Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-11
LARGE SCORES ARE LACKING
Eastern Foot Ball EIevens Have Tight
Saueaks I'm EARLY Games.

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NEW YORK, oct. 0-Although large
scores have been lacking I'm the preliminary
foot ball games played by the Big Five"
this is not an indication that the leading
elevens are below the average this year.
Slow and sure development is what the
coaches want instead Of top-heavy scores
against weak teams and a tendency to take
too much for granted later In the season.
1t Is specially pleasing to the Princeton
supporters to see that Bill Roper is rein
ing in his charges in the early season
work. The victory OF the Tigers over the
Springfield Training School was so differ
ent from the almost historical scoring of
other years against early season opponents
that some spectators had to look twice at
times to realize they were watching Prince
ton in action.
Yale's tight squeeze with Syracuse was
expected. and her rush in the second half
to a touchdown shows that the old fire and
spirit is there. Howard Jones, who played
at end for Yale last year and is now coach
at S. racuse, has developed his boys to a
fine degree of efficiency for this early in
the season. His brother Tad. who has
charge OF the Yale backs, was on the
anxious seat all through the first half, but
Howard only smiles.
All the coaches devoted their time this
week to getting more speed out of their
combinations Last weeks games showed
where the faults were and gave the strate-
gists a good foundation to build on. It
is apparent that at the majority OF insti-
tutions the new men have made good.
The season, now fairly under way, will
be one of the most interesting In the history
Of the sport. The revised rules, which
ave improved the game to such a marked
degree. have been tried out for two years,
ana their application now amounts to some
thing more than experiments. The for
ward pass. under further revision last fall,
Is still subject to development. while ad-
vanced ideas in the use and variation of
the on-side kick can also be looked for. but
on the whole the game has settled down.
and the various elevens can be developed
quicker along approved lines than was
possible last year or the year before. The
more important colleges are not lacking in
good material. which indicates evenly bal
anced teams and consequently close and
hard fought struggles. This is particularly
true at Yale. Princeton, Pennsylvania and
Annapolis; Harvard, Cornell and West
Point have more to do, perhaps, but indi.
cations even at this date point to strong
elevens IL the material can be properly
developed. The Indications seem to DO
that Yale, with her competent coaches and
settled system, will send out another cham.
pionship team.
The Army and Navy foot ball schedules
for the season are as follows: West Point
October II. Yale; October "A. Colgate; octo-
Der 81, Princeton: November 4, Springfield
Training school; November II, Washington
and jefferson; November q, Villa Nova,
all at West Point; November 2s, Annapolis,
at Philadelphia.
Annapolis-Octomeb II. Maryland Agri-
cultural; October II, Lehlgh; October q,
University of Maryland; October "A, Har-
ward; October Is, George Washington; octo-
Der 81. Carlisle; November Z. Villa Nova
November IA, Pennsylvania State; Novem-
Der q, Virginia Polytechnic, all at home
November q, against West Point at Phila-
delphia.