St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 69

10 ST. LOUIS SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1920. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH From the Way Penn Went to Sleep That Heisman Shift Looked More Like a Night Shift DuckShootinginCaliforniail0hio Slate Wins Illinois' Aerial GameNetsVictory Over Wolverines He Has Found in Trips to Since i 8S7. from cadgers in Last Period, 13-7 Sportsman Tells of Changes Marsh Lands By Robert Missouri Victor In Contest With Drake Team, 10-7 Frequent Penalties Enable Des Moines Eleven to Score In Final Period.

OKLAHOMA USES PIKER ERRORS TO TRIUMPH, 24 TO 14 Washington Shows Superiority on Dry Field but Falters When Rain Soaks Gridiron. TRB rport of duck shooting in Southern California has seen many changes since the year 1887, when I first began shooting. In that year and for some time subsequently there were no laws of any kind protecting the birds, no bag limits, and. with one exception, no duck clubs. In the Immediate vicinity of Los Angeles there was then a good bit of marsh land, and a number of ponds and lakes, on which wild fowl of all descriptions were plentiful.

On a firm gridiron and with a dry football, Washington University's varsity eleven looked much better than the University of Oklahoma team yesterday afternoon; but when Francis Field was converted into a quagmire and the pigskin became a water-logged oval, the Sooners showed a superiority that enabled them to gain a 4 to 14 victory. It was thus that the Pikers met with their first reverse of the 1920 season and Oklahoma won its first Missouri Valley game 6ince being admitted to the Conference, last winter. E. Rom. Into a shallow lake covering perhaps three or four hundred acres.

Shoot From Stands in Tules. It was from stands In the tules on the border of this lake that our ehootlng was done. A heavy wind began to blow a wind which we call here the "Santa Ana, but which should be called the "Cajon. for It roars down the pass of that name, and generally blows for three days, and with high velocity. The birds had been pretty well driven out of the marsh by the morning's shooting, and had gone to raft at sea; where ordinarily the bulk of them would have remained until evening, riding itr Immense bands, acres in extent, about a mile beyond the line of breakers.

But when the "Santa Ana" started to blow, flocks of ducks began pitching- into the marsh and whirring down to the lake again in clouds and battalions. We reached the blind shortly before dawn, and seating ourselves on the wooden shell boxes, we opened the shell cases, to have our ammunition supply within easy reach. Kenneth was shooting; an L. C. Smith 12.

and I a Parker 13. Pink Bull Widgeon Only. Kenneth, rubbing bis hands to keep warm, leaned over and howled In my ear: "Let's take only "bull widgeon." I nodded "all right." It was light enough to see the colors on the birds to distinguish the different species. It was time to shoot. Heading- towards us.

upwind, and moving slowly, was a band of perhaps E.0 widgeon, necks outstretched, pinions beating rhythmically, the white splotches on the wings of the drakes plainly discernible in the dawnlnr light. Kenneth and I half rose. Two sharp cracks the bark of 3i drams of Schultze followed by two more, and four, birds crumpled, were caught by the wind, and landed in the marsh grass 0 yards back of the spot where bev had met the Charge of shot. Half an hour later, when we had scoured the marsh grass in a wide circle about the blind, we had piled UP our morning's bag, and started to string them on the straps. There were 104 widgeon, and all "bulls" 6av tbxee: 102" Zuppke's Eleven Practically Eliminates From Big 10 Race.

Winning, 7 to 6. ANN ARBOR, Oct. 23. By the narrow margin of a goal after touchdown. Xllnols virtually eliminated Michigan from the Western intercollegiate championship race this afternoon, winning 7 to 6.

Michigan scored its touchdown in the second period on a brlllant 75-yard run by Dunn, quarterback, who Intercepted a forward pass to get the ball. His attempt at goal, however, went wide of the posts. A pretty forward pass paved the way for Illinois' touchdown in the third period. The ball was In Michigan territory almost throughout the quarter, the Illini pushing Michigan back steadily. Reaching the 20-yard line, Walqulst, the Illinois right halfback, tossed to Ralph Fletcher, substituted for left halfback Deden.

who carried the ball over. Fletcher then kicked goal. The Wolverines fought hard to save the game in the final period. Several changes were made in the lineup and Illinois was placed on the defensive. Steketee, who displaced Kelson at fullback, attempted a field coal from Illinois' 4 8 -yard Una, but the ball fell short and Illinois carried it back.

The game ended a few minutes later with the ball tn Illinois' possession In the center of the field. Line-up and summary: Illinois (7 Position. (S Carney Left end Canon Olander Left taekla Goet; Mobr Left suard Dunne Depler Center Vlcl: Smith Rlsht a-uard Wilson Ems Ria-ht tackle WIeman HUlatrom RlcM end Goobel P.obt. Fletcher Quarterback Dunn Peden Left halfback Waliulst Rlaht halfback Usher Cransle Fullback Nelson Score br periods: Illinois 7 Michliran 0 0 Scorinc: Illinois Touchdown. Ralph Fletcher (substituted for Peden.

Goal from touchdown Ralph Fletcher. University of Michliran: Touchdown. Referee Hackett. West Point. Umpires Haines (Tale.

Field ludce Mean Pennsylvania). Head linesman Ruraeo (Williams). Forward Pass in Final Minute Sends Stinctacomb Over With Deciding Touchdown. COLUMBUS. O- Oct.

3. from behind In the last minute e-f play and duplicating the feat of mi. nois last year, when they won the Western Conference championship here, Ohio State, through the skill of her pivot man. "Hobc" Workman, and the epeed of Pete Stlnchconibi completely wrecked Wisconsin's championship aspirations here th! afternoon, defeating them 18 to 7. A 28-yard forward pass from Workman to Stlnchcomb.

who raced from the 20-yard line for a touchdown, ended the game which had generally been conceded to Wisconsin. Wisconsin made her touchdown 11 minutes after the start of the first period and kicked goal. For three periods the Buckeyes fought a grueling battle, striving ceaselessly te overcome the lead. In the fourth period the Badger defense began ta weaken and the Buckeyes started march toward the Wisconsin goal, heralded by a bewildering array of passes, one from II. Workman to Stinchcomb netting Ohio States first touchdown.

failed to tie the score, however. With nine minutes to play, the Buckeyes increased their passes until, with the game almost lost and the crowd leaving the stands, they clinched It with a long pass from mldfleld. Wisconsin's touchdown was proceeded by a long forward pass. Barf to Klllott. which placed the ball oa Ohio's 3-yard line.

For three downs the Buckeyes' line held firm until Holmes, on a shift play, carried the ball across for the onlv score made agrainst Ohio State this season. Score by periods: Ohio State a jjh Wisconsin 7 0 Lineup: OHIO STATE (13. W1SCOVSIN- Ij er" Wewoa Huffman tackle J. Taylor Left ruard Brader Kemecek Center Jlt RiBlit suard Marco" gp'f Richt RisUt-end Trb: Workman Quarterback Hm Stinchcomb L-ft halfback Henderson l.alfback Elliott Fullback Kuodl Touchdowns Stinchcomb (2): Holmes. Gcal from touchdown Stinchcomb and Pundt.

orfl-ial9 Referee. Maa-idanhn. Michigan. Umpire. ICniKht.

Dartmouth. Head Lr.esman. Tounp. Illinois Wealevan. Fie'd ludire.

Gardner rnrn.i Tim. kT-t Jim. At that time Los Angeles was a small town; now it Is a city of almost 700,000 souls. Many of the marshes and lakes have been drained, the open season is three and one-half months, the bag limit 25. and practically the only shooting to be had near the city is on the preserves of the ducking clubs, of which there are now very many.

I have kept an almost unbroken record of my shooting for the past S3 years, and in looking over my old Journals, I am Impressed by the way in which the shooting has kept up here. The birds apparently are as plentiful as ever, though their feeding and resting grounds have been so much restricted of late years that fewer stop here throughout the winter season than formerly. Birds Still Come In Flocks. On Sept. 1.

1917, I was shooUng doves in a field near the coast about three miles south of Long Beach. For more than three hours that afternoon I watched an unbroken flight of southbound sprigs (pintails) traveling down the coast, and turning; Inland at a point a little lees than a mile south of the field In which I was shooting doves. Tes, the ducks are still with us, and under the wise provisions of the Federal migratory bird act. I think they will be for generations to come. In November.

I was shooting in a club which had its preserve in Orange County, about 60 miles south of Los Angeles. The marsh was located on the banks of the Santa Ana River, about three miles Inland from the coast. The preserve controlled by the Greenhead Club was only a few hundred acres in extent, but the marsh of which it was a part spread out for thousands of acres tule land, threaded with sloughs' and dotted witn ponds and "holes" In the tules. wiw igt oi ims Diurr. so thick was the growth of tule and so com-1 pactly had the fallen tules matted.

that a sort of natural dam was I formed, and the river, meeting fV.ii obstruction, backed nn irs n-atJ -n mm, mm. 3U THE HOT STOVE LEAGUE. THRY'RE selling Rogers Horns-by for a million iron men, They'ro after Miller Iluggins and they're canning him again. Tho magnates now are warding and resorting to intrigue. And there'll be a banner season In The Hot Stove League.

The well-known League of Xations for a time will hold the stage And make a gallant effort our attention to engage; xno politicians cnatter gives us more or less fatigue. But there'll be a banner season In The Hot Stove League. QUITE SO. The Hot Stove League and the League of Xations are wonderful Institutions. The League of Nations is Intended to prevent future wars, while in the Hot Stove League last year's battles are fought over again.

We might possibly get along without a League of Nations, but the Hot Store body Is absolutely Indispensable. It Is the only league xvbero everybody gets a square deal and nobody finishes last. In the Hot Stove. League the ashes of the dead past are raked over and the slowly dying embers fanned into flame, bringing comfort and warmth to the heart of the downtrodden tall-ender. BASEBALL KLYSIFM.

The Hot Stove League is the haven of the veteran and rookie alike where the pennant floats from every flag pole and nobody bats less than .300. Long may it wave! If it wasn't for the Hot Stove League we'd have to confine our reading to politics, murders and holdups, with an occasional football game to relieve the monotony. lhirtliermore, there lias never been a ticket or betting scandal in the Hot Stove League. Nor ift there a. case on record where an umpire or player was hit by a pop bottle in the superheated organization.

Wilbert Robinson denies that lie has signed to manage the Yankees next sear. As he would he the first to know it if snth a thins had onme to Wllbert's words, Uke his tonnage, carry considerable weight. GOOD AB YE, JOI1X. John McGraw will shake the dust of Manhattan Islana from his feet and beat it for Cuba in November, as per his annual custom. Johnny doesn't care where he spends the winter or summer Just so it's on ome little old island.

Cuha Is an inland entirely surrounded by water, as all well-behaved islands are. But the water ends at tlie shore and Is used only for medicinal purposes by the Inhabitants of the inland. Notre Dame Easy Winner. SOUTH EEXD. Oct.

23. Notre Dame's powerful backfield plunged through Valparaiso's defense at will in the fast half and game. :8 to 3. A 35-yard run for a touchdown by Oipp featured. DES ilOINES.

Oct- 23. The University of Missouri defeated Drake University by the narrow margin of three points In their an-nutl gridiron clash at the Drake Stadium. The score was 10 to 7. A touchdown and goal after touchdown in the second period and a place kicl: from the 18-yard line in the third period gave the Tigers their points. Drake scored Its touchdown In the final period through forward passes and frequent penalties on the visitors.

A seventeen-yard end-run by Williams and a forward pass good for 12 yards led up to the Missouri touchdown. The latter play. Full-bright to Lewis, put the ball on the one-yard line and it was an easy matter for Fullbrlght to puncture the forward wall and plunge across the goal line. Lewis kicked the goal. A fumble by Brindley paved the way for the Tigers field goal.

Brindley fumbled on the Drake 20-yard line and a Missouri man recovered, wllllams made seven yards around right end and Fullbrlght mad through center. The Drake line then held three times -and on the fourth down, Fullbrlght standing on the 18-yard line, place-kicked successfully. Penalties Hart Missouri. In tho final quarter. Coach Banks of Drake substituted Nlggemeyer for Brindley.

the former being instructed to open up from a sort of spread formation, a series of passes Interspersed with occasional end runs and frequent penalties on Missouri netted a touchdown. Drake received a punt on its 33-yard line. Two plays netted 9 yards. Missouri was penalized five, and a pass. Niggemeyer to Shearer, netted a first down.

Another penalty moved Missouri back five yards again. Three plays gained only two yarns, when Missouri was penalized half the distance to its goal line, i putting the ball only three yards from the goal line and giving Drake a rirst down. It took three plunges to put the ball across. Shearer carrying. Allen kicked goal.

Missouri played a splendid defensive game. In fact both teams were better defensively than offensively. Kach eleven made first downs ten times, but Missouri's yardage exceded Drake's considerably. Lewis. Travis and Fullbrlght were the outstanding stars for the visitors, while Amme Shearer.

Brindley and Wade played well for the Drakes. The line-up: MISSOURI. Tosttlon. DRAKE. 3oPl Left end Wade Trvis Ift tackle Amme Vllkas Left ruard Pendy Bunker Center Saft Shannon Tticht auard Luts rtlumer Riht tackle Homadar Riirht end Long- Fur.brlsht Quarterback Brindley IWt half Allen "iiiiams RiKht half Shawver FuUback Shearer Substitutes: Heath for Shawver.

Wood-head for Lone: I-on for Wood: Marsh for Uornadar: Devlna for Searer: Tilmont.ror Lutz; Denton for Tllmont: Given for De- vme; Collins for Marsh: Luta for Tilmont- Pendy for Denton: NlKa-ermeyer for Brindley: Thorp for Wads; Byera for Allen: bpi-ma-ate Tor Vikaa; Andrews fr Bltrmsr: N'ovtneer for Vikas; Andrew for Blumer: Novlnser for Humes; Packwood for Lewis- Ruth for Hill; Humes for Kovlnrer: Dirv for Lewis: Ruth for Hill; Humes for Nov- iner: uierck for Andrews. Summary: Touchdowns Fullbrlrht Shearer. Field aroal Fullbrlrht. aft' or touchdown Lewis. Allen.

Officials Referee. Cochrane of K. C. A. C.

Slier of Illinois. Head linesman. of Dartmouth. One Week to See Tlbem ALL When the Pikeway athletes trekked from the field at the close of the first half with a 14 to 3 advantage, there were few among the local adherents who were not counting unhatched chickens. That 11-point lead did not tell all of the utter superiority that Coach Kider's men shewed over Benny Owens' Cowboys frr.ni Xorman.

Washington outclassed Oklahorria with the exception of the firet four minutes of play. But while Pikeway votaries were rah-rahlng and while the coaches v.era uttering their intermission discourses, the clouds were opening and great gob of rain fell to the gridiron. Play was started in a driving torrent and as It progressed the rainfall Increased. The ball became hard to handle and sure footing was Impossible. 1.

Changes Prove Fortunate. Coach Owens made several changes at the resumption of hostilities, and one of the these changes was an important one, as subsequent events proved. Phi! White, a man of rare proportions, jwent to the backfield in place of Swatek: and "it was White who stood -out for the remainder of the game like a drinking fountain on a desert. He kicked and passed and he ran wild; but more than anything else he put fiajfct into his organization that removed all thought of an 11-point advantage. One thing must be said of the visitors, and Jhat Is they took advantage of aU slips that the Pikers committeTTror had forced on them by the Goddess of Fortune.

One occurred at the start of the third period, jvhen it looked like the Washington board of strategy- made a slip. Oklahoma had kicked off to the local 2 5-yard line, and the first play out of the box was a forward pass, which Is considered most unorthodox gridiron play. Just because the locals had gotten away with a pass in their own territory earlier in the game did not make the crime less heinous. Washington was ahead and had no right to take ridiculous chances. The Pass Was Intercepted.

Well, at any rate. Hamm intercepted the pass and the Sooners initiated scrimmages In local land. Pikers Lose Chance to Hafner Pass Late in this period It seemed as If IUdcr's men were destined to make up their lost ground. Line bucks had failed and the forward passing efficacy of the opening period was gone; but opposing failure offered a chance. Oklahoma had failed to gain from Its CO-yard line, and White dropped back to boot.

The pass was bad and the ball rolled to his 11-yard line before the big halfback could recover It. Being the fourth down the attack went over to the locals. Visions or a Victory. The Tikeway. stund were in an uproar.

The Tied and Green had pulled out of a hole against Grin-nell the previous Saturday, and it looked like another late victory. Potthoff Bmastittl against the Sooner defense, but he, repulsed. Then Grlesedieck torj. into the opposing ranks and ho met a similar fate. A third try also failed.

The stands -bellowed "Tommy. Tommy," and the players looked quizzically the bench. Then Tommy Thompson, the sorrel-topped dropkleker ran to the field. A drop-kick meant a 17 to 17 tie. Tommy dropped to Ms 20-yard mark and kicked the mud from his boots.

The line but Hafner passed poorly and the ball ambled along tho ground. It was all that Thompson could do to grab the pigskin. Wlt'i that went tho last chance for a tie. Washington tried to turn the tide of defeat by depending upon a wide-open panning jrarue with spread formations, but the Oklahomans batted down the efforts and It was an unequal fight. Owen's men looked better during that last period and they held the upper hand.

A third touchdown wasaddcd to the alien count in the waning moments after a Piker pass was Intercepted In mid-field. White ripped off a long run around end, and a pass. White to Tyler, put the over the line. Goal wss kicked fo bring up the 24 to 14 tally. Pikers at Start.

This account to date shows how Oklahoma was the agirrrMior, but glance at figures will show how tj torals surpassed 'during the openlrg half. Five downs were made by Washington white the Sooners tallied one. On line ruching there Was a "1 4 5 yard advantage, for the locals, and In pairing a S3 to 22 advantage. The -Scarlet and White ouM gain corn-latently at no time hiiJ only Hie trtie of Qtiarter- TTt. oul of wo wors iniiraiea 1 wgamitom was tint to score, riy Oklahoma.

Krrmer Left end Luster Kraehe Left tackle 8 moot Singleton Left a-uard McKInler Hafner Center Hamm Heeds Ricbt aroard Koch night tackle Johmm Shanley Klht end Haskell Thumser Quarter hark Davis rolthof Left halfback II iU Berrer Right halfback Grleasedieck. Referee Henry (Kenyon). moire BenbrooU Michigan). Head llnnanian penny Browm). Time of period a 15 ml notes.

Scora by periods: Team. 1Q. Q. 8Q- 4Q. TL Wuhinrtoa 7 7 14 Oklahoma 3 1 7 Washington scoring Tear hdnrni Shanler 3).

Goala after touchdowns: Crlese-dlerk CJ). Oklahoma scoring Morrison. Smoot. Trier. Goals after touchdowns: White (3.

Held coal: Darts. Washington substitutions Leffler for Shanler. Thompson for Kremer. Shipper for Thompson. Sarason for (Shipper.

Cohen for Koch. Verger for Thnmser. Oklahoma anbstltutionn White for Swatek. Ogelsbr for VaTia. Edmundson for Deacon.

Tyler for Luster. Six telling: line bucks pave two first downs, and the offensive was carried to the very tdiadows of the posts. Morrison punctured for the distance, and White added the goal. That made the score 14 to 10. Neither team was able to gain-for a while, because the slightest knock from either an opponent or a teammate sent the runner to his haunches.

At length the Pikers took the ball on their 40-yard line after receiving: a punt, but efforts to gain resulted in an eight-yard loss. Then Potthoff was called back to kick, but Hafner passed poorly, probably because of the ball's condition. The captain fumbled, then recovered; but when tackled, he allowed the ball to slip from his hands. Smoot, left tackle, grabbed the pigskin and raced the. remaining distance for a touchdown.

White again kicked to make the pcore 17 to 14. Tie When to Thompson Is Wild Sooners' Practice During Past Week Has Been in the Mud SPECTATORS at yesterday's came could not understand why I Oklahoma players were able to handle a wet ball and keep their feet on a muddy field better than did the -local collegians. Perhaps 5 this was due to the circumstances under which the two teams prac- ticed last week. Coach Owens stated that Norman. Oklahoma, was visited by an unusual amount of rain during the past week and every afternoon his Sooner squad worked during showers.

The "grldders" were chagrined at the weather man's selection, and believed tha they were handicapped In preparing themselves for the contest. But as subsequent events proved, etc. in the opening period after Potthoff had kicked out of bounds -n his own 3 5 -yard line. Then for- ward pass. Davis to put the Owens rlans only 1 5 yards away, Davis dropped back eight yard1 and kicked a clean goal from The Kider clan then lost no in getting under way.

Play was opened on the Sooner 48-jard lin after receiving a punt. Potthoff made eight through the line anjj then Thumser sent a short pass ovor the line and Shanley snared It. II-? raced past would-be tacklers to the I goal-line, but Head Linesman Dennie i called back the play on a Washington offside charge. After this Potthoff kicked out of bounds on the 12-yard line. Pa.s ets a Touchdown.

The lost score was soon regained on the identical play. Shanley cut In from end a few feet behind the Oklahoma backfield and took a flip from Thumser. He eluded sever tl opponeis and rsn for a score. Grio-Ktdieck added the subsequent point. In second period the play was repeated auccesstulty.

and appeared as If the visitors v-ould nevor able to stop It. Washington took possession on the Norman 12-yard mark, when Hamm passed over D.t-vhT head on the fourth down and the latter was unable to make his punt as planned. Three line rlr failed and then the aforenientione-1 pass play was strain called Into liso. I Worked like ft rhin-m an. I iHwwcU the line for the third Urn nr uut a a -a 1 noint.

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