The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-21
PRINCETON IS
CREDITED WITH
A Great TEAM
Mora Horse Sense Than Luck In
Victories Over Harvard and
Yale.
RY WALTER CAMP.

New York, n. Y. Nov. 21.-There
are some great things to be said of
certain of the football teams OF the
country now that it has been pos
sible to subject late games to cold
analysis. Now it is possible to
give credit where credit is due.
First of all, Princeton made final
disposal of the reiterated state
ment that her team had nothing in
football except the art Of picking
up a loose ball. In the Chicago
and Harvard games, Princeton
showed that the non-star aggrega-
ton trained by Bill Roper also
could carry the ball.
In the Yale game the Tigers
showed real attack when 1t %as
most needed. That time came at
the psychological moment when
Yale kicked OFF to them at the
opening of the third quarter. The
Nassau warriors already had dem
onstrated sterling defense
against really powerful attack
headed by Jordan, man extremely
difficult to stop. The previous per
iod had ended with Yale coming
strcng. Everybody expected to see
the Blue work its way down to,
ward Princeton's goal line wheI
the teams took the field after the
| intermission. When Princeton re-
ceived the kickoff, however. she
opened almost at once with beau
tiful forward pass. Then the Ii
gers showed their hest running at
tack of the year and two deceptive
/ plays, by the second of which Be
attic made the longest run OF the
game, they were actually knocking
at the Yale goal
Bill Roper and Princeton are Il
be heartily congratulated upon {
team and an array Of substitutes
every man of which not only cOul(
fight but was a smart, clever, think
ing unit with individual initiative
and football head
Brown, too, comes in for a neces
sary measure Of praise for an at
tack developed by Robinson ant
Reggie Brown, which consisted o
something more than just pound
ing up the line. This attack wa
broad enough to extend and re
ceive opponents. 1t gave Yal
trouble and defeated Harvard.
Great credit is due Pennsylvania
and Coach Heisman for having sur
mounted many handicaps. The Re-
and Blue came back courageousl,
after having lost to Alabama to de
feat Penn State. Auburn was no
bit frightened at the reputation
of Center, and had the nerve t,
take the measure of the Kentuck
; ians. Kentucky university coult
not be alarmed by the conqueror
of Pennsylvania, either, and treat
} ed Alabama to dose of her owl
medicine.
j! Ohio State deserves full prais
for the fight Wilce's men mad
against Iowa, but an equal amour
| of credit is due Iowa and Howar,
Jones, for although Ohio Stat
twice went into the lead, tn
Iowans still had the pluck to com
back and overcome those leads an,
pull down a victory.
! Perhaps greatest praise shoul,
go to Glenn Warmers Pittsburgh
men. With tough schedule an,
after suffering CALLING defeats, the,
had faced the prospect of havir,
another team run rough shod owe
them. For Washington and Jeffer
son was team which had not me
Idefeat. which had laid the nigh,
Lafayette team low, and which wa
considered by many leaders Of tn
eastern aggregations. In additio,
W. and ]. had such stars as Wider
quist, Erickson, West and Basista
yet Pitt defeated this aggregation
10 to 0. That was indeed some tri
umph.