The Washington times., 1921-10-11

e entire game, and the men were on
,ute.
showing flashes Of power, made no con-
certed impression on the Crimson line.
The Harvard team showed remariS
able nose for the ball. Gehrke, the
brilliant Harvard half-back. recovered
a kick early In the game and ran for
Q touchdown and later In the after
noon. Fits grabbed = forward pass
and ran eighty yards for score. A
team that can take advantage OF its
opponents mistakes is going to win
There are always going TO be mis-
takes. / admit. in some games more
frequent then others, but yet have
to see q game where the opportunity
has not come to one team or the other
TO take advantage OF an opponent q
mispiay. This feature Of Harvard g
play was noticeable at Cambridge.
Harvard looks stronger in the dick
ing department than any team In the
country. Fits % a beautiful punter
and II he keeps up the way he Is
going. will average fifty yards. while
Buell. Is star drop kicker. Both Fits
and Buell. showed up very well indeed
against Indiana. Buell. got q very
DTSIIy kOal ITOIi +thC tHhA yos ~
line, while Fitts punting was remark
able in view of the condition of the
ball.
Indiana was very weak in the kick
ing department. II Captain Kyle had
shown any consistency at all the game
might have been more closer. II q
team can't advance the ball and can't
kick, it's up against q hard afternoon.
Navy Has Best Team.
The Navy defeated Western Re.
serves $50. From their play In this
game and q week ago, 1t looks as II
the Navy had the strongest team in
the east just now. Western Reserves
couldn't do a thing with the Navy line
while the backs ran at all wherever
they wanted. The only weakness
shown by the Midshipmen the entire
afternoon was in kicking. With such
powerful team, a poor kicker isn't
much of handicap after all.
Yale handled the wet ball in fine
shape and had no difficulty in running
up a big score against North Carolina.
Aldrich was the bright star being
equally good at running, kicking and
passing. Yale IL opening up the game
and will be a serious contender for
championship honors In the east be-
fore the season Is over. Neidlinger got
into the last part OF the game and dis
tinguished himself by making sew
eral good runs. There were but five
fumbles in the entire game on both
sides which is pretty good indica-
ton Of how cleanly the ball was
handled.
Pennsylvania had great deal of DIFF
ficulty in winning against Gettysburg.
II 1t had not been for Miller's remark
able run ON the kickoff, the Penn
team would have been held to a tie.
Heisman is trying a new kickoff for
nation which works with a great deal
Of success. Instead Of spreading his
team all over the field, two backs are
lined up on the wings anS four men
are grouped in the psrellei line about
midway betm sen the ball and the goal
line.
/ have always felt the in'>rference
on a kickoff is apt to spread 90 loose
ly with the offensive team dotted all
over the field. The only successful
way to run back kick is with a COM
pact interference concentrated around
the man with the ball. 1t looks as II
Heisman's parallel HHe of receivers
closely grouped together is just what
Is needed. At any rate, Penn is the
only team that is making touchdowns
from the kickoff with any regularity.
Penn Needs Weight.
As I commented recently, the entire
Penn backfield Is too light for heavy
work. There are several little men
who are very effective in carrying
the ball but practically useless in in
terference. Unless Penn gets more
weight in the backfield they are 60
ing to have difficulty in gaining
ground against first-class opposition.
AS 1t was, the Gettysburg line knocked
the Penn interference to bits on many,
many occasions.
I was very much astonished to see
Ohio State defeated by Oberlin. This
just goes to show that the day Of the
exclusive set, whether East or West.
in football. is a thing Of the past
Our old friend Pixlie, who spent few
months with us at Princeton last fall,
played guard on the Ohio State team.
From the account Of the game he un-
missed goal which might
have tied the game.
Chicago had considerable opposition
against Purdue. much more than
The game Is just what
they needed, however. and will make
when they meet Princeton,
Bezdek Molds Machine.
Bezdek is getting together another
machine At Penn State. North Caro-
lima A. and M. proved pretty easy
opposition. Spears is getting together
a good team at West Virginia. though
they were not good enough to beat
Pittsburgh. After the Lafayette de-
feat OF Pitt I anticipated a bowling
comeback from Glenn Warmers ag-
gregation and i wan not disappointed.
From their last two games, Dartmouth
and Cornell both look strong.
The season is now getting on and
II is easier to group the best ten or
eleven teams In each section OF the
country. Considering the day and the
character Of the opposition. would say
the leading teams performed credit.
ably with the East having the advan-
tnge on its neighbors from the South
and West.
tCopyrisht, 1891. by Bell Syndicate. Inc. }
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