Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-27
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It looks as II the tel
ball is meaningless.
the element of chance fguf,
tent that evident superiority .,
another counts for little In preO
suit of contest.
Superior coaching systems no Longer
same bearing on results. The remova
restriction on the forward pass has pi,
a tendency to hurl the ball indiscrimin.
and to take chances of succeeding because
Ienalty of 15-yard loss for failure mean.
nothing at ALL
Some teams have succeeded in one game and
failed dismally in another. All have used
the forward pass more or less. In many in
stances the result has been mad struggle
for possession of the ball-a kind Of mob-rloS,
savoring Of no team play, but entirely of the
element OF chance. One does not enjoy con-
pass continues to be used the basketball prin-
oiple OF defense will follow. There Will be a
scramble for the ball at every attempt
Forward Pass SpolIs Game
One OF Harvards forward passes showed
clearly the tendency in this direction. Being
unable to gain consistently through the nayy's
strong rush line, NewhalI started supposedly
a long end run behind slow moving inter
ference, and upon being tackled hurled tie
ball 15 yards down the field to the center
group Of Harvard players. The pass was high
and enabled the navy backs and ends to get
into the play. Then a frantic showing and
pushing ensued for possession of the ball.
Upon disentangllng the mass Of Blue and
Crimson jerseys, middle had the ball. Har-
ward had the same chance TO get 1t, and had
Crimson player recovered 1t the ball would
have been Harvard's. only five yards from the
navy goal posts on the first down. 1t is reason
able to suppose then that Harvard would have
scored.
Harvard made her only touchdown by just
such gambling chance. When near the side
line the Cambridge players tried short
diagonal on-side kick, the Harvard right half
getting the ball on direct pass and then run-
ming as If to circle the navy's right end But
he passed the ball to the left halfback. VINO
kicked 1t low and 1t bounded Is yards over
the rush line
Hard Luck for Navy
Lange the navy quarter, saw the kick COM
ing and ran up to intercept it. The ball, HIT
ting the ground, took a peculiar bounce and
shot back in the direction 1t came. It landed
in the arms Of Piece. who, without changing
his stride, went over the goal line and Won
the game for Harvard.
Had the ball rolled over and over. as II does
nine times out Of ten on a low kick OF that
kind, Lange would have recovered it for the
navy, and run opposed 80 yards for q score
The kick was made across the field and Lange,
running up diagonally to get the ball, would
have had a clear field.
The Crimson excelled the sailor lads in the
variety of their attack in their on-side kicking
and in general defense in the back field. The
navy's linemen outplayed their heavier oppon-
ents from Cambridge, who gave the appear
ance Of being slow
The Yale-Army game showed that the de-
fensive abilities Of both teams are far in ex-
cess Of their offensive plays. Erwin's nnn
showing in the open field in tacHling Jones'
time after time stamps him as a high class
player.
Tad Jones Loses Chance
Had Coy interfered for Tad Jones when the
latter caught Beavers end kick instead OF
playing behind JONES' the latter might have
got by the ever present Erwin for one of his
dashing runs. Evidently Jones remembered
from last year how disastrous a tumble might
be and preferred to have Coy back him rather
than to interfere for him.
Pennsylvania defeat OF the strong Brown
eleven must have been very encouraging to
the Quaker supporters.
Penn State could not cross Cornels goal
line but she possessed in voorhis drop
kicker who won the game for her.