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r THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 2. 1917. 11 A ft Camp In FORTY-YARD DROP KICK BY ROBERTSON IN FINAL PERIOD BRINGS VICTORY Boot Over Which Officials Disagree at First Gives Iowans Long End of 3 to 0 Score; Griffith's Men Have Distinct Advantage in All Departments of Game. f . ' . By FRED S. HUNTER. More than 9,000 cheering Omahans saw Camp Dodge re turn triumphant over Camp Funston by the narrow margin of 3 to 0 at Creighton field yesterday afternoon. A 40-yard drop kick, which was so doubtful that even the officials disagreed over it at first, gave the Iowans the victory in the last quarter. Robertson made the kick standingO" squarely on the 40-yard line. The whirling pigskin sailed far and high. It was a beautiful kick and soared far above the uprights of the goal posts. For a moment the stands were so quiet the- drop of a pin could have been heard. Nobody knew whether the kick was true, so close was it to the east upright of the goal posts. OFFICIALS DISAGREE. Referee Eckersall's arm was seen to wave to indicate the kick was wide, biii a moment later a great cheer frcfm the "Dodge athletes announced that Umpire Graham had made a re verse decision. The kick was counted and Dodge declared the winner.. Even though they won only by the small margin of three points, the Dodgers easily earned, their victory for they outplayed their Kansas rivals from whistle to whistle and in every denartment of the game. , Dodge gained a total of 288 yards from scrimmage, which Funston only gained 121. In the third quarter Funs ton only gained 7 yards from scrim mage, while Dodge was gaining 101. Dodge's Game From Start. It was Dodge's game from the start although Withington's sturdy war riors battled like' mad and contested every inch of territory. The Dodge line continually got the jump on FiAtvston and the Iowa backfield was mxhy times more effective. Jones and Robertson were the bright stars- for Dodge. Jones, fleet of foot and shifty, made several sen sational runs, one of which was for 55 yards, and constantly harassed the struggling Funstonites. Robertson too, reeled off long runs and his drop kick was the deciding factor in the game. Jones is a former" Wisconsin man and 'Robertson got his training at Dartmouth. Nebraska Lad Stars. Gordon Beck, long remembered by Nebraskans as the little end who scored :Jthft winning touchdown for the Cornhuskers against Minnesota in 1913. was the. Funston star. Flaying at quarterback, Beck battled like a Trojan and easily was the outstand ing figure of the Kansas eleven. For the greater part of the time the ball was in Funston territory with Dodge carrying the attack. Once the lingers worked the ball to the Funs tlw two-yard line and a score seemed inevitable, but the indomitable spirit of Withington's men proved too much for the Dodgers and with the ever present Beck playing a leading role, threw the Iowa..j back and pre vented the touchdown. Long Run by Jones. This Dodge threat occurred at the start of the third quarter. After the Funston kickoff to open the half, Jones stepped off on' a brilliant 55 yard run around Funston's left end and planted, the pigskin on 15-yard line. Derr went through the line for seven yards and Jones made downs, placing the ball on the six-yard mark. Mc: Cormick went through for three yardfe and Derr for one. It was the fourth down' and one yard to go. Jones fell hark for an end run. He fumbled the pjfss for a second and then made a desperate attempt to swing back'and around Funston's right wing. But he reckoned without Gordon Beck. Like a flash Beck was at the Dodge runnef arid a moment later had pushed him clear back to the 22-yard mark where he downed him in his tracks. Dodge Wins Toss. Dodge won the toss to open the game and chose to kick off.' Clark returned the kick 15 yards. Prince charged through the line for seven yards, but a oor pass to Clark pre vented further advance and Lewis punted to the Dodge 30-yard line. Here the spectators were given their first thrill when Robertson circled the Funston end for 32 yards. The Dodge attack stopped here as (Cantinnrd on Pas Tvrelt Colama Four.) Memphis Horseman Refuses To Match Nag With Khayyam 'liftti W. Schorr of Memphis, Tenn., has declined to send Cudgel, h!s 3-year-old, east to race against Omar Khayyam at Bowie for a purse of $5, 000, because he was unable to arrange for satisfactory transportation. Cud gel, after the close-of the Latonia meeting, with the other Schorr horses, was brought to Louisville for the winter. Notwithstanding that Cudgel was defeated November 10, in his kst start of the season, when lie finished third to Rancher and Arriet at Latonia, horsemep.wbo saw the race agree that it was a remarkable performance. Cudgel was assigned 135 pounds and after having been practically left, the son of Broomstick was timed the mile in 1:35 4-5 and a mile and an eighth in 1:4; 2-5. i Mr. Schorr has said he would like nothing better than the opportunity to race Cudgel against Omar Khay yam, Westy Hogan and other eastern cracks, "just to show the turf world what my colt can do, but he has had a hfc-d season and is entitled to a rest" ' Freshest Kid Weds. Walter Rehg, "the freshest kid that ex-er broke in base ball," was recently ttjfe rled to Miss Doane of Winthrop. Mass. The newlyweds will reside in Bosto Dodgers Triumph Over Funston Eleven s Army HEARD ALONG THE SIDELINE AT THE ARMY GRID CLASH List of Casualties Is Long One, as Number of Substitutes Employed Shows; Bands in Duel. Potsy Clark, the muchly-heralded halfback who once was a star at Lin coln, couldn't even get started. Ac cording to the dopesters, Possy was scheduled for long runs, but five yards seemed to be his limit. Funston made first downs, but three times while the Dodgers nego tiated the necessary 10 yards 12 times. Funston was held for downs once and Dodge three times. In two periods, the second and third, Funston did not make first downs once. Brigadier-General Getty, command er at Fort Dodge, was an interested spectator of the game and he was probably as well pleased at the out come as the lowliest private. There is1 a prevailing 'suspicion that some of the athlete-i took advantage of the situation, yesterday. oTward the latter part of the game, Kistler. former Yale player, went into the Funston lineup. Now Kistler is a major. Some private evidently had been tipped off to the fact, for after a couple of plays, Kistler was among those on the hospital list. The Jong list of substitutes em ployed is mute testimony of the fight exhibited. When a player was tackled he wajs tackled and no private saluted when he happened to encounter a superior. Half a dozen of the grid ders were assisted off the field. Most of the players who .were hurt went out of the game owing to in jured legs. A foot ball player's legs begin to go back on him after a long idleness and the army lads are no exception to the rule. A foot ball player soon ages as a foot ball player at least. For instance, Dennie was an All-American man back in 1909 and 1910, but yesterday he played but a short while before he was relieved by Meek. Frisco Wins Coast Loop Title for Third Time By winning the Pacific Coast league pennant this season, San Francisco annexed the third championship since that league was organized in 1903. The complete list of coast champions is as follows: Los Angeles, 1903; Ta coma, 1904; Los Angeles, 1905; Port land, 1906; Los Angeles, 1907; Los Angeles, 1908; San Francisco, 1909; Portland, 1910; Portland, 1911; Oak land, 1912; Portland, 1913; Portland, 1914; San Francisco, 1915; Los Ange les, 1916; San Francisco, 1917. , DePauw. Flippers to Play Indiana Schools and Detroit With the foot ball season over, basket ball pr-ctice has started at De Pauw university, with six of last year's lettcrmen ready to participate. They are: Royce, Smith, Bastian, , Billingsley, Cook and Kriner. A num ber of freshmen are also trying tor the team. With the exception of the Univer sity of Detroit, which is a new foe on the DePauw schedules, all games will, be played agairst Indiana schools. , Stallings Some Tanner George Stallings, big chief of the once big Braves, says he's making a fortune out of prize bulls down in Georgia. George always , was good at tossing the bull. Statistics of the Army Game FIRST QUARTER. Funston. Yard from scrimmage 33 First downs .'. 2 Punta (yards) 175 in 4 Punts run back (yards) t 19 SECOND QUARTER. Yards from scrimmage.. 61 First downs 0 Forward passes attempted......... 0 Punts'(yards) 259 in 6 Punts run back (yards) 10 THIRD QUARTER. Yards from scrimmage....... 7 First downs 0 Forward passes attempted 0 Punts (yards) , 145 in 3 Punts run back (yards) 0 Penalties (yards) 10 . FOURTH QUARTER. Yards from scrimmage 20 First downs 1 Punts Xyards) 85 in 2 Punta run back (yards) 0 Penalties (yards) .20 TOTALS- Yards from scrimmage 121 First downs ..: 3 Forward passes successful ..J.. , 0 , Punts (yards) v. ... . . . 664 in iS Punts run back (yards).... 29 Penalties (yards) ; 30 . ;. Gridiron Clash at Creightoh Field Snapshots Taken, at the Great Funston-Dodge Conflict by The Bee's Staff Photographer A;'d; v-MAMm -mm .,:.,.,:.,,-..:.,.,,,. .,.v Il IMII l1lll)Hl1Ma mill. II II m,. , M Here's how those army griddera came together yesterday at Creighton field, as snapped by The Bee's staff photographer: The upper picture shows Robert son, the Camp Dodge star, getting under way for his 32-yard run. The lower picture shows a scrim mage when Prince of Funston at tempted to crash his way through the center of the line. FORT OMAHA TOO STRONG FOR FOE FROM FORT CROOK Balloon Post Lads Smash Trenchesof Rival Army Fort and Capture Omaha Army Title, 12 to 7. Fort Omaha smashed through Fort Crook's first line in the preliminary game, to the Funston-Dodge combat yesterday, winning by a score of 12 to 7. The boys from the big balloon fort outgeneraled and outspeeded the battling infantry men from the army post near South Side. Fort Omaha by a series of clever passes and end runs worked the ball under the shadow of Fort Crook's goal post in the first .quarter.- A pass from Falk to Gilbert carried it over. Goal was missed. Another touchdow.i was made in the' seeond period, when Gribble, by some clever open field work, squirmed across the line. An attempted goal was again missed. Score first half: Fort Omaha, 12;. Fort Crook, 0. There was no scoring by either side in the third period. At the beginning of the fourth period Fort Crook un covered a startling offense arid during the last few minutes of play rushed a touchdown over. Goal was kicked. Fort Omaha, 12; Fort Crook, 7. Lineup for opening ame: FORT OMAHA. I FORT CROOK. Ward L.E.iL. E Frank Rude L. T.UT Patterson Lenze L.G.iL. O Fagan Wlllettn C.:c Endrea Overlock R.O.IR.Q Parkar McDevlt R.T.R.T FlnReinon Ollbert R.K.j R. E Caasldy Moonahan Q. B.Q.B Reynolds Grlbbta L.H.J1.IL.H.B Wobds Faulk (C) ..R.H. B.R. H. B. ,..Ponatok Hlatt F.B.'F.B Bauchton Time for Jess Willard To Do a Little Fighting Now that the circus season is over and Jess Willard has nothing to occu py his time he might pay a little at tention to ring affairs. There is no de mand for championship match that calls for a $50,000 purse, as r.one of the champion's prospective oppon ents looms large enough upon the horizon to make it worth a promot er's while in these troublesome times. But there seems to be no particular reason why Willard should not do a little exhibition boxing for a percent age of whatever ht can draw at the gate. All the other heavyweight cham pions were willing to take on the small fry without any fuss about it when there were no big matches in sight. In between his championship fights John L. Sullivan made his fa mous tour of the country, meeting all comers. Jim Corbett made no bones about polishing off a second-rater here and there, while Fitzsommons and Jef fries frequently donned the gloves igainst all comers. Dodge. 45 3 121 in 3 23 82 2 4 215 in 4 25 101 4 1 0 5 15 60 3 135 in 3 5 0 288 12 1 471 in 10 ' 15 55a How the Army Foot Ball Cracks Lined Up Yesterday Afternoon ' '' t Camp Funston Camp Dodge Dennie, Brown le Malone, Notre Dame Withington, Harvard It Mayer, Minnesota Speck, Christian Brothers Ig. ..... . . . .Weinberg, Denver Hammond, Kansas c Koch, Wisconsin Schweiger, Colorado rg . AUanson, Cornell Garside. Colorado .rt. . . . . . .Robertson, Dartmouth Merrill, Tufts ...re Allison, uarieton Beck. Nebraska .qb. Moss, Ames Clark, Illinois Lewis, St. Louis Prince, Hastings. ....... . . , Referee: Eckersall. Chicago. judge: Shaw, Nebraska. Head linesman: Corey, Nebraska. Goals from field: For tamp Dodge, KODertson. ' Substitutes For Camn Dodge: Tones. Wisconsin, for Thomas;, Mahanah, North Dakota Aggies, for Weinberg; Gnnnell, tor Koch; uarDerry, west ioint, xor iviaione; uavis, wraite, ior Derr; Movald, North Dakota Aggies, for Moss. For Camp Funston: Hammels, Michigan, for Schweiger; Meek, Michi gan, for Dtnnis; Kistler, Yale, for Lewis; Berry, "Washington, for Merrill; Wilson for Kistler. " Time of quarters: Fifteen minutei. CAMP DIXITES WALLOP MEAD IN FAST GRID CLASH Anderson, Ex-Colgate, Scores Touchdown for Wfightstown in Most Sensational Play s of Year. . Philadelphia, Dec. , 1. On Frank lin fieldwhere in times of peace, the Army and Navy often fought for supremacy, the foot ball team repre senting Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. T defeated the eleven from Camp Mead, Annapolis junction, mo., Dy 13 to 6, today for the interdivisional championship. The members of the Camp Mead team are all Pennsylvanians and represented the 314th infantry regi ment of the national army. New Jersey men composed most of the Camp Dix eleven who are attached to the 311th infantry. Camp Mead scored first. Getting the ball on Dix's 40-yard line, the Pennsylvania hammered it down the field and over the goal line. The touchdown was made by Sergeant Marckert, former Captain of the Le banon Valley college team. Sensational Play of Year. Dix's first touchdown was made in the second period under similar con ditions. It was scored by Lieutenant Anderson, former captain and star quarterback of Colgate, who in thj third period also made the second touchdown in the most sensational play seen here this year. He caught a punt on his own 20-yard line, dashed around Mead's left end, and rap along the side line 80 yards for the score. He also kicked the gcil, thus scoring all of Dix's points. Colleges represented on the Camp Dix team included Ellenbergcr, Cor nell; Gelein, Wisconsin; Riley, Georgetown; Carey, Syracuse; Colon na, Virginia Military Institute; An derson, Colgate, Warren, Yale; Fripp, Harvard and Markthaler, ;Wesleyan. On the Camp Meade team there were boggs of ' Lehigh; Herbine, Bucknell; Mylin, former Captain of Franklin and Marshall; Thayer, Uni versity of Pennsylvania and Marck ert, LebahonValley,,- Cleveland Sees Joe Wood -As Possible Outfielder They're talking in Cleveland of making an outfielder of Smoky Joe Wood. 'Twould be fine, . for,. Jim Dunn if Wood proved as "good as Jack Graney, who back in the old days was a southpaw hurler. wAm i i nii - , . .Ih. .Thomas, Iowa rh Derr, Pennsylvania .fb. . . McCorndicR, South Dakota Umpire': Graham, Michigan. Field Koch, Wisconsin, for Mayer; Whitemore, ' OMAHA FLIPPERS READY FOR FIRST GAME WITH PERU Local University Floor Five Gets Away to Early Start Owing to Absence of Foot Ball Eleven. The University of Omaha will start its basket ball schedule December 14. The Scarlet and Black quintet will meet the Peru Normal five that eve- The local nippers are ready for a I big scrap. As the school did not par ticipate in foot ball tnis season oacn Burdick has had an unusual long period for practice. Because of the early start and the fine spirit coupled with a number of husky recruits, the Omaha fans are looking for a number of victories. Captain Earl Clark has added one practice night to the training sched ule. Clark believes in plenty, of work outs and when the coach is unable to be present he makes the boys sweat just the same. Charles Marsh, the pick for the center of the varsity five, has developed into star, although this is his second year on the floor. After he tips the ball he seen and there and every where. Bob Cohan is Burdick's right hand guard. He and Captain Clark will make the Peruvians in crease their passing speed and high jumps if they count on getting rid of the ball. ' Student Coach. The University of Omaha has a student coach this year. E. S. Bur dick coaches the Omaha ippers and at the same time is entitled to play as he is a full college student him self. The school's chances are im proved a hundred per cent with Bur dick in the game. The coach is an all around basket ball player and can play any place. Usually he plays for ward. His aids in that corner are Harold Clay and Howard Widenor. Between them they can manage to run up the desired score. ' In case he needs them Bufdlck has Plenty of reserve material. Donald Nicholson is a close rival of the center, Marsh. Clyde Nicholson is ready to replace Cohan whenever the coach gives the signal. Although Manager Campen has had a hard time to arrange the schedule for the year, at the present time he has nearly completed it. The Uni versity of Omaha will probably, play Peru Normal, Hastings, Central City College, Wayne Normal. Doane col legeStCotner university, the Alissourl State Normal at Maryville and Belle-vue lm l m aiinwiri 1 i'i.iii)iirr,iiimimniimifii Tinker Tries to Peddle Stock in Columbus Club Now that it is assured that the American Association circuit will re main intact next season, Joe Tinker, president and manager of the Colum bus club, will attempt to sell some of the stock held by Thomas E. Wil son, the Chicago packer, to Colum bus citiiens. "I did t.o. fe' like asking any Co lumbus people to make an investment until I was certain no changes were to be made it. the circuit." Tinker said. "Mr. Wilson, as is gene -ally Lknown, owns most of the stock. It will oe a good thing for the ame to have it owned by Columbus business men.", Tinker denic' that he was consid cring the St. Liuis Americans or any other ihan Columbus next season. i ntiiuiii!iiiBi!i!,ii;)i,itn,ii,i,iI,ininNntiiiiitiiniiiiit)inriiuiiitHMIuti!Ha:iiiiti!iiiiirit'ti'1 it m5n&rjr For Health For 0WLING and ILLIARDS Ladies Are On 1814-18 Harney St. READ & LONDON, Props. iriiiiuti'ii'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'iiii'iM"'!11 ELIGIBLE ARMY MEN GUESTS OF OMAHA GUN CLUB AH Registered Omahans In- , vited to Attend Shoot This Afternoon to Pick Up . Marksmenship Tricks. Omaha young men eligible to the draft are invited by the Omaha Gun club to take part in the trap shoot which will be 'held at the gun club's grounds just across the river this aft ernoon. Trap shooting has been recognized by the government as "the patriotic sport." One million clay targets a week are shipped to the training camps, where expert scatter-gun marksmen teach the boys how to hit flying objects. One of these objects is the hand-thrown grenade, and a soldier who has had training in trap shooting makes an expert at resist ing grenade attacks. George L. Carter, secretary of the Nebraska State Sportsmen's associa tion, has advised Henry McDonald, president of the Omaha Gun club, that the association believes its mem bers should do everything within their power to get the boys who have registered for service interested in trap shooting. Mr. Carter will be in Omaha today and attend the shoot at the gun club this afternoon. He asks the gun club to get as many of the registered boys as possible to attend this afternoon. Open An Afternoon. The traps will be open all after noon and the boys who wish to take advantage of this opportunity are at liberty to visit th club at any hour. "You would be surprised". said Mr. Carter yesterday, "to learn of the great importance the government at taches to trap shooting. The army has discovered that an expert trap shooter can shoot hand grenades to pieces just as fast as they are thrown. Guns containing 10 shells, each con-' taining 12 loads of buckshot, are is sued to scatter-gun marksmen in the trenches and they have no trouble re pelling trench raids because they can shoot away hand grenades long be fore they come within striking dis tance of the trench and they can rid dte attacking soldiers. This it a new, form of trench protection evolved by the United States and it is being pushed to the utmost "That is the reason we ara encour aging eligible men to take up trap shooting now. We hone to prepare; them a bit before they join the army, and the Omaha Gun club issues a cordial invitation to any registered man to attend the shoot today. THE GREAT INDOOR SPORT Sport and ! Recreation! Especially Invited aha Alleys iMtiriiiliiiiirilllliilMllilliliiliitiililliiliilliiniiiHiliiliiliiliili'l'lti'liiliiliiliJnliiil 1