The New York herald., 1921-11-01
Big College Football Teams
Round Into HOmestretch
This Week.
BY DANIEL.

tHe nomestretch In FOOTBALL. This week
will see the first of the Big Three
classics decided at Old Nassau-the an
nual battle between Harvard and Prince
ton. Yale will enjoy bit of rest against
Maryland. Up at West Point the Army
win tackle one of the most formidable
elevens in the West in Notre Dame.
while the Navy will entertain little
Bethany. Cornell promises to romp at
the expense of Columbia at the Polo
Grounds. while poor Pennsylvania seems
all set for another pummeling, this time
from Lafayette.
After the wretched showing which
Harvard made against Centre it looks
as If Princeton ought to beat the Grim
SON and break that tie which has ex-
listed since 1919. 1t was IA to IA last
season and 10 to 10 in 1919. In 1918
and 1917 there were no games and in
1915 the Crimson was the victor by
to G-that thanks to a field goal by
Ralph Horween after the hashy Eddie
Casey had brought the ball up. 1t will
be recollected that In 1915 Harvard
went into the battle with the Tigers
already defeated-by Tufts, z to Sin
the third contest of the campaign.
This year the Harvard Princeton
game finds both rivals beaten-Har-
ward by Centre. following the tie with
Penn State. and the Tigers by both the
Navy and Chicago. It's big question
II Harvard could have stood up against
either of the elevens which triumphed
over Princeton. Certainly it could not
have turned the trick last Saturday.
when 1t fell to about as low a level as
any modern Harvard eleven ever
struck IN it's final game before the big
objecttves-with either Dartmouth and
Yale or Princeton and Yale.
Shoe Is on Other Foot.
It will take Harvard some time be-
fore it RECEIVERS from the staggering
effects of the defeat by Centre. The de-
feat itself was not so bad. But the
way In which Harvard tossed away its
opportunities and allowed itself to be
tossed from the path of McMillin left
sorrowful recollections up at Cambridge
and dealt a severe psychological blow.
Having tied Penn State Harvard felt
that 1t was set for victory over the
Tigers And now the complexion of the
situation Is of a different hue.
We look for the Tigers to beat Har-
ward il the Tiger ends do their work.
And they certainly did their work last
year after having failed repeatedly. 1t
will be recollected that not until the
contest with Harvard did Bill Roper get
Iegendre and Stinson to do what he
wanted them to do.
Princeton's major trouble this year
has been at the ends-and let us en-
phasize the fact that the Roper style
of football demands more of an end
than that of any other coach in the East.
Roper builds his game around the
smashing end, and any wingman who
can fill the requirements must be a real.
versatile football player with the old
smash and the modern pep and speed.
He must be an adept diagnostician.
AS it stands the situation In the Big
Three looks mighty favorable for Yale.
Tad Jones appears to have worked out
his problems in a splendid way. and he
has the proper material with which to
work out his game. Yale must be con-
ceded to be the favorite. 1t remains for
Harvard and Princeton to show on Sat
urday whether they can bring the Ellis
down to q common level for the three.
ar even q bi-partite level.
Sanford Confesses Error.
Foster Sanford. coach at Rutgers. yes
terday confessed that all season he had
hAsn Following after false football gods.
IL was a strange confession, indeed,
which Sandy made at a luncheon given
ry Daniel Brady, l.. +. Loree and other
raSpbers of the Rutgers football COM
unrree at Indian House. Sanford de-
SaAred that lured on by the prospect of
quick, victory making results he had de-
waited from his time honored. highly de-
fensive game and the old inside attack
from tackle to tackle and had gone In
- ma loose
stratagems.
Following the false lead Of other
coaches, 1 decided to develop fast
scoring team. but from this minute on
my method will be changed. I am 60
ing out to New Brunswick to send my
team back to the old, hard defence
and the old. hard. reliable offensive
which strikes from tackle to tackle.
said Sanford. IT am, not opposed to
the forward pass, but not as a major
instrument of attack"
Sanford, no doubt. was impressed
anew with the power of the inside at
tack by the performance of Lafayette
against Rutgers last Saturday. Incl
dentally, the failure of Rutgers .end
the defeat of Georgia Tech showed him
that the loose game, with every effort
centred on scoring and practically no
attention paid to defence was futile.
Has Splendid Material.
In discussing the chances of Rutgers
against Notre Dame at the Polo
Grounds on election day Sanford spoke
in glowing terms OF his material, but
was not very optimistic as to success
against the husky. fast eleven from
Indiana. However, with changed
method there is no telling what this
Rutgers team will do" Sandy added.
"rhe bows are fast and heavy and they
seern to have the proper spirit. They
may find themselves In that contest"
Joe Byrne, who Is the New York rep
resentative of the Notre Dame Athletic
A Association, declared that Knute Rockne
once more has remarkable eleven. but
that as has been the case so often
Notre Dame Is too confident 1T was
a mighty good thing for the team that
A was beaten by Iowa. 1t should have
beaten the Jayhawkers. Notre Dame
came to the 20 yard line three times
,,ithout scoring from these marches.
IOWA won by 10 to T." said Byrne.
The Notre Dame squad will arrive
hero on Friday and will meet the Army
an Saturday. The annual battle be-
tween the Cadets and the Hoosers Is
tho big feature of the season on the
plains and always develops n great
contest. Last year the Indiana eleven
yvaa the victor on Saturday night
Notre Dame will come down to Deal.
n. r., and will stay there until Tuesday
morning.
Football Chit Chat.
Things have come to fine pass when
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