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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
FOOTBALL
FACTS
By BILLY EVANS
THE QUESTION

The QUESTION
A is the offensive team In posses.
sion OF the ball while u Is the de.
fensiye team. on the first down ono
OF the halfbacks on team A goes
thru the limo for gain OF about five
yards, but when tackled fumbies tho
bali. The quarterback on tho II
team tries 70 recover the ball while
It Is in the air. but Is unable 10 re-
tain possession OF the ball as II
eludea his grasp after he has juggied
Ii several times Another player on
the A team which originally had the
ball, regains possession and Is
downed seven yards in advance OF
where the play started. This play
caused a serious dispute as to what
down It was when player on the
a team secured possession Of the
ball seven yards In advance OF
where the play started. Tho refere
ruled second down and three yards
10 gain. The A team argued that II
was first down. since the ball passed
into the possession OF tho b team
after a tumble by the a team. only
to have the a team recover the ball
on a tumble
THE ANSWER
The referee was correct In his rtii.
ing that It was second down and
three yards 10 gain. since the bail
had been advanced seven yards from
where the play started. The referee
the possession OF the a team that
started the play. In order to have
been first down the ball must have
passed into actual possession and
control OF the y team and then have
been furnbled and regained by a
player on the a team. The rules
committee holds that a player mere.
~ juggling the ball does not have
control OF II. Hence when an Of.
fensive player fumbled the ball and
a defensive player merely Iuggied IL
in an effort TO gain possession, only
70 have an A player recover It after
the double tumble II f. simply treat.
ed as a first down and a seyen.yard
gain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
The Pet Football Plays
of Famous Grid Coaches

that l always lilo TO hear tho sig
nal for:
Tho right end charges tho defen'
sive tackle out.
Tho right tackle and right guard
charge the defensive guard In.
Tho center checks center.
Tho left guard and. left tackle
check tackle.
The left end checks taoldo and
thru for secondary.
Back No. takes defensive end.
Back No. 2 helps on defensive tackle,
Back No. thru hole for secondary.
Back No. receives ball on direct
pass and drives thru hole. This play
is invariably good for from two 10
your yards.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
FOLEY AND
MORGAN IN
EXHIBITION

A classy an exhibition % boxing
n and fighting as ono would care
to see on any card here was disbed
out to tho fans who were on hand
at Austin & Salts gym yesterday.
Vic Foley. the clever little Canadian
hantamwelght, who meets Johnny
Farr. Coast champion. at tho CryA-
tai Pool tomorrow night, and Tod
Morgan. Pacific Coast fsathcrwelght
champion, furnished tho entertain.
ment.
It was tire first gym workout for
Tod In some weeks. Foley, coached
for n month by Spider Roach. Tod's
mentor. stepped back not a whit.
The two fiashy youngsters snapped
wallops for four rounds and when
they were thru they wvro both
about willing to call Il a day.
The change In FoIey's work was
exceptionally noticeable in working
with Morgan. vic found himself
able 10 hold his own with one OF
the best fcatherwelghts In the world.
and was fighting said featherwelght
with the Same tactics that the latter
used.
Farr. who has been offered n 90.
round worlds championship match
with Joe Lynch in Tijauna Thanks.
giving day afternoon. followed Foley
on the floor. Farr boxed with sew.
ernl youngsters and finished with a
furry or gloves that carried his
sparring partner or Of his feet.
Both Foley and Farr are primed
for the battle. which means 30 much
to both OF them. Farr must make
good in order to land the match
with Lynch, II II should 20 thru.
Foley will have his golden oppor-
tunity 20 break into the charmed
circle by knocking Farr over.
Tle complete card follows:
Johnny Farr W. Vic Foley. BAN
tamweights.
Sailor Rolio VS.. Fred welsh,
heavyweights.
Roy Small W.. Bert Dunbar. light
weights.
Alki Akoi VS.. Billy QiJlter, ban.
tamwelghts.
All Fong vs.. Bobby Pierce, light
weights.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
PENN WORKS
For BEZDEK

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. IA
Pennsylvania. smarting under the
beating administered by Lafayette.
began n drive today for their an.
nuai game with Penn State satur
day. Johnny Dern. quarterback.
who n out or the gamo with an
injured leg for the rest Of the nca-
son. will be the only man who
will be unable to start against the
Nl,anny Lions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
by kNUTE R0CIlNE
Notre Dame Coach

DECKING my favorite play Is q
1 difficult task In tho modern
game OF football, The new game OF
fers so many possibilities that a Ger
tain play which would be highly IN
vored under proper conditions would
be foolhardy under others.
Doing the proper thing In the
pinch "a tho test OF a field general
and his team. often poor Judgment
in tho selection OF a play when much
is ut stake proves to be tho turning
point in tho game.
When Metre Damo needs only a
short distance in order 10 retain pos
session or the ball. here Is the play
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 12-
George Burns, first baseman for tho
Boston Red sox, Ia anxious to take
a whlri Mt tho managerial game. He
had expressed desire 10 be placed
in charge Of the Red Sox and had
nm army Of boosters In Boston.
However. lee Fohl landed the posi-
ton B'ohl has managed teams for
President Quinn Of tho Red sox at
Akron. o.. Columbus. o. and 81.
I rtHu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
WEST sIDERs
DOWN oUAYS

Thur Thornton sent The Queen
Anno outfit back 20 their cliff
dwellings. sadder and wisar. Thorn
ton. after march down tho field.
crashed thru tho maroon and or
ange limo for tho final 1--WE yards
during the second quarter. Bruce
Johnson. big end. had booted e
yard field goal. early In tho first
quarter for Queen Anne.
Only two weeks remain. and prep
football win DO over for another
year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
PRINCETON is
NOT SORROWFUL

fiINCETON N. J., Nov. H.
princeton accepted defeat by Har.
ward rather phlIosophlcaily and
turned toward the Yale game Sat.
urday with no less confidence. Only
minor Injuries we're suffered in the
eame and the regular team will
DC able TO start against Yale.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
Boots and Bingles in
Stove League Battles

capable OF carrying out his intuitions.
But Bill learned his ethics or hase.
ball and life in tho widest days OF
baseball. lie was a good fellow"
and a spendor. and no has come TO
the same position as those slower.
thinking pals who AFRO now with him
In uniform.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
Garfield Roosevelt Tilt
Means Much to Ballard
Bulldogs and Teddies Will Meet in Important Prep
School Grid Contest This Week. Ballard Has Yet
to Face the Strong West Seattle Eleven
BY JACK HOHENBERG

ballard by virtue OF an exciting victory Lincoln,
ID has assumed commanding position in the high school
football If Coach Brghams Garfield eleven succeeds
in downing the Roosevelt outfit his week then Miracle
Man Pease will have annexed his second pennant
Should Roosevelt win the Garfield game then all ewes
will be focused the BallardWest Seattle contest the
last game of the season. West Seattle has been coming
right along, and is certain to give the Beavers hard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
HARVARD IS
STILL HAPPY

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. IL
jenkins and McGlone, Harvard
stars, Knocked out in the Princeton
game, were not hurt and both win
be able to play against Yale. Both
received knee injuries. The Har.
ward yard Is still celebrating the
victory over Princeton today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12

rub. If Ballard loses, then
the season will close in a tie,
with Roosevelt coming in on
the other end of things.
That's the dope. ms II stands. The
hulldogs. fresh from their feast on
TIGER meat will he In fine way
TO down tho Roosevelt eleven and
finish a. runnors-up. No school.
except Ballard and Roosevelt has
a chance for tho pennant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
rROsH PLAY TODAY

The University OF Washington
freshmen football ton mwas TO play
tho Centraila high school eleven at
Ccntralia this afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12


l. 5'rlsch and his 400 batting aver.
age in tho worlds series has again
brought 10 tho fore the question as
TO whether he or Rogers Hornsby Is
the creates, hecond haseman in tho
game.
Fsiach r. moro flAshy fielder
than the big Texan. He hasn't the
smooth. eat.liko aulckncss OF LaJole.
but n jahhlng, terrier style that en-.
ablea him to Hnap back fumbled
bail in time TO retire the runner
Hornsby Is fast. too. but he doesn't
givo the impression OF apecd any
moro than Lajole did. lie IL tho
type more likely TO last the longer.
for when Frisch's lightning style
, slows up hon mako lot OF errors.
Both are exceptional hltterB.
In this last season Hornhby hit
.3s4 20 F'risch's .abo and he Ind 70.
GREETED In his batting figures far more
extra base hits than the Fordham
flash.
FrIseh steals lot morc bases than
Hornaoy. but II Isn't because ho Ia
much faster than the Texas siuggcr.
Hornsby Ia one OF the specdlest men
In baseball He once beat 30 Nc.
MILAN in a io0.yard dash. but stolen
bases mean little in his life and lcss
in the offonso OF tho Cardinals. 30
he seldom tries TO steal base.
McGrnw always has Ind love for
base stealing bah players, so he IS
always willing 10 sco Frank take n
chance on the bases.
As they stand nt tho moment,
Hornsby rates a shade higher than
his New York rival The pair or
them compare cxceilontly with Col.
Inns and Lajole. tho two best second
sackers in baseball history.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
JUST SUSPICION

Chisf Bender shot 200 squirrels In
one oay' leading us 70 suspect that
blegehers. '''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
MIDDIES' PLAY
SATISFACTORY

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. i2--Satisficd
with the form shown by tho mid.
shipmen in the game with 81.
Nayieu Saturday. Navy coaches
started working today for tho big
game OF tho year with the Army.
Tho coaches were most pleased with
this return 10 form OF Rnrchet. who
ran Wild In the st. Xavier gaIne,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12

THERE arc three cx.ball players
L serving In tho capacity OF special
officers at tho Polo Grounds who
once held exalted positions in tho ma.
tlonai game. They arc Amos Rusio.
Dan Broushcrs and BIN Darlen,
Eusio ranks as one OF the greatest
pitchers OF all time. Ho had fast
bali comparable only with Walter
Iohnson's smokiest and a curvo with
a whlxxinK hop. Had no been for,
tunate enough TO have been a boy OF
20 or 80 years later than ho was he
would have drawn n $4,000 salary
and had bonuses. Worlds seFlea cuts
and vaudeville contracts TO swell his
bdnkroll.
But Rustic was OF tho pioneers. lie
played big league when salaries were
low and attendance light. With all
his marvellous powers be earned bare
~ as much as rookie first breaking
into fast company, lilo lived In a day
when BAH players were high stepping
,umuituoua Spenders with no Idea OF
tho value OF dollar or what Nigh,
happen when their big league days
wero thru.
Hts steetmuscled arm gradually
crumbled with the years. Ills blind.
ing speed left him and his curves no
longer had q break" SO no dritted
out OF baseball altogether and az last
became a inborer in a lumber yard.
Working with the section gangs he
had time TO think OF the glory that
had been hia and 20 curse an uukind'
~ fate for having been born too soon.
Finally John McGraw heard OF his
plight and brought him 10 New York
for "cashy" JOB and the pleasure OF
being with men who loved the game
az no had loved Il.
Ruslo had been opposed TO MeGFaw
on tho diamond many times. hu,
John admired the bury man who had
been the greatest pitcher OF his day
and gladly provided him against a
poverty old ago.
IAN BRouTHERS Il the second
~ member OF the trlumvirate. A
big. slow moving first baseman--
never OF the speedy fielding type tina,
Charley cominskey originated and
Hale Chase brought 20 tho highest
peak OF deyelopment-Br de.
pended on sheer beer and power to
carry him thru.
Dan was a slugEer. n Ruthian sort
Of mauler who could hammer base.
bail untold distances. Were he n
young man now. carrying the same
powers that we're his 30 years ago,
facing a lively ball and the sort OF
pitching that has become common in
the big leagues. no would be Ruth'a
greatest rival.
Certainly. he was n more powerful
hitter than the players who have
challenged the Babes kingshlp-Ken
and cy williams, Heiiman, Hornsby
and the others.
But no WINS not equipped 10 beat
the economic game aa he did that OF
the diamond. His fortunes ebbed
with his hitting powers and now he.
too, has found a haven in tho gray
uniform of tho Polo Grounds police.
THIRD and last is Bill Dahlen,
l. once tho peer OF all shortstopg
and for a time manager Of the Brook
lyn National League team. Dahlen
was the reverse OF Brouthers. He
was n cat ON his feet. sure fielder
and one OF the quickest thinking
players OF HIS day.
He was always a step ahead Of tho
opposition. and usually he thought
too quickly even for his partners NJ
second and third base. There never
was bali player with keener intui.
ton than Dahlen nor one more
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12

The game hogs from Seattle, they
were here again, my dear, and you'd
never meet such cattle. tho you
travel for n year. On their splnes
they have long bristlos, and they lead
n lot OF dogs as they webfoot thru
the thlsties Of the game preserving
boga. IL should BIO called game
daughter, instead of game preserve,
you'll not find on lnnd or water, such
n corrugated nerve; the sky's their
only limit and they pot shoot ducks
in herds. and the slough, their dogs
they swim II for the reservation
birds. o. God who reigus above us,
who hears the ravens cnw, please
help us. II You love US, 10 pnss d
Game Hog Law"
There never was another such a
bunch OF human swine; they sneak,
each eamo hog brother along the
flooding line. and then the pot shot
slaughter. they play . barrnso tune
until they MI the water with ducks
aud geese and loon Old Mud Hen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12
Seattle Game Hogs Blamed
AnacOrteS Poet Very Bitter

CHARLES l.. CANT. editor Of the
" Guemes Boaohcombor a weekly
paper published at Anacortes, breaks
into print this week with a forceful
denunciation Of Seattle sportsmen.
His poetical lines follow:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12

clrer8 owner says there ARE no
moro great clowns. Proving that no
has never seen George Harvey in &C.
ton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-12

OTHERS have come TO sadder ends
" --Rube waddell. In his grave:
lottery Jim Mutrie, living on a Nc.
Grnw pension: tho one.time million.
alre, John Day. dying In a dark and
dirty tenement.
All OF them have not been failures,
tho. Hans Wagner In well TO do.
Fred Clarke Is a wealthy man. Doc
scanion. the former brooklyn pitch.
or. 10 a successful phyuieian. Dave
Fuitx. John II. Ward and Hugh Jon.
nlnga are lawyers. Nap Ruckcr is a
banker. as was Jake stahl before his
un,lmely death ian, year. John Nc.
Graw In almost a millionaire. John
Tenor became governor OF pcnnsyl.
yania and Ahncr Doubleday gen.
crai in the United States army. There
arc hundreds OF successful farmers.
garage owners, real estate operators.
1uE BAH player who became fail.
ure In after llfo would have been
one had he never sesu the diamond.
II lan't Necessarily a mental. moral
or phyaleNt inferiorliy. Some men
nevrr master tho trick Of earning
money. while others seem 20 turn
into gold whatever they touch with
theIf Midaa.llko fingers.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-24
In the senate.

The senate confirmed today several
nominations made by Governor Tem-
pleton for various commissions. They
included:
George T. Burgess and Lewis III.
Warner to be members of the board
of harbor commissioners for New Ha-
ven harhor and Frederick r. Loveioy
to be a shell fish commissioner.
A favorable report was received on
a bill forhidding compensation COM
missioners to render professional SER
vice to injured employees for any en-
ployer and insurance company
The bill sponsored by the national
women's party giving women the
right to sit on juries without any dis
qualifications because of sex was un-
favorably reported and was rejected
without debate. Another womens
jury bill sponsored by the league of
women voters was killed in the house
several weeks ago.
The senate definitely killed the bill
preventing corporations and trust
companies from acting in the capac-
ity OF lawyers especially in the draw
Continued on Thirteenth Page.)
New Britain herald., 1923-05-24
SAYS HE KILLED EIGHT
MEN WHEN 1S YEARS OLD
Man Arrested in Los Angeles Says He
shot Revenue Officers Who
Killed His Father

Los Angeles, May 24.-City and
federal officers are checking the story
told yesterday by Joe Buckley Iourie
oS years old that when he was IL
years old. in April, 1908, he killed
eight revenue officers in n moonshinc
fight in tho mountains of Kentucky.
Lourie, who said he formerly lived
at Kirby Knobbs. Ky was taken into
custody by a special agent of the
Southern Pacific railroad on II charge
of beating his railroad fare. At the
iail, detectives stated. he told the fol-
lowing story
My father and brother Art ran n
rnoonshnc still. The revenue agents
we're always trying to find 1t. ono day
back lin April, 1908. father and Art
left my. brother Charlie anI me on
guard and went away for a while. The
last thing my father said was Joe, If
YOU see any revenue agents shoot on
sight and shoot to kill,
Pretty soon we heard shooting, so
or 40 shots. on the other side Of the
hill. We hid in the bushes and in
few minutes we saw the revenue
agents coming down the hill. They
we're carrying two bodies and when
they got close TO Us We could see they
were father and Art. We let the
agents get past us and then we start
cd shooting. ] fred 13 shots all to-
gether and Charlie fired some, and
we killed eight of them altogether.
Then we skinned out
Louric. the officers stated, said he
rrd his brother had remained togeth-
New Britain herald., 1923-05-24
SUES FOR $4,000 FOR
GIRLS Death BY CAR
Connecticut Company Made
Defendant by Administra-
tor of Gahnberg Estate

/ Charles Gal1rn, administrator of ths
estate Of the late Anna Gahnberg O
! Maple Hin who was killed on the eve
ming OF December %. 1922. by a troll.
ley car as she was returning to hei
home after completing her Christmas
shopping in New Britain, today
brought suit for $4,000 against the
Connecticut company through At
torneys Klett & Alling of this city.
The case is returnable in the superior
court AT Hartford on the first Tuesday
in June.
The plaintiffs allege that Miss
Gahnberg boarded n trolley car in
New Britain to return to her home
in Maple Hill. When she neared her
station, they alleged, she signalled the
conductor to let her off but he failed
to do so and tho car did not stop
until it had passed Canfield's crossing,
The plaintiffs claim that she
stepped from the car when it stopped
and started to walk back to where
she wanted to get off when she was
struck by another trolley car and was
killed.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-24
OVERCOME DRY RULING
Mellon Reported as Finding solution
For Problem of Foreign Ships Hav-
ing Liquor For Grew.

Washington, May "a. -~ Indications
We're given at the treasury today that
Secretary Mellon had found n way
for reconciing the supreme courts
recent prohibition decision with for
eign laws requiring ships of their ma
tionals to carry liquor as crew rations.
The belief was expressed that the
regulations necessary to carry out the
high court decision barring liquoring
within the territorial waters of the
United States. would be actually pro
mulgated within few days Officials
refused TO disclose the course which
the treasury appeared to have adopted
in dealing with the situation develop
ed by the court ruling.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-24
Frank Carl Glabau, 5S,
Dies at Smalley st. Home

Frank Carl Glabau, age So years
and a long time resident Of New Brit.
ain, died this morning at his home
at ss Smalley street following lin
gering illness. He was born IN Ger.
many. For q number of years he was
employed as brass moulder at Rus
sell & Erwin's.
He leaves, besides his wife, four
sons, Charles H., William f., Frank
G.. and Herman Glabau; four daugh-
tcrs, Mrs. Maurice f. Griffin of Long
Island, Mrs. John +. Loughery of this
city, Mrs. James Tracy of Brooklyn
and Minnie Glabau of New Britain.
and a brother, August Glabau also OF
this city.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon at o'clock from the Err
win Mortuary chapel. Rev. Frederick
scbaefer of the Reformation Luther
an church will officiate and interment
will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-24
Ball Player Arrested For Reckless Driving in
Menden After Running Down New Britain Boy
EX.PUPILS' FAREWELL TO
VETERAN SCHOOL TEACHER
Miss Tormav. rs Years nj smith
school, 10 he rendered Rccep-
ton Before Being transferred.

Pupils who studied al the Smith
school under Miss Mary Tormay dur
ing the 3S years that she has been
connected with tho teaching staff OF
that school, are planning TO tender
her a reception June 10, at the school.
Miss Tormay is to be transferred from
the Smith school next September. as
sunng the office OF principal ut the
Washington school which is to be
opened at that time. She has been
principal OF the Smith school for a
number of years, and has been con-
nccted with the school department
longer than any other member of tho
present staff.
Miss Tormay is a native of this city
and is . sister of Plumbing Inspector
p. J. Tormay. She attended and
graduated from New Britain High
school during the principalship Of
John n. Peck. in 1882. In the same
year she entered the State Normal
school, then located on the site now
occupied by the Central Junior High
school. In 1854 she was graduated
and began her work as Il teacher In
Burlington, whore she was employed
for one year. In SS5 she became
connected with the New Britain school
system, her first assignment being TO
the Smith school, where she has
Taught since that time
Tho committee and those in charge
arc: General chairman. Arthur \.
rutherford; chairman refreshment
Mrs. George Hogaboom, |
ltded by Mrs. Edward Senf. Mrs. Alex |
Json Mrs. Louis Barker. Mrs. Her |
oert Goodwin. Mrs Emil J. Danberg
md Mrs Charles Quigley
James Fl. Henderson Is chairman
'f the ways and means committee and
las 20 assistants.
John J. McBriarty is chairman Of
he program committee, aided by
'ormer Mayor George \. Quigley.
'Trs. Fred Mordecai, George Forsberg.
'harcs Snow and Miss Lillian Gold.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-24
GASOLINE EXPLOSION
One Man Killed When 10000 Gallon
Tank Blows Up This Morning at
Norwood. Alabama.

Birmingham, Ala. May 24--One
man was killed and Norw ood, a
fashionable suburb was threatened
early today, when an eighty thousand
gallon tank Of gasoline exploded in
the center of Il other tanks contain
ing 100000 gallons of gasoline and
crude oil at the plant of the Wofferd
Oil Co. The blast rocked Birming-
ham and thousands of persons hur-
ried to the fire, hut fled when they
realized their danger.
Working In terrific heat fremen
played streams of water on the tanks
about that which exploded and saved
the situation. They placed the loss
at approximately $4,000.
Frank Williams, negro. was said to
have been working on a pipe line
leading to the tank which blew up
and it was said spark caused by
caulking the pipe might have caused
the explosion. His body has not been
recovered.