The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-13
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
MEMBER OF RULES COMMITTEE
ON THE DECISION AT HARVARD.
Crimson Should Have Had . Touchdown
Deductions From Last saturdays
Games-SnOw OF Michigan Believes in
Line SmashinE-Rapid Rise OF Amherst.


Much Of Harvards poor showing in foot
ball OF late, no doubt, has been due to the
absence Of Capt Marshall from the games
Marshall's generalship in selecting plays.
the increase Of confidence due to his presence
and the Quickening of the play with him in
the game would mean speedier and better
work all around. 1t is impossible to look
over the material Harvard has and come to
the conclusion that her cause is hopeless.
Had Marshall been in last Saturdays game
to insist on the waving of the penalty when
an Amherst man got off side as Harvard was
carrying the ball to the goal line then Harv-
ard probably would have been credited with
the touchdown, to which, from all accounts
OF the play. she was justly entitled. The note
to Rule 20 covers just such points as that
which arose at Cambridge Suppose one
team had the ball on the other teams goal
line with only minute to play. Without the
rule providing for the declining of the PEN
atty by the non-offending side the team on the
defensive could get OF side in every scrim-
mage until time was up and the attacking
team. receiving only half distance each time.
would be unable to cross the line. Umpire
Hoiton says the matter should be taken up
at the next meeting of the rules committee"
The matter of providing for such contingent
cies as that which Umpire Holton had to do
with has been taken up by the committee,
as the note to Rule 2s shows. and the wording
OF the note is pretty clear.
A member OF the rules committee said
yesterday that there was no question what
ever that Harvard was entitled to the touch
down. Il do not care to criticise the umpire's
ruling" said he. without knowing all the
facts. He may have had some good reason
for ruling as he did. He was right in blow
Ing his whistle when he did, but from what
have read Of the play it was absurd that
Harvard should not have had touchdown,
as the penalty could have been waived The
rule is as clear as we could make it, SO clear.
anyway. that 1t leaves no doubt in my mind"
1t looks as If somebody at Harvard was
not familiar enough with the rules to get his
just dues. also that if the Harvard acting
captain acQuiesced in the ruling. the incident
as Umpire Holton says, was closed. Again,
Harvard may have been extensively con-
fident Of carrying the ball over on the next
play.
The games OF last Saturday indicate, among
other things a very stanch defence on
Prlnceton's part and an offence more telling
than the Jerseymen have had in several
years. From the frequency with which the
Tigers are dropping a tackle back it may
be that they are going in more for a line
smashing game, with not so much dependence
on Kicking and the Shower but less depend
able dashes in the open. As for Yale, her
game last Saturday against a strong and
heavy team indicates a need for tightening
up the defence, which is not doing as con-
sistent work as at this time year ago 1t
takes something of the kind that happened
last Saturday to wake these big fellows I'D
ana spur them on. Gordon Browns great
team OF 1900 learned this lesson when it tackled
Columbia discovering that 1t was not good
as II thought It was. and with the need Of
over Columbla. the team did better and
better, until 1t became invinciblc. Judging
from from West Points small score against Dick
inson last Saturday the Soldiers are develop
ing slowly, The Harvard game takes place
next Saturday, with both teams apparently
below o foTm But t. is Gharactsristc of the
against the strongest opponents. No HIS
or VS.. scare them. The Annapolis middies
the Yale system. which only Increases ea the he
this year.
Neil Snow Of the col TO University Of Michi-
gan team, OF 1901 in the Hinkey- Shevin-
Campbell class as an end and now living in this
tactics, as trustworthy means of gaining
ground Il. for one, believe in a smashing
game" he told TIE Sun man yesterday.
for strategic. play and head work" Mr.. Snow
was asked ask, II tackle was not the most impor-
plays are directed there" he replied. but
under this, year rules the tackle may not cut
so much figure in the otIrnr". There is one
thing often not taken i'm consideration in
the matter Of gains through tackle. and that
is the secondary defence. Strong defensive
backs. such as Chadwick of Yale and Morley Of
Columbia, can make The tackles look strong"
Asked about the comparative strength of
Eastern and Western teams. Mr., Snow said
seen and therefore he could not judg He
said. however. that Keene. Fitzpatrick, the
Michigan trainer, believed Michigan, 'Ol,
could have beaten Yale, o2. IL 10 o. Fitzpat-
rick trained the Yale, %. team, a good team.
but it may be observed parentheticaily. not
a reliable T, line for ,o sangns Succeeding Yale
the Yale. 'o7. team ~ or IS too.
Mr.. Snow told most interesting experience
Of the 'Ol Michigan team. the same being
that throughout that season the full back
was called on to make, only one tackle This
was in n game with Beloit when the Michigan
end was cleared for a hfteen-yard run, No
beyond the line for the man playing back to
have to stop him.
Whether or not Harvard should have had
Amhersts achievement is not lessened In the
least The rise of Amherst on the gridiron
in the last two years has been remarkable
Johnny Hart. the present coach. is improving
on the work of his predecessor Gould. also
Of Yale. and Goulds Amherst team of 1901
had a highly successful season 1t was
beaten by Harvard only to 0 and gave Co.
lumbia bad beating. Next Saturday Am
herst plays Columbia. and this promises to
he one Of the hardest fought gar of the
wear, but whatever may be in store for AM
herst the lustre of the showing against Har-
ward cannot be denied.
81 believe that next to Harvard Pennsyl-
yania will have more trouble with the IN
dams than any other team" says Or. Williams.
Pennsylvana's head coach. And yet Penn
sylvania is due to meet Columbia and Cornell.
M1ppL FLOWN, Conn, Oct. i2.-Though
the lineup Of the Wesleyan football team.
and its make-up too. were changed for the
Holy Cross game on Saturday. the outlook
of the team has not changed. The men are
now in their best positions and playing hard.
Joining the team is slight. Forbes and Coote
cannot play because they are too far behind
in studies Forbes has funked repeated
Examinations Hanlon may get back this
week. The tea is too light. but there is no
wei ght to put on 1t. SO the only hope is in
betterng the present players. Long played
n good centre for his first game, better than
some OF the older players. The ends are
il ght. but fast. Eyester. Outhrup and Good
man have no weight, but are sure taCk lers,
Eyester being the star, Garrison. as quarter,
uses better Judgment than Outhrup and will
nrobably hold the position, though Smith,
n freshman, without much practice. il de-
veloping into n fast man. North is the best
man on the line in defensive work. Van Sur
dam Gillespie and Rogers make back field