Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-21
NEW RULES BRING MANY
INNOVATIONS IN PLAY
Gridiron Etiquette Revised, and
Many New Formations Fol-
low Preliminary TryOut

NEW YORK, Sept 2O.-As anticipat-
ed, an odd formation has been born of
the new football rules. There's nothing
very much out of the way in the fact
that q new alignment of the backs has
been devised. 1t had to come under the
revised code of gridiron etiquette. That
the season has not opened, that two
Of the big four elevens have yet to
bark to practice fields and coaches are
already preparing the weird and fam
tastic in the wonder of it. Verify this
will be a strange football. with new
formations coming to light before
weeks preliminary practice has been
completed.
Coach Andy Smith of Pennsylvania
calls 1t the cup" formation. His squad
began work at Mount Gretna. In two
days Smith was teaching his squad the
cup formation. What departure from
former early season practices!
In past years coaches contented
themselves with rounding the squad
into fair physical condition during the
preseason period. Long runs, walks
and climbs, passing and kicking. the
ball and swimming were in order The
tangled up rules will permit of no such
simple pleasures this autumn. Coaches
have to learn what this new game
really is. They have to acquire this
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they do it than by seeing the team In
formation? The wise coaches will try
formation after formation at the earli-
est date possible.
Coach smith believes his cup forma-
tfon will be a ground gainer AS the
name signifies, the backs take cup
shaped array. Two men play close up
to the line, the other two five yards
back and nearer an imaginary line at
right angles to the center of the scrtm-
mage line. Onside kicks, forward passes
and rushes, dashes outside tackle ana
line drives are all played off this for
nation. OF course, the ball is passed
directly from the center to the runner
Smith is drilling his squad on this for
nation, and it may be Pennsylvania
attack as we'll as the majority Of other
elevens this year.
Latest arrivals at the Red and Blue
camp are DR.. Carl S. Williams, Harold
CASTOR, Patterson and Harrington.
Williams is credited with being in
strumental in formulating the forward
pass and onside kick rules. He should
be of great value in Interpreting tne
code to the Quakers. Incidentally, VIII
liams is the head of Pennsylvania
stategic board. CASTOR will show the
linemen how to conduct themselves
with decorum and still open up holes.
Patterson is 2O0-pound parcel from
the Detroit university school. he WIN
try for line position. Harrington
comes from Penn state. AS he has the
state idea OF football, he will be
strong contender for a backfield posi-
tion. 49,
Coach Smith lines up the team with
Heilman, Hutchinson, Miller and Minds
in the backheld; Cozens at center;
Dillen and Creamer, guards; Murphy
and Nolan, tackles. and Spruance any
Large, ends. Hutchinson does most OF
the forward passing and kicking. Minds
is also kicking well. -
done, both in the morning and AFTER
noon practice, the mornig practice con-
sisting of two hours work, an hour ana
a half of which is put to running
through new formations and plays. Ihe
remainder of the time is spent running
kicks. The afternoon practice Is OF
about two hours length, the first part
a signal practice and the latter run
ming down under passes executed py
Coach smith and Hutchinson.