The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-14
EDUCATED TOES
PLAY BIG PART
Kicking important Factor in
This Seasons GridirOn
Struggles.
OF THE FORWARD PASS
Great Play if Successful. but Costly
Maneuver if Anything
Goes Wrong.
OF THE FORWARD PASS
~ M. S. FARNsWORTH.

New York. Nov. IA field goal,
whether it is the old drop kick or
from placement, is footballs most inn
portant feature. Though a hoist over
the bar counts but three points, it is
much easier to get than a touchdown
under the new rules. Punting also
cuts a mighty big figure these days.
and the young man with an educated
toe Is a whole lot in demand. Live
plungers are so uncertain and end
runs are attempted with such risk of
losing the ball that punting is the safe
way OF keeping the ball out of dam
ger. A team that can gain on an ex-
change OF points can soon put the
pigskin in position where a field goal
can be attempted.
Ted Coy has realized the worth OF
good kicker. and il is said that he
expects TO defeat Harvard in the an
nual struggle at Yale by the method
of attack. Deming is probably the
man who Will be called upon to do the
hOisting for Old Eli.
Princeton has two corking drop
kickers in Pendleton and Ballou The
latter is also a great punter, and he
was at his best in the game at the
polo grounds against Dartmouth,
when he OutshOne IngersOll. the
crack Green Mountain holster, in a
rafting duel
Harvard has not displayed much of
their true strength in the kicking de-
partment, but against Yale they will
probably be forced TO- Let IL be
known that the crimson team has a
trio OF boosters who can be counted
upon TO do this duty when called upon
to perform. They are COrbett, Wig
lesworth and Leslie. Corbett is also a
dandy drop kicker. but his specially
runs to long punts. on account OF
Harvard's ability 10 gain through the
line, around the ends and on the for
ward pass they did not resort to drop
kicking at all in the early game.
OF course, a field goal only counts
three points lin the old days 1t count
ed five points,, while a touchdown
and goal counts six points. yet it is
easier to secure two field goals than
one touchdown under the new rules.
HarVard's Strength.
Haryard's strength lies almost en-
tirely in her back field. Her for
wards are good. but nothing excep-
tiOnal In COrbett and rockingham
the crimson mas as nlIty pair OF
halfbacks as any that ever decorated
a crimson gridiron. COrbett does not
appear TO start fast, but he gains mo-
mentum as he hits the line or en-
counters tacklers. Not even the Won
derful PendletOn of Princeton has
anything on him unless it is a brOk-
en- field, when the little tiger is in a
class by himself. But Pendleton does
not pick openings any more quickly
or skim through them more certainly.
rockingham is nearly COrbett's
equal. too.
In Lewis and L. ID. Smith the Grim
son eleven has a wonderful pair OF
ends. 1t was in the game against the
army at West Point that they showed
at their best. They almost invariably
blocked off their cadet opponents. Civ
ing the Harvard back good starts in
running back for punts. And when
Harvard was punting they were down
the field like twin streaks, almost al
ways mailing their men before they
had half a chance to get in motion.
For that matter il can be said that in
the army game the whole crimson line
was quick in covering punts.