Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21

has anything on Yale.
Its running attack. while not
elaborate, is hard to stop because
of the worth of the integers that
compose it. On a straight COM
pariSon of the two elevens, given
partly from direct and partly
from indirect information, based
on their strength without consid-
Grafton for forward passing, Yale
seems considerably stronger than
Harvard.
However, Harvard has in Wood a
forward paSser for in advance of any
man in the Yale backfield If statements
concerning his ability are anywhere
near right.
Something of Woods ability to throw
a foot ball, and throw it accurately,
may be realized from a statement by a
Michigan man who watched the Har-
vard-Michigan game which was: "Har-
ward has in Wood the greatest forward
pasSer 1 have ever seen. His accuracy
in throwing a foot ball under any and
all conditions is uncanny. Michigan
players had him Smothered time after
time. but in some way he managed to
get the ball away, and the ball found
ats mark more than so per cent of the
time, very high average. He gave the
ever seen at Michigan" All of which
means something when it is considered
that Michigan has had in the last few
years some of the best passers ever de-
veloped-Benny Friedman, as an eX-
ample.
If Wood is as good a passer as he
Is credited with being, Harvard will
give Yale lot OF trouble. Wood will
get for his team with more or less ease
ric hot Eke1y 10 no in n
back by Yale only after grueling drives.
That kind of a passer is dangerous to
any defense, no matter how strong that
defense may be.
Generally speaking, Yale should be
given the edge. The Dark Blue has
powerful line, it has lot Of good backs
and generally is a rough manipulating
team. But, for that matter, Harvard
Is said to be anything but effete when
1t steps on the gridiron and, according
TO report is playing rougher and harder
foot bail than any other Harvard eleven
of recent years.
It should be a great game. one we'll
worth any man travelling a good many
hundred miles to see. And for Yale
and Harvard Alumni any of them
are within a thousand miles of Cam
bridge and can get tickets, or have got
tickets. the game will be we'll worth
any effort they may have to make to
be in the stands
Out on the West Coast another game,
the Harvard Yale game of that region,
Is to be played that should be just as
attractive, between California and Stan
ford. Both clevens are strong. both
are we'll coached, both have brilliant
players and they also have the stage
set for one of their most brilliant and
hardest struggles.
The Western Conference winds up its
schedule this week with three games.
Illinois meets Ohio State. Michigan
faces Iowa and Minnesota goes against
Wisconsin. There seems little differ-1
ence between any of the contending
teams unless it be that Iowa might be
rated little better than Michigan.
While its sister universities are meet
ing conference opponents Northwestern
will tackle Notre Dame. Last week the
Methodists struck an unexpected snag
in Indiana. and are anxious not only
to atone for that defeat, but to be the
Hrst TO topple the South Bend eleven.
Two Far Western elevens will come
10 the Middle West for games; Uni
versity Of washington plays Chicago
at Chicago. while oregon meets UNI
versity of Detroit at Detroit. Washing
ton might be favored as a probable
victor over Chicago, but Oregon Is
likely TO go down before the Detroit
school.
Both service schools have fairly
easy games Navy with West Virginia
Wesleyan and Army with Ohio Wes-
leyan Eligibility rules will take from
West Virginia Wesleyan two or three
of its best players. as it must meet
Navy under contract stipulating that
no men shall play who have been more
than three years in college foot ball.