The Washington herald., 1920-11-17

Through the fog and mists of the
weary grind.
As a dim moon through the trees.
There is still a light
On the last far height
Which the soul of the staTwart sees.
There is still a CLEAN
For the old. brave dream
That leads to the last frontier,
As he takes the slope
With the grip of hope,
But never the grip OF fear.
Harvard'x Last Defeat.
Dear Sir-Can you explain why all
sport writers grudgingly give Har-
ward so little credit in her football
Pamesc l believe it has been a long
time since Harvard was defeated.
and il would be interesting to know
what college can compare with her
record for the last eight years. II
Yale had the same record, how the
writers would roar. Just when was
Harvard last beaten:-Paul Elliott,
Chicago.
Prior to the campaign now under
way. Harvard's last defeat came
from Yale in 1916. the last Crimson
Harvard's football record has been
a phenomenal one since 1912. but
due notice has also been taken of
her many fine teams.
The heason that no so-ealled
championship was awarded Harvard
last year was that in her regular
season she met only two strong
teams-Princeton and Yale. One of
these she tied. And Yale had al
ready lost two games before Har-
ward also stopped her.
Opposed to Mr.. Elliott's opinion
Harvard. Yale and Princeton are al
much space.
You can please a few of the old
grads only some of the time.
One Reason.
In the old days of football there
were only two or three star teams.
Naturally, these drew most of the
space and most of the cheering from
the press.
But today a star football team is
no novelty. The woods are replete
with them. Take the case of Glen
Warmers Pittsburgh team. This
machine has lost only two games. as
we recall it, in about six years and
the, schedule each season Is a whale.
Warner starts with West Virginia
and winds up with Penn State. and
en- route he meets such rivals as
Pennsylvania, Syracuse. Georgia
Tech. w. and ]. and Lehigh.
Princeton, Harvard and Yale have
fine football taa Pnt xyh ca ~
they are stronger than Penn. State,
Pittsburgh, Syracuse or Dartmouth? :?
Those accustomed to the old order
haven't quite got used to the new.
The football writer does his best to
give credit where he thinks credit is
due. knowing pretty well in advance
that he has the same chance to
please all parties that an umpire has
who gives a close decision at the
home plate in the ninth inning of a
tough game.
But at the end Of the season a
great time has been had by all and
the only regret is that the jubilee
has lasted but six or seven weeks.
Army-Navy Prospects.
When the season opened, back in
late September. early dope fromthe
Army and Navy football camps indi-
Gated Army suerlority.
This superiority became more
marked wheh the Navy eleven drop
ped its first game to North Carolina
State.
But the pendulum has now swung
back. The Army was unable to stop
Notre Dame. while the Navy, after
showing big Improvement against
Princeton. came through and stop
ped Georgetown abruptly.
The Annapolis machine has been
coming forward at a hectic clip. AS
a defensive machine II is stronger
now that its rival. but 1t has no
such oackfield star as French. The
Navy also has drawn the test of
a harder schedule and this may be
of some help.
L. H. D.-A wins. There have
undoubtedly been more great ends
in football than great tackles or
guards. Neither of these positions
can match a list Of stars that In
ciudes Hinkey. Shevlin, Hardwick,
Fitzpatrick, Campbell. Heron. Snow,
Scarlett and many others. In the
Fame way there are no outsta nding
tackles to match Heffelfingcr, Hare
and Wharton at guard. There have
been many fine tackles, but ex-
t-emcly few who outclass the field.
Michigan came hack with a big
jump fEpm last year. but not quite
far A.