The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-10
IN The: FOOTBALL WORLD.
BIG TEAMS ARE MAKING STEADY
PROGRESS.

Tests Become Harder This Week-POints
Regarding the Play OF the Ellis and the
Tfgers-Haryard's Centre Trio strong
Trouble In Pennsylvania Line.
Developments OF the last week in foot
ball were accompanied by steady progress
and as much progress a. the different coaches
could reasonably hope for. Most of the
teams are getting along pretty well. Column
b,a did the most Unsatisfactory work last
Saturday, due to the poor playing in the
second half as compared to that Of the first.
The present week will be more OF a test for
the big elevens than any preceding ones.
Each has q game scheduled that is expected
to cali for harder play than any previous
game. Harvard with West Point next Satur
day. and Yale with the Sprn gaeld Training
School, Columbia with Swarthmore and
Princeton with Lafayette. all next Wednesday.
II Is generally true Of the West Point game
that Il gives the best line on Harvard's future
/ strength. but there have been times when
only the eye OF an expert could detect cham
pionship' strength in the showing, however
crude. against the soldiers. This was par
ticulariy true Of Campbell's great team Of
IDOi against West Point. They are beginning
to figure on powerful centre at Cambridge.
whereas the outlook was poor at the sea-
sons beginning. Cunnih, Parker and Sauires
have the. weight, strength and activity which,
1t is believed. will make the Crimson centre a
stone wall.
II becomes more and more apparent that
at Princeton they are bent on having the most
powerful attack they have ever had The
situation there encourages the belief that the
purpose will be fulfilled. The attack en-
braces in its scope the advancing Of the ball
by number Of different men and good men
In the bargain. two guards. two tackles and
the backs-at least seven different men. and
none Of the seven weakling. There are
husky men to crash into the line, and the
Tigers still excel in fast swinging end runs.
Princeton offensive game just now is more
impressive than her defense The defense
does not show the sharpness and vigor Of
the attack.
The Yale defen ce in the game with Pennsyl-
vania State last Saturday was a strong feat
ure Of the Blues play. more SO than the offence.
One impression to be had from seeing both
the Tigers and the Ellis play last week was
that the Orange and Black was doing more
IN the ground gaining line and that the Blue
had the better defense. Yale needs more
ginger and more concentration In her attack
Doubtless the developm ent Of the Blue g
hardest attack Is yet to come. according to
plans.
Compar sons Of the form one team show wed
ara inst State College and the other showed
aga inst Wesleyan last week are OF course
OF little value at this stage. but comparisons
arise just the same. In the Princeton attack
the men carrying the be II went further with
equal opportun les than the Yale men, The
Yale offence. however, was very simple, the
simple back field formation being used most
OF the time and the backs doing most Of the
rushing. The Yale backs were stopped too
easily, largely because the pushing and pull
ing game was only oocasi onal. It may be
said right here, too, that the State College
men tackled beautifully--hard and clean.
Also II may be said that while the State men
could not bulge Yale when the latter was on
the defence they had less trouble brea king
through when Yale had the ball.
= Yet while the Princetonian would go fur
theS with the ball. keeping his feet better and
taking his opening with more precision, the
Princeton attack WAS not as consistent in
netting gains in line breaking as the Yale
attack. What Princeton would do in two
rushes Yale would not do in less than four,
but would be more likely to do IT, II the con-
sideration Of end running be eliminated
Yale held on to the ball for longer stretches
than the Jerseymen: that is. after she walked
up. Her play In the first ten minutes against
Pennsylvania State was torpid. The Prince
ton plays were not run 2, on as quickly . as the
ftistoo early at both places for the cal SIN DOTH
Ing Oh process TO begin -. 1t remains to be
HSSn
George Brooke says OF Pennsylvania in the
Philadelphia Press: -
The problem Of the Pennsylvania coaches now
dick and Ssrd and nd Win certain s amount 81 81
ssna Very ,e show sssns, nrss ST class eleve M
This hack field seems TO be consistently steady
.Ss ss IA hs from
rs s.andRelnt Of big game plsy.ths worn .h.,
srs,sm OF defence in which il X .Ssoiutey neces
.ry for syery man 70 DO HI, *. assigned par In
tom Of powerful short distance ground gaining
end. mis- INST and then intclsen, use Of the
sss aqe . ssd Ii, @ c.rs, a aSss
useless, II he does not charge quickly then he
sss ss's shssss - 81 SSs 9
,,s y,5y fSSd sssyns this fall " compared
/, Total scores to date are as follows:
h1y.rd a. oPpOsI, cnt 1s.ee {smc, fAls
opponents. Uour sa%e.,: Columbls: %; oppo
10. 0rs
$:s J. Ft s1ssa:s SS; s.S ss' f s%.S
Il ss :.n e Owe Name M dsssa
n (three games,. Pordham, SOL opponents, o
(two ssmesS. Dickinson. o. opponents 80 -four
Gamesj: Syracuse, "; opponents. II uhree ganesl
Bucknsil. 81; opponents. 10 uhree Gsmes). Penn.
syivAnia state. 90: opponents, 20 uhree gamesl.
Amherst. 70; opponents, o two games. Union. ~;
ncnts n three gemesI Colgate, ii; opponents, IL
two xames). Holy Cross. q; opponents. n three
rsmes,. N. Y. T.. O: oppon ents. " two games).
Rochester. 81: oppon ents II three gamos) Exeter.
Ii; opponents. o two games. Andovcr, &S; Oppo-
nenu q 1.-TWO games Michigan. i2s: opponents
1.-TWO esmes) Minnesota. 100 opponents o uwo
fames). Chicago, IFS; opponents, three games).
Wisconsin. 10; opponents. two vameS.
d AMHERST, Mas, Oct 0.--Good stin practice
has been the rule at Amherst. and the men
are In fine condition TO meet Bowdoin and Co
lumbia this week. Connell the 100 pound
tackle, Injured his ankle In the williston game
and IL out Of II for the rest OF the season.
Win probably take his place In the line. Shat
tuck At quarter back gives promise OF beoom-
Ing star In his position. Hels not only good
kicker. but shows hne generalshtp. ShanDon
10 doing excellent work at end. There has
been q great Improvement In speed and FUN:
bling has largely disappeared. Rollihe and
Crook have been added 20 the training table.
The whole team Is In, the best Of physical
condition. and the college feels encouraged
about the prospect