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CREDIT FOR DEFEATING BIG
TEAMS ON FOOTBALL FIELD
Mistakes Only Are Explained and Accounts of
Game Tell How It Was Lost, Not Won.
Early Season Dope Hurts Larger Colleges
f A 1TKR carefully reedlnr all of the early dope on football, principally the line
of tuiv printed about tho chances of the blfr (earns, one cannot figure out
kow aay of these) big- teams poaflbly can loso a single game. The glowing nccounta
f the new material tell where every man on the squad, whether ha be player,
oaah, trainer or groundkeopor, la a star, the tackle always are aure and deadly, the
fonvard-passor b auch a aura and accurato shot that Annie Oakley; and lluffalo
Mil Wok like pikers, teamplay la perfection In fact, everything pertaining to
the team la perfect. This dopo continues In the early games, when some wenk
Meter Is stepped on aud burled under a flock of touchdowns, and the delirious and
'extremely enthualastlo scribe lets go with both barrels and slips his team the
championship of the world. Then ho rolls another pill, watts until next week
and It his favored eleven sets shot In the back or otherwise mauled nnd kicked
to pleees be devotes the remainder of the season to explaining why the cham-
' lonshlp was lost and the pmoa not won.
We have seen this year after year, and lengthy explanations always fol
, lowed. Every fall we are led to believe that Penn has the best team on earth:
our hopes arlso above par only to be dashed to absoluto zero when the lied
sod Blue stubs Its toe as was the case last Baturday. Tho public has been
I expecting; too much of the team. The early hip, hip, hooray 1 stuff turned their
heads and tho swelling always came down with alarming rapidity beforo the end
, ef October. All of this Is not fair to Penn, especially when tho coaches and
players are doing their best to put a first-class, team on the field. Tho glowing
jaooounts make the players feel that they are much batter than they really are,
' and when tho reverses come they change from heroes to hicks. Penn has a good
team this year better than we have Been for five years but It Is far from being
1 In the championship class. Bob Folwell Is one of tho very best coaches In the
United States, Is working harder than any other coach, and hopes to get results
beforo tho season ends. Ho will get results, but needs tho support of tho public
to do so. He has tackled the hardest Job ever attempted that of converting
1 a team of losers Into a team of winners In ono season. That being tho case,
why not let the public know that he has a big task on his bands and not ead
them to believe that Penn will win every gnme?
Smaller Colleges Always Arc Ignored
A NOTHEIt thing we havo seen year after year has been tho constant Ignoring
of the small college team. If a big eleven Is defeated by one of the "minors"
. the accounts of tho gamo do not tell how the gamo wan won. Ah, no I Instead
' w are forced to wade through a column of florid fanguago and learn how the
gome was LOST. The smaller team never gets tho credit. Almost In ever'
1 case tho victors are passed up after the first paragraph hnd branded "lucky
I stiffs" because they won on tho other team's mistakes. When Tufts walloped
I Harvard we read that the Crimson lino did not do Its duty; the backfleld men
failed to pick openings In the line, nnd, last of all, they began to hammer the
coaching mothods of Leo Leary a very good coach, but the unanimous selection
for the goat.
Then came last Saturday when Swarthmore defeated Penn. Was Swarthmoro
, given crodtt for a glorious victory over a college ten times as large as the Garnet
institution? Did the glowing accounts tell how superior headwork, constant follow
ing of tho ball, the selection of the right plays at the right time and tho great
all round work of Bill Roper's players won' the game? They did NOT. In
stead, we read how Penn fumbled, the quarterback UBCd poor Judgment every
thing exoopt Introducing that grand old Turk, All Bl, who has been blamed for
everything under the sun.
And They Called Iho Victory n Fluke
IN FINANCIAL circles the question never Is, "Where did you get it?" but "Have
you got It?" The samo holds true In football. After the gamo they don't stop to
ask how the scores were made. The principal thing Is, Wcro they made? Swarth
more scored six more points than Penn and that means she deserved to win
the game. If Penn made mistakes and Swarthmoro didn't, then It Is Penn's fault
and It shows whero tho crodlt should go. Even In these columns yesterday
. sentenco crept In by mistake, .stating that Swarthmore's victory should bo
regarded as a fluke!
. It'one can call that game a fluke, then It Ib time to hand It to Princeton for
r ' defeating Tufts by a field goal In the last couple of minutes of nlay. And to carrv
It further, Pitt should be panned' for 'beating the Navy by only one point and Yulo
for scoring two "lucky" touchdowns against Lehigh. This fluite stuff and the
attempt to cover up the mistakes of the larger teams aro Inconsistent. Olve the
victor his due. The small colleges need encouragement and hero Is where they
get It
Beck Is Greatest Back, Bays Harlow
DICK HARLOWrhead coach of the State College eleven, which will meet Penn
on Franklin Field next Saturday, was nn Interested spectator at the Swarth-more-Penn
game, and he Is one of those who believe that tho defeat of Folwell's
team really will do It a lot of good. Harlow Insists, however, that Penn will not
come back booh enough to trim his Stato team, which ho considers as powerful
as the teams' that swamped the Red and Blue a few years ago.
The State coach also says that Beck, a member of last season's freshman
team. Is the greatest back ever turned out at State, nnd advises Phlladelphlans to
watch his work closely. When Harlow mado the statement .that Beck was the
greatest back ever turned out at State we reminded him that he would have
to do some wonderful things to convince Phlladelphlans that he Is better .than
some of the marvels sent down to Franklin Field by Bill Hollenbuck when he
was handling the Blue and White eleven.
Harlow says that he played with I-arry Voorhes, "Shorty"' Miller, Pete
Mauthe and "Bull" McAvoy, and that he coached Mc'lntlro, Toblu and the sensa
tional "Punk" Berrymiyi, but knows Beck Is the greatest back ever developed at
State. If Beck is oil that Harlow says, he must be a marvel, as every man
mentioned above figured in sensational State victories over Penn during the
' Hollenback and Harlow coaching reglmcH. '
Blli Hollenback called ''Shorty" Miller his "team" nnd declared that he was
almost as good as Vincent Stevenson, and Phlladelphlans who saw this little won
der go through the entire Penn team from the kick-off In Hollenback'a last
season and then later in the game run sixty-five yards through a broken field for
sv touchdown after catching a punt can hardly believe that Beck will make the
fans forget Miller.
Beck Combines Speed, Strength and Brains
."JTILLEtt was handicapped by lock of weight and strength, but apparently was
1. ! immune from Injury, though It was necessary to protect him most of the
,, I time; He was not capable of doing tho heavy work, nor was It expected of him,
' f Hollenback hod Pete Mautho backing up the line, punting and Una plunging, and
1 1 fee once remarked that Mauthe was the best ho over saw in these three depart
ments because he was the smartest player he ever coached,
Harlow now says that Beck combines tho speed of Berryman, the open field-
I running of 'Miller, the line breaking and defensive play of Mauthe and Is Just as
good In each individual department as any of the old stars. Beck weighs 190
t pounds and stands 5 feet II inches in height, and, according to Harlow, is a team
himself. The State offense is built around this And, while he also is tho bulwark
1 f, the defense.
Penn scouts who have been following State and Pitt since the opening of
the season declare that Harlow's team ts stronger than Warner's all-star cast,
and agree that Beck is a. marvel. Coach Folwell has been planning for several
4ays to stop Beck, and no doubt he will be covered by two or three men through
. ewt the gaaw. It will not pay to weaken other points too much to stop Beck, how
ewer, as Swing and Robb are dangerous end runners and clever men In ull
srtmsnta.
SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE JOY OUT? OP LIFE
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CORNELL ANXIOUS TO PROVE
LAST YEAR'S VICTORY OVEfi
HARVARD WAS JNU ACCIDE
Ithacans Keen to Make It Two in Row, SomAM
No Rival Eleven Has Pone Since Haugh-,
ton Has Assumed Charge
By GBANTLAND RICE ,'
again Harvard, no matter sow
KID WILLIAMS STRIKES SNAG
IN CLOSE-QUARTERS BATTLE
WITH SHUBERT AT OLYMPIA
Awkward Style of New England Dfttchman Baf
fles Bantam Boss and Infighting,Beats the
Champ Cline Wins
By LOUIS
AIlUaOED'llltle Dutchman with a dan-gtrous-looklng
face and a dangerous
right hand. In tho person of Al Shubert.
hailing from New Bedford. Mass., stepped
nut Into the path of World's Bantam
Champion Kid Williams In the twenty-four
foot ring at the Olympla A. A. last night,
and after a fistic Indulgence of eighteen
minutes It was apparent that the miniature
tltleholder had struck a snag. Shubert nail
appeared here on several previous occas
ions, and It never was thought that he
could show superior form over the bantam
weight bois In a srx-rounder. Al did, how
ever, even though It was by a slight
margin. ...
Williams Is a versatile Doitr, v1'" """
boxes the fighters ana fights the boxers.
He was In a quandary laet night In both
styles. The Kid started oft by boxing
Shubert. Ho made Al miss a number of
vicious right wallops to the head, but there
were others that he was unable to let go
fly. The punches that landed made Wil
liams smile. This probably was caused by
the fact that the champ coudn,'t understand
how such an awkward fighter could hit
him.
When Williams decided that he was un
able to make an Impression by boxing Bhu
bert he switched to fighting and while at
different times he outpunched the New Kng
lander, Al's punches seemed to take better
effect and made the tltleholder clinch. It
was at close quarters that Shubert mado
his best showing, and his short punches to
head and body really counted for his win
ning. Rocks Williams
Shubert stood' off, round-Bhouldered. head
down and his arms high, and In this awk
ward position Williams's punches slid off
Al's arms, shoulders and head, not affecting
the uncrowned fighter so that you could
notice It. On the other hand, had Williams
been sporting his bantam crown on his
brow It would have been knocked to the
mat on moro than two occasions, as the
Kid's head was rocked more than once.
When the opening round ended In about
a GO-SO split It seemed as It Williams was
feeling out his adversary, and then when' tho
champion took honors for the second ses
elon Shubert was figured another defeated
victim of the Baltlmorean'e. Once again the
unexpected came Into evidence by Hnuoerl
fighting oft Williams better than even In the
third, showing equally us well In the fourth
and fifth and winning the final frame, thus
giving Al the edge.
While Williams and Shubert each weighed
In at 120 pounds ringside, It was apparent
that the champion was the lighter by a
pound and a halt at least. Both were as
fresh at the sound of the good-night gong
as when they first entered the ring.
Irish Patsy Cllne made his first appear
ance of the eeason here, weighed 13C pounds
and put the horns over on 141 pounds of
Buck Fleming In the latter's first benedict
bout. This was the semifinal. Irlxh Pat
had the same stuff that made his so
fa&olnatlng In Phllly competition last sea
son, lie was In and out, made Buck miss
some times he didn't and punched the
Cray's Ferrylte good and plenty. Cllne
didn't get away without being chastized
somewhat, for Fleming connected with a
number of good punches, too, although the
New Yorker's wallops were more hefty,
also numerically more.
Terry Ketchel, who wellds a rasor as well
as boxes for a livelihood and pastime, had
a good chance to Improve his pugilistic
standing by beating Young Dig gins, but Dig
did the beating and Ketch's standing didn't
Improve. It was a good fight, although a
number of "two-bltters" voiced their dis
approval. Mike Daly made his big ctub debut and
with It went a victory over Jack Kan
trow. Harry Sullivan beat Johnny Shea.
Tonight is the night for tho reopening of
II. JAFFE
the Palaco Athletic Club, Norrlstown's fistic
emporium, where Philadelphia boxers can
have It out In 15-round set-tos when they
find the six-round scraps too short In which
to satisfy their grievances.
Young Jack O'Drlcn nnd Henry Hauber
are familiar with the fifteen-round pace,
as each has taken the route: furthermore,
Bgalnnt each other. Whether they were
pleased with the decision of their previous
encounter, over the distance Is best known
to thelmselvei, but they will try It once
more tonight. O'Brien Is from tne boxing
Evening Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night
SI.YMI'IA A. A. At RhobrH wen frera
Ullllima, IrUh !!? .(.line dtfratrd
llurk Flemtns-. Vennc lllnln beat Ttrrr
Kftflifll. Mlkt Ialr nutfaniht Jack Kantrew,
Harry Mullltan beat Johnnr hliea.
school, whllo what Hauber tacks In clever
ness he makes up In fighting, and as their
last meeting was an Interesting mix there
Is no reason why they should not repeat
as pleasingly.
The spectators In Norrlstown also get
semifinal scraps; eight rounders at that,
and tonight's will be between Charley Smith
and Paddy Sylvester. Battling Maulden vs.
Young Iowrcy, both gem'men of color, are
first fracas principals. ,
Whlly many rhllly fans may visit Nor
rlstown for the bouts there Is sufficient In
terest In two shows here to keep many, right
at home. Adam Kyan has a good middle
weight match between Jack Blackburn nnd
Kddle Hcvolre for his star scrap at the
Ilyan A. C and In the featuro fray at the
Point Breexo A. C, Oeorge Decker will
referee n match between Joe Welsh and
Mickey Gallagher.
The halfback heart Ms tlpnal cfl,',.
The halfback rune around "f '
The halfback crathet through the '
Oompoted of wolvet n human blendt
The halfback paint afmotro yard
.And vet hf cannot hear the cheer,
For while he Uet upon the tward
Blx bloket are ttmng on nw ..
The halfback hat a fettlve Job, '
pl. mj rt..-A .) Mint. tlldU bV Pay,
tn each dull breatt he Ufte a throb
The while he drives ncro the frayt
And vet, whatever be hit class.
I'd rather be a ouawenpiic pi
Tnan tpend my davt beneath le m0" .
With ttrong men etampl$g on my Inroor.
A Poor Ret If You Win
WE HAVE heard It said there Is no sucn
thing as "a poor bet It you win." nut
how about this one? A certain eminent
Chicago scribe bet a friend 60 to 0 tnai
Carleton wouldn't beat Chicago University.
The final score was: Carleton, 7: Chi
cs go, 0.
Twice In a Row?
Cornell never quite cared for the atti
tude of many last season who persisted in
stating that Harvard was below form when
the Ithacans triumphed.
Many of these merely tossed the game
out as "one not to be taken too seriously,
the Injustice of the tossing net being np-
So Cornell Is unusually keen to make It
two times In a row, a trick that no uni
versity or college, as we recall the main
statistics, has turned since Haughton took
charge nearly ten years ago.
If any rival eleven has beaten Harvard
twice In succession since, wo would appre
ciate a correction. But we think not. And,
while Cornell may not win her late October
game from the Crimson team, at least Al
Sharps has a first-class chance to land In
front.
Same for Princeton
Princeton also has a first-class chance to
win this season, a better chance. In fact,
than she seemed to have In 1911, when
Sammy Whlto ran amuck. For whllo
Princeton rarely plays at her top stride
against Yale, she Is generally at her best
As a rttlA f .. .
than Prlni,,- . ""E" ' "T t 1
to be quit, a bit better. Ul Hll
Last fall's comparative scores tL m
Harvard only beat Princeton? J . M
beat Princeton almost a? bJ..ll,'Jl
uarvara beat Tale, 41 to 0. '
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