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Longhorns Defeat
Texas Aggies, 60
In "Jinxed" Game

MEMORIAL STADIUM, AUS
TIN, Tex, Nov. 30.-R)-The Jinx
of Memorial stadium, where no
Texas Aggie team ever has tri-
umphed, stood again today on the
passing and running greatness OF
Blond Bobby Layne who led the
Texas Longhorns to 60 triumph
before a bowling throng of $4,000
that thrilled to a brilliant battle
of vicious goal line stands.
In one minute and twenty-five
seconds of play Texas got its
touchdown and from then on II
was a glittering struggle of long
runs, prodigious passes and great
punting.
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out since November II with a
"charley-horse'' received in the
Cornell game. He had returned
temporarily last Saturday, but the
new ailment kept him from. prac-
ticing until today when he was. put
through signal session and some
pass defense work. -.-. d.
With jenkins in shape. Comdr.
Oscar e. Hagberg, Navy. coach,
can master-mind with two triple
threat performers, the other being
little 150-pound Hal Hamberg, of
Lonoke, Ark. Nays finest passer.
Hamberg also had been out of &C
ton for several weeks with a pull
ed leg muscle, but is in good shape
for this one. Hamberg's passes
played leading roles in Nays vic
tories over the Cadets the last
two years.
''The Navy team is ready for its
best game of the year." Hagberg
reported eff the boys don't make
too many mistakes, I think we
have a good chance of winning. y
Hagberg wasn't Understanding
Army one bit, however, as he re-
called the 4S1 points the Cadets
have run up this season while hold
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Leading Gamer; Jenkins, Returns
To Middies' Lineup For Saturday

ing their opponents to a total of
just four touchdowns, not more
than one in any game.
We've been hearing that they'v
got the greatest team in history, :"
he said, adding: mo doubt army
is potent, and they have enough
to really pour it on US if they get
going
Navy is depending on its great
line probably the best in college
football, to see that the Army's T.
formation never gets going, by
smearing such speedsters as Glenn
Davis, Doug Kenna, Doc Blanch-
ard, and others before they can
blast clear on those long runs that
ruined Notre Dame, Pennsylvania,
and Duke.
Hagberg said his entire squad OF
50 players would go to Baltimore,
leaving Annapolis by bus about
II am. Saturday.
The midshipman regiment ap-
proximately $1,000 strong which
will attend the game along with
the West Point Cadet corps-will
whoop it up at pep rally tonnor-.
row night in front of the TecumseH
statue.
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CADETS REVIEW
ENTIRE SYSTEM

WEST POINT, N. Y, Nov. 30
Up - Army's unbeaten football
squad completed its work for the
annual clash with Navy in Balti-
more Saturday by running through
it's entire collection Of plays to-
day in the fieldhouse.
That's a grand football team, !"
said Coach Earl (Red Blaik as
he watched his charges dash for
the dressing room, "but we are
pla. ing the greatest Navy eleven
I have ever seen in the Is years
I have been associated with West
Point football"
Blaik said that Dick Pitzer,
starting left end, had virtually re-
covered from the leg injury sui
fered in last Saturdays scrimmage
and would be on the field at the
kickoff. Barney Poole will take
over if Pitzer is slowed up too
much.
Talking with reporters before the
workout. Blaik insisted that the
Army line had worked as well
against Notre Dame and Duke as
had the Navy forwards but agreed
that Pennsylvania made a better
showing against the Cadets than
against the Middies.
Navy has beaten Army the past
five years in row. Last year and
the year before that the Navy line
turned the trick but that won't be
the margin Saturday. They will
send more than a line to beat us, -
he concluded.
The squad of SO players leaves
by train tomorrow morning and
will work out in the Baltimore
stadium at 2 p. m. 1t will have
headquarters in the Gilman school
while in the Maryland city.
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WEATHER FAY0RS
TRACKS OPENING

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. 80. -P-
President James Dom looked up
at a cloudless Florida sky today,
noted nip in the air and upped
to $4,000 or more his estimate OF
the number Of spectators who will
be on hand tomorrow when horse
racing returns to long-idle Gulf.
stream park.
"If the cool weather continues
the attendance may exceed $25,.
0OO,' said Dom, head Of syndi-
cate which revived Gulfstream to
take advantage of the wartime
turf boom.
1--WE have toi1ed hard and Ions
to bring Gulfstream to state Of
perfection, and opening day visi-
tors will find one of the most
beautiful tracks it is possible tt
ina CINE.
'In view of the sensational sue
cess of racing at other centers anc
upon the largest early influx OF
winter visitors to Miami in his
tory, our opening meeting Of Il
days should be a success all the
way"
Seventeen better-than-averagt
thoroughbreds were named for the
$250O inaugural handicap, and thu
six-furlong race was split into tW'
sections. ~ 4...
Bobby Permane, the highly-suc
cessful jockey who made racing
history in Florida last spring b.
riding five winners for three con
secutive days, will have chance
to triumph in both divisions.
He will be astride Mrs. Al. sa
baths civil liberty, the first dlvl
sion favorite over Happy Larl
and Free Double. i,
In the second section Permane
Mount, WINDMILL, probably VIII W..
yield the honor of being favorlt
to the Lottie Wolf entry OF Romu
lus and Good Going the Sprlnte
Okapi Lancer.
Gulfstream was completed gus
in time to open February l, 1888
Financial difficulties develops
and the track was closed ate
four days. For five years creditor
fought over their claims in bank
ruptcy court. Down and his asse
ciafes bought most Of the claim:
and got permission from the cou1
only last summer to reopen tn
track.
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North State AU-Stars
Have Jack-Rabbit Duo

CHARLOTTE, Nov. 3d. Up -
North Carolina high schools stars
will fiedl a jack-rabbit halfback
combination in Saturdays annual
Shrine bowl classic here against
South Carolina according to the
lineup used today by Coach Joe
Caruso.
Gastonia's Speedy Charlie Pear
son was shifted to tailback with
Rocky Mounts Pat Patterson hold
ing on at wingback from which
post he scored twice in today's
scrimmage.
Meanwhile, in the South Caro-
line camp, Coach John Villipigue
was enthusing over the fleet foot
work of Bobby Gage, the Ander.
son antelope, who has been mos
impressive at tailback.
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reached. Action should prevail in
this match from start to finish.
Probably one of the toughest
matches to be staged at ITALIAN
Hall in some time, will get un-
derWay when the bell rings for Tex.
as Jack O'Brien and Daffy Don
Lee to disrobe.
Both TOUCHES have agreed to
fight this match on a winner-take-
all basis with no disqualification
for any reason. With these X
rules in effect both grapplers should
be at their best.
Promoter Causey announces that
ITALIAN hall will be amply heated
for the matches, and that there are
a few more choice seats still on
sale at the Orion hotel.
The matches will begin at $50
and doors will be opened at 7:15
o'clock. Bob Redmon will referee
the matches.
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APPOINTING HEAD !
IMPORTANT TOPIC
OF MAJOR C0NFAB
Leagues Will Also Consid-
er Returning Veteran
Problem

CHICAGO, Nov. 3O.- VI -Nums .
Der 1 item of the Major Lacquer
Joint meeting December IS in New
York will be the replacement OF
Kenesaw Mountain Lands as rul.
err of baseball, but the two cir.
cults also will give special atten.
ton to the problem of players re.
turning from military service.
Leslie M. O'Connor, secretary to
Commissioner Lands who died :
last Saturday, disclosed today that
the steering committee Of the
American and National Leagues
recently proposed that 10 reinstat-
ed national defense list players:
should be added to each clubs re-:
serve list of 40 players and five;
to the active player list Of Is.
Will Harridge, president Of the.
American league and member OF.
council which may govern base
ball pending selection Of Landis'
successor, said t h recommends.
ton was to meet the impact OF
an expected sudden return Of uni.
formed players.
He said club owners foresee tho
possibility that groups OF their ex.
hired hands-there are upwards of
500 players from both leagues on
the national defense list-may sud.
denly return to civilian life and
they want to be ready to screen
them leisurely for talent.
THE recommendation IS ex.
pressly to benefit the INFESTED
player who was on the Threshold
of the big leagues when the war
came" Harridge said. Under this
arrangement a club doesn't have
to give him a quick trial or per.
haps let him GO without any try.
out"
that reinstated national defense
player will maintain that status
for one year from the date Of his
reinstatement. The recommen.
cation, however, pertains only to
players Who were property Of the
various clubs before the war.
i When the steering group m {
Nov. l it announced only that it
had recommended the reelection
of Lands as commissioner and ex.
tension of the major league agree
nient.
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Maryland Triumphs Over V.M.I., 8 To 6
CHICAGO BEARS SET
NEW PENALTY MARK
FOR NATIONAL LOOP

CHICAGO, Nov. 3d. (SpeciaD -
After having been panalized %
times for a total of 10 yards
against Philadelphia last Sunday,
the Chicago Bears today find them
selves in possession of one new Ma
tional Football league record and
only five yards away from another.
In nine games the former cham
pions have been pena1ized los times
six more than the major league
mark, established by them in 1912.
The 105 penalties have resulted in
an assessment of 900 yards, five
short of the mark they themselves
set for one season, also in 1912.
Sundays performance equal
ed the records for one game set by
the Brooklyn Tigers against Green
Bay at Milwaukee early in the sea-
son.
Official team statistics today al
so reveal the Packers, who closed
their regular season last week
against Card - Pitt, set a new
league record fo, feWest fumbles
in one season. They fumbled only
eleven times IN ter games, one less
than the mark set by Brooklyn in
1884 and tied by Detroit last sea.
son.
Philadelphia most likely will as.
sist in this revision of the tumble
records by the time it closes its
season on December 10. The Eagle.
so far have recovered only two op
ponents' fumbles The previous low
in this department was six. estab
1ished by Brooklyn in 1889 and tiee
by the Bears in 1913.
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TWO GET BACKING
IN FRISCO OPEN

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3o.-(P,
-Slammin' Sam Snead, who hit
COLTS comeback trail in winning
fashion last week, will be the senti-
mental favorite when the field tees
off tomorrow in the 72-hole San
Francisco open but hard shelleo
observers bracketed the defending
champ Byron Nelson, rs the man
to beat for top prize.
Nelson, biggest money winner OF
1914, tow-roped the field to win
the San Francisco open last year
followed by his running mate, Har-
old McSpaden of Philadelphia. The
Harding Park public links, scene
of the tournament this winter as
last, seemingly is made to order
for the Toledo. o., star and Nc
Spaden.
It is fairly flat, long and tree.
bordered but these two seldom
have to pick its par u to pieces
They have the jump on Snead, in
one respect-familiarity with the
course.
Snead, nevertheless, already has
been established as "the people
choice" The golfing public was
intrigued by his spectacular return
to major tournament competition
after more than two years in the
Navy. He beat practically the same
field in the Portland open, with
a uncover par 289 for u holes.
More than $50 pros and amateurs
will have the same objective as
Snead, Nelson and McSpaden, in
the $14, 500 war bonds event. First
prize is $2,666 in bonds. The tour
nament 10 holes daily, will end
Monday.
Top notchers entered are too
numerous to name here but among
those to watch are such as U. S.
open champion Craig Wood, shoot
ing better. than he did at Portland;
P. G.. A., titleholder Bob Hamilton
of Evansville, Ind; and Denny
Shute of Akron, O., lists the Bri-
fish open and two P. G.. A. cham
pionship wins among his feats.
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TRAIL

Navy had Hal Hambere To-.
year. Army didn't have 2 ro,,,,. -
Doug Kenna, whom we think !.
Just as valuable a man as Ham.
oerg. That might be considered
Army Improvement No. 2.
navy has stout new back nam.
ed Clyde Scott, of the Smackover
ARK Scots. That's an improve.
'nent for Navy, but Army partially
oi1sets that witt. an addition nam.
Cd Dean Sensanbaugher, kid
from Ohio Safe with retractahle
landing gear once he gets in the
oren. " Vic
All in all, we think the Armv
oackfield shows much greater
Improvement over that of Navy,
Wnen it comes to the line we also
think the Army line has improved
more than Nays, although we
ocn think it is as strong as Ma.
vy's yet.
Nays line didn't improve much
because there wasn't much room
ior improvement In other words.
Ut was one whale of line last
year, and if it hasn't improved a
II action we still think it's better
than tie men up front on he Ca.
de team.
However, we think the improve.
ment in the Army backfield and
the smoother fynctioning of t h
team as a whole more than off.
sets the superiority of the Navy
line, and we just can't imagine
any team keeping those scatter.
legged Army backs from breaking
loose at some time during a game.
If they can't dc it from scrim.
mage, they'll do it running back
punt or intercepting a pass.
We might be wrong on all this
of course. If there wasn't any
doubt we wouldn't be writing this
But that's the way we feel about
lit. IA
How about Army 2, NAVY 7?
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INDIANS SCALP
SPIDERS, 400

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 30.-LP)
William and Mary's Indians had
a field day at the expense Of the
University of Richmond before 5,
600 shivering spectators here to-
day as Halfbacks Stanley Magd-
ziak and Jack Bruce scored three
touchdoWns each behind a stout
forward wall which opened up
holes in the Spiders line and gave
the tribe a 400 victory.
The Spiders made their only
scoring threat late in the fourth
quarter on passes from Allen and
Rodgers to Charlie ButterWorth
which carried to the Indians Is.
With one yard needed for first
down, Davis, Indian sub back, in
tercepted Richmond pass.
Held scoreless in the first pc
Rod, William and Mary produced
two scoring drives in the second
and then ran wild in the third
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Tag Match Featured
At ITALIAN Hall TONIGHT

Everything is in readiness for one
of the best all round wrestling
cards offered in several moons,
Promoter Bert Causey announced
yesterday.
Something new in wrestling, the
tag team match, which originated
in Australia and lis now reported
to be gaining the favor of American
wrestling fans, will constitute h e
feature event.
Promoter Causey states that tag
team fights are one of the most
active forms of wrestling, and that
with the stars he has matched to-
night more than the usual amount
Of action will be provided.
Johnny Long, former boxer, will
team up with Jack DeVault against
Chief Little Beaver and Wild Bill
Middlekauff and seek to gain two
out of three falls and victory
before the 75-minute time limit is
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Ferguson, Hamilton Top
Boxing Program Tonight

Six bouts are scheduled tonight
fer the professional boxing card at
Legion stadium, with Country
Ferguson and Early Hampton
tipping the list in ten round
main event.
The first of these matches spon.
sred by the American Legion will
begin al 8, but early arrivals will
be admitted at 7 o'clock.
Ferguson returned to Whining.
ton last Friday night to conquer
Young Babe Hunt in six of a
scheduled 10-round match. Now
Stationed with the Coast Guard at
Charleston, he hurt his opponent
with body and face smashing
hooks and sent him to the floor
three times before the final count.
Promoter Huck Lilies, ex-Golden
Gloves champion, expects t h c
seni-final m t C h between Bill
johnson and Jack Mccoy to push
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VICT0RS' Line
HAS MAIN ROLE
IN TIGHT GAME
Kozorra Scores For Cadets
In Fourth Period
Rally

ROANOKE, Va, Nov. 30.-(P-
The University of Maryland nosed
out VMI 8-6 in the annual Thanks
giving game today for it's first
win of the season.
The Old Liners outplayed the
youthful Cadets for three quarters
after they had sent Troll, fullback
over the goal line after four plung e.
es from the Is. They added a safe
ty- In the second when Elmer
kozorra's punt was blocked by
Doory, left end for the Terps.
VMI came to life late in the
contest and after. threatening once
shook right halfback Kozorra loose
for, 20 yard touchdown sprint.
The Cadets came back to threaten
again but this time the Maryland
line held and the Terps took over
on their own 40 just before the
closing gun.
The Maryland line furnished the
margin of victory and although
the Old Liners backs registered
few long gains the steady plugging
was good enough for the necessary
yardage in the first quarter.
POS.-VMI MARYLAND
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the main event hard for it's place
of prominence. Scheduled for 10
rounds, the bout will be Johnson 5
second with Charleston, S. c..
opponent he disposed of Leon
Meyers last week in one round.
The return scrap between John
ny Edens and Ward Saunders
should prove to be one of h e
nights most outstanding battles.
Heavyweight Saunders was badly
damaged in the fight last week,
but made a gallant if not winning
stand. Edens, a heavy hitter, land
ed crashing hook in the first
round which may have been the
deciding factor.
A special event wrestler VS..
boxer with Gloves - will also
be- included in tonight's festivities.
Buddy Best, the boxer, will at
tempt to give lesson in the fist
ic art to Leroy Hooks who has no
intention of being an apt pupil.
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,,u,TNEY MARTIN

BY YORK. Nov. 30-R)-Arny
l5 VT Navy at football satur-
u =, > surprise we have been
Ioi' = tor both our readers. who
s'nss .Ser the impression we did
d:e al.u INV how tine game would
s1' o "ojv thing wrong with that
he O inn is that it was right.
119ts siS we pick Army at the
:'1Ss :.,+e with feathery feeling
q taa,r st and after mulling
1 '9P PIE problem for many weeks.
Ge' .es,t sure just what a null is,
4 att rs an ANIMAL with long fun
cIs'' y which would be a perfect
! s,, r+ion Of us if we missed this
t.;'I IL We did last year Anyway,
Dc a, ave given the case some
# nave
rt.s' ,;cked the Army last year,
We ~ 1--WE should have waited I'M
%. . W, the game. We should
q 'I Known aftel getting a Whit
PIE 4, NJ yayv goa' which team was
ts s. savS the basic reason we
j.. Sl. srry this year is that we
li' Z. ' t5e Cadets have improved
t5 Hi. a W., last year than the Mid
t ~. have improved. and last year
d., @,,1 1o Won by only 1870, with it be.
nav y, !,,rbody's ball game the first
bal, !. nj, is written we don't know
.5 NJ Ny Bob jenkins, the Nays
WIFI VIZ rB3i,nchard, will be able to
D ,.r D A. not. but we'd still pick
l .r;r even if jenkins was in top
!-.ii,ion for the game, and twins,
''y y,rv had jenkins last year, and
s.. ,'| ,tilI can see him going over
w Arm Armv goal with Cadets drap-
. aC M him like bunting. Army
r, I'dn,t have Blanchard, whom we
, v,r is every bit as good as Jen-
,;ns so there's one big improve
nen+ for Army right there.
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Grantland Rice Wins
Touchdown Club Prize

NEW YORK, Nov. 80. - Up -
Grantland Rice, veteran sports
writer, will receive the 1914 award
of the New York touchdown club
for his Permanent contributions
to the advancement of football, "
Committee Chairman Herb Nc
Cracker said today.
Rice is the first sports writer to
win the award, to be presented
him at a banquet December 10.
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Wakefield Reinducted
As Apprentice Seaman

DETROIT, Nov. 3O.-CP)-Dick
Y akefield, 23-year-old Detroit Ii
ger outfielder, was reinducted into
the Navy today as an apprentice
seaman and left Immediately for
an undisclosed naval training sta
ton.
Wakefield was given an honor
able discharge from the Navy last
July and spanked the Detroit base
ball club to its second place finish
in the American League.
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Landis' Death Extends
Major-Minor Agreement

DURHAM, Nov. 3o.-R The
death last week of baseball COM
missioner Lands automatically
extended for one year the Major
Minor league agreement under
which the Minors recognized the
Jurisdiction of the commissioner.
The agreement provides that IN
the event of death or resignation
of the commissioner the agree
ment shall remain in force for
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TO PLAY AT WINSTON

WINSTON-SALEN, Nov. 30.-(R
The football teams of Fort Monroe
and Camp DERRICK will arrive here
late Friday afternoon to rest be-
fore their all-service football con-
test Saturday afternoon 3 o.
clock. The contest is a post-season
game arranged between the strong
teams of Maryland and Virginia.
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TAR HEELS POLISH
PASSING DEFENSE
IN FINAL SESSION

CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 30.-LR-
Working mostly on passing, both
extensively and defensively the
Tar Heels held their final practice
sessions of the year this afternoon.
Tomorrow at two o'clock the team
leaves for Norfolk where Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 on Foreman field
Carolina meets Virginia in renew
al Of Dixie's oldest continuous grid
iron rivalry. -.
Coach Gene McEver is counting
on the Tar Heels to take to the air
against the Cavaliers but he re-
allies that Virginia will also be
passing with left handed Lucien
Burnett in the starting role. For
that reason much of today's ses-
sion was devoted to pass offense.
Two new, faces will be in the
starting lineup against the Cava-
liers. Ed Twohey will replace
Thad Ellis at right guard and AL
Ian Elger will be in the starting
backfield in place of Bill Voris.
The rest of the starting eleven will
find Bauer and Brown-at the ends,
Smith and Kraus at tackles, Leath-
errnan at guard, and Walters at
center. Bobby Wheat will be at
quarterback, Elger and Camp at
the halves, and Warren at full.
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quarter with three more touch.
downs.
The feature play IN the annual
Thanksgiving contest which has
been continued for nearly half a
century occurred in the last quar-
ter when Bruce grabbed Walkers
punt on the Indian SO and raced
81 yards for the Tribes final score.
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Handball Tourney Set
For Monday At Y.M.C.A.

Senior handbal tournament play
will begin at the YMCA next Mon
day, Physical Director Adam w.
Smith announced yesterday. There
will be three groups, A, B and c,
and all entrants are urged to reg
lister as soon as possible.
A free throw basketball tourna-
ment is scheduled for December
II. Each participant will have Is
OPPORTUNITIES to shoot.
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alton, which is January II, 1915.
Thus, the death of Judge Lands
carries the agreement over to
January IL, 1916.
An amendment had been propos
ed for the consideration of next
weeks Minor league convention
extending the agreement a year.