Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-18
SAYS new GAME|s
BETTER Than \ N old.
opinion Of Billy Edwards, Fa-
nous Official and
Player.
FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT.
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FOOTBALL DEvELoPM
Declares the New style H..s Come to
Stay-This Season Wide
awake One Everywhere.

''Ell, Edwards, the famous football
umpire says:
.'rho new football has como to stay.
and In its further development next
season 1t Is not difficult to anticipate a
much more finished game than has been
football has there been such a wide
awake season as that which just came
to u successful close. The rev. game
thai than offensive play. although it may
not be said to have lost any of its
popularity on that account Old play
fs are r. oI to aneept the nnw
the gruelng, line-bucking contests OF
s''The Development OF the new game
SIle '' iirst hair Of the game with Yale.
gave q fine exhibition Of the \, :, game.
defeat. The onside kick used by
Princeton this year has been great i'm.
season, when Harlan worked it against
Yale.
HARD ON CAPTAINS.
This year has singuarly beer one of
misfottunes OF varsity captains. Burr
qf narys y 2 q rri nsS, ! and I'd
the necessary amount of work owing
to Injuries This had some effect. IN
t; great measure. on results, for there
were Times when several of the teams
Cutler Of Harvard was ono of the
pltNers who showed great headwork
throughout the whole season. verwebe,
kennard and White ~ere entitled 10
great credit for their good work. They
made in the game with Vale Nourse. at
center, was also a man in whom great
reliance could be, safely placed Fish
son line, and is one Of the best tao
kles Harvard has had in years.
ANDRUs GOOD GUARD.
BY his - work that he is one of tho
best of the season in that very inn
portnnt position He has experience,
tinue G"i APPROPRIATENESS sTe n the lineup he
had an opportunity 10 show that he Is
a fast charger and a mighty difficult
man to get, onf Of tn, rsr, WAY VII lis Dc
Brides of Yale is one or the pest men
on the Yale team He is one. of the
most versatile football players in the
country. He was n tower of strength
10y lived up to his reputation, one
seldom sees 4 moro earnest player.
10 be the stars Of the Army eleVcli.
In the contest With Princeton the West
Pointers played a very. consistent game,
.sjmglu i center: Reifsnider and
Northcrott. f4c;lptain and LEFT tackle oil
the Navy'gteam. are players Of great
ability aid all Of them hnre done
Their share toward making the team
what it iS,sstodaS.S 81
slEGLING CONSISTENT
Siegling. Princeton's new captain, was
perhups tho best and most consistent
nEainst many strong tackles this year,
among them Horn Of Syracuse. ana ~
his games he did his WORK with credit
10 hmsclf ana the varsity, There Is no
doubt that when the lists arc made up
s;iegling VIII receive the well-oescrved
honor of n place as tackle on lhe All
.Annrican team.
Tibbott, .Princetonss star haltback, is
without doubt one of the best. II not the
Very best of the Nalfbacks this year,
lie had u very clever faculty OF tax
Ing his openings quickly; and was a
wondcr at center, considering the fact
that he had played the position for
only two weeks, and another year IN
this position should give him a chance
for the hll-Americnn center ,,l, Wafer ,e.,
and Booth were especially strong men
In the Princeton Inc.
Transatlantic is fortunate in having
~ her command two good quarter
b;icks who thoroughly. understand the
game. and are not lacking to practical
Draper and llollenbeck arc three of the
strongest players out this year. and
1iollcnbecS, In particular. has done yeo-
man service throughout the season.
Schulz the Michigan center. Is ono
Of the strongest players in, that posi-
time. Tie is an ideal athlete and has
n fine DllySiuuC,