The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-14
KICKS The THING
Week Will Be Devoted to Bet
tering Boot Practice.
Thorpe Beats Harvard by Great
Toe Work.
WINS FOR PRINCETON
Coaches Realize Drop Kick Has
Great Possibilities.
WINS FOR PRINCETON
Yale's Showing Better Prince
ton Praises Dartmouth.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 14.-The i'm
portance OF the drop-kick in the pres
ent day game OF football was promi-
nently brought out on Saturday. One
of the principal factors of a team s
makeup this season must be a good
drop klcker- In nearly every one of
Saturdays games, the drop-kick played
an important part. Thorpe'S great toe
defeated Harvard Howe's clever kick
ing helped Yale to down Brown. A
lucky field goal won for Princeton
against Dartmouth.
The Harvard coaches believe that
the field goal may be the deciding play
in the championship games this week
and next and a good share Of the time
remaining Ter the Crimson practice will
be devoted to perfectlng the toe work
of the teams star kickers.
Yale Eleven Better.
New Haven, Conn, Nov. 1.-THE
mental M physical game played by
the Yale eleven on Saturday has pro-
duced q great feeling of confidence in
the Yale undergraduate body and the
sons with the work of Princeton and
Harvard. With the Princeton game
coming next Saturday and the Harvard
game a week later the Ellis have again
shown their ability to round into top
form the proper time.
Shift Formation PIeases.
So far as rushing strength can be
attained with consistency Yale showed
more Of it last Saturday than has yet
been shown by any other eastern team.
The game was featured by the shift
fOrma ton, which looks more like de
pendable play than ever before. Exc
cuted with precision and diversity, it
bids fair to prove an extremely puzzling
play for Princeton and Harvard. In
Saturdays game it frequently folded
the Brown men behind in invincible
Interference and left yawning gap for
a sure gain.
The only defensive weaknesses shown
by the Iale players were d poor hand
ling of punts and a lack of sureness
in tackling. 1t is hoped that the week s
practice will remedy these defects
Annapolis, Md, Nov 1.-THE game
a gainst Penn State next Saturday should
the navy eleven but the coaches may
decide to Withdraw some of their
best men for fear of injury 1t is as
serted from the training quarters that
all the cripples viii be in shape to play
the latter part of this week.
Chicago outlook Dark.
Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE University of
football team must snow great
during the week if vic
tory over Cornell is expected next Sat
urQdy, according TO Coach A. a. Stage
He says the Chicago offense must be
better and the forward line strengthen
ed.
CornelPs showing in the Michigan
game last Saturday, Stage thinks,
makes Chicagc's chance very slim.
Gives Dartmouth Victory.
Princeton. n. J., Nov 14-Monday's !
ISSUE of Daily Princetonian, the official
undergraduate publication, refers to
Saturdays Princeton-Dartmout game |
as a Dartmouth victory, in spite of the |
fact that Princeton was given the de- |
zision by a score of tc 0. Dartmouth's !
craftsmanship in accepting the ruling |
If the officials in regard to the freak |
field goal that gave the game to |
Princeton is awarded enthusiastic |
praise.
Princeton's confidence has been rude |
V shaken by the Tigers poor showing, |
md coupled with Yale's one-sided VIC |
DRY over Brown, the outlook here to- |