The New York herald., 1921-10-20
Saturdays Game Brings Back
Memories of Great
1918 Tie.
Dy DANIEL.

or all the football games schedules
for Saturday the annual battle between
Syracuse and Pittsburgh promises to
bring out the most advanced methods OF
attack. The contest between Harvard
and Penn State also is sure to develop
plays beyond the late October standard
of the major company. II the Crimson
does not feel inclined to show part OF
its hand State is almost certain to flash
trick or two to disturb the equanimity
or Bob Fishers pupils. State is point
Ing for Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh
but 1t surely does want that game with
Harvard. and will risk showing scouts
couple Of late fall models.
Harvard's meeting with Penn State
VIII be only their fourth--but the short
history of their football relations has
been full OF interest and excitement.
When they first met, In 1913. the Grim
son won with ease by 90 to o. That was
the year Harvard beat Yale by Is to s
and Princeton by to 0.
in 1914 Penn State came to Cambridge
with powerful team and the Crimson
vas mighty lucky to escape n beating,
the final count being IS to IS. AS we
remember it. there was quite a dispute
about a touchdown which Penn State
held had been legal but which the Off
cials threw out. That season Harvard
rose to great heights, swamping both
Yale and Princeton. In 1915 Harvard
beat Penn State by 13 to and then
dropped the Pennsylvanians.
Now, after six years. Penn State, with
one Of the best elevens in It's history
once more heads for the classic amphi-
theatre in Cambridge and, as in 1914,
IT'S hopes run high. Hugo BozdelS
misses Way and Haines, but he seems
TO be getting along pretty well with
their substitutes OF last season. His line
Is reported to be powerful and agile.
And the attack is sound. Bezdek's Of
fensive and his defence. as well. are
built on strong foundations. There will
be no "shoestrlng" in that battle.
Great Interest I'm YaIe-Army.
1t seems safe to predict that there will
be $4,000 persons in the big concrete
bowl at New Haven on Saturday when
Yale faces the Army for the first time
since that woebegone, rainy afternoon
on the flooded Ilains in 1912. 1t will
be recollected that the battle nine years
ago. which went to the Blue by to 0.
saw a green Army eleven hold the Els to
only one touchdown because real football
was impossible. It was conceded that
fair score.
AS we look back at that Yale combina-
ton OF 1912 it was q. whalc-Ketcham
at centre. Bomeisler at one of the ends.
Cooney at guard, Pumpelly in the back
field and fine material in the other
places. But somehow it never did strike
its stride in the major games, being held
TO a to tie by Princeton and beaten
by Harvard. 20 to O.
That season the Ellis opened with
victory over Wesleyan. 10 to 3--and
poor showing. indeed, it was on the part
of the winners. We remember seeing
them the following Saturday, when Holy
Cross battled them to standstill and
held them to to 0. Then came a fash
OF real form against Syracuse-21 to O.
a victory over Lafayette, 16 to o; the
success against the Army. q. IS to tri-
umph over Washington and Jefferson
and 10 to o victory over a strong
Brown team. But against the Tigers
there was a relapse. and against Har-
ward there was a debacle.
No Parallels Here.
There is no parallel between the Yale
team of 1921 and that OF nine years ago.
And there is no parallel between the
Cadets Of 1912 anil those Of 1921. The
Ellis OF 1912 got off to very discour-
eging start. then caught their form sud-
denly and failed to hold il. The Army
Of that year had the great Devore at
tackle and two future greats in Hobbs
and Keyes. But IN the main 1t was
verdant aggregation whose big asset
was fight.
Yale this season has been developing
along very happy and normal lines
There was no early season scrap OF ex-
aggerated importance TO hurry the
team--and. best OF all, there have been
10 serious injuries such as hampered
Tad Jones so much in 1920. Those who
oewailed Yales lack OF an open attack
last season are going 20 have no COM
piaint on that score this year. 1t ap-
pears TO be building u not only a good
forward passing offensive but a running
attack OF considerable deceptive quality
and speed
The Army has lot of veterans-con-
siderable beef and considerable speed
the traditional Army fight and Major
Charles Daley OF Harvard and West
Point. It promises 70 DC one Of the most
interesting October games In many
years. The Cadets, by the way, need
victory very badly TO mako their history
against Yale little more presentabie
There have been twenty games between
eli and the Cadets since 1898. and the
Army has won only three. Yale has
won thirteen and four werc ties, that OF
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