New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-26
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fro but now comes the most radical chanse
of all. which practically does away with
the positfon as IL stood under the old rules.
So little has been accomplished up 10
this time in working out the game unuef
the new code that il is hard to forecas'
what the various coaches will do TO make
the best and most effective use or the
quarterback The position directly behino
the centre rush is best adapted for direct
ing the play. and il is quite possible tlat
because of this the quarterbacks stih VIII
receive the ball from the centre and pass IL
along TO one OF the backs. in which case
one of the leading characteristics or the
game as PLAYED up to this season VIII not
be lost This has been indicated IN the
practice at Princeton. but experience may
teach that a direct pass to the runner VIII
prove more effective than having the oa'
pass through the hands of third man
OF the many interesting developments tna1
can he expected in a game that appears 'o
be SO radically changed, none perhaps
stands ont so distinctly TO the oioIiine
players as to just what will become OF the
quarterback
W W. Roper. head coach Of the Prince
ton eleven. declares that the new rules
have tremendous possibilities for VARIATION
Of PLAYS and that they should make me
game much safer and more enjoFap'e I"
both plsvers and spectators In 4 le'ter
10 the Daily Princetonian' MIR. ROPER
SAYS:
Tho now football rules have hardly had
as vet a chance to demonstrate thelr ~ ~,
ness for meeting the conulllois oeiii 1870
af the end Of last season naneIE: so
thai would DroVe much safer for the player
and also one that would aNold lIlt III, Iiioi rs
ony of the endless mass playing NIiOIt n -
become SO prevalent. AS the result OF the
FIRST weeks playing on the VARSITY neld 1
feel convinced that the game VIII pe IIiuot
ga fer also more Spectacular anu .
more ENJOYABLE TO players and spectators
alike. .s,,.. ,,ossi,il,,ies
for the variation of plays ana sun Sun, reI FL
tbA good points of the old football me
n ost radical changes are the ruiss pico
venting the pulling and the pushing OF the
the man eligible TO receive the forWaro
nass dividing the game into four perlouS
instead Of two halves and also aAoWInS
the return. Al the expiration OF a peTlod'
Of a PLAYER who has been Withdrawn from
a game
II is easily seen that these changes in
the rules will put a tremendous premium
on speed and agility. The light player
will no longer be handicapped; in fact. to
a certain extent he viii be helped. provided
he makes UP for lack of strength In quick
ness. I believe that under the present rules
football will become more popular than
ever and the rules committee deserves
much credit for the wise legislation.
The out-and-out supremacy of the lead
ing college football elevens has been wan
ing for several years, but under the new
r,,les il is likely TO disappear entreiS
Pennsylvania's defeat by Ursinus on Sat
urday points the way.
7, ,al,as good man 10 come from be
hind and null out a victory on the thirty
,,i,,,1, p,een. as Robert z. Hunter, of Yale,
did in winning the intercollegiate golt
cbs,,,nionship on Saturday He was down
al the twenty-ifth hole. which speaks wen
for his courage and his golf.
President Lynch of the National League
saws he favors the post-season series Dc
tween the Giants ana the Yankees 30 90
the fans
John Camel and his Rochester team de-
serva all credit fer winning the Eastern
League remnant for the second year IN sue
lien Il is the first time in the history
~ The league that team has won the
o,,.,,,,;onsrin in successive seasons. Now
IL is Newarks turn.
There annesrs 10 he a feeling Of unrest
among the major league baseball players.
and minors of rebellion are floating about
Refer let well enough alone.
HERBERT.