The New York herald., 1922-10-16


football was not a particularly hapr
.ccracy.
In some instances it was case OF
taking on too much for this early
stage of the season. In others 1t was
inst a plain proposition Of the under
dog having too much true class for his
more renowned foe. Everything con-
sidered, it was q great afternoon Tor
the grand old game-an afternoon
which developed only one real upset
that which almost claimed Washing
ton and jefferson for victim. car
itegie Techs fine showing against the
Presidents adds luster 10 1ale's ul-
.mph over Carnegie two weeks ago.
Cornell men find much on which 10
congratulate themselves in the sixty
eight points which the big Red team
piled I'D on the New Hampshire eleven.
The men from the White Mountains
came to Ithaca with something OF
reputation for minor team, but Cor
nell ran wild and proved that it is even
a greater scoring machine than II was
in 1921. As FOR Pennsylvania, it found
itself stopped short by Maryland
eleven which is not supposed 20 be as
strong as that OF last fall
Columbia Had Fight.
Columbia did not exactly do the cX-
pected in the 10 10 victory over Wes-
leyan The Blue and White won over
the Middletown combination by II to 3
last season, when most of the critics
looked for an easy success for Wes-
leyan This time Columbia disappointed
those who figured on Buck O'Neills re-
vamped scoring outfit to get ut least
three touchdowns. However. Wesleyan
sfllen believe their team to be one of the
best they have had--and the fact re-
mains that Columbia made il three
straight.
LAFAYETTE, which turned out one OF
the greatest teams In the country last
season, seems 10 have an even better
eleven now. II is a better balanced
combination and seemingly better
scoring bunch. In the wake Of Lafay-
cites fine victory over Pittsburgh came
"a score of 62 TO 0 against Muhlenburs
for the fourteenth straight success at
tanned by the Easton team since it lost
10 Pitt in November Of 1920. Watch
Lafayette
Yale was beaten by Iowa because il
fran up against a stronger team. That's
nreason enough. The Ellis encountered
foe who was able to send out eleven
9regulars who averaged higher in foot
1ball ability than those who bore the
sRlue. In addition Yale was caught in
sthe position Of not having enough
s.stuf" TO give really good account of
Ntself on the offensive. Yale probably
Realized that it would labor under that
Elandicap when il arranged the game
land must be given credit for having
n,laced sportsmanship and the true In
Eerests Of football above the weighing
sof its chances of success.
Iowa Brought It's Shifts.
We were greatly surprised to learn
gthat Iowa had worked some OF it's shifts
I'VE were under the impression that II hao
been agreed by Howard Jones to leave
srhose Conference tools at Iowa City
tIowever, that report was proved a myth.
for shifts played an important role in
kthe attack of the Hawkeyes.
Z Iowa had a great runner in Parkin.
scrashing plunger in Locke. a terrific
spunch along the line, more zip and snap
Ethan the ellis and far better Interior
ence. Yale had that remarkable spirit
with which Yale football players scrap
hardest in the face of adversely 1t was
only that which prevented Iowa from
smashing through for at least one more
touchdown.
Attempts TO characterize the Iowa vic
ory as irrofutable evidence that Con-
ference football is stranger than the
Eastern kind must be branded as futile
and foolish. Yale was not exactly the
Eastern standard bearer. And 1t was
October Il. However. let this be re-
garded as no excuse for the Blue ii
was beaten, and beaten fairly by a bet
ter team. But there is no occasion for
Eastern football TO get into sackcloth
and ashes.
Bad Enough Mt Princeton.
Having heard so many pessimistic re-
ports from Princeton having read Heff
Herring's fearful confession that Bill
Roper is up against it for fair. We went
down 10 the lair of the Tiger 10 sec
Nassau scrap with Colgate. The situa-
ton down there is not really as bad as
il Is painted but Il certainly Is not OF 4
conplexion TO make Princctonlans hope
for anything like an even break In their
big detectives beginning with the Chi
cago game.
Princeton still is crude. but the mate
rial seems TO be there and may spring
a big surprise. Roper has tremendous
task along the line and he must select
a better quarterback than Bergen. who
gen is too slow thinker and seemingly
is not resourceful enough Granted he
was placed In several tight positions by
the failure of his line to afford him
protection. But with all that he failed
TO impress.
The Tigers have two bad holes on the
left side Of the line. Snyder az left
tackle and Snively AT left guard did not
played UP 10 the mark and were showed
aside time and again while Colgate went
crashing through that side for big gains.
Snively Is a tremendous problem. lie Is
the greatest thrower Of a football I'm the
East. lie ls indispensable to the aerial
attack OF the Tigers.
snivc1y No Guard.
Roper thinks that Snively is not fast
enough for an end or % back, and our
Judgment is that ne Is not first class
guard. still. for man who never had
played on the line until this season he
seemed TO be learning Snivey may
come throughout il is an experiment
In which tho line will suffer in order TO
strengthen the attack.
It's a dilemma ana Roper appears 10
be making tho best Of it, lie certainly
could not keep Snively of the team. We