The Washington herald., 1917-11-12
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q in Big GRID GAMES
Michigan's Victory Over Cornell and
Notre Dame-Amy Game Big
Boost for Wild and Woody.


OF Michigan defeated the Cornell
eleven Saturday SHOWS that the West
has a better brand Of football tucked
under its sleeve than the East. Fol-
lowing close on Notre Danes victory
over the Army a week ago, II shows
that without the great trio in the
game-Yale, Princeton and Harvard
the West had the edge on his brethren
from the East.
The only team which can uphold the
laurels OF the East is the University
Of Pittsburgh The team Is still un-
beaten 1t had close call Saturday
when the Washington and Jefferson
eleven gave 1t the hardest battle of the
year. and only lost by a score of 10 to
Z. Pittsburgh's line was hammered
hard in the game. The Panther was
outplayed in the last half. and only
the fact that McCreights try for
goal went under the bar instead OF
over II in the last few minutes of play
prevented a tie score.
Without taking any credit of the VIC
tory away from Michigan. 1t must be
admitted that the Cornell eleven
which faced the Wolverines was not
the usual gridiron steam roller. War
had wrecked the team. 1t was COM
posed Of unskilled youngsters, green
in the game. But Michigan was also
minus any real star. 1t played ster-
ling football. dazzling the Fasteners
by the speed and teamwork. 1t is by
far the best eleven Yost has gotten to-
gether in many a season. Even the
substitutes which were sent in in the
last half of the game displayed ster-
ling qualities and added two touch
downs to the score
Outside OF the Pittsburgh game the
one outstanding feature OF the East
ern games was the defeat administer
ed to Dartmouth by the University of
Pennsylvania. 1t was the first time
in twenty years-or since lS97-that the
Quaker lads had triumphed over the
Green. 1t was also the first defeat the
Green had suffered this season. 1t
was a hard fought game. A forward
pass gave the Quakers the victory. 1t
was another forward pass that Meyers
just failed to reach that prevented
the Green from at least tieing the
score just before the whistle blew.
Folwell and his proteges have again
put the QuaherS on the high football
map. And the hopes of the Quakers
have risen high for the game of the
season with Cornell - Thanksgiving
Day.
The Brown eleven suffered an in
glorious defeat at the hands of the
Naval Reserve team, being defeated
20 to 0.
But the stigma of the defeat can be
lessened when it is known that the
victorious team was led by Cupid
Black, and had in its lineup some
stellar college stars.
The Navy blasted the hopes of the
Georgetown eleven when it took the
Washington eleven into camp. % to !.
The men from the National Capital
had visions of beating the Middies,
but the ease with which the Navy
men tore through their lines squashed
their hopes.
The Indians proved an easy mark
for the Army. 1t took E!more Oil
phant just one period to size the War
riors up. In that INNING he scored
two touchdowns and then retired The
rest of the game was played with
substitutes, but the first period set
tied il.
Athletes from Ohio state eliminated
Wisconsin from the conference cham
pionship, winning by 15 to 3. Wiscon-
sin built up a defense for Harley, of
Ohio. but forgot to build up defenses
for forward passes. Every once in a
while Harley would pull off a forward
pass to Bolen or Yerser.
Northwestern downed the Michigan
Aggies by a score of 36 to 6. North
western held the MichiSanders score
less until the last period. when Coach
Murphy put in some of his third
string of men.
Nebraska far outclassed Missouri,
winning. - to 0. There were no other
important Western games as the Ma
rooms were resting up for their game
with Minnesota next Saturday.
The baclsfield of a potential all
may well give the follower of the
game pause.
In spite of the war, which has
taken dozens of great football play
crs out of their colleges, few years
have produced such a wealth of good
backfield material
North. South. East and West con-
tribute stars of the first magnitude,
SO the expert who expects to- pick
an all-American team will find his
hands full when he starts to make
his selections.
In the cast he will find oliphant,
the human tank of West Point;
Berry, Of Penn, a wonder on offense
and defense and a great kicker; Nc
Laren, of Pitt, the human batterinS
AdAAAE AA4csA diAAAB VI lilc navy super
score getter; Gilroy. of Georgetown,
the greatest scorer of 1916, and Nc
Creight, the w. e ]. star.
In the South. Strupper and Guyon
Of Georgia Tech, are burning up the
gridiron.
In the West Harley. OF Ohio State,
Is showing better than last year;
Sparks, OF Michigan. may be con-
sidered one OF the best quarter backs
OF the season, and Brandy. OF Notre
Dame. has already written his name
In the football hall of fame.
Simpson. OF Wisconsin, and Char
pier, OF Illinois. are both well above
the average.
Finsterwald. ot Syracuse, is one of
the best line pluugers in the East.
Others who have shown exceptional
ly well are Way. of Penn State; S.
and c. Holbrook. OF Dartmouth;
Rodgers and Harris, of West Virginia,
and Nethercoot. OF Cornell. 8