Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-27
SPORT SNAPS
By Jack Keene

me 1922 football season in the
East has been over for some time and.
happily for some. almost Forgotten
In the far West. however. three i'm
portant intersectional games give the
1ans q post-season titbit. The first one
scheduled was the Christmas Day one
between the University Of West Vir-
glnia. and Gonzaga University at San
Dlego. Less tina a week later. or on
december 80. the University Of Pitts
purgh Will encounter Leland Stanford
University at Palo Alto. On New
Years day, at the annual Tourna
ment of Roses in Pasadena. Penn state
VIII engage the University of Southern
California in the Anal big gam of an
eventful season.
THESE three games will not nj
course. have any bearing on the rank
ing OF the Eastern teams which tax
part, nevertheless the East cannot
help but be greatly interested in their
outcome. To begin with, it Is the
most sweeping invasion of the West
that the East has ever ATTEMPTED,
with three teams playing there is
every possibility that one section O,
n other will carry off the odd game
or make a clean sweep. Only a tie
game or, what is only a far-fetehed
possibility, three tie games a pre-
vent'this The result Of these contest
10 certain. therefore, to forge a new
link In the old rivalry between the
East and West. While it ia true thai
events of the last two years have
pretty thoroughly. exploded the nm.
cient arguments as to the superiority
OF either Eastern or Western football
they have not decreased the rival rI
between the two sections Of the coun.
try.
When California's wonder Team,
crumpled up before the attack OF
washington and Jefferson last wear
even ting most enthusiastic booster OF
WESTERN football vas forced to admit
hat there vas no essential difference
between the game as it is played there
n here, but that realization won't
Keep the Western rooter from want.
ing to win this year. with these
facts In view, 1t may be interesting tc
consider what the chances Of the three
Eastern entries are likely to be. Z
AS Is always true where long rail.
road journeys are necessary, the in.
vading teams will be at a slight dis.
advantage In the matter of condition
n warm climate, too. is likely tc
mitigate against the Eastern teams
On n other hand, the seasons rec:
osds would seem to point toward East,
ern victories. West Virginia and Pitt
two Of the strongest e~levens on the
Atlantic coast, signed to meet team.
! with only fair records in their owr
section Little is known of Gonzaea
but Stanford had-a disappointing sea.
son and scored only Sc points agains1
80 for its opponents. On the face q
the always unreliable dope, Glenr
Warmers great Pitt team should score
q handy victory here.
Between Penn State and the Uni.
versity Of Southern California Their
appears to be more room for areu.
ment. Bezdek's team lost some of its
former prestige this year, but it Is
still a pretty fair eleven and is sure t.
give a good account Of itself agains,
any kind Of opposition. All in ali. the
chances Of the East look to be brieh,
enough. and 1t, will be a Instinct dis.
appointment IL at least. two of its rep.
re~sentatives are not successful in theIi
quest for victory: .
After watching BARLEY Madden II
action English boxing critics have
drawn the3conclusion that American
heavyweights are notsso good after all
Beosuse Madden had stood of Bill
Brennan. Fred Fulton. Billy Miske
Harry Greb: Battling Levinsky anc
other stopliners they expected to see q
crack boxer and a great fighter. Eng.
ltsh ring followers are firm believer.
In "form." Madden had mo form
and so they reached the conclusion
that the rest OF the heavies on thi,
side ofthe water are little. III any bet.
ter than their champion, Joe Beckett