New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
CANADA'SGAMESEEN
HAMILTON TOO MUCH
FOR OTT4W1.
Football as Played OUcr Bor-
der Studied By american
Experts.

"a Van Cortlandt Park yesterday and saw
the Hamilton Tigers rated as one Of the
leading teams playing under the Canadian
rules. defeat the OTTAWA fourteen. by a
score Of II 10 6. The gathering In the re-
served inclosure was "A notable one from
tho football point Of view. for IL included
some of the greatest authorities on the
American game. who were present TO get
pointers on the revision of the rules.
Walter Camp and A. A Stagg, Of Chicago.
hoth members Of the rules committee. we're
the centres OF sossiping groups in the inter
mission and after the game. Bill Edwards.
Of Princeton. the Commissioner Of Street
Cleaning: Lieutenant Berrien. Of Annapolis.
big delegation from West Point. including
Lieutenant II NJ. Nelly. the head coach;
Lieutenant stflweu. Colonel Larned. Cap
Tain Grove, Lieutenant Cooper and Captain
Keeler, all members Of the football advisory
hoard ar the academy. Alec Moffat, Of
Princeton: ''Mursy'' Brown Of Harvard. /.
Percy Eaughton. head coach Al Harvard:
Wheaton. Nale's Geld coach this year. Joe
9aendleton. Of BoWdoin, and a host of 9th
ers were there
There was plenty 20 talk about in al
conscience. Despite the fact that most Of
shose present were seeing the game for
the first time. the play could he followed
closely. Il resemhled in 50 many details
the American game, and was so open
Vithsl. that the bail was almost always
sR sight II was performing eyolutions
in nidsir most OF the time. as a matter Of
fact, because as kicking match the game
exoeLed even English Rugby. There We're
mass plays. too. or plays akin 70 them. but
they were not as much IN evidence as on
1his side OF the border.
or1awa won the deciding game from
5Iamlton up IN Canada. and with il the
snterprovincial championship. But the Ca
madam experts present seemed 10 be of
the opinion that luck had figured a good
deal in giving Ottawa the championship,
and the result OF yesterday bore them out.
IN wss close playing all the time, and. had
A. not been for the peculiar Canadian rule
giving point for touchback, the score
would have been 10 :. a goal from
sry 10 a goal from the field. Hamilton
scored Eve points on these rouges, as
souchback is known in the Canadian YER
uscular. that being term borrowed from
1he famous old Eton wall" game. Otta-
was succeeded IN forcing Hamilton 10 touch
sne ball down this way three times. This
point is gained II a kicked ban goes over
R line twenty-five yards behind the goal
une. IS Wei as for an ordinary touch
back.
There was nothing AZ stake between the
seams yesterday. They had broken training
Hnd came down here 10 play an exhibition
contest for educational purposes. Naturally
anidsesson form and she work seen in
championship game were not 20 be looked
for There was q supera bundsnoe OF muffed
punts and furnbled passes. Intensely cold
HelnaT . n
with butter As result. there was an alb
Eenoe Of brilliant runs. made possible by
hewndering series OF passes Neither team
holds the Canadian championship. and the
University OF Toronto beat Ottawa by
score Of 80 to-.
Pierce tsckling Is feature Of the Cana
dian game. but II could have been a good
ossl heroer than II was. a rule. yester-
cay. Men seemed 10 be inclined too much
70 stop as soon as they were tackled. with
out even falling 10 the ground. There were
rOtsble exceptions TO this among the young
sters in the Hamilton backfeld, and. for
THAT matter, on the Ottawa side, too Lyon
left outside wing for Hamilton. a position
corresponding 10 end in the American
game. would be welcomed AZ any college.
a fast. heady player. he covered kicks with
oeadly precision. and even under the rule
requiring the taclzler 10 give the back
catching punt a space Of three yards free.
lie missed few tackles. In the open field
lie was a veritable Hinckey. stopping his
man with a catapultic rush that left no
chance for the runner 10 dodge.
The scrimmaSe in the Canadian game is
sntirely different from that seen here In
the first place, the centre Is a compact trio.
The middle man of which holds the ball in
his hand until he is ready 10 put il in play,
snd then drops IL, sending il back 10 his
Quarterback with dainty motion of his
foot The linemen yesterday were slow and
feeble in their charging. which may have
been = feature OF this particular game and
mot Of the play as rule. But II was no
s,ceahle yesterday and tho subject for a lot
NJ comment
Team work was by no means as prOml-
nent yesterday as might have been ex-
5ected- -Four or five men, and no more.
seemed 20 be in each play. and the rest of
the players were taking no particular part
an the game Forwards sifted through now,
snd then 10 break Up play. usually the
ends. but there was no breaking through
fn the American sense Of the term. because
rhere was no opposition. There was no sec
onoary defence, but four men played back
sn deep field for the defending side. leaving
sN NilS+o WIN % SAollauB pays 10 The
nine men on the line and the Quarterback.
who played up with the forwards on the
defence The necessity OF keeping so MANY
men hack is clear. of course, on account q,
The punting, and. az soon as a ball va
kicked one OF the offensive players or
snore would drop back 10 be ready for a
return OF the punt.
Although there was 50 much hunting n
was not evident at all that the kicking
game was being used stratsgicaIly as an
offensive play. Hamilton had a fine and
Tesouroeful punter In Simpson. who. using
his left foot, got away long and low kick.
hard in the extreme 10 handle. thar uould
make him no mean rival for Coy or anv
other punter of the last few years IN the
American colleges A certain sloWness in
getting the kick on was the only criticism
shat could attach 10 his punting But even
40 the ability OF this really fine punter was
not of as much use 10 this team as II
should have been.
Tho Ottawa ends were by no means the
equals Of their opponents In covering punts,
although they were sharp tacklers ana
swift in their diagnosis of the offensive
formations OF the Hamilton players. They
alone charged with any effectiveness, ana
swept down upon Awrey. the Hamilton
quarterback. time and again. snothering
the play before u was fairly started. The