
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Leonard Signs for Fight.

NEW YORK. November 11.-Benny
Leonard has signed to defend his
lightweight title in the next show to
be held at Madison Square Garden.
Indications point to Kitchie Mitchell
as his OPPONENT
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Game at Gallaudet Saturday.

GaIIaudet will be the only college
foot ball team in action here Satur-
CAV. The Kendall Greeners are to
play the Camp Humphreys eleven.
GaIIaudet's game with DreXel Insti-
tute in Philadelphia has been post
poned until November 20.
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Greyhound Quint Holds Lead.

Defeating the Peaches, 81 to l. yes
te rday. the Greyhounds retained their
lead In the Burial Class Girls
Basket Bsll League race. The Dread
naugbts' wenteinto second place with
~ to s victory over the IrOnclads.
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Sul,stitutions: Teeh-Parelia for GUIDE. GUIDE
for SmppIee. suppiee for J. Pugh. MacCartee
for Parker. Imnigan for WOLF. western
Sthantz for Welliver Cherry Tor fin9cane.
Finmcane for Cherry. Cherry for Hall, koonz
for Wright Tcnchdowns: Z. PuEh t.). Far
ter on MacCartee Goals from tOuchdowns:
Ueine IN Referee-Mr. Greer Catholic Uni
versity( Umpire-Mr. Gammell tRroMn)
Head linesman-Mr. Morris tMaryiandl Time
of periods-1O minutes each.
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W A-i1 hi- u W YIN W tSt igginIa
ia comparison with Princeton. was il'i
encouraging feature. The Princeton
harvard contest. though gave an an
opportunity to see how good Prince
ton was. 1t left the Princeton men
confident of a victory over Yale: the
Yale men blue with depression on :sc-
count OF Princeton's excellent play.
princeton may sweep Yale of her
feet by the ferceness Of it's play in
the early part Of the game. This had
it's effect on Harvard. and the Prince
ION team OF this year is one OF TIN.
hardest playing teams of the se.rson.
The fact that it had the game snatch
ed out of it's hands at Cambridge will
make II even more aggressive for the
Yale contest. 1t should be a much
better game than was looked for two
weeks ago: and will be as productive
of thrills as have all Princeton-fale
games in the past The odds still
favor Princeton. but the possibilities
as outlined above must be taken into
serious considerable and good for
ward passing, and defense to il, GER
tainly will put Yale into a far better
position than she has been.
The coming Pennsylvania-Dart-
mouth game at Philadelphia has
gained a great deal of interest
through the excellent showing of the
Red and Blue against Pittsburgh. 1t
'eeIhcu Inc FtJutcn1tcu rem team.
and Warmers men Were fortunate.
through the brilliancy of Tom Davis.
to get away with "A Victory.
Dartmouth's decisive defeat Of Cor
nell will make ii the favorite. hui
not by any such margin as would
trouncing that Virginia Military
Academy and Penn State administer
ed to Heisman's team. There were
other evidences of great Improvement
in both attack and defense. and some
forward passes that were good ones.
Dartmouth will have TO prepare for
this kind of attack. but it is a vet
eran aggregation with lots of expe-
rience. and while the cont est probably
will not be Is big a scoring one as
last year. Dartmouth has the better
OF the prospect.
Harvard should beat Brown at
than did Yale. II it does not the
chances of Yale for a week from
Saturday will look up considerably.
Unless Harvard in the fear of laying
up men. plays a substitute team its
line should prove too strong for
Brown. Naturally. it will be a prob
lem for Fisher and the coaches at
Cambridge to determine whether they
should put in their best men and re-
store some of the confidence which
harvard must nave lOSt In the mtuule
of the Princeton game. or take the
other tack of saving men and energy
for Yale.
The Cornell Columbia game at
IthacA will be the feature i'm western
New York state. and will be particu-
Iarly interesting in pitting. the coach
ing of Dobie against that of ONeill.
Unless Cornell suffered too much in
the loss Of energy in the Dartmouth
game it should have a shade the bet
ter of it, but not an easy time by any
means.
Pittsburgh and Washington and
Jefferson will stage good game at
Pittsburgh. though Warmers men Will
not enter the match overconfident as
they did against Penn.
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Strong Foe for Navy Yard.

Navy Yard expects to encounter it's
strongest opponent of the season in the
Riverside, N. j.. Athletic Club eleven,
at American League Park. Sunday The
Gunmakers have two teams drilling for
the game
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Will Lead Spartanburg.

sPARTANBURG, s. G., November
1f.-Al Bridwell former big leas ~ :
ana rtanburs South Atlantic League
club next season. 49,
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FORWARD PASS NOW REAL OFFENSIVE i
GRID WEAPON, NOT MERELY A THREAT
BY II. c. BYRD.

used expeden keeping
r. immediate
rapidly Develop
ground well ounded
ball still somewhat
stage. probably bring
ny like its full possibilities
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Basketers Meet Tonight.

= Representatives. of basket ball
teams will meet at Spalding's 18th
street store at o'clock tonight to
organize District league. Twelve
teams are expected to enter the cir
cult
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D G. Title Grid Game December 5.

The annual Rex Athletic Club-Navy
Yard game for the District Independent
foot ball championship Will be played
December 5. A field has not yet been
selected.
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Huhn to Manage Augusta.

Milwaukee has sold Catcher fnili
unhn 10 the Augusta ciI,b. Southern At
lantic League. which he will manage
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Pittsburgh and Washington and
Jefferson will stage a good game at
Pittsburgh. though Warmers men Will
not enter the match overconfident as
they did against Penn.
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In the south Georgia Tech should
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-11
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
CALLS MOTORISTS
Is Practically All Improved Road
Up TO the Missouri
River.

III ne are hundreds Of automobiles OF
oil descriptions now upon the Lincoln
Highway between New York and San
Francisco carrying their occupants INTO
new fields OF scenic and historic interest
and into n new and delightful environ
mcnt cl wholesome hcalth-giving enjoy
mcut.
Reports even as caly rs June to the
Lincoln Highway Association IN Detroit
revealed that more than one thousand
tourists passed through salt Lake Clty,
Utah, I'M the first IL days of that month
that IS ears took On supplies at EVANSTON
Nyo. on the Lincoln Highway IN one
day Similar reports came from all along
the line
Radically different are the conditions
which the motorist will find upon this
transenntncntal thoroughlarc today from
thosr existing hut a few years back.
The lincoln Highway permanently de
fined and connected m ITS entirety OK
tends without a gap from Forty-second
street md broadway, New York City,
td Coldcn Gate IN the last five years
millions of dollars have been expended
i'm rs improvements vet II must not he
taken lat granted that II Is today IN any
sense finished and perfected boulevard.
lar from a.
Excepting for n very few miles oil OF
the Lincoln Highway from the eastern
terminus to the Missouri River IS nm
proved road Upon this stretch through
the States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
tnlo. Indiana and Illinois on extensive
building program IS under way this year
and the detours ncccsstated by this
work form the most irksome part OF the
irive
but three wears ago the New Jersey
and pennsvlvanla sections of the Lincoln
Highway were well kept scenic boule-
var,ls. macadam paved and perfectly
maintained The surprising and tremen-
dnus development of motor truck travel
which centred upon and still taxes this
section of the highway proved too great
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-11

burden for this type of surfaclngi the
road could not stand the burden. II gave
way. Every effort, however, is made to
keep the highway open to travel by tDc
most practical means OF maintenance ana
in a large instance the road is being re-
built with more durable material, planned
To carry and care for traffic Of all de-
scriptions for the present and In the
future.
Like conditions, although to a lesser
degree, exist in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
Millions of dollars arc being expended at
this time to make Of this u straight through
interstate artery of commcrciai and pas
senger travel originally conceived by the
founders of the Lincoln Highway.
A great expanse OF constructive I'M
provemcntisto be observed by the traveller
as he continues westward across the great
grain producing States OF Iowa and Ne
braska. But from the Mississippi River
west to the coast, with the exception OF
California, the permanent hard-surfaccd
road has not as yet fully come into its
own. However, the ice is broken, start
has been made. Responding TO the cease
less efforts of the Lincoln Highway>As-
sociation, directed to this end since 1913,
great progress is being made.
Even in Iowa, long known as tho mud
diest of mud road States, concrete Soc
ITEMS of the Lincoln Highway have made
their appearance. They are also to be
seen in Nebraska. Much of the route in
these two States is gravel and where not
otherwise improved is well graded and
drained.
Evidence Of highway betterment is to
be observed all across Wyoming No ter
rors to the motorist are presented in
Utah, where the desert country ia first
encountered Though not as yet COM
pleted, the Goodyear cutoff across the
lower arm of the Great Salt Lake Dessert
is open for travel and offers n material
saving in mileage, eliminating what has
heretofore been the worst section of the
Lincoln Highway between the two coasts
At various points in Nevada road
work is under construction, much of this
being directly financed through the Lin
coin Highway Association with funds