The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
MONTY FORECASTS CAPTAINS
 IN 1912 AND SOME NEW RULES
By MONTY

New York, December 2.-(SpecialD-One of the "big three-Princeton-has already elected it's captain for the ensuing son The honored one is Talbot Taylor Pendleton, the dashing halfback who in 1912 will be playing his third year on the eleven. Harvard and Yale have yet to choose their leaders, but in each case it is comparatively easy to predict the man.
 Harvard is certain to select Percy Langdon Wendell the human bullet" who was nine-tenths of the Crimson strength both on attack and defense this year and last as well. Like Pendleton of Princeton, he will be senior next fall and will be playing his third season as q varsity regular.
 At Yale there will be something more like a contest, but Walter Camp, Jr, looms above his rival teammates, Bo- meisler and Spalding. The custom at the large universities is that only seniors are eligible for the captaincy. Bomeisler, Camp and Spalding will all be fourth year men next season and the two un- successful candidates will not have d chance to come back for the nomination again. Bomeisler did great work at end in the Princeton game, but Camps work through the entire season places him above Bomeisler Spalding was hardly as valuable to the team as either of the others. And, if popularity cuts very big figure in the election, 1t will aid the son of the. greatest living gridiron author ity.
 Each of the big trio of eastern teams had man who stood head and should CTS above the rest in prominence this year. Princeton had Sanford B. White, otherwise Sammy" Harvard had Wen dell and Yale had Camp. The last named was the most versatile of the three. He vas as great defensive player as were the others: he was almost as good a eround gainer as Wendell and he was in addition, one of the star punters and drop kickers of the season The others were scarcely of college calibre when it came to kicking. Sam White is almost assured of the captaincy of Princeton s 1913 eleven because of his wonderful work in winning Yale and Harvard games this year, whether he does well next year or not.
 In event that Camp and Wendell are selected for next years Yale and liar yard leaders, each of the teams will have its captains playing in different position than the man who bore is standard tn1S year. EuulS l1dll O Princeton was tackle, while his succes Sor, Pendleton, is a halfback. Arthur Howe of Yale, was quarterback, while Camp is halfback. Bob Fisher of liar yard was a guard, while Wendell is { hafback.
 The complexion of the elections fo captains at the other big universities seems as follows: Carlisle-Jim Thorpe halfback, will succeed Sampson Burd Cornell-Q Quarterback Butler will succee Fullback Billy Munk; Dartmouth-Half back Hogsett will succeed Eddie Daley {. Army--Tackle Dean will succeed Bo Hyatt; Pensylvania-a close contest be tween five men to succeed Johnny Dal ton.
 Many suggestions have been made fo changes in the rules for 1912 to equaliz the advantage that the offense now pos sesses over the defense. The problem several years ago was to help the de fense. Now it is reversed. All manne of recommendations have been made some of them worthy of consideration