Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-15

n cc0EDING TO o. very prominent
~ football expert tho most formida-
"a bs problem confronting the vac
rlous coaches and captains OF the lead
lns football teams this year is how to
devotion an attack that win be strong
enough 90 cope with and overcome the
defensive tactics OF opposing teams.
Great progress has been made ia the
past four years In scientific playing Of
the popular autumn game, whereas a
few seasons ago the defensive part OF
the playing was not nearly so strong
o. the offensive, matters are reversed
nowadays Big scores were much more
frequen, between teams that were sup
posed 60 be- evenly matched than they
are now and It was not uncommon for
one side to retain possession of the ball
Tor long period.
The result Of this was that many
coaches SEE TO work 10 strengthen the
defensive play Of their eleyens, and IN
some cases neglected almost altogether
the other features Of the game. Until
the last two seasons Harvard lost
many games because her men did not
know how to advance with the ban.
although they were away ahead Of
their opponents when playing on the
defensive
Football Is like baseball IN this re-
spect. Fielding and pitching have gone
ahead Of the improvement ~ batting
As O result one does not see large
scores nowadays and pitchers BATTLES
are more common.
In another weeks time all the prom
inent college teams win have got into
training. Several Of them, indeed, have
been az work for some time. The out
look at Princeton Tor turning out an
other champion eleven Is regarded az
very good although Captain Pell Is the
only veteran left In the line. The back
field. however. is practically intact and
the incoming freshmen, together with
last years substitutes, are expected to
furnish good material Tor the required
forwards, Relter viii probably play at
right half and McCord at left half,
while Hutchinson. Duncan and Young,
the latter formerly Of Cornell will fight
It out for the honor Of playing quarter
back Lattis and Hodgeman are strong
candidates for full back.
Six Of last years team form n sub
stantial nucleus Of veterans upon
which the Harvard coaches hope 20
build a good team. The available men
are Daily, Reid Ellis, Hallowell, Camp
bell and c. Sergeant. and there Is good
material from which TO select the other
members.
Yale men are looking TO their foot
ball squad TO remove the hoodoo that
seems to have pursued New Haven
athletics In all It's branches for the
past couple Of years. The outlook is
promising for a strong eleven. The
new system that has gone into effect
regarding athletics rs expected 20 be Of
great assistance and, besides the most
formidable corps Of coaches ever col
lected az Yale has promised to drill the
team this fall. Walter Camp will be
the chief adviser and Frank Butter
worth and William r Bull, with Cap
tain Gordon Brown win have joint
charge Of the practical work Of the
team The members Of last years team
still IN college are Brown, captain and
guard; Fincke, quarter back Olcott.
guard; Sharpe, half back; stillman.
tackle Chadwick, half back, and
Gould, end This is O very encourag-
Ing lot Of men for the coaches to start