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THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1921.
Army-Navy Game Saturday to Wind Up
Grid Aftermath ,
To Be Fight on
Shifts by East
Follower! of Autumn Sport
To Focus Optics on Tourney
Between Teams of
. Coast and Eat.
By WALTER ECKERSALL.
With the exception of the pout-sea
son interseclional game between the
best elevens of the Pacific coast and
east, to be played in Patadcna under
the direction of the Tournament of
Kosei committee on New Year's
(lav, the curtain will drop on t)ie
1921 foot hall aeasnn with the ptay
ing of games qtt Thanksgiving day
ami Saturday,
llie majority 01 ine larger cicvcns
throughout the country completed
their schedules yesterday, and in only
a few cases can undisputed champions
t. Amintr'uA Thi rnnrlitinn 14
brought about by failure of strong
elevens to play each -other, and also
by coaches who did not care to ar
range loo heavy schedules.
The interesting battle between the
Army and Navy on the Folo grounds
in New York City on Saturday will
close the season in the cast, colli
teams have met with unexpected re
verses this year, but 'their meeting
alwavs attracts countrv-wme atten
lion. On past performances, the mid
shipmen . will rule tavontes.
" Some Questionable cn Defense!
"In a great many cases development
of strong lines has been overlooked
for the improvement of a powerful
offense. In fact a number of
elevens may rightfully claim that
their offense is their bets defense.
Coaches of such teams have de
pended upon their elevens to out
score opponents. In some cases
this scheme has worked satisfac
torily, while in others it has been
more or less a failure.
As the season approaches a success
ful close there is a lot of criticism on
the part of eastern coaches and offi
cials of the shift plays employed by
middle-west elevens. In fact, eas
tern men are so strongly opposed
' to the alleged-beating of the ball that
, the matter will be brought before
the rules committee at its annual
winter tneetirtg.
East Wants Players Rigid.
The eastern contention is (that
shifted players' feet must be. station
ary and their bodies rigid.- f they
are leaning in the direction of the
play, the eastern contention is they
s,', are in motion and get the consequent
'momentum on their, ground gaining
attempts. The present rules state
that a shifted player's feet must be
stationary, ana mat is an. vvnemci
r rule will be amended to include
rigidity of bodies is a matter for the i
rules Committee to determine.
On Thursday the strong Cornell
"eleven, rated one of the most power
ful in the east, will meet Pennsyl
vania on Franklin field in the annual
struggle. The Big Red team should
win handily, as Penu has not done
anything to warrant a victory over
the Ithacans. The Quakers and
Dartmouth played to a 14 to 14 tie on
game Cornell won from the Hanover
eleven by 59 to 7.
Penn State Meets Pitt.
Penn State and Pittsburgh will
clash in another yearly classic in the
smoky city. The state team has not
.A(anA tUla oaann lint wa
held to a 21 to 21 tie by . Harvard.
Pitt lost to Lafayette, Nebraska and
Washington and Jefferson. Warner's
team, however, generally plays its
best foot ball against Penn State,
and another bitter contest should
result.
In the. middle-west, Notre Dame
should have an easy time winning
from the Michigan "Aggies in their
annual battle. Except for their de
feat by Iowa, the Catholics have
played excellent foot ball, while the
Aggies have been beaten by elevens
of mediocre caliber.
Nebraska,' logical claimant of hon
ors in the Missouri Valley confer
ence, will close a successful year by
meeting Colorado Aggies at Lin
coln. The Comhitskers are expected
to win by a comfoftable .margin, if
Ihcv play the brand of foot ball
which has featured former contests.
Missouri at K. U.
Kansas U and Missouri will clash
at Lawrence in another struggle of
interest in the valley association.
Although both have been eliminated
as championship contenders, the
yearlv battle always attracts a large
crowd and plenty of interest.
Bay Year for Golf Champs
This season has been disastrous for
national golfing champions. Not one
succeeded in holding his or her
crown.
Amateur Golfer of Trenton .
Drives Ball Quarter of Mile
Hcvr Yorl;, Nov. 19. Special.)
Scott Scanimcll, an amateur golfer
of Trenton, N J., recently drove a
ball one quarter of a mile. Scam
mell performed the feat at the ninth
hole during a round of the Homo
stead course at Hot Spring lak.
Scammell stated that the ground was
very dry. also that he had to make
a carry of 300 yards to reach a point
on the hill where the rubber core
could get over. Once beyond that
l.igh spot the fairway sloped gentiy
toward the green.
In a letter to the Spring lake
"pro," Scammell wrote that the drive
vis accomplished with one of the
famous Scotch drivers imported by
Ferguson. Unlike many another tee
shot of unusual length th'S one can
not be placed in the "accident" class
While standing on the tee Scammell,
who had been thinking of the
chances of making the distance, as
lie slated afterward, waited until the
wind was just right. So straight was
the drive that the ball went right by
the direction flair.
Scamrrvl. who is champion ot We
Coach Says De vine 1 8
Peer Hack fie Id Man
Said Dr. Williams, tha Minn,
iota foot ball coach, after tha
game in which his team waa de
feated by Iowa's great machine,
41 to 7: ."Aubrey Devine is not
only of All-Amcrican caliber, but
is the best all-around backfield
man I ever taw play." Doc hat
seen many atari, but he puts Au
brey above the great Johnny Mc
Govern of Gophet fame, who waa
All-American quarter some yean
ago.
Fisher May Quit,
As Harvard Coach
Successor to Famous Percy
llaughton Discouraged Over
Team's Showing.
Boston, Mass., Nov. 19. Fob
Fisher will probably quit as Har
vard's head coach at the end of the
present foot ball season. From a
source in intimate touch with the
coaching problem at Cambridge
comes word that Fisher intends to
relinquish his coaching duties be
cause of business requirements. Ac
cording to this authority, Tercy
llaughton. founder of the famous
system that produced Harvard's
wonderful teams in the period from
1912 to 1915, will be invited to again
assume charge of the Crimson's grid'
iron destinies.
Dob Fisher, captain of the 1911
team, was closely associated with
llaughton and was promptly select
ed to succeed the noted coach when
he left Harvard. In justice to Fish
er, he never received the exceptional
material that Haughton had to work
with. Many Harvard men believe
Fisher did the best with the' material
that came out on the field. Other
Cambridge graduates, remembering
the victorious teams eight years ago,
grew impatient when Fisher fell
short of Haughton's record.
The record shows that Harvard
lost to Princeon this year and was
fortunate in getting a tie score in
1920 and 1919. The Crimson won
from' Yale the last two years, but
not by any impressive margin.
A winning foot ball coach auickly
becomes an idol. A coach who can
not win every game soon finds him
sell in an uncomfortable position.
Those who share Fisher's confidence
insist that the head coach has been
much depressed because of Harvard's
poor prospects this season.
Lack of Numbers
Fools All But
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One at Harvard
While the weekly guessing match
at Cambridge was going on in con
junction .with the Harvard-Ccnti'c
foot ball' game, due to Harvard's
-continued refusal to number its foot
ball players, there was one man in
the stands who failed to be deceived.
Frequently the announcer in the
press .stand called "Chaplin carried
the ball." Then about three plays
later it would develop that Gherice
or someone else had done the ball
carrying. So it went, with the spec
tators and newspaper ;. men often
wrong on their estimates of the
play.
While all this was going on there
was one man in the stands who iden
tified every Harvard player as soOn
as the wearer of the Crimson put
in an appearance, lie seemed to
know every play and how it op
erated. The Crimson's defiance to the
numbering recommendation f o r
fear some rival scout might recog
nize the men seemed a joke to this
fellow. The man who called the
plays and plavers was only Dr.
Billy Bull of Yale.
KiekheferMay
Play John Layton
New York, Nov. 19. (Special.)
Augie Kiekheier, the newly
crowned three-cushion billiard
champion, is expected to play his
first challenge match in New York
as the result of an offer which has
been sent to him by the New York
Billiard Room Owners' association
The challenger will be John Layton,
who finished second m the title
tournament recently played at Pitts
burgh. The Billiard Room Owners' as
sociation, through its president,
John T. Doyle, has named terms
which it is believed the champion
will accept. Kiekhefer is himself
anxious to play in New York, as
he has never performed in this city.
In the event that the match comes
here it will probably be held in the
grand ball room of the Hotel Astor.
Spring Lake club, has already set
; a number of long distance marks
tor others to "shoot at lie is ttie
only golfer who has ever reached
the third green at Spring lake in
two shots. That hole is 530 yards
To cover 530 yards in two shots un
der certain conditions is not so won
derful in this long hitting age, but H
was some-feat at this particular hole
for the reason that the second shot
is practically all carry, there being a
ravine in front of the green.
Then there is the seventh at Spring
lake. It is a 345-yard elbow hole
and Scammell has driven the green
over the trees several times. That
cstry from tee to green by the
shortest route is 305 yards.
Those who know Scammell say
they are not surprised when he gets
an exceptionally long ball, for he is
always hitting 'em down the course
all the way from 275 to 325 yards.
No Wonder Cecil's a Star.
Miss Cecil Leitch, famed English
golfer, has played the game aince
she was 6 years of age.
When it comes to "ringing up
expressions, Umanas pugilistic am
bassadors have the foot light artists
of Broadway and the movie kings
and queens (backed off the board.
if you don t believe it, look cm
over I These photos were "shot
one afternoon last week while the
pugs" were in the midst of their
training orgy, such as tripping the
light fantastic, punching the bag,
shadow boxing and sparring. '
There is one "black sheep" in the
group, lit is Jiver Hammer, who
hammered Eddie Mahonev, light
weight champion of the Pacific coast,
to sleep here last week. Ever' had
such a "nasty" lok on his face that
the photographer couldn't resist a
shot.
'Kid" Schlaifer, who added two
more victims to his kayo record last
week, is registering his famous "million-dollar
smile." -
Bud Logan, the only fighter in
Line Coach of Centre College
Is Strong
Claude Thornhilt, former Pitts.
burgh tackle, now line coach at Ccn
tre-college, said in discussing the
"praying colonels' " victory over
Harvard: ' "Red Roberts is the
strongest man I ever saw on a foot
ball field. He is a deceiving athlete,
and despite his weight and size Is
remarkably active and seems able
to carry out any foot ball assign
ment. I scrimmaged against the
line the first three days of each
week and was seldom able to do a
thing with Roberts."
"We tried him at the center of
the line early in the season and he
was good. Then we moved him to
tackle, then to end, and he also
played in the backfield Every posi
tion seemed the same to him. He
was right at home. He reminds mc
considerably of Fat Henry, formerly
of Washington and Jefferson, only
Red is vastly superior.
McMillin Greatest Ever.
"I have never seen the equal of
'Bo' McMillin cn the gridiron. We
never had anything like him at Pitt.
De Hart was our flash at Pitt, but he
'was not the broken field runner Mc
Millin is. De Hart could run away
from the other fellows, but he could
not run through them like McMillin.
Hastings was our best broken field
runner, but he did not measure up
with McMillin. "We had consider
ably line material at Centre this fall.
Maryland Claims
Brewer Is Best
Punter in Game
The University of Maryland has
not the greatest foot ball team in
the country, but it boasts claim to
the best punter in fair land in Brooke
Brewer, its crack right halfback.
That Brewer is able to kick far
ther than any othef booter in the
United States 's the opinion of all
coaches who have seen him in action.
In all the games of last season and
this year his kicks have averaged
better than 60 yards, and some of his
spirals have floated more than 70
yards.
Landis Wantg to
Give Players Chance
New York. Nov. 19. The an
nouncement that Judge Landis" has
sent a questionnaire to the three
Yankees who violated base ball s
barnstorming statute, Babe Ruth,
Bob Mcusel and Bill Piercy, shows
that Landis does not intend to punish
these foolish athletes withour giving
them every opportunity to defend
appears to be especially de
sirous of learning who influenced
these Yankee players to take the
Steps they did, and what was the mo
tive behind the open defiance of the
commissioner. 1 he three players
unquestionably intend to compare
note before they make their final
report to the commissioner.
Harrisburs Tech Eleven
Has Great Prep Record
One of the best high school foot
ball teams in the country is that of
Harrisburg (Pa.) Technical high,
which for years has been known as
champion of Pennsylvania, and has
not lost a game in four or five sea
sons. This season former stars from
the unbeaten prep elevens of the Har
risburg school are starring at Penn
State. Lafayette. Lehigh, Gettysburg,
Dickinson and Lebanon Valley, with
smattering of representation on
other big teams of the eastern section.
Tilden Moves to Providence
William T. Tilden, jr., the tennis
champion, has gone into business in
Providence, R. I- quitting Philadel
phia as his residence,
Frowning and
Wet' Grate?
the group who has met and beaten
a champion, is studying his oppo
nent. Man of Foot Ball
than came under my charge last sea
son, and this naturally has resulted
in a better line. It has been better
on the defense and it has given our
backfield a chance on the offense.
The left side of the Harvard line
was strong but we found the right
side weak, and it was through this
wing that we made most of our
gains. Our guards made the mis
take of playing too high, and this
was responsible for some of the big
pains Harvard made through the
line.
Across Continent to Coach. .'
"It has been a pleasure to work
with Mcran, and I did uot hesitate a
moment when he sent me word to
come east again this fall, although I
had to' leave 35 acres of po
tatoes and 300 acres of oranges in
charge of another mart out iu Cali
fornia." Tn the Harvard victory McMillin
gave Roberts credit for, taking out
three Crimson players ata time,
thus making the openiifl which
started McMillin on his historic 35
yard run to a touchdown..'
Greb Makes Hit
With Gotham Fans
Pittsburgh Light Heavyweight
Now in Line for Match
With Gibbons.
New York, Nov. 19. (Special.)
Harry Greb, the Pittsburgh light
heavyweight, made a big hit with
local fight fans by the way he took
the measure of Charley Weinert.
Greb now is in line for a match
with Tom Gibbons, and if the
latter continues to sidestep it will
take a great deal of explaining on
Tom's part.
Greb did not have to beat Weinert
to prove that he is a match for
Gibbons. They have met on two
occasions and each won a bout.
Greb was the victor the last time, so
that he now has the edge. It looks
as though Gibbons ought to be the
one looking for a return engagement,
but it is evident that. Tom would
like to forget that there is such a
person as Greb.
So far Gibbons has been able to
get by without suffering much adverse-criticism
because he was in
the center of the stage and Greb
was kept in the background. But
now that Greb has shown what he
can do, local fans will demand a
Greb-Gibbons match. ' That is the
only logical thing to do, and ' the
winner can then fight Georges Car
pentier for the world championship.
Former Princeton
luinner to race
Under N. Y. Banner
New York, Nov. 19. Donald
Foreman, the former Princeton dis
tance runner, who upset the dope in
the international meet between Ox
ford and Cambridge and Princeton
and Cornell at Travers Island last
July by giving the best English dis
tance runners a decisive beating in
the three-mile race, will sport the
silks of the New York Athletic club
in future athletic competitions.
To say that he will be a strong
addition to the New York Athletic
club track and cross-country teams
is putting it mildly. He was the
third best runner on Kecne Fitz
patrick's Tiger cross-country team
last year, which lost the intercolle
legiate championship to Cornell by
one point. Coach Fitzpatrick brought
him dotty to the mile for the spring
dual meets and intercollegiate cham
pionships, and. although he showed
excellent form, he was not quite
good enough to capture an intercol
legiate championship title.
Smiling With
I
'Jtfd'fchlayer '
There is now a movement to bring
Schlaifer and Logan together.
"Kid" Graves is the champion
WRITTEN bold in the scrap
book that tells of the fistic
' " T deeds of Packey McFarland
is a paragraph the closing para
graph which carries a world of
common 'sense. It is a McFarland
ism and it is McFarland sense. It
reads something - like this:
"Too many of ithese fighting fel
lows stay in the game too long.
They don't know wlien to quit and
live happily ever afterwards. When
people ask me why I don't go back
in the ring snd lick these chaps now
battling for the glory and the coin,
I say; 'Nay, nay, brother, Packey
isn't going inside those ropes and
get knocked crooked and foolish.
Packey didn't do foolish things when
he was a boxer, and now that he
isn't a fighting man Packey is go
ing to continue to use the good
sense the Lord bestowed on him."
I wandered into Joliet, 111., the
little town made famous by the Illi
nois state penitentiary and Packey
McFarland. Patrick McFarland they
call him now, for he is a business
man, not a fighter, and the dignity
of his calling is recognized.
There, standing contentedly on the
spacious porch of a pretentious resi
dence, I found Packey, fat of face
and rotund of torso. He wasn't
alone. Three little girls and a chub
by faced boy, Patrick, jr., romped
over the lawn near him, and, as
Packey, hearing frequently squeaks
from the youngsters, turned and
smiled at them, he said:
"This is the life. Those youngsters
are mine. They are the life of -he
place. I have a lot of fun with
them. They sure put me in train
ing 'sometimes. Of course, it isn't
the old strenuous training for a bat
tle, but I've taken on a lot of weight
since I quit the ring and those kids
race me along so fast that my
breath comes in gasps."
In the den of the McFarland home
there hangs on the-wall a set (twd
pairs) of boxing gloves. Those
gloves were the ones used when
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Packey sung his swan song to pugi
lism. They are the mitts which in
cased the fists of Packey and Mike
Gibbons on September 11, 1915, at
Brighton Beach arena. New York,
when Packey beat the St Faul
Phantom in 10 rounds.
Packey McFarland's part in the
business scheme of Joliet is eminent
ly important and so satisfactory to
him that thoughts of the game w hich
won him fame and fortune are no
longer of great concern. He is in
terested only to the extent that he
reads the boxing news in the news
papers. He is owner of a brewery,
which is profitable in spite of Mr.
Volstead, aud also is a director of a
bank.
It is no exaggeration to sav thai
Packey's wealth is rated at $250,000,
which should keep the wolves from
his door. Fat of physique and fat
financially, it's no wonder Packey
says: "Let the other boys battle.
I m through.
"How mud. do you weih n-jw?"
I asked before makinz the getaway
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I "frowner." Graves has scared many
a ring opponent into submission just
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wuil xiis mean iook.
Right-Handers Fail to Form
Proper Attack on Southpaw
ScrappersNeglect Uppercut
"The reason that boxing bouts be
tween left-handers and right-handers
are not attractive as a rule," said
Johnny Donnelly, the well-known
trainer and referee, the other day, "is
that the right-hander invariably
neglects to form a proper line of at
tack when confronted with one of
those south-side swingers. The
southpaw, with his right hand ex
tended, lookS like a 'proper setup.
His left side sticks out like a real
target to the right-hander. ,
"This is where the right-hander
makes his biggest mistake. He sees
that wide open target as he thinks
and sets about letting -go with a
swing, with the evident idea of
knocking the port-sider into a cocked
hat. The1 mistake that the right
hander makes is in forgetting that
his opponent has his best asset nest
ling right at his left side, prepared to
upset his rival when the latter starts
his senseless round arm swing.
Exposes Himself.
"The moment that the right-hander
lunges forward with that wild chuck
a smart southpaw will rip his left
hand into the unguarded right-hand
worker. , When that right swing
starts there is absolutely no protec
tion against the rips of the south
sider. It strikes me that the only
proper method of attack against a
leit-hander is a system of straight
punching. You must get inside of
the left-hander's, guard to make any
impression.
Another thing which puzzles the
right-hander is the straight rightr
hand leads of the usually awkward
looking left-handed boxer. For the
most part -these right-hand leads
never are effective and seldom carry
any sting with them, yet the right
handed boy appears to have more
fear -of the southpaw's right hand
Four Tennis Stars
May Be Matched
Here's a tennis match you'd like
to watch.
Bill Tilden and Marv Garden
playing mixed doubles against John
McCortnick and Mrs. Molla Biur-
stedt Mallory.
I Ins match mav come off this
winter, and if it does, there never
will have been a tennis court more
crammed with temperament. .The
idea was broached last snrincr. and
all four agreed they would like to
play. J hey could not get together
during the summer season, however,
for "Our Mary" was abroad, and
now that the prima donna is back
in America tor the coming season,
the idea has been revived. It will be
played on an indoor court in Now
York probably, and for the benefit
of the French war fund.
Zbyszko and Lewis
To Wrestle in N. Y,
New York, Nov. 19. Tex Rickard
has an important wrestling match
scheduled for Madison Square Gar
den on November 28. He has
booked the return bout between
Stanislaus Zybszko, the present
world's heavyweight champion, and
(Strangler) Ed Lewis from whom
"Zby" won the title.
While many regarded the cider
Zbyszko's victory over Lewis last
spring as a fluke, the veteran Polish
grappler has recently defeated Earl
CaHdock in two straight falls.
Zbyszko, however, is not very im
pressive in victory.
and got this for an answer: '"O, I
guess that doesn't make any diffcr
iijce as long as I have my health
and am happy.!t
- But Packey ii heavyweight now
Foot Ball Season
istikee SulliVstt,
I A squint at "Happy" Sullivan
lightweight, tells why he received
il. i ii- . i. :
line iictnuic iu ins suniainc.
than of the latter's real trusty
weapon, the left-handed punch.
Uppercut Is One Solution.
"It would also seem to me that
the uppercut should be employed
more by the righthander in his at
tack on the south-sidcr. Another
wallop that might cause destruction
would be a sort of a half-arm hook
tq the jaw, such as used to be cm
ployed by the famous Kid McCoy,
and was known as the corkscrew
punch. This blow, in my opinion,
would upset any guard adopted by
the wrong-side fighters.
"As a rule the left-handers are one
handed men. The right-hander' re
fuses to believe this and sees only
one thing in sight the old army
roundhouse ""wallop from his heels.
As I said before, this is a foolish
method of attack, and when two
boxers are working in directly oppo
site directions the contest fails to
carry any particular interest to the
spectators. . , '
Why Not Sou'paw Matches?
"Boxing looks bad and is bad,
They might try matching southpaws
against each other, but this seldom is
seen in local clubs these days. With
two boys shooting from the wrong
side of the plate there would prob
ably be better action, The sugges
tion is made that some matches be
made along this line to let the fans
see just how good a southpaw can
be against one of his own kind."
New Zealand May
Be Next Challenger
For America's Cup
The story has just reached this
country from New Zealand that that
far-flung dominion would like to
challenge for a yacht race for the
America's cup, and the proposal is
not regarded as being so idle a
dream as might seem at first glance.
The suggestion of a New Zealand
challenge was put forth by a mem
ber of parliament, Thomas R. Wil-
ford, who himself is a keen sports
man. Wilford believes that if New Zea
land could send a challenger over
here to race for the most famous and
the most coveted of all international
yachtiug trophies, it would be an
excellent thing for the dominion.
That the. South Pacific colony is
of the sporting spirit to undertake
the distance quest is certain. Aus
tralian tennis stars think noting of
trekking half around the world tn
chase of the Davis cup, and of tak
ing it home with them on occasion.
A yacht manned by the same type
of game sportsmen as has appeared
in the battle on American courts
would receive a great welcome . in
United States waters. ,
Big Season for
Racing Game in -Louisiana
State
Wtih an application list exceeding
by 400 the stable capacity of the
Louisiana fnir grounds, officials of
that extensive horse racing plant are
at their wits end trying to accom
modate late applicants for stall space
for the racing campaign this winter.
The same quandary confronts the
management of the Jefferson Park
track, also near New Orleans,
though there is three weeks' time
before the Jefferson Park opening,
where southern racing will be inau
gurated Thanksgiving day.
Arrivals now gain the imprcsnion
that the racing is on. for turf fol
lowers from every part of the coun
try are noted generally and both
tracks are already housing over 60C
horses and every train bringing an
Drcyfuss Owes
Explanation of
Trades He Talks
Humor Afloat
Pittsburgh
Owner Sunpects Several
Stars May He Dis
guttted Willi Team.
Considerable curiosity has been
expressed in professional base ball
circles over tue
report that em
anated from the
office of Bar
ii cy Dreyftus.
owner of the
P i t t burgh
club, to the ef
fect that several
of the 19.M Pi
rates would go
on the niKti iii
block at the an
final meeting of
the National
league.
The world
wants to know
what Barney
was trying to
BARNEY DRKYFUSS
ITEtBUNE i'hoto l
tell it about the
players with whom he is willing to
part cither for coin or in trade. Wa-
the Pirate woncr simply disgusted
with the failure of his hired men to
win the pennant, o,r does he suspect
something? Time was when the guy
who emitted even . a tin Id boo
against the honesty of base bait was
roasted so hard he could not sleep
nights. Times have changed since
1919.
Against Sales During Season.
Folks are wondering if Drcyfuss
meant anything by his alleged pro
posal to revamp his team and omit
from the 19 lineup several star
players of this year. Taken in con
junction with the Pirate chief's
avowed intention to curtail the sale
of ball players during the playing
season, it looks as it he-was on the
warpath to eradicate some of the
things which have hurt base ball in
the past.
For years envious pennant chasers
in the National league have raised
the cry that McGraw "got what he
wanted when he wanted it" al
ways. That was not true in the al
together. The New York Giants fre
quently in past years have been
able to purchase needed playing ma
terial from other teams in the same
circuit in midseason or later, a,nd
these purchases undoubtedly have
helped the Giants win several pen
nants. v Pirate Slump Expected.
Dreyfuss either is sore on Jiis ath
letes for their slump at the end of
the season or suspects something.
He probably will spill it later, if he
does. As for the weakening of the
Pjdates in the last month, it was ex
pected by a lot of folks, ind those
who were rooting for Pittsburgh
hoped the slump would come earlier
in the season. If you ever competed
in a mile or two race you know per- .
fectly well the tough job a contest
ant has to set the pace all the way
and still finish in front or 'even
one, two, three.
The pacemaker always is worried
and has to look back and see what
the rest are doing, while the men
close behind him know exactly what
they have to do to close up the dis
tance before they reach the wire.
That is an explanation sufficiently
logical to account for the failure of
the Pirates at the finish.
If Dreyfuss has any other
thought, he ought to tell the world
about it.
Exact Site or 1924
Olympic Games in
Paris Uncertain
Paris. Nov. 19. (Special.) The
exact site of the Olympic games in
1924 m Pans remains uncertain, and
there has been considerable con
troversy in sporting circles as to
where exactly the games should be
held. The sueeestion has been made :
by some that the Pershing stadium
should be so modified as to ac
commodate the games, but it is ar
gued that this site was never in
tended for any meeting of the sort
and is wholly inadequate. Proposals
put before the city of Paris have, it
is felt, generally been of an exag
gerated character, an 4 architects' es
timates have been quoted for as large
a sum as 50,000,000 francs.
Sporting writers complain that the
Paris municipality is now even turn
ing a deaf car to proposals that -the
municipal property known as the
Paro des Princes should be handed
over with a view of constructing
seating accommodation1 in the
grounds necessary on the one hand
to accommodate the Olympic games,
and on the other to provide Paris
with a large permanent athletic
ground necessary for .its needs.
California Invites
Princeton to Coast
New York, Nov. 19. Capt. Ge6rge
Latham of the-University of Cali
fornia foot ball team, recently in
vited Princeton to visit the Pacific
coast for .a game. The California
team is the same in name as the
aggregation that cleaned up Ohio
State so easily last New Years day
at Pasadena, but hardly the same in
makeup, owing to a disastrous list
of injuries.
I he chief loss to the team was
Muller, the greatest end ever seen
in the west, whose handling of for
ward passes flabbergasted Ohio and
made their scoring machine go to
pieces after only a few minutes of
play. Muller is out with a broken
lcS. ,
Teams Barnstorm in Cuba
The champion Memphis team of
the Southern base ball league won
seven games of a series of 19 with
the Havana and Almendares teams
of the Cuban National league. A
barnstorming aggregation of the
Brooklyn " Nationals, beaded by
Catcher Otto Miller, is sorui to be
gin a 20-game series around Havana. .
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