The Washington times., 1934-01-02
PRAISES PLAY.
Of LOSING
TEAM, TOO


Columbia University Head Coach
and Former Head Coach at
Georgetown University
PASADENA, Cal, Jan. AT
the outset I may well confess that
this story is probably the happiest
I have ever written In my brief
journalistic career"
That is because, at the end Of
a 3,000-mile expedition that some-
times seemed fraught with pretty
situations, a gang of CO.
lumbia youngsters of whom I've
always been proud, proved that
smart, superbly courageous foot
ball can sometimes conquer supe-
rior man power, weight and speed,
even under conditions that might
be expected to favor the heavier
team.
In defeating Stanford by to 0,
Columbia proved that to the full
satisfaction of a great sporting
crowd of $4,000 who sat through
showers of driving
rain in the Rose Bowl here yes
terday. The result, it seems to
me, can be a tremendous stimulus,
not only to Columbia football, but
to Eastern football in general.
Protects Lead
It was one of the greatest, most
spectacular football games I have
ever seen, not only because Cap
tain Montgomery's team rose to
the heights in the game that
most of all they ever
played but because Columbia
what was truly a fine
and, in my opinion, thoroughly
representative Western outfit
coached by my old playing rival,
Tiny Thornhill. Outweighed by
some 18 pounds a man in the
line and by a considerable mar
gin in the back field. Columbia
was forced to develop extreme
to score the second
period touchdown by Barbas and
to protect that slim but fully
lead through the GWo
Spine-tickling quarters.
Once again I want to empha-
size the fact that, in my opinion,
Stanford is thoroughly fine
football team and that Bobby
Grayson is a terrific running
back wholly capable of filling
the ample shoes of the great
Ernie Nevers, who is his back.
field teacher. Bones" Hamilton
IS another outstanding star, as
IS Muller, the huge center, and
[ forecast two or three years Of
great strength and success for
But nevertheless, Columbia car
ried the football game right to
Stanford in the first half, which
saw the Barbas touchdown on a
sweep from a fake reverse, and
then developed amazing defensive
strength throughout the second
half to turn back the power
driven smash of GraySon and the
reverSes which Stanford ran so
from both the single
and double wing back Warner
SeiZes Opportunity
do not believe I am preju-
diced when I report that Colum'
oia deserved by every football
stick to win the game,
even though the offensive statis-
tics are in favor of Stanford. The
Indians were potent dynamite
from the start as we knew they
would be on the attack, but when
Barbas recovered fumbled Stan
ford punt midway in the first
quarter, to give us possession on
38-yard line, Mont
gomery went to work with his
attack and had it not been for
two excusable fumbles, of the wet
ball, Columbia quite possibly
might not have had to walt until
the second quarter for its touch
down. The team at this stage
was fresh and clicking well IN
spite of the heavy going:
1t seemed that the breaks were
going a bit against us early in the
second quarter, when the two lines
men went through to block Alus-
;iza's punt, which Columbia fall
ng to recover the slippery pig
skin. But after Alustiza's next
punt, Montgomery completed a
23-yard pass to Natal for the
'irst down at the 17-yard line and
when, Barabas swept around Stan
lords right end to score standing
up. The Stanford end and back
1ad been pulled over by the threat
If a fake reverse.
In the last three minutes OF the
period Stanford started the sort
If a drive that seemed to look like
he drive that defeated Southern
California, but this one was
stopped at the 30-yard line and
Columbia had taken the ball as
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