The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
66lBIlI IS
N GREAT FAVOR
I r1sylr snEs MUCH TO PRAISE IN
GAME uspEa THE NEW
81: RULnA
Sped PRIME FACTOR
- NUnTmERS TEAMS ALI Snow
coon EoRM. nut sHARPs
rfGuRE HARVARD WILL
DEFEAT TALE
BY W. n. MACBETH.

9Ru l00kV&ts as RiaLSd uA0Ek thU aoAs
rules. The gridiron sport plcases
fir4t or all the spectators: It pieases
the coaches. the players and the great
student body. II took q great deal
J of t.nkcring and experiment TO resur-'
fGct tho biood-tinsfing autumn
pastiIne from the debris Of popular
dtsfavor following the crusade which
wrecked the good. old-fashioned
game OF six years ago. The new
game seems to have been well worth
the wait and the trouble.
The old game came into disfayor
because OF the dangers incident TO II.
Anal these same dangers had dis
c0uragfng influence on the element
most directly concerned--the student
bodT. Form getting right down to
cA80G. II was q test of muscle and
Drawn, and not a competition of skill.
n was smash, smash. smash through
the line all the time, with now and
tAAu IN end run or a variation WORK
"a Ia Just 10 keep the opposition on
kAe anxious seat. Naturally n hu-
man baftering ram would pick out
{ tha weakest spot in the line on which
10 center an attack and woe be-
t1Qe the object of the charge.
Under Old Rules.
speed, under the old rules. was a
& natural advantage. but not neces-
nas1ly q vital issue. Brute strength
&Asue flrst, last and all the time.
Ihe primitive qualification of class
WAa stamina to stand up under pun
sgnment. power to grind through IA
NAn Of human resistance. Under such
eendtticns the game naturally de-
. vplved into o survival OF the attest-
Nome but 4 giant might play with
4 my amount Of safety. Weddings had
- place On the gridiron. Speed and
eMnnin1 combined counted for but
Il Mttle unless supplemented BY excep-
i t10nai physical power.
The game A. played now seems 10
Ave eliminated all the objectiona BILE
II - The sassss fasne retained ali the
more desirable fundamentals. II liz
Qrise true that football was never
NnAeat tor tnvalids II In a game
h taAt requires certain physical per-
s 1ke43onA But no longer Is bulk and
Aesf the first requisite Speed counts
~ much ~ Drawn and thu agile, ligsss
fsfiow II perfectly sound has a bet
eot chance TO shine than the big.
AIow-thtnktng giant Modern foot
y ball y moro than ever game Of
1 ehiil.
One Of the greatest objection to the
&emerl attack was confined to mass
4oEma4aena. There was practically no
eDen fetd work It was impossible
From tia stands to follow. the ball
ptaH ~ play. Invariably the man
& carrying the spheroid was complete
NJ scrsened by his interference. Ex-
+ 0ept Tor 4 punt. crfss-cross an end
run Or s0me OF the few variations
MvM the batterfng ram style OF at
tack: the spectator was In q sea Of
u o1Wflderment from start to flnish.
Tho Forward Pass.
The forward pass was mapped orig
eeally To open out the game through
the necessity Of scattering the de-
1Anae. In this II served Its purpose
- soTne degree. Yet the forward
paas 1t first was looked upon with
i 0reAt disfavor by the coaches There
sMor4 too many restrictions attached.
mi penalties for It's failure to be
properly completed made It rather
Questionable weapon. This year these
restrictions have been eliminated and
1ho play has Immediately come into
\ gtaat favor. II Is very spectacular
ana appeals TO the general public. It
3eates an opening for light team to
make consistent gains where Il would
4 b utterly impossible to gain through
henvier line. A team now has four
S1kAnCes, without penalty whatever
100 the loss Of the ball In case OF
AAsolute failure to make the neces-
10y ten yards distance Ono prop
4 eTiy executed forward pass is good for
double o. treble this amount. With
! anv degree OF proficiency well
aehoolsd eleven should make good on
~ least one OF four attempts
Undoubtedly the forward pass has
rasclutionixed football. but II has not
yet been developed to Its greatest
worth. Tho further 1t Ia perfected the
greater viii be the possibilities of un-
expectsd scoring which adds the spice
~ uncertainty and make competition
Ill that 10 to be desired. Wonderful
Indeed has been the progress under
the new rules 30 far this season. 1t
looks AZ II the present code 10 here to
stAy.
q Yale and Harvard.
The annual battle between Yale and
Harvard this year should be one fit
Tor the gods. Experts who have seen
the two great rivals in action believe
that Harvard has an edge on the Bull
dor and that Old Ell will be lucky TO
escape : good sound threshing. They
point to the ease with which the
Crimson cleaned up on the champion
\ niger: declare that Cunninham's team
~ t1ais sAason II the equal OF the 1911
1 Jnngia tribe and that Yale has not
Made ~ favorable . showing to date
- y usual
Harvard may beat Yais. but IT., IL
I 1elne to Be no lead pipe cineh AZ .
matter OF fact the Cambridge boys
AaA no easy time Of IL against the
AIGsrs. Princeton put up far sitter
4ght than their to 0 tally indicates.
4Tha champions were beaten out
&aeCngh Harvards expert kickers,
ur1ekley's three field goals. all hard
aAanpes. proved him one Of the most
gnnport soAi sharp-sAooters Of modern
11fnes. Felton's great pinting. how
e&nr, was In its own fashion AZ deadly
M Rrinceton's chances as was the toe
~ I3riciley.
Pwntine Of FELTON,.
Dewitt was plainly on color In hts
beotina. and on svery change Of punts
sFl1Ha Iiesrs lost from ten 70 twenty
pnr1a Feifon has q spiral punt which
$3.50 1880 BY the peculiar air currents
VI ~ Stadium. The Tiger players
IN ~ 1senpleteiy non pfussed At hand
N4ttcnsn kicks. Sometimes the
y nv MSfe misjudgeA several yards.
flIo ElAfrafd's victory was clean
" N - poor play by Princeton that
& uni&ny ~ the opsniDgs. There
W n hive been diffetent story had
u 5unxatsers been favored by g little
Z - i1ek bsfore the Crimson solved
21AGAn'e forward pass. Clean
4 ~ W two wonderful throws BY
~ would have spelled two more
IS w. YAs.a - Kxa : % we. a.iA