San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-27
REAL STRENGTH
Of TEAMS MAY
Be JUDGED NOW.
Stage Reached Where Sat-
urday's Results Mean
Something.
ANCIENT RIVALS MEET
Games Between Natural
Enemies" Are Beginning
to Appear.
ANCIENT RIVALS MEET
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

New York. Oct. 27.-Saturday's
gridiron events include many inter-
esting contests among natural rivals
and some intersectional tussels that
are thrilling in prospect at least. Days
have now come when coaches of
elevens that were not permitted to
begin practice until two weeks or ten
days before the opening of college are
beginning to look for positive results
of their work.
Until now much that has been done
has been experimental both as regards
material and plays. But with late
October and the advent of November
come final decisions upon which the
fate of teams and of coaching sys-
tens must rest. An example of, the
sort will be found in Cornell's sudden
flight against Colgate last Saturday
after weeks of adjustment and read
Justment of parts in the machine and
unceasing tactical revisions.
Cornell is building, however, for late
November and will not attain all her
possibilities until then. SO with
Princeton. Yale and Harvard and
other elevens that do not begin prac-
tice in summer and meet all-import-
ant natural rivals in late November.
In this connection it might be said
that an October team of the "Big
Three" bears about as much COMPARE
son as a rule to these same teams in
mid-NOvember as well as Princeton
compared to Notre Dame last Satur-
day.
Important Navy Game.
Princeton, by the way. plays an
more on Saturday. The Tigers are
still in a formative state while the
Navy, although beaten by Penn
State. really outplayed Bezdek's men
in all departments of straight Of
lenses. Thus. whether or not Prince
ton can stand the Middies Mt bay will
depend upon how far the Tigers have
been brought since last Saturday.
Since the Navy seems slack in the
open and is prone to suffer from
breaks-wherein the Tigers are al
ways formidable-it looks as though
Princeton might take this game by q
narrow margin.
Observation-Disclosures. Here is per-
haps the most important game of the
weekend. The Badgers. after a de-
liberate start. suddenly took fire
against Indiana last week and smoth-
cred the Hoosiers. Minnesota lacks
so versatile baclfield performer as
Taft of Wisconsin and injuries have
retarded the progress of an outfit
potentially very strong. Wisconsin.
therefore. should win this game. But
it is likely to prove tough con-
test.
Georgia Tech Notre Dame. Unless
the South Benders have played them
selves out in two hard eastern con-
tests they should defeat the South
erners who. however. have been i'm
proving steadily since the season
opened.
Yale-Brown. The Ellis have been
buZzing through the season on all
skies and are due some day for q
fine bump. Brown is likely to slow
up Yale to some extent but seems
hardly qualified TO win this game.
HarvardDartmouth. The Crimson
has been stumbling along slowly thus
far, but must have come along fast
in the past week. Dartmouth has
shown steady improvement. too. but
Harvard additionally has n winning
edge over the Green and with more
adequate coaching system should win.
Picks West Virginia.
West Virginia-Penn State. Unlike
most critics. the writer is picking
the MOuntaineers to win this game.
They are formidable crowd and
Coach Bob Spears has taught them a
lot of football.
Purdue-Chicago. "The Stagg fears
Purdue" classic is again heard, but
the Marions should have little trouble
in beating the Boilermakers.
Ohio State-lowa. Looks rs though
the Hawkeye should take the Buck
eyes into camp. The Iowans played
n mighty strong game against I'LL
nois last week and seem better geared
for a winning game than DR.. Wilce's
men.
Columbia Williams. William is
likely to take Haughton's men into
camp.
Oregon should beat Idaho and
Southern 'alifornia certainly should
defeat Whittier.
California Washington State. This
is al important game and unless all
preliminary dope fails the Bears
should take the honors.
Pennsylvania-Centre. II the Ken
tuckians defeat the Quakers it will
surprise no one conversant with the
way affairs have been developing
down in Danville. PENIS new coach
ing system has not, yet got to work
i. - with consistent results.
Nebraska Missouri. After that
Kansas surprise Nebraskans will not
feel safe nbout Missouri until the