Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22
FOOT BALL IN THE WEST
GETTING READY FOR THE GAMES
WITH THE EAST.

CHICAGO. September 21.-Western foot
ball enthusiasts already beginning to
forecast for themselves the probable
strength of the teams of Pennsylvania and
the Carlisle Indians. the teams which will.
by playing the colleges of the west. give
some idea of the relative strength of the
two sections. With the Pennsylvania team
already doing well in practice. the western
ers are trying to figure the probable
strength of the Carlisle aggregation. The
Indians will have great part of their
last years eleven back in the field this
season. and have more formidable array
of coaches than ever before Glenn War
ner. who left the Carlisle school to coach
Cornell, is back again this year to take
charge of the redskins coaching squad
Warner was always a success with the In
dams, and though his material was never
up 10 that OF the colleges against which
his charges PLAYED he was able to win a
great part of the games against heavier
teams He not successful at Cor
nell as the followers OF the lthacan team
had hoped. but there is no reason why he
cannot repeat his success with the Indians
Warner viii be ably assisted this year
Johnson. whose name as a quarterback still
lives at the Indian school. Will have charge
of the coaching Of the men behind the line.
and the linemen will be in charge of New
There are probably not three coaches in
the country more capable of teaching a
team of light men. the kind the Indians
have always had. how to play fast foot
ball
Foot bail practice at Michigan did not
begin until September 20 this year. as that
university has only six games sch aduled
for the whole season. Most of The men
OF last wears team. which was not COnSid-
cred UP to YostS standard productions, will
be back this year. and there is said to be
a lot Of material ineligible last year that
he can utilize this season. \ large squad
from last years freshman class. who We're
kept out by the onc-ycar rule. is expected
to produce several tirst-class players. Mil
Ter. one of those barred by the freshman
rule last year. is expected to develop into
q good quarterback. and WaSmund. who
came from LAFAYETTE and was debarred on
account of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rule, is
expected 10 make good behind the line.
Hurry Up Yost promises to spring some
surprises on his opponents.
Stage Figuring Out New Plays.
\. Alonzo Stagg. the wizard of the grid
iron. is devoting a great deal of time to
strategic study of the new game" OF
which he is of the strongest support
1t is a fad with Stagg to evolve new
ideas to make scoring difficult. and then
with diagrams to automatically study out
plans of how to beat the rules. 1t Is this
plan of careful figuring out the weak points
in the defense as an army general would
plan attack that has won more games
for the MarCons than brute force. Stage is
at this work now. and it is said that he
will spring many neW tricks this season.
y few years ago Stage sprung the heavy
quarterback idea and his whoa back
plays and the ingenious devices he framed
last fall put many OF the middle west foot
ball tutors at sea. Veterans of his 1906
team declare the Maroon coach has a large
variety of plays left over from last fall
plays he never used. Most of them. they
say, We're planned for the game with MIN
nesota. Many Of these pays were COM
binatiOns of triple passes crisscrosses long
forward passes and deceptive straight
plunges through the line after it seemed as
If the attack would be at opponents
end. The linemen We're worked in a va
riety of quick shifts, In which the back
field often assumed new positions.
1t was a common criticism last fall that
too many chances were taken with the for
ward pass, but Stagg seems to have elm
mated some of the chances for mShapS by
sending, not one man ahead to watch the
forward pass but two three men. In
this way the quarterback or the man pass
ing the ball is able to Use his eyes and in
telligence and direct the ball to the player
with the best opportunities to get away
with 1t.