New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Syracuse Hit
Hard by Loss
Of Three Stars
Capt. Robertson, Alexander
and Thompson viii Be
Absent From '2l Iinc.ITn
From n .Speciui


SYRACUSE, Nov. p. Disqualt;ca-
*on by the Syracuse universjt, clio.
''!l'y committee Of Bryant Thomson
guard on this years eleven, from n)ar-
ing next season will leave Coach
"chlck' Meehan with another big hole
10 plug IN his lineup for 1921. Head
ing the list o. absentees is Captain
Harry Robertson, who is to be pradu-
ated next June, but not till he has
iayed another season on the Oranoa
Daseball team. Another to 90 is Joc
Aiexander, one of the best centers in
tne country and picked by experts a
Almost certain to make this years AL
american team. Others who win be
missing arc Audreus, an end. who has
prayed regularly since the Holy Cross
game, when Mickey Fallon was put ont
tor the season; Howard Noople. tackle.
reSulars, and Saseen, backtield man:
Douglass, guard, and Perrin. a cen.
ter, all members of the squad.
10 start building his 1921 team Nee
ran VII, therefore, have Abbott, a
oackneId man; Fallon, one Of the fast
Sst ends IN the country; Gulck. star
tackle; Clash, good man at either
guard or tackle; Whitcomb, who ended
the season at guard, and Kellogg. An
derson, Frugonr, Foster and Herhert in
ne hackfield. Heers. giant Enesman
IS also to be considered
Several Shifts Expectcd
clash may be shifted TO guard next
season, with "hltcomb and Heers split
ting up the work in the other position
on the orhcr side of the line unless a
n ~
dlsplaces them both. The man most
likely to DO this is Van Blarcom. Also
coming up from the yearling eleven
"iil be Martineau and Cudahv. q pair
OF tackles that viii mako things mighty
interesting f0r the man who tries to
Gulick.
McHae. OF Pittsburgh and Baysinger.
both Of tho yearling eleven, and Frank
Culver Of this years squad. will wage
merry war for the position made va.
can't by the loss of Robertson at end
fallon is practically sure Of the other
wing pos';io McRae and Baysinger
were the best ends on any frosh team
team in the country during the season
just past.
The fight for backhold positions viii
bc a hot one, with Kellog, Of this Years
team beng the only man practically
sure Of Il Job. Zimmerman. Of this
years freshman team is practically
sure OF place. lie is drop kicker
Of ability, good open field runner
and strong line bucker.
Anderson, of course, VIII be back
nghting for his job, as Will be- Hack
Abbott. But coming from the yearling
team viii be Ruby. Trout and Rosen-
kranz, while from this years squad
there VIII be Foster and Herbert to be
considered. There is chance that
hbbott may 20 after the quarter
back Job. and should he fail to land it
he may not land at all. For the quar-
teroack JOB he VIII have TO buck Moses.
quarter Of the frosh team and a req
ular quarter Babe" Frugonc, who
ran the Orange team in several i'm
portant games this year, Will also be
in there fighting for his job, with a
falr chance Of making good
There arc others in the freshman
Brennan, Ritter and others, while left
over in this years squad will se Goldc
Cabelius and several more Big Bill
Horr will be line coach again next year
with Joe SchwarZer directing the ends.
Only one game has been scheduled so
far for noXt year that with Pittsburgh
at flttSburgh, the date rs yet not being
announced. There is a grow ng de
mand on the part of Syracuse follow
ers for schedule without the so
called "soft' spots.