The daily Republican., 1902-11-20
OPPOSED TO
MASSED PLAYS
Foot Ball May be Made Less
Intricate So That Plays
Will Be More Open.

The remarks of Chancellor Day o1
the University of Syracuse that mass
| play in foot ball ought to go, will bt
seconded by a great many lovers ol
the great college game. Frank But
Ter worth spoke truly when be said the
game was being made too intricate
ard that return to n ore open play
was desirable These bone cracking,
back -of-the- formations may be
great things to ri p an opposing
line apart, but just as many points
were scored aud the game was just as
exciting in the days when the four
backs were the only players behind
the line and all seven forward played
in the line. There can be Drawn
without the beef that smashing for
nations put premium on, and skill
without the more complicated
methods Of attack that latter day
loot bail requires. Every big game
that is played nowadays is noted for
its lierceneSs, whereas speed and dash
were attributes heard Of oftencr a
few years back The long passes and
swift dashes in the open that Prince.
ton used against Yale in 1893 are re-
mcmbered to this day, and that tine
game, which Princeton won, g to 0.
stands out in marked contrast to the
massing smashing tactics of the pre-
sent dav. Then there was Yale's 20
to 10 victory over Princeton in 1895,
probably the most spectacular game
ever played. For broken-tield run
ming, vigorous dashes through 1.-THE
line and uncertainty it has had no
equal and the backs did most Of the
ground gaming, and il the forwards
carried the ball they ran from their
positions IN the line! There is no
prettier play than to see forward |
run FROM bis place in the line, take
the ball and twist through the other
wing. The work done by Capt. Rod.
gers Of Yale against Princeton in
1897 was Il striking instance Of the
efficacy of this play.
The total receipts of the Yale
Princeton game last Saturday were
about $33, 900. There are new seat
ing accommodations to be paid for
out Of this and it is understood Yale .
shares the expense for the additional
seals, but out OF the $33, 900 it is
eattnHted that the two football
associations will have at least S25,
600 to split up evenly. This game.
was, OF course, Princeton's biggest
source of revenue in in athletic way
for the year. Financially all the big
colleges will probably do exceed
ingty we'll. Princeton had good
crowds fpr the gaines with Columbia
and Cornell Harvard and Penn
syIVanlu have played to several
crowds Of most profitable size, Har
ward in particular, the PennsyI-
Vania, Brown, Indian and Dart
mouth games, each drawing 10, 600
on more persons. Then there is the
Yale game to come, which if the
weather is suitable for spectators,
Will attract the biggest gate of ;
the season. The stands at New
Haven have been enlarged to accom-
m"dato IS, 900 persons.
Yale and Harvard will m3ot at
New Haven on Saturday. Yale is ,
the fnvorlte.
Tickets for the Army and Navy /
foot bail game are to be distributed I
18th and 18th. There
were Applications for thousands
more OF seats than We're available.
The game will be played i'll Phila-
ielphla November 10Th.
=. VI. {. DEFEATS DELAWARE. =
The anuaal game Of football be. !
Tween the teams OF Pennsylvania
Military College and Delaware Col /
ecc was played at Chester yestcr-
tLy. The torm.r winning by the ]
core OF II to T., !