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Evening star., 1927-10-30
mails Nmised Marines So Ten Title Hopes Dashed
Late Ohio State Touchdown
Defeats Chicago by l3 to Z
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
~OLIMBtS Ohio. October 20
Ohio state snatched victory
away from Chicago here to-
~ day. 1% to :, on ~ yard for
ward pass in the last per iod
winning tn the tip of play with which
the MarOOns constantly threatened
the Buckeye goa! line.
MeEdcnhaH. Maroon haifLack har-
assed the Buckeye defense with 10
long hcaVes goalWatd. one Of which
was completed oVcI the line but was
called back on a terhnicalitV. An
other time. in the last few seconds of
play, the Chicago passcr hurried the
bail over the goal line. Just miesin.
the receivers finger tips for a play
which would have tied the count.
ohio states victory, its second I'm
the conference. tumbled Chicago out
of the Zig Ten lead.
The MaroOns were leading, { to 6
with eight minutes yet to PLAY, when
Robin Re,,. OH" State end. droppei
back. took n pass from Deb Rowan.
fullback. and, standing on the Seward
line. threw the ball into the hands of
Howard kviss, h1lfback, who already
stood on the goal line. Two Chicago
PLAYERS covered Kriss, but failed to
break the pass. The pass gained A.
yards, but actually was thrown 80
yards.
Almost immediately Mcndenhall be.
gan passing in an effort to score lie
Evening star., 1927-10-30
NAVY SPORT TEAMS
WILL BE KEPT BUSY

ANNAPOLIS, October 29.-Though
the two leading events of the month
the foot ban games against Michigan
and the Military Academy. viii be
played away from Annapolis, Novem-
her offers Il fine program OF local
sports. With foot ball, soccer and
cross-cOuntry for the varsity and
pleite teams
The list Of contests follows, all, ex-
cept those otherwise noted, TO be
played at the Naval Academy:
Plebe: Soccer, Towson High
School.
3-Varsity: Foot ball, West Virginia
Wesleyan; crOss-cOuntry. Johns Hop
kins. Plebe: Eellef0nte academy;
crDss-country, Georgetown Freshmen.
9-Plebe: Soccer, (atOnsville iiiei,
School
I2-Narsity: Foot ball. University of
Michigan tat Ann Arborl: soccer. la
fayettc; crnss-conntr,. University of
Virginia. Squad II: Foot bail, Ran.
keminetaS school; cr0~S-country, nj
versity of Virginia Freshmen.
E19-Narsity: Foot ball, Ioyoia;
soccer. I4ei'ich TAT Bethlchfml: cross,
conmry, Gcor2 etown. Plrbp: Foot
bali. Culver Military academy; cross.
country, University Of Maryland
Freshmen.
a3-Plebe: Soccer, Baltimore Git.
College.
aai-Narsity: Soccer, Yale.
26-Nars;ty: Foot ball, nitcd States
Military academy u'oi0 Grounds. New
York City,.
3o-PIebe: Soccer, Maryland State
Normal school,
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Rating Grid Teams on Scores
Is Fair Method, Says Expert

centage method Of figuring the major
teams has shown as heading the final
list: 1925. Michigan and Dartmouth:
1926. Lafayette, Alabama, Brown,
Stanford, Navy.
Schedule Also Counts.
'No one who follows the game at
all expects that SiWaSh is going to
outrank Notre Dame, Dartmouth or
California when the seasons sunset
occurs. but as a method of satisfying
various degrees of curiosity as TO just
how the good old team shows up. as
compared to its old-time rival great
many fans seem to enjoy looking over
a comparative table each week. even
if it doesn't settle anything. Neither
do the American League base bail
standing figures on percentages IN
July or August settle who is to lead
the pack in October.
But the final standing comes pretty
close to showing who's who and what 5
what. As in foot ban rankings, all the
percentage figures and experts in the
country will be unable to make a
champion out of a team with a weak
schedule"
With this last sentence the writer
fully agrees. and, in fact, Mr.. Wood
throughout justifios his hobby. as long
ago he justified his cxpertnrss with
figures
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Nebraska Team Is Versatile
In Trouncing Syracuse, 2l-O

Presnell also made the Corn-husl;crs'
second touchdown. which was scored
in the latter part of the first period.
Receiving Baysinger's punt on syria
cuse's 33-yard line, Presnell returned
it to the 20-yard line. A pass, Witte
to Oehlrich, put the ball on the 7-yard
line, and on three line plays he car
ried it over for the COUNTER MCMullen
again place-kicked the goal.
NcbraSka'S final touchdown came in
the third period. Taking the bali on
Syracuse 3l-Tard line. the Corn-huslk-
or marched to the S.yard line. A pass,
| Witte to Faryley. was completed for
the touchdown. Capt. Brown drop
kicked the goal.
Although outclassed by their heavier
and more experienced opponents, the
Syracuse eleven fought gamoly until
the final gun. and their passing attack
was constant threat.
The Orangemen completed II of
their 30 passes for n gain Of l07 yards.
Nebraska intercepted seven of their
toSsoS. SyracuSc's most effective
passing combination was Baysinetr to
Goldman, although Snho and Lewis
grabbed 4 few of the fins
Capt. Barhuti of Syracuse was I'M
able To enter the game because uf H.
jurics suffered in the Georgetown
game two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
NORTHWESTERN BOWS
TO MISSOURI GRIDMEN

BS tHP AsSot1dieu fFess.
EVANSTON. H.. October %
Flashing barrase of lateral passes
and long dashes. the University of
Missouri again successfully invaded
the ranks of the Big Ten today,
trouncing Northwestern, 81 to 19.
The game was replete with thrills
which kept approximately $4,000 spec
tatorS in an uproar. Passes shot
through the air with almost unprec-
cdented accuracy as both eleVenS
swept up and down the field until the
Tigers stiffened their defense and then
ripped the Purple line to Shreds. paw.
ing the way for long gains through
the line and around ends.
Bob Mchrle and Earl Diemund
We're the Missouri stars, breaking
away for runs of 80 and Sc yards,
respectively.
Missouri's first score came in the
first minute of play. when Tarr caught
q pass from Brown and ran i yards
for a touchdown.
Brown place-kicked goal. Then
Northwestern, with Ilolmer throwing.
uncorked a series of passes which
brought the ball to within striking dis
tance. lIolmer went over, but failed
to kick goal.
Shortly afterward IIolmer crashed
through for another touchdown ami
again failed to Kick goal.
Outside Of a touchdown by Johnson
in the third period. the Purple were
pushed out OF the picture by the
Tigers line.
~ After grabbing a long pass near
the end of the second period and
crashing over for q touchdown, Brown
again Kicked goal. AS Northwestern
grabbed the lead in the third period
with a long touchdown pass from
Iiolmer to Joaes. the Tigers came
back with two more scores in the
third and fourth periods. Mehrle
caught i1olmer's Kickoff and raced
FOR another touchdown, and Brown
kicked Soal. Then, while the Tiger
line held, Diemund clinched the game
by skipping off tackle for Sc yard,
and the final touchdown.
I imam aud
Evening star., 1927-10-30
w. & J. KEEPS RECORD
CLEAN. DOWNING THIEL

WASHINGTON. Pa. October % NP).
Washington and jefferson College s
lindefeated foot bail team had no
trouble disposinS of Thiel College
today. 33 to 0.
1t marked the Presidents sixth
straight victory this year.
Coach Andy Kerr sent in his second
and third string players against Thiel
saving his regulars for the important
clash with Pitt next week.
An effective aerial attack enabled
the Presidents to roll up their big
score today.
Thiel fought pluckily in the first
quarter and held Washington and
jefferson TO one touchdown. but the
Presidents substitutes got busy in the
second and third periods and rolled up
- more points.
There was no scoring in the final
period. although the Tniel goal line
was threatened several times.
Evening star., 1927-10-30

BY the Associated Press
T INCOLN. Nebr.. October 2a.-MiX-
| ing passes with a slashing run
ming attack, the Corn-huskerS of
IL Nebraska trounced the Orange
men of Syracuse, u to 0. before
q crowd of - 900 here today.
i Syracuse unleashed its yaunted
aerial attack in the early minutes of
the game. but Nebraska was ready
for this type of game and converted
the tosscS to their own advantage.
Finding the Nebraska line inpene-
trab'e, the Or2ngemen were forced to
continue their aerial game. Until re
moved in the last minutes Of the game,
Baysincer. Syracuse's lanly quarter
back. hurled pass after pass, and his
fiips were tossed with unerring accu-
racy when he could find receiver un-
covered.
Nebraska's first counter came after
five minutes of play. On seven plays
the Corn-husker backs carried the ball
3S Yards to a touchdown. PresneE,
leading scorer of the Missouri Valley,
carried the bah six of the seven times
for a total of SO yards, and scored the
touchdown. McMullcn place kicked
for the extra DOint.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
BROWN LOSES FOURTH
IN ROW AS TEMPLE WINS

PROVIDENCE, Il. l.. October 90
'E).-Cnable to produce a scoring
punch when it had repeated oppor-
tunitics to cross the Temple univer-
sit. goal line, Brown went down to
it's fourth straight defeat here this
.afternoon, to 0.
With the play principally in it's
territory. Temple held the home team
for downs each time or broke into a
feeble passing attack. The phila-
dclphia outfit got its score in the
first period.
The largest game farm in the world
IS located at st. Charles, Ill, where
200 deer. ] 900 phcasants and other
wild animals range.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
VOL VER|NES UPSET
BY |LL|N|, a TO 0
Yostnnen Miss Gilbert as
Punter and Aerial Play
mate for Ooste7baan.

by the Associated Prose.
~IIAMpAIGN H.. October q.
4 --Mirhi&an's mighty foot
ball team. hitherto undcfcat ed
~ and its goal line uncrosSed
This sea son. was ground into
defeat. u to .. by Illinois today while
C. 900 spectators watched toa"h
Tuppke's caGy warriors score thclf
second startling upset of the Western
Conference championship race. The
defeat virtually dashed Michigan
hopes of winning Il third successive
Big Ten title.
Michigan battled today without the
brilliant services of Lou Gilbert. back
field acc. Gilbert, rated a!s one of the
greatest players in the West sub
mitted to an operation for an in
fected elbow an hour before the open
ing whistle of the game and was un-
able 10 play.
Gilbert SOrely Missed.
With Gilbert on the side lines, there
was not much to Michigan's game.
The play Of the Wolverines was dis
pirited and colorIpss and the forward
passing combination of Benny Ooster-
baan. all.AmeriCan star. and Gilbert.
was broken up. How badly the VOL.
verines missed Giiberts punting Is
shown by the fact ,hat Miller ave-
aged only - yards from the line vi
scrimma2e in his 13 puntS.
The 1llini. playing a marvellous de-
fensive game and unleaShing smash
ing line attack. got the breaks of the
game that enabled them to score their
two tOuChdOWnS.
PuckelWartZ, the sub titute half
back, was the goat of the situation
that resulted in Illinois first touch
down and the first points scored
against Michigan this year. In the
first period Mills punted from his 40
yard line to Michigan's 7-yard line.
the ball bounding out OF ruckel-
wartz's arms.
Young Grange i'm Evidence.
Garland Grange, younger rcd-haired
brother of the famous "Galloping
ghost" who demoralized Michigan
three wears ago on this same field by
scoring four touchdowns in the first
12~~ minutes of play. Immediately
pounced on the ball Timm Illinois
halfback, broke away on wide right
end run crossing Michigans goal line
for the touchdown.
Nowack's kick for the extra point
was true. Nowack was successful in
kicking goal both times. In the
third period, Miller's punt from the
20-vard line was blocked. Crane
batted the ball down, and it bounced
back from Michigan goal, with
Schulz. a big tackle. tearing through
to fall on it for the second touchdown.
The Wolverines. fighting mad over
this break. made their only real
serious threat Cf the game. but Rich
man intercepted Whittle's forward for
Illinois on the Illini 16-yard line.
The Illinl. revealing the Younger
Grange as a now star, were all set fOr
Michgans Vauuted forward pass
attack ana had no trouble in snlearing
Oosterbaan.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
STANFORD WINS EASILY
OVER OREGON, 19 TO @

PALO ALTO. Calf. October 20 (f1,
stamford University crushed the Ore.
gon for an easy l9-to.0 Pacific Coast
Conference victory here today.
With a team composed entirely OF
sllbs itutes, the Cardinals, champions
of the Far West last year went over
three times for touchdowns, scoring
two In the second and another in the
third period,
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Works Out Pretty Well.

1T max be of interest to know
Wood writes, that for the past four
wears the final standings as figured on
the percentage method of games won
4nd lost ard tied and points scored by
ard AGAINST each team have worked
out very closely in accordance with
The final rankings by the experts. In
fact, experts themselves do not always
agree as 20 which team is the out
standing King of all, nor can they be
expected 10 agree 50 long as the 80.
called champion teams show the great
difference in the strength OF .thrlr
schedules.
II admit that IL team With sue
CcSSful showing against list OF
grade I} or & teams should not he
compared in the final analysis with
teams whose schedules include ma.
jority Of stronger opponents. How
ever. this can be remedied ny the
critical observer if he will simply note
the relative positions Of such teams
and forget about the minors.
".ln0ihcr point for consideration in
these modern foot BAH Seasons is that
when teams like Centre, Geneva, Car
nrGie and Lebanon Valley can put the
bee ON Harvard, Notrc Dame and
Brown. VINO can say with certainty
, Just which team should he awarded
! the final championship unless actual
| figures are at hand to prove their
! ShuWin2S?
II grant that n percentage com
J piri$on list il not perfect. but ut the
T. same time the weekly standing based
/ on these figures j. Of interest to tho
average foot. ball followers if not Il
: the experts. and at the seasons ent
/ it is noticed that the experts them
/ selves, without many exceptions, Wi!
mention for high honors the teams
who head the list on actual shOwings
| In the past two years the experts have
picked champions as follows: 1925
Dartmouth and Michigan. In 1926
| LafaH ette. Alabama, Brown, Stanford
! Navy. In the same years the per
Evening star., 1927-10-30

l. lIlGh Scnool are IN the midst OF
their annual intersemester block
l. ban series, with four teams com
petng. from ~, 9B, SA and
i grades. respectively.
With two victories and no defeats
oIaalked up, the "a combination is
leading in the title race. Clever head
/ work and agile footWOrll have marked
| the play Of the leaders in each of their
/ contests so far. enabling them to de-
/ feat the 9B team. $40 D, and the
/ Kickers from SB. 11-3.
| Monday. 9B meets SA in the third
game of the series. Each team will
/ play every other team twice before
/ the circuit is completed.
| Captain and manager are combined
| in one person on each team. Edith
! Mariin holds the dual position on the
i9B squad. Mary Brooks Haley leads
| "a: Dorothy Hall, SB, and Bertha Will
/ faculty adviser.
| Two hundred giv.S have turned out
/ for rifle practice at Central High
! school. ana early indications are that
| a strong team may he developed to
| represent the school in the Spring ac-
IT, tiles, according to Louise G. Hart,
| faculty advisor.
| Experienced m1rkswOmen have
been on the rang" for some time, but
the novice shots have spent their time
| in general instruction sessions until
the past week. when they tried out
the guns for the first time.
| Virginia Pyle, captain of the squad,
and L. IiSe Tchb. are the only two let
te" winners from last year who have
returned. Ishoda IeWton Is manager
! for 1a219S. Assistant managers in
clrta Margaret Cammack. Marion
/ Boyle. Marjorie Jcinison. Annabel Nc
/ Cullough. Betty Coon. Grace Hazard
and Dorothy Johnson.
Mary Ellen Hood and Edith Johnson
tied for first honors in the Y. w. G.. \.
swimming meet last night. each with
! 13 points. The swim was staged in
! the n street pool.
Miss Hood won first place in the
! @0-yard dash. first in the crawl form
swim and second in the plunge for
! distance. Miss Johnson collected her
| talles as winner of the side @trok %
| form swim and the fancy diving nd
as a member of the winning relay
| team.
| Elizabeth Whaler. with II points.
| took third honors: Alma Whaler tied
| with InCe Lewinski for fourth, with
! 9 apiece.
| y special demonstration III IOrIn
swimming and fancy diving was
given by two junior mermaids. Mare
| Du Vail Of California and Lois Bates,
Il local swimmer. Each cf the vou''
| full performers executed the swan diyc.
| back dive, front jack knife and h1"!;
| iack-knife with unusual skill for IL
| yearoldS.
1t was announced at the close Of
the meet that n meo!in-; viii 10 he!l
on Saturday, November at the
| Y. W. G. y. of all swimmers desiring
to join IL new swimming club to be
| formed at the Y. W.. one of the fea-
| lures of which would he Il series of
meets similar to the one held last
night.
| Summary of events:
| "0-YARD DAsH-won by NJ F. Hood:
second. \. Nhaler: third. NJ. Hamhergcr.
Time. T. / seconds
4O-YARD DASH-wnn by Elizabeth
Whaler: se.Cnd Edith johnson: third. Inge
l.ewLnski. Time ;;;3.
! ny Nh2lrr: second, J. Lewin>ki
Evening star., 1927-10-30
FOOT BALL INJURY FATAL.

PHILADELPHIA, October 30 P).
THE first fatality of the Philadelphia
scholastic foot ball season occurred
last night when Fred Mascuilli, IS.
died from injuries received in game.
Mascuilli. fullback for the Southern
High School team. was hurt In the
final period OF the contest with North.
east High.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Army Plays Smart Foot Ball
To Win Easily Over Bucknell

quarter, the only extra point the Army
made good. Army substituted fire.
quentlY, and the scoring was. spread
through tic four quarters.
Only twice did Bucknell threaten to
score. and both times its drive was
frustrated by Intercepted passes which
the Army TUNED into touchdowns.
Diehl. Bucknell fullback, bore the
brunt of the first thrust, and Iialicki
and Mccormick, who replaced Diehl
when the latter was hurt late in the
first half. shared the burden of the
third period
Evening star., 1927-10-30

completed one pass for 81 yards.
which carried the hall deep into Ohio
territory. threw n second one. which
was incomplete: scored first down
on q short pass to Levers and then
threw long line over the goal which
Jersild, substitute end. barely missed
Chicago never carried tho ball again
from Scrimmage, the Buckeyes MAX
ing short gains for successive first
downs and puutinG out of danger as
tho final gun sounded.
Chicago made II first downs IN
States q, hut the Buckeyes made 16a
yards from srrimmace in A. tries a
compared with 40 yards accumulated
by the MarOonS in IS tries.
y crowd of j,715 saw the game.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
WOMEN In SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER

SIDE SITRQKE-won bv F Johnson .co.
cRAWl--Won by NJ f. Hood: second
Eveiiu. Bates third F Whaer.
PHI SGE FOR pI>TANCE-.Wor nv
LeWinSkI' -ecuud NJ T. Hood third A
Whaler Distance 461. feet
DIVING Won hv Edith johnson, second
FL zabeth Whiicr
RELAY RtCF-won nv Na--arct H,ur.
berger Edith johnson and Ehzlboth Whaler.
Evening star., 1927-10-30

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Evening star., 1927-10-30
FORMER CENTRAL STARS
WILL GREET GRID TEAM

Several hundred former athletes Of
Central High School are expected 10
greet members of the schools foot ban
squad at Il rally and smoker ~ bc
STAGED Thursday NIGHT at the Racquet
Club by the graduate &C." club.
Plans for hackin" up Central in ite
annual game with Tech Friday will
he mace.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
BY tho Associated Prose.

VEST POINT, \. u, october
full advantage of enemy
errors defeated Buckneil
hanIily today. "a to 0.
Two Of the five Army tQuchdoWns
came from interrupted passes a third
from a Buckneli tumble and the other
pair from Army forward passes.
Murrell accounted Tor two touch
downs with long runs, ono of - yards
after ;ntercepting q forward pass, and
another of 80 wards after receiving a
pass from Hutchinson, The longest
dash of the day was by Brenthall. sub
stitute Army end. who grabbed
Bucknell pass in the third period and
cantered so yards to tally.
Nave started the scoring early in
the first period when he grabbed II
tumble from Diehl, star Bucknell full
back on the visitors S-yard line and
slid over the goal. Wilson finished the
attack in the closing minutes of play
when he took a 30yard pass from
Hutchinson and ran 20 yards to score.
Landon, substitute back. added three
points in the second period with a 15
yard placement and also made a kick
for point after touchdown in the third
Evening star., 1927-10-30

LONDON. October - Ir).-A valu-
able hunter ridden by the Prince Of
Wales Yesterday Ut Melton Mowbray
was badly injured 10y running into
post. The Prince was not hurt, and
continual on nnnthNr horse
Evening star., 1927-10-30

seems to have the largest and most
enthusiastic following, and this is not
without reason, since his tables an
ntIally give an adequate idea as to
what the teams Of the country are do
ing.
In n recent article the writer stated
his objections to ranking eleVens rel
atively in October who do not meet
1DDouentS in common. The point was
made that whereas some teams have
strong October schedules, others play
weaker rivals and that consequently
nothing really important is shown in
midscaeon rankings based on scores.
At the same time the writer recog-
niZeS that there are two honestly de
batable sides to almost any subject
and is quite willing to give Wood his
Il in
Evening star., 1927-10-30

a n INNEAPOLIS. Mimi. October
M 29.-B a ttering its way
! w through the fighting Badger
line. Minnesota strengthened
is bid for the Western Con-
ference championship today when 1t
doWned Wisconsin. Is to I, before
IS, 600 frcnzied fans III Memorial
Stadium.
With the plun2ing captain Joest-
ing. showing the way, the Minnesota
backs tore through the Wisconsin line
when gains were needed and inter
sperSed enough forward passes and
end runs TO keep the Badgers defense
guessing.
Touchdowns in the first and third
periods, one by 1Iaycraft and the other
by Joesting. marked the Gopher sCor-
ing, while Capt. Crofoot counted Tor
Wisconsin, when he intercepted
Gopher forward pass in the second
period and raced more than fifty yards
for a touchdown.
Figures on yardage gained showed
the Gophers to much greater adj
vantage than the score would indicate.
for Coach Spears men piled up net
231 yards on rushing. as compared
Nith 7-yard net for Wisconsin,
which resorted to the air.
Minnesota's first touchdown in the
first period came after nearly 10 min
utes of play. Wisconsin had stopped
JoeSting on the Badger 2-yard line
and ReholZ punted out of bounds on
his 7-yard line. After II line
and end plays, Joesting shot for
ward pass 10 Haycraft. who went
over. Minnesota's second touchdown
in the third period also resulted from
an advance on line plays and one
forward pass. with Joesting scoring.
Pharmer kicked goal after the first
touchdown but Aimquist missed the
second.
Wisconsin's touchdown came when
Crofoot leaped into the air on his own
+5-yard line pulled down a pass by
.IoI.,ing and was off to the right
along the sidelines. with an attentive
Badger crew blocking out Gopher
tacklers along the 55-yard way.
Evening star., 1927-10-30

TORONTO. Ontario, October % up
Queens University of Kingston to-
day went into tic with MCGill Uni
verSity of Montreal in the lntercol-
legiate Rugby Union by defeating
University of Toronto, 12 TO s
Toronto has not Vet won q gaIffc.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
Iine-tp and Summary.

Score by perio1s:
Chicago -. ......... q o.
Ohio State. ...... d u y Ia
Scoring: OHIO Stato-TOtt"hdnWu Row ~,
kriss. Point after touchdown. T'ridI tdrop-
kiriipdl
Characterization MerdnrhaII Point
after touchdown. McDonough tpIace .kicli.
Evening star., 1927-10-30
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

n YEW YORK. October 29.-AmonG
~ the students OF foot ball who
/ VI make a speciality Of rating
teams by percentages Frank r..
Wood or N'HrCpStPT Mass.