New-York tribune., 1910-10-03

ming with 1le bail hv the man VINO re
Ceizes the pass direct from the centre has
divorced tire C2me from SIS quarteThach
a-d Ifs MANY attractive duties: that in
spite OF radical changes injuries VIII be
cutie a. common as in the past Rome was
ror built in 4 dav- and three or four weeks
~ no; longer VIII ne necessary 10 ind out
~-llat effect the application OF the new code
has on the game
T over7- strain oI bruise, of which ihere
~-IIl De usnv. just as there are IN baseball
-,,Io- Or am strenuous sport. is 10 he mag
--f-cd lrro q broken nouc or = torn liEa-
177eni. fr the CRITICISM of rhOS" who without
thought or study shout rheir opinions and
law tneru accepted a. truths by those who
-hirl5 as little and caro- less -et arc cver
7-ao- 70 point tho finger % Soorn and 70
rorru l,.- tearing down. thcn football Will
not lav, = fair trial and Tu'5oh of the work
-,f those who have studied the question 50
~e-7esf1- and carefully in an effort 20 solve
she difficult problem VII 20 for nothing
I would he well SO wait for time before
1'aSsins Judgment
C,ne 7r-ouId-trc critic ias gone SO far ss 70
ga thar -here can he no real team Work
in football now that The ruics prevent push
fn- Or pulling PLAYER Who Is running
-,-tl, tho s,sI This is 100 absurd almost
work and plenty Of IT. even a. ther" IS IN
baseball. and the eleven that depends upon
nrc ~ more individual stars viii find this
our - its zorro7-. II j. tr-le that under
-ne ucw rules the individual VIII have
fette- chance To shine. but II j. true also
sl5st le viii need as of old the cooperation
- ris esmms1es, # not ny pushing Aio
-7ullin-. rhcn bv some other means. II
those who saw i'm team work only tho con
ia ~ ,.r, nfE
sn an oId-fashioned mass play. then team
work viii become subser7ieut 10 individual
effort As = matter OF fact, however fhn
pushing and the pulling of a runner wfTe
s,r17- -1o o,I;ua-1 and visible signs OF team
effort There a~e many other aro "n"F
-vs-- n 7clp t}le man with the bali anc
.here Is no reason n 81 HTsteri"s1 oE-or
-be loss II one of footballs greatest as
sets. There has been no Joss
Another critic has anuoUn"Nd with the
greatest assurance thar tho division IF tho
zane into four periods VIII send 70 slow
II, rhe -lsv and discourage a team which
Is marching toward its opponent s goal hne.
This would To-. tr1p under The old rules,
-zAc7 ro-eo-sio77 uf the bali meant SO much
Ind -rf-or ground was gained by close for
-7rs-ion ,,la--s a1rd throo or four Yards ~ 4
77-7r- r does NOT hold. however under The
-7c4 -71ioz .r my of'uiorl. or. n il docs not
30 .f,r extent of rno good that viii oe a"-
,.r-7f,1f=ir~d In -lvinc tho players a short
-,~ra-f---- spell and so avoiding 10 "a large
.1rcrt cases of extreme exhaustion. when
-ri,r-v was invited. Possession Of the ball
elacs not count SO largely a. IL The old
.fa-s II VIII change hands oftener and q
--ain u four or tive Yards by consecutive
---ehes VIII not mean so nuch. defending
-ea-0 under the shadow O: its Own goal
-F.. I'll So -,
-e- tie end Of the period but L must be
,.arnerlbereI that the play Is continued
arherc il left OF between the first and sec
.nd and third and fourth periods, and that
-1e attacking side may 5e the stronger also
Tor 4 a.three-Elinute rest even though q ST.
,es - plays has been Interrupted
There ss mo danger. either. of the came
ee-cnera,lnE into q poor imitation Of bas-
5serbaI The forward pass is open 10
.-fesrc- DEVELOPMENT than was the case IN
Ger the previous ruie that made il possible
snd vhila personally ] am still III favor al
1tst~ic-inc j.; behind the line o. scrIunaEe
] az confident that il win open the way %
1nanv interesting and tactical plays anu
Tarrnar Sons never dreamed Of before As
TO she question 81 the Quarterb2c-- less caI
he said al present The name may loss
a. old meaning. But what IN name 50
me = 4Sttt j. ll+ra d. 'tt- .ftt
7,ehnd tic line u scriulEage. even 4 not
handling the bail on cvery plaEc
a close friend of mine who saw Yale de-
Sra- WESLEYAN IN the opening game of the
-ose77, II %ew Haven. and who has been
watching tho Harvard team iu practice
-ell- mo that the wca-crs of the Blue are
further advanced at this time shan the
men ~ CarnbridEo. This does not mean
anything in particular 50 far a. the Har-
-s~6- Yale game IN November IS concerned
h-f q. 5oes indicate that Captain Daly and
Tod Gov. fho head coach. have been wide
s.val>r 20 -he importance Il getting good
srs-- iu what amounts largely 10 the de-
eelourrrnrrt OF = n@@ csrlo. This taking of
fir1e b-- tno forelock has long been q 50
sTct of much II Yalcs success in athletics
E7ron Bancroft johnson S. = uazerful
nan. some mon have = faculty Of tramp
ling sN over the rights of others. while
Icing lcud'y spplauded ana acclaimed. and
sae president of -Ie American League is
-~esdinE closely on the heels of the men
q that framp Mr. Johnson could not
4ien- himself the pleasure OF telling tho
baseball world. unolfcially. Of course that
JiaI Chase had been viBdicated and George
T Etallings dep0sed manager TWO or
aiire. days before Frank j. FARRELL. the
90 LitF -Ns-A D4A s-Ilktt-H. AS ll4-
3ue 10 make formal announcement. 30
longer ago than last winter the same Air
Johnson in metldles0me spirit tried hIs bes,
10 dictate TO LLe National League au
.-eually powerful and much older organ
1zatioT- az 10 what should not be dom IN
ah.. WAY of el-ciinE john NJ Ward a.
president The eventual defeat Of M
ag1lrd encouraged The czar of the Amcri-
car League Ia the belief. no doubt. that
gs.- could pull Tic wires and erybOd5
.-iee iu baseball play the puppet lie j.
now ,iu with his latest prOnunciaTnt Hto.
which iS nothing more nor less than q
threat 10 t'haI-i.s Webb Murphy. tAe owner
..f fh. Chicago CuDs. that no sunday games
-riu Be allowed ~ The worlds series with
-ae philadelphia Athletics unless he secs
I'll 10 shorten mp tie regularly scheduled
season of the National League, as most 81
I'D. ofuer teams hare arranged 10 do Nr.
In1n-ou seems 10 forget that he is not the
National Commission. even u he il the
American League carr Hermann and
rrfun8as J. Lynch viii have voice in ar
ranging ire dates for the world 8 cham
r.s,rerir, earnes unicss tfct TOO ha1e fallen