The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-09
Possession of Ball of Little
Value in the Canadian Game

own players in punting they did not
SHOW near the ability of Thorpe. either
in direction or distance. and they
know practically nothing about kick
ing the spiral. which is so common
among our good punters.
Introducing 1.-The Rouge"
In open field running the Canadian
backs are very proficient; on the
whole are more clever at this style of
anne than the Americans. and this is
easily explainable from the fact that
in the Canadian game no players are
allowed to proceed and interfere for
the runner. and. consequently, the
upon their w individual efforts in
Guiding tacklers. and, therefore, they
can get much more practice in dodg-
ing n using the stiff arm than do
our American backs. who are taught
to rely more upon following their in
Lerlerence. However. even at open
field running the Canadians had moth
Ing on Thorpe and Arcasa. and there
are many American college backs who
are just as good as the Canadians at
this department of the game.
In the Canadian rugby game any
kicked ball which goes over the op-
ponents' goal line m is downed there,
and which would be called a touch
back in our game. is called a rogue. -
and counts n point. This method
of scoring might have been adopted
with advantage to game last year,
when there was such a complaint
against the difficulty of gaining ground
and consequently SO many scoreless
games. instead Of increasing the num-
Der of downs to four in order to OBJ
viate this difficulty.
Such a change would have added to
the scoring ability of our teams with
out increasing the number of downs
in which to gain ten yards. and it also
would have tended to keep the game
more open than 1t is proving to be
this year under the four-down rule.
Between halves at Toronto the Ca
nadians proposed that the Indians
their rules during the latter half. as
the game during the first half had
proved to be such a one-sided affair.
Having seen the Canadians attempt
to gain ground with their long pass
ing and other methods of advancing
the ball durin the first half, ] was
confident that the Indians would be
rlayin Il defensive game. and there
Tore agreed to the proposal of the
Canadians and instructed the Indians
to punt the ball whenever they Sc
cured possession of 1t.
Canadians Scored.
During the first period Of the Sec
ond half the Canadians, with the wind
at their backs and aided by a pen
atty which gave thee the ball on In
dians' twenty-five yard line, were able
tn score a rogue which would he
Ia touchback in our game. and thus
secured their one point. While in
the last period. when the Indians had
the benefit of the wind. the ball was
in the Canadians territory all the
time. and If the Indians had known
anything about the Canadian style of
attack they would have been enabled
to rush the ball over the line moro
than once. Not thinking it advisable
to resort to rushing for fear of losin.
the ball on a penalty. Thorpe tried at
least Il half dozen goals from the field
by drop kicks. which were unsuccess.
full. and Carlisle's touchdown came
through recovering a fumblel Ion"
pass by the Canadians which rolled
across the goal line and was secured
by a Carlisle player.
Although the Canadian team. which
played Carlisle. had not been playing
together nrcvious to this contest. it
was composed Of individual stars
every II of whom had plavnd npon IA
Canadian championship team within
the last three years and who were
considered to be the pick of the Cam
adam players.