Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-01

Did style, returned this season to the
fold. All which tried the experiment
nave no sorrow or regret. The new
football game seems here to stay.
One More Gallant Effort.
Under the circumstances it is to be
hoped that the governing body'a at CO.
lrmbia will see the light of reason
before another year and will allow this
fine school to get in line once more. II
am told that the student body and
Alumni of this institution will make
be most gallant effort to overcome
tculty prejudice against the game.
Aw that this seasons campaign proved
! clean. 1t is indeed shame that
Dew York ers must travel out pf town
see all their games when such big
clege as Columbia is right at home.
is true that Fordham and New
Srk university both play the game,
H. neither ever hope to attain the
Gtinction that its name alone would
I'D Columbia If this university re-
;tned to it's just field in tie football
iercollegiate championships.
columbia men have taken renewed
turage from the fact that Fordham's
fulty finally have yielded to the de-
nnds of the students. The faculty has
rer once regretted the step. For the
Ilsky boys from the Bronx school.
llder the able tutelage of Tom
torpe, gave a mighty good account of
ourselves. They met and conquered
klot of presumptuous rivals despite
+ fact that THORPE had nothing but
ben men with which to work. 1t
lust be remembered that football hal
Ilt been played at Fordham for three
ars. 1t was a dead letter. There
as absolutely no experienced ma
tial. s
EMany believe it but question Of
me before Columbia will get in line
If her old time football honors. But
r. longer the delay the more arduous
hll be the task Of putting her once
Bore in the front ranks. 1t would
IIle three or four years as 1t IL to
Erip into line team worthy of
l3ognitior by any Of the big five east
a. universities. The sooner Columbia
rurns--i. she ever is to return--the
bitter it will be for her. There is no
lsnying the fact that the ban on foot
lDll has hurt the university. Athlet IS
I5clined toward the gridiron SPORT
|fho naturally should enroll at the
Zeal college, go elsewhere.
Il Heroes Of thu Past.
The past football campaign estab-
ltshed many heroes on enviable pedes-
bis but the majority of them We're
Ieasoned veterans like Thorpe of Car
isle, Dewitt of Princeton. Devore Of
fine Army, Bomeisler of Yale, Blue
lhenthal of Princeton, Koetham Of Yale
md half dozen others that might be
mentioned. Jim Thorpe of the Indians
proved himself one Of the finest foot
,an men that ever donned cleated
shoe. Yet all of these veterans did no
more than was expected of them.
More remarkable than the work Of
these was that of three young fellows,
who out for their varsity letters the
first time matched the greatest en-
deavors of their seasoned team mates.
Harvard produced her sensation in
Brickley; Yale showed another IN
Lefty" Flynn, while Princeton UNI
covered phenom Of equol worth In
Kobe" Baker.
Strange as it may seem all of this
years sensations proved kickers Of
exceptional worth. Lefty" Flynn. for
Yale, developed into one OF the finest
punters the Blue had discovered In
many seasons. He also was able 10
kick goals from placement with deadly
accuracy. .Briokley earned his spurs
more from his drop kicking and place.
ment kicking than from his ability to
rip through a stubborn line. And ne
is no mean ripper" at that. "Hobe''
Baker, who booted both of Princeton's
goals against Tale in the last game Of
the Tigers, saved the erstwhile cham
pions from defeat.
Another luminary developed in this
memorable game In Pumpelly of Yale.
This substitute player performed one
of the greatest feats of football his
tory in drop kick from the 55-yard
line. Little more than minute OF
time remained and Yale seemed hope
lessly beaten, s to 3, until this sub
gambled on his desperate chance. He
was slightly favored by the wind. which
was quarterhg one, but still he had
to show rare judgment at that dis
lance. So acel,rate was he that the
ball travelled fairly over the center oi
the cross bar. He just did have power
enough IN his drive to save thousanCi
Of Yale dollars. for the ball in It's flight
struck the stick as the rear end set
tied In It's flighl
oams WSn by One Kick. (.
That one klk made an undyina
name for PumDflly. But even In spite
Of II he could not be classed Will