Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-29

element of chance which the forward pass
had produced in the game that many
reaches and supporters of the game were
lhfral1 the pass would be eliminated al
I&0GDther. The rules committee Arm be-
'DveTs in the value of the pass. merely
changed the conditions under which the
play may be successfully completed, and
this change is the only one of any real
Importance which the committee made In
the rules of 1908. In the seasons Of 1906
and 1907 it was common to see the ball
hurled into the air when the man carry
ing 1t was stopped himself or when 1t
was certain that no gain would result
from the play as signaled for by the
quarterback. The pass into the air was
on the chance that some one on the
passer's side might catch the ball or at
least touch 1t. when by reason OF the ball
being SO touched every man on the pass
ing side was entitled to its possession.
The team that had nothing to lose al
ways had the better Of such a situation.
This season, when the ball is so touch
cd, only the man of the passer's side
touching 1t is entitled to it's possession
until it has been touched by one OF the
other side. This change will put d stop
to the unprecedented use OF the pass
The well conceived play alone stands any
chance of being successful. To allow the
The passing side. save for one exception,
a chance to receive the ball, insures the
loss of the ball to any team heaving it
into the air in desperation, unless. indeed,
phenomenal luck attends the pass. To
make the play Il success at all, the pass
ing must be accurate, there must be no
tumble. or the ball will surely be lost
That this change is wise and calculated
to preserve the best In the game there
can be no doubt.
These are troublous times for varsity
captains. Injuries or some other affection
have put several of them on the shelf
for various lengths of time. Capt. Burch
of Yale Is watching the practice from the
side lines with broken collarbone and
his arm done up In a sling. Capt. Morse
damaged collarbone. and Capt. Kennedy OF
Dartmouth is limping UP and down the
side lines with an ankle which Is out of
commission. Capt Hollenback of Penn
the Indian game, in which, incidentally,
he did wonderful work in keeping the
Carlisle score down. Capt. Donnie of
Brown has been out of harness since
the PENNSYLVANIA game. and Capt Dillon
of Princeton has been out OF the game
a greater part Of the season with an in
jured knee. Even Capt. Burr of Har-
Vard. almost invulnerable. has not been
Immune. though 1t was cold that put
him out Of play for several days. Capt.
Walsh of Villanova is just recovering
from the effects of the Princeton game.
Schulz of Michigan is back in the game
after desperate scrimmage with his
studies. His case and that of Capt.
Burr are striking examples of the Sc
verify of foot ball.
Capt. Burch. 1t is now said. may be
fit enough to play in the Harvard game.
broken collarbone in itself does not
always incapacitate a player for the rest
of the season. In 1895. when Yale trim
med ,Cochran's crack Princeton team.
there, was a big freshman center on the
Yale squad named Cadwaiiader: He
of the season. but with the aid of pad
played against Princeton and put up a
star game.
Yale Freshies Hold Varsity.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. October %
Showers again gave Yale foot ball set
back yesterday afternoon. The eleven
played with a slippery ball and on a
heavy field. which made long runs DIM
cult. The freshmen were again called
upon to defend themselves against the
varsity attack, and the regulars were un
able to score more than once in twenty
minute half Philbin carried the ball over
the line in the only score made.
Hobbs returned to the scrimmaging for
the first time In a month, and within five
minutes he again bruised his lame ankle
and quit 1t was found, however, that his
injury is not serious. and he will be In
the lineup again in two or three days.
Hobbs and Andrus are giving the coaches
much concern because of the fact that
they have been inactive SO long that 1t
seems Impossible to train them into condi-
ton to endure thirty f1ve-minute halves
through the practice yesterday, but was
badly winded.
Senator Frank Butterworth and DR..
Fred Murphy. captain in 90. gave the
"a
from these former stars this season. But
terworth looking after the punting and
Murphy the tackling.
Fullback Coy Is still absent, and Haines
Fitzpatrick will be out Of the game at
least a week longer. Logan showed speed
at left end. and Bingham ran the eleven
well at quarterback.
The coaches are disappointed at the
failure of the second team to Withstand
the varsity attack. The scrubs are the
weakest at Yale In years, and 1t indicates
that Yales eleven next year will be the
poorest since 1901.
Tigers Play Well in Mud.
PRINCETON. N. j., October 29.-On a
field In spots inches deep in mud Coach
Roper rushed the Tigers through the last
hard practice yesterday before the West
Point game Saturday. Today will be an
easy day for the regulars. and tomorrow
the team leaves for West Point. The
Princeton coaches had to put on the fin-
fishing touches yesterday afternoon In
spite Of an almost continual downpour.
No tagging was permitted. With Eddie
Dillon at the helm and the varsity back
field. Coke. Cunningham and McCrOhan.
for the first time working together, the
regulars were put through their PAGES at
furious speed. Signal drill was cut to
the quick. The Tigers have the theory OF
their new formations well memorized and
Coach Roper endeavored to give them a
few practical illustrations. The varsity
engaged in scrfmmage with the scrubs
for nearly an hour. and finished with a
ten-minute tussle with the freshmen.
The crowd OF undergraduates who de-
fed the rain to watch the open part OF
the scrimmage were we'll repaid. The
Tigers played the best foot ball seen here
this season. Their attack was sure and
swift, Three times the regulars spilled
the opposing forwards for a touchdown
Coke. Pfeifer and McCrohan carrying the
leather and Waller got all of the goals
1t was all done by straight foot ball of a
variety which will be good to fall back
upon If Coach Roper's new formations
fail to work at West Point
McCrohan's temperance In the back
field pleased Princeton rooters.
Harvard Freshies Also Good.
CAMBRIDGE Mass, October 9th.
Harvard foot ball team had a long anC
hard secret practice yesterday afternoon
After an individual drill on the funda
mentals of the game. the varsity and the
second team had ten-minute scrimmag,