Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-05
LATEST NEWS FROM
THEFOOT BALL WORLD
Cutlery Against Secret Prac-,
tice by Harvard
E, i: Eleven. Xss

CAMBRIDGE, October 5.-The Harvard
coaches again devoted most of their atten-
ton to the forward pass yesterday after
noon. laying special stress on 1t both in
the preliminary work and in the scrimmage
between the varsity and the second elev-
ems. The second team used the onside kick
most of the time to give the varsity drill
in handling the treacherous play. The Sec
ond also used tandem formation, like the
old Harvard tantem. except that 1t was
made up Of three backs instead of having
big, heavy lineman at the head of the
battering ram. Inches and Pierce were
added to the hospital list yesterday the
result of kicks in the leg received Wednes-
day.
Four new men. came out yesterday the
two most promising being Sam Warren,
who has been on the varsity crew squad
for two years, and is big man, and Rus
sell. '0S. who played on the line on the Sec
ond team last fall. Both will be tried out at
guard. Mason, who has been second string
to Apollonio at fullback SO far. was moved
over to halfback and played in Capt. Fos-
ter's place at left half the greater part of
the afternoon. Broack, big new men, was
tried for ten minutes in Kersburg's place at
right guard. Foster and Burr both did some
beautiful punting. Burr sent a number Of
high spfrals over sixty yards, while Fosters
Later Burr kicked number of goals from
placement while Foster sent some drop
kicks over from the forty-yard line.
In the scrimmage which lasted twenty-five
minutes the varsity scored on the second
just when time was called. The score was
made from the thirty-eight-yard line on
two successful passes. two long gains by
Lockwood on end and tackle and a line play
by Lockwood. This bit Of foot ball was the
best the varsity did during the afternoon.
Half of eight forward passes were success
ful in the game, while each side worked
the quarterback kick successfully twice.
The Harvard Bulletin condemns secret
practice in foot ball in an editorial, saying:
There has been a good deal of criticism,
and just criticism. of the extent to which
secret practice is being carried on by the
candidates for the foot ball eleven At the
best the students who do not play foot ball
get very little benefit from the game, and
II they are to be deprived of the small salts
FACTION of seeing the daily practice 1t Is not
strange that they complain.
1T Is urged that this policy is necessary
II Harvard is to defeat Yale. No game has
ever been won by play which was tried
In secret and hidden from the opposing
team until the two elevens met on the field
The inspiration of playing before a crowd
of genuinely enthusiastic undergraduates is
worth more than all the secret practice that
can be had.
Harvard took prominent part In the
EFFORTS recently made to change the game
for the better. Whether the alterations in
the rules Will amount to anything is yet to
be proved, but Harvard had and still has
the opportunity to demonstrate that she has
put away childish things In the conduct, of
When Yale men want to see the practice let
them go In. If the success OF an eleven
depends on secret practice foot ball needs
another reformation"