The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26

Of the football season. There have
been dropkicks that struck the cross
bar and bounded on over; there have
been dropkicks that have come down
on the bar aud then seemed, after q
moment s hesitation, to decide TO roll
over; there have been goals scored by
4 lucky kick Of bounding ball; but
missed kick, running along the ground
until reaching a proper distance and
then from the purely inanimnate per
versity of inauimate objects to strike
on its head and then leap up over the
crossbar has. until Saturday, in this
country at least, so far as l know, been
an unheard of event.
The rule provides only that the ball
be kicked by any kind of kick ex-
cept punt or kickoff and then go
over the crossbar or over either of its
posts 1t makes no difference whether
1t is touched by an opponent or strikes
any other obstruction so long as that
initial kick-not being touched by one
OF the kicker's side which would be
of-side-gave the ball its impetus.
Princeton can cherish the ball that
won such victory as one with his
tory indeed, and Dartmouth may at
least have the satisfaction of having
been defeated in the strapgest manner
football into this country.
Gridiron Glory Is Brief.
Few minor league baseball players
are known beyond their own small cir
cults until grabbed up by the majors,
when, If even for short time. they
Jump into almost national prominence
In which respect they "have it on"
any number of footballists, who. how
ever great they may be, seldom at
tract great deal of attention from
the masses unless they are fortunate
enough to be on team that manages
TO whip member of the big Six"
In the east alone there are RATS of
players. unknown TO the general run of
football fans, but who, if given the
chance, probably would make good
with any Of the group from which The
eastern champion eleven is invariably
drawn. Some of them, having made their
brief appearances in the big arena,
have ALREADY been forgotten. Others
still linger in the hmeight
There ism 7 q doubt that Spracking,
quarterback and captain of Brown,
could grab any quarterback position iu |
the east, with two possible EXCEPTIONS
Because they walloped the everlasting
came back this fall with a triumph
over Peun aud stiff game against
Harvard, the Bears now give prece-
1ence to none. But il WASH Z SO long
,go that the Providence team was one
Of the minors. That il has climbed |
,nt of that class and is bur - step out.
'idc the championship ring is due al
most entirely to Spracklinu.
There are only two quarterbacks
Jobs in the east that he could not have.
Yale. with Arthur Howe, and Peuu
State. with Miller. might think long
ime before assigning Spraekliuc to the
vet at Vale the appearance
IF Just such man as he might result
n Howe being shifted TO one of the
lalfback positions.
Miller. Of Pom State, occupies al.
most as high a rank. Unfortunately
'cun State does not travel in such po-
ite society as Brown. But in the Penn
lame Miller was revelation, He not
nlv proved himself master Geld gen.
raj, but his running. both from posi-
ion and in carving back punts,
aualed anything seen on Franklin field
II wears.
Harvard Needs Him.
His berth is one of the two tha,
prackIing would have N SIGHT For. Hsl