The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-08
FOotban yarns By 4BiIr, Rsid.s

William T. Reid the ex-Haryard
football coach--eontributes an interest.
ing article To the October American
Magazine in which he tells how great
football games are won and lost. After
commenting on two ways in whihc this
il accomplished, Reid says:
A third way is through the skill and
fine discrimination Of the quarter-b hack
ia selecting from the many, the one play
which exactly suits the condition Of the
moment.
@Of such a nature was the play that
developed during Harvard Princeton
game Of niuety-six The two teams
have wrestied with each other for one
full half and part Of the second. Neither
team has scored, and neither seems to
have gained any advantage It appears
to be Q stand of and there is nothing
to indicate that crisis is at hand, To
one man III particular, the situation
seems absolutely unbearable. II Is the
Harvard captain OF the previous season,
now substitute end. Suddenly Har
ward PLAYER ID hurt X II an end, and
while the doctor is trying to get him in
shape, the substitute Is told to warm
mp. Up he jumps, and UP and down the
field BE trots, close to the waiting teams
Tie is the hsppest man on the the field
"The wait is fairly long one and
the PLAYERS, with one exception, have
relaxed and are taking things easv
This one man is Smith, the Princeton
quarterback. the man. who in few mo-
mcnts must give the signal for tho next
play His eyes follow the substitute
He notes bis unusual impaticnce and
his mind is busy
Meanwhile. UP IN the stands group
Of snree men are holding most inter
cSting conversations They are Casper
Whitney, Walter Camp and Lorin De-
land. all students Of the game AZ this
particular instance they are discussing
the strategy Of the game. and attempt
ing from Princeton standpoint to set
tie upon the proper play with which to
reopen the game. Mr. Camp suggests
that he would send the first play at the
Substitute. and that he would select
such d play as should start between
tackle and end in order TO draw the end
III for it was a part Of The Harvard de-
Tense AT that time To send her ends in
sharply hut that should finally develop
inft wide end run The others agree
that this is the proper play, and the
conversation stops as the teams line mp
Nj. Camp has been watching the two
teams during the interval and has seen
Smith eveing the substitute. The sig
mi is given and The ball II about to be-
passed, when Mr.. Camp, without taking
his eyes off the piay.nudges Mr. Deland
and SAYS Iorin Iorin, watch this play,
Iit will be 4 touchdown for Princeton.
And sure enough the play develops as
Nh Camp had predicted Princeton
scores. and on the very play which has
previously been chosen BY al three as
Tho strategical one 81 the moment. The
play starts for point just outside Of
tackle; the eager end rushes in, Isl
smothered in the interference, and the
half back running wide, crosses The
Harvard goal line forty yards away for
the first score. Smith had sized up the
situation and from the forty Or fifty
phys at his command, had chosen the
che and the only one which was exactly
suited to the emergency. Smith had
seen his opportunity and Camp had
realized that be saw it. Such are the
tragedies Of the football field"