| 1st Place. | 2d Place. | 3d Place. | Points. | |
| O.H.-S. | 5 | 6 | 3 | 46 |
| B.H.-S. | 4 | 6 | 4 | 42 |
| P.H.-S. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| L.H.-S. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| S.H.-S. | 1 | - | 2 | 7 |
| Hoitt's School | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Points: 1st place—5; 2d place—3; 3d place—1. In relay: 1st place—10; 2d place—6; 3d place—2.
The desire to resume relations in sport seems to be growing among the students both of Andover and of Exeter. Only recently one of the Andover publications, the Mirror, printed an editorial upon the subject, urging that a school meeting be held to consider the question of opening negotiations with their old rivals. "Who is there in school now," says the Mirror, "who has any grudge against our old-time rival? The majority of the fellows only know that there was trouble; that somebody was naughty, and somebody else said they wouldn't play with them any more. As a matter of fact, the make-up of neither of those memorable teams would bear the scrutiny that is now being turned against amateur athletics, nor can Andover be entirely upheld for protesting a game which she ought not to have played."
There is no dispute of the statement that there were men on the Exeter eleven, during the game which caused trouble, who had no right to play for the school. It seems now that Andover was also to some extent in the wrong in regard to the eligibility of players. But that is a point which it is not necessary to go into at this late date. The Mirror admits that Andover knew that Exeter was going to play individuals who had no right upon the team, but instead of refusing to meet them, Andover, on the other hand, "rather sought glory in the hope of defeating them, whether or no."
The "Mirror" then goes on very wisely to say that now, after the personnel of the two schools has changed completely from what it was at the time of the trouble, there is nothing to be gained by cherishing the old grudge. "There is everything to lose by it, on the other hand," continues the editorial. "Our present opponents are true sportsmen, and play good football and baseball, but they live too far away." This is about what this Department contended a few weeks ago—that Lawrenceville and Worcester, and those schools which Andover has been seeking for close games of late are not her natural rivals, being at too great a distance from the home grounds. There is a great deal more in this argument than may appear at first sight.
It is therefore sincerely to be hoped that the Andover men will have the school meeting suggested by the Mirror. Good will surely come of it. "We feel sure," says the Mirror, "that a discussion shared by the whole school, and led by intelligent speakers instead of demagogues, as was the previous one, would be the greatest gratification to every true Phillips man, whether from Andover or Exeter, and would clear up one of the most unfortunate affairs that has occurred in a long time."
The victory of the Cheltenham Military Academy football team over Penn Charter makes it look as though the soldiers would capture the championship of the Academic League this year. The game was played at Ogontz, and consequently Cheltenham had a small advantage over the visiting team, but they put up a game which Penn Charter would find hard to beat on any field. Play had only been under way five minutes when Boyd, C.M.A., broke through the line and scored. There was no goal, and soon afterwards Boyd scored again.
Toward the close of the first half it looked as if Penn Charter might score, but misjudging the situation, a try for goal from the field was ordered, and the visitors lost the ball. In the second half, Cheltenham scored another touch-down almost at the start. This made the score 16-0, and that ended the point-making for the game. Just before the whistle sounded, Dolson got a good start and made a long run, ending by placing the ball behind the goal posts; but the referee refused to allow the points, the Penn Charter man having run out of bounds.
The Chicago interscholastic football teams kept up their forfeiting procedure on October 24—only two games being played. Hyde Park defeated North Division by fast playing and good interference. The score was 42-6. Trude did good work, and made the finest run of the day by shooting through a hole in the line and making a run of ninety yards. Miller has developed into one of the strongest tackles in the League, and in every game he makes sure gains when he takes the ball. Friedlander's tackling was one of the features of the Hyde Park-North Division match.
The game between Evanston and West Division was a one-sided affair, Evanston winning, 28-0. The three centre men of the winning team are as good as any in the Cook County League. Praether is the best man in his position; he weighs 210 pounds, and does his work with thoroughness and intelligence.