The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
Western Conference Teams Are Laying for" Ohio State Because of Close De- feats in 1920
By WALTER CAMP Special Correspondent of The Age Herald (Copyright, 1891, by The Age-Hera1dl

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 New Yohk, September E.-The football situation this year is easier to understand and it's interest is ma terially heightened, if the objects which the coaches and teams have in view and the goals upon which their hearts are set are kept in mind, Many of them have old defeats to wipe out and are intent on making 1t most uncomfortable for the teams on which they do the wiping.
 It was a bitter pill to many of the members of the middle west confer ence that Wilce, coach of Ohio State should have brought that team through to the championship last year. This medicine was the more bitter from the closeness of the games. Wisconsin rushed Ohio State until the final moments of the game and were beaten 13 to [. Chicago was defeated by a single score and even Michigan was beaten only by two touchdowns and goals to one.
 After Ohio State
 So Ohio State will have, Minnesota, Michigan, Chicago and Illinois gum ming for them this year. with the respective coaches--af these teams, Williams, Yost, Stagg and Zuppke, looking forward to taking Wilce's scalp.
 In the East, that final tic game last year between Pitsburg and Penn State. with neither side scoring. ranlIles both with Glenn Warner and Hugo BezdelS aud when the teams will be to settle scores both for this year and last. Pittsburg has not forgotten the tie score with Syr- acuse in 1920, either, and Warner is Intent on giving Chick Meehan s charges a drubbing when the Syra- cuse aggregation comes to the smoky city.
 Everyone knows that Major Daly and the West Point players were bit terly disappointed when Gilmore Do- ble coached the Navy to victory two years ago and Bon Folwell repeated last wear. Everybody in the Army be- lieves 1t is time to curb the cock sureness of the Navy and every body at West Point is out to do it. Annap- oils knows this and Is working over one of the biggest squads in the country.
 The Rig Three
 The old triumvirate. Harvard. Princeton and Yale, coached respec- lively by Fisher Roper and Jones. have some peculiar scores to settle Princeton was regarded as rather lucky two years ago to get tie with Harvard, although the game itself proved that Harvard was the lucky = team to get the tie, thanks to Eddie Mahan. Last year. the score was re- peated so between Harvard and Princeton there are two tie scores to settle. ana whoever wins this year will have the satisfaction of a triple victory.
 Yale. beaten by both her old time rivals last year,, really must turn over a new leaf, and with their /new president. the players and coaches feel that this is the time to do it.
 Meet ReverSes
 Syracuse and Dartmouth have had similar experiences in late years. starting out like champions, but meeting upsets before the Season S finish. Last year Syracuse. after a tie with Pittsburg. beat Dartmouth 10 to Q, when along came Holy Cross and trourced them 10 0. after which Maryland State wiped them up 10 to7. Dartmouth. after being upset by an early season defeat by Penn state. came back and defeated Holy Grass 27 10 IA. and finished up the season