Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-23


my Keenes com
n. w. MAXWELL ment after the
rfttsyracuse disaster at Archboid stadium
saturday. Tommy is track coach ana
physical director at Syracuse and has oeen
mixed up with football all OF his life lie
Nenly felt the defeat OF his team but
so,rht solace in his own statement that
aYaie Harvard Princeton or any other
team would have received the same DOSE
Experts See the Game
.c,her experts were at the game. Walter
ramn being the most prominent. Herbert
Reed Dan Reed, Of Cornell; Larry Bank
hart coach at Colgate: Sol Metzger, of w.
and J Dave Morrow Harold CASTOR. OF
penn Frank O'NeiIl. OF New York. and a
most of others made special trips TO see the
sereatest game OF the year" They saw
n but everything was Pittsburgh and every
man heaped loads of praise on Warmers
men for their remarkable performance.
pitt won the game In the first minute of
play on what seemed to be the widest sys-
In, OF attack ever conceived. Jimmy De
Hart, who called the signals, showed his
sunreme contempt for the .much-vaunted
and highly boosted rush line of Syracuse by
sending the first play at the center OF the
line and bowling over Babe White the mas
todontlc guard, for a six-yard gain. Another
play at Schlachter, the other guard, who
vas picked on the Ali-American team last
year netted another big gain. Those two
plays decided the battle.
In the first place. Syracuse was surpr}sed
that little backfield man would dare
70 hurl his puny weight against that al
legged stone wall. and the surprise grew
into wonderment when big gain actually
followed. Then. the Pitt players. when
they discovered that they could gain
through the center trio that they had. been
reading 80 much about, regained their con-
ndence--if they ever lost it-for they
Knew that II they could gain through the
line. everything else would be easy. 1t was
study in psychology-and psychology
plays an important part in football
Syracuse 0utclassed
Pittsburgh outclassed Syracuse more than
the actual figures show, and the figures are
quite convincing. In the first half the
Mesterners made net gain of l46 yards
for ten first downs. against IL yards and
first down for the opponents. In the
second half Pitt tore Off 1s3 yards and 10
FIRST downs against Is yards and 1 first
down. This gives total OF 3S9 yards
against 20, and is the distance gained by
each side by actual scrimmage, penalties
and other losses being deducted, Pitt was
renalized 100 yards for offside and holding,
and Syracuse lost but rs. Forward passes
were made. but the ground gained is not
Included.
There was no new stun" sprung In the
game. despite the reports TO the contrary.
Syracuse did not have the bail long enough
10 try anything and Pitt used the Warner
plays that made Carlisle famous in the
past Had a stranger walked into the
Stadium Saturday and not known what
teams were playing. IL would have taken
him about two minutes 20 discover that
Glenn Warner had a team on the field.
The direct pass TO the men carrying the
ball the reverse play. the end runs with
that flock OF interferers surrounding the
runner-al of the things we used TO sec
al Carlisle were used. but they were ten
times as effective.
MeLaren Is a Star
There were surprises in the game and
new stars appeared on the football horizon.
Mcl.aren, the fullback. played the greatest
nne-plunging game / have ever seen and
qualified for Ai-American honofs regard
less of the fact that he Is playing his first
year on the varsity. This young man, who
comes from Peabody High in Pittsburgh,
tore the Syracuse line into shreds. bent II
and twisted II out of shape until he was
able TO gain as he pleased every time he
took the ball. He is the hardest man TO
stop on the football field today and no
doubt will make a brilliant record this year.
When he hits the line he is going fast. but
when he hits an opponent or is In the grasp
OF one, he puts on more steam and wrig-
giles couple OF yards further. Several times
ne seemed 10 have been stopped dead. but he
would see an opening sometimes only six
Inches wide and slide through. That was
me way he scored the first touchdown.
Jimmy De Hart too. played a wonderful
kame and seems TO be nifty per cent better
thAn last year. He tore around the ends
and through the line In brilliant style and
N addition 10 that. ran the team like a real
feneral Warner did not use a quarterback
asAlnst Syracuse. He had a fullback and
,nree halfbacks. DE Hart calling the signals
me change gave Jimmy the chance he has
neen looking for. and he used wonderful
Judgment throughout He kept battering
me line until all OF the Syracuse forwards
were punched In the center and then worked
me rever4e play. which was always good for
big gain. Red" Hastings also Is All.
american timber. for he played a fiashy
tensational game. made the longest run OF
me day and was power on the defense.
Peek Plays Great Game
Bob Peck the captain, however. was the
feal star OF the day. lie stood head and
shoulders over every one on the field and
showed some football that never has been
+ sen before In Syracuse. He was all over
me Held, interfering. blocking. tackling, COW
sfing forward passes and everything eiEe,
snu during the game outpiayed four men.
<ie nrsf had Gilmore. then seesl and Bou-
~. ,.n. ana At the end Gilmore came back
HERON played wonderfully wen al end
~no diagnosed every play that was shot at
rn One could so on ad in1nstum. show
ef'ng praise on the Pitt playeh for their
YORK but space viii not permit The other
men on the team also are good and there
e'unt seem ~ be weak spot Ia either the
hne or backneld
Ono department. Is wosfsny weak, how
ever and that is punting. Hastings Is not
<-o pest puntef la the world. and Glenn
warner knows u Instead OF allowing the
s'.fei topped back boot the ball down the
n<'d Tor uncertain distances. the foxy coach
Taught him 20 kick out Of bounds every
.'tpe Hastings followed Instructors 70
t"r letter and once ~Een he ~ea only three
yards from the 1ldelines. the ball went OUT
*'"< 4{IFf II4<&IIuk : distance o. only
<4II yards Il IA Warmers theory that