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The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 20

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I 20 THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL MEMPHIS SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 17 1926 SECTION 1 Former Local Prep School Star at Scores The Winning Touchdown far Furman Over Georgia I FURMAN LICKS GEORGIA IS MEMPHIS BOY SIMS Shelby Schneider Makes 97-Yard Run for Winning Touchdown Jale Passes Way to Defeat Dartmouth By Score 14 to 7 Bull Dogs in Decisive Victory Before Crowd of 53000 Yale Carries Ball Over in First and Third Period Following Short Passes McGunigle Stars r'- EW HAVEN Conn Oct 16 high-geared eleven generally recognized as the 1925 national champions was Ole Miss ScoresJLateinGame Beats Loyola of (Chicago 13-7 Mississippians Start Fighting in Final Period and Get Touchdown in Final Seven Minutes Using Straight Football Tactics Loyolal Counts on Fumble i UNIVERSITY Miss Oct 16 IisIssippI fight which humbled Florida put another football gamfe away here this afternoon Red and Blue downing Loyola of Chicago 13 to 7 With the score tied 7 to 7 for three quarters in the last seven minutes a dashing tearing rueh gave the winning touchdown to Ole Mias For the first three minutes Loyola rushed MiSrfJisippi off their tcct hut as soon as the Red and Blue sensed their danger they stiffened and held Chicago drew first blood when Witry recovered a fumble about the 30 -yard line and dashed by Lawless and Norton with Norton making the touchdown gave the score Norton kicked goal Their fighting blood up the Mississippians took the bail In mid-field and used straight football to march down for a score Cohen Batton and Walker tore off long gains and after three tries had failed from the two yardaline Batton was given the ball and dived across Walker went around left end for the point to tie For three periods the fight waged back and forth Mississippi having a slight edge With seven minutes to play and a tie staring them in the face the Ole Mlaa men uncovered a mashing drive which took the ball to the 12-yard line but there were held for downe when Griffin's punt went out of bounds on his own 27-yard line The Red and Blue grasped their opportunity Collier went 12 yards olf tackle then Walker 14 around end As ever Cohen delivered and got the winning touchdown through the line "Reckless' Batton was the ripping tearing half that could not be stopped And he was In every play making tackle and tackle 'TIubby Walker punting which went often for yard and one for CO yards stopping on the Loyolas fire-yard line was one of the main reasons that Misi-sippi won HI cool generalship put every play Just where it should he Applewhite hefty end who tore Florida to shreds was the man that spilled numerous play for losses lie tore through Interference broke up passes and cut tackier like a man possessed A sports authority was heard to say that Applewhite looked like one of the best ends seen In year In the south Prince heavy guard was great on the defensive and his recovery of two Loyola fumbles meant much to Ole Miss STARKVILLE Miss Oct IS In a game featured by long runs by Stuart and McCabe tho Mississippi Aggita defeated the Millsapa Majors today 34 to 0 A and 31 scored first early In the opening quarter when Pickens ran 3 yards off ackle placing the ball on the line from where ho took It over on two successive line plunges The aecond touchdown came late In the second quarter when Sprott Intercepted a MiMsaps laa and returned It 35 yards to the II-yanl lino Abernathy made first down through center and on the next play he went off tackle for a touchdown The Aggies scored again- when Francta muffed punt Jones recovering nn the Millsapa 15-ysrd line Biggers twk it over on successtvo plunges off tackle A 36-yard run by Stuart after A and had recovered a Millsapa fumble and stopped short today by Yale and sent down to defeat for the first time in three sears The Elis tossed away a half dozen opportunities to score by loose of the bail but still packed sufficient punch to overcome the big' green by a margin of one touchdown 14 to 7 in a battle that thrilled 53000 spectators In the Vale Bowl victory was as decisive as it was sensational in upsetting the Indians from the north who entered the game strong favorites Except for a brilliant drive in the second quarter a 65-yard march that resulted In -Black scoring its only touchdown Dartmouth was out-generaled and ouNplayed by a blue team that exhibited power speed and versatility in abundance The Elis beat Dartmouth at the own game as a matter of fact for both Blue touchdowns came on well-executed forward passes Of 'the type which have figured in sensational performances over the past few years A short toss Noble to Kline resulted in i first touchdown in the third quarter and a 15-yard heave' McGunigle to i Scott produced the winning tally in the final quarter with less than four minutes to play 1 Yale supposedly started the gome handienped by the absence of several regulars but her substitutes more than made up for this with sn un- heralded figure Rupert 'Doc Sic- Uunigle of SVinthrop Mass as the hero of the game McGunigle did not get 'Into the game until the final quarter but he was the main factor I in scoring the decisive touchdown With mo rivals apparently iiope- lcssly as the end drew near McGunigle snared an attempted pass by Dartmouth half- Pack oil his own 28-yard line and 'raced ii yards to the Green's Zs-yaru mark Alter two line plays found Dartmouth unyielding aluGuniglu tossed a 15-yard pass over the line to Scott and pulled out a victory that Sale apparently-had tossed away by making seven fumbles several of inem at critical moments Four oi JACKSON Tcmu Oct 16 Union University this afternoon defeated the Murray Ky State Normal eleven by a 6 to them were recovered but they broke up- promising drives by the hills par-ticularly in the second and third SANFORD FIELD Athens Ga Oct 16 (AP) An unheralded team from Furman University today defeated the Uni versify of Georgia here 14 to 7 It was only in the last 60 seconds of play that Georgia scored The result of the game will not affect chances a a a Southern Conference championship for Furman la not a conference member A 97-yard run for ja touchdown by She! ly Schneider of Memphis featured Schneider Intercepted a Georgia pass on hla own three-yerd line and squirmed through the entire Georgia team for a clear field to the goal Pipkins added the extra point The first scoring of the game waa by Rawl of Furman who as the aecond quarter opened reversed hla field on a triple criacrosa and raced the necessary 49 yards for a touchdown Upklns contributed the additional one point Georgia's lone score came within -one minute of the end of the final quarter on a forward pans Hooka to Woodall a sub stitute which gained 44 yards and advanced the ball to four-yard line where Boland bucknl it over for a touch down Broadnax dropklcked for the extra point Cordination In the Furman baekfldd with the line hurling itself terrifically against tho Bulldogs along with excellent generalship were features of the hurricane this afternoon Generalship was a big factor la their showing Rawl bandied hinieelf In a most pleasing style This first quarter waa featured by exchanges of punts with neither team creating an appreciable stir Both teanie hail registered only one first down and were fighting an even battle "Rharky Kain Bulldog fullback was injured as the first quarter ended after Morton had punted 26 yards to Jimmy Blount of Memphis who returned nine yards before going opt of bounds on Georgia's 48-yard line Rawl to open the second period on a triple crisscross reversed hla field and raced 43 yards for tho first marker Pipkins kicked goal for the extra point shortly after Hollis dropped back to the 48-ynrd line and attempted a drop kick in this period shortly after Schneider had stepped around right end for 30 yards placing the oral on Georgia's 40-yard line In the second half the Bulldogs came hack and made more first downs had the decisive edge In gaining yards from snap and turned down real opportunities to score more than once Following the kickoff the Bulldogs annexed two flrat downs the drive providing high hopes for Red qnd Black supporters These were Masted as Blount intercepted a Georgia pass only to have Hollis repeat for the Bulldogs a moment later Then came an exchange of punts and Bulldog's hope were revived ns Sherlock made a first down on hia own 4S-yard line A forward pasa frpin Morton to Rherloek affonled a flrat down and Hollis punched through tho hurricane line for Another first down on Furman's 28-yard line Sherlock galloped around left end for 16 yards and a first down Morton made two ami Sherlock added five yards at right tackle Three yards were needed and Hollis decided In favor of a forward pass as the weapon to oppose the hurricane His toss to Morton was interceptsd by Schneider who made a beautiful run of 97 yards through the entire Georgia team for a touchdown 'Pipkins again kicked goal The third period had gone and the Bulldogs attempts had been passed up An exchange -of punts ushered In the final period with Georgia here taking to the air In a slight degree Rawl had made a first down on Georgia's 4 i -yard line Willie Hatcher had b'en injected into the game and whirled around his left flank 33-by Boland nine yards and Boland then rammed center for a first clown With the fourth down and nlns to go Hollis attempted pass fell incomplete and the ball went over Again the Bulldogs had failed After the ball wont over Rawl punted on the second play Broadnax returning tho ball to Furman's 46-yard line Hooka then htivql a pass to Woodall netting 44 yards before he wax brought down On the aecond play Roland carried the ball over and Broadnax added the point after touchdown Georgia kicked off and Rawl failed as the game ended The lineup and summary Furman Position Georgia Fairley Curran Pulley I Lautxenheiser Pvrry (4 Smith Thoitiaa (C) Forties arson G- Rogers oods Iufckey Bryno Shiver Raw 1 ohuson Schneider I- Morton Blount Sherlock Pipkins McCrary Score by periods: Furman Georgia Cohen weighty fullback played tbe same game that has placed him wher he is today Carrying the ball de periods into the brief three minutes McGunigle occupied a backfield politic he put two and one-half yeurs of footbhil hopes and aspirations His three minutes' of play this afternoon wJU be written iu gridiron annals as the busiest and best three minutes in recent Yale history produced -a sts riling upset for iney brought the defeat of a Dartmouth team that has not known the meaning of that word (Lice 1923 And they enubled Yale to continue as the one big eleven never to fall before the Hanoverian And Doc" the unhappy ineligible of 1924 and 1925 the lowly scrub of two days ago whose name did not appear on the official programme of today's contest takes his place with the mighty warriors who have made Yale football history a most entrancing volume There was Just one faint cloud on his rcjrord for the da' for many con Shelby David "Red' 'Schneider Furman University halfback who the scoring of the winning touchdown in his brilliant prlormanco another 46-yard sprint by Stuart late In the last quarter both resulted In touchdowns and were the moot brilliant features of the game Millsapa started a dangerous pausing attack in' tho fourth quarter and for a while It looked as if the combination of Francis to Blount would certainly score but their scoring threat terminated when Chadwick Intercepted a pass on A and 16-yard line and tbo Mareona carried the ball out of danger Crawford and Francis were the Individual stars for Millsaps with Rouse playing a strong defensive game at fullback Millsapa flashed a clever passing attack a quick pass from Francis to Blount giving tho Maroon defense trouble in breaking up near the end of tbo gamo Lineup: Sllllsapa Position Aggies Blount Xj Ixwit Graham Geoghegan Everett Thompson McManus Jones Babington RO Smith Peevty Bronson aiashtae Et eootsooa Yl FriDcii sstisatso ssssise so Ccftwford so 1 sotsststsa 8prott CdVfr SI6S4 66 6SO R- OOOOOOOea PiCktOfl KOUN aeeooooooo Fa Bo naoseosoo Severance (California) ref-tret Fahlcno Kanaa) umpire VlnwH (Grunnein linesman Tima of (quarter 16 li it 10 minute Score by quarters: A ami si' Millsapa staoses 7 13 0 6 SHELBY SCHNEIDER Schneider starred in football at jC four years 1921 1922 1923 and 1924 playing in the lino hi first year and fullback the last three He was named on All-Memphi football in 1923 and 1924 captaining thn feam' ift l92t He 'Was chosen on tho All-Msinpble 0 score in a ganiu nevoid of auy unusually spectacular grid plays Striplin right half for the Union squad Mooneyham full and Moore quarter played the outstanding roles for tho local squad Keb ('ochrau Murray quarter showed himself to be unusually fast and possessor of exceptional grid talent Union's sole scorn came in the first quarter when Striplin carried tho ball over on a line play off right tackle Mooney-ham broke away for a 30-yard run shortly afterward Cochran Intercepted a pass ana gained 40 yards These were the only-thrills the fans who were nn the lookout for spcctaculur plays received during the game Beginning with the second half it was a ace-saw afrair with very few threatening incidents near the goal tinea of either aide The game ended with the ball In mid field llneup: Union Position Murray Normal i 'h ambers Welts Burnett XeT Puryea Hess -G A It ells Askew Chambers Suggs RO Emerson Johnson KT Wallace Stewart RE Kenny Moore QR Cochran Miller hH Maya Striplin Sleud Mooneyham FU Walla Substitutions For Murray Gardner for Emerson Emerson for Gardner Wagner for Emerson for Union Smith for Chamber Offlclnln Bcrryhill (Vandy) referee Vo-well (Tennessee) umpire Tate Union: head linesman Massey (Union) timekeepers basket ball in 1922 1923 1924 and 1925 He was an AU-Mcinphia baseball seleeticn in 1924 kud 1925 Schneider was the outstanding local prep school athlete in 1923-24 and is rated one of the best athletes in local pren school history against Georgia yesterday is a former tar athlete of Christian Brother College and has lived here all his I Me- Schelnder attended Leath Grammar School before entering tend that he was-guilty of interference with the Intended recipient ol the pass which he intercepted There TULANE'S GREEN WAVE HALTED IN NEW YORK New York University's Eleven Cracks Louisiana Team for 21 to 0 Victory AAISS COLLEGE BEATEN BYGENTENARY 281014 Belated Aerial Atack of the Choctaws Fails to Overcome Long Lead of Opponents tense interference all looked alike to him The Loyola interference was almost perfect and the lovol-1 'back had a drive seldom seen Lawless and Norton tore off frequent loner arsine 1-s-mont at end plaved a splendid gam! Their line was also great holding the MisslsBlpplann once on tbe 12-yard line Morgan Ole Mia cheer leader got gay after the winning i score and sprained hi ankle much to the sorrow- of Ole MIg fans Lineups: Ole Miss Loyola (Chicago) Position Windham LE Lanort Salloum LT 7 alsh Frine I(L a Burke Burke 4 II itnf Smith XLG Ply un Daria kT 9f slsh Applewhite TLTL From on Walker OR Walker Hatton LYL (Irlffin £mith Tadpole) TtH Norton Cohen 1 IL Law less Score by Ole Miss 7 9 Loyola 0 0 Substitutions: Ole Miss File for Smith Li tty for Batten Wilitanu for Salloum Batton for Lltty Collier for Batten Enochs f6r Davis 'Loyola Downes for Griffin Cronin for Norton Lederer for Burke Hymn for Witry Witry for Lamont Lundgott for Bremon Norton for Downe Downe for Norton Norton Cronin for Griffin Flynn for Lederer Lederer for Flvnn Touchdown Batton Chcnr (Mississippi Newton (Loyolg) Densities Ole Mi five -yard Lev-ola 55 yards Leftwich (Sr-waneet referee Tyson (Idaho) umpire Under (Randolph-Macon) linesman Football Results LOCAL ef Tenn Doctors 3D Bethel College (McKrnxte) 6 SOUTH Tennessee MtuyvHle ff Mlarlexippl 13 Loyola (Clticugo) 7 Alabama 21 Georgia Tech 0 Vanderbilt 7 Texna 0 Furman II Georgia 7- Oglethorpe 14 Chattanooga 11 Washington and Lee 14 Kqptucky IS Virginia II 31 I 7 Iuisiana 1 Auburn North Carolina Duke 0 Arkansas 14 Hendrix 7 Mercer 6 Florida 3 Birmingham-Southern 26 Southern College is Virginia Poly 24 Maryland 6 Presbyterian College (A C) 13 Wake Forest 0 Springhill 0 Stetson 0' t'itmlej 7 Newbern 6 lnynsi iNw Orb-nne) 36 Detroit 3llsleslppl Teachers It Louisiana Col-lcrrc ARKANSAS AIR ATTACK DEFEATSJiENDRIX 14-7 Passes in Last Period Help Razorbacks to Hard-Fought Victory Over Bulldogs Substitutions Millsapa: Holcomb for BaUingtod Farmer for Crawford Holmes for Everett Brooks for Vance Crawford for Farmer Wascom for Crawford Farmer for Rouse! Rape for Holcomb Williams for Blount Bounds for Graham Green for Bounds Byrd for Francis sever for Wascom Sulwtitutions A and McCabe for Flekena Mitchell for Geoghegan Abernathy for Stewart Ashcroft for Brunson Hartness for Craft McEloveen for Jones Chadwick for Rpott Noah for McElvecn Aahcrnf for Fmith Raney for Stewart Christopher for Hartnc! Abernathy for Riggers Pittman ror Thonison Brooks for Lewis was no protest from Dartmouth on ike play and it escaped the attention of-the officials set not a few in the press box observed the violation and of 'course the- more rabid of Dartmouth rooters will tell you it should haver been called and penalised a penalty had It come at that time would have placed the Green within striking distance of the Y'ale goal and Would have rendered impossible the WJnping Yale touchdown Yale early evidenced an -offensive and --defensive superiority over the Green and twice in tno second period had tho ball within Dartmouth's 25-yard line But on both occasions there-cama a bad pass from tho center tor a fumble by a backfield man with Dartmouth capturing tho ball on both occasions and it was on tho sec--ond of thoso recovered fumbles that the Green inaugurated a 77 -yard march which carried it into the lead 7- to 0 In that second p-riod Yale indicated its-nsw mastery of aerial football but it was not until third session of Play that the mastery was employed in producing a score When it wras brought into uo it proved a perfect thing which on two passes one of which was-completed and four rushes It advanced the ball 50 yards to Dartmouth's- eight-yard line from which point a aerial brought the tying touchdown' Twice again before 'the introduction of McGunigle that bril-'llant blue offense went booming up the field once carrying the ball to I fout-yard strip before It taken from old Eli on downs and -again advancing tho pigskin well up the lawn to Dartmouth's 11-yard I merle where an attempted field goal failed Yale completed only five out of a dozen forward passes but Intercepted two of the Green's tosses at vital mo-intents Dartmouth completed only four out of 14 and the finish saw- Centenary 26 Mlesisaipui College 14 SHREVEPORT La Oct Holding up their aerial attack until it waa too lato to overcome 28 point lead the Mississippi Choctaws this afternoon were beaten by Uentenary 28 to 14 Tho Choctaws were held scoreless in the first half of the game when Centenary crossed the viaitorsr goal twice Bean scooped up a fumble by tbs Choo tav's early 4n tbe game and raced down tho fluid to tho five-yard line Ltttrar scored the touchdown Centenary's gains were made largely by long and runs with four turn running Interference The Gentlemen opened up the second half with a touchdown and then the Choctaws scored their first joint when Dickerson plunged through tho line for tbe six points sfter Wilson had completed a pass to Spon-cer With renewed pop the Choctaws opened up their aerial attack in earnest and in the last quarter scored another touchdown when Dickerson caught a abort pass on tbe 50-yard lino and rushed down tho field to goaL Rogers waa injured in tbs first quarter of tho gamo and was replaced by Conn Tbo Choctaws also lost another man from play In the lost quarter wnen side was badly injured Wilson was accurate in his passing and completed a large number for big gains Spencer usually waa at the receiving end In addition to hla passing Wilson also proved to lie one of the best rround gainers on tho team The lnem Mississippi Position Centenary Ice 1 Himei Hogers Davlit Aioore 1 Rin Ion Enoch a Phillips Roebuck Faulk I uin kin "Price Branch It 16 Ivcepke Dickerson I- Smith XL 11 ilson Xjetteer 1 I ileon Pi Beam Black cffrlea 'Score by Periods Centenary Mississippi Touchdowns: Furtnsn Rawls Schneider Georgia Rowland Points after touchdown Furman ripklna 2 GCoifeia Broadnax Officials: Strupper (Georgia Tech) ref eree Black (Davidaon) umpire Perry (Sewanee) bead Itnrsman Boatwright (Virginia) field Judge MISS TEICHERS DOWN LOIIISIIIII COL 14-7 Teachers Score in Second Half to Down Wildcats in Hard-Fought Game Dooley heaving wildly from mid-field in a desperate attempt to score The Elis also outshone the Green at rush- LITTLE ROCK Ark' Oct The University of Arkansts defeated Hendrix College 14 to 7 here today In a game decided on forward passes in the second helf after tho two teams had battled a scoreless draw In the first half Arkansas finally gained tho advantage In the third period when Chipman halfback intercepted a Hendrix pass and carried tho ball to within easy scoring distance after which Cole slipped around right end for tho five yards needed for a touchdown Colo kicked for tho extra point In tho samo period Hendrix started a forward pass a tack that awept the ball 49 yards down tho fisld and over the Arkansas goaL Balter Hendrix quarterback passed to Charles halfback for a 2G yard gain Another pasa Salter to Charles gained li yards taking tho ball to the Kaxorback'a 11-yard 'line On tho fourth down gaiter passed over the goal to Charles for a touchdown gaiter kicked for the extra point and a tied score The Kasorbacks won- in the fourth period whrnwith the ball on the Hendrix 40-ysrjl rKKftoli passed to Beavera who was stAppeu on the one-yard line The Bulldogs stopped Dhonau but on tho next play Cole slipped over the goal for the touchdown Cole also kicked for tho extra pcint The game was marred by numerous fum-libi and bad passes from center and was delayed considerably by time being taken out by both teams It was a hot day and plnyera suffered severely The work of Colo of Arkansas and Charles of Hendrix stood out on offensive while the line play of both teams was strong Balter Hendrix quarterback handled hia team well as did Dhonau Arkansas quarterback Captain Boosman of the Raaorbacks starred on defense in backing up the line Hendrix backs played well on the defense and the Bulldogs might' have had a tied score but for one furl pass which was intercepted and' led to tho scoring of tho llaxorbacka' flrat touchdown The game probably attracted the largest crowd over to witness a football context here The official count was not available hut it was estimated that tho attendance wan between 6000 and 7000 lineup: Arkansas Position Hendrix BY CHARLES A I)VETT NEW YORK Oct 16 The vaunted Green wave of Tulano was hurled buck by New York University's seawall defense lie-fors 1 2S0AA fans at the Yankee Rtadium this afternoon and tho southerners took a far more severe drubbing than Georgia Tech handed them a wr-ek ago The final score was 21 to 0 tht Violet a touchdown In each quarter save the first Chick charges played brilliant brand of football with a rare defense and nicely variegated attack to turn back the southerners who two wtckp urn tied tho big Missouri eleven and rater with the best finder the Mason-Dixon line The southerners however pres-n ted a lighter team than Median's warriors anil counted on their speed for result while favored the aerial attack Tulane kicked off with the wind Strong fumbled but recovered and worken hack to U'a 25-yard line In three rushes Strong gained a first down and he aud Conner picked up five yards more be-fors Conner passed to Captain Briante for a 16-yard gain Line smashing by Briante and Strong netted another first down and pass to Kiordan took the ball to Tulana'a 2 4 -yard line There the southerners braced and when Strong tried a placement kick It was partly blocked and foil Seuwa went around the Violet's left end for 15 yards and he and Menville tested the New York line but found it atuhlorn Morgan's aerial toss to Menville gained 10 yards and Tulane was on its 45-yard line Menville plunged 12 yards off tackle and he and Seuwa pulled off two more first downs in short order Morgan atas thrown for a small loss on an end run as the period ended In the second quarter Strong oil three line plunges made first down and Conners la two dashes made another before tossing a pass to Riordan downed by Klrachmler on Tulane'a 33-yard llns Conners then threw to Riordan standing beside a goal post and ho fell over the line for a touchdown Strong kicked goal In the third quarter Tulane had kicked to New York's 45-yard line and Briante on two line smashes made first down and on four more tries another Rirong gained four Briante nine and strong seven more in drives through the line anil over for threo yards and the second touchdown Strong also kicked goal In the fourth quarter after gains by had leen wiped out by two long Tulane passes which carried the bail to the New York 10-yurd line Runyan through Morgan and Armstrong for no gain on successivs plays and tnc Violet took the ball on its yard line a long hurl Connor to Strong netted 30 yards Strong carried the hall 10 yards further on a reverse play to the Tulane six-yard line front which Connor splashed through for the third touchdown Stronk kicked a third goal Tulane Foal tf on New York Gamble (C) I White Talbot Sillier Blackledge L-B Skudln MflTllI eeesoe osessaeaeaes IUTUt BllttUd islti Ri eeeeeeeee DUflKII a RT sississ llfon Kionlin MDviui tea Vinner tteUflA I-- eseseeeee Browpt sesaaess Re eseeeoees RobCfIS Morgan FB Briante (C) Brore hr New York Tulane i 'Jng registering 14 first downs to 12 for Dartmouth defeat w'as its first since 1923 when the Green bowed to Cornell at Hanover Score by periods: ale to 0 7 i 1 4 Dartmouth 0 7 0 0 7 Yale score: Touchdowns Kline ahd Scott Points from try after touchdown Noble and Wadsworth (sub for Kline) both place kick Dartmouth scoring: Touchdown Dlark (sub for Horton) Point after touchdown Dooley drop kick Referee Crowley Rowdoln -W Okeson LeHlgh Head -P Murphy Brown Field judge O'Brien Tufts CHATTANOOGA HOLDS OGLETHORPE TO TIE Fubstitutes: Mississippi Hitt for Black Conn for Rogers spencer for Dickerson Loo for Wilson Johnson for Lumkin Black for Hitt Rogers for Conn Lumpkin for Johnson Morgan for Hollewell Wilson for Spencer lii-kersqn for Wilson Centenary Allabay for Lctteer Mendotna for Faulk Blarksheur for Allabay Stewart for latvis May for Frlce Faulk for Meadows Lrtt er for Blackshear Price for May MarsnIL for Letteer Kebsamen for Phillips Officials: Sweeny (Bethany) and Thany referee Haxton (Mississippi) umpire' Knflana Garnett) head linesman Touchdowns Dltetr Smith Bam to Blackshear Dickerson 2 Points after touchdown Smith 4 Wilson 2 1 I Mississippi Aegis 34 31 lUMp 0 Richmond Acndcmy 67 6 Western Michlgnn Xoruml 7 Western Kentucky XornVnl 2 Georgetown College 27 East Kentucky Norninl 0 Louisiana Poly 36 Clark College EAST-WEST New Tork University 21 Tulane 0-Yal 14 Iwrtnmuth 7 Harvard 27 'William and Mary 7 Notre Dame 26 Penn State 6 Navy 27 Princeton 13 Frown 37 Botes 14 Holy Cross 21 Rutgers 0 Depauw 34 Earlham 7 Oklahoma City 0 Honover 6 Northwestern 2I Indiana 0 Illinois 13 Iowa 6 Wesleyan 27 Rochester 6 Purdue Wisconsin 0 Vufts 1 Bn-vdoill 7 New Hampshire 7 I State 6 Maine Cl Connecticut Aggies 6 Colby Lowell Textile 3 Lafayette 43 Dickinson 13 7 Upsala 6 f'-ttysbiirg II Itoannke- Cnllevc 2 ft Xavirr 20 university of Louisville 7 HaverfoM 24 ft Johns 6 Mt Union 7 Case 3 Penncylx-anla 27 Chicago 9 Michigan 20 Minnesota 0 Ohio state 32 Columbia 7 Williams 20 Mnss Aggies 0 Col ctlte 16 Pittsburgh IS Washington and 'Jefferson 17 Carnegie Tech 6 Canisius 9 Geneva 26 Buffalo 2 Clarkson 20 Syracuse 21 Army 27 Pc-thnny 7 Allegheny 14 Rrnssntear 15 Worcester 6 Lnfpj-et'e 43 Dickinson 13 Iehigli 0 Quantlco 13 Ft lAwrtnr 20 3Tnhattan 3 Johns Hopkins 7 Richmond 3 Baldwin Wallace 19 Ottcrbcfn 3 O'nerlin 7 Western Reserve 2 Ohio University fi Iienisnn 0 ITilversfy of Cincinnati 22 9Tarictta 7 Akron University 34 Hiram 0 Butler 7 Franklin Missouri 7 Southern Methodist 7 St Iiuis University 0 Msrquetto 2S Dnvtou University 14 Itnskell 30 Wooster 23 Ohio Wesleyan 7 Princeton Freshmen 14 Navy FJcbca 13 Nebraska 20 Washington 4 Muhlenberg 6 Ilrfumn Valley 0 Gettysburg 21 Roanoke 2 West Virginia 13 Georgetown University 10 Cornell 24 3Ii--hlgn State 14 Nebraska 20 Washington 6 Princeton Freshmen 16 XavyeFlebes 13 Coe 35 Lawrence 6 Know 6 30 Gnlesluirs 13 Macomb 0 Illinois Wesleyan 6 Anguotana 7 Iowa State (Ames 0 Grinnell 0 Swarthinnre 7 Maryland 34 Providence College 21 Vermont 0 Westminster 6 Thiel 7 North Dakota Aggies 0 South Dakota Stare 21 Professonnl (Amerlrani W'lnon Wildcats 21 Boston Bulldogs 0 Amherst 14 Hamilton Viddlebury 7 Boston University 6 T'rsinua 13 1'rsnkDn nnd Marshall 0 Albright -6 St Joseph 0 West Virginia Wesleyan 6 Waynea-bu(? of Delaware flprlnfflcM 0 Wilmington 12 Morris Harvey 0 Muskingum 6 Ohio Northern 0 Wittenberg 7 Miami 0 Wilbcrforce 41: Plmmnna (Texas) 6 King College 29 Lincoln Memorial Inc versity 0 Williams 26 Massachusetts A 9 Xva Stanford 33 Oregon Atrgie 27 CnlifO'Pia 7 Wabash 3J Torre Haute Normal 6 University of California Southern Drench 6 Whittier College 14 University of Southern California 28 Occidental Colierc 6 At Denver Colorado Aggies 7 Denver University 6 At Colden Col Colorado Teachers 26 Cotorcdo Mines 7 At Tu'sa Tulsa University 2S Oktnboma Apple At Vaco Bavlor 14 Trinity 6 At Dupont Manuel III' 27 Little Rock Ark Hi 11 At Jacksonville Florida Freslinfen 12 Ogli tborn Freshmen 0 At Vniiib rb'Tt Freshmen It Kentucky Freshmen HARVARD IMPROVES TO SCORE FIRST VICTORY OVER WILLIAM AND MARY Tflne moans no soosgOstt toy The man mho can punt pass and advance the ball1 is the apple of coaches eije As in football so in clothes OAK HALL'S Burnt Browns Tudor Tweeds and Dover (Jraqs are a trio of triumphs threat'' on the style qridiron that lock qreai fit qreat and wear qreat Suits and Overcoats $35 to $65 Dunaway Meriwether Freeman Wilson Gregg Hudson McCormack Salter Charles Bird Botta HATTIESBURG Miss Oct The Louisiana College Wildcats suffered defeat at lyeniper Park this afternoon lhen the State Teachers' College Yellowjaf keta ran away for a 14 to 7 victory in the aee-oml half The game waa purely pass work during the first half when Fletcher for Louisiana completed a long pasa to Tatum who was over tho goal line Fletcher kicked an extra point The Teachers played purely on the defensive During intermission of the half Coach Heracliell Bobo -rallied his players to go for ground work finding Louisiana's weakness Nolly Felts 'quarterback and Gillette broke down Louisiana's line resistance for great gains The Teachers played purely on the offensive Felta made a sensational run of 40 yards Touchdowns by Felts and Rpigner for the Teachers Extra points for both were kicked by Felts The Teachers netted 10 first downs to Louisiana's six This Is Louisiana's first defeat and the second victory The pony backfield of Coach Waldcn'a team was disordered during the last half Lineup: Teachers Position Louisiana Conner Powdi Russell Rockholder Da Is Hhow Rroadus White tC) Bates 15 slker 31 nhan It Baird site Tatum cits Fletcher Fillette (C-) Whltehouse Rpigner Ij Parker Davis ohnaon Teachers: Hackney for Davis Rpigner for Davis Hockney for Rpigner Dodson for Waites Steward for Bates Woods for Concr Jackson for Rpigner Louisiana: Rorcllo for Bhnwg Bateman for Rockholder Dnus for Parker Finley for Parker Playing time Two hours 15 niinuta Rtswart umpire Dowey Lane referee: head linesman Steward timekeeper Hickman and Couvil-lion scorcrer Brewer Kosaon Rose Scott Hooiman Gentry Harrison Khaw Dlionau Cole Chipman Smith Score by periods Arkansas Hendrix CHATTANOOGA Tcnn Oct 16 Chat-t-iiiooKU and Oglethorpe battled to a 11-1 i ie here today in one of the moat eanguin-nry combats of tho season'a campaign re-niarkaida for tho supremacy of tho offense both tennis and the weakness of the defense Fifteen first downs were registered by each team and each time one of thriu would get tho halt a march up the field would be the reault The defense rarely stiffened until tho 20-yard lino was rrached I'hattanooga scored first In the Opening period In a steady Jumping process up tho f'eld following un Ogh-htoorpeo fuinlle Barrett making the scorn on a 32-yard run iigl-thorpo shattered tho home defense Into bits in the second period making two touchdowns after advancing by j'MP and IwiundN Garlington mads one on a ruah for 1 1 yards through the middle 1 hue pretty 1-yard run by i amplKlI put the ball on the onc-yard line and Vaughn burked for the second counter The score stood 14-7 until near the -lose of tho third period when a beautiful forward pass Newborn Barrett took tho ball 3i yards to Oglethorpe's 3U-yard lino and the Moccasins smashed the remainder of the way rtralilwoor's senation-al rod play and the great work In the line of Perkins and Hardin ror Oglethorpe were features Lineup: 7 0 0 7 7 CA3TBRIDGE Mass Ort A greatly improved Harvard team romped through the William and Mary tluven nu Soldiers' Fibl today running up a sron-or 27 to 7 for the Crimson's first victory of hc season Harvard had possession of th ball -most of the game making gain atlmost at will through Mid aroumi the line and by the iorwnrd pass In the letter department Suvies end l'uttisin were the outstanding performer Harvard scored one touchdown in each of the first two periods and two in the Third Wlll'ani and Mary's attack got un- der way In the fourth whrn Eason took a long pan from Ryan and run 15 yards to cross the Harvard line Harvard William and Mary Position Sal tonst all Eason Si in olid IT iti ox Goodwill mam pm LG a a 11 lkC btmicha a a a a Toi4 Iv ilgOUr RG aaaaaa 19 ll IlaitlS I I rk aaaaa 44 aaa 3Ilirplly Meadows fc lia vis Putna 41 Ky n1 iork 4 ok flgylrS 4 liaaaaaaa 11 allliCk Zarakov FB Macon Summary: Scoring Arkansas Touch downs Cole 2 Points after Cole 2- by placement kicka Touchdown Charles Point after touchdown Palter by placement kick Substitutes: Donathan for Chipman Beavera for Cole: Coleman for Shaw Mack for Donnthan Cowger for Rosson Winters for Harrison: Sadler for Mack: Weise for Scott: Cole for Beavers Chipman for Sadler Rosson for Cowger: Scott for Weise: Shaw for Coleman Japp for Winters Beavers for Smith: Harrison for Japp Mack for Chlpnian: Coleman for Cowger: Sadler for Mach Hendrix Speaker for Bird Robinson for Speaker: Bird for Robinson Bradley for Botta Hogan for Freeman Briant for Hogan Speaker for Bird Whldden for McCormack: Robtn-xon for Speaker Referee Moore Georgia Tech Umpire Ramp Cipcinnatl Head linixmar Campbell I sleep Forest Field Gregson Arkansas WASHINGTON UK ATS IDAHO SEATTLE Wash Oct Showing ability to make line gains only in the first and fourth quarters the University of Washington footltall team defeated the University of Idaho 26 to on a muddy field this afternoon Deprived by injuries of four of the players who laat Saturday beat the University of Montana without using a forward pass Idaho showed no power against the Washington line The husky touchdowns followed brilliant runs New York stcorlng: Touchdowns Klnr-nsn Strong Connor Feints sfter touchdown Strong 3 (placement kicks) OLE MISS FRESHMEN WIN UNIVERSITY Jfiss Ort 16 The (Me Mies Freshmen team won a decisive victory over the yearling eleven of I here this afternoon In a stubbornly con tested game by the score of 6-n Bob Jones center for the Old Miss freshmen was the outstanding star of the fray His tackling and offensive work were sensational Houston Phelps and Heflin starred Tor the visitors and should make valuable varsity material next veer Wilcox and Willis starred for Ole Miss In the Imckfiebl Kayxcr was injured after several dependable gains anil was removed from the contest I 8 I lioys were well coached and played a good game The lineup: Ole Min Position 1 Peeples 1 McGvhvr Burnett Cnsadn Thames 1 oust ones -O lie Payne He a 91 orris Mitchell Ilef'iiu II ill is It vile1 ps i lark 1 olden Ksyscr ltlt Tieofrnc 11 ilcox Jr Houston Position Chattanooga I Bra id wood L- glmnions a CMnifly Center Smith Bracewell It Viers Ii Cate 11 Lautmenheisvr It Barrett 1 Newborn Oglethorpe Carol I McLaughlin Guthrie Hutson Cousins Perkins Campbell Bell a Garlington Vaughn A1L1L AML By periods Harvard William and Mary 6 7 It 6 6 6 nAZLKIU'RST WINS T1AZLEHURST Miss Oct The Haxlehurst football squad lacks only ono victory of cinching the championship honors for city high schools In the Southwestern Schoolmasters' District The locals defeated Magnolia by a score of 7 to 6 in a beautiful and well played game Haxlehurst has deviated Brookhaven MrComh Tylartown and Magnolia and will meet Columbia next Thursday for the last gams Jn the race for honors AH the other teams in tho district have lost two game and Haxlehurst has not yet lost a contest Coach Therrill is well pleased with the work of his boys and is giving them constant drills to keep them fit for the big game when the inter-district games are had for state honors Rcoreby Oglethorpe Chattanooga 6 14 0 7 0 7 0- 14 Henrq Halle Dave Halle tnore Than 55 lears at 55 main SL Harvard scoring: Fa ylea 2 Clark Stafford taub foe Putnami Points after touchdown Putnam Saylcs uhruncey (sub for Clark drop kick) William nnd Mary scoring: Touchdown Eason Point after touchdown Ryan (dinp kick! Lnrpsbreth iHaver-ford) Umpire Helloran i Providence I lend lin: Mii-ii- (Cornell) l'lcld judge L'oulhclt iUrsiaus) Summary: Scoring touchdowns Ogle- 4lioorp Garlington Vaughn Chattanooga Barrett Newbern Point after Campbell 2 Lautenhclscr 2 ajl by vlrep kicks Oflcials: Referee Darwin if Virginia) umpire Tlchennr (Auburn) Aeau-linecman McGrath (Michigan) I i -r "itottev- vgvertvV- 'i x-st IDAVW i ry.

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