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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-28
Basketball Explained
ny PHILIP @. LEWIS
O19ankeP and President Of the Board of
Approved Basketball Officials.


Approved BasEstbali J. onici.ls. %s oA'u OF
Is q hg.l to dIbsle tn, ball in The
Collegiate Rules. Rule 10. Section G.
Notsmpassing the ball from one hand
ball is clearly batted. The ball may
dr,SSle. tsee Rule I, Section $ also. as : :
Eastern League, Rule IS, Section 2,
Nots--JuRgling the ball IL also con-
sidered running, with the ball. as the
ball must be thrown higher than the
dribblers head. The dr. .bble must start
with the ball and not with the run
while thro,oing fouls ny opponent Is
Ssfo~dtng Uhe1e the circle and tho lane
Nns meet. 40 throU he bends hts
knees. insist that Il 10 illegal. but the
rsSsrst ,,2s~s, pays no o'''"f'"" to It. Who is
Collegiate Rule II, Section 7. fourth
ana NTH lines-Or in any way 10 dis
concert the player who has n free throw,
Eastern League Rules, Rule IS. Sec
ti0n ), last three lines-No player. Is
allowed by voice or action to interfere
with the foul thrower. II 10, he shall
have another throw.
DN,ing time out tho players Of a
feSm assemble phere the coach Is seated
and converse Nth him. This Is a0di,lst
the rules. Is IL NOT!
Colleg ate Rule 10, Section s--There
shall be no coaching from the side lines
during the progress OF the game by any
oAe Officially connected with either team
(Aloo see Rule 6. Section TO- last three
lineq.) Eastern League Rules not COW
ered In the rule book.
n the ball dead toher oat Of boundsf
Collegiate Rule Z. Section 8 b-The
ball II dead when the ball goes out Of
boNhds
GAstern League Rules-Not covered
~ ~ rules.
q Aet arS the duttss Of an umptvsf
II 0n1aUiete Rule g. Section l0--The
- ghAll call fouls committed by
Mayer, but he shall pay particular
- fe the players In the back
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EVERETT SCOTT REAL
RUST-PROOF IRON MAN
This Ball Player Has Played So Many Consecutive
Diamond Engagements That His Record Is
Nearly as Miraculous as RutRs
BY GRANTLAND RICE

will be one Of the high spots Of the
year.
The Real Iron Man
TNvERE1T SCOTT. Of Boston and
T. New York, is the real iron man OF
his trnde, outcla assing all others VINO
held the trademark for q spell. -. !.
This citizen from, the Republic OF
Bing has played so many consecutive
ball games without an intermission tnat
the leading mathema ticians have been
forced into integral calculus to compute
the exact figures. ~.
specd, and the rumor Is now out that
his new slogan is 1000 or bust
Baseball Isn't bone cracking scrim.
mage, but the wear and tear OF the sport
have cut down many stalwart soul
and dismantled many a lineup.
Only a few ever complete the menu
for a single season. But Scott. minus
rust and breakage, sloss along as
steadily Us time. His present record IL
almost as miraculous MS the ma jestic
cannonading Of Babe" Ruth.
Adding Few Queries
'0NE Of tho main queries of the day
~ seems to be fashioned in these
words: What is the matter with COL
lege sport?" -,
To which we annex these few addi-
tional questionnaires:
What is the matter with Congress?
What is the matter with our law.
makers?
What il the matter with modern 80.
ciety. old and young!
What is the matter with human na
ture?
What is the matter with the world =?
How many have ever figured just
what element Of college sport is clean,'
fair, decent and all for the game?
;0NE can "view with alarm more
~ than one or two spots In college
sport beyond all question. But one can
also point with pride" at n far greater
array Of collegiate endeavor until his
arm drops off. Well take our gamble
on the average college sport against the
average Of any other national institu-
ton. including human nature, when
tracked and cornered in its normal hab-
itat.
! Copvrtoht, 1899 All Riohts Reserved,
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FEARS PASSING OF
COLLEGE GRID GAMES
Western President Says Game Is on
Trial for Pro Evil

Chicago. Feb. %. - intercollegiate
football will bc wiped out within tho
next few years unless 1t is purgcd of
professionalism. Lotus D. Coffman,
president of the University of Mime
sofa. said in an address before Chicago
alumni last night.
college athletes are on trial. he
said. The worst thing with which
we have to contend today is the effort
by certain persons to procure players
to purchase football teams. OF late
we have become tremendously interested
in championships. The question IS not
low much value the student derived
but who will win the chnmpionship?'
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= II % " ull Inv
stuff ! had and
forced me into
the hardest bat
re since ] ever
have answered
the bell. II h Il t
happened IN my
r g G e mt set to
with j / m m y
Darcy. the CAL
ifornian.
AS soon us we
fell . into the
first y clinch l
k n e " that |
was up against
u r Il t h . /
rough. rugged
aA.@r- an
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''The Hardest Battle
of Mu Rinq Career"
BY TOMMY LOUGHRAN

match, was packing his bag, evidently
making hasty getaway in the next
room. where Darcy was getting ready
for our match. Darcy was talking.
Whats your hurry, PhiI?" he
asked. "Wait for me-lll knock this
bimbo out in q couple Of rounds and
we'll 60 back to New York on the same
Sct-up for change. Never heard Of
him and I'll sock him for n loop along
about the second or third"
When heard Darcy talking in the
dressing room I smiled to myself. But,
seated there on the floor taking the
count. made ME take Darcy's boast
more seriously, and ! made up my mind
that Jimmy WAS going 10 miss that
train he intended taking with Kaplan.
Getting 70 my feet. | started to back
away, with Darcy after me. swinging
wildly. He kept crowdlng me until the
finish of the round the end Of which
found me entirely rid of that dizzy feel +.
.ny after the knockdown.
Starting with the fourth, ken,
thinking Of that train Darcy was so
anxious TO get, and at the same time
had both hands working fast. Nothing
would have pleased me NOR" than Ia
have Darcy cav" for New York as he
had expected. But, if he were. | was
confident ] wouldn't be the one knocked
out.
so trjcd my utmost 10 br the
one to slip orcr the rcN. .knorn
wallop. BIT hes touGh-that
tcilom DarcD dnd, belicrr me.
rren II nc lCasn't knockcd out,
he got himself a s,ccH lacing.
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held away ,frcm the ball. He may. when
requested b. the rc.erec assis; in out
ot-eounds decisions and shall co-operate
with h!rl in enforcing the rule against
coaching The real duties Of al. UNI
pre- depend upon the team work Of the
two officials
what - meant jy s'r men on the
Ho"F, ana |hd' happers in such a ccsef
Co!!egia'r Rule 8. Section 3, and
Rule Is. Se"ton Six men on the ficor
IN ralty Is having SIX men participat-
ing In the play. This rarely occurs
What does occur f. substitute in his
excitement rushes on the floor Just as
the referee tosses tho ball. which results
III there being six men on the floor
The sixth man does not get in the play
but technically il Is a foul. q ne Is on
the floor without having reported to the
referee.
Eastern League Rulo l3, Sections I
and The same conditions hold good
IN those rules as In the other but with
cool and collected players it never
occurs.
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FOUL.GOAl TOSSERS TO
COMPETE At ST. J0SEPH'S
intershe elastic Contest Will BE
Staaed In colleae GYM roniaht

The first annual foul-shooting con.
test for high and prep schools will be
staged tonight under the auspices Of
st. Joseph's College, in the st. 10.
seph's gym, at Seventeenth and Stiles
streets.
The contest will start promptly at Z
o'clock, and will be followed by a col.
lege basketball game between st. 10.
seph's and Seton Hall, Of South
Orange.
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AlIeaheny Slams Mccracken AaaIn

Meadville. Pa, Feb. 2s, Herb McCracken,
former University Of Pittsburgh grldiron
star. has signed contract TO coach the
football team at Allegheny College again
next fall, II was learned here today
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Former Pitt Star Coach at Cent?.

Pittsburxh. Feb. 2s.--F'rierds here vs-.
advised today that James D. DonS. "Tle
former University Of Pittsburgh ina.nS.r'..' Sr.'
has signed a contract as assistant Sonthasn,;
was varsity linesnran for three year. ''ha
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r NOCKED down for the first time
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tire and found the conditions too per
fect' for him. This Will sound strange
h" said, but II was the difference between
putting on temporary and summer EreenS.
The table at tho championship was literally
Mo- good for mo"
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j. +. Cone Morton ought to qualify ~ one
OF our most versatile athletes The FORMER
cricket expert and present golf player pulled
some startling shots for the mObs whom he
competed in the recent tournament for tho
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Walter T.. Long has resigned as secretary
II Avon,mink due 20 pressure Of business at
the Philadelphia Electric Company. accord
ing to Bob Mishler. "iie has been secro-
ever discharged his duties more faithfully or
more efficiently" was Mishlers praise,
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
ctsss" cs%e,:ss BASEBALL H5'sS5S s3ssssSSR 81
80 @nsss1 tA244 tAa5244

The Browns have sixteen and the
Yankees seventeen more games IN
play. If the Browns win all Of
their remaining games the Yanks
can lose only one game to win. II
the Browns lose four games of their
remaining contests, the Yankees
must win twelve of their seventeen
games to, win. The result of the
series between the two teams. be.
ginning the end of the week, NAV
decide the pennant fight.
The Giants gained a full game on
the Pirates yesterday and now lead
pittsburgh five and a half games.
The Yankees and Browns both won,
the Yanks retaining their lead of a
game and a half.
The Giants have twenty and the
Pirates nineteen more games to
play. II the Pirates win all OF
their remaining contests the Giants
need win only fifteen Of their
twenty games to win the flag. II
the Pirates lost four Of their nine.
teen games, the Giants must Swin
eleven Of their remaining twenty
games.
Goose Goslin looked like his old
slugging self against Bill Piercy
and Benny Karr. The youngster
stepped into the ball with all the
imaginable. Result-five
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
FIVE VETERAN
PLAYERS JOIN
CR|DIkON GANG
Virginia Has Large Squad on
Lambeth Field Preparing
For Coming Campaign.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept
12.-Thirty-seven men reported yes
terday afternoon for opening practice
at Virginia. A heavy rain made
drilling on Lambeth none too easy
but Head Coach Thomas J. Campbell
and Assistant Coach Earl G. Able
put the mon through light work
such as passing and running, vester'
day afternoon and again this morn
ing.
About fifteen Of the men we're out
for line positions. and these were
given especial attention by Cuach
Able. while Coach Campbell begar
work on a slightly larger group OF
men trying for places In the hack
field. Arrivals this y fternoon and to.
morrow are expected to the squad
to over 100 by the time college opens
Thursday.
Only five letter men were out yes.
terday. Capt. "Toofy" Hail. sam
Ward, staige Davis Blnokford and
John Staige Davis for line places d
Sam Maphis IN the. backtield, Hut
on account OF the wealth OF most
promising material from last seasons
scrubs and first.year alsvens there
was no sign OF possirnisin,
Benny Arnold. former Lynohburs
College star: Matt Wilson, and Hal
Little. who were freshmen last fall,
and Herbert Dean make up a most
likely quartet among tho backtteld
aspirants.
In the line Bill Dietrich and Wal
ter Brown from the scrubs, with
Jack Meeke and I'd crump. forn, o.
freshmen, are out for the ends,
Fred Thesmar. captain of tho 1921
freshmen. will try for center, and
John Ryan, Jim Winston and George
Raney will be given trials In either
positions.
Until oiausea begin next Monday
the mon will be put TO work each
morning at 10 o'clock and ca ah aft
ernoon at $50. At first, especially
until the hot spell IL over, the drilis
will be light. but the men will dc
most of their training In full equip
nlent from the start.
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straight bingles and hop in his
average up to 1876. As he in about
TO go West, Goslin may hit his
stride once more and climb I'm
among the league leaders. He has
slumped terribly over the last
month.
Roger Peckinpaugh came through
IN the seventh inning yesterday.
WIN clever pay on Muddy Ruel
ABOUT 1our birds applauded. 1t was
second base. Peck took 1t on the
run. letting it go while on the
waiter Johnson's hit was a red.
not drive rast Blackie O'Rourke.
The former Griff waved his Rloyed
paw at 1t. Had he STONED that
drive. he might have lost two or
three fingers
Milan's men gained a full game
over the pursuing Mackmen yester.
day and today four and half
games separate them. However. the
Griffs will have to win more often
tnat ever now and then in the
west to keep from sliding hack
into seventh place.
II George sisler hits safely hut
once today against the Tigers. he
VIII equal Ty Cobb's American
League record Of hitting safely
IN forty consecutive games. The
Browns firstsacker slapped Howard
Ehmke Tor a single yesterday, thus
keeping his streak going.
Babe Ruth went on a rampas. vc,.
terday. Bambino slugged out two
home runs bringing his count to 81
for the season, crashed out two dou.
bles against the Athletic pitchers
and aided the Yankees to defeat
Mack's men. 0 to 4.
Although the Giants pitcher. fnjl.
ed to last nine innings in the double.
header against the Braves, Nc.
Graw's me -~re through with n
double victory due to the fact they
outhit the Braves. Each game was
won by 7-to.8 score. The double
victory placed the Giants blk games
ahead Of the Pirates who were idle.
The Browns kept pace with the
Yankees by defeating the Tigers in
a ninth tinning rally. with'the bases
full q two out McManus came
throuG. nth the hit that sent over
the tieing and winning runs.
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JACK bR|TT0N ). :
MAY TAKE RING
AGAINST WARD
Managers Of Two Welter-
weights Seem to Be Agreed
on Terms. =

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Thc prob.
abilities are that Jack Britton, wei.
terweight champion. and George
Ward, pride of Elizabeth, N. j.. vii:
engage in titular match this fail
Dan Morgan, mentor Of Britton, is
extremely interested in a PROPOSE
tiOn offered by Sam Golden, guiding
light of Ward, for the match, and is
expected to deliver a definite re
spOnse within the next twenty.four
hours. &
Frank FlournOy. matchmaker Of
Madison Square Garden Sporting
Club, expressed Willingness to pro.
mote the bout the second week Of
October at n recent conference, al
which Morgan and Golden wGr"
present.
Flournoy intimated that the match
would draw n gate of S60.OG0 or SO.
900 and he a profitable venture 10
sponsor, so far as Madison Squat
Garden s. c. is concerned.
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
PRINCETON ATHLETE
HIGHEST A. A. U. SCORER

NEWARK. n. j., Sept. l2.-lIaIri-
son Thomson. OF Princeton UnivH-
sity carried off the highest individual
athletic honors in the A. A. L.
'decathlon championship by scoring
6,S92.57 points in the ten-event test
He defeated Harold Osborn, of the
University OF Illinois by nearly one
hundred points. The order of the
finish and the points of the men who
finished behind Thomson are:
Osborn, 6.79623. Vidal. 6.46G31
Naegerli, 6,25432; Lockett, 4.999.o2:
Shevlin, 4,466.76; Rector. 4,430.iS;
Daily, 3.464.21.
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
MICHIGAN WILL
START GR|DIRON
TRA|N|NCFR|DAY
Coach Yost Faces Problem Of
Developing Practically New
Line at Ann Arbor.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Sept. IL
Facing the problem OF developing
practically a new line. and with one
Of the hardest schedules in his career
ahead of him. Coach Yost. OF the
University of Michigan football team,
will begin active training nf his
charges Friday, the date that forty.
seven men have been invited to lie.
turn for 1he practice season.
The Wolverines this year will have
but three weeks to prepare for their
first game. This comes October :.
when Case, for many years called
ppon to provide the frat opposition
TO the Maize and Blue, takes the
field at Ann Arbor.
The week following the Case game
the Yostmen will meet Vanderbilt
University at Nashville for the first
time in years.
Michigan's real test OF strength
will come October q. when Ohio
State will be called upon TO meet the
Wolverine attack at Columbus. The
game will be the first in Ohio's new
81, ,40o. 900 stadium, and. according 10
critics here. will rank as one OF The
most important clashes in the West
this year.
Michlgan's complete schedule fol.
lows:
October Case at Ann Arbor.
October 14-Vanderbilt University
Mt Nashville.
October 2l-ohio State at Colum.
bus,
October Ps-Ililnois nt Ann Arbor.
November %-Mlchigan AgEles at
Ann Arbor.
November is--wisconHin at Ann
Arhor.
November sb-Minnesotn at Mime.
npoiis,
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the three competing teams will
win the title.
In games played so far all scores
have. been close and two of them
ties, Dominican Lyceum and the
Printers. having played a scoreless
game. This will be recontested
today.
The Washington Barracks Band
has been adding to the entertain
ment.
Should the Mohawks finally tri.
umph and meet General Accounting
Office, there will be hot action in a
pitching way. Walter Beall, for the
Mohawks, against Lem Owen, for
General Accounting Office, sounds
interesting, anyway.
Here's how they stand: Mo.
hawks, won and lost I; Domini.
can Lyceum, l and 1; Printers,
and 2.
Cups for the series winners are
now being engraved. There will be
one each for the champion and
runner up in each class and one for
third place in the unlimited class.
Spalding made Dominican Ly.
ceum's lone hit and Stephens got
the Mohawks' safety.
Dominican Lyceum had five men
left on bases and the Mohawks one
Mcconnell had perfect control, issu.
ing no passes. Beall passed four.
mcdonnell famed, two and Beall
four.
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
NEW FOOTBALL CLUB
FORMS IN ALEXANDRIA

The Independent Football Club
Of Alexandria. Va, has just or
ganised, Grover c, Payne Is the
managerI william Mcbride, coach
and James Hasson, field captain
The Independents would like to ar
range games with fast teams In
the District and vicinity, Arrange
ments can he made by communicat
ing with Grover c. Payne, Alex
andria, Va. Phone Alexandria Sss
between and p. m.
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
Says SKILLET"
Finn, Esq:
Mentality of NOR BID,
Utah, Is So Thick and
Wide Citizens Can t Count
Above Ten on Either
Hand. -r
BY KIRK MILLER.

MK ORBID, Utah, Sept. ia
N II you add them three
AV1 figgers you'll discover they
total IL which Is the exact geo
graphic approximate date on
which you'll read 'em provided
you can read and add.
While this matter is not being
written for publication, Septem.'
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Post Season Contests
Are Declined to !
,- e. q
Westerners

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. H.
John d. Martin, president of the
Southern Association, today said
that a post-seasor series be-
tween the winner of the West
ern League and the champion
Of post-season games between
the Southern Association and
the Texas League "would be
impracticable." The proposal
for such post-Season series
came from A. r. Tearney, presi-
dent of the Western League. -
The Washington times., 1922-09-12

ing is the chief industry and
there Is lots OF that to be done.
why, some of the oldest and
least respected inhabitants are
years behind on their sleeping
and many of EN- have been
dormant since 1876.
MORBID isn't a city. It's a
suburb. II never grew To tho
size of real town and as there
are no big cities anywhere near
II mas to be satisfied with Just
being a suburb of itself.
There are no streets in NOR.
BlD-everything here is alleys
and detours. IL you want TO 20 to
the postoffpe, one block away, YOU
have to bt-path around the alb
batoir and slaughter. house. which
are fully four miles way.
Besides that there ain't no
postoffice in MORBID, so what
are you arguing about? And
there's no abbatoir or slaughter.
house either. so why are we
talking?
All the trains in MORBID are
strictly outbound. They don't
have any incoming trains be-
cause nobody wants to come here
and besides the outgoing trains
are too loaded with refugees to
leave any room for incoming i'm
migrants.
If you have any trouble doping
that out. write a letter to Santa
Claus and see If you get an
answer
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
lynoh Faces Wolfe.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1a.--Jee
Lynch. worlds bantam champion
has signed for a fifteen round bout
at Madison Square Garden, Sept
az, with Jack Wo.fe, of Clevela nd
The title will be at stake, as both
boxers will make l22 pounds at 2
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
GIANTS WILL WIN PENNANT,
MARBLES JAWN McGRAW

gathered himself bit Of fame in the
baseball world through his connection with the New Yo an
pionshps particularly given to talking is only about two
three times during the that he gives out interview And
position he holds baseball whatever
he has an interesting statement
The other day Boston he interview in which he
his confidence that the Giants heading for still another
We ought the pennan" said Mcraw to James
oeary the Boston writer I do not mind saying that expect
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP ON
SANDLOTS STARTS SEPT. 19
By BRYAN MORSE.

General Accounting Office winner Of the District of Columbia
Baseball Association championship will the of the
dependent beginning Tuesday
afternoon Association joint with
the independents accepted the Saks Co. trophy with the
that a threegame series be played.
the P. @. H. Wnsow Morse
will with Rodeck Thomas and the Of the winning
independent determined
The Washington times., 1922-09-12

pons in 1921.
This is only the second year of the series and
happens to be the first in which club has had
more than one team. In the future nearly every
big sandot club may be expected to have two
and perhaps three teams
Holy Name has just changed its name to
Waverly and under the new name the senior team
will play Petworth three-game series at Union
Park starting tomorrow. Petworth was the only
team besides Holy Name to win game from
the Roamers in the championship series.
For while Petworth was something more
than a dark horse to capture the championship.
The untmely loss through vacations of several
star players hurting the teams chance.
The junior idea is advancing strongly. Nearly
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
Orioles at New Haven,

Jack Dunn's Baltimore Orioles,
international League champions,
will play thrse.game series at
New Haven, Conn. with the East.
ern League champions. The games
are hooked for September 20. 9s
aad ~.
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
Two Stars Are Back.

Two stars Of the Holy Cross 1881
eleven will be back again this sea.
son to perform brilliantly In the
baokfield, They are Ken simon.
dinRF and Chuck Broussard, both
of whom played great football
sSeiasi Harvard lsst fall.
The Washington times., 1922-09-12
Travers Now Daddy.

Jerry Travers, four.time holder
OF the national open golf champion.
ship. is the proud father of a son.
born last Friday.
The Washington times., 1922-09-12

Der IL being one
Of the 365 holi.
Jays they have
here in NOR.
BID, II you
should happen
to run across IL
in the almanac
or poultry Jour
nal, don't say a
word about it
% anybody.
All forms Of
work are barred
n MORBID like
Vinegar in ice
cream. Instead
Iof a Depart
nent of Labor
hey have the
Department of
waste. lOiter.