Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-30


ball practice in the Honolulu school!
within the next week there will be Z
great deal of speculation as to how
the changes in the rules will affect the
play, both from a players and specta
tors standpoint Much discussion viii
take place as to what is likely to hap
pen in the game to be played this fall
The coaches and players will study
j the different systems with the idea oi
securing the greatest possible effici
Eency out of their teams while the
! general followers of the game will
wonder If he is to note any decided
changes from the side lines. ....<
Notwithstanding the many state
ments which have been made to the
| effect that the game would be revolu.
tionized by the changes which have
taken place this year, it is not proba-
bic that any great difference will be
noted in the styles of play from waat
has been seen in other years. There
hav been many times when 1t has
been predicted that the sport would
he turned completely topsy-turvy, yet
II is now, in it's essentials, what 1t
existence. In the real elements of
what has been construed effective Of
fensive play the principles on which
the play is BAKED and has been based
since the forward pass has been used
are the same as those which formed
the foundation for the offense of
teams years ago.
s SeYen years ago it was the problem
of the coaches to advise plays power
full enough to gain yards in three
downs To accomplish that a few
fake plays and end runs were put into
keep the opposing e-ayen guessing,
and the main dependency for gaining
ground was placed in smashing the
line off the tackles for short gains. In
its elements the same sy6teIfi has
been in effect since the forward pass
was originated, and the same will be
seen on the griGIron IlIs year. Teams
will depend for the majority of their
gains on diagonal PUSHES through the
lire, with men before the runner in,
stead of behind him, with just enough
end runs, trick plays and forward
passes to keep the opposing eleven
from closing up its defense and to
keep it in a auardary as to what will
be the next move. I%-t -=- !
Game Should Be Almost Same. a
From the spectators point of view
foot ball this year will be what it has
been in the past; from the players it
will be slightly different in that they
will he compelled to be more versatile,
and their duties will be of a greater
there being more depart
ments If individual and team play for
them to MASTER n, ia
Taking the changes in the code gen.
orally before discussing them specific
ally, it may be said that the same kind
Of foot ball will be seen on the field
when two team appear for a game,
and yet there will be difference. The
difference will exist, not In the style
Of play, but in the quantity of it. BY
quantity of play is meant the length OF
time that a team may keep the ball. |
The same kind of plays which last
year failed to make the 10 yards in |
three downs will be good enough this |
season to carry the oval the required |
distance. With four downs IN which |
10 which to make 10 yards, an aver |
age distance of 2k yards must be COW
cred in each rush, and with the con- !
slant menace of forward pass that is |
rot going to be a very difficult matter,
in case wha'' one team is |
slightly the superior Of the other.