The Washington times., 1930-10-16
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BROWN and Princeton takes on
Co}hell in a lineup that should
induce insomnia in any mentor.
OF the big trio Harvard is the
on4y team that has not been
tested this season, and the same
is true Of the Crimsorl's opponent,
Army. Harvard has been develop
inE slowly but certainly will pres
ent q formidable team against
the cadets. Yale, even though de-
feated by Georgia last week, has
a powerful enough squad to call
on a super effort from Brown,
despite the fact the providence
eleven clawed the Tiger last week
end.
Gil Dobie possibly may
have another of his wonder
outfits at Cornell and another
dismal afternoon probably
awaits the Black and Orange.
At West Point Major Sasse has
a fine set of back7 to take UP the
work of the much lamented
eagle and .Murrell but just what
the new cadet backfield can do
under fire hasn't been demon
strated. The situation is identi-
cal with the Crimson backs, who
are yet to feel the force of first
class competition this season, al
though they have been under fire
in previous years.
Following its fall before Geor-
gia, the Eli squad has undergone
an almost complete revamping
of plays. New backfield plays
have been introduced and the
chances are that the fallacy OF
building a one-map outfit was
driven home to the Yale coaches
by the failure of Albie Booth
to be more impressive last Satur-
day.
Dickens, the star defensive
back of the Georgia eleven, re-
vealed after the game that Geor-
gia was able. to get an excellent
line on: almost every play by
WaGCn1ng bOOGn.
t"The Yale team would have
been harder to stop If they
had used tn huddIe," said
Dickens, "for then We would
not have been able to watch
Booths eyes," L.
With Booth out of the lineup,
Dickens said. it was much more
difficult to forecast the plays.
If Yale wins ever Brown, the
defeat Of the sweetly clicking
Rhode Island machine must be
charged up to lack Of fight.
That is the only fault Of the
Providence eleven.
Cornell gets its chance to re-
main undefeated along with Col
gate, Syracuse, Carnegie Tech
and Brown, Eastern elevens that
have been tested and remained
on top. The scores which Dobie'S
1880 eleven have run up this
season indicate plenty Of power
in the big Red machine. In
three games against fair oppoSi-
tion Cornell has rolled up a total
of III points.
Cornell's line is said to be
rather weak because Of its light
ness and against a fighting team
such as Princeton scoring will
not be so easy. Bart Viviano is
touted as a genuine gridiron SEN
Sation and what he can do
against more important opposi-
ton than he has met to date
will be Of considerable interest.
Harvard will have a distinct
advantage over Army in field
generalship. They say that Barry
Wood, the Crimson quarter has
one of the best football back
grounds the East has ever known
and that his handling of team
is close to perfection. Wood is
rated as far superior to Nc
Williams, Carver, Bowman and
other quarters Major SasSe has
employed. this season at the
point.
1T probably would be diff
ficult to select six teams as
closely matched at this stage
of the season as the Yale,
Harvard and Princeton
clashes bring together: There
really isn't much to choose
between them and close
scores, with a lucky break
the deciding factor. would ac-
count for the results nine
times out Of ten.
AS 1t now shapes up, Yale, Har-
ward and Cornell will likely be the
favorites, although Brown, except
for lightneSs, ranks as one of
the outstanding Eastern elevens.
Cornell's line is said to be
rather weak because of its light
} ness and against a fighting team
such as Princeton scoring will
not be so easy. Bart Viviano,
Dobie's new George Pfann, is
touted as genuine gridiron
sensation and what he can do
against more Important opposi.
ton than he has met to date