The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-12

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Machines
T.
Numerous
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Big Elevens Pile Up 67s
Points to 81 for Losers
Defeat of w. & J. Team
Puts Pittsburgh Grid ers
On Top Rung of Ladder
Cornell's Rout Only Upset

CoTneu'S kout only upset
There is little room for doubt now
that the Pittsburg football team is the
strongest in the East. The impressive |
manner in which Glenn Warmers |
eleven defeated Washington and JEFF |
ferson last Saturday dispe1led what |
ever little doubt there had been as
to the calibre and rank of the Pitt !
machine. With West Virginia, Penn !
sylyania, Syracuse and Washington
and Jefferson among it's Victims Pitt
has the finest record in the country.
The defeat Of W. and T., the set
back suffered by Dartmouth at the
hands Of Pennsylvania and the trounc-
ing Georgetown got from the Navy re-
duced the number of undefeated .elev-
ems in. the East to only three-Pftt,
Stevens and Williams. Obviously
neither Stevens nor Williams approach
the class of Pitt, SO the field among
the topnotehers is left to the Pan
theirs alone. The Navy in its present
form might be able to give Pitt a hard
argument, but the Mishipmen were ELL
minated from consideration for top
honors when they lost to West Vir-
ginia early in the season by to o.
Pittsburg and Washington-J efferson
IL
which both elevens displayed remark
able football and playing spirit. The
Panthers finally emerged victors by
the narrow margin of three points, but
the game was in doubt until the clos
ling minutes of the contest. Both
| teams showed sensational streaks Of
offensive and defensive work, but the
efforts Of Pittsburg were better sus-
tanned and this was the winning fac
tor.
Considered broadly, it was a 1oose1
ball game, forward, lateral and dou-
BILE passes being frequent and the
lgains from this method of play large.
The Panther attack was more varied
and deceptive than that Of Washing
ton and jefferson, but the defensive
strength Of the latter team at critical
moments nuIlified much OF the pow
er of Pittsburg, McCreight and Nc
Laren were the individual stars of
the game, which from all angles was
one Of the very best Of the entire sea-
son. ~
Not in many seasons had there been
a day when topheavy scores were 30
prevalent as last Saturday. Some idea
of the number Of touohdowns made
lean be gained from the fact that in
Twenty games, selected almost at ran
dom, the combined score Of the win
ming teams was 67S to the losers "a.
/ In addition to the Pitt-W. and J..
game one other Eastern contest stands
out in this riot of scoring with startl-
ing vividness owing to the closeness
Of the struggle and the final result.
That game was the Penn-Dartmouth
contest. Pennsylvania fought Dart
mouth to a standstin and won In the
closing period of play by a determin-
ed attack which the tired Hanover
eleven could not stem. even with the
aid Of fresh substitutes. AS usual,
Howard Perry was the scoring factor,
4 but considered as whole the Penn
sylvania team outplayed it's opponents.
The Quakers' offensive was better
sustained and more varied than that
Of Dartmouth, and the latter eleven
could neither break up the Pennsyl-
vania passing game nor make con-
sistent gains against the Red and
Blue defence when in possession of
the ball.
The Army and Navy emerged vic
J tors in their respective contests, the
soldiers defeating the Carlisle Indians
rather easily In a game in which OIL
plant and knight starred with a
great exhibition of team work and
open field sprfnts for touchdowns.
y Georgetown put up stronger bat
Etle against the middies, but was fore
I ed to be satisfied with the small end
Of the score, as the all around power
. and ability of the Navy was too great
to be overcome by even the well bal
anced and coached combination of the
, co1legians.
Disastrous Defeat for Cornell.
, Michigan's AZ to o rout of Cornell
An one Of the most important inter
sectional contests of the season de-
monstrated that Coach Yost has de-
veloped one Of the most powerful
teams that ever represented Michigan
! Veteran critics of the Wolverines de-
clare that Michigan has the fastest
line in it's history
Starting the season with a team SER
iously crippled through enlistments
Coach Yost moulded green material
!, into a machine that in seven games
|, has scored 274 points while only II
have been registered against It. The
!. team is expected to go through the
! season without a defeat. as two more
!, games are scheduled, one with North
western and the other with. Pennsyl-
I vania-
, The triumph Saturday was the first
! the Wolverines had scored over Cor
/ nell in four years. Five minutes after
the whistle blew it was obvious that
e Michigan was the better team. Archie
a Weston, the Hghtest quarter back
$ Michigan ever had, played a spark.
$ ling game. Weston, who scales about
d 40 pounds, scored three of the touch
: downs and displayed remarkable skill
Q as an open field runner.
t Brown in its game with the Second
d District Naval Reserve eleven, cap
: tanned by Cupid Black, formerly Of
o Yale, was completely outclassed b.
n the service team, which played like ar
: A1I-American combination, which i
a closely approached in personnel
y Camp Devens eleven held the Har
kward InforDaala Ia q DO scare tie