The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-19

(Which team, in your opinion. con-
sidered as a TEAM. is the best In foot
ball this season?
~. ALLEN TRAILER"
Mr.. Trailer asks question which Is
calculated to start something which
neither he nor I can finish satisfactorily
I can answer only concerning the 1901
ball teams | have seen in action. nave
not had the pleasure OF see Nebraska
Iowa. Ohio State or California. Concern
ing them l can speak only as TO reports
made to me by fellows who have watch
ed them. In spite OF the fact that IT
could not beat Michigan. many OF the
western experts believed Wisconsin had
the best team in the conference. possibly
executing Iowa Nebraska undoubtedly
Ia a better and lighter team than In
Years although its victory over Pitt.
when analysed. seemed more due TO PIT
vital weaknesses than TO Nebraska
strength. My old school. Ohio state.
will claim the western conference cham
p:onship. but fellows who know the
team inside out say II Is not up to the
standard Of the Harley teams. 1t oeai
Chicago by forward passing. The de-
feat Of Ohio State BY Oherlin means
nothing excepting that Ohio State con-
siGered it's opponents weak and got n
experts think Iowa the best team in the
section.
The East Teams
In my opinion Notre Dame Is the
greatest football team In the country.
with Lafayette second. Penn State third
perhaps cornell fourth. although Cornell
his had TOO easy n schedule to DO
Judged as good as its record shows.
Tenn State has been scored on so often
as TO reveal the fact that It's defense is
pregnlSle.
But beio>e considering these teams.
let us dispose OF Yale. Harvard and
Princeton. Now you big three folks
keep quiet and listen. Princetons team
not only was not good this year but was
bad II was weak In fundamental foot
ball, ragged IN its work in attack. rotten
In lacking II was lucky to escape de-
feat at the hands of SSarthmore and
improved very LITTLE.
Yale's team Is not a great team, nor
has Il played good football. 1t is a
Woodworking team. playing fairly well
together with three corking players and
ends well drilled. In the Princeton
game It showed good defensive line
work, an attack that was simple, old
fashioned football with just one trick
an Olu-I2Sh.Oneu ucIayeu pass dihSu ~
suck IN one end and give the runner a
chance 10 run practically without in
torCerence. Jones's forward pass game
was Jest. IN the Princeton game.
knowing that there were Ave dangerous
men opposing him. ne shot two lateral
passes. both o. which were intercepted
and nearly caught. either one OF which
would have resulted In defeat.
Harvard still has It's system and
team without stars II depends upon
machine-like team work. lacks punch
and Is not dangerous against a fair de-
tense. save that its forward passing
game Is better than Yale's.
chicago Bsst Drilled Team
Taking UP other teams. Chicago has
tha best drilled machine l have seen
his season and worked more smoothly
than any have Witnessed. 1t Is not
however a strong club. in that 1t lacks
crest stars, with the exception OF Nc
C;ulra. II beat Princeton chiefly be-
cause IT was prepped FOR that game
alone and It's shift worked perfectly,
the man with the ball finding his open
lnKs we'll because the line was strong
enorrxh TO hold the weak Princeton line
long enough to give the runner time TO
wait for the hole 10 open.
Cornell has a wealth OF material. a
lot OF drive and runs Its plays well.
but Il is impossible 20 rate II up with
Penn Stato. Lafayette or Notre Dame
because it's weak schedule did not show
It's possibilities or perhaps reveal It's
weaknesses. Penn State Is one Of the