The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-14
Running Nebraska Kickoff
Back 80 Yards Marks WEIGH
For HOnOrs
ELI STAR is NAM E ID
N.rsterS Of Dartmouth and
Wittmer of Princeton Are
Brilliant
(By The Associated Press)
lhy Alan liOuld

New York, Nov. 14.--(H1--lf there
is any outstanding development of
the 1927 college gridiron campaign,
it is the r.pi.ity and thoroughness
with which favorites among the ma
ior elevens have been bowled over.
About this time year Ago sagas
Of the gridi~on were echoing around
the prowess Of such crack teams as
Navy, Lafayette and Brown in the
east, Alabama in the south, Notre
Dame in the middlewest. Southern
Methodist III the southwest and
Stanford on the Pacific coast.
All seven of these outfits were
seeking sectional or national honors,
and all but Notre Dame, victim of
Carnegie, finished the season unde-
feated, although Lafayette was the
only team to avoid so MI as tie.
Another Story For 1927
But it is another story for 1927.
These same seven teams, with only
one defeat altogether mark e d
against them all last season, have
been beaten no less than Is times
so far this fall. Eighteen defeats,
not to mention four ties, for seven
of the biggest elevens in the coun-
try, with the campaign not yet COM
pleted. is about as big flop as any
thing on recor..
Browns "iron men," of 1926, have
turned out to be the tin soldiers of
1927, knocked over no less than six
successive times. Lafayette has
been defeated three times, Notre
Dame once, while two setbacks are
on each Of the records Of Alabama,
Stanford, Southern Methodist and
the Navy.
Six Teams indicated
In place Of these teams the main
battles for sections and intersec-
tional laurels for 1927 are being
. sought by Georgia in the south, Yale
in the est, Missouri and Illinois in
the middlewest, Southern California
on the Pacific coast and the Texas
Aggies in the 'outhwesl. to mention
a few Of the outstanding pace set
tiers. Alone of the 1926 group,
Stanford remains in the Pacific
coast conference race, but has had
its colors lowered twice by small
college rivals, st. Mary's and Santa
Clara.
The latest performances of three
of the casts greatest individual
stars, Gibby Welch of Pittsburgh,
AL I arsters Of Dartmouth and bud
Charlesworth Of Yale, have focused
the all-American spotlight on them
to a convincing extent.
Are They All-Americans?
All three have been conspicuously
brilliant RI 1T along ut they out
d i'd thc - es last Saturday.
Wei :. 80 captain and halfback,
~ the opening kickoff back SO
yards for touchdown anu other
wise distinguished himself in lead
ing his team to victory over Ne
braska. Charlesworth. Eli center,
was all over the pridiron, incomplete
ing Princeton passes, bouncing on
fumbles, and furnishing a record
like pivot to the big Blue line. The
sophomore, Marsters, star of Dart
met $ b"rele"ged backfield ballet,
starred against Cornell, throwing
the amazing number of % success
full passes, and figuring in the
longest two dashes f.. touchdowns.
If there is to be an argument be-
tween the relative merits OF the
casts outstanding two sophomore
halfbacks - Eddie Wittmer of
Princeton and Marsters-the debate
seems likely to favor the Dartmouth
ace.
Marsters Ranks First
The performances of both against
Yale, for instance, were illuminat-
ing. Wilmer gave the Ellis a num-
Der Of annoying moments but didn't
quite match Masters records
against the Blue. Toting the ball
"a times, Wittmer gained 119 yards
through Yale's defense, but two
weeks previous, against the same
Blue line, Marsters accounted for
gains of 15S yards in he 2" times
he handled the pigskin.
Wittmer and Marsters both are
triple threats but the latter is speed
Ter, more elusive in an open field
and q greater passing star, the com.
parison Of their performances re.
veals.
Regardless Of all-American rank
ing either may get at the hands Of
the experts this year they have
clinched their places amoE9 the top
flight, each with two more years ia
60 along the pathway to stardom.
Not since Red Grange, Is q soph-
more, flashed across the gridiron
IN 1924 to gain an -.ll-American
post, has any youngster gotten off
TO q snappier start than Wittmer