The Washington times., 1912-11-07
SPEED AND CRAFT
MAKE THE INDIAN
A FOOTBALL STAR
Carlisle Teams Accustomed
to Doing the Re-
markable.

A football team used to performing
the unusual on the gridron recently
made what was a new record even for
II.
The Carlisle Indian team was the
principal in the unusual exploit when It
played two football games within three
days.
The first of the contests took place in
Washington against the Georgetown
University team, and as soon as the
game was over the redskins took a fast
train for Toronto. Canada. where on
Monday afternoon, they encountered on
the gridiron the University of Toronto
eleven, the Canadians adopting the de-
parture of playing the game according
to the rules of American football.
This match may really be rated as the
first international combat on the foot
ball field, with the rules of the Ameri-
can game controlling. 1t Is believed
that the popularity OF the game In this
country Is going eventually to lead to
the eXtention of its rules elsewhere.
Play Hard Schedule.
1t Is nothing new for the redskins to
do the remarkable. 1t is a yearly matter
for them to play harder schedule than
any OF the college elevens. For one
thing. the aboriginal charges Of the
United States Government take very
ers. They have all that is required in
the way OF heetness, they put the tight
ing spirit into their contests. and they
| exercise in the heat of actual battle
| all the craft credited TO their fathers in
| the days when the domain Of this
hemisphere belonged exclusively to the
| red races
At Carlisle, Pa. where the school is
| located there are three gridirons. and
these are needed, for so many candi-
| 1at
| year that II Is possible to have three
| or four elcvcns working at one time.
A large measure of the success of
the Indians Is undoubtedly due to the
coaching skill of Glen Warner.
| The former star Cornell player is "a
natural leader and powerful tactiCian.
and he fits so well Into the scheme OF
football at Carlisle that 1t is hard to
imagine a team there without him. In
| fact, when he was away for couple
Of years Carlisle failed to live up to
It's records of the past.
| On the Carlisle field Warner is an
autoCrat of the most absolute type. He
drives the Indians as white students
would not consent to be driven. He Is
a stICkler for the rudiments. His men
must know how to tackle. TO catch
punts, to run with the ball. to inter-
fere. These things all come first. the
trick plays are later consideration.
| The Indians engage daily In n prac-
| lltt IHlutI llidn lnt hllu VI NOTk tntN
are called upon to perform in a reg
ular game. for II Is but seldom that
they can hope to find opponents who
play as ncrcely az themselves.
Are Letter Perfect.
When rcdskin in the practice make!
a vicious tackle that sends his opponen
sprawling. he Grins with delight. It /!
the best enjoyment of the game to him
Tho man who is downed takes his medi
cine stoiCally. simply waiting for
chance TO return the favor.
The result Is that the Indians go int
the games letter perfect in the rudi
ments, and are able to play dashins
game. where they are ever ready t
broft by the least miscue of the opposi
tiOn.
Heading the team this year Is the re
markahlc all-around athlete Thorpe
who won the championship OF the worlC
at the Olympic games. Thorpe is a
great football PLAYER as he is an all
around athlete, which is saying much
His height and weight, allied to hi
terrific speed and his hChtng spirit
make him an almost impossible man I,
stop without big gains, and he Is ais
"a skilled booter Of field goals.