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of Pittsburf! SIX PAGES XOVE3IBER 8, 1914 THE FAMOUS GUEE.N I A 11 T- By "Bud" Fisher Jeff Could as Well Have Said a Thousand Legs and Made a Flock SAX MUTTj HGRJ55 A WAVY A MlNUTG, LM I 'n 9 ltDLe FOR. VoU. Ot fit SUGLlfc RIDDLE TO PULL OfM (AWTY let see, vhay rues (nj TNP AIR. BlfeT) AND Hft, AMD FOUPJ. LG 1 COPlTRKiKT 19 lA tf TKf Star CO.

Th 3 to 1 roil eiore necor Defeat Pitt Wash-Jeffs Warrior Wash-Jeffs Great Line-Plunger in Action Against Pitt Loose Handling of Ball Loses for Gold and Blue Wash-Jeffs Unearned Victory Comes Presentation Through Pitfs as Errors Many Chances Lost. By FLOREXT GIBSON. 16-yard lrun to the Wash-Jeff four-yard line. Leo Collins carried the ball over 1 alter Jleil had made a yard. Half of the Wash-Jeff team was clinging to the husky back as he made the distance needed.

Hastings' toe was good for the extra point. Then, when everything seemed auspicious for Pitt the jinx tore loose. Just why both Collins and Morrow muffed the kick that started the second haif will be a. mystery for a long time. But they both let it get by, and Wesbecher was Johnny on the spot in recover.

ng the ball on Pitt's four-yard line, whence I "From the Pitt team to its loving friends, the Wash-Jeff eleven" is the in-Bcription that the football the Ked and Black machine carried In triumph from Forbes Field yesterday, should bear in additioii to the statistics of the contest whit eho-w that Washington and Jeffer-eon defeated the University of Pittsburgh by the score of 13 to 10 in their annual Kridiron classic. The Wash-Jeff victory was a presentation from Pitt, pure and simple, for, although the Little Washingtonians out-ruaned their opponents, making 13 first downs to their rivals' five, they were unable to score except through Pitt's most grievous errors. A fumhle by Hastings in a scrimmage on Pitt's 16-yard line gave Wash-Jeff its first chance to score, 'which it did by the aerial route. Again, just as the second half began, Collins and C. Morrow booted the leather around on the kickoff and Wesbecher covered It on the Pitt four-yard line, whence it was bucked over.

At all other times Pitt was able to maintain an impenetrable defense when Its goal line was threatened, ami had three been eliminated the score would have been a great deal different. Hitt also counted through Its opponent's, enisplays. The touchdown Duff'3 disciples scored came immediately after a Wash-Jeff fumble, but was made after a longer advance, while the field goal Hastings booted over the 'bar was the culmination of as pretty a campaign as tk grid entr.uaiafit could wish to see. PITT WASTES CHANCES. Conceding Wash-Jeff two touchdowns, Pitt should have scored more.

In the first half Pitt was gaining from 10 to 20 yards on each exchange of punts, and this came might have been played to Picture bv Waiter Thiesen. PtarT Photographer. the ball through the righ side. This picture was snapped in the second quarter yesterday just before the Iletl and Black machine scored its first Fullback Young of W. J.

carrjino; touchdown against Pitt. xoung speedily tore his way over the line. PITT FIGHTS DESPERATELY. From thte point on the game was scoreless, but both I'itt and Wash-Jeff exhausted every device in an effort to score again, the visi.ors in an effort to roll up a score and I'itt to turn the tide of victory its way. Substitution alter substitution was made, but the changes didn't improve matters.

In the fourth period P.tt uncovered everything it had, and at one time made a desperate advance, which the victors checked just in time. Wash-Jeff relied upon the forward pass almost entirely. Of the 13 first downs made by Folwell's aggregation 10 were achieved wholly or partly by the use of the new attack. In all Wash-Jeff launched SI forward passes, 15 of which were successful. It was this style of attack that kept the ball in f.tt's territory most of the time.

I'itt couldn't estop more than half of them, no maiter how hard it tried. In the first quarter Wash-Jeff completed passes for ga.ns of 21, 9 and 9 yards respectively and failed twice. 1 11 the second Wash-Jeff made gains of 16. lfi. 7, 2S and 7 yards, and failed on four attempts.

In the third quarter the Red and Black was successful five timed, making gains oC 5, 10 10, 7 and 13 yards, while (six were failures. One gain of 10 yards was made in the final period and four attempts were smeared. Wa.sh-Jeff ends were particularly elusive, liov llo did especially good work in this particular, as he was on the receiving end of nine of the successful passes, usually flung by Goodwin. Just 113 of the Ha yards Wash-eJff gained on its 15 successful forward passes were gained on passes to the Red and Black leftend. FOOTBALL RESULTS.

estminster Eleven Downs Franklin-Marshall Picnic for Cornell 10 3 Fordham Smothered By the Midshipmen AXN'APOLISI. Nnv. 7. Navy flefeatel Forohain in a one-si loi contest on the academy gtri-liron to, lay by the score of 21 to 0. The Middies' attempts at forward passing and open playing were unsuccessful, the only p'cys upon which they could depend being wide en runs and tackle plunges.

Lineup: NAVY 21. FORDHA 0. Tech in Hard-Fought Battle Plaid Line Unable to Hold Smashing BacKs. BucKley and D. McLaughry Star.

Score Is 16 to 0. ITHACA. X. Nov. 7.

Cornell easily defeated tlie Frannlln and Marshall football tt.m here today ly a score of 26 to 3. It was the linal home game of the year, as well ns the last college contest to be played on I c-rcy field. Next season the alumni field stadium will be ready for use. rush Franklin and Marshall started with -yard by taking tlie ball to the Cornell 20- By HAH II KECK. Cor- line, but at this point was heid and Carnesne Tech suffered its second de-bowing to Armstrong L.

Kane Kennedy Mulcihy It. II. Jones L. Kice Ferry Center Tt. J.

t'orikiin Kchlossbach R. May Jackson R. Miles Q. McCaidi H.odRett la. Dunn H.

Harrison F. Yule trait it. Reagan Scorintr bv uerioils: i feat of the season yesterday, the strong Westminister Coll' by t'ne score of 16 to 0. Tae team to dvfeat tne Plaid was New Bethlehem three weeks ge eleven, nly otiier L.ehigh. at ago.

Tech i.ell began an 80-yard march to the Franklin end Marshall goal, Barrett taking thu ball over. In the second period Jones, for Franklin nnd Marshals, made a run, aooti alter which be kicked a field roal from the KO-vard line. On a double pass, Barrett of Cornell carried the ball yards for a touchdown. Khlilpr scored at the opening of the final next Saturday, ht all the way, 13 Pitt 1 i Ciirneie 31 I'cnlls Ivania 1 I trow 21 lu Notre Damp Princeton 13 Indiana 2 1 Muhlenberg fi Have: for IT I'hiilips Andover. 2 ISowdoin -Johns 4 Albright 8 Tiiftp) JS Koehestcr 7 MifhUehury 2(5 l'rinecton Kresh 0 Flo'y Cinss "I Clial tauoogi 2.

Tulane 10 N. V. I'niversity. 20 W'ehleyan 32 Stevens 27 li.en.von 45 Heidelberg 2.5 1- 14 Oeoreia 21 Mt. Inion 1(! Vanderbiit 1 Kentucky 21 Western Ileserve 27 Noi otern 3i tii-oreia 15 Alsiliama 8S -t.

Johns 2 Amherst I ISoliart fil Jiates (i 1 Itutgers 2 IVtiii State 40 Marietta 13 Austin Virginia Military. 2ii Wake forest plays I'itt at Forbes Fie Tne game was hard-fous w. Wrtminster Mirhigan Vale Navy Army Harvard Ohio State I.nfuyette Trinity Harvard I'reslirnen Maine Oett vslmre lti: Dartmouth Colgate Mass. Aesies Vale men Carlisle Transylvania 1 ifvsissipni Mash, and I.ee Inion Williams Knsselaer 1'oly. (asp Obrrlin Cornell Auburn Michigan Tennessee Purdue Cincinnati I own (lemson ewanee iririuia Spiimrflild College St.

Siepheiis Colby N. C. A. Worcester I'oly Syracuse Lehigh Henison Texas Christian North South Carolina 0 '121 0 0 14 0 Navy 7 Fordham 0 Referee Thorpe. Ie Ia ftalle.

Howard. University Virginia. Umpire 0 3 3 41 7 0 0 0 0 7 fi 0 7 0 0 fl 3 (I 1 1 1 4 fi I) 13 0 0 0 1 7 14 7 0 0 7 0 end. 1). McLaughry made two yards, bringing the ball to the 18-yard line, from where Buckley booted a nice fie-d goal for the first score.

Score: Westminster Tech, 0. Oefinger kicked off to I). McLaughry on the 14-yard line and the ball was returned to the line. D. McLaughry made four yards.

Hum punted to Tech's 32-yard line, wnere Tech recovered the ball. Baisinger gained a jarrd. Mar.sha.il broke through to the 48-yard line. Tech was penalized for offside. Kesner failed 1 to gain.

Kesner punted to the West-i minster 32-yard line and Buckley re-i turned the ball to the 4S-yard line. Buek-' ley made two, D. McLaughry seven and ilium two yards. The period ended with the ball in Westminster's possession on Tech's 41-yard line. period from the Franklin and Marshall one mot mark.

Phillipyi made Cornell's last Head lines- Time of man Sio'len werck. Johns Hopkins Cornell worked the score on a 22-yard oa-sh. Ions gains, forward and double pass periods 10 minutes Xavv soorina: Touchdowns Miles 3. Goals with Westminster's advantage in weignt telling- frequently. Tlie Tech line, almost invulnerable asaisit other opponents, was unable to witiistand the vicious assaults of Fullback 1).

MeClaughry and Quarterback Captain Buckley. These two backtield stars were responsible for most of the sains of the visitors. Rcpeatediv MeClaughry went through advantage while Fry was in the lineup. Put lots of precious energy was wasted in bucking the Wash-Jeff line, something that Wash-Jeff tried only at opportune t.mes Better generalship and a happier choice of plays would have made all the difference in the world had they been used while the Pitt eleven was fresh and its unspoiled by numerous substitutions. But, putting all this aside, it was a poorlv played though spirited game in which all kinds of football, good, bad and indifferent, of all different brands, were displayed before the largest crowd that ha ever seen a football gatne in this section.

According to official figures Issued bv the University Pittsburgh athletic authorities last night, over spectators saw the There was little to choose between the two teams when it came to mishandling the ball, but Pitt's fumbles were the more costly, a Wash-Jeff took advantage of them just at the times when they counted most. Holding ami off-side penalties were frequent, but Wash-Jeff was the greater offender against the rules. Seven cases of holding alone were charged against the Ulttle Washington visitors, and Wash-icfT Inst in all 110 vards in nenalt.es. Lineup and summary: FEWER FORWARD PASSES. Pitt resorted to the forward pass only 10 times.

Six atempts were failures and four successful. In the first quarter Pitt tried once and failed. In the second two were tried, one for a C.l-yard gain, lias-tings to Heil. One failure was made in the third and in the fourth period three were unsuccessful and three were completed. One of these.

Fry to Herron. was the longest of the day and gained 3 vards, putting Pit in a position to score; the opportunity, by the way, was neglected. According to the number tried. I ltt was more successfu. than Wash-Jeff, for the 10 attempts made by Pitt gained ff vards.

an average of f.9 yards per pries. Wash-Jeff's 1 trials averaged 5 2-3 yards each. CUUNfclbL. M. 3.

Eerger for from touchdowns Blodfrott 3. Substitutions: Navy T. Harrison stronsr: Arrnstroner for T. Harrison: for Kennedy; Ward for Schlosshach: Fisher f'r Jackson: Kenworthy for Kisher; Mitchell for Miles: Culbert for Craig: CraiR for Colbert; Collins for Craie; Bates for H. Harrison, Doroty for Wynard: X.

Conklin for .1 Conklin: Rice for Poroty; Wynard for Rice; for several successive sains of from nve to 10 yards. Buckley also made consist-1 ent gains on straight line plunges, but was more successful on attacks upon trie 1 ends. Buckley's toe was a bis factor in Wangeman Hiehl Withers poon Wortsch tiinitn Glidden Xeyhn Herman Gerhard Jones Phelton Gailogly Munsick Cool Anderson Ha i ley O'Hearn Harrett Collyer iShuler Hill by li. R. K.

Lj. K. F. quarters Kell-her for Kane; Robin for Dunn; Rowan for X. Conklin.

SECOND PERIOD. Buckley broke away for a 41-yard run around end for a touchdown on the first play. The punt-out failed. Score: West- i minster, Tech, 0. Oefinger kicked off to Wherry on the 5-yard Jine and the ball was returned 12 yards.

Westminster was penalized 15 i yards. Hum kicked to Baleinger on t'ne oti-yard line and Balsinger made 6 yards I the victory, lie did most oi, tne kickius I for Westminster and his boots were good I for long distances. Among other things, his kicking resulted in a field goal and a goal from touchdown. lie scored a touchdown oei a 42-yard rtm on the first t.lav at the opening of the second quar-: ter" He had a hard run down the Held i First downs made by each team were erriousiy distributed. Wa.h-Jeff made three in the first period, while Pitt marie I none In the Pitt made three and J.

four. Wash-Jeff made three in Cornell i Referee Newton of Philadelphia. 0 13 26 0 0 i Umpire linesman- PUGILIST EXONERATED. GARY, Ind. Nov.

7. John Lundgren of Chicago, a middleweight, pugilist, charged with involuntary manslaughter as a result of the death of "Rattling Levrndowsky v.f Michigan City, was exonerated by Julsre Dunn here' yesterday. Levendotvtky died after fight ciiion.ipr of Pennsylvania- tiea'i 23 Haskell Indians. Texas of periods 15 of liarvaro. limn Carpenter 6 Centenary Ixiuisiana Industrial It Touchdowns Bar- I omen wcoiinK.

Col. 13 Southwestern and, after evading several tackles, got Hv- k'nssnor bv stiaieht-arming the little 0 I Col. W2 Mississippi rett Hhuler, tiiiiijpi. ouais tuu.uuu Barrett 2. Franklin and Marshall scoring: Goal from placement Jones.

Substitutions. Carndl Jewett for Bailey, Fisher for Jewetc, lanieyon for Galiogly, Eckley for Shelton, "phlllippi for Shuler, Williams tor Hill. Coiling ir for Jameson. Franklin and Marshall Bruteher for Smith. ing two rounds with Lundgren at Tolleston, last week.

INDIAN RESERVES WIN. fHF'TEft Nov. 7. Carlisle Tndian re- ivio PMimvlvanla Military Col- 0 I i 0 12 12 6 I 0 i Paker hristian Brothers. Miss.

A. McKeesport West Newton High Muskingum Kes. Ilrnshton High Indian R.iven lliwh lValah Butter Karlhnm Arkansas rtashinrton Missouri 73 Iereer 13 Monrssen 45 Clairton 5 I'runklin Cnlli'se. 15 ParnttssuH 27 State 17 I'a. Military 19 Shadysble 17 Northwestern Col.

7 2(5 Kese I'oly I.uoi-ima St. I.ouis Quarterback. Tech plaved a good game, but did not look like the team that bowled over Citv and Bethany in the last two weeks." Its aerial playing was con-i spicuous bv its absence, only a few for-1 ward passes being attempted. The team 1 did riot seem to work together as well as has been its custom. It held at crit-i ical moments, but gave way weakly to the Westminster attack when at a fairly i good distance from danger.

It lost sev-t eral chances to turn the tide of battle in its own favor, seeming to lack the the third quarte and i'itt none. made two in the fourth and Wash-Jeff three. As far as individual work goes. Patterson, the bi? tackle, deserves honorable mention. Although he was off in hs kicking heplayed a'l over the field, and st times imagined himself to be an end from the way he got down undt-r Spiegel and Fleminsr.

showing the effects of their hard campaigns, did not do particularly- eood work, but Goodwin and Youner. McCreight and Mo.er were good. Wesbecher. Bovill and Heyman plaved great games. Fo' Pitt plnved a heidv game, as did Frv.

Hastings. Miller. Hock-ensmith. Peck rid others. Not one mnn faMed to put forth h's best licks.

although it must be admifed that some fell off sadlv at times. The details; Full of snap, life and character; Improved "MANILA STICKS" Gc -per pack-ape. Zeugschmidt Oig-ar Diet. I lVtre eleven here this afternoon a hard- i fought game by the score of 1 to 6. Last-man of Indians had his shoulder badly injured in making a flying tackle.

before being downed. Oefinger made yards. Oefinger failed to gain. Oefinger made 1 yard. Kesner fumbled on pass back for a kick and Hellstrom recovered on the 33-yard line.

On a bad pass the ball bounded back and Tech lost it on its 4S-yard line. Hum made 2 yards. Latter blocked a forward pass by I). Mc-Laughrv. Hum kicked over the line and Tech got the ball on its 20-yard line.

Kesner made 11 yards on an end run. Oefinger gained 3 and 4 in two tries. Oefinger made first down. He dropped the ball and Kesner recovered on Westminster's 46-yard line. Westminster lost 5 vards for offside.

Balsinger made 2 yard-, and Oefinser lost the same stance. kroner kicked to the 7-yard line. Buckley g-ot the bal! and returned it to midneiJ on an end run. Neal replaced J. McLauarhry at risht tackle for Westminster.

Wherry made 6 vards at tackle. A forward pars. Hum 7 12 0 fi 14 0 12 fi Nebraska Kansas Colorado tViiliam Jewell. rkunsas 3t MorniniTsid? 2 Washburn 33 tab 2S Westminster 21 1Oii'siana state 2" Southwestern punh when opportunity ottered. A big crowd attended.

despite the larsrtr attraction at Forbes Field. Tne 1 SHIRT This hampered the Ked and B'ack advance considerably, and aided Pitt in staving off their opponent's rushes at critical times. Pitt suffered only 25 yards In penalties, but one time a five-yard assessment nearly brougnt disaster as it was charged when Wash-Jeff had the ball inside the 10-yard line, and gave the visitors a first down on Pitt's 4-yard line. Wash-Jeff started an advance in the first period, that proved dangerous, and had not'th-j Ked and. Black players been too eager and broken the rules, they might have scored.

As it was, Pitt finally checked the visitors' advance inside its Cii goal line and sent the play far from the danger zone. PITT'S BIG INOTNG. Pitfs big period was the second, in which all 10 points credited to tre Blue and Cold were scored. Pitt concentrating the attack following- Carlson's recovery of Young's fumbled punt as the first period ended. and Heil pulled off a forward pas for a gain of 25 and Hastings, finding progress on the pl.ine of the gridiron checked scored bv the a rial route, drop-kicking from the 3-yard line.

Soon after Pitt drew first blood Wash-Jeff started ahead. P'tt received the kick immediately alter the score, and a few plays had "been run off when Hastings fumbled and Spiegel was the man of the moment, cover ng for Wash-Jeff. Then, atfer a line play hid failed to bring re- pulus. a pas. backward from floodwin and from Goodwin forward 'o Hovill, scon Wash-Jeff's first tou h-down near the side of fe field.

A punio it was necessary before Patterson could kick goal. H'ndprson-lirown Wheeling Miami Ohio YVesleyan FIRST PERIOD. 21 rrkerhnrsr Itiirli 1 4 li) Ohio 3 31-Wooster fi 21 New Hampshire. i game late in Planum, out. 1 the sf ectators remained until the finish.

1 The first half of the Pitt game was al- most over before the Tech game ended. 1 he details: I FIRST PERIOD. Buckley, netten 1 Vermont With Pitt defending the northwest ffoal. opened the frav bv kicKin? off baiiehrv made two 5-yard sains Susiiuebaiina-Iebaiioii same canceled. ill.

ic'i- and I. i in ter Wherrv advanced 3 yards to Miller on P-tt's 14-yard line, who re-i turned to the line before Hey was penal- A.TcT.nn-brv 1. Westminste: f- WOULD rather -SHOW YOU personally tne I RTOR FEATURES of our Shirts than to merely tell CROSS COUNTRY RUN IN OHIO. Mi -La ugh ry made a Tech defended the south goal and 'tcJi 15 vards. D.

Oefine-er kicked off to Hum on the eeven- Buckley pun ten to ivi-sufi on inl vardf limit tTipm in nnr hrifif ndvertisin? talks. We I). Mc- Ohio State I'nivr-i-e run and Kesn-er ran iiacn ij Ivnivi line Hum fumbled and 5-vard line. -r II ,1 u. JUU UWVUV wv 1 CINCIXNxTI, Nov.

won the Ohir eonferer cf f-iur miles here tols'. finifht 1 first, rnakin? the T.anehrv recovered for Westmlnster. kickoff and Tech was offside on the could present no stronger endorsement of the FIT, Xetdn of Gain State in me tou.th; Koemer. icked to 'Hum ticked over. Oefinger Oefinser bailed to and tne half was over with the ball iTrech's possession on it own 25-yard lle.

THIRD PERIOD. 1 i i D. McLaughry eci'-'i. lii- third: Uebtr. Denis fifth.

WORKMANSHIP AND QUALITY. on tne j--am brought the hall to Tech was offside and i i-or-Ha MfLaushrv the li'-yard line, wa. set back five made seven yards P.TJN. COHKELL CiPTUFES AfcL-iiffbry returned to tne came Tecr. was ri-rnt ta.

Mrainprn man brought him aown. Hastings made rive at tackle on a split buck and thiin hit the other side of the line without gaining. Pry punted ou; of bounds on Wash-Jeff's 41-yard line. Spiegel, on a delayed pass mid? three yards at right end. Young ulcl to left tackle and Wash-Jeff lost Pi on a i-n ding penalty.

Goodwin a ld to -hi at end and then kicked Hed on r'itt's 3i-yard line, whom it-teison five yards back when he attempted to return the ball, Hastings hit the line for two and. on a double pass from Heil, ran out of bounds on Pitt's 25-yard line. Fry booted out of Lounds to Gcodwln on Wash-Jeff's Running f-om a kick formation Fleming hit the 1 re but a -id Fv recovered, giving Pitt the ball on Wasii- place freshmen Cnrnell through the line. sain for offside. v.irds.

r. Mcl.au d. ickley 1-ft Buckley made two rhrv made two yard? I r-i MO I etc ill a i over tne line; X. Y. Xo lean pivee: i f- ry n.

rr.3k",i ITHACA ma'ie a niinn's frr: i Hum made seven van's Per eked on to a rec-'-iVcd the '1 a Slr hi and then four in S'. on FOR A VERY UPIITED TIME 1 2 OPPER SHIRTS for $9 50 A CARO OR PHOXF! AVILI, RRIVO Ol'R LIVE OF SAMPLES TO VOU. in ivinnin? the a erfe'T Vy lour other SHIRT i esner lost a yam. r-5 line. ost a vara arounu Kesner on the 15- berry to It- rae in two end I' urn '-i'l -ij.

ne Ht Kesne- kicKeu -O mh n-. MAKER." f- iioive.i rington w.s Hum mnoe Tout ai u-- line. h'te bairrers. Spiegel was the ro.it the hero of t'e next the German Krupn that ball on his own 2'-yard line. Hum's nao WOOD ST.

yard and nvi, Hcl strom cant: fit md Kesner ran ftacK tnree ea'tied two.yard.' in three Kesner punted to Buckley in Buckler carried th ball to LojsVry of the irrington 1 but rd pas AT S'lINES Ihone Court 203 Twc yard PENN mid he d. forwf forws were took it for Pitt to the Wa.sh-Jeff I'O-ya'-d Kesner Kesner vri rasses. incompleted. five lost or A. iA.

rvrn.iPf'.rl -e niv--ru the pi-vard line oi-'ie ns down b'v Kesner. Wherry failed to gain. I made four yards through An extended or Vr play wa- on-gineered. in which Hastings took the ball and dodged through a scattered line on a (Continued on Page Two.) Pfiinivlvaiila asss'-cl'ion to.t'.cill turn oe feated Cornell. 2 goals to 0.

in an Intercol legiate League game here today. (Continued on Page Three.) ithe line. lie maue six moxe uiouou icit..

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