The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-31
IOWA TEAM IS
GIVEN. PRAISE
BY EASTE|RNER
Expert REGARDS Parkins = . Gfeai
Quarterback; Well Coached
Squad
BY BuLY EVANA

By BILLY EVANA
What do the eastern experts
think of Iowa, the conqueror OF
Yale?
Recently l put such a question to
one of footballs leading authorities
This expert attended the Yale
Iowa game as a scout. He was there
for two purposes, to scout both
Yale and Iowa. It happens that
one of the western teams to play
Iowa is coached by a personal
friend and he was there to pass on
his impressions to said friend.
First I asked him what he
thought of Locke, who l regard as
one of the best fulbacks the west
has developed in years.
Locke Fumbled Badly.
Locke has lot of drive and de-
termination, but against Yale he
spoiled his efforts by fumbling after
being tackled" he said. In a meas
ure this fault may be attributed 10
the terrific tackling of Mallory, the
Yale back, who is undoubtedly one
of the greatest defensive backs Of
modern football. Defensively Locke
played a great game, extensively he
was a bit of a disappointment"
A year ago / had sung the praises
Of Aubrey Devine to this eastern
expert. l was much interested in
getting his impression Of Leland
Parkin, successor to Devine at
Iowa.
Prior to the Yale-Iowa game a
number of people told me that while
Parkin was a good quarter he was
not a patch on Aubrey Devine AL
l have to say is, that if Deyine was
any better than the Parkin who
played against Yale he must have
| been nothing short of supernatural
Parkin Rated Real Star.
Il have also been informed that
Parkin is sophomore and the con-
test with Yale was his first big
game. If this was his first big game.
! then l must predict that Parkin is
one of the seven wonders of the
world. If Parkin could only be used
as a punter, and using this attribute
as a threat, he could easily be
classed as one of the greatest foot
ball players of the present genera
/ ton.
One of the very few criticisms
that l could offer against Iowa.
play was the punting. The criticism
l desire to make is merely against
the style of punting. Minnick, the
Iowa guard who did the kicking,
had plenty Of distance to his boots,
i but his kicks were far too low. In
! fact, so low that his ends were not
able to cover his kicks in true foot
ball fashion. This fault allowed
! Yale's defensive backs to run back
most every kick so per cent farther
than they should have under other
circumstances.
Iowa Was Well Coached.
Iowa was we'll coached in the
fundamentals. Yale was in better
shape physically. Iowa tired badly
in the third and fourth periods.
While the formations of Iowa be-
wildered Yale for some time. l per-
sCnally feel that any team with two
high-class tackles and a couple OF
good ends could stop Iowa's lorna
lions any time. The dope l am send
ing wcst On Iowa should make it a
bit harder for the Big Ten cham
pions."
There you have the dope from an
eastern football authority who, to
my way of thinking, has few, if any
superiors in working knowledge
of football Because of his con-
nections both as coach and official
l do not feel that l can in justict
to him use his name in connection
with the interview.
The outcome of the Illinois game
in which Iowa had a tough time
winning, s to Z, after being out
played during the greater part Of
the game, made me think that pos
sibly the eastern expert had passed
the dope along to Coach Zuppke o.
Illinois.