Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
Harvard Usually Falls Down.

second half the substitutes had the field
to themselves.
Harvard Usually Falls Down.
One would naturally think that such
early development Of the team would
make the coaches fearful. In previous
years the Harvard eleven has been wont
to outscore Yale in the early games and
then succumb to the Els when the two
met for their final struggle. It remains to
be seen whether or not such will be the
case this fall. Unlike Harvard, the Yale
team has been coming along very slowly.
In fact, the Ellis never aim to beat West
Point by more than a single touchdown.
This occurs with SO much regularity that
one could almost use the Yale-West Point
game as a test of Yales condition. At
any rate, the work Of the Ellis in this
contest would indicate that the coaches
at New Haven have the situation well IN
hand.
Yale coaches seem to have penchant
for heavy quarterbacks This they have
demonstrated by their work In putting
Fred Murphy in at this position as the
successor to Bingham, whose work proved
far from satisfactory. Murphy weighs
about ITO pounds, and last year proved
one of Yale's best halfbacks. When he
assumed the direction of the team this fall
he inspired the entire eleven with conn-
dence.
If further proof were needed Of Yale's
fondness for heavy quarterbacks 1t could
be furnished by Tad Jones. who played
this position on the 1907 eleven Jones
weighed 175 pounds and was much the
same sort Of player that Murphy is.
Jones. who is coaching the quarterbacks,
is evidently the cause of the use of heavy
quarterhacks this year. In addition TO
Murphy he is coaching Philbin and
Wheaton. both formerly halfbacks of
weight and speed. for the quarterback
position.
Princeton Coaches Feel Better.
There is no doubt that Princeton's i'm
proved play against Fordham College
Wednesday. when the Tigers won by II
to O. went far to cheer up the Tiger
coaching staff. Thinking that their
charges would have an easy game against
Virginia Polytechnic Institute a week
ago, Coach Roper and Capt. Dillon
slipped away to West Point to watch the
Yale eleven perform. The Tigers found
they had met tartar and were outplayed
in the first half to o. this being the
only score made against them It is
highly creditable to the Princeton spirit
that in the second half the men rallied
and scored twice against the southern
ers
The poor showing which Princeton made
in this game brought out some additional
coaches and the lash was applied in the
practice Of the next few days. The re-
suit was extremely beneficial, and the
coaches think they took the measures
which prevented disastrous slump. The
rather mediocre work Of Princeton in be-
ing held to a 90 game by Lafayette, go
score by Villanova and being outplayed
by " P: l.. 40. in the first half has tend;
ed to dissipate the idea which prevailed
in some quarters that the Princeton team
was to be one of the best in the Tigers
history. If this prophecy is yet to come
true the Orange and Black must do
very much better work than its record
shows to date
Michigan's Place Kicker.
Those teams which must play the Uni
versity Of Michigan. notably Pennsylva-
MIA and Syracuse. have had lot to think
and worry about since reading of the
wonderful feat of Allerdice in kicking
three field goals in one game and thereby
scoring all of Michigan's twelve points
against Notre Dame This ability to
place kick with accuracy is about one
half Of teams offensive strength, and
there is no telling what havoc it may
cause In a big game. The only difficulty
Is that a good team by hurrying the
kicker can spoil many of these field
goals.
Just what kind of team Michigan will
have is hard to fathom this early. The
has certainly been a disappointment to
date. Not only was Michigan outplayed
in the first game with the Agricultural Col
lege. the score Of which ended 90. but
Coach Yost's men could not cross Notre
Danes goal. On the other hand, the In
diana team succeeded in carrying the ball
across the Michigan goal. 1t is true that
the trick was turned on a long end run,
but this indicates that Michigan's end can
be run.
On the subject Of drop and place
kicking 1t is a notable fact that there
is much more of 1t this year than in
any previous season. which furnishes
proof that coaches are finally beginning
to realize the great benefit proficiency
in this department of the game gives.
In view OF what is being accomplished
in this line at the smaller institutions
it is little short of remarkable that
some of the big colleges have neglected
it so long. For instance, Yale. Princeton
and Pennsylvania have done no scoring
whatever with either the drop or place
kick. Harvard has a very good goal
back. He scored two field goals in the
Springfield T. S. game and altogether
has shown great proficiency in this line
Probably the most sensational GOAL
Isle Indian halfback. In the last two
games of the red men against State
College and Syracuse Thorpe scored six
field goals all told. scoring "a points
una1ded, which by the way were all
the points the Indians secured in these
games. The beauty of Thorpe's kick
ing Is the accuracy he can command
at great distances. He thinks no more
Of kicking a field goal from the 4O-yard
line than he does from the 90 He is
the sort OF kicker who is the most dan.
gerous. Another man who is showing
considerable skill at place kicking is
Capt. Northcroft of the Navy In the
Middies last game he scored q field goal
from placement from the 4O-yard line
1t is worthy of note that the place kick
is rapidly supplanting the drop kick
1t Is far more accurate and succeeds
from a greater distance than the drop
kick.
Big Games Coming.