Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-02
Washington and
Jefferson Gridders
Ready for i. of P.

drilling on a snow covered gridiron
since its close, the Washington and
Jefferson~College squad was ready for
its battle Monday, Jan. ., against the
University of California at Pasa-
dena.
Twenty-six seasoned athletes, one
OF them with four years experience
on the varsity team, and four with
three years behind each of them
made up the list from which Coach
Earle Greasy" Neale selected the
party for the western trip.
Prominent among the leaders was
Captain Russell Stein who, as tackle
! led the squad. He was consistent
star and to his generalship the Red
/ and Black traced some of it's most
important victories.
| Erickson and Brenkhcrt, halfbacks
and Konvolinka and Aiken, ends,
were the other men with long foot
ball training.
| kopf, another end, has always been
looked upon as notable player, and
in the last season saved the day for
/ w. IL j. from the University OF
Pittsburgh by a leap in the air, re-
. ceiving forward pass and dashing
across the line for a touchdown, the
, only score of the game.
! The team was strong in offcnse
and. powerful in defense, and showed
its mastery of the game by lightning
changes from massed formation to
open play.
Washington and Jefferson did not
lost a game during the past season
it won first from Bethany College OF
West Virginia by score of IA to O.
and followed this victory by taking
a game from Bucknell, 26 to O.
/ West Virginia Wesleyan next went
down before it, 81 to 0, and Carnegie
! Tech Of Pittsburgh went down to
defeat, IA to 0. Ichigh was defeated
at bethlehem, IA to 0, and University
of Syracuse. at Syracuse, Il to 10
Westminster College of Pennsylvania
went down. 40 to IA, the last game
before Washington and Jefferson met
| its ancient rival, the University OF
| Pittsburgh Panthcrs. This was one
of the most notable games of the
season, and was played on a field
ankle deep in mud. Washington and
Jefferson won its victory in the last
few minutes of play, I to 0. Uni
versity of West Virginia. on Thanks
giving Day, was the last game on the
! playing schedule, and this Washing
/ ton and jefferson won, 13 to 0.
In its regular playing season
/ Washington and Jefferson scored a
total of 20S points while it's oppo-
nents scored but "a.
! Coach Ncalc is not only q star foot
ball and basketball player but he is
also a National League baseball
Observation-Disclosures to the Cincinnati
team. He was graduated from West
Virginia Wesleyan College at Buck
harmon, and from there went to
Muskingun College, New Concord
! Ohio. In 1917 he was at Wesleyan
as coach, and furnished one of the
surprises of the football season by
beating the University of West Nir-
gna, 20 to @. In 1919 and 1920 he
was at Marietta College, Marietta,
Ohio, going from there to Washing
ton and jefferson. His professional
baseball experience covered several
years.
Powerful off tackle bucks, forward
passes and punting probably will be
used by the University of California
Washington and Jefferson at Pasa-
dcna. Cal. in the annual New Years
day cast vs-wcst football game.
CALIFORNIA; team, probably the
strongest ever developed in the west,
using mainly tackle bucks and an
aerial attack, went through hard
schedule this year without being de-
feated and without even being forced
to exert it's full strength. Generally
California punts a great deal, waiting
for the break" and when the
"brcak" comes then starts it's strong
advance.
No defeats have been suffered by
the Bears since 1919. Last year the
eleven, dubbed the wonder team
went through the season indicated.
piled up high scores. won the Pacific
Coast Conference championship and
defeated Ohio State University, Big
Ten champion, New Years day.
This year the scores have not been
so high but the conference title was
won for a second time without de-
feat.
california has no outstanding stars,
unless it be Brick" Muller, end, who
has a habit of throwing forward
passes 80 and GO yards like he would
throw a. baseball. A fractured bone
in his knee kept Muller out Of most
of this years games. Archie Nisbet,
who probably will start at fullback
does most of the kicking and in
every game this year his boots OF
from 40 to 60 Yards have gained
ground in every exchange of punts.
Duke" Morrison, California's other
first string fullback. is powerful
line charger. Toomey and Nichols.
the half-backs, are powerful, Dan
Mcmillan, = tackle. had been men,
toned for all American honors.
Quarterback Charley Erb is an eX-
cellent field general and Bcrkcy and
Stephens, two other ends, are par
ticularly fast in getting down the
field under punts.
The record of Califouria's 1921
games follows:
California 81: st. Mary's College, 0.
California IA; Olympic Club of ;.
r. 0.
California 81: Univ. of Nevada 6.
California 81: Pacific Fleet 10.
California 80: Univ. of Oregon Q.
California IA: Washington State 0.