New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-27
Comment and Gossip
on Sports of the Day


Jones has three sets of good backs pu'
the trouble is that none of them WIN
the possible exception OF Pumpelly' can
be classed as stars. Wheeler, WILSON,
Castles, Bud" Wiser, Markle, Malcolm
Guernsey, Ainsworth and Knowles just
about make up the list, and of these IL is
generally felt that Pumpelly, wilson anu
Knowles. with Cornish at quarteroach'
will get first call against Princeton ana
Harvard
So far as can be judged, Yale VIII ho'
be strong in drop kickers unless ui
nelly comes back to himself. Don Mar mo
is accurate, and probably the pest man
IN the SQUAD. but the trouble Is tha'
twenty yards is about his limit III i"'
ter-dav football a reasonably sure orop
kicker Il almost essential, the more 80
- scoring punch by straight rushihs
is lacking.
Does the shifting of Captain Storer
fror, tackle TO end in practice last Thurs
day indicate weakness In the ii"i ON
eleven? This was the burden ol SIN y.
seven queries which came 10 my u.'h
on Friday. Percy d. Haushton t"ne0
few persons into his confidence ou, 'no
move In my opinion, does not inoicate
any particular weakness except III se'onu
string ends. 1t happens that harNa'u 10
much better off in substitute tachies' ""U
II looks as if the shift or S'orer was
nartly an experiment and partly 10 sudiu
against the possible contingency OF an
accident happening to Coolidge or " brlel"
the first string ends. Captain o.oie' -
the kind OF player who "ouio SHINE
quite as easily at end as he mas al td'hio'
He is qualified to play any positioii III
the line from centre rush, "here ne III ~
Gained prominence, out. II looks as il
Gilman who was tried at tackle IN
storer,s place. was almost too soou
man TO keep out of the game eh''ie's
hut TO find a place for him, even ioi o'''
neriod IL would be necessary Tor Storer
70 90 ont 10 one of the wing POSITIONS
II is good Judgment. then, on the. part
of the coaches to familiarHe 'he nhel
with their positions, so that the! VIII NC
ready If the need arises.
Whom the Worcester Academy footoali
team PLAYED the Yale freshmen coup,'
of weeks ago the players were nurhoeieu.
When will some college team adopt '"''
much needed reform and be the nrst W
cot an example that is sure to be toi-
lowed once its value is appreciated! HaV-
,ro despaired Of the rules committee. the
hope now for my pet hobby depends upon
one or more of the leading elevens.
Cornell men did not get mucn encourae
ment from the defeat by the Inl'ers'''
Of Pittsburgh on Saturday FOR the
came with Harvard at Cambridge, no"
only six DAYS off. The eleven still needs
lot of coaching and hard work
II is cause for comment that in the
games played TO date the smaller colleges
have made far more use OF the 1or"aiu
, pass and developed it further than the
! larger ones There is reason Tor inns
! The forward pass depends largely for lts
effectiveness on its unexpectedness. III
anticipated il can easily be nullified.
Formations are not so many that some
can be used and others held in reserve
and the big elevens no doubt are perfect
| ing the play in secret and holding II back
| as long as possible.
! One thing is sure, no question is now
| raised as to the practicability Of the for
ward pass as means of advancing the
| ball and even as "A scoring play. Those
! who prophesied an early death Tor THIS
! basketball" feature have been silenced.
The play has become much a part of
football and is growing in favor each
year.
Harry Kersberg, head coach OF the
Holy Cross eleven, is quoted as saying
! OF the Harvard eleven: Her attack is
! irresistible and her interference almost
uncanny." Kersberg spoke OF sad expe-
| rience but with reason. be ii said.