The Washington herald., 1920-12-29
BEARS MUST STOP
BUCKEYES PASSES
TOWN, SAYS YOST
Stinchcomb andW Workman
100 Per Cent Perfect in
Aerial Game.
By JACK NYE.

By JACK NfE.
California University. boasting Of
the most powerful eleven on the
Pacific Coast. processes to have no
fear Of the passing attack Ohio State
IL expected to uncork on New Year
Day at Pasadena.
The reason for this heralded con-
fdence can probably be attributed to
the fact that the Californians have
yet to see the Buckeyes in action.
Perhaps they consider the reports of
the uncanny overhead game of the
Ohio eleven more or less exag-
gerated.
Take il from one. however. who
has seen the Western Conference
champions play. that they have
come nearer to the perfection stage
in aerial play than any other team
in history.
Yost Boosts Ohio state.
Fielding H. Yost, the canny Uni
/. versity of Michigan coach. could
give the Czlifornians some mighty
valuable pointers. IL they were to
ask il. But he wouldn't give them
much encouragement.
Yost, who knows a thing or two
about the pass, and is credited with
being the first coach to take advan-
tage OF its possibilities as a ground
gamer. tried to stop the Ohioans last
year He came as near to 1t as any
body. He wasn't beaten by the pass
but by a blocked punt. Still he will
tell the world that when it comes to
whipping the ball around the Buck
eyes are a proficient crew,
After completing his season at
Michigan, Yost returned to his home
IN Tennessee for the winter and IL
was there that the writer ran across
him. .H@B1
Talking football is the best thing
thesMichigan mentor does. 1t is his
faVorite indoor and outdoor sport.
Champing down on an unlighted ci-
gar. big and black he spilled an
earful about Ohio State. And to
make 1t clearer. he yanked ont n
piece of paper and began to diagram.
Every pass the Buckeyes employ
was set down with accuracy and
precision
Workman Can Toss 'Em.
This H Workman" said Yost,
can throw the ball a mile. He's a
wonder. And Coach wiIce has
doped out a lot of complicated
plays. Most of the time the ball
Is thrown from a running forma-
tion. Workman going out to one
side and pretty far back. Then he
stops and shoots it. Most of the
passes are based on the idea OF
pulling the secondary men out OF
position. but at times there is no
attempt to camoufage.
Il remember one pass where
Stinchcomb was placed far out on
one extremity. There was no at
tempt 10. hide the fact that a pass
was coming. When the hall was
snapped Stinchcomb started run
ming down the field. He is one OF
the fastest men in the conference
and he passed the waiting halfback
like a flash. The defensive man
turned to follow. but Stinchcomb
never sTackened his speed and
reached UP and took a long heave
out of the air with bis finger tips
and ran on across the goal.
1T was just a question. of the
receiver outrunning the secondary
man. Workman threw the all ahead
OF Stinchcomb and he never had to
slow down to grab lit. How are
you going to beat a pass like that?'
Hard Pass to stop.
II Wisconsin and Illinois couldn't
break up the Ohio State passes, af-
ter having secuted the Buckeyes
carefully fall season, how can the
Californians be expected to do it?
II the far westerners succeed in
winning the decision on New Year
Day they will be entitled to crow
over 1t for some time to come. But
after hearing Mr.. Yost's estimate OF
the Western Conference champs. we
will string along with the boys
from Columbus, Ohio.
Walter Johnson will hurl again
for the Nationals next season.
The big pitcher put an end to all
talk Of his retirement when he for
warded his signed contract to Pres
ident Griffith. At the same time he
wrote that he was in fine condition
and believed that he would be able
to return to the form which made
him the marvel of the league. His
ailing arm. which prevented him
from turning in his usual share OF
victories last year, is as good as
new. Barney declares, and he ex-
poets to be ready to deliver from
the start.
Sam Rice. Stanley Harris, Frank
Brewer and Zeb Milan have also
signed up for the coming year and
the rest OF the bunch will soon
attach their signatures to contracts.
II Johnson makes good his claim
that he will be as good as new next
year IL will mean a lot for the hopes
of Grifith to finish among the first
division bunch. A pitcher or two
who can be counted on for twenty
or more victories will be the chief
need of the Mats.