The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-06
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as important a part In deciding
matches this season as was the case In
1908 Despite tho fact that two sue
cessful boots from the field are neces-
sary TO Offset tho six points accruing
from a touchdown and successful try
for the additional count garnered by
an opponent. the team that can boast
of a capable bootor all other things
being equal. is decidedly at an advan-
tage. \ recovered tumble or other un-
expected situation developing within
the danger zono i'm the course OF
game places the weaker team in po-
sition 60 do things.
1t Is interesting 20 figure out what
would have been tho scores of several
Of last years games i'm which tho field
goal played q part had It's value been
thrco points instead of four. Yale tied
Brown. 10 to 10. but II the field goal
had only counted thrcc points the Ellis
would have won by "a 10 To total.
Tho Lafayette Brown match would
have ended at 6 10 8 instead Of 8 TO 8
iu favor OF the Euston combination.
In twenty three other games whera
the goal from the field figured the new
rule would not havo changed the re-
suit materially Tho Indians. Mlchi
gan. Harvard. Annapolis and Lafayette
pruiitcd most by the goal from tho
field. I'm twenty-five games It was u
scoring factor rorty-fuur times.
Tho coaches realize their offcnsc IL
not complete without a man who can
score from the field As 1t is easier 20
develop place kicker this may in n
way account for the change
40 better example Of development OF
place kckcr8 may be cited than tho
Carlisle Indians Coach Warner re-
quircs the players 10 spend certain
amount Of timc every day practlCing
Geld goal kicking, and the way he has
turned them ont for man seasons has
caused considerable uucasiucss In up-
puucuts camps,
Leading Booters.
I'm looking over the star kickcrs OF
the 1909 campaign f. date one finds
that Ted Coy of Yale is the leader.
His hupGug has been Instrumental In
winning several biz contests for ELI.
I'm the recent game against Colgate
Coy kicked two goals from the field.
both made iu the first hale II was tho
first time since lSSS that a Yale man
has kicked two goals from the field In
one game.
lu fact Yale IS better equipped with
good toe artists than amy other eleven
Ia DAILY aud Hobbs Eli has two men
who can boot The leather between the
Uprights as often as any other players
i'm the game today Princeton has good
ones I'm Cunningham and Hart. Dean.
tho Army halrBack has developed into
toe artist of ability lie has kicked
goals from an angles and has broken
mp many games this season. Captain
Tyd,mau OF Cornell is another. Thay-
. cr OF Pennsylvania aad Dalton of An
uapolis are also clever mon I'm sending
/ the leather between tho sticks.
In tho west Captain Alerdice of
| Michigan is the most conspicuous man
/ I'm this line Constant practice has
made him proficient IN the kicking de-
/ partmout, and he has been instru-
mental I'm winning most of the Woi-
ycrcnc's games this ana last year by
| timely place kicking.
Mol, the Wisconsin quarterback, has
decided many games fpr the Badgers
| by placing a timely drop Kick over the
| bar I'm tho closing minutes of play.
This Badger practically is tho only
| man i'm tho west having success with
the drop kick. Captain McGovern ot
! Minnesota and Page, leader Of the CHI,
I cago grdiron players, are also two
| lduNCrs OF ability
! Captain Larry Vorhis of the Penn
state team, who tied Pennsylvania re-
Gently by goal from the field, has an
cnviablo record of successful boots In
| his four years Of college football tho
former New York high school player has
cent tha leather gpiuuiny between the
uprichts nineteen times As the sea-
son Is but half over moro Is expected
/ Of Vurhis at this phase OF the game.