Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-04
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
Little Happenings of Interest
During Season.

NEW YORK, December 4.-When a
Princeton man told a Yale man that one
OF the best players of 1911 was near
sighted the Yale man was so amused
that he laughed, and then offered to make
a wager that it couldn't be true.
One of those well done chou affairs,
with a mug of ale as a digester, was the
stake. The Yale man lost.
Duff. the Princeton guard. who made
such a splendid showing that All-Ameri-
cas- are including him in the list, is near
sighted, but can get along on the foot
ball field. He can see we'll as far as the
average punt.
John NJ. Duff is the young mans name.
He will be twenty-three years Of age in
January. For three years he played with
patient perseverance on the foot ball
squad. He was guard in his freshman
year. but was hurt. He played in the
game with the Yale freshmen which
Princeton lost.
His only athletic diversion is foot ball
Keene Fitzpatrick would not permit Duff
to try for the weights because he did not
like the athletes heart action.
There were some Harvard and Yale
men who did not like Duffs heart action.
but for another reason.
Foot Ball as Mr.. Mccarthy Sees It.
The west has broken out again through
DR.. Charles Mccarthy. assistant coach at
Wisconsin. He says: II know that
never in the history of foot ball was there
more corruption than at the present time
In he east it is even the custom to pick
out some heavy boy with fair intelligence
and get some alumnus to see that he gets
through prep school and then college,
They are careful not to get plug uglies."
This is specially commended to heavy
boys with fair intelligence who are not
plug uglies." There is chance for them.
Make early application to Mr.. Alumnus
and get in on the ground floor.
AS far as this years teams the dearth Of
heavy boys with fair intelligence es-
pecially in the east, would suggest that
the good doctor has his localities mixed.
DR.. Mccarthy also says: 1.-The big col
leges have begun the agitation to cut
down the distance to be gained on three
downs. They have been beaten so re-
peatedly lately that they wish to return
to old conditions. 1 warn the colleges
plans of the big colleges go through. foot
ball will become more dangerous"
Perhaps after all it would be best if
the heavy boys with fair intelligence
do not apply. They may get hurt. One
wonders what the bright young fellows
on the Yale. Harvard and Princeton
elevens must think of the western theory
as to their mental ability.
There always has been tendency in
the west to "go money on foot ball
Plays and Plays.
In an account Of the game between
Cornell and Pennsylvania a statement is
made as follows: There can be no ques-
ton in saying that after the Red and
Blue received Buffers first kickoff and
then worked the ball to a touchdown 1t
exhibited the most oppressive. brilliant
and strongest attack we have seen on
any gridiron this fall
Beg to note an exception. When
Penn" State played the University of
Pennsylvania and won the attack OF
the Penn" State team was so 'aggres-
sive, brilliant and strong" that a touch
down was made by Penn" State before
Pennsylvania had become convinced that
there was ball in the game.
All-America Teams.
In connection with the selection Of ALL
America foot ball elevens this season
will not be an easy task for any one of
lect a team which some other good-na-
tured and well meaning citizen will feel
invulnerable against his personal selec-
ton.
There is a great deal Of very good av-
erage foot ball talent scattered through
the east and the west, and 1t would be
easy to make three or four selections OF
players who would play very close games
II they were matched, and might even be
unfortunate enough to play to tie score
under the present rules.
Some "Also Rams"
Prior to the beginning of the foot ball
season and after week or so OF prac-
tice these statements were made:
Harvard is a one-man team.
Princeton will suffer for the lack Of
good punter.
Yale has a strong backfield.
The onside kick is obsolete.
Hart will make q grand back
Princeton never had such a dearth or
good end material.
Dartmouth will fall into the second di-
vision.
they were merely insists In advances.