The Washington times., 1935-11-04

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Nothing but a most surprising
upset now can keep Notre Dame
out of the Rose Bowl. With
Northwestern, Army, Wisconsin
and Southern California on the
schedule, there is relatively little
cause for worry at South Bend.
Army should offer the stouteSt
opposition of those four oppo'
nents, and the fact that Missis-
sippi State convincingly out
played the Kaydets. would indi,
cate that Notre Dame will do
the same thing.
The achievement Of the Rol'
licking Romans, already heralded
to the football world, was out
standing. Yet it does not com
pare in some aspects to Dart
mouths triumph over Yale. For
one year more than half a cen
tury Dartmouth men had awaited
that victory. When it came,
there was no f1uke of fortune at
tached. The end of the game
found the Yale players congratu'
lating Dartmouth's men in q
fine gesture of sportSmanship.
Dartmouth defeating Yale and
Mississippi State defeating West
Point in one day ehanced the
prestige of Army football. That
NAV sound paradoXical, but the
contention is easily supported
Surely Ar1ny's home team was
beaten. But it was beaten by a
team coached by Major Ralph
Sasse, a former west Point player,
former head coach at West Point
and one of Americas greatest
gridiron and military strategiStS.
Sasse's position in the War De
partment and in football are Sc
cure. E-.
Major Sasse is assisted at Mis-
sissippi State by Capt. Johnny
Stokes, former West Point star Of
the forward line.
Blaik Hailed Widely
Dartmouth is coached by Earle
Blaik, known to his friends as
Red" Blaik is recognized as one
of the top ranking coaches Of the
country. He was graduated from
West Point and remained in the
service until a few years ago,
when he resigned for business
reasons. Blaik's assistant is Harry
"Fats" Ellinger, one-time crack
guard at West Point, and for
years a member of the "Hell on
Hudson" coaching staff.
In the midst Of the shambleS on
Griffith Stadium on Saturday al
ternoon. Tuffy LeemanS stood
forth, a match for any player on
the field. LeemanS possesses at
least the same values that Eight
Yards" McCauley and Bill Wallace
displayed. In deed, of the Touch
down Twins Of Rice, McCauley
struck this agent as the more val
able. He hit with power and ran
with power. He blocked with
greater certainty than Wallace
did. The latter is a streak in the
clear, and his 80-yard run for a
touchdown was q fine bit OF
sprinting.
Leemans starred in a new role,
that Of pass receiver. He made
two leaping grabs Of the ball while
under full power. His running was
fine. despite the fact that ne is so
badly crippled that he should not
be in the game at all. Leemans
made many a tackle in the after
noon, and did everything just
about all right. II that kid can't
play football on any all star team
chosen, then other localities have
discovered and developed super
men.
PixIee Keeps Promise
Jim Pixlee and his associates
kept their promise to the public
to throw everything to touch, win
or lose on a touchdown race. The
Colonials gained approximately
$50 yards to about the same dis
tance for Rice. But the Owls were
able to put on sustained marches
to the goal line. George Washing
ton fell inches short of this OBJ
jective once. Kaufman did cross
the last white stripe. hut a pen
atty rendered the effort null and
void. Then came the end Of the
game.
George Washington has been
handicapped by inadequate tackle
reserves this year. Dale Prather
and Capt. Harry Deming are the
first, second and third string
tackles. There are also a couple
of boys named Joe, or something.
Pretty tough on the players, this
matter of knowing that you've got
to stay in and take the lacing for
so minutes. Especially when you've
got to match constantly waning
power with fresh reserves y