Evening star., 1921-11-10


Penn State offers a clash between t
east of the Alleghenics. -,
Folwell undoubtedly is grooming
the Navy for q victory if 1t is within
his power. 1t will be the first time
since he left Pennsylvania that one
Of Folwelrs teams has played IN
Philadelphia, and Folwell, forced out
tory over Penn State about as much
as . coach should value anything.
Especially is this true in view of the
poor record Penn has been making
since Folwell discontinued handling
tho team
Picking Winner Hazardous.
Many experts will attempt to pick
and Penn State: some will select a
winner, but to give an opinion as to
which team Is going to win is almost
az dimcult as trying to predict the
victor In world series base ball
game There are those who say the
defense Of the Nittany Lions must be
weak because Harvard scored three
touchdowns against 1t and that 1t
cannot stop Navy's rushing game. And.
say the same critics. Princeton could
and therefore Nays defense is good
enough to stop Penn States power
full drives Other critics will smile
and say Penn State. after the first
onslaught, stopped dead the attack
Of Georgia Tech. one Of the greatest
scoring elevens in the country. and
then bring out the fact that Navy
outolassed Princeton because Navy
primed for the game and y as mn
ished team against one in the middle
stages Of development
Attempting to pick a winner. of
such foot ball game is not the
height of wisdom, to say the least,
but II one were compelled to select
q probable victor his choice should
be Penn State, based mainly on the
fno record Penn State has been
making against strong elevens using
different systems.
Penn State May Slump.
Navys offensive system is closely
akin to that of Pittsburgh-is, in
fact, 4 combination of the Warner
plays as used by Dobie when he was
at Annapolis and the Folwell plays
originated by Folwell while at Wash
ington and Jefferson. OF course it
may be argued that Penn State has
been playing a very hard schedule
and 1t must have a slump at some pc
riod in its season and that such
slump is likely now when Bezdek
cannot afford to run his team to top
form with his annual Thanksgiving
day game with Pittsburgh only ten
days away.
In all probability, though. Bezdek
one coach who thinks of landing on
the highest step and the Navy Is a
team which must be whipped If Penn
State Is to get claim on the eastern
championship Pittsburgh already
has lost two games and offers a con-
test which must be taken care of in
its turn. Navy, too, with one Of its
few opportunities to win games which
will enable 1t to lay claim to the
eastern title, IL working undoubtedly
0t0tA fG Nhiopttpa
with the idea that Army should be,
in comparison with Penn State, easy
to defeat.
As to Yale-Prineeton.
And, similarly, arguments may be
used to show that Princeton is GER
tain to beat Yale or that Yale should
whip Princeton. Yale prepared its
going into its games with Princeton
and Harvard undefeated, and its ar
Iangement has worked out; no eleven.
except Army, has played Yale a close
been defeated by Chicago and Navy.
those that favor the Dark Blue are
wont to consider that the twist al
ready Is in the Tigers tail.
Just how much the result of the
Yaie-Princeton game depends on
better than by glancinE at Prince
tons record In the games in which
they were absent. At Navy, Princeton
did not mako first down, Lourie and
Garrity were on the sidelines. The
situation, except that Princeton gain
ed some ground. Now, the point of
this Is that any prediction that
Princeton will beat Yale must be
based mainly on the supposition that
in the game. but stay in the game.
Both have been out with injuries, and
they must have had rather severe in
juries to keep them on the sidellnes |
from october until November .;
hard plays are likely to put either
man hors de combat. And both Gar
rity and Lourie are going to get hit
hard. Yale always is hard-piaylng
and hard-tackling team. and this
year especially it has ends who may nay
watched them play he wonders where
their superiors could be found.
Yale Banks ON Flankers.
If Yale wins from Princeton 1t Is
pretty sure to be because of the play
o. it's fiankeFs, aided and ahetted by
pair of powerful, aggressive and &C
ner Is difficult enough to attempt and
naming anything like what may be
q foot ball result In terms OF exact
figures is nearly Impossible, yet ~
might not be wild conjecture 10
Fay tNAt IL dAC WHO Ato
be by Z to o or to 3. And, further
more, il Lourie or any Princeton back
drops one of Yale's punts anywhere
in Princeton's territory. that may De
the way by which Yale Will get iss
touchdown, because those Yale ends
and the Yale left tackle cover punts
as punts seldom are covered. With
a crush of Yale men down under
every punt waiting to smother the
receiver, a tumble might well be
turned into an immediate Yale touch
down.
II Princeton can keep Lourie and
Charity At and going at top speed
throughout the game, 1T is doubtful
ST Yale has an offense SUFFICIENT to
beat Princeton in a straight.away
struggle. Yale Is playing entirely too
much between the tackles. If one may
except Aldrieh's end runs from kick
formation. 1t has in Jordan Won
derful back. big, powerful chap who
can reverse his field and step around
with his 1870 pounds as easily and
dexterously as the average. shifty
150-pounder. But Aldrich Is more of
the picking type of back and
does not have the smashing drive
that carries Charity for many yards.
And Yale's line is not going to open
holes In Princeton's forward as easily
as it has been opening holes in the
lines of teams 1t has been meeting.
In other words, Yale against Princeton
probably will not be able to depend
on Jordan's quicq breaks through the
line to the extent 1t has In past
games.
Blue Stronger in Reserves.