Evening star., 1926-10-25

Drought up enough tunes TO cover
its best, not as good as when it pls
but that should not detract in the
by Brown.
Harvard's complete upset of what
was expected against Dartmouth in
dicates that there is a safe and sane
foot hall policy and plan of develop
ment being carried out at Cambridge.
So sane and sound is it that it takes
little notice of possible defeats, two
of which have been sustained. I'm
doubtedly at Harvard the plan is
gradually to build the team until on
the Saturday before Thanksgiving day
the best Harvard eleven that has faced
Yale in years will be on the field. A
significant feature of the situation at
Harvard this Fall is that not a word
has come from alumni, from students,
or from any person or persons con-
nected with the university berating
foot ball or in special criticism of the
team because of its two early defeats.
Sweet for YOst.
Michigan beat Illinois, which was
sweet to Yost. 1t is not secret that
there is no love lost between Michigan
and Illinois, and it is not probable
that Yost and Zuppke felicitated each
other to any considerable extent be-
fore Saturdays contest. Illinois was
superior to Michigan at Michigan's
own game, forward passing, but in
the other departments of foot ball the
Wolverines had the edge.
That Ohio States early victories over
smaller schools and over Columbia by
One-sided margins were not because
of the weaknesses of its opponents,
but due. to its own strength, seems sure
now, if the decisive defeat of Iowa
may be taken at it's face value. Iowa
was reputed to be strong and it was
barely defeated by Illinois, but Ohio
State SO decisively whipped it that no
doubt was left in the minds of every
body as to the strength of the team
coached by Jack Wilce.
Northwestern lost to Notre Dame,
but only by the skin of it's teeth"
So strong did Northwestern appear
that it henceforth should be consider
able cause for worry on the part of
its conference opponents. Certainly
Chicago, for whom Northwestern has
never been a specially dangerous op-
ponent, should take notice.
Several Eastern elevens still stand
unbeaten, most prominent among
them being Army, Navy, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia. New York Uni
versity ALSO has it's slate clean. but it
has not met the caliber OF opponents
that have the aforementioned schools.
Brown also is undefeated but, except
FOR Yale, it had not been against very
powerful opponents. incidentally
"Chick" Meehan seems to have at New
York University about the most pow
erful eleven that has ever worn the
colorS of that school,
1t would be difficult to say, or give
much of an idea, which is the strong
est of the unbeaten elevenS Prob
ably if one had to be picked the hand
would fall on Pennsylva MIA, but even
at that it might lose to any one Of
three of the others. And, despite its
defeat of last week, Yale, for any
game 1t prepares especially for, would
be favored to beat any team in the
East.
Navy had its troubles beating Col
gate, just as was expected, but finally
did SO because of the alertness of one
of its ends. That game just shows
how quickly the aspect of a foot ball
game may be changed and just how
different one mistake may cause the
final score to be. Here was Colgate
In possession of the ball on Navy's
1-yard line. apparently ready to score
Its second touchdown and clinch it's
victory by two touchdoWns to one.
A tumble takes place. The ball is
grabbed by Navy end, long run
down the field and Navy has the
touchdown instead of Colgate. 1t
really seems that such a small mis-
take is paid for too dearly under such
circumstances. 1t was that small mis-
take which cost Colgate a victory
which IT apparently had in it's grasp.
QuanticO Marines had little diff
Guilty getting the long end of the score
in their game with Catholic Cniver-
sity. Notwithstanding the latter had
some feeling it would win. The sea
soldiers had a powerful rushing
offense the Brookland eleven could
not stop at the right times and three
touchdowns were produced by it.
while the Brooklanders got only one
University of Maryland for the first
time this season played game in
which it handled the bali well. and
that was the most important factor
In It's victory over North Carolina.
Only one tumble took place in the
entire contest and that was a con-
tributing factor in giving North Caro-
lima its best opportunity to score.
Had Maryland handled the ball as
well in other contests and had it made
as few mistakes in Judgment it prob
ably would have been victor in two
of the three lost. Other elevens have
not stopped the Marylanders SO much
as they have stopped themselves.
Maryland began its season with the
greenest material it has had in years.
It seems to be gradually improving
and should. before the end of the sea-
son. develop into a pretty fair foot
ball team.
Washington and Lee made bril-
liant start against Georgia Tech, but
could not win. 1t scored in the first
four minutes of play on a series of
well executed forward passes, but
could not hold its advantage against
q heavier and physically stronger
team.
Georgia sustained at the hands Of
Vanderbilt one of the most hurtful
defeats that come to an eleven. II to
13. To make the same number of
touchdownS as the other eleven. and
then to lose by the margin of a goal
after touchdown. is bitter diSappoint-
ment to any foot ball coach, because
the coach feels that one point does not
represent q true difference between
the playing merits of the teams.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute con.
tinued its merry way by beating Vir-
ginia, to O. The Blacksburg collie
gians expected to win more easily than
that. The game seems to indicate that
Virginia is coming along and playing
better foot ball. incidentally, V. z. l.
is about due for a setback and may
receive II this week at the hands of
and Lee. The psychology