New-York tribune., 1922-10-16
Syracuse Still,
Contender i'm
Spite of Tie
Overconfidence of Orange
Played Big Part i'm score
less Battle With Brown
By Ray Mccarthy

After seeing the Syracuse eleven
play scoreless tie against Brown on
saturday we still contend the Orange
IS championship possibility. But be-
iore Justifying such prophecy the
upstate eleven will have to shake itself
loose from it's lethargic condition. Had
the New Workers been aroused ON
Saturday there is little doubt they
would have beaten the Providence stu
dents decisively.
syracuse went into that game a Bit
oyerconfident, listless and in state
OF mind not calculated to bring it sue
cess Coach Meehan foresaw the
symptoms as early as Friday night.
when he cautioned his men against un-
derrating Brown.
The game began with Brown aroused
to fighting pitch. In this instance
the Brunonlnas psychologically had the
advantage. They were picked to be
on that field to hold the Orange in
check and consequently they were
ever alert, always on their toes and
constantly carrying forward.
Not SO with the upstate eleven,
which began the contest in q rather
leisurely manner. In no time Meehan
had made several substitutions and had
sent in instructions to get busy. Care
lessness led to several costly mistakes
and before the Syracuse students could
pull themselves together the first half
had ended.
The Orange was different team in
the second half. But so was Brown.
Having held the highly touted speed
sters from New York from crossing its
goal line the local team became imbucd
with confidence and courage It put
up defense in the second half that
was as good as any we have ever seen
and which effectively resisted all eff
forts Of the Salt City students to push
over a score.
Even SO, Syracuse might we'll have
won the game but for bungling on the
part of the officials. In the latter part
Of the game, just after Syracuse had
lost the ball on down, Mort starobin,
OF the visitors, with mighty effort
broke through, smashed down a pass,
scooped' up the ball and ran for o
touchdown. The umpire's whistle blew
and the play was revoked. The umpire
said it was an incompleted forward
pass. Captain Culver protested, but to
no avail
After the game Coach Meehan ac-
costed the four officials together. "That
decision cost US the game" he said,
"and would like an explanation. Ger
tainly that was a lateral pass as much
as those two previous passes of Brown S
were lateral" Referee Reed, who had
gone down the field with Starobin, said
the umpire called the ball back. Bur
leigh, the umpire, said he did so be-
cause McGrath, the linesman, had
heeled the ground as if to show where
the bail was grounded. McGrath de-
clared he knew nothing about the play
And so the matter ended.
Syracuse will play Pittsburgh next
Saturday and unless we are nightly
mistaken it will be different kind OF
a team from the one which Brown tied
This contest ought to be knockout
Undoubtedly old Pop Warner is thor
oughly aroused now. Two defeats in
succession is something entirely new
for him.
| We met a scout last night who had
seen the Pitt-West Virginia game. "a
draw would have been good decision
for that game" he said pittsburgh,
on fine, strong, rushing tactics, marched
straight down the field for it's touch
down. West Virginia blocked kick.
Later West Virginia kicked goal So
went the game. But I'm telling you
Pitt has great team, make no mis-
take about that"