Evening star., 1932-10-17

Annapolis a Navy scalp. At that,
though, it seems to have been Navys
mistakes that contributed in no small
measure to the result. According to re-
ports, Navy gained ground with ease,
but tried to tumble the ball all over
the lot. The Sailors at times have
shown plenty Of power. with backs ca
pable of gaining ground, but they have
not been as consistent as they will have
to be if they are to get away with some
of their big games that come later.
Down at Navy, though there is just
one really big objective this year-the
game with Army. There is not the least
doubt of the intention of everybody at
Annapolis to subordinate everything to
attain success in that; and If Army is
defeated 1t will matter not what the
results of previous games may have
been.
VALE, said to have wealth of ma
i terial, is finding its way strewn
with all kinds of rocks. First. it
was little Bates that held it to a 0-to-0
tie. Then along came Chicago to get
a 7-to-7 tie, and last week Brown sent
Old Eli down to a 7-to-3 defeat. One
rather prominent syndicate writer re-
Gently intimated that Yale has wealth
of material, which has not yet found
itself. OF course, that writer may not
have known much about the real worth
of the material, but undoubtedly it Is a
fact that Yale generally has about as
capable lot of men as are found on
any gridiron. If it is true that the best
is not being made of the material avail
able, it is not the first time in Yale's
foot ball history that the same situation
has existed
DROBABLY no group of alumni any
+ where enjoyed greater satisfaction
over the accomplishment of their
team last week than did Princeton
graduates over theirs. The Tiger played
a tie with Cornell, the best showing
Princeton has made against major op-
ponent since 1880. Princeton alumni
everywhere will hail that es evidence OF
better things to come, and probably
with good reason.
If the Pittsburgh score IS a
true criterion of Army strength, then
it seems that up at West Point is an
other fine team. Pitt whipped the
Cadets, but it was only by a count of
18 to 13, with Army threatening to
score again near the end of the game.
1t was better showing for Army than
was expected, as few felt that Army
had a team good enough to stack
against the Pitt eleven, which previously
had shown remarkable scoring power.
Harvard showed a. power on ohense
in its game with Penn State that prob
ably caused Yale scouts to open their
eyes in amazement. Any time an
eleven scores 46 points against a team
like Penn State, then it must have
something to do it with. Harvard right
now Undoubtedly is the best of the big
three"
CAMES played between the South's
" four leading elevens were such as
one might expect when the best
meet. Vanderbilt and Tulane tied, to
6, while Tennessee whipped Alabama,
to 3, with not much to choose between
opponents in either game.
Last wear it was mentioned in this
column that Vanderbilt had the greatest
running back the writer had ever seen,
and Saturday he was apparently even
better than the great Zimmerman of
Tulane Dixie" Roberts is the young
man who plays so well in Vanderbilt
uniform, and the way he can travel up
and down a foot ball field with ball
under his arm Is something not seen
more than once in lifetime. Playing
On teams of the same strength, he would
gain more ground in any game than
Jim Thorpe, Elmer Oliphant, Red eagle
or any of the other greats or near greats.
For long dodging runs about the only
player in recent years who has been
his equal was Red Grange.
Virginia made a good showing up at
Columbia. The Cavaliers did not win,
but they played sound foot ball that
kept the Columbia Lion scratching and
fighting for every inch of ground that
was yielded. Virginia has its best eleven
in years and it should wind up its
season with the best record In . long
while.