New-York tribune., 1911-12-07
So Says Yates Football Strate-
gist in Reviewing Season and
Making Suggestions for
Changes.
WALTER CAMPS
ALL-AMERICA TEAM


Fullb1c. ...... Dalton ........ Annapolis
Tor the first time in several years Walter
Csmp. Wales athletic mentor and football
siratocist. fails 10 name a single player
from tho West ON his All-Amcrica eleven
which is published IN tho current issue Of
"Colliers Weekly" Ho names two on his
second eleven. however and three on his
third.
Mr. Camps frs; eleven is made up as
follows. Ends White. Princeton. and 30
rneisier Yale tackles Hart Princeton. and
Devoro. West Point guards Fisher, Har-
ward. and Du0. Princeton; centre. Ketch-
an. Yale. quarterback. Howe Yale; half
hacks. Wendell Harvard, and Thorpe, Car
Isle and fulheok Dalton. Annapolis
Princeton is represented boy three players
Yale by three Harvard hy two and West
Point. Annapolis and Carlisle by one each
Eight n The players named by Mr. Camp
found "a place on The Tribune's Al-Eastern
team. published last Sunday. In the other
three positions Bluethenthal. II Princeton,
was picked instead n Kercham az centre.
Elcock. Of Dartmouth instead Of Devore
~ tackle and Mercer, Of Pennsylvania in
stead Of Thorpe in the backfeld. ketch-
am Deyorc ard Thorpe. however were In
The Triburc's second eleven. after being
carefully considered.
M CAMPS second and third teams fol-
low Second Team Ends. Smith Of Har-
ward. and Very. OF Penn State. tackles,
Muk Of Cornell. ana Scully. Of Yale;
guards. Scruby. Of Chicago. and McDevitt
of YaIe; centre. BlGethenthal. Of Princeton;
quarterback. SprackhHg. OF Brown; half
backs. Morcy. Of Dartmouth, and Camp, Of
Yale. and fulback. Rosenwad, Of Mime
sofa.
Third Team-Ends. Ashbaugh, Of Brown.
and Eailett. Of Syracuse; tackles, Buser. Of
Wisconsin and Brown. Of Annapolis;
guards Francis, Of Yale and Arnold, Of
West Point; centre. Weems. Of Annapolis;
Quarterback, Capron. Of Minnesota; half
backs. Mercer OF Pennsylvania. and Wells.
Of Michigan, and fuliback, Hudson, OF
Trinity
Mr. Camp does not confne himself to
naming an All-America team. but dis
cusscs the season in a most entertaining
way and makes some references 10 needed
changes In the rules-a subject that Is
arousing much interest among followers
of the sport. lie says ia part after declar-
inig taat "the football season Of 1911 VIII
go down in history as one Of miracles
The forward Pass has taken no more
prominent position than Of old, in fact in
late games considerably less. II has re
SUlted ia disaster on one qr two occasions
in contests that meant good deal II
has not ben productive OF an. spectacular
llays The OnsIdc kick has been. as al
VaNs, q matter OF luck, that is, If the
taA bounds straight the defensive side
secures possession of It easily and the
side on the attack has lost several yards
on the kick. That is the difference between
the long kick and the short one. IT, on
th, other hand. the ball performs a freak
antc and either jumps sidcwise or nits on
the end and bounds clear over the defensive
man's head. the play results in fine gain
touchdown at very little expenditure Of
eftort But who can zen which way the
ball viii bouud2 Surely 10 scientific study
or daily practice can forecast the action Of
this leather sphere.
There seems TO Doe a wide diversity Of
opinion on the matter OF the rules SO far
"a physical injuries are concerned, which
only more careful analysis al the end Of
the season can really determine. NlthOut
statistical Information II seems as II IN
tUries 20 the hand. arm and shoulder had
been more prevalent this year than before,
but injuries fc the body or spine much less.
The omcials have. on the whole, done a
IOCd JOB. There was in midseasOn too
great laXity in two respects, namely, al
lowing IN" man attempting to block the
Kick 20 run into tho kicker after he had
gotten the ball way aud allowing pushing
and pulling. chiefly pushing Of the runner
after be reached the line II men in the
hackheld follow the runner into the line he
endeavors to 20 through. nine times out
o. ten they must, even II they keep their
hands or him. eventually push him for ne
IS stopped when they are still running for
ward and they 20 against him.
There was also too much Interference i'm
tho neutral zone Ou-forward passing. II
was ather strange that the officials seemed
j. -
o kick than in the case Of forward pass,
fOr the man receiving the pass is very
likely 20 be bumped, not hard, but simply
by 4 man putting himself in his way. and
IL was seldom called by the officials All
these matters improved somewhat toward
the end Of the season. but need consider
The rules forbidding tackline below the
knees and decreeing that the ball Is dead
when any part 81 man except his feet
touches the ground when iu the grasp Of
an opponent should be either modified or
enforced.
Meantime public interest in the sport
scoms 10 bc still on the increase. The i'm
possibility Of taking care OF those who nave
a presupposed right 90 see The big games
is pressing harder and harder upon the
management ayd increased seating capacity
Is demanded Tho fact that the PLAYERS and
former players are not satisfied with the
game 4 = ID Is has seemed 90 have very little
influence upon the desire Of the general
public 10 witness the big contests. and IL
Is also true that contests regarded as minor
IN former years are beginning 20 draw al
most as much attention as the big games
DID cight or ten years ago. The game IS
played more generally in the schools and on
vacant lots during the fall season. and 10
seems that the elimination OF pushing and
pulling and the possibility OF al least par
TALLY successful methods with this elimi-
nation have enhanced its value 10 the i'm
mature players.
Mr. Camp wind up by admitting that
the game does not answer the test Of a
true sporting proposition and offers some
suggestion FOR changes. while issuing a
warning a. the Wc time. lie rays.
NOW Just "a conclusion and warning
This game does not az present answer the
iesf OF true sporting proposition. II
lacks q rule that eliminate. as far as pos
sibIe lies or disputes ard rules that say
Tho better team must win dcclsively. Two
vcars ago thC rules committee passed, by
= small majority. a plan of game similar
10 that now most urgc0 but at later
rneetinf. thfs was voted down.
In advocating four Downs instead or three
in which 10 gain the necessary Ten yafcs
there IS that which should always Apply
10 rulemakers namely. a iufther eMten-
sion Of = Driuclplc We know something
abouf rather than "a plunge into the dark
Porhaps some football Napoleon could
evon with the present three downs 50 ta'N
The oIsv of his team as 90 thrust il alohe
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