Football: Oct. 18, 1926

Under a fleet of storm clouds like battleships driving in from the Pacific, a tough team from St. Mary’s baited the Golden Bears of California. Boyd (“Cowboy”) Smith, half-sized halfback, with caliper legs and a blue jersey, ran for 80 yards to make one touchdown, for 45 to make another, and for the first time since 1917 a St. Mary’s eleven went home rejoicing from Berkeley. Score: St. Mary’s, 26; California, 7.

The Harvard cheering stands shivered with Bostonian excitement; fine old gentlemen pushed aside their steamer rugs and rose to their feet, drawling the name of their Alma Mater. Then, amazingly, Holy Cross began to throw the ball around in sly slants, in criss-cross webs, to come from under a 14-0 handicap and win the game, 19 to 14.

Joe Boland broke his leg. Fred Collins broke his jaw. But even with its biggest tackle and its fullback hurt, Notre Dame had dash enough left to beat Minnesota, 20 to 7.

There is a Princeton legend to the effect that Coach Roper can make a good team out of anything—excepting good material. Rarely have Princeton prospects looked brighter than this year. Rarely has a seasoned team played sloppier football than, two weeks ago, Princeton played against Amherst, and last week against Washington and Lee. The Virginians, superior in every department except kicking, held Roper’s lettermen to a 7-7 tie.

Two sophomore fullbacks, Schmidt and Bunn, scored four touchdowns, a pair apiece, and with some assistance from relays of their Iowa teammates rollicked over North Dakota, 40 to 7.

Yale went through Georgia’s line for a total of 290 yards to beat that sturdy Southern team, 19 to 0.

Running and blocking and giving interference in a fashion that reminded rooters of how “Red” Grange had looked, in that kind of sweater, with a 77 on his back, Illinois marauders pillaged Butler. A substitute back, Blair French, copied Grange as well as he could, which was not badly. Score: Illinois, 38; Butler, 7.

Once there was a Williams back named Boynton, the terror of the Little Three. Now Boynton’s little brother is carrying the ball for Williams, but against the indications of novel and efficient organization in the Cornell team, he could not carry it far. Score: Cornell, 49; Williams, 0.

Any spectator could see at a glance that the Missouri team was badly addicted to Bacchus. That gentleman, playing left end, did his share toward scoring two touchdowns to Nebraska’s one. If Marrow of Nebraska had plunged one inch further in the last half, the game might have been a tie. As it was, the score remained Missouri, 14; Nebraska, 7.

Using two full teams and a variety of football tactics Coach Alonzo Stagg’s Chicago bravos beat Maryland 21 to 0.

In a game marred by many penalties, the Army sent its second team against Davis and Elkins, then substituted its varsity to win, 21 to 7.

Dartmouth trounced Virginia Poly Tech 21 to 0, but fought harder to defend their goal than at any time this season. Lane, who has been Red-Granging through such teams as Norwich and Hobart, was snagged by Virginia creepers.