The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-18

With rare exceptions, and th.s. for IN.
most part m. dissruntied ones whose sd-
vi~e has not been acted upcn by IN. Rules
Committee expert followers ~ the Amer
iesn game OF football proitrt hriliisn.
season on the gridron. or. more crop
eTlv speaking. checkcrb"a-d q, irs- These
professions are not the offspring - OK
IIi.--n- euthBsiasnl. b1; rho result Of
careful siudy- OF tt. nAv PLAYING T"suls-
tons IS well as Of the --St"Tn IN vogue
9. fll4 big universities p. and West
Certain ii "a that tire Rig college ooschc.
iris year will work harder and longer -
r.rrect the rire:iss ~ individual PLAY. =,
painfully neglected % late Years IN the at
tempt 70 turn cut an offensive engine not
tn r. stopped hy ru--e r~.h and blood
The new rules make -tss imperative. and
II is this. rather than the atteIn;t 70 open
Oh, the play for the benefit - the IN
initiated spectator. tina. cheers the heart
or the oio-tir1er. High tactlinS. sloveniy
harding OF kicks. crude blocking IN the
ltne-faults THAT arose from the necessity
~ teaching the men fsarfrIIy Ar wonder
fully complicated plays and from TN
healthy attention TO the tackle back
ere doomed according 20 the best author
sites
All OF THE COACHES
The attitude OF neadiy every prominent
coach may be summed UP IN the words
Of ono among their nuIobec. whose name
for obvious reasons. cannot be APPENDED
20 his opinion.
While IL Is possible that the extra e.ns
allowed IN which 10 coach men IN The pia y
81 Individual position. II may rob the
game Of spectacular runs made on picked
Up funbies, OF sensational plays resulting
from blocked kicks and the like. II is
deemed more than probable that the sport
loving public Will see more finished teams
stevens whose every Potentially has
been developed and whose finished work
reduces accidental victory IN the big
games to . minimum
This does not mean that there viii not
b full play for the inventiveiy Inclined
notably Glenn &. Warner. But II does
mean that what may be termed the life
principles Of football VIII be nourished
a. they were IN the days when the better
team almost invariably won
Briefly, before taking up the possibilities
Of the game, # should be stated that last
years rule Of seven men in lire. operating
between the twenty-hve-yard lire. has
been extended to cover the entire field
Provision has been made, however. to pre-
nit OF q modified form OF tackle back
formation. In which the extra man must
take up his position outside the extreme
end OF the rush line. IN this respect the
attack, when within wha, IS known as
striking distance" is only slightly modi-
ned-
Considering the oHense. Il would seem
that Princeton and Harvard should de-
rive the greatest benefit from the new
rules Prt1ceton's wide. swinging at
tack. In which the tackle frequently fig
ures. Joining In from his position in the
ton Throughout the era of change in
formations and trick plays the Tigers have
iunE steadily to their own style. Their
attack has almost invariably been the
swiftest and most unexpected OF any Of
the big college elevens. Their forwards
have not been as aggressive as some OF
has always provided an invading force
that never knew when 1t was stopped
In the words Of an old Yale coach. you
in a Princeton yard. end those extra
inches with e1asperating frequency. mean
n first down" Dress q Princeton eleven In
the Disguise In other words there seems
little likelihood Of any necessity of change
In style Of attack TO meet the new rules-
HARvARDS CASE DIFFERENT.
Harvaros case II somewhat different
The Crimson used last year a three-man
tandem uHng the backs only. which was
extremely effective against Yale With
the same backs IN the same style of work,
not foolishly wasted in middeld. Harvard
should be able TO produce a powerful Of
feEss quite within the rules Her tackles
though dropped back occasionally last sea-
son. should fit n readily with this years
rceIirements Thus Harvard. as well a.
the Tigers, should prove formidable on the
ofcnse within the bounds Of striking dis
fance-"
Ysles o1ense. however. doubtless viii
undergo notifications So much use was
made OF Hogan last season, and 20 steady
ground gamer was he. that IL would
seem more than possible the New Haven
coaches viii work him quite as hard an
other season. even though IL become nee
essary to plug up his line position with
heavy back
Such a back il Ousley, of whom much
IS expected this year. in a word. the
s.ratesists believe that Yale will work
harder than any other team TO retain az
much of the old tackle back formation
as possible. Undoubtedly, another feature
OF fales ohense will be the quick opening
In the line. through which a comparative
" light and speedy back IL flung In the
hope that the second defense may be
sinothered and clear field result Thu
style OF forward usually selected at New
Haven Is better fitted for this style Of at