The Washington herald., 1921-11-07
WEST SETS PACE
FOR EAST ON GRID,
SAYS, ECKERSALL
Former Chicago Star
Ranks Ohio State as
Best Conference H.
by WALTER ECkERsALL.

CHICAGO. Nov. s.-Following
Saturdays football games. featured
by victories OF Notre Dame and Ne
braska over the Army and Pitts
burgh. two of the strongest elevens
in the Bas;. superiority Of the Mid
die West gridiron game over the
East has been demonstrated for the
first time in History.
Never before in the annals of the
popular college game have three
elevoas sram the Middle West de-
feated q similar number of the East
when each was representative Of its
respective section. The victories
were clean cut and decisive. and
plainly show coaching methods in
the MiSdle West are superior to
those along the Atlantic seaboard.
Eastern football was given its
first jolt when Chicago defeated
Princeton on the Tigers gridiron, 5
to o. The Maroons had all the best
of play with the exception of punt
ing. Their offense and defense was
far superior to that of the sons of
Old Nassau, who undoubtedly
| learned an instructive lesson, as
may be gathered from the result OF
the Princeton Harvard game.
| To make the superiority of Mid
die West football more pronounced
Ohio State won rom Chicago, Z to o.
while Princeton took Harvard into
camp. 10 to 3. The Buckeye victory
over the Maroons. after one Of the
greatest games since the coming OF
the forward pass. back in 1906. was
won after an uphill battle. in which
excellent strategy was used In tn.
final period 70! the score which won
the contest.
IIoa.:crs Help Record.
While Ohio was winning from,
Chicago, Notre Dame, by use of ITS
slashing ofIcnFe,.whic is composed
OF TIE best 9lays o: the old and new
game. wen from the Army. rs to .
Earlier n the season the Cadets
held Iaic u Il II TO score after a
bitterly fought struggle. The Hoo
sJers were - raster of the situation
at all times at West Point. and
never were - serious danger Of
being scored '.pon let alone de.
feated.
Nebraska. Tong contender tor
hnnors in the Missouri Valley con-
ference, further emphasized the CAL
der of Middle West football by
defeating the strong Pittsburgh
eleven, 10 To q. Early in the sea-
sen tie Pitt eleven was defeated by
Latay ette. Ia o. but since that time
Glen Warmers team has met and
deteat-t> strong aggreeations, in
cludicg Sy'a acGes
In former years the two sections
nave seldom met with representa-
i've teams. Elevens from the Mid
Ole West have gone East, but at
no time could they be termed REPRE-
sentative of the caliber OF gridiron
Eame as played in the section. For
tnis reason Eastern football has al
ways been looked upon as being SUI
perior, but the results of this wears
games should go a long way toward
showing the best machines are not
developed along the Atlantic coast.
VESTS biggest Year.
Although the season has two
weeks to go. it can be rightfully
termed the greatest year in Western
rootball. Victories of three West
ern elevens over representative
teams OF the East and three eleyens
tied for honors in the Western con-
ference championship race is some
thing which has never happened be-
fore.
Ohio State should win from Pur-
due and Illinois in its remaining
games. Iowa should be victor over
Indiana and Northwestern in. the
only remaining contests on the
Hawkeye schedule. Wisconsin, an
other powerful aggregation, faces
the hardest task Of keeping its
slate clean. The Badgers will meet
Michigan at Madison on Saturday
and Chicago on Stagg Field Novem-
\ Der 19.
This years Ohio team can safely
be. said to be about the best devel-
oped in the conference since the for
ward pass was introduced. 1t surely
compares fatorably with the Min
resota elevens, when the wyman
to Baston forward pass combination
twas in evidence. and is just as pow
erful as Chicago's chempionshIp
team of 1913 when Nelson, Norgren
/ and Russell were stars of the team.
1t also can be rated as high IL not
better than some of Illinois cham
pionship elevens.
Iowa further demonstrated its
strength by winning from Mime
sofa, Al to I. 1t was the worst de-
feat a Gopher eleven has suffered
in years and plainly shows Hawk
eyes are entitled to championship
consideration. While Iowa will not
meet Ohio State, Chicago or Wis
consin, it is no fault of Coach Jones.
who wanted to schedule games with
any of these teams. Failing in this
attempt he took on Notre Dame,
an eleven which few of the confer
ence teams care to play. Iowa beat
Notre Dame. 10 to Z, and this victory
alone is enough to show its strength.