The Washington times., 1922-11-27

York, seems 20 nave gone OIL lnt
phrase. OF course, the Eastcnians
come down here ready to gobble U
failure 10 win from Lehigh Saturt
does not argue for much gobbling.
Boston college wanted to win from
Georgetcwn more than from any
other eleven on the schedule ana
extra precautions were taken 70
achieve this end. The Hiiitoppers
were secuted and II was supposed
that the Boston Eagles would Just
about clean up things last week.
PLASTER Ward and ,Cronin. two
former Hiiitoppers. were In the, Bos.
ton backfield and much was expected
Accordins to the dope from the
Hub, Boston college had at least
seven opportunities TO score, yet
fa4i esis one OF thsm. Tnv
Gsorsetown line. every man IN Il.
Is credi.ed with holding the Eagles
away from the goal line. This line
win nave its troubles holding the big,
last and experienced Lafayette for
wards here on Saturday.
Jack Flavin, o star every time
he starts, lived up to his we'll
known reputation against Boston
college, HB punIing matched that
a. Darling. the bOstOn quarter.
back. VINO % one Of the best KICK.
era IN the east.
For one thing, the Blue and Gray
wants to finish the season with q
victory In order to have Lafayette
make an annual date on the George
town schedule.
Lafayet.e has not appeared In
Washington for many years. In.
deed, not since those ancient days
when the Easlonians were ranked
down among the small teams OF the
country.
Within the last ten years Lafay.
ette has made rapid strides ahcsd
In football. keep ng up with Penn
State, Lehigh, w. and j. and Pitts.
burgh, all Of whom were unhsralded
and ymsung twenty years ago. To-
day Lafayette ranks close to the
top Of the heap. Last year II was
generally considered the best East
ern eleven Of them all.
Coach Sutherland, the former
Pittsburgh Panther, II bringing q
team Of veterans 70 Washington and
they should be the favorites to win.
Lafayette has lost but one game,
that TO w. and J. by a single point.
Pittsburgh was beaten, though the
Panthers took w. and j. into camp.
Princeton comes out Of the murk
N the best eleven In the East,
though West Point was not de-
feated all year. The Orange and
BLACK, with victories In every
start, including triumphs over
Chicago, Harvard and Yale, 10 en-
titled to the topmost rung Of the
football ladder.
, West Point, easily one Of the
strongest eievens In the country,
was to 7. The speedy Notre Dame
eleven was held to q no-score tie In
one Of the toughest games Of the
Army's victory over Navy Satur-
day at Philadelphia indicates the
power Of Major Daly's team. Out
played In the line, the Army had In
Smythe probably the best quarter
hack In the East. and largely
through his individual work the
Middies lost in hair-raising con-
test. II to II. ~
There is q fine tumble Of affairs
this fall. Princeton was undefeated,
but every other Eastern. eleven has
either been tied or defeated. Penn
State has been humbled twice, by
Navy and by Pennsylvania.
Navy lost to Pennsylvania and to
West Point. Pennsylvania was Up
set by. Alabama and by Pittsburgh.
Lafayette early In the season won
from Pittsburgh and was romping
along like q wild engine until w.
and J. tripped II.
w. and J.. undefeated in the three
years. was scuttled by the PITS
burgh Panthers and Detroit added
70 tn discontinue Saturday by
slapping Il on the jaw.
A yesr ago Navy, Penn stste.
Lafayette and w. and J. were
squabhling Tor the mythical cham.
plonshIp honors In the East. To.
bay every ono Of the quartet has
Harvard, beaten by Princeton and
Brown, did well to recover and de-
feat Yale. The Crimson VIII now
try to forget the two defeats. prob.
ably pointing to victories over Dart
mouth and Yale. However, Brown
and Princeton won't forget what
they did IN the Harvard stadium.
Strictly In the South Atlantic sec
tion there seems another muddle.
v. p. l., Georgetown and Virginia
an appear around the top OF the
heap. without meeting one another,
there 10 no way Of sizing up their
respective abilities, save through
comparative scores. which never de.
cides anything in football or any
thing else. either. for that matter.
Virginia has apparently started
out upon q real course that should
eventually bring strong teams. Tom.
my Campbell, former Harvard
.halfback. and Abel, once power
in the Colgate line, worked hard
and faithfully with the squad and