New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-24

: who had had time TO turn and make
| ready for the throw. This was perhaps
| the most perfectly executed man9uvre of
the kind seen since the play was legalized
| The forward pass fails the instant the
| ball hits the ground, unless It has been
touched by player Of the defending side
| Hence the logical defence against the play
is that adopted this year by Yale, which
involves the shouldering out OF the way Of
| every man of the attacking team who could
possibly catch the ball. the latter itself
being ignored entirely.
The onside kick is different It is the
| direct result of the agitation for a safer
game. In the old days, on a kick the only
man who could recover a punt, being on
side for that purpose. was the man who
kicked the ball, as all his team mates were
ahead of him, and as a result 1t was the
practice for the opposing team to smother
him as soon as he had booted the ball.
Now he is offside. but every other men is
onside If bah strikes the ground after a
kick before 1t is touched by an opposing
player. Hence a short, well directed kick
that will strike the ground and give one Of
the ends of the man who kicked 1t a chance
to recover IT has come to be a splendid
ground gaining play, although It is the
THE GAME REVoLUTIoNIZED.
These two plays, with the rule that
makes 1t necessary to gain ten wards in
three attempts instead of five. or else re-
hnquish the ball, have revolutionized the
whole game
Yale has always excelled in the oppor-
tune use OF new tactics, and Yale after
three years of trying out new football
and its possibilities, which beat Princeton.
in fact. in 1907, seems to be ready at last
to build a team chiefly with reference to
such plays and rely on them for victory.
AT least, there was complete change in
Yale tactics in the game with the Army.
The Blue has always come to that annual
contest IN the past with powerful, smash
ing line attack In more or less complete
stage Of development. and has been con-
tent TO let the issue hang upon such an
attack. accepting victory by a small mar
gin or even a tie game-once a defeat
In the most philosophical manner.
The score by which Yale won was a
good deal larger than any score the Blue
has made at West Point for years, but
It was due to successful use of the new
football. but not, as in other years. 10
straight football, so called. Had Yale re-
lied on the old tactics this year the Army
would have held the score down as in
former years. AS an indication, therefore.
OF the sort Of game on which Yale is
going TO rely for her big games this year
the contest was full OF interest
Harvard used the forward pass with tell
ing effect last year except against Yale.
In this game the Crimson first hammered
It's way to score by means OF old foot
ban and then stayed on the defensive,
holding like grim death to the advantage
already gained until the game was over
Princeton after developing the forward
pass and the onside kick TO a new point of
perfection in 1907. with the aid OF Dillon,
Harlan and Wister. great opponents of the |
new game, had something Of a relapse last \
year. and is apparently playing nothing
but straight. old-fashioned football this sea-
son. The Tigers have not had time to !
show their hand as yet, however, and ii is |
most unlikely that they will be without |
some brilliant new plays when the crucial |
lest comes next month