The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-25
THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
LITTLE NEW EVER RESULTS FROM
SECRET Work.
Encounter When Lafayette and Colgate
CIash-The Formers Consistent At
tark-An Umpire VINO Believes Pre-
NentIOn Is Better Than Cure Practice.

NIASn -Nne F0rmGfN OOUSAslcut At
ack-An Umpire VINO Believes Pre-
VentiOn Is Better Than Cure Practice.
One who signs himself Faculty" writes
TO the New Haven REGISTER and says the Yale
faculty Is not opposed to secret practice.
Unless gates are closed and secret work
taken. he observes. all teams will he nearly
alike ut the end OF the season and the brains
and originality of old Yale's coaches will
be lost" Yale has held OF from secret prac-
tice longer than any OF her rivals this season.
and where others have put up the barriers
more than once, the practice at New Haven
has been free and open as the air every day.
IL may be doubted whether any team plays
a particle better for secret practice. Ger
tainly 1t does not matter in a team form
whether II does its developing on a padlocked
field. in the privacy OF a dsngeon or out on
a lot where the whole world may see. There
are OF course formations and
which a team might want TO keep hidden
until the time to spring them in competition.
but precious few plays worked out and prac-
tised In secret have cut any figure in really
winning games. or the trick plays" that
yearly are told OF as being developed In secret
practice an exceedingly slim number ever
come to light In competition. The more
substantial qualities OF speed. team work.
material, &C. which can be developed in
ordinary open practice are what win foot
ball games. The plays which have done
most TO bring success to a team are those
which have been tried in scheduled games.
where anybody that had the price could see
them. and elaborated on for the bigger games
to come. The fundamentals and the founda-
ton OF winning form are for the most part
taught and built in the open. and with all the
secret practice and the stress laid thereon
IL does not often disclose ANYTHING worth
while. Secret practice is at least overdone.
aNA R~~NkAII .-.a NW-As wr~H NAta
way" says the Hdrrdrf Bulletin. Yale
has beaten Harvard in football pretty regu-
arly. but the defeats we're not due to trick
plays that Yale had prepared in secret prac-
tice: on the contrary. almost every one OF
them can be traced to Harvardis lack OF some
OF the essential fundamentals Of the game.
which can be learned in the sight Of every
body Just as well as behind the fence. II
secret practice has never brou ght victory
IL might as we'll be abandoned"
Even with all open practice brains and
originality and strategy need not go begging.
Among the unbeaten teams that will clash
on Saturday will be Lafayette and Colgate.
and this bids fair TO be as hot an encounter
as any billed for that day. Neither team
knows lust what to expect Of the other. The
Colgate eleven has a tie game with Cornell
70 its credit. while Lafayette worsted North
Carolina by a much bigger score than Penn
sylvania did. Colgate has played two tie
games this year, the other one having been
with West Point. Both OF the ties were score
less games. and in the matter of scoring
Lafayette's offence shows better results than
Colgate's. Lafayettes attack, according to
the scores, has been the most consistent IN
the country. The lowest number OF points
made In a single game falls short of the greatest
number in a single game by only six. The
hgures-34, 80, "a, 2s-show how even has
been the work OF the EaStOnians and mean
an average of over five tOuChdowns a game.
ColRate's AVERAGE Of touchdOwns is about
two, the two zero contests bringing the aver
age down. In defence Colgate shows up
slightly better, having a clean slate for five
games, while Lafayette has been scored
on once.
Once in the Chicago Purdue game Lieut..
He formed a barrlcade TO Stefen. one OF
his end runs. lie tried 70 get out Of the way,
but the Maroon insisted that he should stay
in the way, a. he formed an excellent inter-
ference.
PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. 2A.-With the players
yelling themselves hoarse and the coaches
squirting both sides on, the Tigers went
while the second failed to r%etsiiSte. Never
than did the two picked from the Princeton
time. The varsity 6sckieldI displayed much
through every opening. Herring stopped
the onside kick aim osL every time. He
smashed through and then a dull thud was
nails from Eddie Dillon. The scrubs failed
60. make their first down once but on the
tendency on the part OF some OF the varsity
linemen 70 start too quickly, and they were
peualized heavily for il.
Speaking OF Cornell brings to mind the fact
that there's a bunch Of money waiting here
for some one to cover. The students are
clamoring for a chance to back the Tigers at
even money. and II this can be had they are
willing to give 5 to4. One man offered TO put
up 800 even that Cornell wouldn't score.
WEST POINT. y. Y. Oct. 2A.-In the Army
football practice to-day Carey. the quarter
Johnson on the sick list this reduocsth the Army's
availa BILE 9uaTteThacks for the Harvard game
ia aging fullback. went in at quarter and
Hayes was taken from the scrubs to replace
Mountford. The Army defence still r. mains
almost entirely TO STRENGTHENING this portion.
Given the ball on the rs yard line mark the
yards. then Hayes got around left end for ten
touchdown. After carrying the ball to within
lost It on a tumble. Mointford ran the punt
back twenty yards, and from the g yard line
was taken on the first team his ground gaining
became a feature. Of the varsity playing.
From the IS yard line he twice made a ten
yard run and Moose plunged over for the
Owing to the scarcity OF good material for
backs Moose has been taken from left end
and put at laft halfback. Hanlon going from
ha lfback on the scrubs to the varsity left end.
New HAVEN, Oct. 24.-For the first time
this week the Yale varsity was able to out
score the freshmen and the second eleven the
same afternoon. In two sharp scrimmages
the first eleven talllied once on each OF the
other teams and held its opponents safe,
The revised left wing was used again and
worked nicely. Forbes had some trouble at
end. but covered more ground thar he has
hitherto at that place and gave promise OF
The back field was made ND OF substitute
material. Tad Jones, however, was nt quar- |
ter. Berger, BOmar and Chamberlain did
the rushing. The centre was apparently
stronger than for some time and plays d.
reCted there in most instances failed to gain.
Dunbar at centre was coached by Roraback. |
Brides at guard and Paige at tackle also
showed up In better form In the sCrimmage. |
All the players were sent along a fast clip.
SYRACUSE, Oct. 24.-In preparation for |
Saturdays game between Princeton and the
Syracuse freshmen, the coaches OF the SYRIA
cuse team are now instructing the freshmen
in a number OF new plays. The game will be
played on the University Oval, the uni
versity authorities having ordered the dis
continuance OF athletic contests at Star Park
as a consequence of last Saturdays accident
LEwIsBURG, Pa, Oct. 24.-With several OF
the best men out OF the game, Bucknell Is not
n 1aaA oanAifIon IN Vnaat tho navy NJ Ar |