New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11

really to be regulated somewhat by the day, the
conditions Of wind and danpness we'll by
the particular strong and weak points OF an oppos-
ing eleven On days when the wind is high and
In your favor any one would tell you to punt often.
When 1t Is raining punting is likely to result in a
muff Of the other side. PuntnS Is good then, also:
up the field and compels the line to work it back
One might go thus for an hour without chang
running The one necessary point is that the quar-
terback should keep his head. and not only keep
chances of kicking or running at each individual
scrmmage. have been surprised to see often that
out any object whatever, except to give another
signal and keep the ball rolling; And yet there
its particular place in the general scheme which
has been laid out for the quarter. or which he has
laid out for himself.
There two points particularly worthy of at
tentlon in yesterdays game at Trenton. In the
first place, Pennsylvania gained ground frequently
through Prnceton's centre. through the heaviest,
and. on the whole. the best rushne among foot
bail teams this year. That was something no one
expected. The feeling that If Pennsylvania
could succeed in getting around Princeton's ends.
her backs being better and faster men, she might
win. but it expected that Osgood and Colbert
would find it difficult get around the ends. Very
few persons for moment thought that these two
halfbacks good they certainly are. were going
through Wheeler and Riggs and Taylor. And that
is where an was made, for many OF Osgood's
gains were through tackle and guardhole. and Gel
bert divided his play between tackle and guard and
tackle and end holes, interpreted with round-the
end work. The second noteworthy fact In the
game the punting There a good deal OF
IT, which. this is the first important game OF the
part OF The game at last The Kicking was not
only more FREQUENT than last year: p 'ha 1U aa
expected. and Brooke so covered himself with
glory that it is clear that kicking has been worked
sylvania during the season. as 1t was never worked
up before. This fact is encouraging in many ways
more opportunity for generalship, varies the play
for both players and spectators and lends
bears out the University Club Committee. who
formed the rules with the , on' o IN
creased by such kicking game
With regard to the game Itself there is little COM
ment to be made except in point. This peculiar
game has proved that team should be evened up
to merit and not coached for particular KINDS
of play and for play into particular positions
Princeton knew she was weak behind the line she
accordingly had few plays. and these were largely
adapted to bring out all the strength or the rush
line and put little possible on the backs This
was mistake 1t is hardly possible to believe that
Trenchard left out any very powerful plays ne mas
In order to reserve them for the Yale game. For
would scarcely accept defeat from Pennsylvania
merely 10 conceal some plays from Yae representa-
fe-red rather that the plan was 10 use only the
strong men OF the team. That was mistake |
say. because every else knew the strong men
OF Princetons eleven as well as the Princeton
coach did. and consequently Pennsylvania was
watching Wheeler and Tay.or all the time IN any
case. But when 1t appeared that, barring kickng'
most of the plays came through them, al! Pennsyl-
vania's strength was concentrated against them On
the other hand Pennsylvania was just as weak pro-
portionately in the line Princeton was IN the
backs. and yet Knpe sent many a play through the
centre. whereby he not only gained ground
there but able make round he-enl
plays count all the when they were played.
That was good generaship and it should be re-
membered that with n weak point In your team
the best thing do is to give that weak point
anything to do. The opponents are ready. at any
rate. to pay little or no attention TO that point.
But If you use II at all you VIII make them
all the surer that nothing can come from mat quar-
ter and they do need. therefore, 10 watch tnat
point at all. Cochran by the way. Is case wnere
calculation at fault. IL was believed that
Cochran going to be weak point in the team,
and the kicking. far as Princeton was CON
cerned must go by the board this year. on the
contrary however. Cochran punted very nearly as
we'll as Brooke and each time they exchanged
kicks the ball little turned to Pennsyl vania
advantage II II was TO her advantage at all. The
game indeed was full OF surprises, not the least
Of which was the result of 80 in favor OF Penn
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