Evening star., 1920-11-22


For those who. see only one or two
of the big eastern games it is worth
while to paint picture OF the death
of the old-time game that viii tell
the story better than would figures.
This is easy to do by the simple sub
stitution of names. Let us take the
TIarvard-Yale game and make the
picture for the eighty-odd thousand
who watched that struggle in the
sands who followed the play through
the medium of the newspapers. 1t is
not necessary to go into details. so
far as the four periods of the game
are concerned. Indeed. four minutes
IF play would be more than suf-
ficient.
What Might Have Been.
We will say that four minutes be-
fore the final whistle blew the score
stood 9 to 0 in favor of Harvard.
some of the great audience. believ-
ing the game over. have begun to
seek the exits when Yale properly
executes a series of forward passes.
beautifully carried out by means of
suitable and fast man on the re-
ceiving end. She scores once. but
misses soal. and the score is 9 to s.
The referee says. "One minute to
play" Harvard kicks off to Yale on,
the latter's a0-yard line: Yale makes
one IuuuAuS pidJs WHICH, gains hOIA-
ing. Again she resorts to the long
forward pass 1t is batted down by
"a Harvard back and the ball is re-
turned to Yale's 20-yard line. Third
down. Another long forward pass,
placing the ball in midfeld. is com
pleted by Yale. Thirty seconds to
play" announces the referee.
First down. Yale goes back to for
nation and once more hurls the oval.
Harvard. in desperation. has pulled
lack more men into the baclSfield. but
still another pass goes sailing down
"a yards into the outstretched hands
of Yale man. He races over for q
touchdown.
Can you imagine the picture of in
sanity in the Yale stands and the
this is all absolute facts. only you
must substitute the name of Ohio
State for Yale and that Of Wisconsin
for Harvard. That is all.
Yale's PIunges Futile.
OF course. this did not happen at
New Haven. Harvard won, 8 to 0.
& gainst even the pathetically heroic
stand of the battered and bruised Yale
team, which fought twice on its goal
making a touchdown. But on attack
Yale's concentrated plunges avafled
nothing. On the one or two occasions
when the Blue tried out the forward
PASS the receiver was not fast enough
to take advantage Of the opportunity.
gained no more with her
close. running formation. but in her
w ider runs and forward passes she
made such gains as to keep Yale prac-
tica1ly on the defense and under sub
.,nd Harvard's two well trained drop
iickers put over three field goals out
Of SO many trials. while Yale's only
attempt in this direction was a fail
ure.
The close. tight game of the past is
gone. We may hear of it in the fu-
ture at times, but, as has been said
SO many times in this column, it has
stepped aside for the open. forward !
game of today.
Western Titles Decided.
Ohio's victory over Illinois makes !
her undisputed champion OF the con-
ference. It was close game. as were |!
victories by Wisconsin and Michigan |
over Chicago and Minnesota. An the |
other favorites came through easily.
The coast championship has been
settled by the overwhelming victory !
Oh the University of California over
Stanford. This practically was fore
gone conclusion in spite of the fact
that Walter Powell's team made such
progress that the STAN
ford partisans had glowing visions of
a championship. But form will tell.
and Andy Smiths Berkeley crowd
make up a real team this year and
clearly outclassed their opponents. 1t
is a well deserved triumph for Smith.
because he went out to California
when the Rugby shackles had just
been cast or. and his was building
program, pure and simple, during the
course Of which he had to take
number of beatings from the northern
teams.
fCopyrixht, 1907