Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-09-24

therefore. equivalent TO concedlng the
side which received the kickout what
Is equivalent to catching the ball and
running 1t out, with safe conduct. until
they reach their twenty-five yard line
IL they merely touch the ball back this
touchback gives them this privilege.
As there have been some discussions
from time to time as to players taking
up the game for the first time and not
knowing what the names of the posi-
tions mean, the rule book this year will
have definition Of the positions and
q designation Of the players as ordi-
narily grouped.
In several games last year the ref
cree blew his whistle to indicate a
foul, sometimes inadvertently, and as
the referees whistle made the ball
dead 1t was impossible for the offended
side to take advantage Of whatever
run they made by refusing the penal
ty. For this reason the rules this year
call particular attention to the fact
that the referee should never under
any circumstances blow his whistle to
thus indicate a foul. However, if he
should inadvertently do so the ball is
still dead and play must stop.
One or two changes were made for
the sake OF making the penalties uni
form, and 1t was suggested by the rule
makers that the position of the referee
ahnYrII ha hnhttI Ap off
Coy the Greatest of Players.
There seems to be no one in sight
at this time to challenge the suprema
cy Of K. III. Coy of Yale during the
gridiron campaign as the greatest
player of the country. Coy is one of
those rare Instances of the ideal play
er. Physically and temperamentally
he is the embodiment of the qualities
needed In the all around player. Not
only is he fast and sturdy runner
and on the defensive sure tackler
but he Is a quick thinking, sure
thinking and far thinking general
Not only is he swift dodger and
crushing, crashing line plunger. but he
falls to lose his temper when his OPP
ponents calculate that most likely he
will, for making a man lose his tenn
per Is part of the game of football. 1t
was true description that New
York football reporter wrote at the
close Of the Princeton game in
the New Jersey town last November
He wrote, yale power defeated
Princeton, and its name was Coy"
This former Connecticut schoolboy,
towheaded and demure, who used to
kneel and humbly say his prayers at
his mothers knee, has become the
only old and original human bomb
and when he explodes, somebody's rush
line is usually sprinked over the dis
tant geography.
Page, All Western End.
Another warrior of the pigskin
trails who will loom big In the fore
this year is H. Orvile Page. the new
captain Of the University of Chicago
eleven. He succeeds man who made
a wonderful record, Stetfens, as also
did the captain that went before the
latter, Eckersall. Although Page parts
his name In the middle. he is an ex-
ceptional end player. He was the
choice Of all the experts for an end
position on the all western team of
last season.
The Decline In Kicking.
To close observers Of the game 1t is
apparent that the kicking department
has not been developed to its fullest
possibilities Of recent years. Today
the names Of the reliable drop kickers,
place kickers or punters can be named
on the fingers Of one hand. Coy Of
Yale and Victor Kennard Of Harvard
have shown considerable ability in
this line, 1t is true, but they do not
touch the high water mark of the pig
skin booting art. What the kickers
will achieve this year is impossible to
predict, and 80 far as the east is con-
cerned probably Coy and Kennard will
prove the leaders. Kennard, with the
experience Of last year to depend on,
should like Coy, show advanced abili-
ty IN this direction.
The tendency is to develop line buck
ers In these later football days and to
let the kicking end look pretty much
after itself. But kicking ability can
be made to show valuable results in
the score columns If wisely directed,
and coaches and captains will make
q decided mistake If they continue in