The Washington times., 1907-10-20
New Rules Save Men
from Serious Injury
In Practice Games.
Thereby, Big Colleges Desire Another Benefit
From Present Code-Far Catch of Punts
Should Be More General
By SOL METzCER.


That the new football code IS a sue
cess has been proved most satisfac-
tcrily in the games this year 10 date.
In the first place. the larger teams
have received benefits from IL which per
nit them to develop an Ofense prAc-
tically irresistible when they meet
smaller elevens. and In the second place.
the smaller eIevens have q better op-
pCrtunity to score against their more
important opponents than mas ever been
the case under the old regime The
big teams have another ana distinct ad-
vantage under these new rui@g. In the
practice games with teams OF equal
physical strength they nave been able
to win out with handsome scores by
using forward passes and on-side kicks,
and without any injury to their players,
whereas in the old Hne-plunsing game
big fellows of the minor elevens were
met under unfavorable conditions, and
IL was a hard matter for team to
conquer another of the same weight and
strength per man. no matter how SUI
perior the football knowledge It pos
sessed, and the fercer personal efforts
often cost unfortunate injuries.
Tigers Are Tricky.
An example OF the ability Of big
elevens to overrun opponents Of the
same physical strength without resort
ing to the former piunging plays was
clearly given by Princeton in her af-
fairs with both BuckneH and Villanova.
In the latter contest the second point
mentioned above was demonstrated the
scoring possibilities offered the smaller
College teams IN contests with the big
elevens In the former game Princeton
simply ran away with her opponent, as
she did In the latter, but in the villa
nova case she was scored upon through
a clever use OF the forward pass.
Princeton has shown a remarkable
strength all through the season. Villa
nova. which gave Pennsylvania quite
a battle several weeks ago. proved nc
stumbling block 10 the alert Tigers. who
rushed them all over the field, winning
b. 45 10 5. and that, too, when the Tigers
practically used a second eleven in the
second half Of the struggle. The splendid
and almost certain use Of the forward
Uses by the Tiger ends and backs ana
Tic clever work Of her good ends in
covering short on-side kicks, have been
valuable additions. which. combined
with some good end runs and hard line
plunges give Princeton an offense hard
TO combat.
1t looks very much Ike an Orange
and Black year. though her mettle
will be given crucial test next Satur- :
dav when she plays Cornell Al ithaca /
Yale viii do well to have scouts at this I
game II she wants to cope successfully /
With the Tigers Of 1907.
Little Men Shine.
Yale had no difficulty with Holy I
Cross. nor did Harvard with Williams. Z
in their games OF a week ago Penn I
svIvania, however, struck a snag in /
the team which sent her
down to ignoble defeat last season. /
Though the Quakers won by Is TO S,
the victory was an odd ore, in that
Swarthmore gained more ground and 4
at times played much the better foot
ball. Two great drop kckers appeared 1
in the opposing quarter6acks, Regan, |
OF Pennsylvania. and O'BTien, OF
O'Brien won all Of his
teams points by field goals. and Regain I
got four points in the same way.
II was a little mans game through ,
out, for all Of the points scored, except !
FIVE by Captain Folwell. Of Pennsylva- /
MIA. on a touchdown after blocked I
nunt. we're made by small-siZed play
ers. Miller contributed Pennsylvania
other touchdown by a clever run upon
receiving a forward pass.
Miller Is the Goods.
Miller showed excellent headwork on 2
this play, the kind that makes a valu-
able man upon any team. no matter
what his size. Running through an open +.
field he was met by q SwarthmOre tack +
Ter whom he could not eiude. It was
at this point he raised his arm as If to
toss the ball forward 10 one OF his own
men. which bluff caused his tackIer to
leap into the air to take the pass. while f
Miller cleverly side-steDDed him and I.
continued on for score
Very few of the big men figured at +
all in the game. Two mighty lines met
and forced each ether back and forth.
with no result except the complete ex- /
haUstion Of both. and rhe clash brought /
rat most. clearly the fact that when