Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13
THREE MAY
ALL slip COG
AGAINST West
Iowa, Chicago and Centre Loom
on Eastern Triumvirate
GridirOns.
Nv WALTER CAMP


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spsclaI CORRESPONDENT OF The Great Falls Tribune.
Copy. ght, 1922 BY The Grea; FAILS Tribune.
By a certain combination of cir
cumstances. the middle west this sea-
son has an opportunity practically to
lump into the saddle of leadership and
pre-eminence on the national gridiron.
If Iowa defeats Yale and Centre de-
feats Harvard and Chicago defeats
Princeton, it would be a smashing
blow for the so-called Big Three,
and one not soon forgotten. What are
the chances of this? Yale is well
bulwarked with veteran material, while
Iowa has lost four men of practically
"All-American" caliber Beldlng,
Slater and the two Devines. True, Yale
has graduated a star in Aldrich, but
that is about the only serious loss she
has suffered. The Ellis have had a
long preliminary season, and their
nlays. therefore. should be better oiled
I'D for use. Iowa is making a long
"trip, but it is true that Chicago stood
snch a Journey and defeated Princeton
at the end of it. Iowa will have at
their command-in case they can
handle the plays after the loss of De-
vine-a greater variety of attack than
ANYTHING Yale exploited, at any rate,
last season. But Yale, with Jordan, IN
spite. of all the credit that should be
given Locke. will have a stronger dl-
rect and slanting punch between tackle
and tackle. Neidlinger will use Al
drich's runs well, and Mallory Is a
wonderful defensive back.
Iowa Stronger on Passes
The Iowa line will miss Slater and
Bedding. and whether the plays which
were so good last season Will work out
as we'll with these men missing, and
especially without Devine to start ana
steer them. is a question. Or the
whole. the odds. therefore, favor Yale,
although she will have to do much to
! n~prfect her defense against the for
ward passes. She is certainly likely
to wear down the Iowa line with the
driving plays of Jordan. Can she han
die the varied attack that Howard
Jones will put over against her! II 1t
/ were the attack of last season, with all
the men in. the answer would be tnat
Yale would have great trouble IN doing
this. but a varied attack, missing
some of it's old and experienced men,
has a way of shutting up under pres
sure. and that may happen TO Iowa.
AS TO the Centre-Harvard game,
| Centre won last year and, therefore,
there is much more pressure on mar
ward TO answer the challenge with her
very best this season. Each team has
a man of great value, Harvard in owen
and Centre in Roberts. The latter has
lost more in Macmillan than has Har-
! ward in the loss of any of her players.
They think very well of Covlngton'
however. to fill the shoes of their last
years brilliant tsar, and be may be
able to do it.
Centre Takes Chances
Between Fits and Owen, the vari-
ETY. and style of Harvards kicking
should be superior, and Buell., as quar-
terback, has proved himself a rare
general, and upon him will devolve the
use of Harvard's strategy. centre VII
take many more chances than vii
Harvard. but when the time comes fol
y desperate play, Buell. is the man to
trv it out. Harvard will keep a more
steady pressure on Centres line, and 9
more effective one, the product of 9
greater defensive and offensive expert
enee. On the whole, this game looks
to be somewhat in favor of the home
team, at this writing.
AS for the Princeton-C Chicago game
the loss of Princeton's materials
especially a veteran material-has beer
very marked, and, since they were un'
able to answer the Chicago attack las'
year, there is, at this writing, no very
great amount of confidence that the!
can answer it this year. A great dea
Of Chicago's work was pure strategy
In fact, men were put into some shifts
and formations merely for the pur-
pose of attracting Princeton's atten'
ton, and this worked. Ii Roper car
get his team to keep their eyes on thu
ball and not be flimflammed, this par
of Stages strategy will be weakened
Nevertheless, it seems like a hard row
that Princeton has to hoe, to turn tn
tables. This is presuming that Stag,
gets his men up to the point of las
years precision in operation.
OF the threeF games, therefore, i
would look as IL the east has a chance
of winning tive, but there is not enough
difference to say thata slight whirl II
the wheel lot f0rfnne would find tn
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