The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
CLASS
FOOTBALL IN
EAST 6 CANES

NEW YORK, Nov. t.-High class
football play marked the majority OF
eastern games nn tho first Saturday or
November. The c!rv"nS fought for VIC
tory close to their hest form consc-
qucntly there was an absence OF upSctS
which have featured preceding Grldiron
struggles. Among the moro important
battles Of the day. tho outstanding con-
tests were those between Notrc Dame
and the Army: Syracuse and Brown
RuICcrs and West Virginia: and Dart
mouth and Tenn State. 1t WAS general
" predicted in advance that this quar-
;"t Of games would be the hardest
fought. The forecasts came true for in
, no case did the winners margin OF VIC
. tory exceed six points.
Chief interest ccntcrcd in tho out
come Of the meeting between the Sol
diers and the Notre Dame eleven. due
to the rivalry between the two instl-
buttons and the added fact that 1t was
one Of the few intcrScctional contests
which are annual features or the east
versus west football schedule. The III
diana team won by i score or 10 :.
but only after the hardest kind or a
SrIdiron battle. This very fact proved
rorcluSivrly that the Eotrc Dame com
hination was the best eleven in every
way. with both the mental and physlcal
punch to arise superior 10 the defense
nr opponents who occasion demanded.
The visitors were fully equal in ply
steal material to the cadet squad anu
! in addition were "A better coached ana
moro finished elcccn. All through the
/ game Notre Dame executed her plays
/ fastrr and cleaner than tho Army ann
with better judgment. Tho soldiers line
: G. nd M a
| hanging over It's head. WAS inclined I"
! play wild" and loos" with tho result
that the Indiana C"llrgans chung close
! Is to straight football tactics and made
! most of their gains through or around
! tho line. Tho overhead route for adj
vanrinE the ball WAS used Only few
! times ON those occasions tn" play
! was executed with the n"aincSs and dis
! patch for which N0trc Dame is noted
/ In only one department of the game
was Nutrc Dame outplaycd and that
was in punting. The cadet kicking was
both longer and better directed. but this
advantage WINS partly discounted by the
superiority Of the Indiana ends.
Syracuse stuck TO straight football
in defeating Brown. c Il 0, and this
solitary touchdown marked Tho margin
OF advantage between the attack nf th'
two teams, but not IN" defense. Brown
was unable 10 tear through tn" SYRIA
r,Isn line the way II did against col
cato n week agn. and failed 10 make Z
first down by either lin" punGnE or
end running. The Erunonilns best Of
frnsivr was shown in tho third period
>, when n score or moro Of forward passes
" were thrown hut Lack of cooperation
between ihr"w"r and catcher. ard the
Cl-ycr blocking tactiCs az the Syracuse
secondary defense. nullii"d the a"rial
, attack Will" failure to make allow
! nncc for wind spoiled Il well nigh per-
feet attempt for Il field goal hy Gordon
from close In mhfirld.
4 field goal which went thrnug Oh,
gave Dartmouth ;hr victory over Penn
STAT" the winning Sro-" coming in the
. final minutes of the game. Previous to
this drive from the - yard mark. tn"
! lrarls had played themselves into n I
. 70 tie. The Two ctcrcns appeared
. evenly matched hcfnr" they took Ia the
! Hlaying field ana III" result pf tn" game
bore on The impression when all things
are cnnsI,!orcd Thcrc was littl". IL
arr advaatar" in the offensive or dc"
C,nsivr work Of tn" competing c"mhiHa-
t!nns and while III" struggle ah0undcd
in spectacular and sensational plays
ho'h from m individual and ,cam stand
! pr;n, there was nothing 20 indicni"
{ rhaj on" or N" other eleven possessed
! power or ability superior 70 its -
pnH"n'
In tn" "'hnr games Of tho day. in
/ which leading rl"vcns Of 'hr section
participated. tho majority Of tho scores
were far NOR" on" sided. TIL" Navy
ran M n tremendous total At the eH-
prrsN. ri Western Reserve; i'"nnSI i|;m!n
easily outScnrcd I-afayrtt" in 4 rather
loosely played contest: Cornell proved
200 strong for Carnegie Tech: BuckncIl
won from In" CarlSl. Indians: Amherst
defeated Columbia in we'll place
game: Swarihmnro conquered Johns
HOPKINS hy n comfortahl" margin, and
PITTSBURGH shut out Westminster In Il
comparatively Easy fashion.