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THE- COLUMBIA RECORD FIVE Furman Ready For Army At New York tyeCdhttisblsi Tech Entertains Gamecocks Today FRANK BARFIELD SPORTS EDITOR TGDAY SATURDAY OCTOBER 4 1180 InJ Carolina Defeat Biddies Blue Sgx Unfortunate Break Gives Clemson Win 0 Big Shots of Chicago Back Hospital Benefit Contest MORGANTOWN Oct Wlfh th a announcement that Shrinert are to sponsor ths Thanksgiving Day football gams between West Virginia and Oregon State College at Soldieri Field stadium in Chicago followers of the Mountaineer eleven are assured that the two teams will engage in a really lig national event this fall The contest ts carded as a benefit for the Bhrlner Crippled Children's hospitals Backers of the football game include Colonel Robert McCormick of tho Chicago Tribune Samuel Insult of the Commonwealth Edison Company Harold Swift of Swift and Company Thomas Wilson of WUson and Company Henry Dawes brother of Ambassador to England Charles Dawes George Getz coal baron and backer of tho last Dcmpsey-Tunney fight Char lee Wrigley of the chewing gum and baseball family and Colonel Haul McNutt and Colonel Howard Savage former national commander of tha American Legion John Carlisle over tho goal Una for a touchdown Wilson drop kicked the goal and ths score was tied Clemson got a break early In tho fourth period when Wilson fumbled Welch's punt and Clemson recovered on Citadel's 12-yard Una Welch made throe yards at right tackln Welch mad a long pass to Jonss but a Citadel back deflected the oall into Woodruffs hands and he went to tho six yard Una Two Uno plays gained two yards A penalty moved ths bsU to tho ono-foot Uno where Harvln marched through for a touchdown Oglesby blocked drop-kick for tho extra point and Ctemson took the lead 12 to 7 Carolina and Georgia Tech Are Set For Tilt In Atlanta Laval son of tha South Carolina coach was at left end Tho lineup: South Carolina Georgia Tech Laval Jones Adair iimiiLT Mono Hughey 1X5 Brooks A Correll Farmer Freeman RG Edwards Shand AT Speer Greuetto RE Herron Bolncau QB Colvin Gulp HB Dun op Biount HB i Ha't Hicks FB Strickland Officials Referee Black Umpire Foster Head linesman ley Field Judge Ducota Earl Clary Leads Biddies In 52 to 0 Victory Over Frosh BY FRANCIS MAY Led by Earl Clary dashing Biddle quarterback and former Gaffney high echool flash the Carolina freshman football aquad ran riot ever a much lighter flret year eleven from Preebyterlan college FrhUy afternoon on Melton field winning 82-0 Clary waa the eclntlllatlng performer throughout 'the contort daehlng away on long rune repeat- edly Beeldee ecorlng four touchdowns he alao contributed to the welfare of hla team ma tea with long punte and accurately toaaed paaa-ee He alao figured in many defensive plays Sharing In the scoring honors with Clary for CaroUna were Baron-tlM who planted the hall behind the opponents' goal line twice and Wllllard and Wolfe with one touchdown each to their credit Wolfe appeared ever on the alert when injected Into the game as a substitute and rem abided many' fans of the star performances of his brother Harry Wolfe former all-state tackle for Carolina The outcome of the game never appeared in doubt as Carolina was constantly in possession of the ball in Blue Hose territory FIRST SCORES Hsrdly had the game gotten started when Clary received the ball from center on 4S yard llnp and dashed through the entire Blue hose team for what appeared to be a touchdown However the umpire ruled that Clary had stepped out of bounds on the 15-yard line and the ball was put in play at this point The Biddles attempted eeveral plays without gain and the ball went over Brandenberg punted out of danger for the Presbyterians A moment later Clary broke through right tackle and carried the pigskin to the opponents l-yard illns Clary and Barentlne each added two yards and Barentlne went over for the touchdown Clary added the extra point The second touchdown In the opening quarter came when a series of plays placed the oval on Cs 7-yard line Clary then dashed around right end with splendid Interference for a counter bringing the score 11-0 as the try for point failed The Biddle eleven waa kept scoreless in the second quarter Early in the third quarter Clary took the bal Ion C'a 22-yard line and broke around left end for 27 yards planting the pigskin on the one-yard line On the next play he broke through the line for a touchdown He failed at the try for goaL The Bldldes made their third touchdown when Clary shot a beautiful pass to Wllllard alert Caro-llnft ends who dashed (or the mark-er Carolina was in possession of the ball on C's 27-yard line when the play was made The extra point was good and Carolina's score was brought to 27 points Carolina's touchdowns began to come fast after Wllllard's dash across the final chalk line Clary came back in the spotlight to add the fifth and sixth touchdowns A series of plays advanced the ball to C's 4-yard Una It was from there that Clary drove the line for another touchdown His 1 second touchdown of the thlfd quarter came when he broke loose for a clear field around left end from his own 4-yard Una It was a fine ex- hlbltlon of broken field running With failure of the extra point attempt the scorq vu 9-0 In Carolina's favor The last two touchdowns were pushed over in the fourth quarter The Blue Box opened un an aerial attack an done of tosses fell Into the waiting hands of Wolfa Carolina back who ran i through practically a clear field to the goal posts With the extra point added the score became 4S-0 With the ball on their own 42-yard Una a pass to Wolfe for 20 yards seemed good for a touchdown as he dashed the remaining dlstenoe to the line The play however was called to the 4-yard llna officials ruling that Wolfe stepped oat of bounds After an off-side penalty Barentlne plunged over the By Associated Press SPRINGFIELD Ollte Bartlett Toledo outpointed Irish Mickey Cone Kokomo lnd (10) LEWI8TON Peter Herman Boston and Benny Kid Carter Phoenix Arls draw (0) BCRANTON Pa re ter Buaky Scranton knocked out Joe Dundee Baltimore (I) ERIE Pa Canada Lea York knocked out Freddy gerald Cleveland (2) New Fits- NEW Jus to Saurox Argentina outpointed Ray Milter Chicago (10) Archie Bell Brooklyn and Johnny Pena Argentina drew (10) BOSTON Jose Santa Portugal outpointed Rlccardo Bertaxxalo Italy (10) HOLLYWOOD Young Pap ka Hollywood knocked out John Blair Now York (1) Bees Lose To Hewberry High (IwM to Th Rmrt) NEWBERRY Oct The Columbia High Bees' fought a gaUant fight hero yesterday but thf Newberry high school elevsn finally emerged on tho long ond of a 12 to 7 scora Tho Columbians gave a good account of themselves bracing several time when only a small gain would mean a touchdown for tho Bulldogs Tha Capital City 'eleven opened tha scoring of tha day In the first period when Newberry fumbled the kickoff and Columbia recovered Passes and Una plunges carried the ball within ten yards of tho goal and from there Wilson mads a nice run for touchdown Lipscomb and Hallman netted four first downs in succession to set ths stags for Lorn-I nock to go over In the second quarter for Newberry and Hallman tallied tho other touchdown In tho third period Ringer a one-arm player saw service for Newberry Harper and Helmach lead the Columbia attack white Llpocomb'a running was a feature for Newberry Columbia Newberry Faust LE Carlson Nigel LT Betster McXaull LG Johnston Ousts a Tarrant Freeman RG Thomas Hall RT Wise Crawford RE Clary Helmant RH Kirkland Harper LH Lomlnack Wilson FB Hallman Vinson QB Lipscomb Scoro by periods: Columbia Ra 7 0 0 Newberry 0 17 GET INTO PlAY Golden Tornado Changes Backfleld For First Game Of Season on Today ATLANTA Oct 4 CP) Ths 1120 football charge monopolised tho South's sports panorama today Blacksburg Vs scene of the North Carolina-Virginia Poly game Atlanta tho battleground for South CaroUna and Georgia Tech and Lexington Ky the testing place for Sewanea and Kentucky wars squat points In ths program Pro-season gossip Jisd boosted three of thoso teams Into prominent challenging positions for tho Southern Conference North Carolina Tech and Kentucky Carolina disappointed last Saturday by its impotency against Wsko Forest and was attempting to come back today Tech was making Its debut with an exceptionally strong opponent Kentucky expected llttte trouble In Shipping Sewanee under floodlights at Lexington tonight A crippled Mississippi team took on Alabama Virginia featured Duke's homecoming at Durham and North Carolina state Invaded Tampa to tackle Florida Secondary engagements brought together TennessM and Centro at Knoxville Georgia and Mercer at Athens Mississippi A and and Mississippi College at Jackson Virginia Military and St Johns at Lexington Washington and Loo and Richmond at Richmond and Louisiana state and Southwestern Louisiana at Baton Rouge The outstanding tussle In the Southern Intercollegiate Athletlo association race was first defense of Its crown against Presbyterian of South Carolina Tulane Vanderbilt and Maryland represented the South In lntersec-tlonal frays with Northwestern Minnesota end Yale respectively Georgia 1230 football team was placed on display for the first time against South Carolina conqueror of Ersklne and Duke Due to tha Injury of Sid Williams crack punter and the disqualification or Harold Olts his substitute tho Tech backfleld was rearranged with Captain Earl Dunlap at one of tho halvas and Sam Colvin replacing Duntan at Quarter Rolneau and Edens Gamecock mainstays were In the starting backfleld and Billy mvi! rH son of tho South Coro llna coach waa at left and The lineup: South Carolina Pos Georgia Tech IavsI LE Joned Adair siiifiM2 LT tMit Itarct Hughey MitMMal ease Brook A Correll eie Fftnnor Freeman ItO IM Edwards Bhand RT Spoor GreiMtto iiimiio RE Herron Bolneau QB MIM( Colvin Culo ssimiom HB Dunlapd HB Williams FB miimi Cain KENTUCKY MEETS SEWANEE TONIGHT Wildcat Play Thair Flrat Game of Season Under Floodlights LEXINGTON Ky Oct The University of Kentucky Wildcats will play the only night game on their schedule here at 2:30 o'clock tonight when they meat tho SewanM Tigers Tha probable line ups: Kentucky SawanM Andrews LE Essll Wright LT A Stlmson Forquer LG Patton Williams Stlmson Rose RG French Aldridge RT Been Cavana RE Goodman Johnson QB Sterling Spicer LH Barren Kelly RK Wuescher Phipps FB Phillips Washington 350 and Helnle Ma-nush Washington 041 Gehrig captured throe Individual batting championship however Ho led tha league In hits with 220 In hits for most bases 410'snd In runs betted In with 174 Just one run shy of tho record ho Mtabllshed Is 1929 and which was shattered this year by Hack Wilson In ths National league Simmons lad In scoring with 152 runs Babe Ruth ted with his 49 homo runs Robert Moses Grove of tho Athletics easily won tho pitching championship for tho second successive year The rangy southpaw won 28 gamra and lost five a far better mark than hlg 1829 average of 20 victories and six defeats Ho was strikeout king again with too victims Tho YankMs all but swept ths field In team batting They had a season's average of 809 and lad In every department except doubles a department ted by Cleveland with a 844 collection Tho Athletics ted In Holding with a 072 per centage one bettor than Washington' avarags dMMMMMYVYYYMAAAAAAAAMAF line for the final counter of the gama bringing the score to 12-0 Pot Carolina Willard HeJek and Moo rehead played a fine game in the line although the entire forward wall ran smoothly during the contest Clary and Barentlne were consistent performers in the back-field The Blue Hose though without individual performers had several players whose exhibitions drew notice from the fans Brandenburg boro much of the punting burden getting off some boots that ran into big yardage Pressley Blue Hose quarterback also starred In the backfleld Freeman and Watkins wlngmen for th Presbyterians made many tack lee and figured in a large number of plays The outcome of the game waa never In doubt the whole Biddle team completely outclassing their lighter rivals The ball was played in territory practically during the entire contest Almost every member of the Biddle A football squads got a workout at some phase of the game Coach Norman sent in a new team at the beglnlpg of the second quarter and practically a new outfit during the fourth quarter Camden High Beds Olympia (Ssiilsl to Tin Hmi4) CAMDEN Oct The Camden high school Bulldogs easily defeated he Olympia high team here yesterday by a 22 to 0 score Jt was the third victory for the locals The Olympta players fought bard thruoghout but being considerably outweighed were never able tq make a scoring threat McLeod played a smashing game at center for Camden Russell Chewnlng (2) and McCaskll! scored touchdowns and Russell kicked two extra points to account for the scoring THIRD STRING OVERWHELMS BLANEY The Columbia high school third string football team overwhelmed the Blaney high eleven on the home field yesterday by the score of 72 to 0 Harry Llghtsey accompanied the Columbia players flayers who participated In the gamt for the third string Capitals the starting players named first we-to GUlam and Sullivan left end Stevens and Haskell 4eft tackles Tomlinson and Higgins left guards Brown and Cole center Murray and Dithen right guards Dunaway and Moore right tackles Kneece O'Brien and Wheeler right end Reynolds quarterback Hughes and Koneman left halfback Garick right half Walker fullback The Blaney lineup was not available LOWER STREET WINS OVER MILL ELEVEN The Capital City Mills lost to the Lower Street 100-pound football team yesterday in a hard fought battle by the score of 12 to 2 Jennings Darby' Byars Hogan and Grlmsley were stars of ths gams Capital City () Lower Street (IS) Jennings LE Shipp Crout LT Peacock 8 Jennings LG Walker Yenny Hogan Lawson RG Kelly Yenny HT Hite Davis RE Alley Byars QB Williams Shealy HB Byars Lovett a IIB Boone Grlmsley FB Darby Score by periods: Lower Street 2 2 0 Capital City 0 0 0 Lower street substitutions Rawlins for Williams Scoring touchdowns Darby Byars Jennings Referee Craft Umpire Hutto honors- He tallied the most runs 152 to set a new modern National league record Another league record fell by the wayside as Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs sent 52 homers soaring over the outfield fences to bettor Klein's previous mark of 42 made in lift Wilson also hung up a new mark in runs driven in sending 110 across ths plate This was a now major league record the old mark of 175 having been made by Gehrig of the Yankees in 1227 The triples fltla went to Adam Comorosky of the Pirates with 22 while Hsson Cuyler revived the art of base stealing pilfering 22 during the season Daisy Vanes retained his strikeout leadership fanning 175 but pltahlng honors in games won and lost went to Clarence Mitchell of New York who finished with 11 victories as against throa defeats for an average of 722 The team batting championship fell to the Giants who hit for 212 two points better than the major league mark established by Detroit la 1211 Bulldogs Fight Hard But Could Not Stop Victory 13-7 BY FRANK BARFIELD (Sports Editor The Columbia Rseord) FLORENCE Oct 4 A bruised and battered Tiger and a sore and stiff Bulldog left the Pee Dee fair yesterday afternoon Tha Tiger was flying tho victorious colors but tho Bulldog also had his flag on high And right wall did tho Citadel Bulldogs deserve their moral victory over the Clemson Tigers even though tho Jungsleers won tho game by II to 7 The result of this game was ths surprise of tho stats It also cam as severs Jolt to Clemson hopes Tho Tigers saw signs of an easy victory but wera only victorious with tho help of a couple of bad breaks which went against the Cadets The game played In hospitable Florence was one of tho hardest fought of tha season Tho Cltade) team was primed for Clemson and threw matters Into a stata of chaos by tying tho score at 7-all In tho last period and threatening to scoro only to let Old Men Hard Luck coma along and make a break that wan in Clem son's favor WILSON FUMBLES PUNT A fumbled punt by tho captain Evans Wilson was recovered by Clemson in the fourth quarter and was converted Into a touchdown when a freak pass was knocked Into a Clemson hand by a Citadel back The pass resulted In a 21-yard gain and plaoed the ball within a few feet of tho goal line And Harvln took It over for the wlpnlng margin Citadel played Clemson a vicious game Tha Cadets tackled hard Tho forward wall stood firm under Clemson's rushes and beat back many serious threats Charley Holland at tackle John Carlisle and Ben Brown on ends and Walter Oglesby at guard were ths Bull dog stars In ths line while In the backfleld Wilson's punting and passing and McIntosh's lino drives featured Tho Tigers had a good passing attack that Citadel seemed unable to cope with and Clemson gained most of its yardage In this manner The Cody men had their backs to tho wall on several occasions end stopped the Citadel offense at dangerous momenta Captain Justus Maxcy Welch and Junior Armstrong were Clemson's stars In tho backfleld while Mute Yarborough Red Fordham and Foggy Woodruff featured In the line Citadel wae on the defense even In the first quartet Early In the period Clemson carried tho ball to' one-yard lino and failed to score An 18 -yard pass Welch to Jones and lino plunges by Harvln and Welch netted three first downs for Clemson It was four yards to go for a touchdown but two lino plunges by Welch one by Sally and one by Harvln failed to carry tho ball over It waa a gallant defense that the Cadets threw up against tho Tigers Wilson stood behind hta goal line and punted out 25 yards Tho ball was against tho wind A pass Welch to Harvln was good for seven yards Welch plunged the line for two yards and Harvln mads one yard and a first down Than Justus lifted his heels out of the Pm Dm dust and want off tackle cutting back and raced 12 yards for a touchdown through tha entire Citadel squad Ilarvln place kicked the goal Boon after this tho quarter ended and Clemson led 7 to 0 A tough break went against ths Bulldogs lata In tha second period Tho Citadel team had atken the ball and marched down the field from ita own 20 yard lino to two-yard Uno but on ths fourth down and with one yard to go tha Ctladel backs got their signals crossed and the center passed tho ball back down tha field for 25 yards where Wilson recovered But tho ball went over The Citadel team had Clemson on tho defense on Its march With tho bsU on his own (0-yard 11ns Wllron passed to Whittington for 10 yards and a first down Melntoah broke through tho Clemson forward wall for 14 yards and a first down Carlisle on a triple reverse pass went 2 yards and McIntosh made two yards which ptaMd tha ball on Clemson's 2-yard line In three Una drives McIntosh took tho ball to tho ono-yard Uno and It was on the next pass that tho ball went back down tho field when Clemson took charge Clemson got another break late In the second half when a Citadel back fumbled and Clemson recovered on Citadel's 20-yard 11ns But tho Bulldogs braced and tho half ended before Junior Armstrong or Hook substitute Clemson backs could make any headway Clemson- opened with a passing attack In the second half Alternating between passes and Uno bucks by Armstrong and Welch the Tiger stepped down the field to Citadel's throe-yard line but a pass Welch to Jones was Incomplete over the goal lino end the ball went over to Citadel on tho 20yard line The stands which wera decidedly for Tho Citadel went wild when tho Ruulldogs took advantage of two Clemson punts that went against tha punter Maxey Welch Welch got his Inst punt off from behind the goal Uno and punted nine yards out of bounds It was 10 yards to the goal Uno and flret down for Tho Citadel Throe line plunges by McIntosh netted throe yards and than Wilson passed to ATLANTA Oct Georgia Tech's 1920 football team was placed on display for tho first time against South Carolina conquer-op' of Eraklne and Du tee Due to the injury of Sid Williams crack punter and the disqualification' of Harold Olts his substitute tho Tech backfleld was rest range a with Captain Earl Dunlap at one of tho halves and Sam Colvin replacing Dunlap at quar-tF Bolncau and Edens gamecock mainstays wera In the starting back' eld end Buddy Hewberry Ties With Georgians (SsmIiI to IS Blurt) SAVANNAH Oct Threatening to score In ovary quarter the football teams of tho Georgia Teachers' College and Newberry College were never able to summon tho punch neoesaary to above a goal across tho finish lino and tho score stood 0-0 after sixty minutes of torrid battle hers yesterday Both teams had their opportunities but fumbles and penalties blasted all hops of breaking tho deadlock Newberry got their first chance to tally on tho kickoff when Jen-nens grabbed the ball on tho kickoff to race 25 yards deep into Cracker territory before finally being brought to eqrth The Carolinians lost the ball on downs and Statesboro after running three lino plays without success punted out of tho danger sons The quarter ended with neither club making any progress Tho second period also had its thrilling moment when Beasley started Statesboro on a march by sprinting around right end for a first down Ho rammed center for an additional three yards white Rountree cracked right tackle for another first down to sweep the ball to tho 50-yard furrow In Newberry territory Jennww started Newberry down tho field after tha ball had exchanged hands on downs and the 50-yard Una was their stopping point In tho third quarter a youngster named Jones started making things Interesting for the A A representatives by his Una plays Through hie work tho ball was carried by the Crackers to tho Car-oUiu 40-yard line as tha third period was rounded out After fighting in midfield during tho early part of tho final period tha Teachers began to find tho openlnga Tha ready hands of Bird was grabbing passes and the ball was swept to tho goal lino With five yards to make for a goal Statesboro fumbled and Newberry grabbed tho ball A series 11ns plays worked the ball toward midfield aa time was called DEVILS MEET VIRGINIA DURHAM Oct Blue Devils with Captain Lee Davis In the lineup for the first time this season wen prepared today to meet Virginia'! Cavaliers before a home-coming day football crowd Probabl Uneups Virginia Duka St Clair i LE Rosky Motley (C) LT Davis C) Debutts 14 Gentry Cameron RG Poss RT Bryan Orrick Blppley QB Beury LH Abbott or Thomas RH Murray Bryant FB Erahlar or Bwr Line-Up Will Be Changed Dut to Injuries Woodward Is Out Columbia high school's football team was ready today for the second battle of the season The Capitals are primed and set for the game with the strong Charlotte High school Hornets at 2 o'clock this afternoon on Melton field i The Charlotte squad arrived in Columbia last night and Is stopping at the Jefferson hotel Forty Hornets made the trip to Columbia with Coach Walter Skidmore and the Tar Heels are planning to revenge last game which Columbia won In Charlotte by 7 to 2: Henry Woodward Capitals' star halfback will not play in today's gama He was injured in last battle with Benedictine John Campbell who also suffered an injury in the same gama will not participate Tally Easier is also on the Columbia sick list'-One of the largest crowds of the year is expected to gather on Melton field for the gama The probable line-up and Jersey numbers for today follows: Charlotte Columbia Farris (7) LB (17) Mo'ldous Moser (12) LT (21) Belser Hood (44) LG (22) Fellers Daniels (22) c) (7) Bloom Laxton (2) RG (12) Freeman Cathey (24) RT (10) Sanders Shoupe (12) )20) Bauknlgbt Funderburk (22 QB (2) Mauney Landis (22) HB (15) McCrady Gadd (22) HB (12) M'D'gall McCachem (22) FB (122) Brown Officials: McFaddln (Davidson) Selbels (Yale) Berry (Y A) Fmk (I) CanllM Fmh (rtf rmmis eeeeeeeeoos eeeeesse WllllTB Wltaoa eeeaeoeeseoooa I'Y KUflftFf King sees seseeeeese see lAiioieeMisii trill seosegeeeensssee 1-eeeeeesesseeyiiHJf Vtaor eseeseeeaeseeeese iKtaeeeeeeos jBIOIlMid Wilm HT Manama Bltklll egeoe esssseoes BKessooossssssis Frwalpr (c) IB (tel Clary KraitdNbtfl eeaeeoeese HBsssseeeeeeees Hardy -iiMtiMMuisi KBssneiei JVttill es-ieeseeseesoe FBeeeeseee BWHtlll Boon hr parted: IMiMB eeeseeeoeaeoead I I Caiallfli Trvstmm tt-W Hrerlnc tmwMowaa Clary 4 Barwtlnf Is Wolf Willard Mata altar lamhdnwis Cp7c wMItflttaai! RIm UeDoaiM XrM wuttft XdnfleM Moor Una XsMmm CirallM wtatlmlMu: Stroud Muum SM-dint 1 Hhlao Brow Vwi Culp Wolf MUm-IMa DU Hldna RraSm Orororttr Mrodows Mirioa Crtl Xunw JfaDnwU Know CunML OB-lili: VMtf (nnrdnl UrtBar) irfrrro: Xnowitim uwhe Bhtrot (I'usUu) bald- Crimson Tide In Good Physical Shape For First 1930 Grid Clash TUSCALOOSA Ala Oct (A1) Opening its 1220 conference football schedule Alabama's Crimson Tide today met the University of Mississippi eleven The Tide grid-ders were In good physical shape for th game with all of Wade's array of backs ready for service The line up: Alabama Old M'es H'ora LS Payne Clerent LT Bowleo Howard Trapp Ebert Boutwell Miller RG James Blngton -RT Bentley Elmore RE wsynse Campbell QB Burnett Suther LH Brock Cain RH Blggers Hansen FB Ross BLAIR LEADS AT SEDGEFIELD BEDGEFTELD COUNTRY CLUB GKEENSBORO Oct IP) Tully Blair Bedgefleld amateur showing the way aspirants for ths North and South Carolina open golf title today started on the final 22 holes Blair shot a yesterday to take the lead at the end of the first 22-hols round His sharp-shooting put him one stroke ahead of Charles Rues Asheville professional who finished with a 75-74 for a card of 142 Eighteen golfers carded better scores than Marshall Crichton of Durham and one tied his mark of J52 to put the present title holder way down the list at the end of the first round LEONARD FREED IN DEATH CEDAR RAPIDS la OeL W5) Leonard East Moline IU boxer was exonerated today in the death of Hildreth (Battling) Nelson who dropped dead In the ring In a match with Leonard lost night Nelson's collapse waa attributed by the Jury to paralysis of tho Cardiac muscles os a result of strenuous exercise Leonard was taken Into custody last night pending ths inquest Approximately 2222000000 pounds of fish are consumed In tho United States each yean In Its opening game of tho sea son yesterday New Brookland high school was defeated by Swan sea high by tho scoro of 14 to 0 A pass Hilderbrand to Smith good for 25 yards netted tho Swansea sloven its first touchdown early in tho first period and Williams Intercepted a Now Brookland forward pass and galloped 10 yards for tho second touchdown which came in the last period Both extra points war successful th first being added by way of a pass to Smith and tho second by a pass to Malone Wetherford played a splendid game for tho visitors white Derrenbaoher and Roof were outstanding for New Brookland Lineups and summary: Swansea (14) New Brookland (0) Smith LE BalUngton Saylor LT I Addy Hill 1X1 Galloway Wetherford Glsaendanner Henry HG Smith Saylor RT Hicks Fallow RE 1 Geiger Halgler QH Jeffcoat HI Ullama HB Helse Jackson HB Roof Hilderbrand FB Fowler Scon by periods Swansea 7 0 0 New Brookland 0 0 0 Now Brookland substitutions: Mason for Jeffcoat Williams for Geiger Swygert for Hicks Dsrren-bacher for Mason Officials: Wheeler (Duke) referee Graham (Caroline) umpire Rlkard (Carolina) head linesman MARYLAND AND YALE CLASH NEW HAVEN Conn Oct G45) Tho first big Intersections! game of tho 1050 football season in tho Yale bowl today was tho tenth clash between Yale and Maryland-The Uno up Yale Llndenberg LB Hall isiLT Fisher Hers IX) Llnehsn RG Vincent RT Berras RE Mcllenan QB IVoods Snead Chalmers Taylor HB Berger Parker FB Doppleman Referee: O'Brien Tuftua Umpire A Palmer Coly Linesman McCabe Holy Cross Field Judge Carson Penn State A noise filter le now being perfected which-will be placed windows and not only keen the uproar of the street from tho ears of those Indoors but also remove dust and dirt from Incoming air Army Furman Massinger IVslle Suercs Garner Hlllslnger A Wilder Milter crossland Humber (C) Harmon (C) Price Carson Carlmerk Stewart Bowman li Allred Letsoltor It Deery Herb Pipkins Fields Carson Referee: Thorps Umpire McCarty Linesman Eagan Field Judge Xinnay Terry Brings Bdting Title To Hew York After 15-Year Lapse Al Simmons Hoses Oat Lou Gehrig For Batting Title in Close Race Purple Warriors Primed For Tilt With Army Today At Gothams Get First Slugging Crown 'Since Time of Larry Doyle NEW YORK Oct The National league batting championship returned to New York for the Srst time since Larry Doyle captured the title in till as Bill Terry Giants first baseman led the senior circuit with an average of 401 according to figures released today and including the final games average was 12 points bettor than ths figures compiled by Doyle but was only eight points better than Babe Uorman of Brooklyn who ranked second to the slugger Herman finished an easy second his 222 average leading Chuck Klein of the Phillies by seven percentage points The honor of connecting with the most hits also went to Terry as he pounded out 254 blows to tie the National league record mads by Frank of Philadelphia last year O'Doul who won the batting crown last year finished fourth but Klein a taammatq took plenty of Semi-Official Returns Show Athletic Slugger 2 Points In Lead CHICAGO Oct Semi-official returns from the hard fought American league batting championship race reveal that Al Simmons of ths Philadelphia Athletics won the crown by exsotly two points over Lou Gehrig of tho Now York Yankees Ths averages official up to and Including games of Sapt 21 and unofficial for tho last week of ths season gave Simmon a percentage of 381 to Gehrig's 879 It was one of tho closest races In tho Junior history So close was the race for loading positions that only 82 points separated ths tan best batters in tho league In addition to Simmons and Gehrig they were Babe Ruth New York and Carl Reynolds Chicago 859 Mickey Cochrans Philadelphia 157 Urban Hodappb Cleveland 955 Edward Morgan Cleveland J5I Dick Porter Cleveland 251 Sam Klcs WEST POINT OeL Furman Furpte Hurricane from tho foothills of South Carolina blew Into West Point's camp with a healthy looking aggregation of football players to match skill end brawn with ths Cadets this afternoon at Polo Field It Is tho first Intersection clash between the East and South -for tha current season end Furman one of the Palmetto state's strongest football teams is regarded by tba Army as a formidable opponent The Uae-npf.

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