Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-23
Maroon A m ong Leading
Title Contenders After
28.7 Win OUer Buckneu;
Gebhardt Stars
PRINCETON IMPRESSES
BY EDWIN J. POLLOCK


MYTH each passing Saturday, Jock
w Sutherland's record as Lafayette
coach becomes brighter and bit nearer
the brilliancy Of Glenn warmers feats
at Pittsburgh. And with each week end
the Maroon impresses moro firmly upon
football fans its right to a high position
among the contenders for the 1922 COL
legiate championship.
Lafayette crushed Bucknell on Sat-
urday, 26-7, for its sixteenth consecu-
tive victory. The string Of successive
wins began after q day in late October,
1920, when the Panthers last scored
triumph over the Maroon.
Dopesters anticipated q close game at
Easton,. but Lafayette ran through the
Bucknell team like an April shower
through a bargain counter raincoat.
Pete Reynolds has a veteran squad and
a record Of 100 points scored in four
games. The week previous the Navy
was fortunate to win out in the last
period over the Lewis5urg collegians.
Bots Brunner, the Bobby Roth Of
football. Is unquestionably one of the
best backs in the game. Bots, who has
played with almost as many college
elevens as Roth has with different major
league clubs, scored three touchdowns
against Bucknell. Gebhardt and Ga
really responsible for Lafayette's
strength. From tackle to tackle, the
Maroon has an impregnable defense and
woe to the backs who attempted to
gain around the ends qua rded by Berry
and O'Connell.
HEBHARDT has turned out to BE-
~ as good line -plunger as Doc
Elliott, out here again the Hnemen
play an important port. Gebhardt
has crushing po,cer in his drive, but
the f0r"ord' max. tn: holes.
Big Three Shine
VALE, Harvard and Princeton all
L scored impressive victories. The
Crimson gained revenge on the Praying
Colonies from Centre College, getting
24'0 decision. Yale had no trouble
with Williams, running up $50
walkover. and Princeton had to use
only straight football for three Of it's
four touchdowns against Maryland,
winning 28-O.
When it is considered that Penn had
to give everything to cross Maryland's
goal twice, the power Of tho Tiger
offense looks doubly strong.
Next Saturday Roper's athletes bat
tie Chicago at Chicago, and they are
In shape for the struggle, for every one
came out OF the Maryland game in good
condition. Stagg also has the Windy
City players ready. He did not have
to use his regulars to beat Purdue,
12-O.
Saturdays games ran according to
form with few exceptions. One was the
unexpected fight of Swarthmore against
Penn. and another was the 6-3 victory
Of Vermont over Dartmouth. YER
mont's half dozen points came on field
goals by Driscoll and Gooch.
4 SAFETY prevented q defeat Of
n Iora, conqusrors Of Yale. BY
Illinois. Ro.card Jones elsven ,con
after hard-toa9ht game. 81.
Navy Stops Tornado
THE whirlwind attack Of the Golden
L Tornado was stopped BY the Navy,
1870, and this win over Georgia Tech
is not CHEEKY news to Pennsylvania
men, whose gridiron representatives
must face the Middies next Saturday
ut Franklin Field.
The Folwell fighters outplayed the
Southerners in every period. although
they failed to score In the last half after
putting over touchdown in each of
the first two periods. The brilliant
work Of TAYLOR. whose gains were
mainly responsible for the two touch
downs. and the open field running Of
Varchett and Conroy were features.
Pitt got back into the winning class
after two consecutive defeats, when Tiny
Hewitt. sub halfback. intercepted
forward pass and ran 70 yards for a
touchdown in the final quarter. This
sensational dash enabled the Panthers
to. defeat Syracuse, 21-14. It was the
first reverse the Orange has suffered
this year, although Brown held the
New York Staters to a scoreless tie.
The Providence eleven continued its
success by humping OF Lehigh, 6-2.
Both Cornell and W. and J. knew
they had been in titanic battles before
they would take triumphs by the same