The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-07
QUARTER BACKS LONG PASS.

ART BACK 8 LONG PASS.
The teams line O., up quickly " and md as rs they : %egg. az : so
Be SsAt quick sIS 'i about III i, q discovery *, Iy The SRpSS;
tho quarter back is not compact. as a rule in
order to create the impression that the ball may
by the ~contre, tho right half back must get
S S,rdUrth way s !; The he S SnTar as r,S eSfk sn %Ies d 1I fis
to the right half. The pass must not be for.
ward and the half back must DO behind the ball
when II, is put in play. otherwise a foul will be
half back and full back, together with the quar-
ter back, as soon rs the latter has passed the
ball, mus. make an attempt to sc, around their
ference. Tho right end, il successful in shutting
Of the opposing left end, can then pay tSs at deIr
goal line e'' In 1893, Morse Of Princeton got
the length tho Of the field before he was, downed.
He was not discovered until the ball had been
when no caught 1t he was under full roadway.
The long pass can be made TO any of the backs.
conceded to be, one OF the most spectacular
Interference" Is something that has cropped
up in more recent years. 1t Ia called by that
forts 70 interfere with an opponen!,s ATTEMPT
unlawful to lay hands upon an opponent unless
he has the bal, It Is legal to get deliberately in
his way and bl tSa i him IN ih ms dash sTaf FOR sh9 oa al
body checking" in the game OF lacrosse. and
II not abused b., PLAYERS who have q tendency
game in 1924 at Philadolphia viii nc, never e, forget
especially osgood. Knipe,, Colbert, Williams
and Brooke; On one occasion the Harvard full
line. osgood caught the ball, and with Brooke
running q yard or two ahead OF him, he started
W R,r the tisl ief in end h and tackle BIoo aSd 1 sSsn Rn SEer
who was waiting at about the 35-yard line,
took osgoqd in tow; A couple more HARVARD ~ ID
behind Gelbort and Williams, all Of whom were
well under way. There were moro relays at
to dash over Harvard's territory toward tho
ISsy e f w was ala ssio M liR'if mssssKib, 50 C. sS% ssas ely
feet half back By ,y getting In front Of him. As
from behind and pulled him over backward
five yards from the goal line. 1t was too late,
made a touchdown. That was real INTERIOR
ence. and it has never been equalled by any
In advancing the ball by tho backs toward
the opposing left tackle or end, it is the
OF tbe II t oppo an,srfsr0F Ieft So w SiG@p' so 70 20 sp snh.
that their own left half bnck,. who has re-
ceived the ball, can proceed for some dis:
lsAs abb, ei to soeu %e'" : eHarq ield M The RS'i right tao-
kle and end begin tho interference by getting
by attempting, 10 block of the opposing, left
tackle and end or any players WHO may have
back, right half. and full back follow with ra.
pidity and compactness. thereby affording, a
sort of shield behind which the man with tho
generally from his left guard, who jumps back
from his place in iho line and pushes his com.
OF rear guard. In order to gain any ground,
however, the man with the ball must keep hi;
which he may advance. If he strikes a clear
field and has time to wait for one of his inter
lerers to reach hin, II is better to do SO than
ready full back and his assistant, who are
playing well back toward their own goal line;
back sees that he Is about to be tackled to pass
the ball to one of his own side, If the latter is
t~erferer Ike the others. This latter play is u
good one, and has proved effective in many in
stances but 1t i not m TssG m Gnndud fGr sT IN o, nm,
play and makes the game far more exciting
1t Is simple and pretty TO watch, II well made.
open, held, especially after a punt has beer
plated, 1t has also proved beneficial from q
defensive point by ,proyiding some ONE sort Of dc
prfissa to pfS esseh a E iGc g 0b bali. % The 7 pr fne :
ference for their back, who is s tE catch ut the ball
adopted when 1t has been more thorough,
tested. The Tigers, also, are the inventors Of {
punter from being blocked by opponents. Tha
Is interference in u way, but not offensive
which is tho strict meaning of the word.
Kicking, including both punting and dror
kicking, 10 one of the most important parts o
tho game, although IL Ia not resortod to as mucl
as some enthusiasts believe II should. Nun,
skcptics have made the remark after seeing biz
games in which there was little kicking:
"Footballl Why, that lint football at all
That's a wrestling matchl' Possibly this re
mark IL prompted by tho fact that tho skcptic
have seen English Rugby or perhaps the asso
citation game, which Is literally football, bu
, which in this country docs not attract the at
I tention OF the college world and public in ger
eral 30 much as the intercollegiate game. Ye
! the colleges are doing more punting now tina
, for many years back. Tho rules have boo
7 framed to encourage kicking, and the arriva
Of an export punter and drop kicker at any G
! tho big colleges is hailed with delight. /
D more recent years we have seen men liko But
terworth, Brooke and Baird, three of the fines
) kickers over seen in this country, not eSceptin
. tho veterans Moffat OF Princeton and Bull q
! Yale. who wcrp stars in their time.
Baird OF Princeton II the best kicker In tn
\ country to-day, but, like other good men. hi
Q strong line in front of him to afford protection
When punts are blocked it can always bo a
= tributed 10 weak spots In tho line, a slow pas
. by the quarter back or n tumble by the full bac
y before getting tho ball away. For a gref
I many years, and 1t Ia 'in use In some parts
the country now, tho following was the wa
teams lined up when n punt was TO be made {
the back was to try for n goal from the field:
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