The Washington times., 1930-11-20
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CHOICE OVER
JOHNNY
BY TOM THORP

dLuua4 mCSIulB III VIC NC
Haven Bowl Saturday. The Blu
Dogs look to be a much superio
eleven over the battle-scarre
warriors Arnold Horween is anl
to recruit at the Cambridge sea
of learning.
If past performances count 70
anything, the Ellis should VII
their first match against Harvart
in more than three years. Tn
New Haven collegians rule three
to-one public choice for the gril
honorS.
Harvard has had disappoinf
ing season. Just what caused
misfortune to descend upon tlI
banners Of the famous Cambridge
school no one seems able to dis
Germ. 1t was the same Crimson
outfit which progressed through
a successful campaign las
season. In fact, everyone a
Harvard expected great things o.
the present outfit.
There is nothing the mat
ter with Harvard pluck. The
JOhnnys fight with courage
which is second to no rivals.
What is more they know
football up at Cambridge.
The fact the team did moi
prove a success is due in a great
measure to the large number oi
serious injuries which handi
capped the coaching staff all sea
son. It is only during the paSt
few days that Coach Horweeu
has been able to muster together
his full varsity strength.
VIII this battle prove anotheI
sensational comeback stunt simi
lar to the one the Tigers staged
in Jungletown last Saturday? u
it results in another such sur
prise, Coach Nal Stevens is likely
to collapse from a heart attack.
A finer or gamer scrap was
never put up by any gridiron as-
gregation. It is sure to go down.
in football history as one Of the
greatest battles Of all time. We
doubt If any team could improveI
upon the remarkable feat OF the
Tigers.
II Coach HOrween's chargers
can put on the same sort or
scrap this week end, the
Crimson will likely carry
home the bacon.
No team could be expected TO
stall off two such heroic attacks
on succeeding Saturdays. stew
ems is hoping his charges are not
put to another such test. Moth
ing but a miracle could save his
lads in such a case. .
The record Of the rivals would
indicate Yale possesses stronger
and better balanced outfit. The
Elisshave tailed 1876 points to q
by opponents in eight games.
Harvard has run up but 11S to
50 by rivals in the same number
of contests. YaleS' record of five
victories, one defeat and two ties
is superior to the four defeats,
three wins and one tie by the
Cambridge lads.
The only thing which gives the
Harvard coaching staff the faint
est hope for victory is that the
Crimson has defeated the Slue
three times in a row.
Yale received a valuable lesson
at Tigertown last Saturday. A
team which won't be beat is al
ways hardest to defeat. This Is
going to be the battle cry Of Hor-
weens men on Saturday. They
are going to fight their best for
their coach.
The Harvard mentor an
nOunced this Is his last
coaching job.
All Harvard will be out to
duplicate the remarkable feat the
Orange and Black players paid
to Bill Roper last Saturday.
The game is sure to be hard
fought throughout. Yale-Harvard
games are always such. Yale has
shown improvement in all its
games. Coach Stevens has
brought his lads along in a most
satisfactory way. The defeat by
Georgia was sustained before the
Ellis had hit their true strides.
Starting practice on September
IS has proved a decided handicap
to Yale, Harvard and Princeton.
No team can spot rival couple
of weeks Of practice and expect
to beat that rival at the present
game. That is what the Els,
Crimson and Tiger representa-
tiveS have been attempting to do
the past few yaers.
Maybe the old preseason
agreement win be torn up after
the present season. If 1t is you
can look for a big Improvement
in the playing Of the represents
tives Of these great schools ot
learning.