The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-25
In The FOOTBALL WORLD.
TWO KINDS OF PLAY THAT REP
RESENT GAMES EXTREMES.
Good Records OF Lafayette and Fordham
Eieyens-Princet0n and the Ithacans
-D0inBs on Some Western Gridirons
Practice or the DiRereat Teams.

EleyenB-PrfnCetOn ana tne ltubchus
-DoinBs on some Western Gridirons
Practice or the DiTereat Teams.
Football In the slowest of games when II
is slow and the fastest of games when II Is
fast. When II Is accompanied by delays to
attend to the injured. wrangline over the
choice of officials and conferences In the
course OF the game to discuss what Is the next
best move, II IL tiresome and tame. when the
plays move along briskly and the spirit OF
businesslike and sportsmanlike competition
prevails, then 1t Is the most stirring. exciting
and fascinating of sports. The Columbia
Pennsylvania game of last Saturday was of
the former kind. the Yale-West Point game
Of the latter. Football also develops some
peculiar angles. Witness the Lafayette
Swarthmore game, Swarthmore was minus
the services of Crowell. her quarter back.
and a good one-the most expert drop kicker
Of the year in this section He has drop
kicked three Of four goals this season. while
Lafayette prior to last Saturday had done
nothing In that line.
1t was natural to suppose therefore that
II victory narrowed down to question OF
drop kick over the Cross bar the advantage
would be all with Swarthmore 1t did narrow
down to a question Of drop kick. but the
advantage was with Lafayette, The Eas-
tonians won through adeptness in detail In
which the other side was supposed to excel.
II was astute planning on Lafayette's part
to have a man in reserve who could do what
was expected Of him II 1t came to a. pinch
and shows that the commander-in chief
OF the Lafayette forces had an eye to all
emergencies. 1t bespeaks good spirit and
good coaching at Lafayette, where. in view
OF the comparatively small number of stu
dents. such credltable teams are turned out
year after year.
Lafayette has been scored on but once
nd bua loot hut In
latter respect that Is good record as
Yale or Princeton has made. and in the
former respect better. Another college
eleven which Is making an excellent record
this year. particularly as it is young in foot
ball. is that of Fordham. The Bronx youths
have made % points in four games and share
with Harvard and Amherst the distinction
OF having an unsullied goal line. They have
q capable coach in Fred Smith. the old
Princeton quarter back.
The Princeton Cornell game next Saturday
ia causing extensive and varied predictions
among the prophets. IL will bring together
two teams, each of which has shown great
strength on ofense but faulty and unsteady
defence. Therefore the general belief ia
that while Princeton W i'll win both sides will
score. Some say the Cornell team is In
reality stronger than appearances indicate.
that the real strength of the team has not been
brought to light. Appearances indicate anun-
even distribution of strength and n fast and
strong attack, but not a well rounded team.
Coach Warner s not building for this year
alone. It is expected that he will eventually
restore Cornell to q higher place in the foot
ball fold-next year il not this Princeton
this week will get near to the development
Of her full re sA hSE
There Is strength there in ABUNDANCE. The
thing is to solidify 1t.
Alonzo A. Stage. the old Yalensian. now
has hopes that his University of Chicago
fSsts on @S
victory over Walter Mccormack North
by Of h 81 ts
successful as coach, and he advises Chicago's
coming opponents to lock out: The gigantlc
: sSta also os are warning to their opponents
The smaller teams in the West do not com
pare with corresponding teams teams in the East:
good It might be well to qualify the state
ment about weak smaller teams In the West.
boy teams have given their Eastern brethren
on q couple Of occasions indicate no want Of
tRe a' oocident. But Easter 1 will not be
Convinced that the Western school elevens
a e qP Pse Vest IN The s
Andover; The Uniyersity Of Chicago backs
Eckersall, Catn, De Troy and bezdek are
year, and they were by no means wonders
handled sd t the ball better and Was the fastest
quarter back seen on an Easterm os sridifron
gains with variation Of the Harvard tan
dem. while Chicago relied on mass tackles.
,.y viii s1 be as good ssa ss sS &:
1eioped no plays YET; put \ takes one: two
got YOUR men. We haven't got our back
feld yet, and that has kept us behind" vi.
last Thar Rsys to fs
ast @sy d. As to g e1 per back cent @
provement over the back field situation two
weeks previous. and there was no back field
power.
Unusually hard practice for Monday was
held at New York University yesterday.
Coach Fultz put the backs TO work at catch
hS the way hs 6and e ba
= an hours drill. The scrlmmase lasted mntil
long after dark and i was almost impossible
features In the work but q distinct improve.
ment was noticeable at the ends. Several
the freshman class did some good work at
tackle on the scrub and received special
attention fro ON FultI Another man who
who is a sophomore in the medical school.
He played full back on the scrub two years
ago and was considered one Of the best line
buckeTs on the team. Connell is making a
hard iglit for place at end. and il he keeps
up the pace he set yesterday he will be near
the front at the finish. Draper an old
varsity half back. was in his toys yesterday,
but only took part In the scrimmage for a
short time.
PRINCETON, Oct. 24.-Secret practice was
the order of the day on University Field this
Afternoon, and the coaches put the big SQUAD
through hard drill The feature of the after
noon was the appearance OF Dillon. the big
guard. Dillon WAS injured at the beginning
OF the season and had been laid up ever since
He took Walters place at LEFT, guard and
played In his old time form. II he can keep
up the pace there is not much doubt that
Dillon will line up against the Ellis The
practice game was a long one, and the first
eleven only scored one touchdown. The
The defence stir ened up cons iderably. though
several good gains were made by the second
eleven on wide tackle runs, The offence
was fair but Miller did not give an Impressive
exhibition in advancing the ball. McCor-
mick went in at full in the second half and
greatly eNcelled the veteran in bucking the
line. The ends were very weak In getting
down under punts. and the exchange OF kicks
did not result In any marked advanta ge to
the first eleven. Burke and King. who with
Dillon have been the sole occupants of Jim
q hoapitnl nj the 0ald RI, RI.