The Washington herald., 1922-11-03

Someone has referred to this week
end as a bit of a lull in a football
way. Three or four of the greatest
football machines in the United
States, Great Britain or Asia are
going into action and the results
will be among the high spots Of
the year.
For example. there are many who
believe the three strongest teams in
the country are Navy. Lafayette and
Nebraska. One observing critic writes
US that Nebraska has the greatest
eleven he ever saw. great enough.
he suggests, to beat Yale. Harvard
and Princeton, or Navy. Army and
Penn State on successive Saturdays.
This may be bit juicy. But for all
that. Nebraska has a big. fast team.
a trifle beyond the team that beat
Pittsburgh 100 a year ago.
So here on this eek-end we have
the Navy and Penn State meeting in
Washington today. Lafayette facing
w. and J. in New York on Saturday
and Nabraska's speed and power
tested by Syracuse. with Syracuse at
home. 1t would be hard to name four
greater machines than Navy. Lafay-
ette, Nebraska and Penn State. and
all four meet opponents well worthy
of their best efforts. II this be a
lull. just where does real action
begin?
Although the Navy was beaten
by a fast. alert Pennsylvania team
and Penn State was held to a
draw by Syracuse. these two
should still put up one of the big
battles of the week. for both now
| are out to recover certain
amount of lost ground.
Making an Old Phrase Good.
1t has been a well-known form of
satirical humor to josh. not to say
spool. "the vast open spaces where
men are men,
II you had chance to look at
Nebraska's giant eleven you might
get an inkling as to where that
phrase secured a start
What a crash would follow If Ne
| braska's man power were hurled in
against the Nays man power.
For 1t is hard to imagine greater
man power than Bob Folwell is lead
ing from the Severn slopes.
The Sarazenian Oriaamme.
Certain caddies for a long time
have had the habit of taking a prac-
tiee swing at every chance.
But Gene Sarazen's sudden dash
to fame and fortune has started
more caddies swinging than we have
ever seen.
1t has also started an army of
caddies in the general direction of
playing a few holes at every chance,
having famed the fame of ambition
into something like a couf1agration.
On many courses now the whirr
of golf clubs is incessant on the
part of caddies between the ages
of IL and 10.
Vermont's fine showing under the
excellent coaching of Tom Ready has
lifted that high-class institution into
| new football fame. The line is ex-
ceptionally strong and the backfield
Is first class. as Maine, Boston Uni
versity and Dartmouth can all tes-
tify. We can also testify that Yer
mont's showing has developed a
number of indignant letter writer's
who believe Vermont has been
! badly overlooked 1t is highly
pleasant to oblige them all, but there
were 426 college and university
elevens In action last Saturday
alone. and to cover the entire field
one now needs a typewriter, motor
cycle and airplane. to say nothing
of forty-eight fleet-footed assis-
tants.
The Case Of Gene Tunney.
What's the matter with some pro-
moter giving Gene Tunney a chance
against Tom Gibbons or Harry Greb:
Tunney was light heavyweight
champion of the United States until
Harry Greb's bizarre style left him
outpointed. Yet he is still high up