New Britain herald., 1924-11-14
FORM REVERSALS HURT THE EXPERTS
Billy Evans Comments on the
 Seasons OyeIturns
lBY Billy ENansl

With each Saturday football re- N,lsM of forms continue to pile up,
 Probably no season in the history of the srdiron sport has witnessed so many dope upsets.
 There is every reason to believe that such a condition will continue until the close Of the season. So don't be surprised at anything that may happen.
 Three outstanding upsets of the games of November 9 were Prince tons rout of Harvard, Chicago's tic game with Illinois and Rutgers overwhelming defeat of Lafayette.
 There were other surprises, such as Pennsylvania failure to do bet ter than S-O win over Georgetown, Syracusc's 7-3 defeat by West Nir- ginia Wesleyan and Washington tie with California.
 However the first three were the big thrillers of the day.
 All of which proves there is no doping the open style of play, No longer does the best team invariably win in football The breaks usually decide the outcome, often sending the stronger team to defeat.
 Perhaps no better illustration could be offered as to the part the breaks play in football than the Penn State Georgia Tech game of several weeks ago. which was won | by the latter, 15-l3.
 Penn State made something like a dozen first downs to one for Georgia Tech. Penn State constantly threatened but lacked a final punch. Georgia Tech protited by Penn States mistakes and won.
 Along these lines it might be ar gued that the smarter team won yet that is questionable. The breaks of the game are more often the result of a physical faoiiure than a mental slip.
 Princeton, Chicago and Rutgers, in providing the three big surprises of the day, showed power greater than any of the experts conceded 1 them. Yet all three teams in earlier games had showed flashes of great ness.
 Immediately getting a team on the defensive is a great asset in these days of open ball. No matter how strong team may be on offense it cant show very much when the other side refuses to let it have the ball.
 During the first period of play in the Chicago Illinois game. not once did Grange get chance with the ball AS matter of fact, not until the second period was half over and ! Chicago was leading II to 0, did : Illinois get a real opportunity to show its offensive strength.
 Chicago elected to receive the kickoff and a series Of smashing i plays took the ball to within the l Illinois fiye-yard line, only to lose 1t on tumble. Illinois punted back of it's goal line to near midheld and Chicago started another march that resulted in q touchdown.
 In the first period Chicago made l2 first downs to none for Illinois. The Maroons. with a smashing style, rather rare these days, had ribbed the Illinois line 10 pieces. The gains were moderate but con, tinuous There is nothing more dis. heartening than to be beaten in that manner Illinois, however, showed it is great team by doing a re. marEabie comeback.
 Princeton and Rutgers adOpteC the same style against Harvard anc Lafayette, but unlike Chicago, wer, unable 10 keep their opponents ol the run throughout.
 Whcn thn present season Is over by twisting the dope and making comparison Of the scores, it will b possible to prove that Siwash has tn
 best football team in the country,