The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
Barchet and Noyes Among
Fleetest Stars in the East
Georgia's Showing Against Harvard Proves
Surprise Virginia Staging Real
Comeback" This Year.
BY JACK NYE.

It's a rare weekend that fails
TO bring Its share of gridiron sur
prises. and Saturday was no ex-
ception; but the worst case of shell
shock may be found in the somber
camp of the Princeton Tigers, where
the erstwhile reigning monarchs
are painfully rousing themselves to
ask, Who hit me?'
1t is something new for the
Tigers. even with two of their stars
missing. to be made q show of by
anybody,s team, but that very thing
has transpired at last The famed
Princeton offense failed to register
the required 10 yards for q single
first down. Thrown back in the
line, they tried the tackles and ends,
with the same result. Then an air
attack was opened. with the net
result that Navy converted the
passes into ground gamers for
themselves. intercepting them with
remarkable regularity.
Nothing was left for the New
, Jersey team to do but sprout wings
and fly. and a hasty roll-call re-
vealed no angels among the lot.
Princeton's line is nothing to be
sneezed at. with such stars as Keck.
wittmer and Hooper on deck. but
the raw-boned forwards of the
Middies found time to sneeze with
impunity. Princeton's line was out
played decisively. Clyde King. of
the million dollar toe, and Bolles
proved themselves to be a pair of
tackles of exceptional strength.
Each figured in the scoring. King
with his two field goals and Bolles
with his blocked punt which Car
ney recovered behind the goal line.
Navy Backs are wonders.
The might of the Navy line was
no surprise, having served as
copy" since early last season, but
the speed and power of the back
field was something Of AN eye
opener. POWELL has a set of backs
this year that will rank with the
best in the country. Vic Moves and
Steve Barchet displayed dazzling
speed in their dashes on the tackles
and frequent journeys around the
ends Mckee and Koehler were
also difficult to stop and hold.
while Cruise. Conroy and Hamilton
are men of unusual ability.
A strong line usually makes any
backfield look good. but this does
field running of Noyes and Barchet
watched when all-American Jobs
are handed out.
Only in one department did
Princeton have an edge. Van Ger
big's punts were long and we'll
placed. while those of Barchet were
ordinary. Given a good punter and
the Middies would appear to be al
most perfect.
Navy now looms as one of the
strongest candidates for titular
honors- The team has nothing to
worry about in its remaining games
until Il meets Penn State in Philadel-
phia on November IL. That will be
classic struggle should Bezdek's
team manage to defeate Harvard,
Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh in the
interim That's a big 'ff." After
the Penn State game. Navy has
plenty of time to prepare for the
annual clash with Army at the Polo
Grounds.
JOLT for Fair Harvard.
There must have been some feel
ing of disappointment at Cambridge
where the Georgia "Bulldogs'' gave
by a 10-to-7 score. Georgia was
reported to be heavy and well
coached. but was not expected to
held the Crimson so close. A FUN
BILE punt gave Harvard its chance
to score a touchdown and Buelrs
toe added the points later that
brought victory. Georgia scored on
n well executed forEard pass in the
last period The defense of the
Southerners was surprising.
Syracuse added another game TO
its unblemished list by trouncing
Brown % to o. and Is beginning TO
take on the appearance of a very
powerful machine. 1t will enter the
game a favorite over Pittsburgh
Saturday at Pittsburgh. and Is ex-
pected to come through its season
indicated.
Yale had no trouble in disposipg
OF Williams in a game in which
Aldrich again showed his ability
to gallop through a broken field.
The Ellis are showing signs of COM
ing back with vim this year and
will face their first real test with
Army Saturday. With Harvard and
class. this may be Yale's big year
Southern Teams Play Well.
Georgia's showing against Har-
ward was the best of any Southern
teams that invaded the East. though
Washington and Lee gave Rutgers a
great Tight and only lost IA to IL
when the New Brunswick team
scored two touchdowns on forward
passes in the final period. Tonnes
see fumbled frequently in its game
with Dartmouth and succumbed,
IA to ..
virginia's victory over the Fly
ing Cadets" of v. NJ. /. at Lexington
overshadowed any game in the
South Atlantic section and indicates
that the Orange and Blue Is rapidly
returning to the place in the foot
ball world II held several years ago. |
Coach Rice Warren has turned out
a powerful eleven.
Maryland's defeat at the hands !
Of ST. Johns. of Annapolis. the first |
In many years. can be credited TO
the far too ambitious schedule |
adopted by the College Parkers this !
year. Coming through the Rutgers |
game In good shape. Byrd's eleven |
was entirely disrupted by injuries |
received at Syracuse. v. p. /. and |
North Carolina are next on the |
schedule, after which a little jaunt |
will be taken to New Haven for a |
workout against Yale. Three more |
hard games are faced after that. i
The experience of Maryland this |
war Ia a good exannle NJ ubat rooy