South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-28
ROCKNE'S FORWARD
PASSES WOULD GIVE
FASTENERS MARGIN
Well Known Writer Believes
California Will Find OPP
ponents Very Tough.
BY BILLY EVANS.


hat chance has Washington and
Jefferson against California
Football enthusiasts east and west
are asking that question Never was
there greater interest IN an tnterna-
tlonal game.
These two great teams are SEIZED
Eled 20 meet az Pasadena. Cal. on
Jan. 2. The game viii be the fea-
ture event OF tho Tournament of
Roses.
California has a great team. That
Is AN admitted fact. 10 s. said 20 De
an even better team than the one
that overwhelmed Ohio State a year
ago by 2S 10 score.
Western football fans who saw
the Ohio state eleven Of 1920 In ac-
tion. know that 30 was a formidable
aggresation- That team was easy
for California il the 1921 eleven
is stronger. 70 is easy TO imagine the
task thar c0nfrouts w. & j.
I VIII be very much disappointed
unless W. & J. makes a much better
showing than did Chic State. I wish
that Coach Neals might have some
assistance from Coach Rockne OF
N0trt Dame It would have helped
tho open game OF the eastern team.
and Do is open play that must be used
against California
40 team. east or west had as
much deception about its forward
passing as did Notrc Dame
Washington and jefferson is one
OF the three eleveus In the east that
escaped defeat. Cornell and Lafay-
cite being ths other TWO. California
in selecting washington ana Jener-
son picked an opponent that COM
Tares well with any of the eastern
elevens.
W a j. Has Versatility.
Washington and Jefferson plays
tho open game well and prefers it..
bat w e J. has versatility as well.
lake their last against Uni
versity Of Detroit
". & j. has been well secuted by
Detroit and the scouts reported in
detail upon tho W & J. open game.
particularly the forward passing at
tack.
When W. & J. began it's attack
against Detroit, the Presidents dis
covered that the Detroit eleven had
"a defense for il. Tackles and guards
were in front and the remainder Of
the eleven spread.
IL was AN effective defense; W. &
J. knew IT, So. instead Of going 10
the open game. W. & smashed
the line. Detroit. afraid OF the for
ward pass attack, didn't concen-
trate its defense and failed to pull
up the secondarfes.
While Detroit did succeed i'm keep
Ing w. a J from making touch
downs hy line smashing. the consist
ent gains enabled W. & j. TO keep
the BAN almost constantly. and a
team tRat cannot get possession Of
the ball cannot make touchdowns.
Although not particularly a bril-
liant line. the w. & J. line is smart.
II knows football No team ever
blocked better and few tackled hard
or than W & j. Few lines charge
faster The W & J. line has lift and
lines need lift.
Michigan is one OF the best de-
tensive lines in the country this year.
but poor line extensively because
the Michigan linemen laChed lift.
that IS they did not lift the oppos-
ing lnemen out OF the play as line
men should. Wick was the only ex-
ception at Michigan
stein Is star Player.
Beauty OF w. & ]. is that eleven
football players know how 20 plaV
and set into every play Any team
with eleven men getting into every
play is a winning football team.
JIM stein. their captain and named
hy Walter Camp as a tackle on his
first eleven this year. the Presidents
have one OF the gamest players in
years.
stein played center and then tackle
and then shifted 10 end. He IS an
end on defense. q halfback. quarter
back or fuutack on offense He
calls an the signals and directs the
attack
When stein is not carrying the
nail. he is smashing a path for the
runner. BiE and powerful and fast.
smart. a real footbaIIer who works
for The team Deadly tackler. A
streak under punt. IL he plays
end at Pasadena ne viii give Muller
g hard run for end honors on the
aay
California VIII know 10 has been
in "a football game after it's cIesh
With Washington and Jefferson