The Register from Santa Ana, California • Page 19

POLY MAY PLAY POST-SEASON GRID GAME The gift safety in football threatens to become as unpopular as the intentional pass in baseball. For years the intentional pass has been a much discussed feature in baseball but no one has been able to remedy the evil. The gift safety in football is just beginning to gain national prominence as a safety-first feature along the lines of the intentional pass in baseball. Safety first, literally and otherwise, was one of the most overworked football plays of the past season. None of the old-timers can recall a season in which the safety has been so prominent in the result of many of the big games.

When the safety play was incorporated in the rules it was to cover certain unusual situations, where a bad pass, a fumble, a blocked kick or some other feature of play created a situation that would be unjust to the defending side to allow a touchdown. Such plays were covered under the heading safety. Under the present rules a safety counts two points, while a touchdown means six. In the Ohio State-Ulinois game, with the ball on about the Illinois line, the Illinois center made a bad It didn't come close to a player on the Ulini backfield and bounded over the goal line untouched. Fortunately for Illinois, it was recovered by one of their men.

The rules state that if the impetus that carried the ball over came from the defending side, and it was in possession of one of the defending players when downed, it shall count as a safety. There are any number of other situations that have to do with a safety as a result of some slip on the part of the defending side in possession of the ball. During the past season the value of the safety has grown in importance. It has become a safety-first play in an effort to avoid defeat that would result if the opposition scored a touchdown. Until this season it was a rarity for a player to resort to the safety as a means of warding off possible defeat.

If one works on the theory that the safety was written into the rules to permit a team to purchase 30 yards and the retention of the ball, then it is a play that has been overlooked in the past as a strategic move. In the game between Drake and Town State the play was worked overtime to stave oft defeat by Iowa State. Drake was favored to win but Iowa State went into the last period leading by a 7-0 margin. Drake made several drives to put over a touchdown and was apparently on the way when Iowa would get possession of the ball. On such occasions Captain Behm of Iowa State would deliberately give Drake a safety.

By so doing he gave Drake two points for the privilege of putting the ball in play on the 30-yard line, the proper procedure after a safety. Three times during the final period, when Drake threatened to score, Behm handed Drake a safety. Iowa State won the game, 7-6, through Behm's strategy, if it strikes you that way. dollars to doughnuts that Drake wasn't enthused over the actions of the Iowa State captain. But then, rules are rules.

In the Michigan game Northwestern emerged the victor, 3-2, because Northwestern decided to award a safety, rather than take a chance that Michigan might score a touchdown. In the Purdue game smart football again kept Northwestern in front. With the score 13-7 in favor of Northwestern. Purdue carried the MINUTE MOVIES (Ail rights protected by The George Matthew Adam Trade Marks Registered U. S.

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Down below the Mason and Dixon line they call him the greatest He never wears a headgear and cavorts with sleeves rolled up. In his three seasons of collegiate football he has not been taken out of the game once for injury. Many experts opine of All-America caliber. BELOW A AS TI) TDUGHIOl OEFEITED DEFEITS Pill SPEAKING OE PUNTS-HERES ONE THAT IS STILL SAILING LOS ANGELES, Nov. University of Southern stock in the Pacific Coast conference was in a state of recuperation today, having reached a new low mark for the season last Saturday.

In one of the biggest upsets of the Pacific coast this year, the Trojan was beaten by the Washington State Cougars, 17 to 12. No excuses were offered at the local institution for its beating. The Cougar's victory was clean cut and decisive, and the state's execution of plays made the game one of the best seen here this season. Two more games remain on Southern schedule, which is very long this year. The length of the schedule might have had something to do with Saturday's result as the team has been pointed to three games this year and figured they had easy sailing over the remainder of their season.

Next Saturday the Trojans will play tho Oregon Aggies and a week later the St. Mary's team. The unexpected defeat at the hands of Cougars virtually eliminated the Trojans as contenders for the game at the Pasadena Rose Bowl January I in case Washington should decline the invitation to represent the West thoro. The defeat also cost the a chance for a tie with Stanford for second place in the Pacific Coast conference. ball to the 20-yard line, where it came into the possession of Northwestern.

Two minutes of play remained at the time. On the first play Fullback Lewis, after receiving the pass from center, dashed back 12 yards oyer his own goal line, scoring a safety for Purdue. While this brought Furdue's total to nine points, it permitted Northwestern to retain possession of the ball, putting it in play on its 30- yard line. These are just a few of the many big games in which the safety play has been used to thwart a possible defeat. No doubt the sportsmanship of the play from the standpoint depends on which team pulls it.

It is like the intentional pass in baseball. If the team you want to win pulls it, then it is a smart play. If the other team resorts to it, then you Insist it should be ruled out of the game. 38 Years Selling Only Good Clothes in Santa Ana JI Neckties The Gift Men Appreciate Most a selection that will satisfy every possible taste. Hundreds of beautiful Ties for Christmas.

Each tie in an attractive Christmas box. Wonderful assortment. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 THE WARDROBE 117 East Fourth St. Billiard Champ Here Wednesday For Exhibition George E. Spears, world's champion straight-rail billiard champion and holder of all official and unofficial records for high runs, will give an exhibition of his skill on the green tables at the Valencia billiard parlors.

516 North Main street, here Wednesday night. Tho attraction was announced today by Jack Meiss, proprietor of the Valencia parlors. Spears is one of the veterans of the billiard game, having toured the United States for the last 32 year giving exhibitions. He is always heartily welcomed because of his fine personality as well as his skill and deftness with the cue. His record for straight rail, officially recognized, is 5041.

While here, he will meet the leading local experts, playing against them IOO or no count. After the match, the veteran will demonstrate a number of fancy and trick shots and also will speak briefly. MAY PICK ROSO. BOWL TEAMS THIS WEEK PASADENA, Nov. of the eastern and western football elevens that will clash In the Rose Bowl here New day in the annual Intersectional classic is expected before the end of the week.

Neither team has been picked as yet, it was learned authoritatively today, although the tournament of roses committee, which stages the event, has shrouded its work in secrecy. Eastern teams said to be under consideration include Tulane, Pittsburgh and Alabama. Dartmouth is understood to have refused an invitation. Washington, Pacific coast champions, will probably represent tho west. They have been tendered the invitation and their acceptance is expected soon.

Meets Morgan On Wed. LOS ANGELES, Nov. championship bout between Milke Ballerine, junior lightweight champion and Tod Morgan, Pacific Coast title holder, at the Olympic auditorium Wednesday night tops the week's boxing program for Southern California. (Continued From will get his information regardless of rules or agreements. If a coach does not see any value in second hand information, he have to employ scouts.

Many coaches and fans will not agree with Roper that scouting is "bad ethics and poor As long as it is done in the open It certainly be compared with tho signal stealing stunts of the old days. The baseball coach usually knows the weaknesses of opposing batters jester and the strength of opposing pitchers. The track coach knows how high his men will have to jump and fast they will have to run to beat the other fellows and the basketball coach has ways of knowing how his men will have to play to win from their strong opponents. The rowing coach does not always know how fast the other ELLI LOS ANGELES, Nov. with Jerry Wonderlich on a turn men who flirt with death on the big speedways of America covered up their small racing automobiles today for a four, months' rest.

The 1925 season came to a close yesterday with the annual 250 mile race at Culver City which was won by Frank Elliott In new world record time. While the drivers were covering up their mounts, Cariens was hovering between life and death in a Los Angeles hospital. Cariens was seriously injured in event when he locked wheels Wonderlich suffered a slight concussion in the ensuing crash and will live, but Cariens was thrown of hts mount as it catapulted over the track into the lower fence and had not regained consciousness early today. Hospital attendants reported his condition was fair. average for the distance was 127.87 miles an hour.

Harry Hartz was second, Fred Comer finished third, Bob McDonough fourth, and Earl Cooper, who led by 185 laps only to run out of gas, finished fifth. (Continued From Page 18) going in the original direction of! his run. Suddenly and in full speed. I his long legs carrying him nearer! and nearer the Poly goal, he turned straight ahead and sped down tho! sidelines with nobody, save one of his own teammates who keep up, near him. Makes 67 Yard Run.

Selway, the local safety man who with the other Santa Anana had been tricked by quick reverse, made a game but futile effort! to head off the flying colored boy! and Ritchey trotted over the last chalk mark unmolested, completing a beautiful 67-yard run. Winnek kicked goal amid the still boisterous! roar of the San Diego side of the big stadium. Santa opportunities to score I were chiefly contributed by the ter- rifio line plunging of Captain Ray Dawson, who played the greatest game of his brilliant career, and off I tackle runs by Norton, ai light but lithe and fighting little I halfback. Dawson was unstoppable. Head down and knees up, the big fellow ploughed through center and over the San Diego guards, whether or not he had holes.

Against the now champion team of the league, he crashed his way for more than 125 yards from the line of scrimmage. bull-like lungs and the speedy runs of Norton enabled Poly to drive 60 yards down the field in the first quarter but the locals lost the ball on downs on the San Diego 15-yard line when two plays that might have led to a touchdown went awry. Again in the second period, Dawson, this time almost singlehanded, led an assault that took the ball 45 yards down the field where two incomplete passes cost the locals another golden opportunity. Throughout the gruelling struggle, Dawson was always good for gains. Ile was the greatest ball- advancer on the field.

We'll say he is the premier fullback, offensively, defensively or what have you, in Southern California prep circles. Benson Also Is Star. Elmer Benson, Poises scrappy guard, also played his usual hustling, busting, fighting game. He was In the thick of every play, often much to the discomfiture of the San Diego backs whom he dumped hard and unceremoniously. George Decker and Floyd Rister were other outstanding players.

These tackles as good as any that every donned the Poly spangles, smashed and crashed through the San Diego defense time and again to make sensational tackles behind the line and they also starred offensively. Rister. In particular, shone brilliantly. He was down under every one of McDermott's punts and made several sensational flying tackles in the open field that brought the fans to their feet. The 1925 football season here closed with defeat.

The team members will turn in their stuits today or tomorrow and call it quits for the season which has been one of the most successful in local gridiron history. The lineup: Santa Ana Pos. San Diego Watts Hubbard Moeller Benson Heard Meaoham Decker West McDermott Kemp Selway Saunders Walker Reed Norton Winnek Dawson (C) Donohue Substitutions: Santa for Heard. Twist for Walker, English for Norton. San tnt Donohue.

Campbell for Peterson, Wadham for Winnek. Head Field crew can go in a sprint or over a distance but if there were means of knowing he would avail himself of the information. As far as its effect upon football is concerned, competition may be made closer than it would be if the two teams went into the game as total strangers. But, after all. it is to be doubted that many victories have beer scored on the gridiron as the result of information returned by scouts A good team with good plays, good execution and good deception will win in the majority of cases even if the opposition knows all of its plays.

TUSTIN POUNDS CU 6 TIN I DIERS EASH Harbor League Standing. W. L. Pct. Westminster ......................7 I .875 Van Dien-Young 6 2 .750 Shields Paint Co 5 2 .714 Laguna 5 2 .714 Tustin K.

5 3 .625 Cypress 2 6 .250 Costa Mesa I 7 .125 S. A. Woodmen ..............0 8 Results. Van Dien-Young Co. 2, Westminster 0.

Laguna Beach 6, S. A. Woodmen 2. Tustin 14, Cypress 5. Shields Paint Co.

13, Costa Mesa 8. Tustin's hard hitting ball club Kept pecking away at Pitcher Wells of Cypress yesterday and won an easy 15 to 5 victory in a Harbor league conflict at Tustin. Tustin did not make more than three tallies iii any one canto but they made at least two runs in every inning but two. Wells was rapped for basehits. Bacon got four blows while Lanfranco and Hinrichs connected thrice.

Hinrichs, pitching for Tustin, had only one bad inning, the third, when the Cubs made all their runs and tied the score. Tustin came back with a pair in its half, however, and Hinrichs was invincible thereafter. He and Squires, who relieved him, allowed only eight swats. The box score: Cypress Tustin K. P.

AB AB Jabs. 5 5 cf 4 3 2 Bingham, lf .5 I 2 2b.6 Wells, ....4 0 ss .5 Holder, 2b ...4 0 OiPtiek, Arnold, rf ...4 0 .5 Luther, cf ...3 0 0i Foster. lf ..4 Writter. lb .4 I lb.4 Giss, 3b .......2 141; Bacon, rf ...5 Spencer, ss ...3 I I Hinrichs, ..5 Martin, 3b ..2 0 OlJiles, cf ....2 Squires, Although defeated after a heartbreaking contest at San Diego and thereby dropping the Coast Preparatory league championship and I a chance for the Southern Califor- I and State interscholastic titles, the Santa Ana high school football team probably will play a postseason game, Coach terburn announced today. Negotiations will be opened immediately with some Northern i California eleven, probably Berkej ley high school or the winner of I the San Francisco city league, for a match during the Christmas holl- days.

The northern arn known to look favorably on plans for such a contest and there seems to be every chance that the game will be scheduled. Santa Ana has one of the moat powerful elevens in local history. The team gave the city run for its and is deserving of a trip north, local football fans believe. Winterburn, who coached in the north last year, says his team can defeat any northern California squad and he wants to prove it. The Santa Ana players will rest this week but will get back in the harness next week provided arrangements for the post-season combat are successfully completed.

Co-incident with the announcement that Poly wants to get more match under its belt, it was learned here today that Fullerton, champions of the Orange County league and conqueror of Grossmont in its first play-off affeir for the Southland ganfalon, will play San Diego, which won the Coast Preparatory league by its 9 to 0 conquest of Santa Ana last Saturday, would clash at the San Diego stadium next Saturday. Close football followers who have seen the two elevens play this fail are inclined to the belief that San Diego has too much power and too much reserve strength for the Orange school which is coached 7 Smith, former Santa Ana mentor. Fullerton has a fast set of backs, headed by Fcrsfer, the Grange of Southern California prep ranks, but it is doubtful if those backs can do much to the heavy San Diego line. Should San Diego win and Fullerton be eliminated from the running, Santa Ana would be more than anxious to arrange a contest with lls -old rival. Coach Winterburn of the locals said today.

Whether Fullerton would look with favor on such a post-season game was not known here. If Fullerton is triumphant no game would be possible, of course, for the Redlegs then would go on in its quest of the Southern California championship. BOB DEMOLING Olympians Trim Hawaii Gridmen Bv 41-0 Score There have been punts and punts, But when it comes to figuring the longest of the 1925 season, the, cr.LLL. T. Nov.

statisticians must reckon Honolulu football team looked with one made in the game be- today on the 41 to 0 defeat tween Marquette L'niversity and administered by the Olympic club Navy early in October ny Bob! of San Francisco and decided Demoling, Marquette quarterback, that the team which defeated lead- It is still going. Pacific coast elevens plays a Favored by a high wind, a same. mile gale, Demoling stood on his The Olympic line was invincible own 20-yard stripe on Farragut jon defense. Bradshaw of the Field, Annapolis, and punted to Olympics was the outstanding star Navy's 15-yard line. The kick sailed: of the game, converting six touch- over the Middle safety, hit the! downs, of which the last was not ground and carried on at high speed allowed because of offside play.

by the wind bounded beyond tho Bradshaw gained 116 yards from goal posts, on another 75 yards to I scrimmage and 144 yards in the the Severn river, by which it was open field, running back five kick- swiftly carried into Chesapeake bay I offs an average of 25 yards, and on to the Atlantic ocean. Needles scored three touchdowns, Laie November reports have It. Bradshaw one, Eisen one ani that Demoling punt lias passed Cleveland one. safely through the Panama Canali ----------------------------and is headed for China. thous- and people stood in a snowstorm -Coach Nets Norgen here yesterday to watch the Chicago University I less Grange and his -trounce the CH IC AG O- and eleven baseball players have arrived back the Chicago Bears- here from their tour of the Orient I lumbus Tigers to the tune of a 14 to begun August 7.

The record of score. Red contribution for the team on the trip was 20 games won, day was 9 yards gained from scrim- eight lost and four tied. mage in 14 plays. 5 8i 14 21 Score by linings Cypress OOO 5 032 El newly organized baseball club won another game yesterday, defeating the crack Tucson Stars by a 6 to 4 margin at El Modena. Since the reorganization by Manager Henry Terrazas, El Modena has won three out of its four starts.

The team is anxious to schedule contests with any ball club in Orange county. Manager Terrazas can be seen at 1232 West Third street, Santa Ana. The box score. El Modena Tustin Stars AB HAB J.Mala do. ss.

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