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13 Yale Bows to Army as Cagle and Allen Rip Off Long Scoring Runs ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 2S. 102 Intercepted Passes COLGATE IS Cadets Continue on Way Towards National Grid Title Three Games Carded in Football League; Browncroft on Top ARMY BACKS IN LENGTHY BALL-TOTING Flashing Feet of Cadets in Bowl Thrill 80,000 Fans at Contest ssrs fef r1 -n, C3W MULE DEFENSE STRONG iuE tti iti Jsfrt k4.r!fe I Stops Four Eli Offensive I Moves; Fumble Gives fjfr Bulldog Tally fj' I By GBAXTLAXD RICE -vvM f-57 "A 1 West Point's Cadets wrote gridiron history by taking the Yale team into camp yesteruay aner trimming iuiv.nu the preceding week. The undefeated Plains outfit, pictured ab ove, includes: top row, from left: Mallay, Walsh, Perry, Hall, Hammack and Sprague; front, from left; Messinger, Allen, Mu rrell, Nave, Cagle and Hutchinson.

Dish Washer to Most Valuable Player Mickey Cochrane's Rise Help Georgetown lo Victory over Duke Washington. Oct. 27 UP Duke offense kept the Navy nervous last Saturday, but it gave Georgetown only a perfunctory workout today and the Carolina team's defense buckled and snapped under a driving Bttack. The score was Georgetown 35. Duke 0.

The forward passing attack of the North Carolina team helped Georgetown, two touchdowns resulting Indirectly, and one directly from intercepted tosses. Wesleyan Scores in Final Minutes, Ties Amherst Team, 20-20 Middletown, Oct. 27 (Special' The opening game of the "Little Three' series with Wresleyan and Amherst contending, resulted in a 20-to-20 tie this afternoon. The teams were evenly matched and the game was full of thrills, with the final outcome in doubt up to the last moment. Neither side played good football, but the breaks In tho game furnished all tha excitement that the audience could wish.

All the touchdowns were dependent on long runs or overhead plays and Wcsleyan's final touchdown, which tied the score, came In the last two minutes of play. Both teams employed tho overhead game, but Wesleyan used It to better advantage, completing five parses for 20 yards, while Amherst completed five for 50 yards. Wesleyan made fourteen first downs and Amherst nine. Grosskloas played a fine game for the Lord Jeffs. He scored the first touchdown for his team on a 75-yard run and the Wesleyan defense found him hard to handle at all Captain SUloway played a commendable game for Wesleyan and his sensational blocking of Amherst's fine attempt at goal after touchdowns deprived Amherst of the single point, which would have meant a victory.

He blocked the kick with his face and was almost stunned by the lmpact. Summary: WESLEYAN AMHERST LK Miller Felt LT Schwenk McFarland LG Coffin Lott Slgafoo WUon RG Smith Steams RT Harper Kirk P.F. Sillnway (Capt.) (Capt.) Brittaln QB Tetley Grosskloas HB-Lockwood E. Wilson HB Guernsey" Teller FB Eagg Warren Weslevan 7 0 0 13-20 Amherst 0 0 13 7-20 Touchdown. Tetley, Lockwood 2.

Grosskloas. Warren 2: points by after touchdown, Silloway, Grons-kloss; WeKk'yan awarded goal, Amherst, offside; points by paaa afUT touchdown. Wilton; substitutions, Kennedy for Coffin, K. Smith for W. Smith, Thomas for Guernsey, Millspaiigh for Thomas, Guernsey Millspatigh, Sangboner for Brittaln.

Urittain for Sangboner. Hoffman for Steam. Turner for Hoffman, Heljjey for Tener, Tener for Helaey; referVe, Swaf field of Brown: umpire, Trsdd; head llnesmnn, Johnson of Springfield College: field judge, Hapgood of Brown time. 15 minute periods. Pete Latzo, His Jaw Broken, Finds That Leonard Was Right When Benny Leonard retired from active ring service a few years back he avowed tiiero Is io such person as sucker and no such thing as soft money in the boxing racket.

After his harrowing experience in Newark, N. recently. Pet Latzo, former world's welterweight champion, doubtless will agree with Leonard's observations. Pete's eagerness to pick up some sup poi-edly easy earnings cost him broken jaw. a humiliating defeat tho hands of James J.

Hraddock. an Irreparable loss of prestige, and about that be would hav-; received from four matches which he has been forced to cancel. Peter, Incidentally, received $700 for the right, one-third of which must be turned over to Jimmy Johnson as his managerial cut. He expected to receivi Jl.SOO from the joust, but It drew only half a houso La lo had his jaw fractured In the second round, By a great sho of courage and defensive art he managed to go the scheduled ten rounds. Nobody at ringside, nor "even Braddock, knew the grea' physical handicap Latzo fought un der until after the fight.

The Scranton Po'i had a tight scheduled with Chailey "erlanger in Toronto on Monday. He was to have fought Joe Anderson In Philadelphia on Nov. 5. Georgle Courtney at Detroit on Njv. 19.

and Tuffy Griffith In the Garden on Nov. 30. All these ei.sagements have been canceled. Rifivii HinK Rf-ife. Udi.tvid Jiiu Dcpc CVV" Eleven, CRUSHED BY N.Y.U.TEAM Maroon Succumbs Before Brilliant Attack of Violet Eleven, 47-6 By F.

G. VOSBIRGH (Associated Tre Pports Writer) New York, Oct. 27. (.11 A New York University football team of devastating and amazing power turned what had been expected to prove a hard battle into an utter rout this afternoon and crashed strong Colgate eleven, under a 47-to-6 score. In the steady succession of touchdowns that marked the game, tho moving spirit was Ken Strong.

N. Y. mighty triple threat Haif back. By his pauses, kicks or runa he figured In rery one of the Violet's seven touchdowns and missed, only two of seven tries for the extra points. When Strong wag taken out of the game after the third quarter, his, work done, the N.

Y. U. scoring stopped and Colgate, taking averted a shutout as Hart, substitute halfback, led a courageous drive down th; field and dodged over for his team's lone touchdown. The prospect ot a real battle bad drawn a throng of 52,000 fans to' the big ball park where a year ago Colgate battled the Violet to 4 scoreless tie. It was totally different this time.

Strong M.ikes First Score In the first few moments of th game things looked fairly favorable for Maroon chances as the Colgate line held N. Y. U. for dowrt on its own three-yard stripe, ward ing off the best plunges of Strong and Follet. But Chick MeehatV great team would not be denied for long.

Captain Bruce DuMont of the upstate eleven kicked to his own forty-five yard line from where th swivel-hipped Follet dodged back t' the thirty-two ird mark. Ther Strang cut loose on a wide sweep around right end that, gave tha 190-pound back so Much moment im no one could stop him. He went acroj.t the line standing up for the first touchdown, then added the extra point. In the second period the Violet Juggernaut was rolling wif even more Irresistible force. From mid-field Strong skirted his own right end again for twenty yards to Colgate's thirty-two yard line.

Then the passes started. One from Strong to Barabee made It first down ou the sixteen-yard mark. One to Fo1-lot carried it to the even-yard point. Colgate's line stiffened but Follet finally carried It over from the one-yard mark. Strong kicked the goal.

Grant Block Kick "Jinx" O'Herln, quarterback from East Syracuse, scored the third touchdown on a one-yard line buck after Grant, big N. Y. U. tackle, had blocked Galloway's attempted quick kick. O'Herln recovered and carried to the fifteen-yard line.

Strong went over and when the play was called back and a fifteen-yard penalty called against his team for holding, he knocked off fourteen more yards after which, O'Herln added the final yard. The third period was even more of a corlng bee. The fourth touchdown resulted from a hidden bait trick which resolved Into a pass from Strong to Barabee for six yards and a touchdown, Strong shot through right tackle for the fifth touchdown only a few moments later after Welner, substitute line man, bad recovered a fumble for N. Y. U.

and Follett had carried the ball fourteen yards to the six yard mark. The ever active Strong wag not yet through. He got off a pass of deadly accuracy that traveled forty yards before Barabee, N. Y. U.

end, gathered it In on the five-yard line and made the sixth touchdown. Just before tho close of the third quarter when Colgate was trying desperately to score, he bobbed up from nowhere the Intercept Hart's pas3 and gallop sixty-nve yards for the seventh touchdown. He made the kick and left the game. Then came Colgate's fighting rally featuring the gritty little Hart. Summary; NEW YORK U.

LK Marnbee LT Grant LG vers Schneider RG Surgeon HT Lassman RK Nemecck Hriu HB Hill HB Strong FB Follet COLGATE Stramiello Huntington Guson Cox Dumont Haines Abruxzino Vablok Dowler Galloway Vaughn Keleree, E. Brlen umpire, u. McOrath: linesman, p. M. Sangree; neio.

juoge, u. J. rieiiy. Alphian Eleven Will Meet Geneseo Today The Alphians will travel out of town today to take on the Geneaeo All-High team. The team has been given the works In its practises thl week and Coach Keady figures that nig feven wjU o.iuiy crippiea.

new nnemen nave been made out of the extra back-Iteid men snd are working welt. The following men will make the trip snd are asked to report at 13 o'clock at the pavilion at Upper Maplewood Park: Kapell, Baker, Gallagher, Heilegman, Eisenberg, Lindsay, Green, Dlnon, Ash, Northrop, Kaufman, A. Comeau, Stewart, Holt. Keady', Case, Walker, Sample, Murphy, Foos. MARSHALL STAR OUT Nunzlo Pilarsoscla.

Marshall High soccer star, sprained his ankle In the game with West High Friday afternoon. He will be unable to play in the Irondequoit game Three contests are carded in the Rochester Football League this afternoon. The Lycllhursts and Cardinals meet at Happy Don Park; the Groh A. C. and Invincibles will have it out at Edgerton Park, while the Browncrof's and Clermonts are scheduled to battle at Maplewood Park.

The Erowncrofta are setting the pace in the league with three victories and no defeats. The Clermonts are expected to give the leaders a hard fight today. Rensselaer Takes Win, First in Years, over Union Outfit, 14 to 6 Troy, Oct. 27 (Special) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute broke the spell which has existed since it resumed athletic relations with Union five years ago and trounced its Schenectady rivals before the biggest crowd of the season on '86 Field. 14 to 8.

The Troy engineers essayed an open game and by a series of bril liant passes, in which Captain Da-day and Wade featured, kept the Garnet on the run. But in the sec ond half Union came bark and out played the Trojans at straight football, with Stranahan, Nichtman and Mosher breaking, through for repeated short gains and 10 first downs. Summary: UNION' RENSSELAER RE Clark. Capt Bliss RT Sansen Vinnet Ri Bart let Steer Mendex Rowland LO Fredericks Montis LT-Bullerd Kennedy LK Noerager Pinto OR Nichtman Wade RH Stranahan Dadav. Capt LH Mosher Diaddano FB Corregan states Union 0 8 0 8 Kennsselaer 0 8 0 614 Touchdowns, Dadav.

Stranahan, Suites: satty, Fredericks. Referee Vandevere, Columbia; umpire. Sorier, Princeton; headltnex-man. Draper; time of periods, 15 mitvitcs. Substitutes, Peters for Mosher Lehman for Corngan.

Mosher for Lehman. Foley for Mosher, Goldwvn fnr for Steere. Hirhl for Padav, Dadav for Diehl. Steere for Barrett, Barrett for Steere. COX LEADS PENN STATE HARRIERS Home First As Team Beats Orange State College, Oct.

27 Bill Cox, former American Olympic team runner and twice intercollegiate cross country champion, lei the Pennsylvania State harriers to victory over Syracuse here today by the score of 16 to 39 in a dual cross country meet. Cox's time was 23 minutes, 35 2-5 seconds for the 1 4-5 course. This was the first race over the new course. Penn State runners carried off first, second, third; fourth and sixth places. G.

W. Dean. Syracuse, passing Richard Detweiler, Penn State, in the home stretch to place fifth. Other Syracuse runners carried off the remaining four of the 10 scoring places. Mclsinger, who finished second, was across the line 22 4-5 seconds behind Cox.

Assenhsuser and Bass finished third and fourth respectively. New York. Oct. 27 Colum-bia defeated Lehigh in a dual cross country race over a five-mile course in Van Cortlandt Park today by a score of 18 to 37. Capt.

Joseph Hagen of Columbia finished first In 26 minutes, 43 seconds. Joyce of Columbia was second and Sanes of Lehigh, third. HORNELL ELEVEN BEATS CORNING Visitors Score Late In Came to Win Corning, Oct. 27 Corning High School's chances of drawing a tie for the Steuben county grid championship were blasted here today when U.irnel! H'igli came hers tnd adn inistcied Corning a 12-tS defeat. Corning got off to a.

good start. scoring a touchdown in the first minute of ploy on a fumble on it a 20-yard line and picked up by Adrian. Three thousand unpca. tors looked on as both teams bat1 led on even terms until the close of the rim half. In the third Quarter Corning weakened.

Hornell punted and forward passed until it'erosred Cornlr.sr's trnai tn tie the came. Another touchdown on similar plcys in the final quarter gave Hornell the gimc. Johnson and Phillir. scored Hornell's touchdowns. them hit him hard and the ball popped into open territory as Firp.i Greene picked It up and ran 18 yards across the line to tie the score when Yale failed at goal.

Cagle Kuns Again They were still all even when the second quarter swung under wiy and Garvey, Hubbard and Hoben had driven the Army back again. The ball was on the Army's 25-yard line, far from any scoring range, when the Army war hymns suddenly turned to "Onward Christian Cagles" for the second time. For the Will-o-the-Wisp was loose again, the Greyhound was off the leash. Cagle barely skirted Yale's right Continued on rage II New Haven, Oct. 27, The flying feet of Cagle were more thin Yaie could match today.

This Army centipede travelled like th wind for two long runs through a bewildered Blue defense and each time he finished over the Ell nini with a touchdown in his arms. In one of the most bitterly fought of all these traditional battles thr Army beat Yale, 18 to 6, as nearly SO.OOn spectators were held to the final play that fount the Bulldog clawing at the Army goal line, only a step away, as the game ended and darkness fell. In the first period the deer-footcu Cagle swept Yale's right end for 51 yards and a touchdown In the second period the same pair of flying feet circled the Blue defense for "5 yards and anothet score. To ke the job complete, it was Cagle who fumbled on hi? own sixteen-yard line in the op i i tttg period to hand Yale her onlv score as Firpo Greene, the big Yale guaru, picKeo. up ine ooye can anu galloped over the line.

So frr awhile Cagle was scoring all over i'r-V'id twice for the Army and I or Yale, but those two baf- Vaiw tw'stin8 dashes he made fa.uugh almost the entire Yai team will be something one of the greatest of all Bowl crowds will never forget. Long Runs Decide Game For he was like a that no hand could touch as one tackier utter another dived and missed or reached for and failed to clutch. In the second period Halfback Allen of the Army intercepted Gar-vey's pass on his 41-yard line and he also ripped along the. Held for yards and the final score of the day. These three Army runs of 51, 56 and T3 yards by Cagle and Allen were the big factors that beat a frappy, hard righting Yalo team that was still launching another offensive within a step of the Army line when the whistle sounded tips and the game ended in a fa.t gathering 'dusk.

There were four occasions through the second, third and fourth periods when the Blue put on a slashing offensive headed by Garvey and Loud, only to find the Army rampart impregnable to assault when its inner cidadel, the. goal line, wa3 threatened. 0i -Tlfe. L.trlis Final Punch A "aa power ana passing stun Ntyythese forced and desperate marches to retrieve disaster but Yale had nothing to break down the experienced and stout-hearted Army defense when the young men ably directed by "Biff" Jones found their country was invaded and Yale was near a score. These four forced marches that Yale flung against the stout.

Army defense in a losing cause were all thrillers, lifting the great crowd time and again to its collective feet, but they lacked the finish to complete the Job when the final punch or thrust was needed for a ore. Garvey and Loud hammered their way along like two battering ranis as Hoben and Ellis handled punts and ran the ball well back, or as McEwcn, the Yale end leaped three feet into the air for the most spectacular catch of the drty on the Army's 10-yard line, but with all 'his Yale had nothing to offset 'igle, the Army centipede, who outran the Yale team for the two winning scores. Break Goes to Cadets These two runs of Chris Cagle's i masterpieces. Early In the eriod, with the battle in a stage tho Army bad the vmiffim its 49-ynrd line. There had been no sign of any advantage up to this point as 80.000 spectators waited for the first break.

It came as lightning comes from a stormless sky. Cagle, dropping hack, took the ball and started around Yale's right end. Young Hickok, nephew of Orville Hickok. one of Yale's famous veterans of other years, charged in to meet him. But as he moved to the tackle he was bored and hurled out of the la.V, giving Cagle his chance.

Cagle, now moving at top speed, came surging on, passing two of Yale's second defensive backs as swerved for the sidelines. Just a foot away from out of bounds territory- he suddenly swerved in toward the field again literally outrunning two Blue tacklers who at one moment were close on him. But they waited too long, for Cagle had too much speed and a half second later he was out of range for a rnad gallop over the line, 51 yards from starting point. tt DARTMOUTH TEAM BOWS TO HARVARD Crimson Line Holds Green as French, Guarnaccia Chalk up Points By WILLIAM K. KING Associated Press Spurts Writer.

Harvard Stadium, Cambridge, Oct. 27i.Ti A Harvard line, which displayed a tremendous amount of unsuspected power, aided Captain Arthur French and Dave Guarnaccia, the Crimson halfbacks, to defeat the great Dartmouth football team, 19 to 7, here today In one of the most surprising upsets of the season. Dartmouth, with its great halfback, Al Marsters, and an aerial attack that was considered Infallible, was expected to defeat Harvard, by at least three touchdowns, but the game was not three minutes old before tha Crimson had ended a 56-yard march for Its first touchdown. This march started after French intercepted a Dartmouth pass on Harvard's 44-yard line. It took just ten plays to advance the ball to Dartmouth's 13-yard line, where French, aided by exceptionally efficient interference, dashed around his own left end and scored, lluguley Grabs Pass The second Harvard score came in the second period after an exchange of punts resulted In a 15-yard gain.

Huguley, the Crimson fullback. Intercepted a Dartmouth pass in' mid-field. Guarnareia completed two long laterals to French and Harvard stood on Dartmouth's 15-yard mark. Guarnaccia started an off-tackle smash on the right side of the Green line brokethrough and scored the touchdown after shaking off all of the secondary defense players. Dartmouth played Its aces soon after the first kickoff, when Marsters opened the forward pass attack by attempting long ones.

The Harvard ends were playing wide and waiting game and had an easy time grounding the aerials. The lone, Dartmouth score was made by ft 34-ynrd march in the fourth period. Captain Boh Black arid Rrece, who replaced Marsters. made two first downs and then Breihut completed a to Stokes, SDwart (lout's substitute, fur the touchdown. Score Inspires Crliiwrni This tally seemed to inspire the Harvard team for a dozen plays later.

Guarnaccia tore through the Green line. However, Harvard was caught holding the ball and brought back to the 18-yard line. French then tossed another lateral to Guarnaccia and he raced across the gwtl line again. During the game Harvard was able to make IB first downs to Dartmouth's nine. The Crimson backs gained 220 vards against 91 for Dartmouth.

The Green completed but 11 of Its 26 forwards for a total of 76, Harvard's eight, laterals, only one of which faiiii, were worth 68 yards. The game, the 33th played by Harvard and Dartmouth, marked tho silver anniversary of the stadium. The Green participated In the dedication exercises 25 years ago and on that day defeated Harvard 11 to 0. Line-ups: HARVARD DARTMOUTH CankHi r. CoIm Lyits Sherm'to SHarthoiit McD' lOUb Mart'.

rn BUtk 6 8 0 f-l'l I LK- 1'ii MM I LG Tnimor Tichnor Ticlmor RT Chirk I HE-Ii ugla.i iQB Crawford I LH-French RH FB Huguley H.irvaid Dartmouth 0 0 0 7- Harvard scoring: Touihdowif Guarnaccia 2, French: point sfer lou Putnam, uub lor Crawford), olace kick. Dartmouth scoring: Touchdown, XtoUes (sub for SwnrthouO; poim ifter touchdown. Breithut, pi'. kick Ftcfcree, William T. Holleran.

NAVY SINKS PENN CRAFT BY 6-0 WIN Middies Turn Into Roaring Giants To Break Through Pennsylvania Line By EDWARD T. NEfL Associated Tress Sports Writer Philadelphia, Oct. 27 (.11 A football giant, harassed, humiliated, whipped in three out of four starts, was reborn today in the heat of one of the season's greatest gridiron battles. Turning on its latest tormentor with all the latent power, all the fire and courage of youngsters who knew themselves, they were not battling In a lost cause, Navy whipped the undefeated and hitherto unscored upon Pennsylvania eleven 6 to 0, while 60,000 persons, flooding Franklin Field ripped the crisp fall air with their cheers and groans. And when it was all over, the regiment of midshipmen, frantic with glee made such "whopee" out on the gridiron as the giant horseshoe stands of Franklin Field never before have seen.

The Giant lioars The Navy today was a roaring giant, maddened by defeat, and tcrtally unawed by Pennsylvania's impnssive. record of straight victories from the season's start. The Middies went out to rip Penn's massive line to pieces, smoother such mighty offensive aces as Paul Scull, Paul Murphy, and Dick Gentle, and smash the vaunted Red and Blue attack once and for all when Penn finally reached Navy's seven yard line. Navy's touchdown came In the second period and was made on one of the three passes Navy threw all day. Taking Paul Scull's boot on her own 43 yard line.

Joe Clifton smashed through to Penn's "6 yard stripe before Gannon tossed a perfect pass to Moret on the end. Without a person near, the wing-man trotted over the goal. Gannon's kick was blocked. Navy Hold Tight Although Oloxy. Penn end, picked up a fumble, ran 50 yards over the goal and was called back in that same period, the Red and Blue never really threatened until late, in the third quarter.

Penn's trick hidden ball attack suddenly took effect and, coupled with Scull's masterly punting, drove Navy steadily back, but with the ball on her seven yard line, Navy held for downs. There Navy lost Eddie Burke, her captain and left guard. A crushing figure on defense, Burke would not leave the field when hurt and it took combined efforts of Coach Bill Ingram, and the trainers to lure him away. With Bos-trom, giant tackle, who kicked an average of 50 yards, Burke was Navy's particular hero. Although Penn gained 8 first downs to Navy's 6, her forward passing attack was a liability.

Four of the six passes that failed were Intercepted and nine completed counted only 48 yards. One of the three Navy tried was another caught by an Ineligible man, and the third scoted a touchdown. Summary: PENNSYLVANIA. NAVY LK Olexv Moret LT Smith Bwostrom Magai Koepk Wrstgate Hughes RC Kuril Burkt RT Uts Giese KK Ball Morton QB Sbobr Welchel LB Murphy Gannon RB Scull Cantree FB Rosenbloom Clifton Navy i) 6 0 0 fl. 0 0 00.

Navv Touchdown, Moret. Referee. I). W. Very.

Penn State; umpire. J. Thorn, Columbia: head Urvsman. fl. W.

Hoban Dartmmith-Lelngh: ftM judge, E. E. Miller, t'ena Stat. him for the A's at a price said to friend. Then, Connie Mack bought be $50,000.

But, when Connie looked Cochrane over at the training camp in Florida he threw up his hands in despair. "He could not catch a foul fly and he fought every ball pitched," said Connie recently. "But, because he could hit and had a lot of speed, I figured I might be able to make an infielder out of him. But we did not give up trying him as a catcher. I worked with him.

So did Ira Thomas. So did Ralph Perkins. The season of 1923 opened. Perkins was behind the bat, but when Cochrane, called upon to pinch it, came through with the blow that won the game, he was installed as a regular the following clay and the first string catcher he has been ever since. He caught 134 games that year; 120 in 1926; 126 In 1927 and 130 games thlr year.

"The way I rate a catcher's ability is says Connie Mack. "Sixty per cent, for handling the pitchers and 40 per cent, for batting, throwing, speed on bases, tagging runners, and mechanical work behind the bat. Cochrane is fast. There is none better tagging runners. He can throw like a shot.

He Is a strong and timely batsman, and one of the best catchers I ever have known in getting the best out of his pitchers." Cochrane's agility behind the bat has been a great asset for because of his ability to move about like a flash, and Weiberg, two fast but erratic pitchers, are enabled to cut loose, knowing that Mickey will save them wild pitches. At least, such is the voiced belief of one of the star pitchers of another American League club. Five years ago a dish washer in his college cafeteria. Today the most valuable player in the American League. "But," says Mickey, "If I have become a good ball player, Ralph Perkins, Connie Mack and Ira Thomas are responsible.

GREYHOUNDS TO PLAY LOCKPORT Teams Clash Today on Town Diamond The Rochester Greyhounds will travel to Lockport today to play the fast-going AU-Lockport football team. Lockport is said to have one of the strongest outfits in Western New York and is expected to give the Hounds a tough battle if not beat them. AU-Lockport is made up of former college and high school stars. The Hounds expect to go into today's game at full strength except for Knight who will probably be out of the game on account of injuries. Kopp has been drilling his players all week and is well pleased with their work.

He will probably start the following lineup: Captain Kohler and Thurston, at ends; Moore and Reichmyre, tackles; Milliner and Dengler. guards and Spado at center. McCusker or Haag will call signals with Bentloy and McAllister at the halves, and Casper at full. After a short signal drill at West High field at 9 clock this morning the Hounds will leave for Lock-port, the trip will be made by automobile. Perry High Upsets Oakfield, 12 to 6 Oaklrld.

Oct. 27-Oakfield High School football team lost, to Perry High at Oaktleld today, 12 to 6. The teams were evenly matched and Oaklield held Perry for downs on the one-yard line in the first quarter. Long. Oakfield left half, scored In the second.

Perry scored once in the third and again in the fourth quarter. Open field running by Speed, Oakfield right half, was outstanding. Oakfield plays Medina High at Medina next Saturday. MA.VLII SCHOOL WINS Manllus. Oct.

27 Manllus School football eleven defeated Cornell Freshmen here today, 30 to 12, Sprawled about on the wide steps of an old but popular hotel on Boylston Street In Boston a few years ago, were "Babe" Ruth, Bob Meusel, Herb Pennock, Waite Hoyt, Aaron Ward, Everett Scott, Wally Pipp, Whltey Witt, and other well-known members of the New York Yankees. Across the street, In the basement of one of the Boston University buildings, there stood a black-haired youth. He was washing dishes. His thoughts, however were, not upon his work. They were across the street.

"Some day I'll be sitting over there." he muttered half to himself, half to another youth who also was working his way through college by washing the dishes used in the university cafeteria. "What's that, Mickey?" asked his companion as he stacked a flock of plates. Prediction Conies True "See those lucky stiffs on the Brunswick steps? Nothing to do but play baseball, while I am here washing dishes. Some day I am going to sit over there and look over here and watch some other guys washing cups and saucers, knives and forks. Yes, sir," he replied, "I have made up my mind I am going to be a big leaguer myself." His prediction was verified in less than two years, for it was in 1923 that Gordon Stanley Mickey Cochrane became the first string catcher of the Philadelphia Athletics, while it was but five years later that he was voted the most yaluable player to his club in the American league.

Mickey always was a star athlete. He won letters in four sports at his high school in Biidgewater Mass. down Cape Cod way and was captain of his baseball, football and basketball teams. Nevertheless, not a college scout invited him to come to dear old Harnell or Princemouth and accept a position representing some New York bond house In exchange for ba3e hits and touchdowns. But, in 1921, Mickey just walked into Boston and obtained a job washing wishes in the University cafeteria.

Why Boston Well, he wanted to be close to his childhood sweetheart, who had decided upon Wellsley, just outside of Boston. Incidentally, that same childhood sweetheart is Mrs. Cochrane today. Was Football Star Much could be said about Mickey's performances upon the grid-Iron while at Boston how he drop-kicked a goal from the fifty-two yard line, close to the side lines against Brown; how he was knocked out and carried unconscious from the field In the first quarter of a battle with Holy Cross; how he staggered to the side lines In the final quarter; how he finally forced the coach to let him play again; how he threw three forward passes that were completed; how he broke away on a thirty-yard ran for a touchdown and kicked the goal, bringing about a 7 to 7 tie. Had he been with one of the majoi colleges he probably would have been an All American, but Walter Camp did not go to Boston considered a gridiron doormat in those days, for AH American material.

During vacations he played "summer ball" for hotel teams in the Adirondacks, being shortstop or outfielder. Then came an offer to join the Dover team of the Eastern Shore League. He accepted. A day or so after he reported. Manager Donohue said he needed a catcher.

"I'm a catcher" exclaimed Mickey, although he had prevlous-j lyi caught but three games. I And, he proceeded to catch i every game the remainder of the season for Dover, which won the pennant and also a post-season series with Martinsburg, champion of the Blue Ridge League. Mickey had taken "business administration" at Boston and in signing with Dover, he demonstrated the results of his schooling by signing a contract that made him a free agent at the end of the season. The following year found him with Portland, Pacific Coast League. Why? Because he wanted to bt with Tom Daly, a Boston bftttie.

Although the team Is I Sprague missed the shot at goal 7but this had no effect In throttling P.il:ivi;i. Get. High School footbali teim today romped w-iy to a 31-to-fl victory over De-pew High on the local Woodward Athletic Field. Depew launched tha finest passing attack seen this year against the Batavians. but It was unavail- I ing against a combination of end I runs, passes and line plunges that netted Batavb.

one touchdown In the first quarter, two in the second and one In each of the last two, Batavia plays Lockport at Lock-port next Saturday. Prn.dnilence: umpire. W. R. Powdom.

heart linesman, W. HollenhHi flti.l judge, C. Walters, Williams. ul uiey rampage wmcn rounu me Cadets out-howling the Comanchea of Indian history. Only a few plays later the cheering suddenly switched to the Yale side when Cagle, standing on his 22-yard line, started a run.

The Yale end and the Yale tackle from the right side were on top of him like food shot from a gun. One of.

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