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

New loot Dali received very iiiic w.
dication last week, when one takes a
general view of what happened in the
leading contests that were played. Al
though the season is nowhere near the
championship" period as yet. the var
sity elevens were not q. bit hesitant about
disclosing tricks that in past years would
have been religiously stored up TIL the
climax of their schedules on the grid
iron.
Even up to last season one saw but
very little of the spectacular open play
that comes with the variations. worked
by means of the forward pass In the
early season games against the minor
teams The Big Four were in the
main content to Confine themselves in
these preliminary tests to what was
known as straight foot BALI unless they
were caught in a tight place Then they
were willing to open up AL their bat
teres and let the scouts from their
strongest rivals see practically all they
had in their repertoire.
This season, however. il has been diff
ferent. Right from the start there was
evidence that the major teams realized
the necessity of developing III coinpetl-
ton The open game to its fullest extent
because of the difficulty in advancing
The ball by line plunges. now that push
- no longer the proper thing.
TIL" result of this is that ths minor
games have taken on a lot of interest
that they lacked before. Take the one
sided contests that Princeton and Penn
syivania played against Niianova and
west Virginia. for instance. The spec-
tacular forward passes and end running
always kept the spectators interested be-
aUse of the daring that was invested
in the plays. to say nothing of thu fact
that the bail was practically always in
view Games that were won in the past
by scores of 80 to or more were usually
very devoid of interest, for il meant or
dinarily that II was case of the big
''arSity moving down the smaller One
b. sheer brute strength with play after
play of monotonous similarity, where
the ball was rarely seen except on a
tumble or a kick. 1t looks, though, as
If the day of the foot ball juggernaut
had effectively passed. 1t is becoming
more and more game of skill. quick
thinking and highly developed strategy.
Scoring Still Goes On.
Those old-timers who al the beginning
III the season asserted their conviction
that il would be very difficult matter
Tn score under the new rules will have to
Glter their opinions. The general appear
ance of the lists OF scores Sunday morn
iEgs is much as il ever was. The big
VarsitieS that made history in the game
are still going on rolling up comfortable
totals They have, with few exceptions.
adapted themselves to the most up-to-
date methods. and tallies as big in
TIC olden days are being reported.
With the study of the possibilities OF
the open game progressing with the sea-
some very thrilling games being played
when the more evenly matched teams
clash. 1t looks as if il would be a case
~ lighting fire with fire. and as if the
team that will be able 10 keep its goal
line safe will be the one that has SO rapid
and highly developed an Offering that the
ball will be kept in the opposing terri
tory the major portion of the time.
The game between Princeton and New
York University was good instance of
this. The Tigers speedy general open
Ilay. and ability TO work the forward
pass were their assets in tal.ying. while
the same qualities on the part OF the
metropolitan team kept Old Nassau from
making more points than the dozen
scored. II was really not case of any
particularly remarkable defensive quail
ties on the part OF New York University
that kept the score down. but the lively
and accurate way in which il was able
TO advance thf ball.
While there mas been plenty Of scoring
done so far, ii still remains hard
proposition to get the ball across the
line when once inside the fifteen-yard
zone. II is difficult feat for players
without assistance to gain ten yards in
three downs without the assistance that
they used to have. that end runs are
practically the only thing to do when at
that point on the field. y noteworthy
feature OF many OF the games so far Is
that the majority of the touchdowns have
been made at the extreme corners OF the
field. so that a kick-out has been neces-
sary before an attempt could be made at
goal. In the Pennsylvania game Satur-
day every touchdown was made at an
outside corner OF the gridiron, while in
the Princeton Nillanova, Yale Syracuse
contests practically the same thing hap
pened One can figure from iris, there
player with the ball was shot around an
end.
Tire difficulty of tallying within that
1J-ysrd zone has put a big premium on
q good tieid-goal kicker, and il is very
likely that more than one big game will
be won by such a tally. Princeton is
well equipped with players who can kick
goals. in Bard. Sawyer and BalloU. and
they are making tries in all their games.
Saturday Lewis of Harvard and ThaSe or
OF Pennsylvania each dropped one be-
tween the bars. and Amherst defeated
Wesleyan by goal from field This. by
the way. the only game won by a
field goal. although Michigan aud Case
tied because each side made one.
Eight Scoreless Games.
Those who have been arguing that il is
a difficult proposition to score under the
new rules may find some justification for