The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-18
FOOTBALL PLAYERS As5oeAs
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Center Rush. Right ard Left Guards
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The center rush. right aud left
guards ca an American football
team. mar be compared 70 the NOV
Ing forts of medieval times. which
were pushed Up near the city walls.
serving a. protection 70 the archers
al one time and as a battering ram
al another. The center Is usually
expected 10 weigh IN the neighbor-
hood % 200 pounds. Richard Cunha,
Yale, 80. tipped the scales al rs,
with a stomach girth Of - inches
and chest measurement 81 ~. But
then he could cover 100 yards In
lGIs seconds. the worlds record for
men Of his weight and consequently
fulfilled an obligation OF this posi-
ton that. although heavy the player
must be supple and active.
The guards play close 70 the cen
ter forming part Of this human bull
warE. and 10 be Of service should
weigh lT5 pounds. One generally
finds them giants In figure and
strength calm IN a crisis. but skilled
20 exert their huge proportions with
desperate energy and rapidly. As
the nucleus Of nearly every scrini-
mage The three center men have
very meager opportunities for spec
tacular playing
The same is true Of the tackles
who stand next and aim in parti-
cular. % break through the opposing
lines and grab the man with the
ball. The tackle Is usually a tall
raw-b0ned man OF phenomenal
strength and endurance. His Is the
favorite spot in the line for a team
% rush. and time after time he Is
summoned to resist a mass play in
which 900 pounds OF live weight are
concentrated on him alone. Some
teams use him also to run with the
ball.
The end rushcrs have a much bet
ter chance TO show of than any one
else In the line. as they oftentimes
play far out and always fash into
view when the ball Is kicked. Their
position Is a vital one. since a half
back. when once the end has been
% skirted NAV have a clear field for
goal The end man is therefore some
thing on the order OF a rapid-fring,
fasttrayeling cruiser. that darts out,
0vertakes the enemy and deals a
death blow. He must be- first Of all.
a swift runner
Behind the line you have the
strong-legEed. thick-necked fullback,
who is used to plunge headforemost
into the enemy's ranks. and the two
halfbacks. who are to a football team
what cavalry is 10 an army. Their
work is watched with greatest inter
est. and one famous halfback. among
collegians. commands more hero wor-
ship than all the honor men COM
bined.
The quarterback. too. though dimi-
nutive In size. comes In for no little
glory. Indeed his is in some ways
the most responsible task OF all since
he engineers the entire machine when
he gives the signals, handles the ball
more than any one else. acts as a
general tonic. and is supposed to be
very prominent in the interference.
Il only remains 70 be said that the
motive Of these eleven men. indivi-
dual and collective. is TO advance a
pigskiu ban I've yards with every
three downs until il is forced over
the opponents goal line. When a
team fails 10 gain this distance in
three attempts. the referee gives the
bali TO the other side. and they, in
turn. become the aggressors.
II is 10 the science Of accomplish
ing this aim and OF preventing the
enemy from achieving It that great
minds IN a thousand different insti-
tutions OF learning bend themselves
every year. and after . decade OF con-
slant development the conclusion
generally accepted is that the secret
Of success in football must be aserib-
ed 10 team work.-Ainsiee's Maya
zine