THE SPORTING 1 different things. Evidently Billy | Hughes, famous Queen's trainer, is { badly missed. He was a stickler for FOR A I I TEAMS == and condition is nearly half the battle. Mc@ill, Varsity and Queen's Are Three Powerful form a rear-guard second to none In Squads. The Toronto Globe sizes up the In- senior ranks. Britton played for a | University of | few minutes against i race this season as folk | ronto, But. Iie world have been a | This year's race in the Intercol-| Star in the O.R.F.U. or Big Four, : Hegldte Union promise to be the mast and would have been a sixty-minute & thrilling since 1914. The three com- | man. Without the shadow of a peting teams--Queen's, University of | 40ubt Queen's have the best material Toronto, and McGili--are undoubt- |B the country. ly strong. The strength of the| Close followers of football think two eastern aggregations was recog- | that @ mistake In judgment was 'nized prior to Saturday's battle at dngston, but the fans were unaware hat the Blue and White were for- midable. Even some of the U. of T. players were rather skeptical about their chances. Small wonder, then, that all the crities should go hafid in hand in making the most outstand- ing blunder of many seasons. | It 1s, however, too early to get a! line on the respective merits of the combatants. Last year the Tri-color machine slipped a lot. They show- ed this when they were on the verge of defeat in the Dominion champioX- ship game here against Balmy Beach. Top Them All Queen's have no excuse to offer re- garding lack of material. The second | string backfield players, for instance, { Voss, Chantler and Britton, would flying wing. Thomas is a brilliant outside wing, and he was missed in | that position last Baturday. The U. |of T. backfield men had plenty of {time to get straightened away for {long dashes before Walker and | Wright, the regular outsides, arriv- | ed. Bert Airth, a fine wing man, has been lost to the 'Tri-color and {| Queen's plan to use Norris in that | position. Yet Mundell, whose play- ing at middle wing justj about won the play-off game for Queen's against | University of Toronto at Montreal in Goad and all ae the On. rr |1922. 1s available for that position. | Mundell is far more valuable as a holders were in their own élass they had no license to be hobnobbing with | Middle wing than he ever will be as One of the great teams fn the history | & duarterback. 4 of football in this country. "But while the Easterners faltered in 1924 there was every reason to | believe that they would regain form | ed radically in the last three seasons. and be more powerful than ever this | The fake plunge and end run as usea Season. The fans were told that by the Tricolor so often has resulted Queen's were practicing three times [in a defense being built up to break daily, But practicing and keeping | yp these extensions. Balmy Beach in perfect condition are two vastly | ghowed that this could be done when ~onnn~nn~e | they were the first team to stop the ] Leadley-Chantler-Batstone-McKelvey end runs. University of Toronto did the 'same last Saturday. A radical change in the attacking system will likely follow. Football tactics alter with the times, but plays that were used used years ago and have been forgotten would be effective to-day. Coaches { Barr and Maynard introduced some | New Tactics Needed, Queen's plays haven't been chang- of these last Saturday. The Tricolor, | caught napping, wédre made to look | foolish. It is the unexpected in foot- ball that gets results, The game next Saturday at Mont- real, with Queen's and McGill the competitors, will likely attract a re- cord crowd. McGill fans and play- ers believe that this is their year. The Red and White wing line, ai- ways powerful, should ontplay the Tricolor front line, but if Harry Bat- stone and "Pep" Leadley return to form the McGill rearguard, even if vastly improved over those of the last few years, will be outplayed. Batstone and Leadley are not likely to repeat Saturday's performance very often. ------ Up With Leaders. The opinion of the self-appointed critics may not be worth much. It wasn't on Saturday at any rate, but nevertheless they are issuing a warn- Sn RUGBY DOUBLE HEADER .M.C. II vs. Queen's III 1.18 P.M. 1.C. I vs. Queen's II : 3 P.M. Saturday, Oct. 17th George Richardson Memorial Stadium Grand Stand, 75¢c.; Bleachers, 50c.; War Tax Included. Very Interesting io Prices made when Bud Thomas was sent to | | ; was learned here from a reliable ing to look out for McGill. Frank Shaughnessy is confident and the big McGill mentor is anything but an optimist. He has his own ideas about the requirements of a winning football machine, and he thinks that the present McGill squad qualifies. If the Red and White go down next | Saturday there will be many shatter- | ed hearts at Old McGiIL Joe Cameron, former St. Andrew's | College player, is a regular on the McGill backfield. S.A.C. thus takes the lead in producing senior back- field meén, Hambly, Paul and Miller being with Argonauts and Ault with | Ottawa. Bruce King, who plays middle wing for the University of Toronto seniors, is also a former St. Andrew's player. University of Toronto's great showing at Kingston has featured the season to date. The gallant local colleglans deserved a better fate. They fought a good battle and lost through the toughest break. But that defeat will not prevent them from standing toe to toe with finish. Every team in the college union looks good enough to win at home. A victory on a foreign fleld would settle the race. INTERNATIONAL RACE 18 TO BE RUN THIS YEAR. Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 14.--Pros- pects for an International fishermen"s race series this year grew brighter, when the United States Race Com- mittee, meeting here, voted to accept the suggestion from the cup trustees in Halifax that the racing schooners of the two countries be matched in November. The committee expressed disap- proval of the Canadian suggestion that elimination and cup races be run off jointly, but accepted Halifax as the scene of the proposed contest, and in the matter of date, urged only that the first race of the series be staged not later than Nov. 7th. At the end of the meeting the fol- | lowing telegram was sent to H. R. Silver of Halifax, Chairman of the Cup Trustees: "Replying to your telegram of Oct. 5th, the dates mentioned are satisfactory, but we would prefer that the first race be sailed not later than Nov. 7th. As we can assure but one American entry, your sug- gestion of sailing in a joint free-for- all and "international race combined is not acceptable to the American committee, they preferring the usual procedure." The schooner Columbia, which raced against the Lunenburger Blue- nose at Halifax two years ago, will be the Gloucester entry this year, The 1923 series ended when Capt. Angus Walters of the Bluenose re- fused to accept the committee's rul- ing that a race be sailed over again, and left for home. TO CHANGE HANDS. Pittsburgh Club May Be Sold In Thirty Days. Pittsburgh, Oct. 14,-- Within the next thirty days there is a strong possibility of the Pittsburgh Base- ball Club passing into the hands of a syndicate of sportsmen, headed by State Senator John P. Harris, one of the leading theatre magnates in this city; Joseph C. Tress of the Bene- dum- Trees Oil Company, and Fred Clarke, assistant to the president and assistant manager of the Pirates. While no details of the negotia- tions under way to purchase the Pirates have been made public, if] ,source that the final word on con- summation of the sale will be given by President Barney Dreyfus follow- ing the completion of the world's series, When Fred Clarke returned to the Pirate fold less than a year ago it was the intention of eventdally se- curing, if possible, control of the club. Clarke has already been ap- proached on the question of accept- ing the managership of two other clubs in the major le: , but has remained with the , expect- ing to eventually becomge one of the owners. VARSITY AT LONDON. London, Ont., Oct. 14.--Toronto Varsity senior Intercollegiate rugby team will meet the London inter- mediate O.R.F.U. squad in an exhi« bition game~here on Saturday after- appear against the Ivndoners in one of the feature rugby attractions of the season. Members of the London rugby | does not look for Queen's to win the Intercollegiate honors this year, DAILY BRITISH WHIG ! | oon fo "FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN Judging by reports, the Queen's team is not the mighty machine which carried the Kingston gudents to three Canadian championships. Batstone and Leadley were not as effective on Saturday as they have been in past years, and had it not been for a "boner" ont he part of Trimble, Varsity half-back, who stood and looked at the ball behind his goal-line and allowed "Pep" Leadley to gallop up and fall on it for a try, which was converted, the champions woud have been defeated. The Toronto team was leading 5 to 0 at the end of the third quarter, and had Trimble fallen on the ball, Varsity would have won. A Hamiltonian who saw the game let alone the Dominion championship.--Hamilton Herald. Saturday's happenings on major football gridirons in Canada give promise of the most interesting race in years. Queen's, regarded as the super-team of Canadian football, and expected to make a runaway race of the Intercollegiate Union, and perhaps become national cham- plons for 1925, got a most unexpected setback at the hands--and feet-- of University of Toronto. The Tricolor appeared, on paper, at least, to be stronger this season than ever before, yet they were "dead lucky" to win from Toronto. The Blue and White beat Queen's at all styles of going until Dame Fortune burst right out into a loud guffaw, it was no smile, and the champions scraped up a victory out of almost certain defeat. At Montreal the Tigers, after their defeat of Argonauts, were pected to gather M.A.A.A. into their arms and "East 'em alive, r-a-a'a-a-aw !" The Winged Wheelers showed nothing whatever in their preliminary work to warrant the expectation that they would even make the score close, but they nailed the Tiger hide to the fence in a game which resulted 11 to 7. All in all, it looks like a season of highly inter- esting possibilities.--Toronto Globe. After their layoff of Monday, when no practice was held, Queen'sgvere out and at it on Tuesday afternoon and were put through their paces. There were mighty few railbirds, on hand to distract the players and they went through a hard grind. Plays were changed over and timing formed a feature of the practice. "Bud" Thomas worked at outside wing yesterday with "Bubs" Britton at flying wing. Brown and Norrie took Airth's place in turns at middle wing. The Queen's rugby team was banqueted at the Capitol Cafe on Tuesday evening by Mr. George Wheelock, manager of the Capitol Cafe, and the boys were served a meal 'that they will not soon forget. Every- thing from soup to nuts was served and the players enjoyed every course put before. them. At the close of 'the splendid meal, Jim Campbell, ---- Low-Pressure Tread A balloon tire is no longer a balloon tire when it is pumped hard. 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Athletic Director Hughes called for a toast to Mr.- Wheelock and his staff and Cylinder Blocks honed separately if required. Service Station. Exide ELLIOTT & WILLIAMSON Phone 1039. Night 'Phone 1218.7, three cheers and a hearty Queen's yell were given for Mr. Wheelock, the gathering being brought to a close by singing "For He's a' Jolly Good Fellow" for Mr. Wheelock. The manager of the Capitol Cafe replied suitably, stating that if the guests had been pleased, he was satisfied. "Red" McKelvey was the only absentee from the practice on Tuesday afternoon and' Athletic Director Hughes had every other man in his place. The boys went hard at their work and the drill was a mighty stiff one from. start to finish. . Queen's are expecting stiff opposition from McGill on Saturday, but if they can defeat the Red and White on Saturday they will have an advantage and the players will do their best stuff in Saturday's game. It is expected to be one of the best games of the series and a large number will go to Montreal for the game from here. MOORE'S HOMER in the other two games. McKechnie, manager of the Pi- rates, figured on starting Johnny Morrison, who did so well as a relief pitcher. Morrison was ready to start today, but McKechnie and Fred WON THE GAME Kremer the Pitching Hero In |and they turned out to be right. . Seat sales for the seventh game Tuesday's Game at started with the last of the game Pittsburgh. and the fans swarmed out to get into ee line, that already extended two Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Oct. 14. ---The Pittsburgh Pirates evened up blocks. the world's series by defeating the Washington Senators Tuesday after- noon, 3 to 2. Both teams have won three games and the deciding con- test was played here today. Ray Kremer, after a weak start, (See Also Opposite Page) Even the ancient Egyptians had incubators for hatching chickens. Houses, lots--best locations in the city. New Dominion' of Canada Bonds. Insurance of any kind. KINGSTON AGENCIES Lid. TELEPHONE 708. J. 0. HUTTON, MANAGER. 67 CLARENCE -STREBY, KINGSTON. pitched a great game, allowing six hits. Alec Ferguson, who started for 'Washington, was taken out of the box in the eighth when the Senators' board of strategy, known as "Bucky" Harris, tried pinch-hitters in an ef- fort to win, Bucky took himself out to let Bob Veach hit for him, but Kremer checked the attempted rally. "Win" Ballou went in in the eighth and checked the Pirates. With the score tied 2 to 2 Eddie Moore, the Pittsburgh second sacker, slap- ped a homer into the left field stands in the fifth and won the game. Goose Breaks Record. . Goose Goslin drove a homer into the right field pavilion in the first. The Goose now hold the world's re- cord for home runs, with six, three this year and three last. - Kremer pitched a , danger ;