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'1 A IE! IP ST SPORTING SECTION SPORTING SECTION I HARD FOUGHT TEXAS LEAGUE Re-clectlOD of Allen and Dlcklosoa i a Good Move. il 1 THE LIMIT ON SALARIES I-' 41, i QA i N5 lillK 4 rn -1 But Ragged Was ihe Game it tbe 1 "if 71 It TRYOUT FOR HIGH SCHOOL Sufficiently High to Enable Owntri to Secure Good Flayers Th Southwest Texas League Is a Good Hove. Talks Used Many Ken in Trying to Strengthen the line Hcighti i Were in Better Form Than in First mme. After two twenty-flve-mlhiite halves of gagged football, neither the'TlIelghts nor High School was able score yesterday The action taken by the Texas Uagu magnates at tho Waco meeting Is to be highly commended In several detmOs, but there are others which don't look so good. The circuit as arranged gives better promise than any other which cool aaiWWWI Ml IM-SMM-TI Mf irtlW Sni.iM.

Hi i II MilVlK SMT1 1 MiJ Til 11 II MMMM UlC rfllM n.MlllUfaaJM II II IIIIWII I ASPIRANTS FOR THE VARSITY Ramsdell Lacy Persons Barclay 26 Truitt 26 Moore 27 Bailey 28 Murphy 29 Stark (Assistant Manager) 30 Krahl (Manager) ELEVEN 19 Spoonts 20 Leonard 21 Klrkpatrlck 22 French 22 James 24 Estill vantage In this because Hamilton put It farther In each Instance, yet this advantage appeared to net no appreciable gains. Once the ball was on the university 10-yard line and once It reached the college 15-yard line, hut never the goul. Hamilton tried twice for field goals, but In each Instance the ball went wild, the wind having something to do with this on one The game was undoubtedly a fine exhibition of defensive tactics on both sides. College showed up better In team work In this game than before. In the last game Hamilton was more in It than any one elBe, but this time the efforts were more evenly divided, as Hohn, Rugel, Tip, Taylor aori Barnes divided honors with him, Barnes especially showing much Improvement.

Hohn deserves praise for his work at full. He was a persistent bucker. going strong against the opposing line, and tackllnK he made some mns-nlflcnt plays, getting his man with great accuracy and force. LEGGETT AVERTED A GOAL. I.egett made a sensational tackle of Baldwin at a critical period when the university man was on a Jong run down tho field and appeared to be reaching goal.

Leggett was the last chance to stop him, and he took him down. A similar play occurred In the last half, only this time It was McDonald who took Thomas to gmni'j- i 1 i fc L. A. Hamilton of Bryan, Captain of the A. and M.

Eleven. hp 13 Caldwell 14 Swofford 15 Darwin 1 Owen 17 Soule 18 Holcomb Klrkpatrlck kicked goal. Time. 4 minutes. FUMBLE AGAIN COSTLY.

The recond touchdown was made after Southwestern hod carried the ball to Texas' ilghtcen-yard line op an 'nsld kick. It had been sent back to the center of the fit-Id by fumbling and mlsplays, and Texas recovered It on Southwestern' fifty-yard line by a fumble. Ramsdelt made twenty-six yard- on a forward pass. Walker hit right tackle for twelve more, while Ramsdell found the same hole for a touchdow n. Time, 7'-j minutes.

Klrkpatrlck kicked goal. Score 12 to During the rest of this half the ball was carried from Southwesttrn's 26-yard line to Texas' 50-yard line, returned to Southwestern's 6-yard line, where Texas was penalized for hurdling, and rested on Southwestern's 1-yard line when time was called. In "the second half Texas received the ball, carried It to Southwestern's lo-yard line and Klrkpatrlck tried a field goal, which failed. The ball was worked back to the middle of the field, Texas tried a forward pass, which Parr Interrupted and carried to Texas' 10-yard line on a 40-j ard run. After this It went back to t'lo middle of the field and was In Texas' possession on Sou'thwestern's 20-yard line when time was called.

The lineup: Texas. Jones Bailey Position. Southwestern. Right end Rigiit tackle Heiulrirk.s RiKht guard lia relay CetHer Pa i kle Truitt. Steiler.

Ix'fl guard Kamsdell, Persons Left tackle Downes Barnes, Denton Left end Henderson Vi'll-er, Moore Right halfback Kit Kpairick. O. Fullback Heirlck Leonard. Monteith, Snipes (C.tpt.i, Heilaiul Lift halfback Moore Chapman. Dyer (Capt Quarterback Snipes LVngth of half -Twenty minutes.

Referee H. Kcnkaf. St. L'dwaid college. Aus.in.

Umpire i) U. Carroll. Gallaudet college, Washington. Head Hi siiian Harry Blckler, Texas. Field judge M.

G. Whitman, living Technical. New York. Timekeepers- Osn -ar Robinson. Texas; J.

G. Harrell, Sonifcjwcstern university. TOOT BATTLE ENDED EVEN. Farmers and Christians Failed to Score at College Station. (Houston Poll Sptctal.t DALIAS, Texas, October $.

Bucking and punting with slight gains in nearly every instance and with but few and occasional long gains, the Agricultural and Mechanical college and the Texas Christian university played each other to a tie and a standstill this afternoon. The game as a whole was battle of punts, wltl A. and M. having a slight ad 10 11 Steiler 12 Jones TEXAS UNI. WON Defeated Southwestern in Opening Game, 12 to 0.

FEATURED BY FUMBLES Slisplays by Georgetown Boys Responsible for Each Touchdown Two Pield Goal Attempts Failed. (Houston Post Special.) AUSTIN. Texas, October 9. The University of Texas opened the football season here today by defeating Southwestern university, Georgetown, by a score of 12 to 0. Bjth touchdowns were made in the first half.

When time was called in the first half Texas had the ball on South-western's one-yard line, and In the second on her twenty-two-yard line. Texas tried unsuccessfully for two field goals. Southwestern had the ball on Texas' ten-ard iine In the second half wnen Parr received an attempted forward pas by Texas. He was prevented from scoring by the splendid tackling by Dyer. FULLBACK KNOCKED OUT.

For Texas Dyer did excellent work, his defense and Interference being peerless. Ramsdell warmed up and made many nice gains. Feldhake played a nice defense and the Texas line held fairly well. Klrkpatrlck. r.t full, was fair, but wos knocked out before the end of tho game.

Snipes of Southwestern is a plucky football player and received the blue ribbon today on his forward pass work as well as his tackles. Vaugun and Headrlck played carefully and concisely both making several nice gains. Hendricks, at tackle, played a good defense. Tho game abounded In fumbles, both teams having a goodly nmnlier to their credit. Texas had little luck forward pssses.

(Southwestern did but lit' it-better, though her principal gains were made on forward pnstes and around end. The line bucking game was most effective for Texas. Teams won the toss, choosing the norti goal. Her kick was returned twenty-one yard, and nftcr It had been brought out to forty-yard line by Southwestern, Texat recovered It on the on a fumble, Ramsdell smashed through tackle for nine yar-ls. ihrou.Tli center for six.

Klrkpatrlck around end for four. Ramsdll tackle lor H. I.cinard through Jackie for two an' Walker through for a touchdown. afternoon. Tlio Heights team snowed better form than In the game of a week ego and presented a stronger lineup.

The work of the High, School was entirely Individual, and only at the close of the second half did they get together and run their plays with smoothness. For the High' School It was 'a try out fame, Coach Fulks using fifteen to sixteen men during the game, hoping to get a line on the players for the Allen Academy game of next Saturday and for West Texas a week later. The Helphts line was rather weak, but Hall and Huweller succeeded In skirting Leonard Barrell, Captain of the High School Eleven. the ends for occasional good gains. They worked a forward pass that looked good for a touchdown, but the end did not have the necessary speed.

Williams did the line hammering for his team. Barrell and McABhan were the star ground gainers for the High School, smashing; the line and skirting the tackle. Rockwell distinguished himself by pulling and dragging the backs along after they had beeu tackled, while Tynes was successful In breaking through the line to block punts on two occasions. Tho work of Vceden in tackling on the end suggested that he had seal football material In him. During the first half the ball was In the High School territory the most of the time, hut In the stoond the tables were turned.

In fact, the boys had forced themselves to the Heights fifteen-yard line when time was called. Referee. Keeton: umpire. Fulton; head linesman. Ward; time keepers.

Clark and Cooley. High School Games. The High school eleven will jovrney to Bryan next Saturday, where they will meet Allen academy. October 2S. Taft Day, the High school will play West Texas academy of San Antonio at West End park, the game to begin at 10 a.

m. City School league. The city school league of football clubs has been organised and the schedule made tip. The Mlstrot-Munn cup Is the trophy for which teams are to contest, and as It Is a handsome trophy and carries with it the championship of the city schools there will be keen competition. The date given on this schedule Indicates merely the week in which the game Is to he plnyed and not the day, whlcn must he arranged to tho mutual satisfaction of the contestants and notice of this given the physical director.

The sections have been determined solely on the bnsls of weights of the Indl-vldnal players. The weights of the regular team ami two substitutes were taken and averuged with the following results: SECTION School Weight. Fannin 1-M pounds Sherman lis pounds Rusk 11a pounds Dow IIS pounds Jones 110 pounds Austin 110 pounds Exact weight unknown SECTION B. School Weight. Taylor pounds Lamar 107 pounds Reagan 104 pounds Allen 108 pounds Longfellow 7 pounis I.ubhock 88 pounds Travis Exact weight unknown SECTION A.

October 11 Sherman vs. Rusk. Dow, vs. Jones, Austin vs. Fannin; Hawthorne, no game.

October 25 Rusk vs. Dow, Jones vs. Fannin. Austin vs. Hawthorne; Sherman, no game.

November 1 Austin vs. Sherman, Hawthorne vs. Jones, Fannin vs. Rusk; Dow, no game. November IS Jones vs.

Sherman, Rusk YS. Hawthorne, Fannin vs. Dow; Austin, no game. November J9 Hawthorne vs. Fannin, Sherman vs.

Dow, Jones vs. Austin; Rusk, no a-ame. December 6 Fannin vs. Sherman, Rusk vs. Austin; Hawthorne vs.

Dow; Jones, no game. December IS Jones vs. Rusk, Hawthorne vs. Sherman, Austin vs. Dow; Fannin, np game.

B. October Vu Taylor vs. Allen, Reagan vs. Lamail Longfellow vs. Lubbock; Travis, no ame.

October 2o Allen vs. Reagan, Lamar vs. Lubbock.VTravls vs. Longfellow; Taylor, no gameJ November lV-Allen vs. Lamar, Lubbock i mi mi be framed.

It is true that Shreveport and Oklahoma City are outside the State. but there are no State towns which could replace them. The guarantee to -be paid by Oklahoma City Is a pretty stiff one and may result In trouble -later along If the club put In by the manage-tnent there should not prove popular. -The Shrevcporl guarantee should be at least 0 per cent greater than that given in the State for various reasons. On attendance alone.

Ehreveport would quit loser. But with the sale of players thrown in there hr.s been a big profit to the owner. The re-election of W. P. Allen as president is to be commended.

Mr. Allen h4 his troubles last season and at times) his acts were not at all pleasing to the patrons of the game in Houston and In -other towns. Those very troubles, how" ever, have given him wisdom and it is safe wager that another season will find him as popular as any president of the State league has been. The fact that Mr. Allen is a citizen of a town which has no club In the league is in the In- terest of all the clubs and should givei satisfaction.

The selection of B. S. Dickinson as secretary could not have been Improved upon. Mr. Dickinson has shown 'Use what a treasure ne really Is as a secretary by the preparation of the final averages for the season.

there were a few oversights therein, but that very experience will go to improvement sol-other season. They were such a vast improvement over those of the previous several seasons that it was a distinct relief to all who desire to ngure the dope. i The salary limit of $2000 per month, Jn amply sumciem I or a ciuo vk lyiuwm -men. That Is an average of nearly Sin per month, player and good players should be secured for that Of course; some men are worth consloera-bly more than I1SO per month, bat. that can be arranged, for soma others ar not worth thau With that salary as on average, every club In the league should be able to get together' team) which -can give as good an account of themselves as did those of last season.

There should be some provision for uniform scoring, but It Is admittedly the hardest task that a president has to tackle. With each scorer compelled to make personal decisions, there is hound to be discrepancies, but It won't take' very long to catch the scorer who baa pets either on the home or the visiting clubs, and he should be replaced Without delay. There are scorers or the circuit who have made such bungling forts at padding the averages of their favorites that other players hsvg severely and it Is not rlgnL The scorers are as much officials of tne should be handled when found guilty of giving one player the worst of It and another better than he deserves. The formation of another league. 'In Southwest Texas Is In the Interest of 1 the sport and puts the semi-professional on a footing where they can be when they get to wrangling, as they -sometimes do.

Itwlll also give the pro-', moters of those clubs protection against', others who have no money Invested and who have no real Interest In the With a good class league In operation in South Texas and another KJnrth tVlu T.a. Imvh. shnilM have no trouble In keeping good player In line and the players and their de-v. velopers will also have a better oppor- tunlty to benefit Their enterprise than they have had In the past. a.

SPEAOE WAS NOT VALUED a a. 11f.L TVUCU AJLV eVAAaut sWVivvi awe wm at Little Eock. (From the Boston Globe.) 3 Two years ago Scout Huff was scour- Ing the Texas league and signed two young players, then with the Houston Clun 'Whlteman and Speaker. At the dose of the Texas season tho youngsters come North to play for a month with the Bos-- ton Red Sox. Whlteman looked the bet-i llfhalt Man KlFflT KJiTinrTM I rig" law glSTSK I ti I nr.

in wnm ri iin in. out. yet Speaker had led the Texas league In hatting end looked like a natural workman. Whlteman was allowed to go and 8peaker came very near losing out on a Boston berth. Jim McGuire dlda't think it worth while to send Speaker a contract by March 1, thereby losing all' claim on the player.

Boston had prom-' Isrd Little Rick an outfielder to close'-rome trade nnd figured that Mlque Finn had taken care of Speaker, but reaching Little Rook It was found that Finn dldn'tv even know Sneaker's home address. It was well Into March when Speaker ar- i rived at Little Rude and put his name to a contract, little knowing that he was a free agent, he was not sure of his Job and was anxious to catch on. The Bos- ton club was fortunate enough to sign a Joint agreement with Little Rock whereby -the. player would revert to Boston at the icason ana mea tu aocument -itlonal commission. i G0IP IS PE0V0CATTVE To Profanity, Declares President Taft, on Occasions.

After trying out one of the California links. President Taft delivered the fol- lowing neat rpeeeh: I don't know of a game that Is such a provocative of profanity as golf. I don't know a game that makes one so ashamed of his profanity. It is a game j. full of moments of self-abasement, with a few moments of self-exaltation, and we Americans who are not celebrated for our modesty And such a game excellent training.

Certainly I think the gentle- men of over Sr. who are In need of some- thing and don't know what It is, If they will only organise a golf club and get the golf sticks ami golf balls and chase them around Wo varis every afternoon will become a great deal more contented with life and a great desl more satisfied with the condition which the Lord has left them." EE-ZNTEE THE EACLTJG GAME. Sent His Trainer to Kentucky to Gather Eis Kays Together. (Associated Press Krfrrt.) NEW TORK. October A.

Drake, the close friend of John XV. Gates, has decided to re-enter the racing game ad has sent Enoch WIshard. the trainer, to Kentuckv to r'ther his yearlings and hi Ing tliem to Shcepshead Bay. where thev will te put Into cand'tlon for next year's racing campaign on the local tracks. Drake disposed of his racing stable during the hard times In 1M7 and since th- has not taken much Interest In turf tare.

close or tne with the Draper (Coach) Dyer (Captain) Feldhake Walker Denton Hellard vs. Travis, Longfellow vs. Taylor; Reagan, no game. November 15-Taylor vs. Reagan, Lamar vs.

Longfellow, Allen vs. Travis; Lubbock, no game. November 29 Reagan vs. Longfellow, Lubbock vs. Taylor, Travis vs.

Lamar; Allen, no game. December 6 Travis vs. Taylor. Lubbock vs. Keagan, Longfellow vs.

Allen; Lamar, no game. December 15 Taylor vs. Lamar, Travis vs. Reagan, Allen vs. Lubbock; Longfellow, no game.

BAYLOR D3FEATED TRINITY. forward Passes and Side Kicks Won Game at Waco. (Houston Foil WACO, Texas, October The football game here this afternoon between Baylor arid Trinity resulted In the score of 17 to In favor of Baylor. Trinity's touchdown came about the middle of the Second lmlf. wv.en Culberson got the ball on a fumble from a bad kick and ran sixty yards for the goal.

With that exception Trinity was not within striking distance of Baylor's goal except one or two times throughout the game. Baylor clearly outplayed them at every though every inch of ground was hotly contested. Baylor's gains were made from forward passes and on side kicks, principally the (atter. Some good gains were also made through the line and Captain Robinson made several sensational dashes around the end for substantial gains. The first touchdown was made by Fouts, who accepted a forward pass for twenty yards and ran twenty more through a broken field for the goal line.

The second was made Just before the close of the first half by Captain Robinson, who bucked through the line for tea yards. The third touchdown was made by Willie In the second half on a double pass. Robinson, Kouts and Willie all starred for the local team, Robinson's punting being a feature. Edmundson was easily the star of the visiting team. The HneuD: Baylor.

Fouts Isbell Barron Fosition. Trinity. left end (tlbbons tackle Culberson left guard Deerlny center Prude (Capt.) Ben right guard Lowry right tackle Uantt right end Hood Alosley quarterback Wilkins Hefley left halfback Carner Willie right halfback lioMnsuu Wood Grlson and Lesser, substitutes for Baylor; Edmun.lsou, substitute for Trinity. College Football. At Annapolis Navy 12.

Rutgers 3. At Princeton l'rinceton 2, Fordham 0. At Cambridge Harvard 8, Williams At New Haven Yale 30. Springfield Training 0. Ithica Coir.ell Obeiiln At Wllkesbarre Carlisle 8.

State College 8. At Lexington, Va. Virginia Military Institute li, William and Mary 0. At Weft Point Army 17, Trinity At Wilkc slmrre Carlisle Indians State College t. At Providence Brown 10.

Amherst 0. At Philadelphia I'nlverslty of Pennsylvania 12. V. eft Virginia At Lincoln-Nebraska S4, Knox 0. AT Annt Navy 12; Rutsers 8.

At Tuscalo.j. Alii. t'niverslty of Alabama 14, Howard 0. Louisiana 10; Mississippi 0. t.4 rtirfj I'mt Rrtitrt.

-BATON ROUGE. October the opening game of the season this afternoon Louisiana State university defeated the University of Mississippi Hy the score of 10 to 0. Mississippi put up a strenuous defense and, time after time, fought the Loulslnnsna back, when it looked as If a touchdown was Inevitable. Selp the star for Louisiana. Atter seventeen minutes of play In the first half he carried the ball around trie tlve-yard Goal was then shoved through for the touchdown.

In the second half Louisiana got within a few feet of the line, but It was not until the down that Selp went through for- the second and last touchdown of tho game. Football Injury Fatal. niiocimc4 frttt Rtporl.) Vr.S MOINES. Iowa. October 9.

Wal ter Evans, aged 18, dle.1 here today from-Injuries received In a football game hero yesterday. Attell end Easy Winner. AssoaitttJ Press Report. PHILADELPHIA, October fc Without ny apparent exertion. Abe Attell.

the champion featherweight, won from Patsy Kline of Newark In the wlndup at til Nonpareil Athletic club last night. earth when It was a chance to stop a core. For the university Rattan showed well In tackles and made several very fine plays. Thomas and Baldwin got the running honors of the day. Baldwin In the first half almost getting away with it, but was stopped in thirty yards, and In the last half Thomas made about forty yards and was heading for the goal when McDonald stopped him.

Pyburn did some fine work breaking up bucks. The half ended with the ball on university's 10-yard line and the last ended with the ball on university's lS-yard line and university's ball. The following was the lineup: A. and M. Position.

University. Carlln-Ward. end. Baldwin Barnes Right tackle Wright Right guard Pyburn Thompson Center Massey Cretcher Left guard Mulllcan Hooker Left tackle Fields Rugel Left end Rattan Iyeggett-McDonald Qua rterhack. Thomas Taylor Left halfback Tvson Ha inilton Right halfback Bush Hohn Fullback Daniels Referee Den n.

T'mptre Winning. Head lineman rete Blttle. Timekeepers Lear and Alexander. Chicago 21; Indiana 0. (Associated Prtit Reptrt.) MARSHALL FIELD.

Chicago. October 9. The remarkable spectacle of a team having twenty-one points run up on It In the firt half of a football game, without looking Inferior to the other, was presented on Marshall Field today when the ftrst half ended, Chicago Indiana 0. This was the final score also. THE MARATHON EACE.

Chairman Brown Tells Something of the Plans. The Marathon race to be held Wednesday, November 10, which Is Young Men's Christian Association Day of thj forthcoming No-Tsu-Oh carnival, bid fair to be one of the leading attractions of the week. Chairman J. E. Brown, in charge of the athletic field sports, has been working up all preliminary matter pertaining to the big endurance test, and he Is now in position to receive applications for entries at any time.

The first to apply was H. Auderson of Houston, who has met runne In the North and East and Is said to have breasted the tape with some of the Ite of Mara-Ihonin. Mr. Anderson has not resided for any length of time In the Houston icinity. ami during that time his Identit as a runner has not been disclosed.

It Is expected that a number of other local runners will take part In the Marathon, as it is the only event In which they may enter as Individuals. Both the Young Jlen's Christian Association and collegiate track meets aro registered events and open only 'to members of the competing teams. Applications should he mailed in as early as possible to E. Brown P. O.

box 12. Photo by Smith Bryan. 4V i i i I vX hmtm 8 w4uV vi IS -J WIS THE AND M. FOOTBALL SQUAD..