Evening star., 1921-11-30

We realize now that the policy of
trying to schedule So many games
outside our own territory is wrong"
says Dick Smith. who is serving his
first year as graduate manager of
athl letics at the Lexington institu-
tiofi. "and We are going to make
rhangeS just as rapidly as possible.
/ expect to schedule more south At
laHtic eleVenS for next season and as
as soon as possible play almost strict
ly.a south Atlantic schedule. From
the viewpoint of supporting foot ball
financially and sentimentally, We have
come to the conclusion that the best
thing for our athletics is confine our
major efforts to south Atlantic foot
ball and to the south Atlantic section
in other sports. Also, in company
With other schools which are becom-
ing members of the southern confer
ence. we are making some radical
changes in our eligibility rules
Star Players on the Coast.
Two foot ball players on the Pacific
coast. if they are anything near the
r1tiber attributed to them, possibly
Sutrank the best men the east pro-
Iuced in the last season. Here is
~ hat one critic says of Muller, call
fornias best end:
/ In the last five years | have seen
Harvard. OHIO State. Brown. Pennsyi-
Nania. Syracuse. California, Washing
Tun State and Oregon play out here.
And as a foot ball writer. it has been
Any pleasure to see the leading teams
Af the west this year, and l have yet
no see his equal. Muller is the great
Est offensive and defensive end l have
sver seen. He passes the ball sixty
yards with the same accuracy that
w. orKman of Ohio States passes hf-
sccu. He tackles surely and saVageiy
sind al the same time never forgets
the fundamental duty of an end to
burn the plays in. Last year he alone
Gtopped Stinchcomb. Ohio States brill
Asant back. and, by actual count, was
BIT the bottom of four OF every seven
s3Iays Ohio State ran. l have seen
sHim snag a long forward pass SIX
tnches from the ground on full
atngth dive and l have yet to see MIN
h,uff a pass he was able to touch.
NIuiler weighs 200 pounds, and l DO
mot believe he has an equal playing
rhe game today"
4. Boyle Is Highly Praised.
!; The same writer says of Boyle,
tackle at the University of Southern
Eaiifornia.
/. Johnny Boyle of the University
Of Southern California is the out
Standing tackle on the Pacific coast
fhis year. He weighs 21O pounds ana
IL six feet two inches tall. Although
california defeated Southern Cali
fornia, IS to Z, this chap. Boyle, was
the outstanding star OF the game.
3oan Mcmillan, placed on Mr.. Camps
Eecond all-America team at tackle
last year, was a puppet in his hands.
Soyle handled him as if he were
SchooIboy player. He ripped holes in
ihe much touted California line that
IA wagon could have passed through.
an this game / saw him take out
siye California men from the inter-
ference and then tackle the runner.
& have not yet seen a tackle worthy
80 play on the same team with
Boyle" - -, :,
I: Such praise may be given with al!
The enthusiasm of one native son
'fbr another. but such lavish praise is
never Forthcoming unless there is
Something out of the ordinary TO
back it. And probably both Boyle and
Muller would toe the mark Tor great
foot ball players and measure up,
ferhaps beyond. the best ends ana
tackles in the east.
/. University of Maryland plans to
fleet it's foot ball captain this after
noon. Seventeen letter men eligible
10 vote in the election are Young,
sNisbet, Moore, Bailey, NJ. Brewer,
burger, Clark, Branner. Pollock,
EemIer, Groves, Pugh, Gilbert, Bos-
sev. b. Brewer, McQuade and Paga-
aucci. There will be no election for
manager, as L. G.. Matthias of Ha-
Eerstown, assistant manager this
Wear. automatically succeeds Man
accr Victor Keene. An assistant
snanager will be elected in the spring.