The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-19
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three really great teams l have seen.
Excepting Lafayette, 1t has more sheer
mower in attack. Its style OF football
Is not perfect. and its play often Is
ragged. In It's shift play the runner
often started too fast. ran into his In
reference and sliced into the tackle
before the hole opened. In defense the
work was even more ragged 1t per-
mtrted scoring that should have been
stopped. As a sheer hghttng machine
Il would have chance against any
team in the country but would need
luck and the breaks 10 win.
LAFAYETTE. for sheer power. strength
and defensive strength, leads them all
Hers Is the heaviest, fasting. hardest
lighting team OF them all. a much hard
er lighting team than Is Notre Dame,
a stronger plunginG team. harder tack
lInr team This Is not the place TO con-
slider how the team was assembled or
whore the player came from. The Tact
Is that they are there at Lafayette.
Staying for Lafayette and playing as a
team. Don't forget. either. that they
ARE playing az a team. II the college
authorities permit the assembling OF
such teams, the only thing we can do
is.,to consider them as We ind them.
From end to end they have the heaviest
and strongest line. they have speed and
weight, In the backheld, driving power,
experience and brains.
Which brings us TO Notre Dame
which consider remember you only
asked my opinion) the strongest ana
most rssourceful team. with tho great
est wealth OF material. the most mobile
style OF attack. the most diversified lot
OF talent in the country This team can
run, forward pass. kick and plunge. II
has yielded fewer first downs to oppon-
ents than any team in tho country ana
probably gained more ground than any
other team. That II would, beat Lafay-
cite feel certain. for you must remem-
her that these two play entirely differ
ent football In figuring It, do not fg-
ure the score against Army. Note Damo
and Army played shortened periods.
Had the game been full length, Notrc
Dame could have won by thirty points
ut least
An Argument Net worth while
It Is not worth while arguing the
ethics Of Notre Danes style. 1t In
cheating the rules beyond doubt In start
Ing before the ball Is snapped. 1t did
It twenty times against Rutgers. They
are pulling the old "one. two, three
waltz" play, gaining momentum before
the ball 8 snapped. Two mon hit tackle
two bump the end, 230-pounder
era shes into the defensive halfback. the
runner takes a wide sweep without In
reference and they chalk up six more
points.
Their runners are not tackled or hurt:
they run out OF bounds TO avoid It, try
two throws, open up the opponent line
again, plunge once to get them guess
ing. then "one. two. three, waltz, and
around the end again. II they get tired
running. they drop that left-footed
miracle back and let him kick goal
while they get their breath back.
The players wear no pads. and don't
have to. They are playing glorified
basketball rather than football. They
have Ave men on the team who are as
good as the men who will be chosen for
PAll-America this fall and two who
probably Will be chosen. They have two
men on the squad as fast as French was
Zone faster. They have forward
passer who shoots a football as II peg
ging a baseball. and two great men In
K!ley and Anderson who can catch II
the same way.
/ Conceirably. II Lafayette got the ball
and hammered and hammered and mover
gave II up. the boys from the Hilltop
would have chance. but Rockne has
! tho better team.
You wanted a frank expression OF
opinion. Mr.. Trailer. and there 1t 10.
Tho mystery to me Is how Iowa ever
beat that team without the use OF gas
attack
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