New-York tribune., 1917-12-03
cs,ic Maintains That Elev-
.ns on Pacific Coast Have
Been Ignored
By Louis Lee Arms

.c.,,rally speaking" writes Jersey
-. avour ranking Of the leading en-
~, w. of tAe country is all TO the
E-. -. A three-cent stamp is nothing
80 when accuracy and discrim-
" -. - arc 81 stake. We swear on our
.-.,5;,e Football Guide We ranked no
S..-b,es" But let Jersey continue;
sn55r Washington, California and
o..ron play this season? Your rank
,.sms 70 cover every section Of
:, country but the Pacific Coast
- trou past performances, the
r,,.t eontingents are due with the
..,.so,chers. The L. Of Washington
,,,Dt suffered the ignominy Of de-
-, since Left Ericsson docked up
-, Boston. And haven't heard
..,,hipg about a licking handed 'em
IBIS season.
Georgia Tech is ranked first by
-, With Pitt in Glass ?. Pennsyl-
!i Class 4. is the only ranked op-
-, - 81 Georgia Tech this season,
~, ~ pitt has four victims-Syrs-
80 90 Class 2; Pennsylvania, Class 4;
warrington and jefferson, Class 4,
'r5 West Virginia, Class 5-who are
nnked. ,,. !.
t,t this season, and that st the
.,,S, Of Notre Dame. Yet you class
p,-n Nebraska, W. and J. and Mich
az Ia the class shead, although they
I.v. All suffered two lickings.
slnssmueh as no service line-ups
~, ranked by you, ! believe any de-
s,s.s these elevens may have scored
,ninst college gridironers should be
,sIs5 out in the final ranking.
R,ovr's only collegiate defeat was at
the hands Of Class Syracuse,
which would move her from Class .
d about Class 8. The Newport Naval
reserves victory over her should not
1, considered, In view Of the fact
,b,t 'Cupe' Blacks warriors are given
70 ranking on their informal seasons
play"
Techs Opponents Weak
Imagine overlooking the Pacific
ro,s,i And we used 10 live there. al
,l1t Jersey wins on that score, but he
i,,,, the remainder of his arguments.
G,orris Tech played but one team
psrn-thst was entitled 10 ranking
Agbsrn, though tieing Ohio State, lost
. Davidson. and o. 5. L. suffered a
kt-dovn after winning the Western
Csrisrenee. Pitt defeated several
pans we ranked. but in every instance
as margin was close, sometimes less
isn touchdown. :,
The amy played only two tough
nnss-and won one Of them. Brown
Doesn't figure 10 beat any team ranked
h he class ahead of her. The game
with Colgate was virtually a tie--a
goll sfter touchdown deciding the Is
sne-snd Dartmouth gained more than
twice az many yards from scrimmage
as did the Brunonlans.
But even so, we DO not believe Jer-
.eys criticism is all 20 the cheese.
Fred Williams coach Of the unde-
fested Williams team and a backheld
s.sr on the Chicago eleven during the
lasirous days of EckeTsall, writes an
Interesting letter about Boynton, tne
slshy Williams quarterback. From the
records and reports Boynton was the
hing pin among the 1917 quarters
Walkers letter follows;
Ben Boynton, aged nineteen, IS the
son of United states judge IN Hous-
Ton. Tex. He is feet Q inches tall,
Weighs l63 and is a Williams sopho-
more. This was his first year IN var
Gty.
During the season Boynton alone
mined S52 Of the l,28S yards which
Williams made. Williams scoreu
nineteen touchdowns, Boynton max,
ing twelve and assisting IN hVe OF
The others with forward passes
Reynton kicked three goals from
touehdowns and altogether scored
SIS points during the year.
sBoyuton is one Of the brainiest'
coolest and gamest youngsters / have
ever seen on a football field. And
hs'I clean. He plays the game larry,
he fights honestly. Boynton is a won
d.rful line-smasher for his weight,
one Of the greatest end runners ana
dodgers that has been seen on any
ftld since Willie Heston's time, ana
splendid and accurate punter.
y doubt If there is any man IN the
game to-day who can equal Boynton
u throwing the forward pass. lie
hurls II with the control Of base
ball.
"Boynton IS a marvel on defence.
Re always plays just back Of or on
The line. and is in every play. Like
Eekerssll, he has the knsck OF tack
Ing hard and throwing his man back
ward every time he hits him. During
the season Of eight games Williams
gained 772 yards on the forward pass,
an average Of 961z yards per game.
Bcynton made all these passes. Can
any team in the country show such
an average? ."
Strong for Georgia Tech