El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-18
Footballs Toll
- 80 nnofficial.

] To date and unO1Ilclal-
Every fall after the games are over
/ the Intercoll egiate Athletic asSOcla-
I ton meets and asks.
Are the present football rules sat
isfactory?
[ This year We VIII al answer u-le-l--
| mously. Yes"
Injuries and deaths have been great
I " lessened and the game has become
/ a snort where the minor coHege nas
nearly as good a chance as the Digger
one. The new game has come 70
stay and is right now as popuIaE, q
that PLAYED when Drawn ana Weleht
alone were the essential points OF
indians on "AH-Ameriean.'
1t begins to look as though the
Carlisle indians are gong 70 pc
resented in the backIleld OF me Is -
American eleven this year, TOT James
Thorpe the Sac and Fox redskln- is
maxine a wonderful showing on the
gridiron. Already a dozen coaches
have declared him the greatest PACK
that ever wore the molesk1ns-
Coach Wharton, of Pennsylvania
saws he never saw the indians equal.
why, he outclasses any DacALletu
man that ever played the game ne
Thorpe weighs about 175 pounds and
stands six feet Besides being one OF
the greatest wing skirters, ne IS
impossible to bring him to the ground
While not as good a defensive man,
he is nevertheless, a DeaEcaI al 10
eating the ball when in possession OF
an opponent and is always in on the
Thorpe is an all around athlete.
While football is his long suit the
following athletic accompllshnlents
show that he is one OF the versatile
marvels of the age. The indians star
pitcher and base runner Runs lVg
yeards in 10 seconds flat Puts 10
pound shot over 43 feet High jump,
s feet I inch. Broad jump, over p
feet High hurdles, Is 4-5 seconds; 20
low hurdles,-z6 seconds. Great Iasa
crosse player Carhsle's star az -
mis-. indoor base ball, hockey, hand
ball basketball and gymnastics.
Just take a tip-put wager on e
that Thorpe will be playing one OF
the backfiled positions on Walter
Camps team OF champions
Nine Yale Men Graduate.
It looks as though Yale is going 70
be up against it next year Nine OF
this years outfit graduate next June
And the worst of it is that the young
material at New Haven has not shown
up any too well. Here are the men
that are wearing blue toys Tor the
last time. Francis, Scuuy, Chllds.
AIcDevitt, Paul, Howe, Freeman, Loree,
Reilly and StrOut-
Camp. Spalding. and BOmeisler and
Ketcham are the only FIRST string
men on this seasons eleven that viii
be on the job when the call for can
didates is issued next year.
When 1t was announced that Harvard
and Princeton were to renew tootoau
relations, many figured that II the
Tigers defeated the Crimson. the Cam
bridge institution OF learning would
probably break away. But the dope
was wrong. Instead the recent victory
Of the Tigers served the purpose OF
cementing relations between the un-
dergraduate bodies OF the two univer-
stiles.
HARVARD Good Loser.
Harvard nTOTHH good loser. NO
team ever showed better craftsmanship
than did the Crimson eleven on the
gridirOn and afer the game
Princeton is to be congratulated on
the work Of the team, said captain
Bob Fisher. The game was one Of
the hardest fought and one OF the best
that has been played in a long time.
Neither team used mean or low tactics
and there is no reason why the friend
lest relations should not continue"
Coach Percy HaughtOn, OF Harvard, D
said: The best team Won.
That surely was q sportsman's re-
taking any credit away from Prince !
ton, their touchdown looked very
1unky. But for that one play. the /
Crimson would have won. They real (
ton There is no getting away from I
that fact The goddess Of fate and /
the Tigers keenness to take advant- I
age Of Harvard's mistakes won the 1
game for the Jungle Town team.
But at all events the outlook for a /
continuation OF Harvard-P Princeton |
football relations is distinctly bright |
The undergraduates of both UNIVERSE
another one each season Princeton /
frankly admits a desire to continue the &
relations ard the only source of on
position is certain cOterie of Hac- !
ward alumni who opposed the match 4
for years.