Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-03
Stars of Big Eastern Gridiron Teams, 1911
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/ NEW YORK. Dec. 2.-One Of the "bl
| threo" -princetou-has already elected 81
captain for tho ensuing season tn,
honored ono IS Talbot Taylor Pendleton
| the dasling halfback who IN 1912 vii
be playing his third year on tho eleven
1 Harvard and Yale have yet 20 choos,
| their leaders. but in each case It is com
paratively easy to predict the man.
/ Harvard Is certain 20 select Percy
/ Langdon Wendell. the human bullet. '
who WIS nine-tenths OF the Crimson
strength both on attack and defense
| this year and last year as well. IIk,
Pendleton, OF Princeton. he will be q
senior next fall and viii be playing his
third season as varsity regular.
At Yale there will he something more
like contest but Walter Camp. jr.
looms above his rival teammates, DO
meister and Spalding. The custom at the
largo universities Is that only seniors
are eligible for the captaincy. Bomeiser
Camp and Spaiding will all be fourth
year men next season and the two un.
successful candidates will not have a
chance 90 come back for the nomination
again. Bomeiser did great work at end
work through the entire season places
him above Bomeiser. Spalding was
hardly ne valuable TO the team az either
Of tho others And. II popularity cuts
very big figure In tho election, Il will
aid the son Of the greatest living grid
iron authority
Each OF the big trio Of eastern teams
had man who stood head and shoulders
above the rest IN prominence this year.
Princeton had Sanford y. White. other
wise Sammy" Harvard had Wendell
and Yale had Camp. The last named
was the most versatile OF the three
he was as great defensive PLAYER MS
were TIE others, he was almost as good
ground-gainer as Wendell and he was
IN aodition one OF the stor pihters and
drop-kiekors OF the season. The others
were scarcely OF college caliber when II
came to Kicking. Sam White is almost
assured OF the captRlncy Of Princeton'a
1913 eleven because of his wpnderfuI
work In winning the Yale and Harvard
games this year, whether no does well
next year or not.
In event that Camp and wendeu ara
selected for next years Yale ana IIar-
VaIu leaders, each OF the teams will have
us captains playing in different posi-
tion than the man who bore its standard
this year Eddie Hart OF Princeton was
tackle. while his successor, Pendleton
Is a halfback. Arthur Howe OF Yale was
quarterback, while Camp Is a halfback
Bob Fisher Of Harvard was a guard
while Wendell Is halfback.
The complexion OF the elections for can
talns at tho other big universities seems
as follows: Carlisle. Jim Thorpe half
back, will succeed Sampson Burd; Cor
nell, Quarterback Butler will succeed
Fuliback Billy Munk; Dartmouth, Half
back Hogsett will succeed Eddie Dalev.
Army Tackle Dean win succeed Bob
hyatt; pennsylvania, close contest be-
tween four men 90 succeed Fuilback
Meroer; Navy. close contest between
five men to succeed Johnny Dalton.
Many suggestions have been made for
changes in the rules for 1919 TO aquailso
the advantage that tho offense now
possesses over the defense. The problem
several years ago was TO help the defense
Now il is reversed. All manned OF recon-
mendations have been made, some of
them worthy OF consideration, others III
tie short OF the grotesque. But the main
ones are thesS: Leave the distance to be
gained at ten yards and give the offense
four downs instead OF three; decrease the
distance TO be gained TO five yards as
several years ago. allowing the three
downs that have existed practically con-
stRntly ever since foot ball ruels were
codified.
Here Is our suggestion Increase tho
distance to fifteen yards and give the
attacking side five downs TO make It. In
creasing the number OF downs will give
the offense team chance TO get its
plays In working order. The effect would
be in way the same as thai OF signal
practice. The assailing backs would have