New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-30

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As pointed out week ago, the value If not the
absolute need Of dependable drop kicker has been
emphasized this season never before VI All
the leading colleges, TaIe has apparently taken
less interest in the proper development Of a drop
or place kicker, or least mas not used the pay
until every other means had failed and sometimes
not then. The reason for this is hard 10 uhdeF-
stand, particularly Il contended by many tne
play has scoring value out OF proportion 70 us
worth The chief argument against the field goal
is that the four points is great reward mas
much as the play depends so largely on me sAI-'
and GOODNESS Of one man, whereas the touchoo"H'
which counts I've points, requires much haIuel
work by all eleven men So far as this arguHleHI
has 70 do with the goal from placement on q 1alr
catch I an IN hearty sympathy. and an convinced
that the game will be improved II the scoring 'Aue
Of this particular play is reduced 10 say wv
points A goal from placement for q free calcn'
ike 2 t-v for goal after q touchdown, depends 70
1s-ea ev+ent ,1uo, the skill Of one man. with the
rest OF the players standing around doing htle or
nothing and would like 10 see the footoaA rules
committee reduce the value OF TIE former When
made from free Try, and 70 abolish the latter
yfth the drop kick however, il is different, eS u
has distinct value. apart from its possibilities Tor
scoring and further than that It IS not only the
work Of one man altogether. the other ten mem
bers Of the must DO their Part TO protect me
kicker long enough for him 10 make the play WIN
arv degree Of precision or accuracy. Further than
that. its scoring value il relation 70 touchdown
IS hardly too much as It takes two goals from the
fed TO beat one touchdown, and team tha1 can
get within striking distance Of opponents me
o4ren enough q secure two goals in that way IS
deserving OF victory. nine times out OF ten against
: taar, that could make only one toucnooVh-
Tt abor+zr -,e drop kick OF to cut its value would
give e distinct advantage 10 the oefeIl-as = no.
TIE weaker team Crcg the oan is forced into the
oouo1gatS' territory particularly 10 the z5-yaro me
the punt loses its value, and the attacking see
must depend O. rushing OF possibly an o--s-c0
kick TO advance the ball # the defending s-os SUI
xns I'd under the shadow OF its own goal posi- aS
so often the case, and the attacking SIDE mas 10
optton except 70 60 on rushing Il amounts pr@c-
t,caIy 10 relinouishtrg the ball for the opponents
70 punt OF. q danger. and thus nuLl1y 70 z large
extent all The good work accomplished n T1arch
down the heId for forty fifty yards Still further
the play adds variety TO attack and the creao
OF : good drop kicker opposing team makes
fo- keener alertness OF tbs defending players
-ra p.-rzz1z-ants Athletic Association well de-
serves the personal thanks OF every newspaper
correspondent at least for the capable and eclent
way t2 which II handles the big Iootoal- games al
Franklin Field The difficulties that confront re-
porter in properly identifying the men VINO carry
+rA hall or the men who make the tackles can De
app-ecia-ed BY those who watch the games and 60
home without knowing oftentraes who IS response
bic for some dashing run, or who even MADE
touchdown or kicked e goal. This was illustrated
IN The vsv home from New Haven, when an old
college man remarked: well, I saw the game ana
enjoyed it TOO and now an anxious to get g paper
= see who kicked that goal from the field Al New
Haven and Princeton this year II was necessary 10
have = man from each college OF either hand to
identity the players for the correspondent cover
Ing the game and men from each college who are
familiar with the players are not always OBTAIN
able - Franklin Field, however, there IS q direct
wire connection between the side lines and the press
stand and z man with 2 rnegaphone calls of each
play as II Is made which tnsUres absolute accuracy
in writing the account Of the game. II seems d
pity that somebody with Z big enough voice ana q
giant raegaphone could not do the same for the
spectators IS interest in the struggle would then
be increased z hun6redfold-
There IS an easier way than 2 loud voice and
giant n1egaphone however, 70 inject personal
ro,,r, 70 2 contest On the grt6iron and thus make
the game far attractive and popular than Il
is now. = year ago made strong plea that the
players should Be Numbered, as is The case IL an
le-ic games ard bicycle races. Fer SONS reason
hard 10 explain theirs appears 10 be an aversion 70
doing this and IN al probability this paragraph
will be scoEed at The fact remains that there IS
CRYING need Of properly identifying the players n
e Snort which holds such e high place in popular
esteem There IS so much close formation work and
the players a-e dressed 50 much alike thai even
those who know The men personally IND Il ol+-cu4t
70 recognize them on the field Coy were White
bzndage around his head IN III, Princeton game
and thereby earned the good viii Of all newspaper
men for the reason that he could be followed in
ever play Men with some distinguishing mark
Ike heavy pad, bandage, or possibly red hair,
get credit for doing mora than men who ars de-
serving perhaps Of greater consideration, for the
reason thar thew can be identified readily. This
works 4 hardship oftent--nes that could be easily
avoided. The football rules committee would DO
vel 70 give this question some consideration a. its
next meeting.
SPACE IS lacking at this writing to announce my
Al America team Tor -eoS. The mythical eleven
viii be published, however, in The Tribune on
Sunday. Space is also lacking 10 publish some ten
or twelve All America teams submitted in the last
few days by readers Of The Tribune, most Of
which By the way indicate close study Of the foot
ball played this year and keen interest in the
building Of an alI-srar team Ny leading candi-
dates Al present are Is follows:
Ends-SctLldrliller, Dartmouth; Crowley Ear-
Yard: Reifsneider. Annapolis: Scarlet. Pennsyl-
vzria. logan. Yale; Dennls Brown, >Dowj,
Princeton
Tackles-Seigling Princeton. Draper and CASTOR.
Pennsylvania. Brides Yale, O'Rourke. Cornell;
Fish Harvard; PulIen. West Point. and North
croft Annapolis.
Csua-9s-Andrus. Yale. Coebel. Tale. Tobtn.
Dartmouth; E1otr Syracuse, and Waller. Princeton.
Cenrres-Nourse. Harvard; slingluff, Annapolis;
PhLoon. West Point and Wight, Cornell
Quarte-ba cks-3Iilier. Pennsylvania; LANCE, An
rapois: Cutler, Harvard and Pishon, Dartmouth
FIalfba cts-ver wiebe. Harvard; Tibbott. Prince
ton; Haw.ey. Dartmouth; 1Ieuier, Pennsylvania,
Mayhem. Brown CorbeJt, Harvard. Hutchinson.
Cornell, and Grebls. West Point
FuIoacks-Coy Yale; HoIlenbacS Pennsylvania.
and Valdez, Cornell
l. strikes me that Coy was the natural choice
for captain Of the Yale eleven next year He has
had some experience IN that line this season, as
he was named acting captain when Burch was in
1ure6 and performed his duties in = way 70 satisfy
most @ the coaches and players Selgling who has
been elected captain al Princeton. should also be