The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-26
IN The FOOTBALL WORLD.
PROBLEMS THAT ARE GIVING
YALE COACHES THOUGHT.


ulAEc-hllnOiN EhcNcn has al hNNIslDtc
Quarterback -PraetIce OF the Teams.
Yale is having n hard time tinkerinG with
that left wing to make IL strong enough.
The right wing from the centre out. made up
Of Erwin. Biglow and Alcott Is steadier, but
on the oCher extremity there must be great
need for improvement at end when a splendid
tackle like Forbes is moved from his home
position TO the outpost. Also Paige. who
is being tried in the tackle position vacated
by Forbes. must be pretty promising If Forbes
can he spared from the place. Forbes il a
natural player. who can attend to any posi-
ton well. and there is not much cause TO worry
about him. wherever he is. He Is a sprinter
and a deadly tackler. His case is parallel
with that OF Tom SheVlin. In 002-Shevlinis
freshman year-Nale was confronted with
the necessity of finding an end, and Shevlin
was suddenly switched from tackle to end.
and two weeks later In the season than Forbes
was moved this year. Shevlin played end
for the first time in the West Point game
and made good from the start. II was per-
haps easier to spare him from tackle that year
than this, for Yale had Kinney and Hogan
for tackles in i002-a wonderful rush line
from tip to rip. in fact.
Judging from the points produced by lale's
attack in her recent games, the coaches have
been going extensively into the matter OF
having the man learn the individual tech
niQue of the new game. There has been such
a variety OF things to be learned that team
work has languished. especially as pertains
TO getting together for line bucking purposes.
There was more of this in the earlier games
this s~eason-when the ball was inside the Is
yard line-and doubtless enough knowledge
OF IL has been retained TO make it fairly easy
to pick 1t up again. Line bucking Is not done
as much as formerly, but when it is the need
OF proficiency in II is fully as great. Iales
rivals are further along as a machine in the
scoring department at present than the Blue.
but the latter's attack has been conspicuous
by diversity OF plays in getting TO the other
sides goal line, and The men ought to be pretty
well grounded in individual experiences by
now. Yale's next two or three games will be
watched with interest to see what progress
is being made in acquiring polish and perfect
ing the plays that have been learned.
Expert opinion on the relative strength Of
Harvard and Yale is somewhat confusing.
Before the Harvard-Springleld game last
week there appeared an interview with Capt.
Wright Of Springfield that Harvard was
stronger than Yale. But now that the game
has been played the opinion IL credited 10 Capt.
Wright that Yale will prove the victor when
the Crimson and Blue meet. DIR. McCurdy Of
the training school said Harvard played a
better all around game against Springfield
than did Yale. that Harvard ran up a big score
because Springfeld could not cope with
HarvArd's onside kick and forward pass,
but that he agreed with the prediction OF
Wright. The Springfield folks say that llar-
ward will be compelled to play straight foot
ball against Yale and that the training school
found u easier to gain through Harvard IMAM
the Yale line.
Place kicks from scrimmage, which are
engaging attention just now, are not new
devices by any means. Most of the goals
kicked from placement, however, are from
a fair catch or from touchdowns. II is in
| nnmQrahla times easier TO KICK a goal from
placement OH a fair catch, when there -
nothing to hamper the kicker. than 70 KICK
lection will enable the latter 20 be successful.
The cent? has 10 pass the ball TO the man
and poise it properly on the ground all before
the opposing play ers come rushing down ON
really Is more time consumed in a place kick
for scrimmage than in a drop kick. Three
men handle the ball in the former method.
and only two in the latter. and the pass has
TO be more accurate for the former. The
slickest sort Of handling and a stonewall
from scrimmage, not 10 mention the trihing
factor Of a skilful application Of the toe.
At New Haven they are looking for a satis-
factory, centre, and at Michigan they are
doing the same thing But at Michigan they
they haven't any as yet. iOst wants 20 shift
LOell to left tackle so that Curtis can be
will do II he can find a pivot sufficiently gifted
TO take Loells place. The Michigan. tear
plays Illinois tomorrow and the "lllini
rooters ha We an idea that they are. going TO
take a fall out Of the Wolverines. The Illinois
team runs the gamut OF avoirdupois; Van
s heSt ePa rs Mya and ' as f pound.. N Pettigrew
and Hodge. the halfbacks, weigh $50 and 40
pounds, respectively. while Sinnott, ne
Ia a football eatherwpiRht Of only 1870 pounds.
He is said to be a snaky dodger and immune
lies in the fact that when his side has the ball
the mountains in front Of him obscure him
entirely. and the other side cannot see him
This thing Of pla ying against an invisible
quarterback is bound to be disconcerting.
NEW HAVEN. Oct. 25.-It was the v~arsity's
day again to-day, when the Yale coaches
pushed the first string so haTd that tWo taiilcs
wsrs tin net SS. 6 oy tG Sbd S,s d fHisews mtn Mnlle ld me
II was gingery from start to finish and the
scrubs were kept on the run. Both on the Of
ter style than at any other time this week.
Trick play n were, however practically
shelyed for straight football, and the straight
Forbes, still at left end. made a large pro-
portion Of the gains, twice ploughing through
times he made big gains aud got distance
consistently. Ho~ckenberger was shifted back
TO centre. where he started at the opening, OF
the season. and is likely 10 stay there, Hollo5
way was also tried out at the same place ana
did well: He is q former player on his rs ol lass
squad. The regular backheld was out. Jones.
Knox. Morse and Roome fOrecasting the
HdhNup VI Nld 0Npni INV nahS nv
on Saturday. ,Qnside kicks by Roome were
tried considerably. TO the advantage OF the
varsity. Ned Glass, Fred Murphy. Stub
Chamberlain and Morris Ely were on the
coaching line, Glass taking care Of the centre
trio, Murphy and Chamberlain the tackles
and Ely the duarterbacks. Hinkey coached
the ends and Hoyt the backs, with Rockwell
keeping an eye on the general work.
PRINCETON, Oct. 25.-BefOre 100 under
graduates the Tigers had their last sCrim-
mage here this afternoon prior to the Cor
nell game on Saturday. Excitement has
been at white heat all week, but to-day when
the students sat cheering and singing the
climax was capped. The scrimmaRe was
even longer and harder than yesterday;
Eight coaches were out in toys and worked
about as much as the players did. In two
long halves the varsity scored two touch
downs after steadily rushing the ball. Eddie
Dillon made the first on n trick formation
and Moore in the second half broke through
the line for the other. By far the best news
that has been given out in Princeton athlet-
les this season came to-day. RulOn-Miler
doned his toys a few weeks ago. when his
parents forbade him TO play, This week
he received permission and has been practis-
ing with the SQUAT. To-day he got into the
scrub and revealed his magnificent old time
form. When Deub. Mccormick. and Rulon-
Miller lined up in the baCkfeld one was
instantly struck with their power.
ITHACA, Oct. 2s.-Cornell held her fnal