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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, NOVEMBER 1, 10C3. Ti'HE FOOTBALL YESTERDAY -At Auburn, Ala.; Louisiana Stat M; ' Auburn 2. ''"--.-At Norfolk; University of Virginia, 4; - Agricultural and Mechanical College ol North Carolina 0. At Aashoville: Blncham 11; University , a North Carolina (second team) 0.'- - " , At Macon. Qa.i Qeonfla 11; Mercer . At Lynchburg: V. P. I. Washington and Lee 4. - ' ' ' ' ' Hf ' At Ann Arbor, Mich. I Michigan 24; Vaa ' derbllt C " - : -At Chlcaso: Chicago 29; Minnesota At West Faint: Princeton ; Wert Point .It ' s : ' ; " 4. At Annapolis: Carlisle 18; Nay 4. -At Cambridge: Harvard 4; Browa IV At New Haven; Yale 49; Massachusetts' . Aggies . ' -. i . At Itbaoa: Cornell 10;; Pennsylvania Bute 4. -, - -- J-.-' ; At Pittsburg:. Pennsylvania 26; Carne . gte Technical ft. v.. - ' - At Madison: Wisconsin ; Marquette. At Lexington. Va.: Virginia Military Institute vi7: Roanoke College . Half - Back Ferrendee. of V. M. L. was killed at cad first ,balf, and seoond ball was not played. . ', ' - At Mobile, Ale,: Mobile MlUtary Instl tut a t: Merldtw Hlsh School . r v At Tuscaloosa, - Ala.s University of Alabama 23: Chattanooga ! . At Pulaski, Va.i Puiask Athlstloe t; Dublin Institute i. -At New Orleans: Tulaae 4; University tt MiasUalDpl 0. t ' At Atlanta Oeorgt tech t; Tenneasee . ' " At Syracuse : Williams ; Syracuse 21 At Hanover: Dartmouth IT; Amherst V At Washington: Maryland 0; George Washington XI -!.. - -- i"At Columbia. Mo.: MlssooH Amos 11 " At Atlantar Tennessee ; Georgia Tech At Worloik, Va.J Virgin! A. V rVkii of Karth Carellna a. y - . . 1 At Haverford," Pa.t John Hopkins U; ' Iiatrerfora i. '.'..- ' At Carilsle,"PAf Oettysbur Br Dick- ''I LejMstr. iPa. t ' FwinkU n kn Ma ehaU 10; Jefferson Medical College Vt Columbus, O.J ;Ohlo State UVee- , sltr M; Ohio Wesleyan University t. At 8U Louie; Washington University . 311 IUws Poryteohnla C v ;; m r v At fasten. Ps,t IleytU I; Buckn.U 1 , J At HarUonl. Coon-t Trinity Vl Holy A?M!idfir4. Mass'.t Bewdoln, 11: .Tufts t "tanslng, Mlch.J Michigan Agrlcul tural "Cbllege ; Wabash College 0.- . I At Chapel Hill: University ot NortH ' Carolina 17; Klobmond College 12. v ' 'A. A M. LOSES - '?,-l;V , , .: TO VIRGINIA: 4Th Old. Dorrfnlon" : Boys yWTe titHUgUt BalL While A- M. - mtM to Number of Trick Play Tonclidowm Made by DovaU In JUnst Tsn Jrtlnutes of l'lay tierce Con- '' tn Between the Two , ; Hray ad Gloth Tmr lleols Ilcavter - Than Their Opponents, M Alt Used Up Quicker, " f f ; ; 8pcls to Tha Observer. ' Norfolk, Va OcL 1 1-VlrgltUa de feated the North Carolina A. A M. y College In a fiercely contested gnmS' i of f otball here this afternoon by : score of to 0. Stanton woe np oni touchdown and Do vail' kicked - j woa.1. While the ame ra In doubt until ten minutes before the end of the oocond haJf. Virginia had a shade the better of ths nxrument The Or : ' nn and Blua played straight foot ' 1 ball. A. fc M. resorted to the Quar ; terbaok kick and the win shifts nnd , ' forward pass. The style of play was ' enUrely different and straight foot tall won. Virginia was kept on the - defensive a gTeater part ef the first ' '-half because the Tar Heels used the onslde kick end the forward pass effectively.- The Orange and Slue '.line stood like a stone wall against the . Bed and White attacks and, the at- tempts of A. 3( M. at and plays were Snipped as soon as they were started. The Carolinians were - compelled to ' e their trick pUys. fr-. . - In the Second half Virginia broke up many attempts at the forward pass and had all the advantage. Punt ing figured largely in this half and every exohange ended In favor of the ' v Charlottesville boys. : The touchdown was not mails - until about, ten- min . utes before the end of the game. .' , , After Virginia had made ten yards en 'a quarterback kick that Tlaced the -' ball on A. It M.'s f 0-yard line, etan- - ton circled Sadler's end for a touch- dowa.y, Ho carried the oval ; behind ' the goal pbsts before he was tackled f and the goal was easy. Virjlnla's : goal was never really in danger. - Ths game was a spectacular one and - abounded in many brilliant pi ay a but v , the real Interest centred In the -battle between Oloth and Bray, who oppos- ed each other at centre. The Vir- glnlan had things his own way. . He made openings whenever he was call ; ed on to do so and he was all over the field when -his team was on the - defensive. His tackling wna. 1 one of the f&tures. In broken field running . . and end .work Stanton carried off the honors. 'Bowen outpunted Johnson In the second half. Stephens for A. & M. ran his team well and with Kad- : ler and IfarUoll made many wains for - the Carolinlaos. fitrend was a tower of strength at full-back and Spencer ': was hard to stop. .The entire A M. ' team played a treat game.! !. f s Because Virginia objected to Hall, - of Swarthmore, as head linesman the ' , came was delayed three-quarters of 'an hour. They had no fault to find with him personally, but they claimed that they had never heard of him and that they had entered their protest epainat his officiating two weeks ao. Virginia contended that A. ft 'it. did ! not recojrnirn their protest, and that to have allowed Hall to act as head f llnesnum would have meant the sur v render of their rlfrhta. As a compro- . mlse Newman, of Georgetown, was e- lected to take Ms place. . . - , ; , vJVirrlnla won the tos and took the ball with A. & M. dfendln the west goal. .The wind favored Virginia. 6tanton ki-V1 off and the ball sailed - over Carolina's goal line. It was broujrht'out to A. Jt's 25-ynrd line and John.on punted to Dovall, who ran It back ten yards. With the oval . In the centre of the field Virginia ploughed throu-rh A. & J.r.'s centre tintil they reachJ their opponent's 1-yard line, where Dovall dropped the 'ball and A. & M. capture! it and kRked it out cf danecr. T!ie for ward pass, the quarterback kick and the wlnjr shifts w-re th-n u.-4 the r.a!'sh boys r 1 ti-v h. i Vl;--Snl "on the fa. A. & ;.f. t n.a-la pood fains ry me i (ny-nj j '1 : first half en-ied t i n a. & 'M.'s - -'---ri line. a the (-' -a c : , & ;.r. reserved her force until within fctrlk ins; 'distance of the Carolinians' goal and then iUaatjn was sent around the end for a touchdown. . A. ft II, had the wcisht on Virginia but the Carolina, backs wereynot as fast and the -linemen were used-up before the game was over. y The line-up: The llne-iip: ' ' '' ,WhJ- Virginia ; -y Position - A. ft M. Buwen. K, K. .......... .Sadler Welitord......, It. T. u.....,.....,Roes Calf e.. ..,. R. Q. ..; Floyd Gloth...,.. C. ..Bray Murphy.. U'G. ......,.i..Gattls ueyertuecjij u. T. ...lunn KlUott... .. U K. .JiarUell (Seitert) Honaker. .......... Q B. ...'. ...Stephens Btanton. ......... It- 11. B. ..........Spencer lovall It U Johnmn ysner F. B. ....,.8trou4 wiitpirs, TYtrjr inuuLJi, ui jteieree, Ainistrung, ef Yale. Head linesman, Newman, of Georgetown. Iliine of halves, 26 minuiea. , .... . CAROLINA 17; ' '' RICHMOND 12 Spiders Keep Chapel IliU Gridiron . Artist a tiucasinr and Are Hard In Dowiti-Quarterbaclt TilleU'a riay- Special to Tiie Obisrver. Chapel HUU Oct. U. Carolina defeated Richmond College hers this afternoon by the score of 17 te 12. Ths Spiders by their swift, dashy, tricky playing kept ths Ca oUna eleven guessing '., all thrsugh the Same. Carolina made her Drst touch dewn by straight football playing, Thomas earrying ths ball over on a Una buck. Richmond College in tuht by a succession of trlcsk ' quickly , soored a touchdown. Thus ths game went, Carolina making threo touchdowns and kicking two goals and Richmond making two touchdowns and klckink both goals. ; J v r .? . . For Carolina Tlllett at ouarter was the brlwhtest star. ; His tackling , saved the oay ai several critical stages. : Cantaln Thomas, , though handicapped by a. bad anee, piayea a steady game as , usual. Kelly played a bard game but was, re- piaoea sy ueiaen, who made several long end runs., one of which amounted te B yards.; Ruffln aieo skirted' the ends for good gains. Manning and Wiggins played D run ant. ball at ends, They both figured en several well-executed forward passes. Garrett's Interference and running back of the ball en kickeoit were marked fea tures. : -.: v.. ' v ; Tor Rlohmond College Saunders. Mere dith, Chambers and Hansom played excel lent ball. The Richmond eleven Is the quickest slid trickiest team seen Iters in many a day. From ths Carolina stand point the score was disappointing. ' Wash ington and Lee defeated Richmond Col- legs SI to ( and Carolina tied Washington and Lee. . The score, 1? to U, however, tells tw real story ot the game. It was anybody's till Uml" was up. . Carolina . Position - Richmond Wiggins........... R. E. ...Ransom Garrett. ,....,..-1, T.. ..Sadler Rogers, Ik O. . I. Strlngfellow Deans. C. Strlngfellow Howell....M.WM R. O. ..... ,,m Jones Norwood........... R. T. ..........u.Davls Manning (Lester) R. E. '.w.. ...... Saunders 1illett.i. J, B. 4HIS a a Smith Thomas (Haaes) R. li. B. ........Chambers Kurrtn ,.,.,ju M. R WHUams (Williams) i , ...:'' " Kelly XBelden).., T. B. .Langford foaet.). Referee. Blmnona of Washington- and Jefferson.' Umpire, Knight; ot Princeton. 1 Ttmo ot halves. IS 'minutes. Touohdowna - o.iu. - - u..hIhbt it Thomas, Beki en. Manning; i Langf ord. Btrtngfellow, .ON THE RACE TRACK. I '' V Good oird at'Latonl. ' -Ondnnati, tX. Oct. XL A good card of six races was .offered at Latonla to-day but not 4 'favorite was successful. The handicap at a mile and a furlong, with four starters,' was the feature. Sally Pres ton, the long shot, went to the front at tha start and led to. the stretch where Marathon earns on and won easily from Red Gauntlet, awith Sally Preston third. Kercheval. the heavily played favorite, finished last. . Summarjest--;, ' V : i First race, Is, furlongs: 'Jolly, 15 to V woij; Aspirin,' I to 1. place, second; Seola, even, shaw, third. Time, J-S. i! , Second race; furlongs: Marbles.' 4 to i, won; Honest.- 1 to t .place, second; Hete, 1 to X, show, third. Tims,' l:lt 1-8. Third race, mile and a sixteenth: Beau Srummel, I to 1. won; MorUboy, 4 to i, place, j second; Imbodln, I to 1. show, third..; Time, 1:T.-S.,..v .Vn cv''-' Fourth raoe-mile end one furloag: Marathon, T to t, won; Red Gauntlet, 1 to 10y,plaoe, -second; 8ally Preston, I to 1 show, third. Time, IfflU - '-. Fifth sace, furiongs: All Red, I to t won; Sorrowful, l.to t place, second; Winter Green, out show,, third. . Time, i: 1-8. , '' -.-: " Sixth race, mile and a three-sixteenths: Albert Star. J te J, won Arrowewlft, ev en, place, second; Carew, 1 to I, Show, third. Time? l:t 4-S. - r vv- V - Rmail Crowd at JTamalcsv ? f Jamaica,vK. T Oct It There was a small attendance at the Jamaica track to day. Ths weather was cold and raw. The feature of the card was the fourth race at, Stt furlongs, which resulted in a vic tory for Royal Onyx. ' , , - . ' ' ' i First -race, J-year-olds, selling. fui longs:' Spell Bound won; Jeanetto M' sec ond ;. Golden Legend third. Tims. 1:14 4-& ' Second race, (-year-olds and - up,. mile and a sixteenth, selling: Bad News won: Rockstone second; Sacgulne third. Tims, 1:49.' ' '. . - -'-v '...f..-- Third race; mares. year-olds and ap. selling, mile and a sixteenth: Imitator first; Fancy second; Queen Marguerite third. . Time, 1:48 1-6. , " - , Fourth race, handicap,. -yeatHlds, 4 furlongs: Waponoca won; Wise Mason second; Sententious third. Time, HiW Fifth race, handicap, all ages. fur longs: Royal Onyx won; Woodland seo ond;. Natosulga third. Time, 1:01 g-S. ' Sixth race, maidens. 1-year-olds, selling, : ( furlongs: Raquel won; Queen Lead seo- ond; Florence II third. Time, las. y . ; v. P. X. THE VICTOR. Washingln md Im Tniversity De-feat-d by 1 irli Uevea by bc6ro of ' 15 to 4. Special to The Observer. -- - Lynchburg, Va., Oct. 31. Virginia Polytechnio In?tltuto defeated Wash ington and Lee in. a great football game here ths aftf-rnoon- by a score of IS to 4. The eatire student bodies of both instlutions 1 '.nested the con test, as well as riany g- rla from Kan-dolph-Macon ColU-re and Sweet Briar Seminary. The Polytechnic rushed the varsity off i s feet during ihe first few plays, scoring two touchdowns and a field goal In the first ten min utes of plays. The Leiincton boys took a decided brace a". 1 I jt the rest of the ?ame played t'.. ir rri or.-nts to a- standstill. To ir-Js ti.e ci 'xe of the second h;If r.n,.-r university quart c 5rf ; : poal from the ?5-(trti 1 w. ing of HoiiEon an,1 l e pf r :ii.ii:s nit Lu'.'rt.l f r '1 ech. 1 .-uert. '.n. A: J -.f-s p!ivi t'-t fr-r t1-" ,ir uiry: 1 on - h-iowr ! ! .:Dn; f -l 1. lia l-'-n, . . :.:ve, V, .-..'' if - ; l, f-e t i y k v- l i y ! - u ' ; r - - ! 1 MIOHIGAX DOWNS VAXDERBILT, The Nashville College Outplayed at . Kvery Point of the Ouioo The taa Score 24 to . Ann Arbor Mich.. Oct. Jl. Mlchl gan defeated Vandcrbllt by a Vcore of JH to 6 to-day. The Michigan team outplayed the Nashville men at every point of ths game, except tack ling the Michigan ends erratically. The first score was made in the first five minutes of play. AHerdice kick inr goal. Michigan played an of fensive game, punting regularly and then holding the Vanderbilt men for downs or lorcinar them. ' to punt. Michigan made two touchdowns and three goals from placement. Blake made the single touchdown for Van derbilt on the only forward pass that his team successfully worked. Aiier dice was outsprinted by the Vander bilt captain. . i . - '. First half: '; Michigan won the foss and chose the' west goal. The band played "Dixie" a Blake, of Vander bilt, kicked off. AHerdice mads the first forward pass of the game. Van derbilt secured the ball and kicked out to Allerdlce who kicked goaL Blake- punted, Mlchigani fumbled and Casey secured the ball, advancing tent, yards. .'- , Michigan's backs . mads gains and kicked- another goaL :' Vanderbilt'a' backs .made , gains through the .lino but Allerdlce and Davidson worked . the ball .to within six Inches ot the goal. . Michigan's full back carried the ball over. Score; Michigan, 14; Vanderbilt.- 0.- ,' - -, Second, half: The ball -seesawed around, during the opening minutes of play lii, the second half. Morrie got the ball but was downed by Davidson, saving a touchdown' s gainst-' Michi gan as the field was wide open before Morrison. -'- Vanderbilt could not stop the Mlch- I . . 1 a. m ti u . i k J up. fifteen yards from the goaL took the ban and punted to Davidson en Michigan's 10-yard line. , Allerdlce passed the ball twenty yards to Casey, who gained, five more, downing on the ball on! the Vanderbilt 10-rard line. Allerdlce-made another goal from placement. ' . Douglass took the kick off and car ried the ball to, the 1-yard line and Davidson went ever;- touchdown. - - Both . teams failed to gain during ths next few minutes. ' Morrison, made fifteen yards around right end, passed the ball twenty-five yard to Blake, who ran twenty yards for the touch down, then kicked goal. Final score: . Michigan, : 14; Van derbilt, . , -f , s LENOIR, 6; B. Dv . , , Peof and Dumb Team Give CMlege Itoys a Flrece Battle, Hofallng Them to One Touchdown, l Special' to, The Observer. Hickory. Oct.. SL The most fierce ly contested football game of the sea-ion-waa that to-day between .Lenoir College and the Deaf and Dufnb School. ' During the, first half. Le noir's goal .was in. danger, time after time.-. . The fast and furious halfback of D. ft D.. Blggerstaff,, would carry the ball within a few-yards of the goal. Then the Lenoir beys - would take on new life and hold their op ponent for downs, take possession of the ban and advance It for a -few mo menta When they .would get In hit I tin distance of D. ft D-'s goal they f sMvktilfl - Insa 4Ksi Ksill ah aawm - Jtv si would-lose the ball on downs or a fumble.. Tha Anil hilf dacldedlv In the favor of tha Tar Heei. ThefO core at tha and of first half was 0 and . ; y.-.-' h :i,-' vV,- . The second half wad a punting dual between Rudisill, of Lenoir, and ciggerstan, ot me u. x., in wnicn the honors were about'eauallr divid ed. -, With only a few minutes So play Williams recovered one of Rndiwll s long punts and raced J 5 yards for a touchdown. Goal was - kicked ly KudiBiu. score at end of second half : Lenoir, i; D.' D., - - . .- '- - - - Both teams played hard and Clean ball. , The Lenoir boys- played fine. Individual, ball, but for some reason the team work was not; up to their standard on the other band' the team work of ths Tar Heels was geod and their Interference was difficult to break up, '.-v w'-.-:v;i BIgtuun Defeats- Carolina SoruSbe. ; Special to The Qbeerisr,;.;!- ' Asheville, ' Oct. II. Bingham again showed ' het superiority when " she defeated the University of North Car oUna scrubs to-day by a score at 11 to o. This is the fifth team that has faced the cadets - without ,:" crossing their , goal line. - There Is much Joy among the cadets as a result of this game, for they are more confident of defeating the University bf Sobth Carolina at Columbia next Saturday, The gams this afternoon r was , the hardest thfet has been played on the local gridiron; Both teams ';- played hard ball, but the" scrubs did t not ieem to get together, although they held Bins-ham for downs once on the -yard line. Carolina punted out and later Bingham punted and regaining the ball carried It oiier for a touch down and kicked goal.- The crowd badly Interfered with tha playing and there was some discussion as to the touchdown, bur the officials ruled for Bingham. Near the end of the first half , iMeGee. Bingham's rclr aar. terback, was badly hurt and had to leave the game. : Bingham scored again In the second half when Caro lina's punt from the 1-yard line was blocked and Bingham fell upon the ball, Carolina ' is honefnl ot tfft. lng Asheville School Monday. f-:',.Z Princeton PUys the Xaval Cadets to ', - - '' a Standstill. v . West Point. N. Oct. It-Princeton met the Military Academy cadets at foot ball here this afternoon for the first time in two years and the result was a noth ing to nothing tie. '-- . - In the first half honors were about even, but In the second the visitors threatened to score repeatedly almost from the time the whistle blew. West Point was dan gerous Only enee. In the tret half when by series of rushes and fake kicks the laH was put on Princeton's 40-yard line. i i - NEW YORK T. M. C A. TEA3L New York, Oct. II. The gymnas tic team of the West Side Toun Men's Christian Association, whlcn won ths Amateur Athletic " Union championship last season, ' la busy getting into shape for the big colle giate meets which it has - on Its schedule. The team will meet the gymnasts of Columbia University on January 15th. and lrv close succei!on will then meet the teams from Har vard, Yale, and . Princeton. Three individual Amateu, ' Athletic Union champions are on the Wf.st Side team this year Joswph G!eon, r'.r.g champion; Theoiog Anastas, who won the rope climb at the lact meet, anl A. Schnall, champion tumbler. Pry Bhwp'n HsHh Cof Ix erea'.f1 frm pure r-rrUl gralua. malt, mils. t:: mi re:4l enf" In iu K1n In flavor i 'rra-M in a nimv.te.'" No or niln'ites ng. sim',e free, ii-.n.ri ,d X)KEIGX AtTOISTS AIUUVE.' Five Who Will Compete in the Sa vannah Races Laud at New York, -New Tork.' Oct. II. Five of the foreign drivers who are to take part in the international grand prise race of the Automobile Club of America to be held at Savannah oa Novem ber 2 Jth arrived to-night - oa - the French liner La Tourains. -r j :; v i .. Ths driving contingent -' Included Nassaro.v Wa?nr. Hautvast, i Klgal and XHiray. Hanaro, who Is acclaim ed in automobillng circles as-ens of tha greatest automobile helmsmen In the world, has brought with him the car In which be won tho .Florence cup In Italy - a few ' m6nths aso. i It was In this race, that he established ths phenomenal record of T4 1-4 miles an hour for J 2 5 miles. Tha car which be drove on, that occasion la enterml An the Savannah racea rWagnes is only second to Nauaro In 'reputation ana is remembered hers asn the win tier of the m Vanderbilt race. The others are veteran la ths field of au- wmooua racing. , - , . . j .; - Ally five will leave' for 1 Savannah early -next week to familiarise . them. selves with the. course., .., , , Savannah, GaU Oct" ll.The first ear i and driver . to arrive - for v - the grand prlss race , and the light car race oa November J6th and' S(th got In to-day, by steamer from New York. Tha car Is a Bulck and the owner and anver la Edward A.- Hearne, of. Chi cago. Mr. Hearne, made hla first, trip over the course soon.' after his. ar. rival and expressed his delight with It saying: -. ' ., , I .nave seen the race courses In many eestions of the world, but none can, compare , for speed with that t r-'r"? . I-i'-'r1; V. M. I. CMet Dies of Injuries Becdv trwkbt IXwOmOI Oaioev,-, .v..-.",,. ' Lexington, vVa.Oot' SICadet 4. Cook Ferebee, a son of J. B- Fersbes, of Norfolk, Va.. died to-day from con cussion of -th brain due to an injury received In a game of football be tween Virginia' Mllitarr InsUtute and Roanoke College, 'played here this af ternoon ' t on - the 'former - parade grounds.' - The Injury resulted from being tackled while running with the ball as left half back.'; Ths game Was not finished. .' v--'------v ' The score at -the end of the first half was V; M. L t7 Roanoke College 0. The second half was not played. Indian Deffeat Mlckblptncii. y Annapolia Md Oct. 11 On a fast gridiron' under smiling skies and- In the presence of a large -crowd the In dians from' Carlisle administered their first defeat to the midshipmen. The final- score was Carlisle 14; Navy ; the first half tha middies had the best of It vntir Just before time was call ed. f Probably, the midshipmen's best chance for a scors cams almost im mediately after the contest opened, but they failed to make it and Jut as the half , was drawing to a close Carlisle began the aeries of four scores all , of them placement goals beau tifully made by Balontl, that made up Carlisle's total of 1. t .'-.,. ,-rv ; OOQOPOOOOOQOObbdo TENXIS ooooooooooooooooo tTOMKX P1AYKRS ARE' . 4 - COMING TO TlE FRONT. ; New York. Oct 11. Women are fast finding their place In lawn ten nls. Newi avenuea of endeavor wltl the racquet have opened to them this season, and in this respect the metro politan tournaments of this city nave coma eminently to the fore. ., ' The most notable feature Cf the renaissance ot the women's game Is the hard hlttinff f tha Dlaysrs. Mrs, Barger-Wallach, , the winner of the outdoor ?' title, :- possesses -a forehand drive which , la the equal of anything displayed "by those masters of powerful driving. the English. Mies Marie Wagner, the In door title holder,, accomplishes ah amazing amount -of 'racquet work. Into which t she puts an aggressive physical energy which has carried her along to prominence. -On foot-work he women who ere leaders excel the men, ana it must be- admitted mat a number of them do not tire even after a long session on the courts. This fact was made evident by the-performance of Miss Alice. I . riiti who accom plished a, feat of continuous play by contesting; eighty-three i games. This was in ths final ; ef .. the , Hamilton Orange tournament, in which the food qualities of .Miss Fish's game so as serted themselves that she won four out of live matches, '-'-ii - ; T . : Two tilans that have recently been submitted to several of the club In this city for next year -.promise to create discussion.' The most Important of the plana contemplates the incor poration' of a -women's championship series, in addition to that of the men. In the 10 season of the Metropolitan League. The majority of the clubs tn this organisation Include-women, the list including the , West Side. New York, Hamilton Grange. -Kings Coun ty. Knickerbocker Field - Club,' end Montclair Athletic Club. - The Kew York Athletic Club, Crescent Athletic Club, and' the Brooklyn Lawn Tensile Club are not so represented. U la ar gued that the . .organisation might easily enter Into . such a series, and that the women's side of the gams would thereby receive greater Impe tus and development.' "y'v :' ' N . The other plan has as Its chief fac tor the desire of the women to meet the leaders among the men In actual tournament play upon the courts. It Is thus that they receive their best prac tice, and the ; Misses Wrlldey,' Miss Moore. Miss Wagner, and Misses Ham ilton end the Misses Fish are all eager for sweh play. Tho idea is to encourage handicaps with a mixed entry. This has been tried on the Kings County courts with success, and now the wo men wish the field broadened. ,h Marathon Race, January Sth. . New Orleans, La., Oct ; Jl. The crack long distance men of the coun try are already thinking . about . tho Marathon race' to be held . here on January Ith-The course is under the UFiial distance for such-events, being only seventeen miles in length. This will be the first Marathon to be held In the South, but It will undoubtedly be made an annual event.- ValuaMe prizes will be given to the flrst five men to finish, while bronxe medals win be awarded ths next .twenty.flve contestant The race is open to- all reentered athletes, and A. A. V. rules will ro vera. Entries close on Janu ary lt. . - - 1 ' HOW TO TREAT A BPRAIN. Fnniini, swelltncs and lametiras are proinpilv relieved ty Chamberlain's Pain I 'aim. This liniment reduces Inflamma tion and soreness so that a sprain jnay be cured In about one-third the time rw.u'r et ty the nsual treatment For sale by W. I. V.n& A Co, . ooooooooooooooooo O L . FOOTBALL ' ' O ooooooooooooooooo IXKXTBALL DKAPPOIXTTXG 1 ' ' - l IX TUB BIO COUUBGES. ' New Yorkrf Oct The bla; col leges are trying to round f up their former 'stars. They want him te come on and instill, seme f the Old-time spirit into : the. present day :' players. And it la the one best bet that a lot of them are on the . way. right now. They ar'-needed. : ' y ' r Syracuse holds Princeton to a score. Navy ties Harvard and almost beats them. Pennsylvania and- Carlisle Indiana play a tie game. West Point only beau little Colgate by a single touchdown and a goal, - . ( . Is it any wonder the coaches are yelling for help and Want some of tho cld-tlmers tha boy that used to play the real old kind of football T Not tha kind that la extant nowadays, but the kind where brawn, nerve, courage and fighting ability were accessary to win. That's what the coaches want And It Is Just what they haven't sot - All of which goes to show that the new rules have not worked out as It was expected they would. They can't. Football is a game of team work, not ' Individual skill. Th greatest star in the world Is a deuce vnlesg he has his team-mates to help . him out ' Under the new rules, one player . can get away with a forward pass or an on slde kick and 4nt the game away on ice. It is just as likely to be a player on. the weaker team that turns tns trick as a member of the stronger. Most likely to be s-.ro fact,' for the weak team tries the new sort of play tar mors frequently than the strong er one. -?. :'.'; .' . Football naa' been a big disappoint ment this year. Possibly it la not fair to the smaller schools to say so, but It Is a fact. Tale, Harvard. Princeton. Cornell, Pennsylvania are all expected to win their games-from the smaller teams. For - yaars this baa been the case. Nowadays they fail to do so. . There has been a great influx of coaches Into the big , colleges this week. The coaches in ebarga realise that something must be done, ' and that quickly; to offset the superior, advantage the 'smaller, schools have with the new rules. ' . i . : - , Yale Is the only big team go far with a clean record. Yale In five games has not been scored on by their oppon ents. Harvard, -Princeton, Pennsyl vania, and so on down the line,,' have all had their goal lines crossed this aeason..'-'.! ' - .' ' ,;'"--! It was the Navy that broke Har vard's clean record, but Harvard, has no chance to kick, as they were a lucky team In that they were not Seat- en. by the Middlea But for a lucky fumble by tha Navy lucky" for Har vard the Cambridge '. team would have a defeat - scored " against - them now. The Navy had all the best ef the first half, and scored a well deserved touchdown. Harvard was being held well in ths second half, when Nourse, the Harvard centre, grabbed the ball dn a fumble and made long run for a touchdown. - - ' " j ' Syracuse held Princeton safe ' at all stages. Prinoeton's offense, was weak, while ths defense was not much better. The attack failed at alh tlmeal At that Princeton la claiming honors In that their goal Una has not been crossed yet this season. The only point soored against the Tigers was on a goal from field made by Hodgson, of the Virginia Polytechnic School. '- There will be a chance to see two big football games next week. Be sides tha Princeton-Dartmouth game hlbn. November 1th there' Is the contest Is Between Fordham and Georgetown at American League park en - election day, Tuesday,, November Id. This will bs the only appearance of the George town men la the North this season. Their team la one of the best that ever represented the Blue and the Gray, and their record has been unus ually good. However, they will find In Fordham -; a - formidable" antagonist. The- Bronxonlanv by their defeat of Amherst and the safe way they held Princeton, have taken high standing in the football world, and no eleven hvth oountry can feel secure against mem. t, .-i ,-.- ,-.y ;-, , .y- -;- - There Is great gloom in the Mich. Igan camp over tha poor - ahowinar made by tho Michigan eleven at Co-J lumbus against the Ohio State,' Mich igan boys winning by a bar score of io to "I am greatly disappointed witn our work.", said Yost. "It was ragged, and unless the tsam Improves wonderfully , eur - chances , against Pennsylvania are not of the brightest to say the least. The squad 3as some exceedingly bard work before them in preparation for ths Pennsylvania game, but by that time t hope we will os in rnaoe xo grve-xne Quakers a strong battle One word about the In dians. "Pop" Warner, their , twach. complains of his lack of. material. What does he call that bunch that he had out on Franklin field last Satur day t It Is as wood.-If not better, ma terial even than they have at Tale. These Indiana are a mtnsce to the i premeey of the white men ; la ths greatest game In the world. " j . There was nothing In Cornell's pler- Injr last Saturday to encourage tha coaches-or 'the undergraduates Who t In the bleachers. They saw the Cornell line ripped bv. the . flere lunges of Smith and Wstk'ns., thlr own backs hurled to earth time after Hm by Vermont's snlendld ends, and they sew por Cornell interference. Altogether, It east .a gloom ever the fleld.iy!)' 'iv'Vv .y ,,r.,y'-,5'.y ,; V HT.W rv GRrT mm. Ppringfleld, Ifass., Oct tl. "nip ple" Colton, back of the Epiincfleld Training School football team, says: -Harvard is better than Princeton and will defeat Yale.. We did the best we could, but were no match for the Har vard attack. Corbett is one of the best backs I have ever played aealnst and very slippery to stop when he gets go ing out toward the end of the line. The. Harvard line was too much for our-light men. End run were suc cessful last year arafnst Harvard, but this year wa couldn't move - before we were stonned.. The Harvard ends are fart, and their tackllnsr hard and bone-break in sr. Crowlev would not let Us take an Inch on kick After thfr tatni T should- pick Harvard te defeat Yals. Princeton is not to be compar ed with Harvard, and I have played against both.": - . ooooooooooooooooo o - . - - n ooooooooooooooooo EVKRYTHTVG RK.IY FOR T1IJK BIG UORSK SHOW. - New York, Oct II. la spite ef the great and Increasing, vogne of the au tomobile the entry list for the horse show, which berins on November th in the Madiaon Square Garden, show es large a- number as last year and the new blood is greater than in many years. More than fifty sew exhibitors 14 be In the ring, and Canada wiu .-.... . ' , ; be there' with a large string for the lirst time in soma years, while a num ber of foreign horse will be seen' for tne first tuna -- . -.-w-'-'r There is a great Increase In some ef the classes, while -others have fallen off. The most notablo improvement Is In the thoroughbred ' classes. , three times as many stallions as last year being entered, among tham being sev eral from the breeding bureau of the' Jockey Club la spite ot the black eye given to racing this year. In . the elaas for thoroughbred saddle horses there are twenty entries, and some ef them are summer show winners which have been making- records down tha line, - The classes for ladles' saddle horses have a remarkable Increase in number of entries, ahowwig that riding among that sex Is growing more popular. Two classes have been added for la dles, this year, and all the eld and the new have tilled .well, with more horses than - last year, so - that It is mere than likely that some -preliminary weeding out contests will be nec essary. - i -,.f'.e; '".sV,: The greatest lose to la the breed ing classes, which for the last five years have been slowfy dwindling in also, 'and this year they are ma small that unless there la a greater Interest shown before next 'year's show, these r lasses will be eliminated and more popular ' ones established ' In. their Places. This Is particularly true ef the hackney, which are - lamentably few In number and not Particularly high clasa. The road driving classes show Improvement, hswevv. sM there a good list ef entries. The hunter class es will be bigger than for some tim i- ; COIJnf A GREAT HORSE, i V New fork. Oct II. John Mackey. manager of James B. Hagfln's re cently abandoned Ranche de Paso Stud,.' predlcte that It James R. Keene's colt Colin, who Is oa fats way te Europe, trains next season he will make ths greatest distance runner in the United Kingdom. "I always liked Ballot" says Mr. Meckty. v "but I never considered hln In the class of Colin notwithstanding ha won a re markably good suburban, "vj. .: - "Colin is . about the best horse 1 ver saw. It U of . little Importance that he was straight In the Belmont and Tidal stakes to beat Fair Play In the one. and Dorante In the ether. Colin has a way. of getting- groggy, which suggests the tactics of certain prise fl titers, who seek to Induce op ponents to lay' themselves open. . ; "Ht was never so arogfry he did not win. and If his ler holds him up I am of the opinion that he will make the best British horses step about Colin Is not merely a mile and a quarter horse. He can go all distances fast ooooooooooooooooo v'rvv 'v'- - - ' o O :td.:i:- -i! MOTORING :V,;.V;' O ooooooooooooooooo O : New York. Oct ll-A cabls mes sage from Paris gives details of the decision of the International Congress of Recognised Automobile Clubs on tne question el racing; limitations for the yea 10. i, ;y.s. .w .,-, ; yy;-..---'-! v The new rules provide for a maxi mum bore for llw millimetres, or (.1 inches, and a minimum weight of tOO alios, or 1,84 pounds. This cuts down the site of four-cylinder racing mo tors one Inch, and also cuts down the minimum ' weight some six hundred pounas. ... . . .. .. ,-,,;, ,,This action was anticipated from the; letters sent by the Itallsn club recommending a smaller limitation for international racing motora It la unaerstooa tnat the English and Ger man clubs also endorsed this reduo. UOn. . ( -y'i:v7y'y .-y -y:-- s- --. OHAUFFEURS ARK FATALISTS. New York. Oct !. The drivers In all' of the - big automobile races are fatalists. Ask any one Of the fearless msn whs skid around sharp corners on two wheels or take the straight ways at speed of a hundred miles an hour what are their anticipations oi danger in a race wmch has been fraught with fatal accidents, and It's ten chances to one that nearly all will repry: -uni wen, ir my time has come. I suppose It will be in this race." c . These hardy drivers are ready to answer me cau or tne familiar old figure oa the gray horse, whether he beckons to them while In an auto race or if It be. by breaking their necks falling out of bed.: Bo thoroughly do ineep men enter into tns spirit of the racing game that the drivers who hav been physically incapacitated by Injuries Just before a race . suffer keener agony by seeing a contest than if they were, actual competitors whoae lives they know are in danger. Kvery -driver In a big race- has a grudge against eld Father Time, al though they - are not ths daredevils that some sensational writers would try to make them out to be. As a rule the races are driven with caution, and the accidents which occur are rather the result of mechanical de fects, or tha overstraining of some part which 'has been, overlooked by the driver;-, --,rJJr''',;v"1:; ooooooooooooo oob b o -. '- . ..-i - o g :-,BOXlXQ il.f:x5y?: O oooooboo oob ooooo New York. Oct' SI .a match has been clinched between Pac key Mc Farland, tho Chicago lightweight and Tommy Murphy,-tha -Harlem lighter. After the battle between McFartand and Leach Cross at the Fairmont A. C. Johnny Oliver, manager of Mur phy, had a talk with Matchmaker Billy Gibson in regard to a bout be tween Murphy and MoFarland. Gib son told him that nothing would please him better than to put en the bout at hie olub. McParland : and Murphy will make a. great vard. , . ATTEU. MAY FIGHT AG.UX. New York, Oct It--Another Inter national battle for the featherweight championship ef the world will te fought at Col ma, CaL, on Thanksgiv 1kg Day afternoon If Jim Coffroth, the lelghtwelght ' promoter of Calitornia, can induce Abe At tell, the American champion, to take on Jem lriaeo;i. the English champion, In a twenty five round battle, Coffroth got Charley Hinn ta airn un ir(fnii k.. arrived here from the coast for a match with Attell. and as the English man agreea to ail tns terms for the contest It is up to Attell - to cinch the match. Drlscoll fights Matty Bald win at the Fairmont Athletlo Club on November 6th, and if successful against Baldwin will (tart . for the coast after the bout. - ' The only hitch now la regard to the proposed match between Packey Mc Farland and Freddie Welsh, tha Eng lish lightweight is' the time for weighing in. McKarland wants to weigh lis pounds at I p. m, while Weistt wants it to be at the rlnretde. Baron Long, manager ot theiettriea Athletic flub, of Los Angeles, expects to strtJehtya out the trouble by having the men wei?h at f p. m. If they asree on this proposition thry will fi?ht twenty-flve rounds oa Thanksgiving nunt M ,-.y - ooooooooooooooooo O-. , ,.- . , '---y,:--,, i . ( O , BASEHAUU , O O .'. ' O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TOES AJT AMATETR BECOMES FKOFESSIOXAU - Philadelphia, , Oct. 5 ILThe oil question of the eligibility ef a colli -ee athlete for- further - ftarticipation - in tha athletic activities of his alma mater after playing baseball during the summer months and ' accepting pay therefor ha again eome op for settlement, and: this time It appears to forecast some serious results as far as tne University of Pennsylvania is concerned. From all reports the Quak er varsity baseball team . stands In considerable danger of losing three ef Its star members, and the list of pro bable fatalities from summer baseball Ists la likely to extend to several oth er smaller colleges . in Pennsylvania and New Jersey."--.'j-yy-y -' Those at Pennsylvania who mzv suffer ' disqualification aa Pauxtis d: 1 last. spring are Captain Londritrm. second base; SchulU, pitcher, an i Porte, catcher, these men having be'-n reported es playing semi-profession 1 1 ball during the pest summer. The d" rees of professlonalisnt are not d f ferentlated by the faculty and tie athletic committee of the universe -. and If the reports are- substantiated 't will be "out"' for the suspected on. That will be a serious blow to tho Red and Blue's baseball prospects for next spring, as the men named are the stars of the team and their 1" way prove Irreparable unless the mir ecte happens of the discovery of three men of as good clsss during tb prac tice ef early spring. None e the men against ' whom ' charges have been made win say anything until their for mal arraignment before, the faculty, and their friends are confident tht the ehargea will preve without foun dation. -. -'.,.-fi- -.;-, vj.- .. As for the charges against men In other college all sre based on re ported connection of these men with baseball teams at summer .. resorM which were practically hired br ti hotels, and if all are true It will mean a general slumo In the fnrm of many of the Pennsylvania Institutions. NTW YORK THT? TEAB . -S . CITY IN ATTENl.VXri New York, Oct.-II. Baseball mad a great record this year,' As close Can be calculated." 7,244.3(4 . person witnessed the combihed games ot th t Natidnal , and ' American Leagu.-o. These figures are computed aft. r careful compilation, and secured from each individual city. For the flret tim since 1I0S the Nationals outdrew th ,-ir rival The grand total of the Nation al League was 1,34.SJ, while th Americans drew 3,411,144, showio r 23,421 Cifferenee In the National's fa vor. In 10 the American Leasr outdrew the' National by 66a,Sn, which shows an Increase for the oi 1 league of 197.15. The ; America -t League- showed an .Increase of 21:'. 40Z over 190T. In one or two of t cltlea official figures were not obtain able . , - New York was the National's bright spot, and careful estimates ilace lot figures at 110.000, an average of 13. 009 par game, or one-fourth of t total of the league. - Chicago was second, with 65.3?", an average of 1.604 to a game, Phil adelphia-being third, with total of 420,4(0. ::v-w' ;..'.-, v --. Ths White Sox led the Amerlcin League with' a grand total of 43. 004, while St. Lbuls was second, wlt'i ths grand total ef 1I,4T, this bein ? the greatest season ms Browns tv-r had. y ':-'' -1: -. , . Besides the record mob ef SS.fiOl who. witnessed the deciding game f r the National League pennant at t n Polo grounds between the Cubs an 1 Giants on Octarr 8th, some oth r record-breaking crowes were reports i. Ths Chicago record was broken Octo ber 4th, when more than 30. P00 sw the champions and . Pittsbtirg play a. crucial game on the west side. On th south aide the biggest' Jam ocvurr. i September lit h, when more than 23. 000 watched ths Sox and Napa pkiv. St Louis set a new American recorl when 24,00s watched the Browns at. i Detroit play September 4th. - While Detroit aa a baseball city U usually spoken of disparagingly, ;h Tigers outdrew the Pittsburg team i their own grounds. In the Mlchi'"i tewa the crowds - averaged 4, 3 i l . while at the Smoky City 1,458 wit nessed the. game Sunday ball heljo-1 Detroit - - --- - The-Athletics figures show tiA-i ' mors than the Phillies, but the Atr -t-Icehad eight more playing days tiurv the -d'hlllie The PhllUes , showed a gals of 78,444, while the Athkti cs showed a decrease of 170, Sit. Every National League Club In creased Its figures over 1107, wh Ave American teams showed lncri- Boston. 8t Louis, Cleveland. V.V- -Ington and Drtrolt Chicago. AthlKi . .t and New Tork falling off. The gr' t races of the two leagues were li responsible for the Increased fig in . -ine caM proved to be the 1. - drawing team on the road, mak i y an average of $.437. , The Giants wer not far behind, though, as they aver aged I.1IS. Detroit was the best rn 1 tesm in tne American Learue. wn.i an average of 7.447 to a game. Cleve land was scorea. wttn an average rf 7.041. The combined attendance li Boston. New York. Brooklyn. Phila delphia and Washlnrton -was better than the combine fleures of Chlraact. St Louis. Detroit Cincinnati. Cleve land ani j-ittsbura. The Western cltihe of the American League drew S.11J.K04 to the Eaatf-rn cities total of 1.497.X42, while the Eastern cities of the National League r drew 1.S40.S20 to th Western citie total of 1.774.44I. The large Suninv attendance Increases - the-, Western figures at least one-third. JENKINS TO MEET BCLG AltLVX. NeW lork. Oct 1. Probably tne happiest man in New Tork is Ius.-.:r Mahmout the Bulgarian , chasi pi ou wrestler. Yuaalff l happy because 1 at last Is to have the opportunity c-f meeting aa American wrestler en t.v mat - He came 3.400 miles to gn match, challenging Frank Gotch an i JTora Jenklna: but for weeks cuu. i set no aatisfactioa from either. G-'t sidestepped him altwgether and J kins apparently was aot too an to risk, bis laurels la the pro;' match. - Finally Jen kina consent, i meet him and the match was r The men agreed to wrestle cat catch-can style, three out of f -They made a side bet of 1 . t v . : era) Wetertvubs are bid J. re t ' bout and it will take plei-e i -. t Chireso, Cleveland or Kjc-j t. wubiu ae week ' Rector St IT! in Trim. Cbarlottesvili-t. Va.. tvt. 31. is no truth In the report tUa A. Hector, the itfinia llivr, tire from tra.-k sttiietics, 1 acatn lea,! tie Virrn t"J during the i-"?it sn. tuns are un.i.-r .-. - f r ! witn rrinc ton ar.lv r i
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