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Sporting Section Classified Section WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 1926. rui ji Local Hockev Team Is Overwhelmed bv SL Pats. 6 to 0 mm 1TM mm U3 RH ucterciii uiger pawner grabbed By Ex-Mate; Decides to detain Ens 1ST AI Picked as Bush's Assistant Manager Bush Ready To Dicker For Sev- It LEAGUE BY GREAT UPSET Irish Grow Mentally Tired Then Rockne Plans Game Cut KANSAS CITY. Nov. 30.

(A. The Xotre Dame' football team will play only eight games next season, Knute Rockne, coach, announced here today. "Too much of a schedule for us this year," said Rockne. "I'm going to cut it down to eight games next year. Army and Navy, Southern California, Drake at Des Moines, Minnesota, tnd three others.

This year we've played nine already, and next Saturday's game will make 10. "You know the boys gets tired mentally. They were that way against Carnegie Tech. We haven't had an easy game on the schedule. So time to rest." The coach said that after the California game he intended to go to Honolulu to open a short coaching course and that while there he would referee a few games.

ftjE a Big Bill Edwards Orders IRISH DEFENSE FACES BIG TEST IN COAST TILT WITH TROJANS Powerful Backs On Jones' Team Have Run Wild. KAER FEATURE OF COMBINATION lOS ANGELES. Nov. 30. (A.

Knute Rockne 's defensive line will have to be a foot- hall stonewall if it holds the plunging Trojan backs in the international classic here next Saturday between Notre Dame and the University of Southern California. in the unanimous opinion of sports writers who have seen both teams in action. No line has withstood successfully this season the smashes or liowara Jones' big three Morton Kaer, Howard Elliott and Morley Drury. Protected by an unusually strong interference, each of this trio racks the ball for long gains. RIPPED STANFORD LINK.

Stanford University, which defeated University of Southern California for the coast championship by a margin of one point, had great holes torn In its lines. Idaho. Oregon Agricultural College, California and Montana likewise saw their forward walls ripped open by the two and three man interference and the fleet backs scraping through for gains that ran up to 25 and 30 yards. Morton Kaer, fleet of foot and with baffling twist, represents the bigger ground gaining unit of the Trojans. Running In a crouching position be hind the key man in his interference.

the big quarterback is seldom nabbed before he has gained from three to 15 yards. He has shown somewhat of a tendency to slow up after two periods and sport writers believe he will be replaced after that much action. ANOTHER STAR. Howard Klliott's end running and passing have bordered on the sensa tional in the last few games. Taking the ball close behind the line of scrimmage, he gets away quickly around end.

often outrunning his interference. He shoots his overheads fast and low from a rather deep position. Morley Drury, off? halfback. Is not expected to see action In the Notre i Dame fracas owing to injuries to both (Continued on Page fourteen.) McCurry and Day In Fight, Pirates Off Color DETROIT AND RANGERS WIN What's This Mean? PITTSBCRG 0. Worters G.

Smith D. Otnaeher Milks f. ST, PATS Koach Corbeuu McCaOVry Canon Hnrrajrh K. Bailey McC I- Iay labatintra Pittsburgh. McCnrry White.

Irnr' McCinire, Cotton, McKiiinon, Arbour St. Patricks. Drnnenay, Spring, Cox, rtonrgraalt. Hellefeuille, Hrydge. Seorinr: First period Bailey 13.

Penal ties Conacher 2, Corbeaa, McCurry, Bailey Drury, Cotton. Second period Bailey 11. Prnalti) Day, Coaacher, Cox. White, Carson 2, Drnry. Third period Canon, 30 seconds.

Bailey 4, Canon. Ilrnnriuv 5:30. Penalties McCnrry. Bellefeuille, Corbeaa, Conacher, Urury, McCnrry (major), May (major). Krferee Billy ltell, Montreal.

TORONTO, Nov. 30. Pittsburgh Pirates suffered their "worst defeat in two years when they were blanked, GO to 0, by St. Patrick's in the National Hockey -League game played be fore a small crowd here tonight. It was the Toronto team's first victory in four games played and the green clad lads played brilliant hockey to turn back the visitors by the overwhelming score in a pome featured by a fist fight.

The sensational goal keeping of John Ross Roach and the rapier-like individual thrusts on the Pittsburgh net by Irvin Bailey, Bill Carson and Corbett Dennenay, new players with the Irish this season, accounted for St. Pat's success. Bailey and Carson who played amateur hockey last season, were the stars of the hectic contest in which 22 penalties were doled out by Referee Bell. Near the close of the' game Day and McCurry drew majors for exchanging blows. ROACH BRILLIANT.

The Pirates were not as badly outplayed as the score indicates. They could not bfcat Roach who had one of his particularly good nights and when he is at his best he is almost undatable. Big Train Conacher, Darragh and Cotton led charge after charge on St. end, but always were harrassed by the terrific back checking of the opposing front line players, especially Carson, Bailey and Day, and they could not got the puck into the net. Kven when the Ilrates had the advantage of one md two extra players, they failed to pop the disc into the cage though they bombarded Roach from all angles and had him batting and kicking the puck out in spectacular fashion.

Pittsburgh played by far the better combination. Milks. Darragh, McCurry and Cotton getting in some brilliant sorties on the Irish goal, the puck frequently passing back and forth three and four times, but always Kouch was in the way. St. gave their finest display of the season, and a great improvement ever their previous games.

They have not yet perfected their team play, but their individual forays were too much for the Pirates. I toy Wort era has given a better ex- (Cimtinurd on Page Fifteen.) Clash Between Grange and Rogers Elevens Cancelled JOHNSON WORKS TO KEEP COLLINS, SPEAKER, COBB OUT OF MINOR American League Head Thinks Trio Still Valuable. ABSENCE HURT- WOULD CIRCUIT By FRANK GETTY. NEW YORK, Nov. 30.

President Ban B. Johnson of the American League is keeping the wires hot in an effort to retain for his circuit the services of several of the greatest baseball players of all time. jnoi so long ago, tnere wasn an all-star team possible without the in clusion of Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and Eddi.e Collins in the lineup. uhiu a few weeks, all three have lost or given up their jobs as man agers of American League teams. To make matters worse, from Johnson's point of view, two former popular stars of the younger circuit have signed to manage clubs in the Na tional League.

Of the seven big league managers who have been fired or retired since the 1926 season closed, five were un der Johnson's jurisdiction. George Sisler, deposed as manager of the St. Louis Browns, probably will not leave the league fs a player, and it is equally probable that he will play first base for Phil Ball's club next year. SISLER REAL STAR. Relieved of his managerial duties.

Sisler has few peers as a first base man, and now that Connie Mack has rid the Athletics of a real "white elephant" in Bud Hauser and has ac quired a real first sacker from the minors, there is little likelihood of the Browns star transferring his allegiance within the circuit. Waivers, of course, are out of the question. The case of Lee Fohl is quite the opposite. Fohl failed at Boston and is dropped from the list of eligible big league managers without regret. Cobb, Speaker and Collins, however.

are not only capable managers who have shown they could drive their teams into the thick or a pennant race, but are tremendous drawing fConti'nucci on Page Fourteen.) The United States Government's tax on club initiation fees and dues has received setback at the hands of the court of claims, according to the notice issued by James Francis Burke, general counsel of the United States Golf Association. The decision is one of far. reaching FORMER PILOT, WINNER OF TWO WORLD SERIES, SUCCEEDS FOHL Native Son's Return Expected to Bolster Drooping Club. SIGNS TWO YEAR CONTRACT BOSTON, Nov. 30.

William F. (Bill) Carrigan signed today to manage the Redsox for 1927 and 1928. Out of baseball since 1916, when he piloted the Redsox to their and his second consecutive world championship, Bill talked with President Bob Quinn for hve minutes at Fenway Park Named Redsox Pilot this afternoon and then agreed to sign. To Boston fans Carrigan is the big gest man in baseball as they remem ber him as the great manager of the rled Sox during the Joe Lannin regime. Accordingly, his consent to come back and manage the team is the best baseball news that Quinn could announce.

Bill comes to manage a cellar team, but Ouinn believes do others that the Sox are far from hopeless, and that under the guidance of a man of ability and character such as Carrigan. better and happier days are around the corner for the Fenway fark faithful. RETIRED IN 1916. When Carriagn retired from big (Continued on Page Fourteen.) LOCAL AMATEUR BOXERS FILL HARD SCHEDULE Boston, New York, Buffalo and Cleveland Trips Planned. i iuwuihus amaieur Doxers are in demand throughout the country, and it is possible that some of the dates l- might not be filled for out-of-town competition, there being so many cities which want the local boys.

Tomorrow five boxers will go to Boston to take part in the inter-city tournament at Mechanics' hall. The boxers who will make the trip are: 126 pounds, John McClernan. Unlontown; 135 pounds. Eddie Guba, Arrow Club. Clairton; 147 pounds.

Bill Delach, Willow Club; 160 pounds, Tom Eaton. Del Vitto A. Jeannette, and 175 pounds. George Colker. Jeannette, Ta.

A team of three boxers will leave on Sunday night for New York, where they will box at the New York Ath letic Club Monday in special bouts. Boxers who will make the trip are: I 112 pounds, John Haggerty. Willow I Club; 126 pounds, A. Andrucci, Willow I Club; 135 pounds, Jerry Opal, Home- stead Library. On December 14 another Pittsburgh team of boxers will journey to Buffalo for the tournament of the Auto Club of Buffalo and the following boxers have selected: 112 pounds, A.

Iovino; 118. pounds, Bobby Bums; 126 II. Gallagher, all of the Swiss- vaie A. 135 pounds. William Wilmerding 147 pounds, Frt-d Halsall.

Swjssvale, A. C. January 1 boxers will meet the Cleveland Athletic Club at I Cleveland in special bouts, and later i January tne Detroit ooxers come to the Pittsburgh Athletic Association for a tourney. jjjf COLLEGE TEAMS LACKED SCORING POWER IN 1926, RECORDS SHOW Sturdy Defensives And Failure of Pass Systems Cause. FIELD GOALS WON CONTESTS NEW YORK, Nov.

30. (A. The attack in football, after a brief forward surge last year, again has felt the checking influence of sturdier defensive work. Records lor the season just closed reveal the average scoring power of college teams throughout the country to be at its lowest ebb five years. These figures, covering the regular campaigns of 120 representative ag gregations In all sectors of the grid iron front, show that a grand total of 13,960 points were rolled up in 917 games.

This Is an average of 116.3 per team. Lack of Power Keeps Scoring Down in 1926 The trend of scoring; power owr the last five yew period is shown in the following; table: Total Points 11,000 13.684 11.368 13,150 13,960 Team Game At. Ave. 133 19 137 15.5 119 14.5 113 14.7 116.3 14.6 Tear 1923.. 1925.

1936.. ColL 3 109 95 108 139 ti. 593 814 780 895 957 representing a sharp decline from the 1925 average of 122 and an especially marked drop from the 1922 figure of 133 points. The decrease In the average game score also Is notable for the five-year period, scaling from 19 to 14.6, but the latter figure represents a slight advance over the 1924 average, which was 14.5. There has been comparatively little change in the game average, in fact, over a four-year stretch.

PASS ATTACKS FAILED. The downward scoring trend for 1926 may bo traced directly to the general ineffectiveness of passing attacks that nourished last season on a wide scale, to the Increased emphasis on all-around team defense and to the development of more close order attacks. There were plenty of thrills for those who like the features of the "open game" and the pass, but, among major teams, there was a distinct return to the more old-fashioned run- (Continued on Page Fourteen.) fTsn r-V-T) famous in the East. We were matched at the Broadway A. C.

in Brooklyn, and what I did to young Mr. Chip was a sin and a shame. I just naturally broke him off in the middle of what he thought was a championship tour. My big moment did not come in that fight, though. Champion George took up brother Joe's quarel, and decided to punish me for trimming his kinsman.

He offered to fight me at the Broadway, and since that club offered me $500 which looked awfully big then I snapped it up. That was one of the shortest championship fights on record. George came rushing at me, wild with anger and a desire to finish me as quickly as he could. I stepped in to meet him, shooting a left hook to the chin. To my surprise.

Chip went down and out. I stood looking at him a dazed port of way, expecting him to climb up and continue the battVe. But he lay there I a eral Trades. WILL ATTEND I MINOR CONFAB By EDWARD F. BAUXOER.

Oscar H. Stanage, who word the catcher's mask for the" Detroit Americans during 1J consecutive seasons, will be th new coach on Manager Owea Bush's Pirate staff next season! Jewel Ens, who has been holdiny a similar position for a number of years, will be retained. Both have signed contracts, according to Treasurer Sam Dreyfuss, wly made the official announcement last evening. When the matter of choosing hl3 OCQtrianf, l.U 1 vM leu entirely tne hands of Bush he said he had several good men in mind, among them Steo O'Neill and Stanage, both having formerly been backstops. Falling to capture O'Neill when the latter decided to accept a berth with his old sidekick, Dan Howley, after the tatter's appointment as pilot of the St Louis Browns.

Bush turned his attention toward Stanage. The new coach of the Buccaneers Is a resident of Detroit. He will be 42 years old on his next birthday. When his signed contract reached the offices at Forbes Field it was accompanied by a letter, in which he said nothing pleased him more than to become a member of the Pittsburgh club and would give his best efforts to help the team win a pennant. BUSH PRAISES ENS.

When Jack Onslow drew his unconditional release and signed to coach the Washington Americans, it was believed for a time that Ens also might go. but it develODs that Rush mended his retention. The new Corsair leader often had heard of Kns. but never became closely acquainted with him until last April when the Pirates were sidetracked by a snowstorm while returning from their California training camp. They canceled their exhibition engagement at Kansas City and hustled to Hot Springs, Ark where the Indianapolis club was getting into condition.

Several practice games were played between the Pirates and Hooslers, who then were under the management of tiush. He watched Ens closely and raw that Jewel was a smart coach and a glutton for hard work. Those are qualifications which Donie always de-s-ires. Accordingly, he made It plain that he had no notion of making a change and Ens was asked to affix his f.utograph to a document for 1927, which he did without hesitation. Thus, the board of strategy now is lined up and with Ens and Stanage as his aides, Manager Bifsh can go right ahead with his plans for the playing end of the game.

He will leave the first of next week for Ashe-ville to mingle with the baseball men who attend the annual convention of minor league clubs. Treasurer Dreyfuss also will be on hand at the North Carolina resort, prepared to back (Continued on Page Fourteen.) i in cold as a mackerel while he was counted out. ft wasn't until the referee said "ten," and lifted my hand that I realized that I was champion. What a realization that was It was almost unbelievable. The day before) had Just been a fighter, and though I had hopes, they were none too gaudy, for George Chip really was a great battler.

But I laid him out with ono wallop, and, in 10 short seconds took his place In the fistic world. Though there was nothing lucky ia the punch I landed on George Chip's chin that night in Brooklyn, there waa measure of luck to the whole proceedings. If I had not been tossed In with Joe Chip in the beginning, and given him such a lacing, George would not have been so wildly anxious to stow me away, thereby giving me tho very opening had hoped for. Tomorrow Tommy Milligan. (Copyright, UKX.

by Public Leas Golf Tax Assessment Ruling Declared Void By Court Opinion Rules Contest in Viola tion of By-Laws. ROGERS TELLS WHY HE QUIT NEW YORK, Nov. 30. (A. Ruling that the game would be in violation of the organiza tion's by-laws, Big Bill Edwards, president of the American Foot ball League, today cancelled next Sun day's scheduled contest here between Red Grange's club and a team composed largely of 1926 college players.

headed by Charley Rogers of Penn sylvania. Edwards said he had ordered the game called off after a conference over the long distance telephone with C. C. Pyle, Grange's manager. A second contest in which Rogers' team was to have been pitted against the Philadelphia Quakers of the American League on December 11.

also has been cancelled, Edwards announced. Both the American and National football leagues passed a rule last year barring college players until their classes have been graduated, from college. NEW DRASTIC ORDER. COLUMBUS, Nov. 30.

(A. National League football clubs under a new order issued today by President Joe F. Carr, are forbidden to engage in games in which players participate who have finished their college football careers this fall. The new prohibition goes a step further than an earlier order, which bars college players from the league teams until their classes have been graduated from college. The ruling will be enforced by imposition of fines on violating teams, Mr.

Carr said. The executive also refused permission for National League clubs to play against the Philadelphia Quakers. He said the request for games came from the Quakers. ROGERS' REASONS. PHILADELPHIA, Nov.

30. (A. Charley Rogers' professional football dreams were shattered tonight, and with them went his plans for leading (Continued on Page Fifteen.) Real Courtesy! BETHI.FHEM. Not. 30.

Le-hich's 197 grid schedule, which was considered one of tb bst in recent yTrs for the local institution, received a blow today when the request of Prnn to cancel the game scheduled with the tjuakers October 33, wa granted by the tnrd of control of athletics of Lehigh at its regular roeetmg. The reqaest was made by the Philadelphia institution that it wonld be able to accept an offer of Harvard for the first of a series of atnes between the two institutions. Pitt-Tech Grid Stars to Attend Schenley Banquet Four men who have won their way to heights of glory In a football way during this past season will be quests of honor at the Schenley High school football banquet Thursday night. They are Captain Lloyd Toder and Bill Lronahue. of the Tech che former a real bulwark in the line that has performed so admirably this year and the latter that flashy back who got away time and again for long runs.

The other two are Gibby Welsh and Captain Tuffy McMillan, of the Pitt squad, two players that rank with the best of them. The presence of these men will add much to the festivities, for It will give the Schenley High students a chance to honor four of the most popular college players In this dlstrlst- The banquet is being sponsored by the Hi-Y Clufe of the school which Includes in Its membership a number of the players. Wagner, Avery. Puge. Newby.

Ochs. Richey and Masters are all members of the club. Prom present Indications, It appears that the banquet ball at the First Baptist Church will be filled to capacity. I NfD T0 By AL McCOV Former World's Middleeight Champion Back in the days when George Chip was recognized as the middleweight champion, his younger brother, Joe, who had a vicious right-hand wallop, was scoring a lot of sens ational knockouts, Joe, you may remember, was the only man who ever stopped Harry Greb. I think that Jimmy Dime, who managed the Chips, intended havnig George pass on his title to the kid when he a ready to AL McCOT 1U it- Joe came to New York all ready for campaign that would make him BRITISH NOT LIKELY TO CHANGE OPEN DATES are not prepared to alter them," ho said, adding that British professionals had made no request for a change.

LONDON. Nov. 30. (A. There is no prospect of a change in the dates of the 1927 British open golf championship for the week of June 21.

to avoid a conflict with the American open event. Henry Gollen, secretary of the Royal and Ancient Club, announced today. "For years our championship has reen played on certain dates, and we Scheduling of the two premier golf effect and widespread interest. Burke fixtures of Great Britain and the also has given notice that William C. United States during the same week Kownes.

Jr president of the United for the first time is expected to cur- States Golf Association and the lat-tail international competition and may will appear before the committee prevent a team match between pro- i in Congress to urge the repeal of these fessionals of the two countries. taxes and all so called nuisance taxes. Pyle's Pile Gets Runaround for Helen-Suzanne NKV YORK. Xor. SO.

Suzanne London and C. C. Pyle must decide whether the advertising the French sttir wonld receive from a return match with Helen Wills is worth their renouncing a share of the gate receipts. The California Lawn Tennis Association is seeking to arrange a match between Our Helen and the leerless Suzanne. The attitude of everyone concerned is as follows: Mile.

Iienglen, Portland, Ore. "I will gladly meet Miss Wills again, bnt olny if my manager, C. C. pj le. gHes his approval." C.

Pyle, Chicago "We would, of course, require a share of the gate receipts. I have a lot of money tied up in Mile Lenglen." Helen Wills, Berkeley, Cal. "Xothinir would please me more than to meet Mile. Tjemjlen. if the tennis authorities ran arrange it satisfactorily." United States I -awn Tennis Association, New York split, nor payment of salaries, beyond Orthodox expenses, wonld be permitted in the case of such a match.

According to our rules, the entire receipts must be devoted to tennis purposes. is no objection to the match.".