duplicated in the early part of the second. It was in the latter part of
the second half, too, that Berkeley scored. It was Berkeley's ball on
the third down, and a pass was made to Bien for a punt. The leather
sailed over into Pettit's territory, and he caught it on St. Paul's
ten-yard line, but was so slow in handling it that Berkeley was down on
him before he realized what had happened, and they had shoved him across
the line for a safety. Apparently the St. Paul's rushers were so anxious
to get through and stop the kick that they did not think of protecting
their back. It is not fair to place all the responsibility for the
misplay upon Pettit.
Another exciting and interesting Thanksgiving-day game was that between
Brooklyn High and Poly. Prep., played at Eastern Park, the victory
going to the High-School, 6-0. This match developed as good football as
has been seen in Brooklyn this fall, and the teams proved to be very
evenly matched. In the first half it would have been difficult to decide
which was the better eleven, but in the second half the Poly. Prep. line
weakened a trifle, and the High-School backs were sent through at centre
and tackle for repeated gains. The High-School team was slightly the
heavier, and this advantage is accountable for the work of the line-men
during the latter part of the game.
The only touch-down of the day was scored almost at the close of the
second half. By mass plays the ball had been brought down into Poly.
Prep.'s territory, and from the five-yard line Geirasch was shoved over
for a touch-down. Some exciting play followed this, Poly. Prep. having
secured the ball on the High-School's twenty-five-yard line by a fumble.
They took a tremendous brace, and rushed the leather fifteen yards, but
the High-School players pulled themselves together at this point, got
the ball on downs, and the game closed with neither goal in danger.
The championship of the Long Island League was not affected by the
result of this game, inasmuch as St. Paul's had practically secured
first place by defeating Brooklyn High, 8-0, on November 12. St. Paul's
had no easy time of it with the Brooklyn players, and only managed to
score once. This was done in the first half with good centre plays, S.
Starr being shoved across the line. The other two points resulted from a
safety by the High-School.
The championship of the Cook County High-School Football League has been
won by Englewood H.-S., the deciding game being against Hyde Park, 38-6.
Both teams played good football, and although Hyde Park was in some
respects outclassed, the men nevertheless worked hard, and succeeded in
not being shut out altogether.
Most of Englewood's gains were made around the ends, the Hyde Park line
being stronger than had been anticipated. Teetzel, as usual, proved the
star player of the day, and made one unusually good run. This was in the
second half, when he was sent through Hyde Park's tackle, and after
clearing his hole and dodging the half-backs, he put down the field for
sixty yards, and scored. The team-work of Englewood was better than has
been developed by that eleven in any previous game; and as for
individual work, Henry and Ferguson deserve mention. Henry followed the
interference well, and got through the Hyde Park line whenever he had
the ball. Ferguson's strong point was in protecting the runner.
The best work for Hyde Park was done by Captain Linden, who got into
every play, and made a gain almost every time he took the ball. He did
the scoring for his side. He took the leather on Englewood's
twenty-five-yard line three times in succession, making short gains at
every plunge, and finally managed to get himself pushed across the line.
This is only the second time that Englewood has been scored against in a
League football game this year.
The Chicago High-School Football-Players seem to have little pride in
making any kind of a showing against out-of-town teams, if we may judge
from the performance of Englewood against Elgin, and of Hyde Park
against Madison. The Englewood High-School had a game scheduled with
Elgin for Thanksgiving day, but as soon as they had won the Cook County
championship the eleven disbanded. Manager Knox was at his wits' end to
get a team to go to Elgin, and only succeeded in enlisting the services
of three of the regular players, filling the other positions as best he
could.
Of course this was not a High-School eleven, and had no right to
represent itself as such. The Elgin players even claim that one of the
men who came along with Manager Knox's patch-work team had played this
year with Lake Forest University. The Elgin eleven was the same that has
represented that school all season, and which has not been defeated. The
game against Englewood, or rather against the eleven that was
masquerading in Englewood's colors, ended in a dispute, and was awarded
to Elgin. The best element among students at Englewood believe that if
the regular team had gone to represent the school the result would have
been different. As it is, however, Elgin claims the championship of the
Illinois High-Schools.
The Hyde Park H.-S. football-players also went out of training as soon
as they had been defeated by Englewood for the Cook County championship.
Consequently, when they were called upon to play against Madison
High-School, it was impossible to get the regular eleven men together,
and a few outsiders were taken in to make up the team. As might have
been expected, the influence of these outsiders was of the worst
possible kind, and they resorted to methods during the game which would
not have been countenanced by the regular players.
This sort of thing brings a bad reputation to the Chicago High-School
football-players. Of course this is to be regretted, but it is richly
deserved, and unless some of the better element take a hand and
introduce rigid reforms in matters athletic, things will go from bad to
worse, and the spirit of semi-professionalism, which has proved such a
dangerous thing in other quarters, will effect the ruin of sport in
Chicago.
The championship of the High-School football teams of Wisconsin and
Minnesota was won by the Madison High-School, which defeated the
Minneapolis South Side H.-S., 21-0. Both teams played good, hard
football, but Madison, although the lighter of the two elevens, had the
better system, and plunged through its opponents for repeated gains.
Captain Dean of Madison massed his plays on tackles, where he was very
successful in gaining ground. The best work for Minneapolis was done in
the second half, and their gains were chiefly obtained around the ends.
The feature of the game was a goal from the field, kicked by Anderson of
Madison H.-S., toward the end of the first half. Madison had forced the
ball down to their opponents' 20-yard line, but Minneapolis here took a
brace and managed to hold. The ball was then passed back for a kick, and
Anderson succeeded in making a beautiful goal. Some of the best work for
Madison was done by Wheeler and Curtis at tackle, and by Nelson, who
made many fierce plunges through the Minneapolis centre. Davis at centre
held well on the defence, and likewise put up a strong offensive game.
The best work for Minneapolis was done by Von Schlegell. He did
excellent work in the interference, and tackled hard and low; he
likewise made a number of gains around the ends. Other good work for
Minneapolis was done by Dumas and Shepley.
It is announced that again this year the Knickerbocker Athletic Club
will hold a large in-door interscholastic track-athletic meeting. The
success of last year's venture will probably help to make the coming
occasion one of the biggest interscholastic affairs in any city of the
country this winter, and if it is properly conducted it ought certainly
to achieve this distinction. I believe it has already been decided that
last year's experiment of a dirt track in the Madison Square Garden will
not be tried again, and that at the coming meeting the runs will be held
on a board flooring. In addition to securing entries from the schools of
Boston, Philadelphia, Hartford, New Haven, and other near institutions,
an attempt will be made to induce the young athletes of Baltimore,
Washington, and possibly Chicago to compete. If this could be done, the
meeting would be fully as representative as the National Interscholastic
out-door meeting of last June.
[Illustration: EXETER FOOTBALL SQUAD.]
[Illustration: ANDOVER FOOTBALL ELEVEN.]
[Illustration: ANDOVER VS. LAWRENCEVILLE--THE BALL ON ANDOVER'S
THREE-YARD LINE.]
When Exeter and Andover determined to renew their athletic relations,
they drew up a set of rules to govern their meetings in the future; and
as the paragraphs adopted by the two schools seem to be of considerable
importance for the welfare of amateur sport, I give them below:
The undersigned, representatives of the Phillips Andover and
Phillips Exeter Athletic Associations, agree on the following
regulations to govern all contests between the two Associations for
the period of one year--from October, 1896, to July, 1897,
inclusive:
1. There shall be annual contests between the two Associations in
football, base-ball, track athletics, and tennis.
2. The dates for these contests shall be arranged from year to year
by the managers of the several Associations, and announced six
weeks before the contest.
3. The officials for each game shall be chosen by joint agreement
of the representatives of the two Associations, and shall be
announced to each school at least two weeks before the date of the
game.
4. No player shall take part for more than four years in these
games.
5. No student shall be allowed to represent Phillips Academy in any
such public contest unless he is regularly enrolled as a member on
the register of the school and is taking at least twelve hours of
work per week. No student shall be allowed to represent Phillips
Academy in any such public contest who either before or since
entering the school shall have engaged in any athletic competition
for money, whether for a stake or a money prize, or a share of the
entrance-fees or admission-money; or who shall have taught or
engaged in any athletic exercise or sport as a means of livelihood;
or who shall have received for his participation in any athletic
sport or contest any pecuniary gain or reward whatever, direct or
indirect, provided, however, that he may have received from the
school organizations, or from any permanent amateur association of
which he was at any time a member, the amount by which the expenses
necessarily incurred by him in representing this organization in
athletic contests exceeded his ordinary expenses.
6. The school manager of each athletic team shall submit to the
manager of the opposing team, at least three weeks before the date
of the contest between the two teams, a list of all players whom he
may use in such contest, together with the home address of each
player, and shall also upon request furnish any other information
which may aid in the enforcement of the previous rules. No player
not so named shall take part in the contest.
7. All protests which may be made concerning eligibility of
players, and all other disputes, shall be decided, without appeal,
by a referee, who shall be chosen by the joint agreement of the
Athletic Committee or Representative of the two Associations.
8. All expenses incurred in the enforcement of these rules and in
payment of officials shall be shared equally by the two
Associations.
If Brookline High had won the game against Hopkinson on the Tuesday
before Thanksgiving she would have won the championship of the Senior
League in Boston, but her defeat, 16-0, will probably give the
championship to Cambridge M. T. S. The Hopkinson-Brookline High game was
one of the best-fought battles that have been seen in Boston this year
among the schools. During the first half the play was of a high order.
Both teams gained ground, and each was strong enough to secure the ball
from the other on downs, and it was more because of a misplay by
Brookline than by superior work of Hopkinson that the latter made a
touch-down toward the close of the first half. Hallowell managed his
team splendidly, but the star player of the day was undoubtedly Mann.
Further details of the game and of the closing matches of the Boston
Leagues must be delayed until next week.
"FOOTBALL FACTS AND FIGURES."--BY WALTER CAMP.--POST 8VO, PAPER, 75
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This Department is conducted in the interest of Bicyclers, and the
Editor will be pleased to answer any question on the subject. Our
maps and tours contain many valuable data kindly supplied from the
official maps and road-books of the League of American Wheelmen.
Recognizing the value of the work being done by the L.A.W., the
Editor will be pleased to furnish subscribers with membership
blanks and information so far as possible.
The final stage of the run from New York to Newburg is given this week.
In the previous three weeks the country between Hoboken and Newburg up
the western bank of the Hudson has been published, and, of course, the
wheelman, if he chooses, may run on further up the Hudson. Beyond
Newburg, however, the country becomes very hilly, and some of the roads
are practically unrideable in some cases because the hills are too steep
to ride up, and in others because they are too steep to ride down. Some
of the roads around Newburg are very bad for the same reason, especially
those running southward from the city through Canterbury and Cornwall,
and down below West Point. Through this part of the country in the
vicinity of the river it is wiser, both for your own good and that of
your wheel, to refrain from wheeling at all.
The main road to Newburg is good riding, however--that passing through
Tuxedo, Highland Mills, and Woodbury Falls, on last week's map, to
Mountainville. Thence turn left, and run to Salisbury Mills, keeping
always to the right until you leave the latter place, and run up to Orrs
Mills and Vails Gate, thence proceeding direct to Newburg. None of the
roads hereabout can be called first-class, and this particular route is
by no means the best. If your run is to be as far as Poughkeepsie, it is
wiser to keep further westward, and run from Blooming Grove on last
week's map, out through Otterkill, Maybrook, and Coldenham. Any
bicyclist who wants to reach Poughkeepsie from New York is strongly
advised to keep to the east bank of the Hudson all the way up. The
wheeling through the country where Tuxedo is situated is good, but
except for a few roads outside of this small bit of territory, the
riding is pretty hilly. The road-bed, as a rule, is in fair to good
condition, but the unevenness of the ground is a constant worry to a
bicyclist--the kind of worry that wears him out in short order, unless
he is an experienced wheelman.
The only reason for riding through this country is a historic one, for
the ground is covered with objects of interest connected with the
Revolutionary war, and of course West Point itself is one of the sights
of the Hudson, both from the fact of its being the seat of the military
academy, and because of the scenery thereabouts.
This closes the particular trip which for several weeks we have been
discussing, and for the present, during the winter season, the
Department will be discontinued. Questions on bicycling matters, where
they can be answered, will be attended to as before, and the Department
will be resumed in the early spring. All applications for explanations
as to the method to be followed in becoming a member of the L.A.W. will
also be answered as heretofore.
NOTE.--Map of New York city asphalted streets in No. 809. Map of
route from New York to Tarrytown in No. 810. New York to Stamford,
Connecticut, in No. 811. New York to Staten Island in No. 812. New
Jersey from Hoboken to Pine Brook in No. 813. Brooklyn in No. 814.
Brooklyn to Babylon in No. 815. Brooklyn to Northport in No. 816.
Tarrytown to Poughkeepsie in No. 817. Poughkeepsie to Hudson in No.
818. Hudson to Albany in No. 819. Tottenville to Trenton in No.
820. Trenton to Philadelphia in No. 821. Philadelphia in No. 822.
Philadelphia-Wissahickon Route in No. 823. Philadelphia to West
Chester in No. 824. Philadelphia to Atlantic City--First Stage in
No. 825; Second Stage in No. 826. Philadelphia to Vineland--First
Stage in No. 827; Second Stage in No. 828. New York to
Boston--Second Stage in No. 829; Third Stage in No. 830; Fourth
Stage in No. 831; Fifth Stage in No. 832; Sixth Stage in No. 833.
Boston to Concord in No. 834. Boston in No. 835. Boston to
Gloucester in No. 836. Boston to Newburyport in No. 837. Boston to
New Bedford in No. 838. Boston to South Framingham in No. 839.
Boston to Nahant in No. 840. Boston to Lowell in No. 841. Boston to
Nantasket Beach in No. 842. Boston Circuit Ride in No. 843.
Philadelphia to Washington--First Stage in No. 844; Second Stage in
No. 845; Third Stage in No. 846; Fourth Stage in No. 847; Fifth
Stage in No. 848. City of Washington in No. 849. City of Albany in
No. 854; Albany to Fonda in No. 855; Fonda to Utica in No. 856;
Utica to Syracuse in No. 857; Syracuse to Lyons in No. 858; Lyons
to Rochester in No. 859; Rochester to Batavia in No. 860; Batavia
to Buffalo in No. 861; Poughkeepsie to Newtown in No. 864; Newtown
to Hartford in No. 865; New Haven to Hartford in No. 866; Hartford
to Springfield in No. 867; Hartford to Canaan in No. 868; Canaan to
Pittsfield in No. 869; Hudson to Pittsfield in No. 870. City of
Chicago in No. 874. Waukesha to Oconomowoc in No. 875; Chicago to
Wheeling in No. 876; Wheeling to Lippencott's in No. 877;
Lippencott's to Waukesha in No. 878; Waukesha to Milwaukee in No.
879; Chicago to Joliet in No. 881; Joliet to Ottawa in No. 882;
Ottawa to La Salle in No. 883; Jersey City to Englewood in No. 890;
Englewood to Nyack in No. 891; Nyack to Washingtonville in No. 892.
[Illustration: THE CAMERA CLUB]
Any questions in regard to photograph matters will be willingly
answered by the Editor of this column, and we should be glad to
hear from any of our club who can make helpful suggestions.
PHOTOGRAPHIC-PRINT EXCHANGE.
We have received many letters from members who are interested in the
print exchange, and for the benefit of those who did not see the
suggestion details will be found in the Camera Club Department for
October 13. If any member who desires to exchange prints does not
succeed in getting those which he wishes, if he will send word to the
editor, the "want" will be printed a second time.
SIR KNIGHT ARTHUR INKERSLEY, 709 Hyde St., San Francisco, Cal.,
wishes to exchange prints of Alaska, Mexico, and the country round
San Francisco, for England, Ireland, and Scotland prints; and of
the forts, guns, navy-yards, and coast defences of the United
States. Sir Arthur's prints may be had in silver, salt, or
aristo-platinotype, and are 5 by 7 in size.
SIR KNIGHT FREDERICK CLAPP, 175 Boston St., South Boston, Mass.,
has prints of Boston and vicinity to exchange for photographs of
State Houses, as he is making a collection of such photographs. Sir
Frederick makes fine pictures, judging from the specimens sent to
the Round Table.
SIR KNIGHT LOUIS A. DYAR, Winona, Minn., wishes to exchange prints
of the bluffs of the Mississippi River, the Maine coast, and
interior or animal studies, for pictures taken near Ogunquit or
Strong, Me.; interesting figure or animal studies; or historical
places in the United States. His pictures are 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 and 4
by 5, clear and well finished.
ERNEST T. SELIG, Lawrence, Kan., wishes to exchange photographs of
the collection of animals in the Kansas State University for
pictures of the government buildings at Washington, D. C. A part of
the collection mentioned was in the Kansas building at the World's
Fair.
SIR KNIGHT JOHN N. PROTHERO asks how to filter solutions. Take a
piece of filtering-paper, which may be bought either at the
druggist's or of the dealer in photographic goods, fold it through
the centre (it comes cut in circles), then fold it back and forth
from the centre like a fan. Crease these folds, open the paper, and
put it inside a glass funnel, and turn in the liquid to be
filtered. The funnel may be set in a bottle, or one can use a
regular filter-holder. The creases in the paper prevent it from
sticking to the glass funnel when it is wet with the solution, and
the liquid runs through faster.
SIR KNIGHT F. ELTON MORSE, 11 and 13 Market St., Lynn, Mass.,
wishes to exchange photographic views with members of the Camera
Club. Sir Knight Elton says that he has a 5-by-8 Rochester Optical
Co. single-view lens which he would like to exchange for a 4-by-5
size of the same make, if any member would like to make the
exchange.
SIR KNIGHT WILLIAM MERRITT, Rhinecliff, N.Y., says that he has a
4-by-5 Manhattan Camera, almost new, carrying three double
plate-holders, and is suitable for instantaneous or time exposures,
which he would like to sell. He also asks when the next contest is
to be held. The contest is now in progress, and will close December
15.
SIR KNIGHT L. P. DODGE asks if films are made for the pocket kodak
for more than twelve exposures, and if there is any contest open to
Knights and Ladies who own pocket kodaks. Twelve exposures is the
regulation length for the pocket kodak. A box of films containing
four spools (forty-eight exposures) may be bought for $1, and as
the camera may be loaded by daylight, the small rolls are more
convenient. There is no contest open for pocket-kodak pictures. A
pocket-kodak picture may be enlarged to a 4-by-5, and sometimes
even larger, if clear and sharp.
Sir Knight S. F. Macquaide writes that he has an Eastman pocket
kodak which he would like to sell, as he wishes to buy a larger
camera. This camera, he says, is in first-class condition, and has
been used but a short time. His address is 46 Mechlin Street,
Germantown, Pa.
SIR KNIGHT VINCENT AULES, New Dorp, Staten Island, asks if plates
on which pictures have been taken can be used again for making
pictures. They cannot be used for making pictures unless the glass
is cleaned, and then coated again with the sensitive solution, and
for an amateur this involves more trouble and expense than to buy
fresh plates. Old plates may be used for making transparencies,
directions for which were given in No. 857, March 31, 1896.
LADY EDNA KNAPP encloses a print with a white streak across one
end, and says that all her negatives have the same defect, and asks
the reason. The camera leaks light and fogs the plate. There is
probably a pin-hole in the bellows, or perhaps the lens is not
fitted tight enough. As Lady Edna is a beginner the editor would
advise taking the camera to an expert and have it examined, or to
return it to the dealer and have it exchanged for a perfect one.
The latter course would be the better of the two.
SIR KNIGHT JOSEPH K. FORNANCE asks why the film of negatives turns
an olive color; if there is any way of burnishing prints without a
burnisher; and if a picture taken with the No. 2 Bullet, pictures
3-1/2 by 3-1/2, is eligible for the contest. The olive color of the
film is due to insufficient fixing, leaving in the film undissolved
silver salts. Pictures may be burnished by squeegeeing them to a
ferrotype-plate, directions for which were given in No. 884,
October 6, answer to Sir Knight Hubbard Marsh. The smallest size
picture admitted to the contest is 4 by 5.
SIR KNIGHT JOSEPH GIBSON, JUN., Ingersoll, Ont., Canada, asks how
the focal length of a lens may be found; what causes a plate to
turn yellow after it is developed and fixed; if warm water will
loosen the film from the glass. Directions for finding the focal
length of a lens will be given in an early number of the ROUND
TABLE. The yellow staining of the negative is caused by its not
being left long enough in the fixing-bath, and portions of the
undissolved silver salts remain in the film. Warm water would
soften the film, and cause it to swell and separate from the glass.
Use cold running water; 70° is a safe temperature.
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