Evening star., 1932-10-28
WEEK END SCRAPS
TO GAUGE CALDER
..'victors on Eastern Fields Will
= Bear Mark of Real Grid
iron Worth.
BY LOU LITTLE,
Head Coach, Columbia.

- Saturday at the close OF
the seasons biggest day thus far
will be a mark of real gridiron
: worth.
!: There are not many of them left
Brown, Colgate, Columbia,
Cornell, Harvard, Holy Cross,
Pennsylvania, Pitt and Temple
among the Ieaders-and the week
end brings to most of them tests
that will measure their true cali
Der.
= Where the leading Eastern elevens
are not meeting traditional rivals of
their own section, they will be clashing
with top-notch teams of the Middle
West in intersectional battles. In this
= newest chapter of the foot ball war be-
tween the States, in which the Notre
Dame-Pitt contest stands out, am
: afraid the East is in for some rough
Hoing.
Even more important, however, so lar
. as the Eastern scene is concerned, will
be the traditional battles of old rivals.
of these, the Yale-Dartmouth, Har-
ward Brown and Columbia Cornell
games are the leaders.
The last two are virtually toSs-ups,
and hesitate to guess the winner OF
~either. Harvard came out OF its Dart
mouth game last week in rather bat
tered shape, and the Crimson'S lack of
reserve strength was demonstrated in
that contest. Brown, meanwhile, was
taking things easily in defeating Tufts.
DROWN is directed by one of the
- East's most inventive foot ball
- teachers in Tuss McLaughry, end
the so-called triple-wing formation
from which Brown runs many OF its
plays this season is extremely decep-
tive, particularly with a capable line
and the fast, accurate backs which the
Bears have this season. This looks to
me like Browns best eleven since 1923
a good line from end to end and an
outstanding back in. Chase.
! Unless some of Harvard's injured
"key men, including Crickard. Hardy
and Capt. Hageman, are back in shape,
the Crimson's unbeaten record may well
be in danger. However, I believe Har-
ward is likely to be better in many re-
spects as a result Of the test last week
with Dartmouth, and the Crimson de-
serves slight edge.
Here at Columbia we are expecting
the hardest game of the season with
Cornell. We realize Corpells early
season performances mean less than
nothing. now that Coach Dobie, always
a skilled teacher in the details of a
sound, we'll conceived attack, has been
back with his team for three weeks.
The return of Johnny Ferraro. a fine,
versatile back, as running mate to the
powerful Viviano also will help. There
can be no doubt that Cornell Saturday
viii. be one of the very good teams
of the East.
Columbia will be without two regu-
lars. Dzamba at guard and Schwartz at
ful!back, because of injuries, cni the
result will be to deplete what - "a.
q too powerful string of reserve mare-
rial at best However, Columbia Is
hopeful with Capt. Grenda, who was
out of last years Cornell game, ready to
start and with back in Montgomery
who. we believe, stands among the
East's leaders.
It is anybody's game and it may turn
out to be one of the thrillers of the
day.
T OGIC, of course, points to Dart
IL mouth as the favorite in the Yale
Bowl. But in the 48 years of its
history, this interesting series has
proved to be extremely illogical at
times.
dartmouth has never defeated the
Blue, although often quite as heavy
favcrite as now. The series has seen
some of the most dramatic of upSets.
Unless the Els have made tremendous
strides in the past week Dartmouth
should win, but the shift of Parker to
end and the increased morale that
should come in defense of an old ira
dition may bring the Bulldog around
to q true realization of its power for
the first time However, this looks like
one of Dartmouths best. chances in
years to slay the old-time "jinX."
I like Penn against Navy, chiefly be-
cause Of the big. finely drilled line that
is operating for the Quakers from tackle
to tackle. Colgate should have no
great trouble disposing of Penn State,
and Fordham. believe, will come back
though the latter is no team to be
trifled with.
In the intersectional games, Notre
Danes battle with Pitt heads the list
and the Hoo5iers' pre-game advantage
rests not SO much on the Eastern
teams weakness as on Notre Danes
undoubted power. I have great
respect for Pitts team and it is true
that Notre Dame has not yet been thor
OuSnly leSCeQ. But IIle ll-pOWeT, dC-
Cording to reports, seems to be there.
Michigan-Frinceton, Michigan State
Syracuse and Purdue-N. Y. U. are the
oth2- leading EaSt-West games, and IN
each case the Western entry deserves a
clean-cut pre-game advantage. I have
watched Princeton's progress under
Coach Crisler with interest and know
that the Tigers have made rapid
strides. developing defense that may
be particularly strong. But Michlgan'S
procession through the Big Ten Con-
ference thus far. leaves no doubt OF
the wolverines edge here.
MICHIGAN STATE, with a smart
Ivl line and a pair of great backs in
Monnett and ElioWitz. should ge,
by the young Syracuse eleven in com
L Portable fashion, judging from las
weeks victry over Fordham. Purdue
Although it has figured in three close
hard games on recent Saturdays, must
be>.accounted the favorite over N. Y. U.
There are a number OF small-collegc
traditional contests which hold interest
for the Eastern foot ball follower. The
Maine State championship series is in
full swing and know from experience
that the hardy soul who attempts TO
pick winners on form in this tight little
group is riding for fall. Bates over
Bowdoin and Maine over Colby would
be my guesses. but would hesitate to
back my opinions strongly. Two moro