The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
Harvard Takes Up the Forward Pass Again
with some Success.

given up all hope OF working the forward
pass. After abandoninG II for almost . week
II was taken up again to-day and with the
onslde kick took up a half hour OF secret prac-
tice. In the scrimmAge. which was open,
the Onward pass was tried I'VE times. and
three OF these were successful. The varsity
made twelve yards on II once. fifteen another
and twenty q third time. Tho work to-day
was the best the men have done. Several
end runs made from ten to fifteen yards.
Burr, Starr and Pierce all got into the scrim-
mage to-day for the FIRST time. Pierce was
used at tackle instead OF guard. where he
played substitute 10 Kersourg last year.
while Burr and starr filled their old places.
left guard and quarterback. There we're
ave new men to-day: T. Roosevelt. Jr. the
Presidents son. who played end on the fresh
man team last fall; Harry Tweed. 'O7, hAlfback
on the 'O7 class team for two years, and three
lesser lights.
M%IDDLKrowN, Conn. Oct. H. The football
outlook at Wesleyan last week received q
severe setback by the announcement by the
faculty that several Of the varsity men will
doubtless be kept out Of the game by scholar
ship restrictions. While the team was at
Ocean Grove. N. j.. undergoing a hardening
process under the direction Of Coach Bosey
Reiter. many of the men received daily In
struction from a competent instructor. How
ever. Jake Reiter. a brother OF Bosev. and last
years promising end. has had trouble with
his examinations and will probably be barred.
Taylor and Seeley. both linemen and weighing
over 200 pounds. will also he out OF the game
owing to faculty restrictions. This will be .
heavy loss 70 the line. as both Seeley and
Taylor had had one years work under Refers
tutelage and we're also valuable men on ac-
count Of their weight. The. only entering
thus far ls West, the crack Syracuse IN. "
High school back. who entered Wesleyan
Aside from these faculty restrictions the
work Of the team has been encourag ing and
the mgr, are in fine condition for their game
contest y WITH ssS9 q on s "a SRtf eeH r feu . sne
prise OF the week has been the drop kicking
sSstl.ay q cS MSSTs; SGs Of tb ss't I ysss,,s sub .nS halo %ho
drop klcl:ins FOR Wesleyan last fall and it was
but Moore seems, 70 be filing the Bill &C:
eeptably. Gildersleeye, last years star half;
the other SnS candtd Ep s"s assure Hsni a f sse t aSs1 HRa
in the back field. The finemen are also in
good condition and the main thing that ia
Sscsncles on HG Che line nei left By the the ws Vt DR. SSi
Of Seeley and Taylor.
PRINCETON, n. j.. Oct. THE chane
in the weather early last week proved in
yalueb BILE to the Tigers football work. Since
noticed and both coaches and players are
hustling with all their might. University
rlelu Is now IN Ialr condition Tor last WORK,
the tackllng dummy is receiving hard joits,
too.
IL Is a long time since prospects have looked
present. Al first the new rule debarrins
freshmen from playing on a varsity team
was looked upon with deep frowns, but from
pretty big freshman star to GET on Prince
tons gridiron Ornament, The line gives
one. and better than that a line made up OF
lnitely picked. but the material Is there. and
Capt. Dillon, Jim Cooney. stannard and
Herring are the tackles and guards Princeton
men are pinning their hopes on. Capt. Dillon
Is IN great shape, the arm which bothered him
last year being greatly strengthened. Cooney
got into the first scrimmage on Wednesday.
assressiVeSess In practice. HENS He Is hesRie e'
ordered into the game Wednesdsy. Il was
s hts p asSt d0 tsesie. aP Fee slset ' Il i;ss lGSt 10 T pls n
the game Of his life this year. beca use he is
free from faculty restrictions and his injured
Ks this quartet. with Rheinstein at centre,
OF several years ago. How the -four may be
shifted il, not certain, but IL looks like Capt.
Dillon and Stannard guards and Herring and
the scrub for three years; He is short, stocky
and fast and works liss 3 TrpJsn; .r..
the game Of his career. He is in great physical
condition. and has improved on his methods
OF running the team: Al practice last week
'ciAlly clever at running bach kicks. McCor-
mick is pla aging fullback and Daub one half
Being contested for eagerly TeHney. lib
bot. Harlan and Coke are all promising men,
Hooks and Stoeycr have been taking Nc
Cormick's place frequently.
Hoaglsnd and wister continue 10 be the
first choice of ends. They certainly look
good TO o5serVerS' for they are speedy and nd
and Henrvl Johnny Vaughan and Warden
positions. Harlan has been doing a bit Of
drop kicking with some success. and he gets
his kicks or Quickly from a close formation.
Probably Mccormick will do the punting
this fall.
The SQUADS out for practice last week have
sSeTf Gsd T sSS1t tb ntf ,sct m tbst W oniy m rs a from SES%
the three upper classes are allowed to play
is considered. The work is, fun Of ginger,
manner, and, nv the way. the coaches are
nv far the best that Princeton has had in
wears Head Coach RErSSeT has FIJI G%ontESI;
and Jack Mum. Almost every day some old
player drops in to watch the work.
new .HAvEN. oct. Yale football
pra ctice in the early season this year presents
two distinct variations Of the usual proceed
play being taught and the other In the
method OF ha ndling the team as . general
| prOpOSltIOn, SLralgnt lOOtDaH mas Deen
iale's coaching slogan for many years,
Teach the candidates the rlidimerts thor
Oughly and let the tricks develop as they
will has been the method here for more
than a decade. Not so this year. Tricks.
tricks and more tricks are the order Of the
day. The forward pass, double passes.
nine and ten men on the line. smoother plays
and such tactics were taught even before
a code of signals was devised. These things
usually came only after the season was well
along and big games nigh and then they
often failed to show at all.
As TO the methods Of tee ching the IA me.
Heretofore the cry has been heard OF coo ches
for the men for the positions. Those found.
the teaching Of the Vale game was assured.
Now the idea is: Let's learn the game.
we'l find the men" This ia regarded as a
complete reversal end all bees use Of the re-
form movement inau2urated last winter
after the finish or the season OF la05. What
ultimate effect the new rules will ha We on
the game Is beyond the guess Of the coaches
here. When asked to express opinions they
declare that they are not yet in a position
10 n zard IN opinion. In fact. they sny. they
have not determined whether they like them
or hold an opposite feeling.
So far the rules do not seem to have nrde
the game pny rouRher. No In iUyies won't nv
the name IN We occurred. A indicated. the
makeup of the Yale eleven Is not hothSrin9
| The cOaches % much as the mastery of the
gsne's possibilities under tie new rSrime.
P'It Morse. Roone. Ind and howard Joncs.
RiraIow and Forbes seem fixtures In their
/ positions, AVID Indications roirt 70 Erwin
heinr = ~Iard. II il thousht thpt the coming