The Washington herald., 1922-10-15
Prestige of Big 3 Dimmed.


Prestige of Big 3 Dimmed.
This should complete the argu-
ment-Centre has beaten Harvard.
Chicago has whipped Princeton and
Iowa defeated Yale-and the Big
Three shrinks considerably in its
claim for prestige.
Yale was outplayed all the way.
save in two brief flashes in the
last half. both spoiled by fumbles.
1t was strange to see Yale team
lacking fight, but until half of the
third quarter today 1t was that
sort of a team and that in spite of
the brilliant, at times desperate.
efforts of Newell Neid'inger to save
the day for his team. With Captain
Jordan crippled and impotent on
the side lines, this young Neidlinger
showed as the only man in Yale's
hackfield who could run with the
ball
He made three terrible fumbles
which in a way marred his heroics.
Twice when Yale had a chance to
score. he fumbled Nor was the
judgment with which the team was
run satisfactory. Yale played
straight. dogged. plunging football.
and sometimes of the worst type.
Perhaps Tad Jones should not be
blamed. for when they tried any
thing else they were jokes. Their
passless forward pass, in which the
passer held the ball until he was
dOwned, was a marvel.
Parkin is Hero.
Iowa. on the other hand. was re
sourceful and powerful in attack
and until those dramatic last min
utes. the defense was impregnable.
Their hero tonight is Parkin.
who, instead of Captain Locke.
bore the brunt of the attack. Locke
did the line plunging and Yale pre-
pared for his style of attack,
blocked him well. but against Par
kins runs around end they could
do little. His runs were slow in
starting and veiled. but once to
line Of scrimmage. he raced. 1t
was this style OF attack inside the
10-yard line, when Yale was expect
ing an attack on the line. that
yielded the first touchdown. The
comfort Yale may derive from the
defeat lies in the fact that she
seems to have developed great
kicker in Wight. who today was
magnificent in shooting away his
long spirals, and who perhaps saved
his team a worse fate by outkick-
ing Minnick. who. while kicking
long at times. fell shorter and
shorter. Wight was averaging
close to 45-yard gains on his kicks
and he forced the Iowans to gain
many extra yards. and In fact
STAYED off their attack half a dozen
times.
Outplnyed Badly.
Iowa outplayed them so badly in the
first half that II was only the breaks
that prevented them from making
two tOuchdowns. One was lost when
Kadesky, after receiving a perfect
forward pass, seemed free and with
an open pass to the line. when Haas,
crippled and desperate, took a flv-
ing dive at him and carried him
across the side line. In this tackle.
Haas cut his head badly and was
compelled to retire.
Iowa went through the game with
only one substitution, Parkin. worn
out by his own brilliant efforts. was
hurt late last quarter. being com
PEELED to retire. The Yale section.
recognizing his brilliancy. cheered
him. Rich replaced him.
Yale on the other hand. made
number of substitutions and the Yale
alibi that the crippled condition Of
the team was responsible for defeat
is based on some reason. However,
Yale could not beat many Western
teams If she plays the straight, re-
sourceless football she showed to-
day.
Perhaps with Jordan in the game
the attack might have gone some
where. and 1t is certain that the
injection Of Danny Deaver into the
game in the last few minutes acted
like shot of dope on the tired blue.
1t was then that they started their
last desperate drive which. but for
a tumble. might have carried them
to victory.
Tonight the Iowans are planning
to plow up Yale yard and plant corn
n lit next spring. Atthe present
writing. Yale hasn't enough spirit
left to suggest that they plant beans
instead Of corn.