Evening star., 1951-09-06
BY The Asseeiassd Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-This
could be Cornell's year to take
the Ivy League football title.
With the exception of Penn, there
does not seem to be another team
capable of giving the Big Red a
fight, with the possible exception
of Yale.
Princeton. last years champion,
was weakened by graduation.
Columbia is improving. but not
enough. The same can be said
for Dartmouth, while Harvard and
Brown look to be in for another
tough year.
That's how it should wind up
in order, Cornell. Penn, Yale.
Princeton. Columbia, Dartmouth,
Harvard and Brown.
While Penn, its main challenger,
has to go up against California
IN the Quskers' opener on Sep
tember 20. Cornell will be running
through what shapes up as moth
ing more than a strong workout
against Syracuse. Penn doesn't
figure to beat California, but if
1t does haSty reshufling of pre-
season forecasts will be in order.
James Fifth Year as Coach.
This is Lefty James fifth year
at the Cornell helm. He piloted
the Big Red to Ivy League cham
pionships in 1948 and 1949 and
for the last three years, has won
% of 81 games. He even is ap-
preaching the campaign with a
degree of optimism.
We'll have a good team. speed,
good passing and good running, ="
he said. Good but not great.
Well miss John Pierik at center
and jeff Fleischmann at fullback.
You can't replace fellows like
them"
Actually, they are about the only
two troubles facing James. Ed
Leo. a senior, probably will take
over Perks spot. Replacing
Fleischmann will be Hall Seiden-.
berg, a 197-pound senior. He was
Jeff's understudy in 1949 and
averaged IA yards in "a rushes.
He was out most of last season
with a foot injury.
AS for Penn, George Munger
lost 81 players through gradua-'
ftion. His main problem will be
to find some one to take the place
Of Reds Bagnell and Bernie Lem
onick. Bagnell was one of the
main offensive threats in the East,
and Lemonick was the backbone
of the line at guard.
Munger freely admits he is 60
ing to have scoring team.
I'VE will move the ball and we
will score touchdowns, he SAID.
Right now, our problem is to fig
ure a way to keep our opponents
from outscoring us"
Warren and Adams Top Backs.
Capt. Harry Warren and Glenn
(Bones) Adams will be the top
backfield men, while Ed Bell, Bob
Evans and Gerry Mckinley are
figured to lead the line.
At New Haven, Herman Hick-
man goes into his third year of
attempting to build winner. He
still may be year or two away,
\but he will make progress. His
backfield is composed completely
of experienced men. led by Bob
Spears. The Ellis had 6-3 record
in 1850 and should improve some
what.
Along with Spears, Hickman will
trot out Ed Senay and Jim Ryan
in the backfield. His line, how
ever, is made up mostly of sopho-
mores who saw only limited Serv-
ice last year. They are the key.
If they come through. Yale will.
If they don't, it's wait till next
year.
Princeton has one asset-peer-
less Dick Kazmaier. Beyond him,
Charlie Caldwell can only wish
and hope. Caldwell. the old mas
ter of the single wing, faces one
Of the biggest rebuilding jobs in
his career. His undefeated club
of 1850 was virtually wiped out by
graduation.
Little Sees Improvement.
Columbia'S Lou Little, a hard
man to get a cheerful word from
as far as his team is concerned