The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
Many New Plays Promised in
Football This Fall.
SQUIRREL DIET AT CHICAGO
COaCh StRgE Springs Unique system
of Training on Members of the
Has Something to Say About the
Changes in Rules This Season.

new and brilliant plays, providing the
coaches have been able 20 grasp the pos
slbilities furnished by the new rules
Last season the new rules were an
enigma 10 the majority of the coaches,
and although some very fast football was
produced. 1t was not what it might have
been. but the experiments OF last year
combined with a years close study of
the permissible plays give promise Of ex-
ira fine programmes TO this years en-
thusiast. Some new and effective changes
nave been wrought in the rules. and UNI
der their guidance it.is expected that the
speedy open plays and forward passes
viii be tried 70 a greater extent by the
teams this season.
Last fan the new rules wrought great
havoc among the more pessimistc teams,
who ut the beginning Of the season open
cd with tho old style football. but the
results when these teams met the up-to-
date aEgregations soon changed their
tune. and they Immediately took up the
new pace.
Although the heavy line men aid some.
the fast team with good spriuters. kick
ers, and passers IS the one best fitted 10
play the 1871 game That is what the up
to-date coaches are working for, and
some Innovations are likely. Already
Coach Crane, who has the Harvard
proteges In charge has introduced some
entirely new tactics He has abolished
the secret practice. stating that he sees
no good IN d. Furthermore. he declares
thar DO is not going 90 push his men and
that the training VIII not be as strict
What his planting VIII reap. remains yet
to be seen. Glenn Warner has the In
dams future ia bis care and the teams
early start on it's schedule viii help
him some I'm his plan to develop startling
trick plays for the big games.
Hurry Up" Yost does the talking at
Michigan, and when he speaks everybody
o1t there listens: bur the Westsrners
have some tan travelling 90 do if thew
want 90 take the Quakers' scaIrs. for the
Red and Blue have been plugging for
some Tine already. and from an reports
Coach T0rrey has some very promising
material I'm his squad
princeton still has two weeks 10 look
for material. and Coach Rorer should
have his squads well sfted hv the time
the Orange and Black meets Stevens ON
October g. Knox. last years star half Of
Yale. has the Blue under his wing this
year. and II De can insuI some 0f his
playing qualities into ELS sons there'U
DE some tan d0iugs around New Haven
and Cambridge this fall Odds are scarce
OF Cornell for under She new system
~ graduate coaches the result is al
Euessw1rk. SchoeIIEopf and Halliday. two
former defenders OF the Red and White
are working with the Ithacans. S-hoeII-
kopf also spent a couple Of years az
Harvard, and should be able % iucor-
poFata tGe best coaching methods of Har-
ward and Cornell in the work this year.
The forward pass and on-sIde kick are
booked % play a prominent part I'm the
Disappointing OF this season. and the
team having the best working machinery
i1 this line stands the fairest show Of
finishing I'm the top notch
Taken altogether. the season has a
promising outlook. and the gridtron hat.
ties should be thorough and well fought
The exceeding openuess Of the plays viii
make tho game Of much greater interest
O. the oul0okfr.
Coach Crane of Harvard. has started
upon his much -heraIded tactics "to have
the players enjoy themselves as much
as possible" He was absent from prac-
tice the opening day. and the days work
amounted % little more than a romp.
The dead list is already hitting the
Crimson with the announcement that
Lincoln. left half back on last years
team. is down I'm his studies and can not
return OFT. the substitute end who
played against Yale. has low grades,
PhlIrp-Bar. the heavy tackle, is short
one course, and Miller, promising end. /
cannot play until November l.
For the first time since Coach AIonzo
Stage assumed charge Of the desunies Of I
the University Of Chicago football teams
the gridiron critics Of the Middle West
have found It necessary to disagree with !
him on the question Of training his ath-
letes. This disagreement has been brought /
about by Stagg' announcement thgt the /
Maroon footballers viii train this year on I
a diet of nuts. fruit, and vegetables. such /
as is recommended by barefooted and /
long-haired disciples of physical culture /
He has won over Capt. De Tray to |
willing acceptance Of this squirrel food !
diet and one of two other members Of the /
team have consented TO nibbIe nuts and /
dried apples at training table, but most
Of the men. either openly or i'm secret, /
have announced their intention Of getting /
some real food" whenever they get the |
chance
The Midway football players could sub !
sist at the start of the practice season on /
:. ZOO grams Of vegetable food divided /
properly in proteids, fats, and carbohy-
drates, according 10 Coach Stage. This is I
the amount the coach himself consumes (
daily. and the 1000 cal0Tics of heat gen
Grated by this has suficed to put him IN /
the best physical shape he has been in I
for years.
Several Of the athletes believe that a /
diet of figs, rice, peanuts, peas, beans, /
and cheese will be a risky experiment: /
but Capt De Tray has informed the /
knockers that Pythagoras and Plato I
were both vegetarians. however. and hopes /
this will have the desired effect.
Personally, I don't see the use of hav-
ing teeth if We can't eat meat" said
Jimmy Meigs, who Will try for a place in /
Stages line From all can learn. /
Plato never played football. He probably /
thought it was wrong TO kill animals. let /
alone football players, and Of course it /
was only natural for him 20 eat glutin in /
stead Of beef. / think Stage will have a /
hard time introducing his vegetable foot |
ball"
The Maroon rooters believe that Coach /
Stages vegetarian ideas will prove the /
downfall Of Minnesota, the Carlisle In /
dams, and the rest Of the teams on Chi /
Cages schedule this year. menu OF /
nuts, bean soup, sawdust, pTUnes. dried /
apples. and water is suggested as a fit /
ting banquet to lay before the visiting /
slevens on the eve of each game All