Show Clash of G rid n Styles es Warner Idea V Set Against Rockne Plan By HARRY nARRY GRAYSON Sports Editor NE NEA Service PASADENA Dec 27 27 Styles Styles make the contest in practically every ery sport The systems of play of Stanford and Alabama both blessed with a surplus sur stir plus of manpower assures the crowd of ot a cyclopean contest That Is why persons will pack the Rose Bowl to the topmost on New Years Year's day It Is to a clash of ot the two foremost methods the methods the Warner and Rockne schemes Claude E. E Thornhill of ot Stanford learned football as a tackle under Glenn Scobey Warner at Pittsburgh Frank Thomas of Alabama a quarterback was coached by the immortal immortal im im- lm- lm mortal Knute Kenneth Rockne at Notre Dame The Cardinals play more of a closed game than the Red Elephants whose game is a little more open than the average Alabama will go goin goin goin in for more lon long gainers gainers- gainers on on n the outside outside out out- side and in the air Seek First Lick Stanford will open up its defense and Alabama will wm close in to combat the short thrusts of the thc Palo There will wm be plenty of hand to warfare under either arrangement with both sides eager to get in the first lick Stanford sticks to the Warner d double ble w but employs it with variations A modified or short punt formation enable Thornhill to make the most of the remarkable quick kicking ability of Frank Alustiza stocky quarterback S Stanford t I a It f for o r d also switches to a single wingback wing now and then but the Cardinals Cardinal lash themselves into battle batUe with an unbalanced line and with wingback beyond ond the ends 75 per cent of the time Alabama clings to the Rockne the theory ry as closely as Stal Stanford ord does docs to the Warner The Tide uses a box offense a balanced line with backs shifting to either side and split ends Alabama each cach of its opponents its worst defeat but the Capstone Capstone Cap Cap- stone schedule which included Howard Howard How How- ard Sewanee Mississippi State Tennessee Ten Georgia Kentucky Clemson Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt hardly compared with that of St Stanford Have Tough Schedule ule The Big Ten team tied only by capable Santa Clara 7 77 in an early season engagement for th fh vere were p oi pointed ted ha had thi things gs it its own way against San Jose State Slate Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon State Northwestern Southern California 11 U. U C. C L. L A. A Washington and Olympic club of San Francisco Outside of Santa Clara rated on San Francisco bay form charts second only to Stanford among coast clubs only the University of San Francisco and California stirred d up trouble for lor the Cardinals Alabama is here 35 strong and its followers boast of the southern entry being three deep meaning that that man many athletes are available for each position Much talk of a Stanford Stanfold shortage shortage short short- age of reservists at the tackles is Js heard All AU agree that Bob Reynolds Reynolds Rey Rey- folds and Claude Callaway are areas areas as fine a pair as there is In the theland theland theland land yet some speak with apprehension hension In contemplating what will happen when shen they bump into the big and fast filst Alabama ends Bear Bryant and and the All All- America Don Hutson who by the way carries the ball so ad ad- on an end around play that he Is 5 known as the fifth man In the Tuscaloosa backfield Personally I cant can't understand why there should be so much concern inIe in Ie regard ard to Reynolds and Callaway stalwarts in a line through which no touchdown has trickled or was stabbed during the entire campaign Neither is exactly brittle as their from 50 to 60 minutes against North Northwestern Northwestern western Son San Francisco Southern California U. U C. C L. L A. A Washington and California make plain It If Reynolds or Callaway vay or both go out Jack Jock Drown has seen service in all aU 10 games played by Stanford and Ed Lettunich in nine Carl Schott the end who blocked two kicks and won the California game with a place place- kick was an obscure until that eventful afternoon Many Unsung Heroes There are bound to be bench warmers like Schott with squads of 35 or more carefully selected young men who have stood up like majors throughout th the uninterrupted storm 10 of or a football season eason They frequently complete their college c careers without attracting much attention as as' the Howells Hut Hut- sons and and Le Lees crash the headlines but it is their presence which lifts teams like Stanford and Alabama out o of the ranks of the run run o mine |