The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-23

Princetonians after one of these plays.
After repeatedly failing to gain
against the strong Cornell rush-line
two weeks ago. Princeton resorted al
most exclusively to mass" and
wedge" plays, and succeeded in carry
ing the ball steadily from the center Of
the field to her opponents goal line,
scoring a touchdown less than two
minutes before the end Of the game.
A close formation of the team was
used in almost every one of this success
sion of rushes which saved the game
for Princeton. All four of the backs
were called up close to the center of
the line, the signal was given, the ball
handed to one of them or to one of the
tackles, and the big forwards would
push through the opposite line and
make an opening for the man with the
bah to squeeze through. Sometimes
this play Melted only the runners
length as he plunged over the heap OF
struggling players, while at others the
big center men would force an opening
large enough for him to gain eight or
ten yards before being downed.
Against a weak line. this kind OF
mass play would be doubly successful,
for there is little or no chance OF FUN
bling as the ball Is handed, rather than
passed to the runners. The entire
strength of the opponents cannot be
resist the onslaught, for the runner
might emerge from behind and circle
the ends were they not guarded. The
knowledge of the point Of attack.
therefore, allows the side with the ball
to bring all Of their IL men into the
breach at once. where perhaps only
two-thirds of their opponents strength
is concentrated; ana often the runner
is carried forward by superior weight
for a substantial gain. III Princeton
falls to gain by open and end plays
against Yale tomorrow, she VIII prob
ably resort to this kind of play. aL1
with her decided superiority In the
line, IL Is hard to see how Yale can stop
II. All things are possible 10 Yale,
however, as past contests show so
plainly. and the Tigers much-yaunted
line may not prove nearly 50 f1rmida-
BILE as expected against the New Ha-
ven men.
This seasons development of foot
ball has greatly increased the amount
OF kicking in all the games. and Yale
will have a decided advantage over
Princeton in this respect. Lection. the
Yale full back, is certainly a better
kicker than Baird. the Princeton man,
though the latter held his own against
both Fairchild ard Brewer OF Harvard.
In Letton. Dewitt. Fincke and Thorne.
Yale has the strongest set of backs in
the country, and behind Princeton's
line they would make the greatest
football team seen for many years. Yet
even without the protection of a strong
line. they may prove much more dam
gerous to Prlnceton's chances than ex-
pected. for the Yale interference Is very
difficult to break up and many long
gains around Princeton's ends may re-
suit, II this feature of their play Is
developed as well as in previous sea-
sons. The ends are one OF the weakest
points in Princeton's play. too.
Both teams have been working now
for over a week in the secret. and the
students at the colleges are permitted
to see only a part of the regular prac-
tice each afternoon. The hospital
lists are decreasing, and only a few of