Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02

for the substitution of player twice in
the same game, with the division of the
game into four periods. and the other
that which eliminates mass play by pro-
hibiting the runner from receiving as
sistance This makes it impossible for
teams to pile plays onto a single man,
which the rules committee contended was
responsible for a good many of the in
jurieS last year.
This last rule has made the game more
Of an individual affair than ever. Much
depends upon speedy backs and sure
men in the operation of the forward
pass. This fact had undoubtedly induced
so many small men and sprinterS TO try
for the big teams. The anxiety of
sprinters to try their speed on the grid
iron is best illustrated at Pennsylvania
where eight men who belong to or ap-
proach the ten secOnd-class are candi-
dates for the eleven, and with the full
sanction of Trainer Mike Murphy, who
heretofore has discouraged his track men
from risking their limbs on the foot ball
field These men include R~nsdel.. the
1OO-yard intercollegiate and English
champion: Minds, who scored in both
sprints at the l. c. A. A. A. A. games:
Hough, a former Intercollegiate cham
man; Mercer. with similar record; Scott.
Haydock and Hall. the Quakers' best
hurdlers, and Hutchinson, the regular
fullback. but who has been timed in close
to 10 10 seconds for 100 yards.
There is a similar search for men Of
speed at the other colleges. OF course.
speed is not the only requirement of a
good player under the new rules, for it
is as true now as ever that big man
with fair speed is more useful than a
faster man Of slight build. The value
Of the speedy man is in the end-running
game. Let such man get quick start
and he is sure to skirt the ends and get
away for a good gain.
Yale Coaches Are Pleased.
The college world was much interested
e hearing the verdict of the Yale coaches
over the operation of the new rules in
their first game. 1t will be recalled that
Cor the first time in good many years
Yale did not take the Initiative. or even
a leading part. in the amendment of the
rules. In fact Walter Camp and other
Yale men criticised the new code rather
severely at the time the changes were
announced. Since the preliminary prac-
tice started both Coach Coy and Capt.
Daily have announced themselves as well
pleased with the operation of the new
rules. Both are a unit in believing that
they will greatly reduce the number OF
injuries.
In reference to the subject of injuries
it should be noted that the newspapers
have had very few scholastic injuries
to chronicle. What few games have been
played were played with hardly an injury
to mar them The division Of the game into
periods and the elimination Of mass plays
have contributed this beneficial effect
Also school authorities have been moved
20 pay more attent Cd to the supervision
OF the physical welfare OF their teams.
How Strong Is CornellP
Although it is impossible to form any
conclusions worth while by means OF
comparative scores the foot ball experts
were certainly astOnished with Cornelrs
mastery Of the new game. To run up
nifty points in four short periods cannot
be explained away by the statement that
Hobart was weak Probably the visitors
were outclassed. but under the new rules
there is no doubt that the defense has
a certain advantage over the offenSe,
particularly at this season of the year.
The fact remains then that Cornell must
have developed splendid set of backs
who know how to run the ends aid
handle the forward pass.
1t will be pleasing news to the college
world if Cornell does produce team able to
hold its own with the best in the coun-
try. There is no good reason why Cor
nell should not soon come to the trent
in foot ball, just as her teams have done
in other sports Yet the Ithacans have
never turned out a real championship
eleven. Only once have they been able
to defeat Pennsylvania in the long list
of games that the two have been play
ing. They have been more successful
with Princeton. but when they defeated
the Tigers they We're unfortunate liz clos
Ing the season with disaster at Penn
svlyania. Nothing would give Cornell
men more pleasure than to develop a win