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‘Flying Comet” Made Middle

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CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES. FKIDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1926. Cape May Times Basketball Team Made Up of Several Stars of the Game

O-BY-JINGO

What's in a Name

,Run Ninety-six Yards For Touchdown, Blasting WUd-j

The C-pe May County TIMES ban orxi. ited a first-claas baaketball team under the management

wood's “Champ" Hopes I ^ L. A. MacAUliter. of the

1 TIMES ataff. "Mack" waa a member cf the U. S. S. North

Coombs and Connor Stars I Carolina team which for three

foc.ball is making its final gesture the attention of I held the baaketjiali cham-

[ntos to basketball. Ocean City will be represented . League by a local team. To help defray the down

. i ■ ■ - - r “ own on Middle* eight-yard line. the management sold the adver.tsmg rignts of Their captain elected to paa*. A r«.tor and tin: team w.U bear the no., dc plume teammate with outatretched hand. &o;. Kealturs rtvc. Wou! what a nauK. awaited the ball. Another pair tot sport* Mine*, but inasmuch as Chatliu tva*: of hand* hove Into alght, thono

Scpar.tr hmoeit irum several hundred berries to °l "Coose" Doughty, of Middle,

is entitled to some publicity, so henceforth, iron. He the ball, wriggled. i» will be known as "Chattin s Cubs." Without * rtnch « 1 ' siralght-armed. »ide- , . labeled “Chatt.n's Dubs" by the fans if it does 1 '?‘* ppcd - ubU1

winner.

rtti/n ,..7/ p.'fiy in initial gamr at home •rvfnir.g at Red Ain't Hall. Bridgeton

The South Jersey League games

1 UOtr tn She month. Wildwood will fres.-nt a

•am in the South Jersey league. BASs.rriAi.L Has Call in Wildwood

all goes good in that resort. The games s

Held, then the "Flying Comet” raced, on—on—fifty yard*, eighty yard*, ninety-six yard* with a host of would-be tackier*. In the rear. A touchdown t The mo*! spectacular run ever witnessed In Cape May County, no doubt. Thla all happened at the beginning of .the fourth quarter of the Wildwood- Middle High county cham-

pionship game.

j Early in the jhird period. W. on V Sears, left halfback of Middle,

1 by the local fans, but draw many from the surround- ] brought the Urge crowd While the Leigue Boys will be the big noise, the j Middle cohorts to almost hysteria, ig to be well represented with teams which arc but a when he gave a beautiful exlind. Goran City will have its Industrial League ol Mbltion or side-stepping, running * will hast at least otic tram, the Cape May j yards for a touchdown, and possibly two. Rumblings are heard in ! He *“ klck lh * **t™ Point.

a team of former High School platers. The ! .* ' c orr

in the Methodist annex at Court House.

: plsped

the first that

j Middle ha* scored over Wildwood

, . , . i i i ln f <>ur I®*™ and marked the —place two or three teams of *he same calibre second In nine years. With the May has many fine players. (defeat. Wildwood lost the claim games between these teams would go big. The I to the county championship. City Industria. League gives the teams long I Middle now being the recognlicd

champions of the county. Middle Township htd a record

number of rooters present, numbering between six and seven

hundred.

Doughty. W. Sears and Jones led the attack for Middle, while Milner’s tackling was outsundIng. he being In almost every

play.

Barish’x passes to Coombs and Connor's line plunging ind end unnlng were the hip »hts for

Wildwood.

Wildwood kicked. Dougb’y returning the bell ten yards. Middle on a series of line bucks and end run* made two first downs. Wildwood tightened and Middle was

forced to kick .

Wildwood made a steady inarch to Middle's • tw< ntyryard line. Wildwood was detected bolding and was penalized fifteen yards. They punted. Doughty returning

the kali ten yards.

Beginning the second quarter.

; betueen these county teams could be raiily suck games are bound to create tnUrest in f help the development of the game in this

e Byways of Hollywood

mci a of movie start, blamed for many it laid on the fact that the ozone or something I does not agree with boxers. Joe Dundee, the , and his brother. Vince, are now at the

l|dt>

1 that it was after that journey to Hollywood lost his welterweight championship to Pete long layoff did him no good. Of course > was linked with the bright lights of Broadway, t jinx followed Walker from Hollywood here's s wih a better fate. Dundee is one of the e fighting game, but so far hr has been inactive ^Understand that he was to meet all comers in the on the coast trip, but apparently there are

f bis game.

Petr I-afro. the welterweight champion, is i Jones, of Middle, ripped off ten bout with Joe Simonirh, at Newark. This, (yards around left end. Line , no-decision affair and possibly may be a P' 11 ^ ** Orange and if he intends ft, meet Dundee for the title. a ?, * d ° Wn ' Wad -

pon as a certainty in New York this winter.

r time because of an injury reported he would he

Many Changes in Manacekship

pionshlp of the United

Navy. He Is a former to animator Joe Lombardi, or Harmony

Five fame, and ocher teams. The team will be composed of

players, a ho have scintillated on the court in past seasons. Among those who will compos* the team are: Tot.; Whittington. ex-Cer-mantown High School star and former member of the Sea Isle City Gardens' quintet: Tom Wood. ex-Sea Isle City Gardens' star; Sidle Stevens, formerly of Drexel Institute; Doc Jonen. of Wllkesbarre Panthers; Tom Courdoufi and Dick Olden, of Sea Isle City Gardens' fame; "Dom" Gaaparrl formerly of Southern High,

and several ex-college star*. The team will play the pre-

liminary game to the regular Sea Isle City team at the Excuralon House Hall on Friday evening*. Ou other evenings the team will

travel.

The team's colors will be black and orange. Jerseys are orange with black lettering, the stockings orange witn a black strip.-, while the pant* are trimmed with

orange.

Teams in the county and nearby counties desiring games ar? advised to get In touch with L. A MacAllistcr. cure of the TIMES Office. Sea Isle City, N. J.

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Ocean City Dropped By Paulsboro

The Army-Navy football game ha* been called "The Great ? Show on Earth."

This

should be greater

than ever, with 1 two teams l hat j are stronger than I j

usual fighting

©N£0F1ne N.AVY

be played in a h-atitlful family 1* intereated in.

"I areqp, whose top is crowned with • battle for gridiron supr.-ma ”u.* ror , “ e Ber " | splendid row of Doric column* tween the lads who fight oi vlca champion-1 The sight of the odets and mli 1 and the lads who fight c

parading on the field b. - sea probably attracts

•ico cnampion-: t ship in Chicago's it. non station.

th"

beautiful SMKI0.000 Stadium.

wouldn't go If they could, but tbo | Army-Navy game—ah. Just offer

j them tickets!

This fight between the Army and the Navy may very well be decided in the air. which brings up the question whether. If the Air Service Is some day made Into a separate department, there will be a military Big Three," with annual football gam:-s between tb- Army. Navy and Aviation? Both of the service teams thla y.-*ar have nPw coaches. The results of the preliminary games lo show that Coach •

T U„ , , , •*'• : —c B——• should be better 1 tlon-wlde Interest than any Other'Ingram and Coach “Biff" Jones , , „ „ ,, „ "* »»• «•• , b W i— a.™ >m

Locals Suffer 13 to 6 De- * J ««un>ns « wnit- stone thfc Intereting architectural back- weight champiouship or a Wills- This should be a most lnt-.*r*stlug

fat in Lively Grid : 'ZZ "T? v ' **“' ""i “S' J5*SSr. J* T“‘ “ _ between ibe future admiral* ant 5 hope 11 doe * n t rain and World Scries, you may ask’ A ? lff and BU1 - Admiral*, gen-r-Contest | fut,re generals. Football had its ■P 0 " « aI > Thla 1* the one ; majority of the woman of Amerl-i “ n *j 8 t ^ er " d ^ w^aff^rd

•ho Is play- • bet usual sideshows to the main

Poor Punting Was r^il-/ ll ‘ ,, "" M "”" "»'■

least

a don't even kn«

of almost

CltT|

The Paulsboro High

eleven subdued the O-ea'n Cltj

gridders to the tune of 13

the Municipal Field last Sat-j urday afternoon. The game was hard fought and th? closeness of of the score made U Intereotlngj

until the final whistle.

.^Wpodb ine Gndders Lose

ing in the world series, and <

It was Woodbine's ball on their around right ead for another bringing the ball to the threeown thirty-yard^ine. Levin found Kaln. A pass f/om WTiJuingtoii yard line.. He .went Ibe rrmainc stonewall when he attemputT to J. Tompkins fosulteil In a Ingilstanre for the third touchto get through left Uckle. Chasens ; twenty-yard gain. Whittington down. Stevens tried a pass to J. followed with two yard* through lost a yard on a fumble. Olden Tompkins for the extra point, but

■“P O | 1 rl « h t tackle. Sea ls.e held and recovering the ball. Thp ball was the pus.- was grounded. Score.

1 0 IslC Woodbine kicked. ! now on Woodbine's one-yard line. .19-0.

Whittington was thrown for a 1 '' 11 ^ ,,u ' tt 001 make. Wood- Sea jgjg CUy i,i clte< , w<v>d-

, two-yard loss when he tried a J lln l t K l ‘ a, ‘ ,1, ' ld ' ^ » B I»' f‘'y Wne's twenty-five-yard lire. " -

The Paulsboro eleven rolled Clothing Center Bovs Were run around le *t end. Hi* pas* to l,) * ,n E the ball on down*, up 13 points in the firm half Ilnokl T R * D 1 Stevei.s was intercepted by Lux-J When Kau tried to kick from

ood held and Middle punted. and from Indications the Maroonl ‘-'naDle Jo Deal Back lemberg. who ran five yards b.-for- (I'ehlnd ih.- goal line, the kick Middle drew a five-yard penalty and WWte was in for a good Shore Huskies .Tompkins threw him. jwas blocked by Murphy and T r olfritde. A pur.tlng duel then trouncing. Capuin Joe Broa<l-1 i Olden on the first play went' ' Vood fell on the ball, scaring a ensued. | •ej r . who has been off the side- .through Woodbine's line for * Juchd own. E. Stevens drop-klck-U Sears passed to Doughty.' Mn «* f° r several weeks, du.- to (Second Defeat of Year y»r d s. Woodbine* line ’■ ,1 for ,h '- «|ra point, making who ran twenty yard* to Wild- • received in the Conrtj seemed o be weakening due ,o the score 7-0. a* the whistle blew wood's twenty-yard line, ending Hol ' < K ame tva* Injected into) . ~~~ the consistent line plunging by ending the fl.-*t half,

iibe nrst half. ' th, ' Kume in the second half and: Sj * ,sl ' City gridders. toi .i e|olden and Whittington. The first ! Middle receh d. WlWarood j * k * complexion of the gam? wa-i!^ 00 ^ tlm e this season, defeated quarter ended with t...

vide a tonic for many cities i

a next season should find the major leagues ge*t-

! Ph'

u-hiV-h havhall ' hleklng poorly. Wildwood held, changed. 1“

which baseball M1(ldle |o ^ Broadley ran the team In flne! Vlew ’ outeta “ ln ' f them or

On the first play Wildwood fashion and soon had worked the| ,01a| l“K * score of 32-0.

well. made a first down. Middle Maroon and White well into th. ; D'ck olden's end running and the li»t oi deposed managers we find Eddie Col- tightened Wildwood losing Paulaboro territory, which af-: I >llln R ,n * a *> d WTilttington s Jer. Art Fletcher, Bill Mckechnic, Lee Fohl and'ground Wildwood punted. forded Adelllzlo an opponunltj P* 1 *** W Stcve mi and Ure tackjlng e toother parts. Se >r * received the ball and , to crash through the center of|°* " , ' om " !ood featured for the

ni*rr at Ph-raeo is Rav Schalk; Mclnnis succeeds brought It back seven yards, the Paulsboro line for a touch- Sea ** l,; CI, F gridiron knighta. - rw;* Rush takes McKechnie's tob at!Wildwood was penalized five down. A forward pass was un- , s * a •“’c '^ e * ph ' . ' c. Louk- tjoorgc yards for offside. A second p-nalty successfully tried for the extra Woodbine',

wa* 1mnosed on W .dwood fr>r notm -rHKnit u-,1 v 0m,j

Whittington started with a

ten-yard rut around right end. A paas to Stevens nett-.-d twenty more yards. Olden added two yards around left end. Woodbine tightened. Whittington kicked to

Woodbine's twenty-yard line. Halpern on the first play

brought the ball back two yards A short pass from Katz to Rosen-

led ftjteen yards. Chasens’

Sea Isle kicked to Levin

. . t-- . , c. T • Clcoree 7»ros itw ouwoe. a ■econo panany successtully tried for the exlra "«xU>lne'« eighteen-yard line.

ilrv succeeds biUer J ' ^ i,.'’hren arv *'** lm P ow ‘ n on W idwood for point. The ball wa* grounded i Le4ln veturned ih^ ball eight . pro Cobb *t Detroit and no successor na» p- ^ugbing W. Sears, on the next The home t -am had vision* or F* rd * i - I-rtln added three yards'try through the line resulted in i! MS manage: of the Red Sox. play, electrified the crowd by run- a victory after this mareh down whl,e Ka,z w ‘ -nl around rl K hl a loss. Sea Isle's line bidding like nr mangers Moriartty seems to be the mos .ortunMe • nirg , roun< j | efl end , n< i making the fl-dd. but poor punting cost; Pnd ,or ® ve m 0 ^- 0,1 ,h ** nrx ' Ik De-roit Club does not need any building up He fifty-five yards for the Cm score whatever opportunity the 'euui pIay ke ■ dded two more, Halrnrr with one oi the best clubs in the league, one:of the game. R. Sear's try for had for scoring again. The local pern found Sra I,lo ‘* ,lne B,rol ‘S Whlsret.no onlv at third base. ,b ' M,ra P^nv looked good, but' ittm , which has been weak on!°" , ” e p,lty - Chawn picked ^Lrermg oni, at h e. too. will was no, allowed. tenting all Wsso., suffered »e- a h '* 1 " *J°'*>* ' *»' our

.. ... Heeinnine the taut nnarter •„ v yard*. Katz following with four

. Wildwood brought the ball

_ lie. too. will ........ship marerial. Bu, it* a ques-

.Mc which probably I'** htr pennant ^ lg ht-yard line on a line , rly Wiped out. buck. Wildwood was set to tU I the minds of basehal! player* that , he Wildwood called for c e is well liked by the player* and f which was poor judg-

1 men, Coomb* was all set to re-

run ting all teasou. suffered

quarter, verely on the exchange of pun.*.. . , , . ' “ • Thpugh it scored more flrel . more through right

1 the second half than

Paulsboro and outplayed the visitors, each exchange of punts

meant a loss of 20 yards,

was all set to re- Paulsboro scored in the firs;

crive the pass, when the ■'Flying half when Dibbs broke loose tor >ugh hr Comet," "Goose" Doughty, stepp- a 50 yard run. G?*ton who B , * f ed In and grabbed the pigskin, was about the best punter scon «/ both tunning ninety-six yards lor a on the local field this season touchdown, while Middle's fan* Planked \*x> aero* th? cross bar.

weal wild with glee. A try for' Th ‘ - Hne-up.

j extra point f vlled. The score. • Ocean City Paulsboro

Kata'

Lexeaburg was Incom-

plete. Olden knocking u ..own. Katz kicked to Whittington who brought the ball hack about five yard*. Whittington passed to Stevens, who dropped the ball.

Woodbine recovering.

stone wall. Katz then niadi beautiful thirty-five yard run around left end. _.Sei Isle tightened and Katz was fo:-cd to kick. Whittington made tour yards around right end. A pas* from

Olden lost yaidage on end run. Whittington p Olden, who ran twenty Tompkins fumbled on t play. Levin recovering t

Whittington to Stevens twenty yard* more. On ; p*s*. Olden lost ground. Stevens received another which was good for twen

yard*. Olden followed with five yards through the line. Olden carrying the ball again, hit right

right tackle for ten yard*

ed to tlngton skirted right end for ards. | yards. Olden added five yi next I around right end. A pas* ball ' Incomplete. Whittington *

Whit

Woodbine kicked to Sea Isle CUy. Hlles returning the boll to the forty-five-yard line, a pass feom Whittington to Stevens fulled, but on the next play Olden bucked the linn for a gain. Brnea added yardage on an end run. Wood bine held and Sea lost the ball on downs. Whittington kicking to Woodbine's twentyyard line. Sea Isle City fell on the ball after a Woodbine man had touched the bull, the play bewildering Woodbine. Whittington made ten yard* through tackle. Olden following with two more. Whittington added more yardage and Olden picked a hole In the line for another gain. Whittington carried the ball the remaining distance for a touchdown' Steven* failed to kick the goal, making the noire Sea Isle

’City. 13; Woodbine. 0.

• kick

7l-

fumbted.

City, falling from Whittin resulted in Whittington three yards.

Hile*

l Let

: Wild*

Wilt

without Donnelly

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Bak-r Army! Awaiting Whistle for First Service Game in West. Navy!

made three yard* around left end and then added four more through left tackle. Chasens made a pretty run around left end for fifteen yards. Katx followed with a gain thtough the line. At this time Ferrari was substituted for Braea of Sea Isle. Halpern added yardag? through right tackle. Katz made » short pass to Chosen*. who ran ten yards before being stopped. Halpyrn added two yard* w*th a line buck. Sea Isle held. Woodbine losing the

ill on downs.

Olden made ten yards around left end a* the whistle blew, ending the quarter. Beginning the fourth quarter, Tompkins skirted left end for three yards. Whittington on the play lost ground. Olden failed ,0 gain and Whittington kicked to Woodbine's two-yard Katz tried a pass to Levin but the pass was Incomplete. After several unsuccessful attempts penetrate Sea Isle City's line. Katz kicked to i'ourdouff in midfield. who fumbled. Jargowrky falling on the ball. Olden hit tbe line for a gain of •o yards. Courdouff addeo two ore. Whittington with a right ■ri run added fifteen yards more. Tompkins on the next play, fumbled, losing much yardage. Olden on the next ,ln> loosened the Woodbine line again for four yard*. With the goal to go and with two minutes to play Tompklngs carried the ball over for a touchdown. Stevens failed ,0 kick tor the extra point, making the ■core Sea Isle City. 32; Woodbine.

City kicked to Katz,

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