The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-21

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the finger on the fullback position,
and declare roundly that so far
Bernie Bierman has not been able
to replace Sheldon Beise, the line
shattering fullback of other years.
The present holders of the fullback
job seem to lack the hip shifting
speed and broken-field deception
that marked the runs Of Beise.
Nor is that all. There is the mat
ter of generalship. Wilkinson, a
converted guard is holding forth
at quarterback. 1t is said that
wilkinson does not block with the
enthusiasm that once marked his
play. And as for his quarterback
ing, well; the critics say that he
still is a good guard.
The picture is not wholly drab, it
may be said. Bill Moore, a highly
touted halfback who has been out
with injuries for while is about
to return to the field. Adding this
youngster to Andy Uram, one of
the flashes of the season, Thomp-
son, Matheny, Gmitro and others,
the Gophers are pretty well fixed
for flash running and passing.
King, the end, who took the win
ming pass against Washington
works well with any backfield
combination.
Guards Pile Up
The speed of the Gopher back
field adds endorsements to the
days of Bernie Bierman. The
guards are nothing that even look
like gazelleS in full flight, and all
too frequently they pile up the
sweeps and long slants in which
they are supposed to head the in
reference.
With this tale of woe emanat-
ing from the campus at Mime
apolis, we may prepare for any
thing. We know that Purdue is
tough enough to handle pretty
nearly any assignment, and the
Bouermakers may fbe tough
enough to take the finest of care
of Minnesota.
Northwestern didn't exactly
beat Ohio State on Saturday, but
it outScored the Scarlet Scourge."
Some of the wiSe-crackers around
the corn belt are singing who's
afraid of the Scarlet Scourge?"
and this reddenS the faces of the
Columbus contingent no little.
purnTo PrnrreSSeS
The Purple is going along nicely
under the direction of Lynn
Waldorf.
Purdue has won two games in
the conference. tripping Wiscon-
sin and Chicago.
Wisconsin has lost only one
Conference game, but this Is
very sour experience for Harry
Stuhldreher, who left Villanova
where he was doing right nicely
to seek broader scope, more
abundant life and doubtless,
greener pastures. Well, he is
fenced in by defeat. the life
found in victory is denied to him,
and the greener pastures, with
cred right under his feet.
Earring still further afield. we
look at the Pacafic Coast for a
minute.
Runs into Snag
Southern CALIFORNIA; up-and-
coming team ran right into snag
on Saturday when it tackled the
Cougars of Washington State.
The Cougars surprised everyone,
perhaps they surprised themselves
by holding Southern California to
a scorelesS tie. Now the feud
raging over the relative merits Of
Eddie Goddard of the Cougars
and Davy Davis, of Southern
California, is boiling over. You
can find arguments on both sides.
Motion pictures are giving the
hitherto unsung heroes of the
game a break. The fans raved
over the run of Lew Elverson
against Princeton on Saturday,
and there were glittering general
ties over the fine blocking. But
the camera identified the man
who did the fine blocking as Bob
Mcnamara. He cut down Fred
Ritter and Charley Toll.