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(I THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE; FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1917. 11 ARMY am "THE DAW FODEIfEB" AT. IFQEILE) NATIONAL ARMY FROM ROCKFORD HERE TOMORROW REPULSED BY JACKIES, 27-0 Sailors' Teamwork Camp Grant Boys, 10,000 Strong. Coming for Football Game. Beats Stars from Fort Sheridan.

if If 1 Jta! tj i fr r. ii ii rnimif Tnnm-nn in iimmniiiijiiMiiiimiiiiii Jrf.SiS:'!,V i'' 4 ii-v a 1 1- 1 BY JOHN ALCOCK. Tomorrow win be national army day BY E. O. PHILLIPS.

urnfTftt's navy from Great In Chicago, and Chicago will have football to thank for the visit of our new soldiers. Thousands of selected men from Itockford some say as many as Lakes 'swabbed the decks yesterday 1th Col. Ryan's army, lately of Fort Fherldan. The score of the Thanks-' giving day football game at Stags field 10,000 will Invade our city to see their Camp Grant officers football team battle the officers from Camp Custer at -aa 27 to 0 In the navy's tavor. Stagg field.

More than 10,000 Rock- The thirteen jackles who were used ford soldiers have asked and received leave to attend the game, but lack the navy team showed no ngment of transportation facilities may disap ef respect for the two dozen and more point some of them. 'rantains and lieutenants wno i It will be the first great turnout of the national army here since the boys i used up In Fort Sheridan's behalf. The football experts agreed unanimously that the score was a simple demonstra went Into service. The whole city will be given a chance to look over its favorite cons, for the soldiers will stage tion of classy team work over a blnatlon of Individual stars who needed various parades through the loop be Avittor J. J.

Mitchell Miss Lolita Armour, Miss Betty Hojt. fore starting for the scene of the gridiron battle. Eight full regimental practice, and plenty of it. Great Band Backs Jackles. bands will lead the marches.

The army musicians threaten to snare some Particularly, the navy had the unal- loved and magnificent support of Lieut. SOCIETY AT THE GAME Pousa's Great Lakes band of 400 men. is of the honors so plentifully bestowed upon Lieut. Sousa's famous Great Lakes' band of Jackies. The Line of March, One Rockford regiment, the Three Hundred and Thirty-third Field artil Their band played wonderfully, rooted wildly, and furnished the real pep of UST as the band was playing; The NOTES OF THE CAME.

TMth will be served. Umpire Tost borrowed Mr. Ben- u. The army team was HIV wvvmjw treated like a bunch of stepchildren. Star-Spangled Banner," after twice encircling Stagg field yesterday, Capt.

and Mrs. Moffett and their party, most of whom had lery, is coming In a body. CoL Philip wt solitary "root" that had any if i brook's sweater, a University of Chicago pair of shoes, and a Fort Sheridan horn. lie brought his own trousers. vv semblance of loyalty behind It ci 1 R.

Ward, commander, will leave behind only enough men for guard duty. A -om the stands at any crisis when the soldiers needed at least a pat on the 4 5 motored from Great Lakes with them, entered their box. facing the center of the field. The box was draped with navy blue bunting. Mrs.

Moffett wore heavy fox furs over a gray cloth suit O' 9 ack. .1 MQT) 'Nope. I IT HITS I explantlon, undoubtedly, was that the new officers. Just graduated Fort Sheridan Tuesday, were spend and had a wide satin sailor. Lieut, and Mrs.

Lee Hammond. Lieut. Charles S. Dewey, and A. J.

Eddy were in her in th.ir flrt vacations In three months with their home folks. Com party. In the next box were Lieut, and Xaratlvely few khaki clad men were In the big crowd, and they didn't sit to Mrs. Ira J. Couch, Mr.

and Mrs. Ford Rodman Carter, and Mr. and Mrs. John Mr. Conzelman should not be given C.

Pitcher. Lieut, and Mrs. Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, the latter In a heavy too much credit for his long runs. He was beautifully convoyed. cloak of civet, had with them in then- In the third quarter a Fort Sheridan box Mr.

and Mrs. William O. Goodman. gent missed a tackle and lit. all spraddled out, out of bounds.

In the bay. His teammates envied him. Mrs. Frederick D. Countlss arrived 5 In Chicago from her trip to Washington Just In time to Join her husband Old Albert Benbrook got down ahead This regiment will start the parades, leaving the Union station at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

The line of march will be as follows: From Canal street east cn Jackson to La Salle, north to Washington, east to State, south to Seventh avenue, east to Michigan, north to Randolph to Illinois Central station. CoL Charles II. Howland's Three Hundred and Forty-third Infantry also will come practically Intact. Other units which will send most of their men Include Three Hundred and Forty-first infantry. Three Hundred and Forty-second infantry.

Three Hundred and Forty-fourth infantry, Three Hundred and Thirty-second Machine Gun battalion. Twenty-first Engineers. Thirty-fifth Engineers, heavy field artillery. Three Hundred and Eleventh Engineers, division supply trains. Three Hundred and Eleventh Motor Truck train, quartermasters corps.

Held am-' bulance, base hospital, and remount station. Units to rarade Separately. As the various divisions arrive th boys will be formed in line and each will have its own parade, headed by Its own band. Because the trains arrive, at several stations and at different times, no attempt will be made to form one gigantic procession, but each of the units will follow as closely as possible the line of march as printed above. From Camp Custer at Battle Creek at the game.

She wore a blue cloth of the ends on the first two kicks. suit trimmed in otter and a small velvet turban. A corsage bouquet of Then somebody carelessly tore a cartilage away from his nether ribs. We i if heard the trainer, Johnson, tell him. orchids was part of her costume.

Mrs, Homer A. Stillwell was with her. after the game, not to eat a big dinner. Swell advice on Thanksgiving. Mr.

and Mrs. J. J. Mitchell had with them their daughters, Mrs. Robert E.

The most important event of the Hunter and Miss Louise Mitchell, and their sons, William and John, who are day was Erickson's ninety yard run for a touchdown. If he hadn't of made it lots of us might of died without in the aviation service; Clarence Mitch ell, who Is at home from school at Con knowing there was a St. Qlaf college. St Jimmy Turner took himself out of the game and put himself back in gether. There was no army nana ana no army yelL Army Has Turn Tomorrow.

The dope was slipped around that I the real army spirit will be on exhibition tomorrow afternoon, when the Camp Grant and Camp Custer teams fight It out on Stagg field. Four full regiments and as many regimental bands are coming in from Camp Grant as one of the side Incidents of the day. Chicago's loop was glowing last night irith the holiday spirit which the whooping Jackles brought back from the game. The navy lads would tell tiny one who would listen all about how the Jackies. most of them from the high grass and the fresh water colleges and prep school, had walloped the tar out of the Harvard and Tale and Chi-' cago and Michigan stars a half dozen of them All-American team men in their own particular periods of stardom.

Crowd Well Rewarded. Chicago deserted many Thanksgiving day dinner tables to watch the chsh of Unci Sam's men. The thousands of spectators were magnificently nwarded. They would have had their noney's worth even before the whistle lew, after looking over the entrance ft the Great Lakes band and its parade around the field, to the strains of "El Capltaln," and then "The Star-Span-gled Banner," Just before the kickoff. The two teams were In position.

At the first note of the anthem, the soldiers and sailors, in their football togs, came to rigid attention, with right hands at salute. Up came the men and women In the boxes and In the stands. It, was Just then that the full significance of the event swept through everybody. The fellows on the field, cord for a few days; Lieut. Hunter, Miss Lolita Armour, Miss Betty Hoyt, and Dr.

Paul Hunter. Mrs. Mitchell wore a sealskin coat trimmed with gray fox. Mrs. Hunter was In an otter cloak.

Miss Armour wore a gray fox cloak, and Miss Hoyt wore a leopard in the middle of a quarter. The officials objected, which shows they were paying a Uttle attention to the game. Erickson Circling Army Right End tor 90 Yards After Intercepting Forward Pass. It is to be hoped that part of the receipts will be utilized in buyta a pair of garters for Jimmle will come perhaps 1.000 men of tho Paul Des Jardlen wu out of It with ranks to cheer their officers. They chicken pox.

Mr. EckersaU claims ne skin coat. MaJ. and Mrs. W.

C. F. Nicholson sat in a box on the army side of the line, where boxes were draped In yellow bunting. Mrs. Nicholson, formerly Miss Ermina Carry, wore a panther coat, and Mrs.

Ambrose Cramer, who will have one band with them to keci Pat Smith and Erickson Star in Jackies' Victory played during the last quarter, we don't think bo. We don't believe RECEIPTS $12,000 Net Returns from Football Came Divided Between Navy and Army War Funds. ILLINOIS RUNS OVER CAMP FUNSTON, 28-0 things lively, but they will be left out when the eight Grant bands are Shorty would expose his mates to this merged into one at the field Just be dread disease in their already weak fore the game starts. Practically all ened condition. was In the box, wore fox.

Mr. and Mrs. the commanding officers from both The Army's mysterious defensive IIIE amount realized by the BY WALTER ECKERSALL. camps will be on hand, and as a military spectacle the scene at Stagg field formation was nine men on the line and two about twenty yards back. 80 far as effectiveness went, the entire football game for the soldiers' and sailors charity and athletic funds was esti is expected to equal or surpass that of H.

W. Farnum had with them in their box a party of children who had a lot of fun. Marjorle King was there, and Helen Farnum, Elizabeth and Kath-erine and Francis Drake. 4 MrT and Mrs. Charles Garfield King and Miss LINEUP OF TEAMS yesterday, when army and navy collided in Chicago's first big service eleven should have cami.d twenty yards back.

It is suspected that Fort Sheridan In the presence of 10,000 spectators the football teams representing Great Lakes Naval Training station and the second officers' training camp at Fort Sheridan met yesterday at Stagg field and the jackles were victors by a score of 27 to 0. From start to finish the sailors had the better of the play. Rated as the rider dog, they came through in a Army 0J. Ofstie B. E.

Yerwlphe R. ran in somo privates as substitutes in Society Oat for Game. Regardless of weather conditions. the fourth auarter. There couldn't AUmln'rer R.

G. be that many officers. the game undoubtedly will net a large sum to be divided by the contending arrayed against one another for the mated at $12,000, lower than expected. The actual figures will not be known for a day -or two until the ticket receipts are checked over and all expenses paid. The money will be divided evenly between the Fort Sheridan association and the Great Lakes Athletic associations amusement and recreation fund.

The Fort Sheridan association will care for the families of officers who need support while the men are at the front. When interviewed after the game Ginevra King were with Mr. and Mrs. John B. Drake and Mr.

and Mrs. John Glass. Mr. and Mrs. William Wrigley Jr.

were with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrigley. Lieut. andMrs.

James C. Hutch-Ins Jr. and Capt. and Mrs. John A.

Stevenson were together, and in a box nearby were Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan Spalding, the latter in a cloak of sealskin and sable. camps. The proceeds will go to fur Navy I27J.

Ioneks L. K. Allen UT. RoMns UG. Pottlncer C.

nildner It. O. Blacklock B. T. McCanley R.

E. Klrch'benc Raymond Erickson R. H. B. Smith B.

Harris C. Benbrook I. O. Thomas .1 T. Helming Instant, were all set to get across and Into the big game for Uncle Sam.

The Fort Riley, Nov. 29. Outclassed from the start the Camp Funs-ton officers' football eleven went down in defeat before the University of Illinois. The score was 28 to 0. Illinois scored four touchdowns and kicked goal each time.

The Illini started with a rush. In the first few minutes of play Sid Nichols dashed through the soldiers' line for forty-five yards and a touchdown. Two minutes later he got away for another spectacular thirty yard run. In the second quarter Larimer smashed his way through the entire officers' team for another touchdown. Nichols in the third quarter made another series of plunges, bringing the ball to the soldiers' two yard line, from which It was pushed across easily.

A forward pass completed from the Funs-ton ten yard line in the fourth quar nish athletic equipment for the soldiers. Society has smiled its approval Jesse Spalding said. It can't be done." lie refused toelucldate. Old Albert Benbrook played three crowd roared out a great cheer for both teams and for all that they rep Wbeatoa Q. years at Michigan without suffering a rilska R.H.B.

on the project, and advance sales of box seats at fancy prices already have yielded a tidy fund. resent, and the game was on. Drum Smashed During "Drive." manner which surprised even the most ardent naval fan. Before the writer called the team to action on the field Fight was the last word spoken by the jackie warriors. And fight they did, Never before in the history of football have such celebrities as Tost of hangnalL And now look at him Craiff X.

H. B. Ppaldlnc F. B. Lota of neoDle thought "The Star The Jackles, camped in the east Touchdowns Erickson, 2.

Goals from touchdown Allen, Raymond. Cm- tand, with the band in the center, had a regular cheer leader and. everything, ptro Yost, Michigan. Referee Richards, Wisconsin. Field Judge Eckersall, Chicago.

Tney turned loose their eiren yell whenever it was necessary. The band Michigan, Richards of Wisconsin, and Murphy of Northwestern officiated in a game. It was "Tes. sir" or "No, Head linesman Murphy, Northwestern. was working every minute, and one of sir whenever any sort of a delicate tne three bass drums was smashed in goals.

Smith called the turn and de the excitement developed by the first play happened. That seems to lndl ter brought the last Illinois touchdown and the game ended with Illinois dividing the army line at will and driving cided to kick off. with the army receiv navy touchdown. cate the boys are getting training Spangled Banner" wasn't pretty till they heard the Great Lakes band play it. One of the weary Fort Sheridan athletes asked Mr.

Eckersall how much time was left. "Two minutes," said that estimable official. I can't live that long." said the athlete, and so, to save his life, Mr. Eckersall blew his whistle and said time was up. While the Navy was pulling off one of its successful forward passes Umps Tost was shaking hands with an acquaintance on the side lines.

Aa we said yesterday, the officials ought to pay to get in. ing the oval at the south end of the Flenty of chances were open to the which not only makes them sailors toward another score. A crowd esti mated at 30,000. witnessed the game. field.

Allen kicked off to Craig, who fum and soldiers, but also gentlemen. Jackies Flay Great Football. Lineup: navy to celebrate. From the blowoff the game was in the Jackies' possession. The boys from the high grass and the tall and uncut opened a col- nUnola f28.

bled, but recovered on his twenty yard line. The army could not gain in three attempts and Craig punted to Counzel- Although the day was cloudy and dark and the field slippery the navy played a brand of football which would be hard for any team to beat. The man, who was stopped on his forty yard R. Halas R. Ems R.

G. Inrwerson L. Goellti Lb Ruadquist Camp Puns ton 10. Perry E. Rowley.

Merrill. T. Withlnrton L. G. Hammond Hawk Eatfe.

Sweurer R. O. Gardsida R. T. Fletcher.

Denny. R. E. Been Q. B.

Clark L. H. B. iccuon or tricks that were new, novel, interesting, and disastrous to the men across the line, who had changed their new officers' bars for football clothes for the day. They had attacks from the sailors- were equally strong offensively and defensively, and despite the fact line.

The sailors got together immediately and in six minutes took the ball over the line for the first score of the game. Allen failed to kick goal, mak 05. WLoPdDU(GLA the army was represented by some Lk Klein Q. Nichols K. H.

Larimer top, the bottom, or either end nertal 1 Ov WL, or submarineand the soldiers couldn't Lindsay, H. B. ing the score 6 to 0. Nothing of consequence happened during the remainder L. H.

F. of the greStest players that ever wore moleskins the navy, with its well balanced team, had the' upper hand Ch arpier Pri nee F. B. Touchdowns Nichola 121. Larimer.

Halas. of the period. "THE SHOE THAT HOLDS ITS SHAPE" 53.00 54.00 54.50 55.00 56.00 $7.00 58.00 When play was resumed a forward throughout. pass, "Wheaton to Ofstie, was inter The army played one of the queerest defensive Karnes ever seen in foot Goals from touchdowns Stern am an 4. Referee Magidsohn.

Umpire-Davis. Princeton. Head Lineman -Kirkham. Marquette. Maxwell Leads Golfers in Lakewood Tournament cepted by Erickson, who ran ninety yards for a touchdown.

It was a brilliant and spectacular dash and the maKe a dent in the sailors' defense. Celebrate Between Halves. At the first half, with the game Practically tucked away, the band took Powession of the field and swarming behind came a battalion of jackies. each Thi tt SaR. 0t of thft or Mas8d In front of the army stand on the west side, the America, Here's My Boy," ball.

Instead of having a man to back up the line and a defensive full back, the soldiers played nine men on the The Michigan guys on the Navy runner was aided, by perfect interfer ence. Allen kicked goal, making the .0 W. L. Douglas name and the retail price is stamped on the bottom of every pair of shoes before they leave the factory. The value is guaranteed and the wearer protected against high prices for inferior shoes.

You can save money by wearing W. L. Douglas shoes. The best known shoes in the world. line of scrimmage and the other two, who were half backs, dropped back team played great football, Pat Smith, Loucks, and Raymond distinguishing themselves in many a brilliant stunt.

score IS to 0. Smith Gets Second Score. "I wish I'd had 'em last Saturday." about five yards on the wings to look after forward passes. When the soldiers were In possession of the ball The Army elected to receive the kickoff and the ball was kicked to said the umpire. me ureal iaKes men iceponaea cheerllv.

Th Lakewood. N. X. Nov. 29j Only four out of fifty-seven golfers were able to do better than 80 in the qualifying round of the Lakewood Country club fall tournament.

The gold medal went to Norman Maxwell Jr. of Philadelphia for a fine card of 74. Joe Fllska was asked, after the pas Craig. The soldiers could not gain, they had no safety men on kicks or tallon PUt On nnnl-A ,1 time, what he thought or Jfat femun forward passes. When Jackie i.ricK nmn "aiiuw up ana tZl "I'St ented tlr work.

"Which team was he on?" in and after an exchange of punts the ball rested on the Army forty yard line in the Navy's possession. Hard I son of St. Olaf college or Northneld. Mlnn intercepted a rorwara pass on off-tackle drives by the sailor backs, varied by short end runs, carried the ofW.L.Doug!as product is guaranteed by more than 40 years experience in making fine shoes. The smart styles are the leaders in the fash ion centres of America.

They are made in a well-equipped factory at Brockton, by the highest paid, skilled shoemakers, under the direction and supervision of experienced men, all working with an honest determination to make the best shoes for oval to the Army one yard line. Smith quired Joe. "The Navy's." saia we. "Then he was good," said Joe. Society at the gameCharley Wheeler and Jimmy Crusinberry were in box 26.

They wore green hats and fur coats. My fur coat was stolen Wednes-day night. then drove through center for his sec tiM- yan ana his recent the army, had to smile grimly. at 11,6 Ia8t- ith darkness ret- tute had been th! Ty. SalIant effort to back ind wrCpeated oaIr sleeps.

frS he navy's team apparently S. Seat 73 thB Chlet trpeter of LakM contlngent sounded taps ond touchdown. Allen kicked goal, making the score 20 to 0. Time was called shortly afterward. The Army kicked off to the Navy i 'p.

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Raymond receiving the kick and returning the ball to his own forty yard line. More concentrated, attacks, took the oval to the Army twenty-five yard line, then Counzelman, from a fake BOYS SHOES his ten yard line and ran ninety yards for a touchdown, there was no safety man. Sailors' Team Work Better. The navy had a better concentrated attack. The sailors tackled with deadly effect, while their blocking and charging hardly could have been Improved upon.

The star of the game was Pat Smith of the navy, who made two touchdowns. Smith, who played his last game for Michigan last year, made one touchdown in the opening period and another in the second. Of course, the long run made by Erickson was the spectacular feature of the game, but part of the credit for it must be given to those who made an almost perfect interference. Navy Captain Wins Toss. After the usr al preliminary practice Referee Richards of Wisconsin called Capts.

Wheaton -of Tale for the army team and Smith of Michigan for the navy to the center of the for the toss of the coin to decide selection of Yxvrvy bn it in the World AHhoarh W. L. Doaclaa was "bound at" to learn the trad boemakin. he waa called epon to do many things which had no bearing whatever upon the making of hoe'. Betidee ratherinc (uel.milkin.

the cow nd keeping-thehouae applied with water, he waa obliged to go into the fields day after day and lead the borae while hi encle wa plowing. Sold hy over 9000 shoe dealers and 105 S3 0O punt formation, circled the Army left end for a touchdown. Allen kicked goal, making the count 27 to 0. Neither team threatened during the remainder of the period. V.

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Write for booklet, thowiu how to order GRID TOLL TAKES DETROIT PLA YER Detroit, Nov. 29. Harry De LoiT, 29 years old. died in a hospital last night from injuries received in a football game recently. lie is the second Detrolter to succumb to football injuries this fall.

SIXTEEN" BADGERS GET LETTERS. Madison. Jiov. 9. I Special.

1 varsity football w.re awarded by the athletic board at Ha meeting- on Wednesday. The men to win letter were: Hancock. Carpenter. Himpton. Kieekhefer.

KraloTec, Kelley. Soott. Bondi. Sivyer. Gould.

Hammen. Pavey. Vaughn. Stark. Keye.

Otoen. and stir. Solemn 'hat rotWSmCthIns about the effect touned the dressing rooms. Kood-bv in the dusk 14 was a woo-by to two teams of flfehting men Most eet VHem wH1 bc on thfir way to rnd 8Urted awaV to a slow final0 march tS? 11 wa3 the touch BEWARE OF FRAUD None genuine unless IV. L.

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W. L. DOUGLAS STORES IN CHICAGO to twelve minutes Instead of fifteen. There was plenty of action in the a own fl m. Jan.

Collars CARL WLSOM, MEN'S 19 SO. DEARBORN I VffWiTiKFP AYV StSrES 135 WEST MADISON STREET II WOMEN'S STORES 126a MILWAUKEE AVE. period, but neither team threatened to score- Time was called with the ball in Army territory. pmooucr. sniiles, TROY'S' BESf Manager Schulr.

Track were awarded to thre membera ot the cross country team. t. ra'a tears into if It was a dh ge. i apt. Golden, Elsom.

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