Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-13

1t would seem that when the possihil-
tiles of the shift are fully understoo an
realized upon. and when |. i executed
with precision and ccncertedly and witt
diversity, 1t will prove an extremely puz-
zling play for the opponents. Frequently
the shift, employed by Yale. affie
the Brown men greatly. They were fol +
ed in behind interference and they were
at their wits end to size up the point OF
attack
Yale was not alone in giving these
recurrent exhibitions of the effectiveness
of the shift. Brown st, pped ii al tim
of course (as Vet the shift had not reac
ed the point of sustained advances. MT in
public at any ratel, but Brown didn't top
The Yale shift often as Yale stoppe
the Brown shift. Yet Browns shift h d
its puZzlng moments for Yale Tha'.
generally. was when Spracklng was rum
ming from r fake kick. Yale was b. tie
at turning in through openings in the
line than Brown. Brown making no Gains
unless 10y wide detour
\ delayed pass and a split play were
conjoint maneuver with which Yale varie
the formation with good results. A W ole
flank on the Brown line would he env.lop
ed, putting big tax on the Brown SEC
ondary defense Browns shift was less
successful. the Yale forwards hugging
the opposing formation closely and driv
ing the attacking party out toward tire
side line 8 a result of this boring in
by the Yale men the Brown runner be-
hind the interference did more Il avelins
across the field than forward and was
kept to that course long enough for some
Yale man to get through and all him be-
fore he had made material forward
progress.
One Yale man who played a strong
game. as ne has in every contest SO far,
was ketcham, the center. This chap is
persistent aggressive and a rover whose
limitations in taking part in plays a:e
nothing inside the boundaries of the field
The Yale backs have been well drilled in
getting under way quickly. They 20 in
hard and get up steam more quickly than
did the Princeton backs against Harvard,
but didn't keep their feet as well. Sat
urday, considering the openings made tor
them by their forwards. it seemed as II
they should have gone farther Camp
made more of his opportunities than the
Others, who went low and swiftly, but to
all appearances somewhat blindly. In
line plays they sometimes piled up
against a jam of men and came 10 a
standstill: sometimes. on the other hand.
they broke away from these jams and
added distance by revolving and twisting
off the edge of the twisting formation.
Yale tackled in the open as Well as
Princeton, but not as surely, 1t seemed.
on all sorts of plays As in previous
games. the Ellis had lots Of men down
the field on kicks and several men follow
have a man out ahead with single OPP
ponent to intercept him, and then Capt.
Howe brought him down. Improvement
was shown in falling on loose ball
The interference and the decision of the
! runner when a kickoff was being run
! back were pretty good.
Perhaps the most Improvement Sat
urday was shown by PENNSYLVANIA, Tor
the Quakers had long way to come
IL they can beat Michigan they will have
just about completed the conquest OF the
west, though it is very doubtful whether
MICHIGAN represents the best in the west.
Minnesota and Wisconsin both probably
are stronger than the Wolverines. Sat
urdays results increase the importance
and interest of the Penn-Corneli game.
Dartmouth gave Princeton sufficiently
hard tussle to hint at more trouble Tor
Harvard next Saturday, and after a viz
tual tie with Princeton there Is a chance
for Dartmouth to wind up with success
full season. When Bucknell forced an
Army player to make safety the last OF
the unscored, on teams fell by the way
side.