New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-02

of the year. A word must be said also
for Captain Eddie Butler, of Brooklyn,
who was on the side lines most OF the
season with a broken bone in his foot
and who came up to the last game in con-
dition to play so well. His punting can
be compared to that Of FELTON,. the Har-
ward star. while his generalship was open
TO mighty little criticism. II is a pity
that the team should have been robbed OF
his services in so many games this year.
1t probably made all the difference IN
the world
Andy Smith has said that he will not
act as head coach for the Pennsylvania
eleven next year. which means. no DOUBT
more experimenting. unless Bill Hollen-
bach can be persuaded to accept the Joo.
1t seems that Smith has been sadly mis-
Judged ~>and that those in close touch
with football at Pennsylvania are salts
fed that he worked wonders with the
material at hand. In any case. both nc
and his players are deserving OF great
credit for the spirit shown in the face of
much hostile and unfair criticism because
of the slump in midseason.
Billy Langford, of Trinity. has once
more proved himself the king of all loot
ball referees. He has had charge OF prac-
tically every big game this year. and so
far as ] know not a word of criticism
has been heard He is keen student OF
football, while his work on the field com
mands the respect and confidence OF
nlavers and onlOokers alike.
Tie games are unsatisfactory at best
but doubly so in football. OF all sports
the American college brand of football is
the only one in which some effort is not
made to break tie at once or TO play IT
off at some future date There are extra
innings in baseball. extra periods IN
hockey and polo. extra holes In COLL
extra sets in lawn tennis. and then, IAN
ing to reach conclusion, the game or
match is repeated, so that one side or the
other, or one man or the other, may be
declared the victor. Not so In football
A tie game is a tie game, and nothihs
else. The elevens run off the field salts
fed to let it stand, and the onlookers
accent it with such grace as they can
command
Football is a strenuous game and more
or less exhausting. which accounts Tor
the fsnrt that no extra periods are ordered
and no games replayed. This in Itself,
however. is confession OF weakness,
and now that the game under the revised
code is less dangerous, less exacting ana
more natural. il is high time that those
who govern the sport should make some
provision for bringing about decision
and a truer expression of the respective
merits of the two elevens. Extra PERIODS
of five minutes each and not to exceed
two would be forward step and without
too great demand upon the players,
more particularly with dozen or so SUD-
stitutes on the side lines fairly aching to
get into the game and hardly able To
restrain their impotence.
Au-America football elevens will be a?-
nearing thick and fast within the next few
davs Already eight or ten have been
submitted to me for publication, but 10
print one would mean to print ALL anu
unfortunately the space is lacking. Ihere
appears 10 be the usual interest In these
all-star elevens, and for that reason Inc
Tribune. as usual. will prepare one Which
will be published next Sunday. without
giving IL the thought which is necessary
II looks as if it would be made up about
as follows: Ends, Bomeisler, of Yale and
FELTON,. of Harvard tackles, Storer, OF
Harvard and Phillips, Of Princeton;
guards. Shenk, of Princeton, and NUNS,
Of Cornell: centre, Ketcham, OF Yale; hail-
backs, Brickley and Hard"ick, OF Har-
ward: fullback Thorpe, Of Carlisle IN
dams. The leading candidates for quar-
terback appear TO be Bacon, or wesleyan
Butler, of Cornell; Lewis, Williams IA
zetti. of Lehigh, and Gardner, oil Har-
ward, and it will be hard to make seiec-
ton.
With Horace Fogel, former boss OF the
Phillies, banished for all time from the
councils Of the National League, some
thing at least has been done TO silence the
tongues of those who would cast slur on
the good name of baseball. uhlortu-
nately it seems to me, Charles Weoo
Murphy, chief owner Of the CUBS ana the
one who is charged with being the man
behind the story which brought about the
punishment of Fogel is still lat large
No doubt the evidence at hand was not OF
a kind to convict him Of COLLISION but
baseball in general and the National
League in particular would be better of
If he could be persuaded 10 sell his stock
and retire. lie has been disturbing ele-
ment in baseball, and unless ne mends his
ways always will be.
Thomas ]. Lynch, president Of the Ma
tional League, deserves reelection he
WAS bold enough to force an issue and 10
do what was possible to preservc the in
tesrity of baseball and Of his umpires by
bringing Fogel TO trial If the owners OF
the clubs which make up the older organ
ization do not recognize his services the
National League will be the loser.
HERBERT.
NAVY HONORS ITS HEROES