The Detroit times., 1912-09-10
NEW FOOTBALL RULES i
STOP UNSATISFACTORY
LOW SCORE Confess
Eastern Gridiron Prospects 4
Brighter Than Ever
This Year
CORNELL TO BE sTRoi
Princeton, Yale, Harvard a
Pennsy Look Good, too
Army and Navy Weakened

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-With a mo
left before the opening OF training.
lines on which the 1912 football Ct
paign will be fought out are bee
ming to make themselves evident.
One thing is certain-the com
season is going to be one of the m
interesting in the history OF the gar
There were few critics who were
isfied with the results OF 1911. \
that there was any desire to go ba
OF the scores registered, but largS
because these scores were so lacki
In conclusiveness. In the east.
least, the 1911 code Of playing re
lations had but few friends.
The present state of football les
lation has been attacked vigorously
some quarters and there Is no dou|
that II Is open TO criticism. II HI
however, at least this advantage
promise of producing positive resul
There Will be a decided diminution
no-score contests In the coming cal
paign. Many are firmly OF the opini
that the restoration OF the game
its original ground-gaining qualities
decidedly an asset, and that a Cd
tinuation OF the defensive tactics
1911 would have hurt general init
est In football.
Cornell Is the spot In the east Will
will attract a large share OF attenti|
at the opening OF the season. Itha|
has always possessed an abundant
of good raw material. and IL Al Shar'
Is the man the Cornellian athletic
visers think he Is, the institute
should be we'll represented in footb;
this fall. DR.. Sharpe will have
abundance OF players with experien
and there is little doubt that Corn,
will be more of football factor thi
In many years.
Princeton will make a mighty
fort to continue the championsh
success gained last year, and the
gers will start with one asset the la
OF which has hurt them in previo
seasons.
The college has confidence In d
coaching system. Princeton In pa
seasons has always been worried
the start OF the schedule did not con
with a rush OF large scores. Coache
who wanted to teach thoroughne
have been forced to produce fashy !
suits. The Tiger has learned Il
son In this respect, and IL is safe
say that Princeton will be playing
best football at the end and not
the beginning OF the season.
Capt. Jesse Spaulding, of Yale, h
hard task ahead OF him. but, wi
Arthur Howe to bear the brunt OF h
coaching and some splendid materi
available from last years freshm;
class. there is much to encourage va
men to expect a successful seaso
The Blue has had poor year in at
letics, and badly needs victorio'
football team to help build up Il
broken fences In its once well-tend,
athletic domain.
The biggest asset for Harvard fro
the freshmen of last year is c.
Buckley, who has already marked hir
sell dS Onc Vi tut iHOpb Itmal hdu
athletes Harvard has shown In r
cent years. With Buckley to help o,
Capt. Wendell In line-plunging an
the rest OF the capable backfield m
terial, II looks as though the Crimso
would have the edge on the basis
scoring possibilities. Wendell's wor
In previous seasons should fade ini
insignificance II he lives up to II
possibilities which are open to hii
through the change In the rules, whic
could not favor his style or playin
better II they had been framed fc
him.
Capt. Mercer Is the trump card /
the Quaker band. The Quakers hav
the advantage which harmony bringl
Mercer Is a fine type OF athlete an
is a leader OF the first order, capabl
of getting the best out of the me
under him.
Both the army and navy suffere
heavily y-by gradnations.- and ON pape
at least do not look as strong as the
were last season.