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The Washington times., 1922-11-07
COACH OFFERS
, LETTER OF RESIGNATION

TUSCALOOSA. Ala. Nov. T.
With the entire Southern football
world at his feet, following Ala
bama's great victory over Pennsyl.
vania at Philadelphia, Xenophon c.
Scott, of Cleveland. Ohio, has ten.
dered his resignation as coach OF
the varsity eleven. Ill health in
this climate is the reason given
for his action.
Scott has developed some great
football and baseball teams at Ala.
bama. He sent Joe Sewell, Luke
Sewell and Riggs Stephenson to
the Cleveland American League
club. He ranks with the best
coaches in the country.
1t is understood that Scott will
be found somewhere in the North
next season in charge of a varsity
eleven.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
ENCllSHMAN SCARES ALL
AMERICAN WELTERWEICHTS

Billy Wells, the clever English
welterweight, is being side.stepped
by the boxers in his class In this
country, according to his manager,
Charley Harvey. For the last six
months Harvey says he has tried
to get the welterweight boxers here
TO meet Wells in the ring, but men
like Mickey Walker, Dave Shade,
George Ward, Eddie Shevlin and
Paul Doyle have refused to box
Wells and have openly stated that
he Is too good for them.
Promoters have repeatedly tried
to get boxers mentioned and others
90 meet Wells, but they cannot
seem to draw them to sign with
the Englishman.
Wells weighs only 142 pounds,
but will box any man up to the
welterweight limit of 147 pounds.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
PENN STATE
DRILLS FOR
SK|b0 TEAM
Students Cheer Great Eleven
For Fight in Defeat, Putting
Heart Into Men.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Nov. T.
The wonderful exhibition of loyalty
and support given by Penn State
students at practice yesterday when
more than 1000 of them marched to
the football field to cheer the team
as II began preparations for the
Carnegie Tech game, has had its
effect on the players, and a new
spirit OF grim determination was
evident as the boys went through
their signal drill that ended the
work Of the day.
Standing in a driving rain, the
Blue and White students cheered
each Nittany warrior and coach.
while the cadet band played the
famous Penn State battle song OF
Victory"
As the players realized that their
fellow students were cheering them.
not because of victory, but because
Of their wonderful fight in defeat
Penn States first defeat in thirty.
two consecutive contests-the eyes
of those Blue-jersied stalwarts well.
ed up with tears, then their Jaws
set. and a new light OF Inspiration
came to every face.
A great amount OF hard work
must be accomplished this week in
preparation for the Skibo contest
on Saturday, but with the new spirit
that is already In evidence, the
coaches are confident that a much.
improved Penn State team will take
the field against the Tech eleven.
The Nittany Lion has been driven
TO bay. and with his back to the
wall. is crouching TO spring upon
the next adversary.
Carnegie Tech is confident Of vie.
tory and a host Of Plaid rooters Ia
coming here for the expected fea ri
on the bones Of the Nittany Lion.
But the Nittanv Lion. like John Paul
Jones Of old. has not vet begun 20
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Stole His Laurels But
Didn't Get So
Very Far

Nohody's laurels are safe
these days, not even those of
the football star. George
Trafton, the old Notre Dame
line celebrity, had the amusing
experience of riding into South
Bend the other day with a husky
and loud talking individual, who
told the world that he was the
famous George Trafton.
The real Trafton never batted
an eye, but let his imitator go
as far as he liked. Just before
he left the train, however, he
slipped a card on the seat he
had vacated. On it was engraved,
George Trafton."
The Washington times., 1922-11-07

The last man to be given the gate
is Otto Miller, who has been a member
Of the Dodgers. and q good, reliable
catcher for a dozen years. That Is
beyond the average time that big
Lacquer lasts. Miller, IL he desires to
remain active in the game, will be
able to, secure a berth in some class
A. A. league and make good. as has
Ernie Kruger, who was Otto's fellow
backstop on the Dodgers for several
years.
1t is evident that President Eb.
bets wants to have his manager, VIII.
bert Robinson, develop n team of
youngsters to fill up his next sea.
sons team.
Robbie" doubtless. will make the
transformation gradually and with
due regard of the danger of not hav.
ing enough experienced players to
balance the team and to steady the
newcomers. He is too wise to trust
to too many untried youngsters.
Manager McGraw never has had
faith i'm the inexperienced rockies
i'm q championship race. He was
forced to play frankie Frisch I'm
the latter's first year with the
team, owing to Larry Doyle's Ill.
ness; but no doubt the "FOrdham
Flash" would have warmed the
bench for another year had not he
been afforded his opportunity.
Now, McGraw has Mcclure from
Holy Cross College, Worcester, who
is about as promising an infielder
as ever dug up a ground ball. He
probably will not have many chances
to show his rare ability until 1924,
unless in case OF injuries to the
Giants regular infielders.
I hardly think McGraw will farm
out Mcclure next year. The lat.
ter Is altogether too valuable to take
any chances of having him badly
coached in the minors.
have heard McGraw remark
that he thought Frisch would make
the most wonderful shortstop who
ever played the position, 30 proba.
bly, the manager has frankie point.
ed for that important place.
OF course, as long as Beauty
Bancroft keeps up the remarkably
fine work he will be retained at his
position. Still McGraw Is always
looking ahead-yes, and more than
one year.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
Will Hold Races.

Motorcycle and auto racers will
have their innings at the Arlington
track, Saturday, when nino races
will make up tho attractive program
offered. Several match races will
bs carded, Tom Connors and II,
Stultz, OF Richmond, meeting In u
side.car event, with f., fretwell
and Denham flghtins for honors In
another,
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Lang Badly Hurt.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Jack
Lang, of Binghamton, N. Y, fresh.
man quarterback, Is in a critical
condition in the university hospital
here as n result Of injuries received
In Saturdays Penn freshman M err.
cersburg game. He has n dislocat.
ed vertabra just below his neck.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07

expected TO be percipitated in to-
days fluttering. These voters
are popularly referred To as poll
cats.
Soprano certificates anticipated
in foreign and domestic quaint.
ties. Shrill guesses on next gov
ernor of New York State indi-
cate Miller has vetoed his last
amendment.
Republicans expect 10 capture
Pennsylvania like whOoping cough
kidnaps schoolroom. Democrats so
confident of defeat they amt
even goin' 10 polls.
In Indiana prohibitionists are
fighting Beveridge with every
thing from rat poison to fly
swatters.
Frelinghuysen has New Jersey
by nape of neck where Sikh
grabbed Carpenter.
Odds are even Andrew Gump
will be nominated, elected, tried
and convicted If his ex-wives
don't grab paralysis before they
toss off their guess.
II you think that today's elec.
tions amount to something, just
wait until you hear tomorrow's
protests. ITS the recount that
counts" as the apple said when
he ate his way into the worm.
These predictions are bonafide,
copyrighted and burglar-proof.
Compare them with the final Of
ficial bulletins and try TO get
your money back.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
SEAT PLEASANT WILL
PRACTICE TODAY At FIVE

The management Of the Seat Pleas.
ant football team has made arrange.
n1ents to use the Union League Park
grounds for practice, and Coach
Guyon orders all players on the ros.
ter Of the team to turn out for prac.
tice Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Next Sunday the Seat Peasants
will meet the Boiling Field team at
Seat Pleasant.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
Penn Team Cheated
When Training
Ban Lifts

Pennsylvania was permitted to
break training and eat pie and
smoke cigars-real seegars--
after defeating the Navy. Didn't
the boys deserve a nut sundae
and a copy of Little Davy, the
Blind Boy in addition to mere
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
WHY BE SORRY FOR ]. BRITTON?

the passing of Jack Bron as wee
II was inevitable Britton intelligent fellow, knew
enough feather his nest against the
inevitable.
money exhibition Of intelligence in pro
with plenty in the bank
He several Carefu living
leaves Btton physical condition TO
hnNin for
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
Will Meet Tonight.

A meeting Of the Western A, C..
will be held tonight at Grace Parish
hall, Wisconsin avenue, near NJ
street, which all members are urged
to attend. For games address
Manager Frank Athey, 1920 Thirty,
first street northwest; telephone
West 6i0<sfter 6 y, IN.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
Berkman CUNT Ready.

Berkman's midgets are now ar
ranging their basketball schedule
for the coming season and would
like to receive CHALLENGE & ON S5l00
pound local quints, Address Man.
ager Garner at = X street north.
westi telephone Franklin 46l3 be.
tween and y p. m,
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
Bv LOUIS A. BOUCHER,

Who will football victim! Today OF the ete
known Eastern varsity eevens Princeton Washington
Cornell West Virginia stand undeeated How
of these will successfully the storms Of the coming
saturday and J. and Virginia, with possibly Cornell
look to have the ride into another week without
defeat Princeton and Harvard must play to Tie 10 save uE
knue RocKne lasI-iiyi"s
.aoalounn ain its standing
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He's a Comedian.

Jake May, the little southpaw
pitcher Vernon expects to peddle
to the New York Yankees. is one
of basebalrs comedians. He's going
! to a good team, II that's true.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
BIG THREE ARE
!. BACKED Up IN
p. STANDARD SET
Football Critics Incline to Idea
intersectional Contests Are
Not Worth Considering.
BY DAVIS J. WALSH.


NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-After
mature deliberation. the con-
clusion has been reached by not
few football men in the East
that the big three are not alto
gether out Of focus in assuming
that the intersectional game does
not always serve the best inter
ests of the sport. In the first
place, it seldom proves anything
In particular in the matter of
intersectional strength or weak
ness. In the second, it is often
a mere spectacle OF game, strip
ped as it is of the glamour OF a
contest between natural rivals.
On Saturday last the University OF
Nebraska came on to Syracuse. nal
lyhooed as the greatest team in the
West. That characterization leaves
an unfortunate reflection upon the
rest of the Western territory, for the
Cornhuskers were made TO look very
inept in losing TO Syracuse. which Is
hardly a leading Eastern team.
To look on the matter in a most
charitable light. it might be said that
Nebraska had an off day. Perhaps.
II 1t met Syracuse tomorrow, it would
win by two touchdowns, but that
does not alter the fact that the West
as a whole lost caste just because one
of it's teams played less than ordinary
football,
=. Nebraska could have done the same
Z: sgainst another Western team and
4 the entire section would not have
been condemned, per Sc, as result.
That is the difficulty in skeletonized
form. Too much emphasis is laid
upon intersectional results.
Early in the season, Iowa gained
, q well deserved victory over Yale.
y Yet, although ii Is doubtful whether
the IIawkeyes could repeat at this
writing. Yale most certainly is not
an impressive team to middle West
ern eyes. Further, il the Bull Dog
knocks over both Harvard and
Princeton, which Is entirely pos
sibIe, the West will 60 all the way
hack to that early October meeting
to prove that the Big Three are a
terrible mistake as far as confer
ence football Is concerned.
The East might do the same thing
with the result of the Princeton
Chicago game, particularly IL Prince
ton is beaten in some of it's remain
ing games. 1t can be proved, by this
comparative-score nonsense that an
ordinary Eastern team is superior to
one of the best in the West.
With the exception Of the Harvard
Centre and the Princeton-Chicagoa af-
fairs, the crowds at intersectional
meetings have not been large. Yale
and Iowa just about half filled the
bowl, whereas West Point came on a
few Saturdays later to play to a
capacity crowd.
In spite of their great record, the
Cornhuskers drew nothing like a 100
per cent crowd at Syracuse. There
were thousands of vacant seats in
Archbold stadium during what was
regarded as one of the big intersec-
tional games of the year. There will
not be room for a gnat's elbow when
syracuse plays Colgate there later in
' the season.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
Swami Organizes.

c. w. Swan is organizing an
American Legion football team to
play a Georgia eleven in Atlanta
later in the year.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
Good Lands Berth.

. KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Nov. o.
Wilbur Good. veteran outflelder,
who led the Blues from seventh to
third place In half a season, has
signed to manage the team next
year.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07

We see no reason for feeling
sorry for Britton. He had his
years Of opportunity, took full ad-
vantage of them. He made the
welterweight title. the title did
not make Britton. 1t was not
worth a dime to anyone for. a long
period before Britton's era.
The careful living Of his youth
and prime enabled Britton to con-
tinue as champion beyond the time
allotted to careless, dissipated
boxers. Thus, so rare is his type
in the ring, Britton came to be
regarded as a wonder, making
much money out Of his title.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07


Washington and jefferson Is due
TO meet Wabash, which should be n
romp for the team that smashed La
fayette's veteran battalion so effec'
lively last week.
West Virginia goes to Bloomington
for a contest with Indiana, beaten
easily last week by Notre Dame, p
NO 0. Minnesota and Wisconsin have
triumphed over Indiana, each score
being 20 to 0, so that West Virginia
should win without much difficulty.
Army's troubles are fOreshadOw-
ed by NOtre Danes triumph over
st. Louis, Purdue, Georgia Tech ana
Indiana, not mentioning kaiania-
ZOO and DE Paw, teams OF lesser
merit. II Charlie Days eleven can
break this string. it will come close
to being miraculous.
Cornells victories over Colgate, IA
to 0, and Columbia, Sc to 0, makes
the Ithacans a big favorite over
Dartmouth, which has lost to Yer
mont, 6 to 3; to Harvard, IL to 8, and
barely nosed out Boston University,
10 to Z, last Saturday. The Hanover
ians seem far from their old-time
strength on the gridiron.
That mix.up at Cambridge prom
ises fireworks a-plenty, and he would
be brave cuss who would choose
between Harvard and Princeton.
The Crimson's impressive list of VIC
tories over Holy Cross. Centre. Dart
mouth, and Florida seem well match
ed by the Tigers triumphs over Vir-
ginia. Colgate, Maryland, Chicago
and Swarthmore.
When Tulane and Florida felt the
sting of defeat last week, only Van
derbilt remained unbeaten in the
South. The Commodores are going
strong this season, but they must yet
| tackle Kentucky, Georgia and Sc.
vance before cheering too wildly.
Southern elevens seem to de-
light in tripping Pennsylvania.
First IL was Georgia Tech, then
v. NJ. I. and now Alabama. The
Quakers may retaliate by refusing
to book any more teams from
Dixie.
| flTlulnH nllnStll idChlHB DlB itdSue
| caliber, Glenn Killinger has decided
to pass up professional baseball after
one season in the international
League and devote his future to
college coaching. He is now turn.
ing out a successful eleven at Dick.
] inson, which by the way lost its
| first game of the season Saturday
last. Gettysburg turning the trick,
20 to 6.
Alumni of Harvard and Yale are to
be limited to two tickets each for
this years game in the Yale Bowl.
Eighty thousand spectators are ex.
pected to see the contest.
Yale followed the ball so closely
Saturday that when a Brown player
intercepted forward pass, he got
two yards before five Ellis collared
| him i'm a hurry.>
Zube Sullivan is deserving OF
praise for his consistently good de.
fensive play at tackle for George.
town against Holy Cross. The big
fellow walked up a bit more than
usual and the result was excellent
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
FIVE BROOKLYN DODGERS
GIVEN GATE BY EBBETS
By SAM CRANE.

NEW YORK Nov There will doubt be veteran players
the
season of 1928 Ebbets Brooklyn Club
the first the club wedding He has already
his players of last seasons eam and
vylInot there
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
On the Other Hand.

vi tHe OtHtr IIHfu'
NR Britton might get rid Of
IL his money and then be
" thrown out of a press box
as a common pest at some big
championship fight, which was the
fate of one of our former cham
pions, who was heavily cried over
when he lost his title.
This former champion spent
his money, having nothing left
Of his days of pugilistic glory ex-
cept a battered face and ears.
Had he saved his money he could
have had the best seat at the
ringside and been warmly re-
ceived.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
Women Will Play.

Columbia Country Club women
will play for the club championship
beginning Thursday morning,
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
Might Become Wealthy.

A1OW, if Britton hangs on to
~ his money, and does not
~ permit some glib talker to
get it away from him, he can have
comfortable middle age and
leave something to his children.
He might become a brewer OF
near beer and grow as fat and as
rich as his old opponent, Packy
Mcfarland. He might go into
politics as did John Gully, called
The Great, of England, many,
many years ago, who went to Par
lament, raced horses, and died
fabulously wealthy in his eighties.
He might beome a stockgrower,
like Jim Jeffries, and raise big,
fancy cows for the market, or an
actor, like Jim Corbett. There are
lots Of things former champions
can do if they have sense enough
to save their money while they
are champions.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
Pro Team Ready.

The Washington Pro eleven seeks
n game with the Mohawk a. e.
acco ing to Manager Tim Jordan.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07
Says SKILLET"
Finn, Esq:
Voters Are Elbowing Each
Other Around Like Ker-
nels in a Corn Pepper,
But 1t Don't Mean
Something.
BY KIRK MILLER.

wv lTH muscles registering "a
w million and hearts in their
w heels, Democrats are try
ing to prove Harding's election
was an accident.
The Washington times., 1922-11-07

place and mistakes
sometimes stutter.
Today's election
amounts to naming
your own gang OF
thieves TO spend
money they rob
from you.
Biggest joke we
can think of would
be for everybody
to stay away from
polls and let coun-
try run itself. Ex-
pertinent couldn't
be flatter failure
than present orgy.
Terrific turnout
of feminine ballots
The Washington times., 1922-11-07

Meantime Republicans maintain
that lightning strikes in same
The Washington times., 1922-11-07

Army's troubles are foreshadOw.
ed by NOtre Danes triumph over
st. Louis, Purdue, Georgia Tech and
Indiana, not mentioning kalama-
ZOO and DE Pauw, teams OF lesser
merit. II Charlie Days eleven can
break this string. it will come close
to being miraculous.
New-York tribune., 1922-11-08
Federal Quiz
In Suicide of
Veteran Sought
Representative Rossdale Has
Affidavits From Patients
That Death Followed ii
Card Game at Hospital
Plunged Five Floors
Don't Push Me!'' Was Cry
of Thomas Scott as He
Fell, 1t Is Declared

Federal investigation of the death
OF Thomas Scott, wounded war vet
eran, who fell five flights to his death
In Veterans Hospital 81, Sedgwick
Avenue and Kingsbridge Road, the
Bronx, on the afternoon Of October 20,
may be undertaken by United States
Attorney William Hayward, it was in
dieated by developments yesterday.
Representative Albert B. Rossdale,
Of the 9sd Congress District, forward
ed to Mr.. Hayward three affidavits
from patients in the hospital, all set
ting forth that Scott's death occurred
following card game which ended
with quarrel among the players.
The principal affidavit was made by
Martin H. Schneider, and two corrobo-
rating this by Ludwig zymansky and
Benjamin Goldstein, all patients in C
Ward 80. They declare Scott, whose
death was reported by the hospital
authorities as suicide, was playing
cards with attendants on the fifth floor
on the day he met his death.
Don't Push Met" Was Cry
trade and fell five stories, the affi.
davits say, he was heard to call
Don't push me! Don't throw me
DOWN."
Patients rushing to investigate were
restrained by a Miss Carly, nurse,
who later told them not to make in
quiries concerning Scott, the atlantis
declare.
When John Boyle, night attendant,
came on duty the patients inquired
whether he had heard about Scott. He
told them, they said, that Scott was
"no good and deserved all he got"
Later, they charge, Boyle dropped the
remark that "he knew the attendant
Scott had the argument with Just be-
fore he fell"
The atlantis further declared that
Scott was unpopular with Boyle and
frequently had been warned by him to
get out when he went to their ward to
visit them, although there were no
rules prohibiting such visits. Boyle
also Is said to have told the affiants
that they chad 1t too easy" in the hos
pital and that he had once been q
prison keeper and "knew how to handle
such fellows"
Rossdalc Denied Admittance
According to Representative Ross
dale's secretary the Congressman was
at first denied an interview with Schnei-
der by DR.. Conquest of the hospital,
who permitted him to talk to the patient
alone only after Mr.. Rossdafe had
threatened to go to the District Attor-
ney.
officials Of the hospital stuck to
the suicide report when asked regard
ing the matter last night. They said
they had questioned Boyle, and that he
told them he was asleep in his quar-
ters on the next floor when Scotts
death occurred. Boyle's story, it was
declared, was corroborated by his room
mate, fellow attendant.