New-York tribune., 1920-11-08
By Ray Mccarthy

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struggles as they have in past, they
should come through both tests with
colors flying.
Al-Star Outfit
Pittsburgh must encounter Washing
ton and jefferson, an all-star outfit, if
there is one, and then State so that it
has even harder lot than its rival.
Harvard, on the other hand has no
cinch with Brown. and Yale coming
along, while Princeton must get by its
big game with Yale next week 20 merit
. consideration.
Meantime Syracuse. Yale and Dart
mouth are loping along right bach of
these front-runncrs, and if anything
does happen to this group Of leaders
they are ready 10 step through and
collect the laurel wreath.
Syracuse, which was nearly Tapped
when Holy Cross tumbled it, regaiIed
practically AL OF it's prestige by de-
cisively defeating the crack W Washington
and Jefferson eleven. and ANYBODY
who THINKS that this wasn't a meritori-
Gus victory or one worth considerable
juoi.aCion on the part Of the upstate
students has another think. The Pres
ldents, with several veterans in their
lineup, inciuang those wonderful
wings, Carroll and Loucks, and the star
backs, Elso0 and Erickson, and d nifty,
ncavE, speedy une. is d match for any
eleven in the country, barring none.
THIS victory of Syracuse speaks vol
umes for ;hc coaching ability of
"Chick' Meehan, the stocky lItt.c mentor
OF the Salt CITY eleven Meehan is only
twenty six years o.d. the Youngest COL
!ege coach in tAe game, yet nc was abe
70 rally men nearly as old as himself
and 10 drive them to victory over q
team that looked like sure winner
after tne Holy Cross disaster.
With FaAon and dope. two Of MS
stars, cut OF Cnc season and With his
first setoack hanging over his head
Meehan might casuy have lost control
OF the situation. lie dian not in the
icas.. nc canniy accepted the reverse,
rcorganizeo his team and then sent 1t
out to aYengc the beating the Orange
received rom Washington and Jctfer-
son last week. Mcehan deserves great
credit.
Only One Defeat Probable
1t looks NOW as if the Salt City
eleven VIII 60 through its season with
but one defeat, inasmuch as Maryland
and Colgate are It's ouiy rem aiming op-
ponentS, 20 that the Orange can't be
counted out Ct the running vet.
We thought either Harvard or
Princeton would be eliminated Satur-
day, but the verdict en- THESE two
eleveAs must DC postponed until rcNt
week at least These two elcvcns ap-
peared TO be evenly ratchoG and many
critics are Of the opinion that both tho
Crimson and the Tiger viii again trim
old Eli this fall.
This much at least was proved n the
stadium on Satu rday that both teams
rHnk with the best in The East this
ear and that Fundamental ally both are
sound their versatility might he ques-
toned and we az, still Of Inc opinion
that Pittsburgh. Syracuse and Penn
State have q httie something on them
N this respect. But rNnody can quos-
ton the fact tHat as far as straight
football ;s concerned they are doing
lust as well IS am Of them.
Again we riso 20 rema.G that Yale
supporters can taka hope from Satur-
days victory over Brown, not because Of
the win itself, but on account of tho
manner III which. it was made. The
rally of the Ellis at the eleventh hour,
which gave it the honors, shows the
New Haven students possess the OLD
Fight this year, and. as we have stated
before. team having that one asset
can always be counted on to make u
grand showing no matter how the bat
tie may be going
Yale in it's contests this season, espe-
cially iii its recent games, has shown
oven more skin in the open game than
either Harvard or Princeton, and
neither OF these teams has done any
sloppy work IN this respect. This tri-
angular seros VIII undoubtedly DC
about the be- this fall of any ever
held.
Two Men Run Nld
Penn State went along in KS own
smooth VA .ad plas lered the Corn
husNers froiA Nebraska just as 1t was
expected they would do. However. we
don't know whA Penn State or Pitts
hurgh would 70 without Charlie Way
cr Tom Davies. Way as usual, ran
vild--we can scN him now prunc ir.r
about and el din, the arms of tn Sc
big Westerners y th all the case and
speed Of an artc)olc He is a wonder
~ ats all
Davies is IT,. same When Ais mates
fell Wy in The "cnn l. ssle re took
ap the bnlten and virtually de eat d
he Red ar1 Blue atone There are
20 Nacks atNN.A tbs Seo>on Qvite like
tNese two little flows I've beauty OF
their running mat Immediately upon
receiving the ball on Il kick they start
stra ght down the field and not to the
side
any ornonent looms up 20 block
their way Trey simply ease by him
without slackeninG their speed in the
slightest OF course, all backs can't
DO that but many others would gain
more ground II instead OF running 10
he sidelino. they took straight
course.
Old Penn showed something at that
IN spite OF defeat. Things have not
been breaking any 900 Wei Al the Phil
adelpha institution this tall. but Tho
Quakers arc showing they have the
right spirit. and j. may be Heisman's
charges vii come through IN their re
naming games, IN which case the sea
sou would be considered big success.
The Navy also sprang big surprise
by trounclng the speedy Georgetown
eleven, thus cutting the y Washington
students out OF the running. 4 week
ago We figured that the Armv-Na>v
struggle this year would he largely an
Army affair. Now we're not so sure
In fact. the middles appear to be very
formidable team a. & result OF this issue
ana the Indications are that the scrap
between the service agrregations the
last of the month Will bo as even
melee as has ever been held between
nc two academies
some crt',s are inclined 80 deprc- |