Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26

Warner of Pittsburgh, Gil Dobie of
Cornell. Bob Zupnke of Illinois-three
times conference winner, Hurry Up
Fielding Yost Of M~ichigan-with his
'point-a-minute' teams, Fred Daw-
son of Nebraska. Howard Jones of
Iowa, Fisher of Harvard, and certain
ly not least in the bunch. Andy Smith
of California. whose big Bear team
leads the country this season in the
number Of points rolled up in grid
iron contests
Roper's Great Record.
Bill Roper was a Princeton player
and returned years after graduation
1911, the Tigers beat both Yale and
Harvard. That was the year Sam
While Ieaped to fame by making the
winning t~ouchdowns after snatching
fulnbled balls and running nearly the
length Of the field.
Roper retired to practice his pro-
f~ession, and Princeton hit the slide. A
football committee of five tried TO
handle the coaching. and failed dis
malIy. Then Speedy Rush tried. fiar-
ward beat Princeton five years in sue
e~essien, from ~ to 16. There were
no games in the war years.
Then Roper came back in 10. Ma
terial was poor that year. Princeton
tied with Harvard again.
Both times the Tigers had a leading
score and Harvard scratched through
to a tie at the last moment In the
10 game Casey got away for a touch
down when a substitute thrown in at
the last moment let him break through
the line. In 90 Harvard tied the
score again in the last quarter with a
forward pass. after being overwhelmed
by the Tigers early attack. That year
Princeton outclassed Yale and showed
such strength that the Tigers were
acknowledged eastern champions.
Last year Princeton beat Harvard.
Ralph Gilroy running 50 yards after
catching a forward pass, making the
winning touchdown. In Roper's time
Princeton has beaten Harvard twice
and tied twice.
bill" Roper has a splendid person
atty. lie never uses rough language
on or off the field, and he isn't a slave
driver His boys show the effect of
his fine example in many ways and are
a credit to their college wherever they
go. Roper uses more open football
than any other eastern college coach.
It was open football that peat Chicago.
Rockne's Team Light but Speedy
Knute Rockne of Notre Dame is
another great coach. His teams play
strictly up to date football. Rockne
was a Notrc Dame student and an
honor man when he graduated in 1919.
As a player be first introduced the for
ward pass when he was Notre Dame
end against West Point. Notre Dame
won that game.
Rockne became coach in the fall of
and started again after the war. in
10. lie has lost only one game In
three years, and in 20 and 81 Notre
Dame ranked first among American
football teams.
The features Of Metre Dame play
nave been forward passing and great
speed. As a rule the teams have been
only average weight. In the fall of
q Rockne lost 10 of his regulars. who
were disqualified for playing profess
slonal football after the season. Start
ing with only one regular, Cashier,
fullback. Rockne built up a new team
that opened the season by defeating
the, strong Georgia Tech team.
Notre Dame is a college Of only $500
students, situated Is minutes ride out
VI t2o0tl heHu' ina. All students i've
at the college.
This season Notre Dame had IL full |
ly organized football teams. the class
teams being feeders for the varsity.
This is Rockne's system, and he is
against importing" football
from the prep school. He pre-
fers raw material TO players who have |
made regulations before coming under
his direction. as he doesn't want DIsy- |
who have learned other styles of
play.
lie has his teams out in the spring
for running and training work, and
picks his baekfield men for their run