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NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN and Tha Nathville American. SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 5. 1919. Results of Gridiron Battles Over Country Saturday 1 gain.

This youth 1 hard to atop Looks Like a Coming Star PROFESSIONAL FOOT that Alf will take care of right end tli nmp to nit the season, no in a iter who Vainly plays. Tommy Zerfrtss Mro played Ma usual hard game, and If thing aren't go! or right he doesn't stop fighting a mighty got! characteristic for a football player. Wetcate showi twin abilitv to handle forward passes, and looks pre'tty good. BALL STRIKES GOTHAM TENNESSEE WINS FROM MARYVILLE Line Plunges Mainly Used by State Institution. win-si un-bT w.ti lb- playefl nls UMllll good di'felimve In enunnTatlng faults, two things wen ii.i!lc)!0e there t'o much fiini-blti'g and i'-ii irniclt flog among the Hu! thing was Ihcv ni.itrKi:n.

In fart, few opinin: Lave mtieh exceUent htorKing bv 'i Vaiiii.TtM' and this hiiin.r:. nit iiviVT" means much ALABAMA SQUAD HAS SCRIMMAGE Coach Scott Has Two Lines and Two Backfields About Even. XTSW YORK" Ocf ProfesMnnJiI foot- Captain "limit" i'-i oh! limn ii hi lit 1 ai- at hand. A usually a winning team. a line hard tl, that he failed blocking hn.II, with phiyers drawn from the rnnks of1 former stars.

Is to thnrotighlv tried out In New ork this season The! sport has flourished for severnl yejir past I in the Middle West, particularly nt Akron. I Canton nnd Mnsslllon. but never lmi: been played to any extent in this section Numerous former gridiron notables realde: In the metropolitan dim rb and many of and low, and it was already have air reed to loin the tenm- hlch Is to represent New York In the professional Held. Tho eleven will be known na the New York Giants, those behind the plan adopting the name of the National Tongue baseball club here. Alt local gain's nre to be played on the Polo Grounds.

moBt of them on Sundays, but Saturdays may be utilized when college elevens are not performing at the Harlem field. An umisim arm unond will provide strong tennis for both Saturday aod Sunday games If the sport takes here as tt has in me Minnie west. Tho National KhMitlon Company, which controls tho New York Giant hnBoiuill team, will operate the footlmll Giants. Charley llriekley, the prentest drop kicker In tho history of the spurt, luifl heen appointed general manager of the foot ball team, nnd lie Is now arranging a schedule of games. Is planned to open the Benson nero wnu a game on Minoay, tictoher iu.

heleolllic nn nil-star eleven tn oonose KNOXVILT, Ort. 4. (Rprrlnl.) Outweighed nnd outphiyod by tlio T'nl- veIiy of Tennessee ten in, MnryvllI Cl- U-co boweil to the prowess of tho Oronffe i nnd White foot bull acsr-pntlnn en Vnltrt field on Hutu dny afternoon by tlio topo 1 of to nfter tichllng nn uphill Ixit-g tie throughout tlio four quorteri vZ tho 1 K'lUie. Tho two points whlrh anved HarjMllo I from a Hlmt-out eiimo towrird tlio end 1 tho llrat auorter vrhvn lirndford, Trnnrs-eo center, nhot tho bull over l'uwom' i head with nucli velocity thnt It nlled ttilrty-Ilw yurds nnd Jiernsn seo'n line, whero IV) went eiivoreil It nnd prevented tom hdown by mnklug It count for tourhbiirlc. Tenneiueo won on Its ger 1 iinpcrlorlty of play nnd bernuBo of tlin oxridlent eom-h.

ltitr which tho men nml Jmd. I.lno iilutifn wei-e depended upon iirtnclpnlly thoiiph forord (in'-BCB nnd ninn nnd puntlnR vnrled tlin freiieriil ntylp of piny. Mnry-vlllo llkowlfix culled into umi prnctlenlly nrythln(( known to footbnl, all without effort. Tho hi chin nd era, however, Miiowod nn opon field gnmo whlrh, with morn trnlnlng. will develop Into an extremely dfltieernun weapon.

Thmuirli tho first qnnrter tho Yiiltor plnyed their beat game nnd while they did 1 not oiittlitnn their ojiponenta, fenr thnt the hltthltindera would spring tho surprise I which thny hnd predicted bcfinn to manifest ltaelf In tho Mtanda, Jn tho nrrnmi qunrter, however, thn TT. T. mi perl or I ty been mo nppnrent throuRli two touchdowns which worn mmlo in thnt iiorled, tho llrat na result of 2S-ynrd end run by powers, tho ceennd when Hlnlr poHhed over from tho alx-ynrd line nftor imnther Ions end run by 1'owera hd put I tho Volunteers wlthtn ntrlklng distance. Thn line-up of tho tennis: I r. T.

Position. MMrrllle. Cummins, Cullla C. Lowed Ii. Johnson TTendOPBon I.

Urndford McLnuphlln J). HiikbjcII R. Gf l'ord Tdnrlsey It. Tiil-ock Tjjine H. V.

Monro Mcf'jtbo Q. WelRhecker Smith 1.. Ilnyes Powers Tt. tl 'ullls A. Iw)we F.

It Jollloorj-o Summnry Touchdowns, powers, lllnlr. Hatcher, Hall nnd Ijflne. (lonls Hntcher 2. Jim Thorpe's Canton team at the Pi do Grounds led to the Win of having a tenm here throughout the footbnll season. The Canton gnme is now the outst-andtng feature of a tentative schedule, lint plans are under way for gnmen with professional elevena at Cleveland.

Chicago. Ma sat linn and with the strong elevens which are organized annually at Bridgeport. New Haven TWIVIMISITY, Ort 4. (BpacinU Vlth tho fl rtt game of tho 1911) annson for today Coach Scott's Crlmnon warrior ore w-c i i hard, nml tho eqnnd ns u'mlo Id In fair condition. A gruelling ncrlnimagn was ln-i Monday afternoon, nnd also onn Tuesday, and although the frnitm put up stiff fight th varsity ploughed lu way down tho field time after time.

An OkicIi Scott hns two lines nml two bad. field eneh of nlmmt eqtml utrciigiii, It Is difficult to tny Just who imt mi ftt-irl Hattirdny tn reprnient Alaltomu, when tiny tifklo thn Binning-lull! i College I'anthera, Of thn new men, Mnorp, lUirtlett ami Morgnn, in tic hnrk field urn nlmoRt. onrit C't chance In show (Jmlr wnrr-i under fire. All thnv nf imvo thn weight nml drive to batter lino. An to win.

win fifnrl. It is hard to nnv Imt nt l-rcm-M It iiko llowilcr. l.enolr, Kiiinii-t; nml wIM romposo tho (rtmeon hack fl I nt the Met; off t) tho line, tt 1 i safe bet thnt Hester. Bonne find Thoinii.ion will get In tlin fight nntl Montgomery, another llnomnn, will prob. nt'ly pet try.

At frv-Ule Jack llovoter li ml Ike Rogers win probably Btnrt. with Hood nml I'-rnwn follow. Jones, Nolan iiml nro nil three former vnf.lt. guard, although Nolin In out of" (hf ernjiti (if present with alight Injury. Itnue.

member of inBt year's R. A. C. tenrn nlo twin run nt guard nrrd will In nil probability get chnneo hntnislny. Tram Sessions, thn Crimson's HI -Southern center will hold down Mm phof position.

Trnm Is tlio hardest worker on either Rijiunl nnd Is In every piny fighting nil tin- Ihno. Cnnett Scott will mnko no predlctlnna, preferrlnc to do liis tolklnp nftor tho pnmo. lri tn wi.rktiifr his men, hnrd nnd inrnlnir thm nfrulnt nny pnpilnl( ovpr-eonftdfncp. T' metier, till-, week has born 1ifil on the repiilfir footlmll flold bohlnd thfi gym-nawtnm tieretrrfore (ho nqnnd hni lnn VHlnp (he drill field, hut ns tho CAme Rnt-iirrlny will l-o played on the renlnr gridiron Tnaeh Scott moved hln protfipea over Mondtiv tn ncenstom themselves with the Jny of the land. A vtniior of nofo tnrned tip Monday to wntch the prnrtlco In the person of "Tltilly" Vnnderpriis'if.

who Ptnrred for Alnhnmn Severn! nfto. nnd who Is one nf the estremo few men who hnve li(nn chosen on 'i nil American team, nnd plnyed with Southern coll'-jre. ana omer nearby cities. The comn etc 1 st of nlavers under con tract will be announced within a few days. Some already ha agreed to play and other have the matter under consideration.

SHOES FOR MEN 'TM IE best values and the greatest assortment of styles in Kddlo Mahan, win. played with Itrii klcy at Harvard, will be ask-d to join th- team as soon na he arrives In the States. He In now on his way homo after several months of war service. Nuck" Brown's Dope RWAYNK T.ATIIAM. MemphlB boy, who starred with tlio linth Field Artillery during the war nnd who la now out to star as the quarterback on tho Vandorbllt eleven this is ono of the moat pomising men who has been on Dudley Field since the dnya of Itnbbtt Curry nnd gives promise of rivaling that wonderful little hero.

By ENOCH I1ROWN (Former All-Southern Knil of the Vanderbllt Tram.) It was too hot to play font ho In fact, Raked From the Gridiron it wns netter nay lor me oiu swimmiu hole than footlmll game. Union didn't really test Vnndy's strength. Therefore, we nr unable to make very many prophecies as to the rest of the wu- gnmo. Myers nt lpft end gave way to Bon. Some facts stood out, however, be nuumcier, nn inexperienced nuc Bcrnppy player, who made a brllllnnt showing dur yond the question of a doubt.

For In-Htauee TECH WINS TWO IN ONE DAY Facts are Facts ing his abort stay In the opening contest. Jordan and Robertson changed places tn the baekfiebl, Ituhortaon going to fullback and Jordan to left halfback, and Hulbrook Tom I-lpscomb Isn't going to hnve to spenn very mucn time "coming nnen, which will relieve a good many Doubting rnir-ADKi-pniA Oct. a. a few rambling items "rnfced from the Gridiron" mny not be bud for the lovera of the king of college aportfi nnd activities nt various F.aJitern InslltutloiiB during the past week are briefly told here: Amherst held no practice on Pratt Field yesterday. All the vnrsli men were excused, resting from Saturday's game.

Walt Ink. fltar qunrterbiick, whose drop kick defeated Ilowdoln, lias been clm.en to do the kicking for the team. No change is expected in the line up for the name against New York L'ulveralty next Kutur-da v. replaced ivKDerg nt rigut nair. AUBURN OUTPLAYED BY HOWARD TEAM nomnMes tut mis.

tiuh oiu ioy lulled chance to Mtieiir up everything Valo'a football prnctfee, In opening the uiiru ween or me season yeateniay, wn largely defeuwlve in character. For two ATLANTA, Oct. 4. The Georgln Tech footlmll sound was divided in two tennis todn nnd a mossed a total of to 0 ngaiiiBt two opporientu, beating Wake Forest to 0 and the Fifth Division team from r.nnp Gordon. -IS to 0.

The unusual fen hire of a football douhblehcader was arranged to give all the Tech plavers practice. Harlan was the star of the garae with Wnke ForeBt nnd "Ited" Tlr-ron against the so'dters. Tlie noldlep gnnie was terrific nffalr, the henvy regulars trying to batter the rnllrglun by aheer force of weight, tint getting more Iftun they gsve Jn men InM out nnd hrulacd pluyers. thlrdu of the practice the varsity players were kept at their own 110-yurd line und tho senilis given the ball. The latter were unable to make any advance until the final five minutes of play, when they were presented with the idKnkin nine yarda away from the goal of the regulara.

Here the reaervea took the ball nerona on two end runs. Halfback Horrlck getting past lthelnhardt for six yards and Quarterback Galllard repeating thy dash for the remaining (iatfime nnd the firat touchdown fUKMTNfiHAM. Oct. 4 Otitwelfrh-rd iienrly poiindn to tho man, the ITow-ii rd Bn Ii.j;k won vlrtnnl vlrtory from (lie htilky Aiihnrn eleven nt Itlekw-md this liy holiHnjr Ionolnien plnlnnmen to a 111 t-n Bcore. Ontgenernled In every h.njrc of the came, tho vlsitorn iiroveil liHinnl dlwiippolntnient to tlionsnnilB of followers of the Orange ninl Him- who Jijivn boon nnr.olfiff hopes of a Southern rhainplonshlp thin seneoij.

coming ins way, ami when it comes to me "zero hour," he will lie there. Bailey, the elderly looking gentleman, who started be other tackle, looks like he is going to take care of a tiertU In the line. This boy. and really Is only it beardless youth, known tin finer points of taking care of those oven-iithuslastle gents who usually worry the secondary defense quite a bit. This was ascertained by the way he backed up the line.

Latham rnme tip to till expectations by exhibiting tl fact thnt he can be counted on for some several yards thin fall. His stiff arm Is one of his best assets. He never had an opportunity, however, to show hi a ability as a field general. And we feel it is to your advantage to know this. Union fonfbnllers hnve begun hard work for the Williams gnmo next Saturday, the opening eontrBl of the aeason.

Wither was given a long drill in drop kicking, nnd the entire squad revived the hardest bcb-s I on at tackling nince practice at art oil. Colgate footlmll men went through the first taste of real footlmll yesterday in grueling scrimmage which lasted more than nn hour. Two teams were ohosen. termed the Ittacks and the Maroons, the former consisting mostly of old men and ttie latter of new men and a una. Neither team wus able to score, although the Itlncka once were in a position to send tlrop kick over tlio bar.

oi me year ugulnst ne regulars. As the Brown eonehen Tnr from ant lafled with the ahowing of the team on Sill Urdu v. ttiev have nromlmd ovcontLin. MEN'S SHOES ONLY ally hard prnctleea for every afternoon this week. Yesterday the main work consisted eorrertlng the errors shown in the open- fciiuii: mm nuuue lfljami Male uoi- lijo imrKnem was given Bpecial at MAXWELL HOUSE BUILDING.

215 FOURTH AVENUE, NORTH. Hey Fans! Berrylilll la the best on the field for picking openings. He also intercepted a pastinnd neeiiiH to have the same faeultv for doing this thnt Wilson Collins It will be renieiiiliered that Colling added several scores In thin manner. Tlnere is an art In accomplishing this feat. It looks like "Berry" has it.

Probably the strongest defensive game must lie credited to Alf Adams, Nothing was gained around IiIh end. Chances are Tcniion in nn effort to prevent further fumbling. The latter was the chief defect shown in Sattirday'B game. Punting was SCOTT-MAYES CO. '-ui ui iue uiiiTuoon a worKout.

The Naval Academy nwy have a star With three regulars out of the varsity line-tip because of injnrlea recived In the htird scrimmage Saturday. Columbia' football atock went down sevral notches yesterday. The Injured players nre Kennedy, who was eapta In-elect of the 11118 el veil Tommy Grace, who was substitute end on tho S. A. T.

C. team last year, and Cannpery, one of the back field atars of the S. A. T. C.

combination. Of the three, Kennedy's Injury, a possible fructur of lib, la the moot serious. JAS. R. MAYES.

FRANK H. SCOTT. mi "iiiicm. wno i lib played aucli 11 fast and brilliant game of basketball and World's Series Detail, Reds and Sox, 2 p. m.

Plenty of seats. Direct work Bhowa eonstant improveiiM-nt. Doble SS TODAY wnu a number of new backfield men, Including, besldea Waters, wire from Comiskey Pork. i "'n'iiiit, joie nun xuyior. Alford nnd Kawllngs are doing the best work of the old men.

Severn has hurt his shoulder and Itenolst and Rhodes do not Various ahlfta took place In the Dartmouth vnrBity line-up as result of the weaknesses brought to light In Saturday's Wealeyau opened Its Becond week of foot (Continued on Page 8 Column 5.) Football Results At NahvlIlL Vanderbllt 40, Union Unl At hnrlotesville University of Virginia 0. lMehmond College Mnrgantown, W. Va. West Virginia The Men's and Boys' Clothes Comer of Nashville At Italtim-ore Johns Hopkins 13, St. Mary's At Newark, "el.

Delaware 0, Franklin umi ii)irsimii u. At SyracUBe, N. Y. SyracuBo 27, Vermont (. At Wnahlngton, rn.

Washington and Let DUNLAP Make Your Clothes OPENING TOMORROW, OCT. 6, 1919 At Hunover, N. Dartmouth 13, wlch 0. At Washington Georgetown 34, Norfolk Training Station 0. At Minneapolis Minnesota 39, North At Providence rirown 7.

Bowiloln 0. At AinhorstMnBsachusetts Agricultural ii), uonueeiicut Agriculture Col Iciro 7. At Cambridge Harvard 17, Boston Col lege u. At New navenYalo 20, Springfield oi. c.

A. 11. At Prlnci'ton Princeton 28, Trinity 0. At West Point Armv 0. Holv Cross At SLato College Penn Stato Gettya- Dili u.

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Hamilton 10, St. Law renco (1. At Mid die ton Wesleya'n fl, Worceater Teeli O. At Troy. N.

Y. Ronnalaer 7. Hobnrt 0. At Hamilton, N. 1'.

Colgate Susque uiinua i. At I'wiston, Mc. New Hampshire Col b'irit UnteB 0. At Amherst Amherst 2, New York Uni versity 0. At Carlisle, Pa.

Albright 0, Pickln sou ID. At Columbus, O. Ohio State 58, Ohio esleynn 0. At Ann Arhnr Mlehliran 34. Cjibb 0.

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See my "opening" display whether you wish to buy or not. It's the Keenest Boys' Paper In the World UrslnnH 0. At Kaaton, Pa. Lafayette 13, Muhlen- burg 0. At Beaver Falla, Pa.

Pittsburgh 33, Go- nevn 0. At Greenville Furman 13, Oglethorpe 0. At ColumbuB South Carolina fl. Ersklne College 0. At New Orleans Talane, 27; Jefferson College, 0.

At Knoxrille Tennessee, 33; Mary vllle, 24. At Athena, Go. Georgia, 23; The Citadel, o. At Gnlnesvillc, Fla. Florida, 33; Gcor-gll A and 2.

At Atlnnta Georgia Teeh, 4S; Fifth Division, 0 (llrat gaiucl. Georgia Teeh, 25; Watte Forest. 0 (second game). Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alubuiuu, 27; Birmingham Southern, 0.

Annapolis Navy, 49; North Carolina State, 0. At New Brunawick, N. Y. Rutgers, 19; North Carolina, 0. At I tica Cornell, Oberlln, 0.

At Swnrthmore, Pa. Swartbmore, 10; Maryland, f. At Pit taburgh Carnegie Tech, 83; Bethany, 0. At East Lansing Michigan Aggies, 14; Albion. 13.

At Alliance, O. Virginia Wealeyan, 34; Mount Union, 0. At BIooinlDgton, Ind. Indiana, Center. 12.

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