The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-22

ward eleven. spring headlong over the Yale
scn su; Son sq a
1884,. The signal for the ball to be snapped !.
Isn By sys 81 tSs e assd OF g
was found NECESSARY on account q trickkery O.
WAS In readiness. This always resulted in
Ss aSsite 81 sSoaS never give his
private signal 70 the centre usher for the bal
pay ' nnd tSsn ony ssr c
himself In q well-drilled eleven. Of course.
TIE 1Harter back nndeTstsnds the sig :, 70. a
nails to be mixed or the key mum bsrs. to be ieft
signal Tor the ' bsi Until the signal for Tie play
made plain or new one given I've II T. nov
iSp tic ss sy Sssn Ss
There are three styles OF passing ha!l used
aer ou Sss saaG Gd .hs n
use both hands in RAISING the ball, This In
snred accuracy. but placed Limitations upon
hand. n doing this he swung his arm side.
snS Mas able 70 long
with great accuracy. In his day long passes.
%sss Rss 5sfe ws,f %s
were fre e, ,H made to the end ru"her on
VIZ Indeed rnmember seeing such A mass mad.
the s.t iqSsbalb contest ever %,ssssea
mat wa Ma
too. how it thsilled me at certain point in the
T 10 a Ssecs Fsrft the Ss to he
isii the wldth d The held to re end r''shsr.
yards down The neLi before he was stopped ~
lrinceton's fun back. Dean Of HarXail used
Jail anderSand. with an easy nsiurn swns"i
the arm. Tie latter style ]. the quickest OF the
three Tor time i'm Is ios in Tninf the arm
each made lp oi q tackle and az end rnshs,
Of men best suited Tor This positl93n BY dy.
s s GSsa a 81 OF hs 4. e ae al S
and aRos Ts5ysrd W FOLEY e9s SS after AZ
i,uIlt about 5 feet, 9. inches II height;
bodies, arms aud legs very large AMI heavily
masclsd; swift runners; quick IN mnvemssnt
not easily 1--WE brai M rune
ners with the ball. and witlIal possessing an
aptitude for the game, with almost unlimited
IN this position. Rhodes and Upton are lighter.
Weighing about leo pounds. aud arc not 50
auicEsr IN p their Spvement.. lug more
fiery natures which give to their tackli9g. es-
s SS goa
y t ,hs 81. Pail k5ow shns us K1Sass Gsn
pn n. Wills on the football Held. and
never let Mp for moment
ne sssks Should IN df.@ are 1hs Is
pon ~ yeisng taasE a the ns
In breaking through the line the tackle
should play far enough away from the guard
for II IL his duty on nearly all occasions to go
through the lines as quickly az possible for
whether to go on the Inside Or the outside q
his opponent. That, OF course: should be
o e s ssar and
Is able TO comprehend the play the opponents
are aoont to MAKE there is probability
spponsnt. for the tackle Is, Chief assistant Of
hand. Il the play Is through tie centre he can
m esa s' two o tEs
Of The game. It IS an Unusual thing for q long
the line: but let q rusher once get around the |
as !. usually the case on such runs. and he j:
likely to 60 iNf,ng distance down the field
fine tacEler even In the, face Of interference.
and for the same and other reasons he should
heady player, 70 know when to leave Ills posi-.
and also Just how to treat his interierers 50
that he can tackle the runner or give the tackle
to 40 e. MT for the end
the inside Of him as the coachsrs are con- |
stantly snioinipg lfor practically : run around
also have . hand il the tao kiiax liassli,
IA the motto early instflied In the wonId.be |
end ru Is; and to do that and tackle his man
Of how 70 get the direction the bali is kicked.
and the best ways OF approaching the, man to
rushers 70. run blindy down the Held without
knowing the exact direction the ball is Kicked.
the en a backs viii afes se af Whther
hs iaare .aca aS With
simply Jumps to one side. at the proper moment
then goes down the field. Tie one remedy US Is
to slow w as he nIPRr0aeihss and watch ior
in lis own tackle to force the runner . where he
VIII meet the other r. ,h now near at hand
tho full back. These stand from ten to twenty
Isat back Ct the rush line when their side has
best 70 ASST st in carrying out tho aI play WITCH
- W W Iuuut. Iuey uT6 Iu6 conveying
power largely, and most Of the advances into
tho opponents territory n re made BY them. For
his reason mon are selected to MI these POSI-
ions who arc Quick. swift runners. and at the
and again they must rush headlong into the
inc. ofteptimes only to be hurled back by the
nerce rushers who plunge through the line at
hem. Yet. never losing. courage. again and
again they must come to the rally. now attack
Ing the opponents centre by heavy piunging, |
now trying t9 make adrtoursronnd the wings.
10 signals given by the, captain. who Is tho
general OF tho game. Sometimes. when re-
i've yards before four downs have been made
back for o Kick. and with one mighty stroke OF
MS foot tho ball goes flying far into the air to-
va rds the opponents goal. |
Time and again people have said to me that
hey could not SEQ anything. wonderful about
NJ, big ss1uabbil;S, IN which everybody was
That. in part. may describe the game rs It was
played . few yenrs ago and as 1t is now played
~ the boys on the vacant lots. In some OF the
smaller colleges. but 1t does not take a very
ego nowadays to soc that there Ii
combination aud concentration Shown at Az. |