The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-10-25
SEEKING SERVICE
GAME ATGCHICAGO
Congressman Britten Urges
Contest for Dec. 6.

that Army could not meet Navy on the
gridiron this season because Of the
heavy schedule, Representative Fred
A. Britten of Chicago is determined
to continue his negotiations to bring
about a renewal of the football re-
laiions between the service schools.
Mr.. Britten planned to confer with
President Hoover again and urge up
on the commander-in-chief Of the army
and navy that the traditional contest
between the two academies be re-
sumed.
His plan calls for the appointment
of prominent director Of athletics
in some university to confer with Sec
rotary of War Good and Secretary of
Navy Adams to draw up eligibility
rules for the schools so that they
could play a post-season game Deem
Der of this year at Chicago.
1t seems that one of the most diff
cult problems of football officiating is
detecting the use of the tabOOed
screen pass and its variations. The
rules have been made more stringent
and clarified on this feature of the
aerial game for the 1929 season, but
it is understood that the rules-makers
were obliged TO call in half dozen OF
the leading coaches and appeal for
cooperation in removing the illegal
screen plays.
In effect, the coaches summoned, all
famous, replied: 1--WE will be glad to
cooperate, scrupulously avoiding any
endeavor to circumvent the screen pass
rule, if officials will be eagle-eyed in
preventing the other fellows from get
ting away with it. We will play the
game the way you want it, providing
we have the proper protection"
Tulane university has Billy Banker,
the great blond fash, as captain and
leader this year. Banker. a Lake
Charles, La, boy, gained national rec
ignition last year by being one of the
leading point scorers in the country.
His play at halfback won for him the
unanimous choice for the all-Southern
team.
Because The Athletics won the
worlds series Forrest F. Cole of Dal-
las, Texas, must knock flies all the
way to Shibe park, Philadelphia. Ern-
est Luttrell, mis- betting opponent will
accompany him, furnishing a fungo
bat and balls They hope to be in Phil
adelphia by February 1.
Newspaper men on the Pacific coast
blame internal dissension." that old
bugaboo which was the bane of the
Pittsburgh Pirates last year, for the
defeat and tie which were marked up
against the strong Stanford football
team last season. On their way east
for the Army game, half of Pop War
ner's gridders wouldn't speak with the
other faction, is the report. But all
is mended this year.
Earle Neale played professional
baseball and college football at
the same time. He was then stu
dent at West Virginia Wesleyan and
there was no rule against summer
baseball.
The Reading club, a Cub farm.
didn't develop any stars for the
parent organization this year. Last
year Reading sent Harry Seibold, a
rejuvenated veteran, to the Cubs and
he was traded to the Braves in the
deal for Rogers Hornsby.
The only strategy we can suggest in
connection with the playing of foot
ball at night would be to start a half
back off with the ball and turn off
the lights.
The Chicago Cubs suffered some
hardships at the hands of the Ath-
letics on the ball field but they could
hardly ask for better treatment off
the diamond.
A special chef with two assistants
cooked for the National league cham
piOns during their stay in Philadel-
phia. They occupied one entire floor of
their hotel with private dining room
among the accommodations, a private
elevator to carry them to their rooms,
and gymnasium and radio among
other comforts of home.
University of California executive
committee voted against installing the
loud speaker system in the Memorial
stadium at Berkeley where the foot
ball games are staged.