New-York tribune., 1921-09-26
Leading Teams
OFF to Strong
Football Start
Penn State and LAFAYETTE
Make Impressive Showing
in Their Opening Games
By Ray Mccarthy


Most of the scores of Satprdav,s
opening football games resulted lust
about as expected But there were
TOUR that surprised US.
Penn State So, Lebanon Valley O.
Lafayette As, Muhlenberg 0: Pitts
burgh 2S, Geneva 0, and Colgate 7. St.
bonaventure Z were the results that
were rather unexpected. OF these. the
Colgate issue was by far the most
surprising.
Apparently. the Maroon is not going
anyhere this year. They were coming
along at the close of last season. but
1t seems they are using the reverse
play this fall. But those scores Of
Penn State end of Lafayette are sig
niilcant. 1t is true Lebanon Valley
and Muhlenberg are mot the strongest
teams roaming around, but they always
manage to produce elevens capable of
giving any of the others strenuous
opposition.
apparently, it has made little diff
terence to the doughty Hugo Bezdek
that he lost seven of his star regulars
from last years team. A week ago
state did not appear to be the power
IT was on the grdiron last year, bat
Judging from its showing Saturday
the Pennsylvanians are going to be
rlght IN the swim again this season.
AS TOR Lafayette, it is our belief
the Eastonians will do some great
things on the grdiron this fall That
lineup is impressive and contains the
nj ~,
their experience will do better than
ever this fall.
For instance, there is "Bots'' Brun-
ner. Drummer, product of Easton
high, has had one of the best football
educatlons it is possible to have. He
matriculated first at Lehigh. There.
under the tutelage of Tom Ready he
developed into a hard-runnng back of
the Al kind
Sutherland is going to make quar-
terback out of him at Lafayette That
IS where he played him Saturday, at
least. Brunner isn't the best little
field general or quickest thinking PLAYER
IN the business, but as a running, pass
ing, kicking back he has no superiors.
Teamed with Lehecka, Gazella and Sea-
shotz and with hefty line in front of
him it looks like big year for Bots"
and for Lafayette.
Yale Of to Good Start
Yale got away to good start. de-
featlng little Bates by score of 90
to 0. That was very tidy count and
sufficient to demonstrate the evident
superiority of the Blue over the visit
ors. 1t is impossible to tell from the
score just how we'll Yale played. But
from all accounts the first showing was
satisfactory to those in charge. The
Ellis will get better test next Satur-
day, when Tom Ready brings his band
of Vermont warriors to New Haven.
That bunch will not succumb without
putting up a good fight.
1t is also we'll to hold aloof any crit
icisim of Harvard's showing in the
opening double-header. The Crimson
didn't hurt anybody in gaining its
victories, but perhaps it didn't care to
do so.
Harvard, like Yale, will have rea.
game next week when it tackles Holy
Cross. In fact, it looks as if the Cam
bridge coaches were holding out for
this game. They know the Worcester
students are going to Cambridge next
Saturday to knock out victory, and in
that event it is just as we'll to keep
the hand covered as much as possible.
Many are applauding the top heavy
score Penn made IN devourlng Deia-
ware, 80 to o. But scores do not m can
much against the kind Of opposition
Delaware generally offers. Penn
few years ago beat Delaware and some
of the others in double figures. but
when the big games came failed to
meet the tests.
Rutgers is another that gives indica
tions Of having a good team. 1t had
little difficulty in bowling over Ursinus
by 33 to 0, and showed strong attack
along with fine defense. Syracuse,
which has been a champ ponship con-
tender, will be right up there again
this year The material is there for
good team, and "Chick" Meehan is the
boy who can develop it. Just keep an
off eye on the Orange.
Brown will have to brace, or else
Rhode Island must have been excep-
tionally strong. The Brunoniaps always
get a hard struggle from this team,
but generally win by a larger score
than to O.
Fordham made an impressive show
ing in trouncng Maine on So ~urday,
and should have a good season. Dart
mouth and West Virginia also got off
to good start, while Washington and
Jefferson, playing its first game under
GREASY" Neale. had hard pull Of it
beating Bethany.