Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-16
GREAT INTEREST
OVER SECT|ONAL
FOOTBALL GAMES
Chicago May Have Even
Break With Princeton;
Keck Is Line Star While
Lourie Leads Backfield.
BY MATTER CAMP.

Especial Dispatch re nl0rning Journail
Copyright 1921 by Albuquerque sournnD
New York, oct 15.-Universal
interest is being manifested in the
outcome of the approaching inter
sectional contest at Princeton, when
Coach Stage, of Chicago, will bring
his maroon football warriors to
Jersey to show what the middle
west can do against a first-class
team of the east. Bill Ropers men
will be put to the test on October
20. A month ago, few of the crit
les gave Chicago more than the
longest kind of a chance against
Princeton, some estimating that
chance at about one to four. Two
weeks ago the odds on Princeton
showed a considerable drop on ac-
count OF the showing Stages men
made against Northw. stern. Since
then many out in Chicago began to
rate the westerners on an equality
with Princeton.
Having had a chance to study
the Stage team, the writer is in
clined to think that those who be-
lieve that they have an even chance
to win are looking through too rosy
spectacles. The odds, the writer
believes, are not at all heavy in
Princeton's favor, but If one checks
up the why's and wherefores he
must come to the conclusion that
the Tigers have a shade better of
it.
Princeton has had far more OPP
position in her games this season
than Chicago, has had from her
preliminary contests. Princeton
has been forced to use all they had
at times but 1t has been a trait of
the Tigers to respond we'll to early
season contingencies.
Chicago would have scored more
against Northwestern If the latter
had not stalled a good bit in the
third period.
Comparing the two teams, Keck,
of Princeton, is by all odds the best
man in either line and Lourie, at
quarterback, is a star as well as
veteran of experience. 1t is in no
way belittling Cole or Romney, of
Chicago, to place Lourie above
them. And let 1t be reiterated that
Romney is good-mighty good
with great possibilities. He Is
more sturdily built than Lourie and
so far as the writer could see, had
no weaknesses either in his hand
ling of the ball, running with II
himself. kicking or catching. And
he gets his man when he tackles
He does not collar" his man and
let the runner squirm around. He
puts his shoulders to his lunges,
clips his arms hard and snaps the
runner down in good style.
King should hold his own for
Chicago at center. He is 22O
ponds of good player. Redmond.
who was injured last year, will
flank him we'll Outside Of these
men, Stagg has not enough beef to
fill up gaps in the line. He has
two good ends in Cristler and
but they were brittle
at times last year. Chicago has a
fast backfield beside Cole and ROM
ney. Pyott, once of the Dartmouth
freshmen eleven and who is an Oak
Park boy, has a Cood burst OF
speed and is a clever follower OF
Hurlbut is more
powerful than Pyott and is good on
defense. Zorn. who is good passer,
Kennes and Thomas might also be
used.
Princeton has a baekfield that
should equal this aggregation. IL
I.ourie and Charity are in fit con-
dition, Roper's backs are a SHADE
better than Stages.
If both teams turn ont their ful!
strength II should make an inter-
esting match but the writer looks
to see Princeton returned the win
ner.