New-York tribune., 1921-11-28


slider. Centre and Georgia Tech hole
Vanderbilt and Georgia we'll to the
machines.
The East. however, is the great de-
batting ground of the country with the
heaviest snsrl and tangle to unravel
Cornell, Lafayette, Penn State and
W. and j.. all unbeaten, each steps for
ward with vocal claim upon the pur-
pie toga.
Of these four Penn State took on the
hardest schedule and so became IN
volved In two drawn matches with Har-
ward and Pitt. that seemed to have left
certain scratches upon her blazing es
cutcheon.
Yet we doubt very much that any
machine in the East could have beaten
Penn State at its hest. Which Is also
nothing but opinion.
Rules Lax at Lafayette
Lafayette, one of the best, still has
certain eligibility charges to answer
before her claim can come in for proper
attention. There has been much NUT
tering and murmuring concerning La
fayette stars and certain hints have
been openly made without any rebuttal
up to date.
There is no doubt to he cast upon
the fine power of the Cornell team,
which ran rough shod over everything
In sight.
Gil Dobie's big, fast, we'll coached
machine lifts Cornell back beneath the
old spotlight, despite a schedule that
was not as strong as it should have
been to complete a certain test.
This is why we insist that no one
can make a fair, Just, accurate team
ranking in the East--a ranking that
means anything at sll
Cornell. for example. faced ST. Bona
venture, Rochester, Western Reserve,
Colgate, Dartmouth, Columbia, Spring
field and Penn.
Penn State tackled Lebanon Valley,
Gettysburg. Carolina State, Lehigh,
Harvard. Georgia Tech, Carnegie Tech.
Navy and Pittsburgh.
In such wide disparity Of schedules
how can any one arrive at conclusion
that IS worth 4 mark q word?
This is taking no credit from Cor
nell's big. slashing team. No machine
Is going to beat Pennsylvania Al to
in the mud without world of striking
force back of its drive.
There is simply nc worthy basis of
comparison.
Navy Also Fine Machine
Next to the four teams In dispute
comes the Navy with cluster Of we'll
drilled talent, stronger looking than
Harvard Yale or Princeton by a rather
tidy edge.
The Navy had a great line, two good
ends and at least four first-ciass backs.
The Navy's place in the football firma-
ment is extremely high. The stuff was
there and 1t was all we'll handled and
we'll drilled for a man-power attack.
Ranking Harvard. Yale and Prince
ton is merely making a hree-cornered
guess. Yale's downfall against Har-
ward was stunning blow.
word here regarding Princeton:
the photograph referred to last week
that showed holding upon Gilroy's win
ming run against Harvard was incor-
rectly labeled
;. There was holding on the play, but
1t wasn't the Gilroy play, as this half
back, nun bered 10, is shown sprawl
ing upon the ground This lifts any
tafnt of illegality from the winning
run and ends widespread discussion
upon this point in Princeton's favor.
Buell. Best Field General
The best backs in the East were
Owen of Harvard. Killinger of Penn.
State, Aldrich Of Yale, Kaw Of Cornell
and Barchet of the Navy.
Many stars, such as French of West
Point, Davies of Pittsburgh, Robertson
of Dartmouth, Lourie and Garrity of
Princeton, were injured too often to
be near their best.
The best field general Of the year was
Charley Buell. of Harvard, cool, clear
headed thinking machine, who even
went so far against Penn. State when
desperate measures were needed as to
1 devise new play on the field. Buell.
worked out this play with Churchill,
told Churchill where to be and scored
the tying touchdown with his pass.
Against Yale, after his long run
when he lay for several minutes appar-
emily unconscious, he was busy think
Ing out the next two plays to use for
his touchdown and the second one split
the Yale defense into fragments.
Western Teams Superior
We figure Western football above the
East for many reasons. Cne is that
Notre Dame looked two touchdowns
stronger than any Eastern team we saw,
and Iowa beat Notre Dame. Notre
Dame had an attack fully as powerful
as Penn. State and much stronger de-
fense, with five fine forwards and two
great ends.
Nebraska looked better against Pitt
than any Eastern team, while Notre
Dame beat Nebraska.
itn SHicaSoS victory over Prince
ton and Notre Danes crushing defeat
OF the Army, the evidence piles up.
We doubt very much, plus something
more, that any team In the East could
beat California, Iowa or Notre Dame.
Outside of these teams Chicago, Wis
consin, Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska
and Illinois Cat the fnish) were all
above the average in we'll developed
precision and power.
Cornell's swift rush back to the front
with winning team will bring about
a big schedule change next year, when
Dobie undoubtedly will prove that
ithaca has become one of the big spots
on the football map. Yale also can
stand harder schedule and it will be
interesting to see just how the battle
dates are awarded in the next few
weeks.