Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-25
INDIANS SHIFT
TOGET REAL TEST
MCCONNELL GAME

Peculiar interest attaches 10 the
work OF the Carlisle Indians this year
in that they were the FIRST to take up
with the various forms Of the much.
discussed line and back shiflss have
used them year In and year out with
better than fair success. and are ike.
" to use them throughout the pres.
ent season
Equipped with very fast and Ii
some cases heavy backs. the Indians
probably win make the most az the
shifts against Cornell On Saturday.
and since Al Sharpe. the old Yale
star. who Is at present coaching The
lthaeans. Is thoroughly alive o the
various defensive methods of meeting
the shifts, there should be an excel
lent opportunity 10 test their real va
lue.
face IN Sharpe q man who understands
thoroughly the fundamental principles
OF that adaptable form OF defense that
is never caught mapping for which
the khift. whatsoever It's nature. has
no terrors, unless Il be through the
superior personnel OF the attack.
Glenn s. Warner. one Of the most
picturesque and versatile coaches III
the game. has been q master ~ attack
ever since he was graduated from Cor.
nell As head coach OF the Ithaca tieF.
en- he did not prove success. but
once he was put In charge Of the red
skins he set out to develop the mo-
dern attack along novel lines. and q.
though never IN the front rank a.
coach OF the defense has probably add.
ed more variety to the attack than
any other man.
Many OF Warmers formations can
not live against what for lack of q
better term shall call the t1lan1.
arr" defense: but he has been tx-
tremely fortunate In finding the de-
Tense OF his opponents at IT. worst
ON the day OF the-to carI|slez -nos<
important game. This WRs notably he
case last year at West Point. when
the Indians ran rings around the so|.
diers.
Carlisle caught the Army, FOR me
only time Of the year. playing the ends
back on kick formation heIors the last
down. This Army formation. d1aIns|
q back like Thorpe. was suicidal. ana
the point score did not represent the
actual difference between TIE two
teams
! DOUBT = sharpe VIII present any
tnln8 IKE suon s1aEy theoretical DE-
tense against tAe redskins. and grant
60 tnat the Cornell team y e ~ IU'|
stren8tn, the Indian shifts should D.
put @ e. severe test The III1L| bur
Den q stopping these shifts rests vi
q, lns t.ckies ana enas
n Lacint SeEiisIeA type q '|1I'.
play the ueleusIre tackles lrgt car.
z e AVOID beng put out 0f the play
~ 3 BACK a. was me case when
Lnorpe disposed o. Derore, the 4o'.
aler star. last year II that game
duyon,etne indian, ana one Of the best
tackles on the Held. was more useful
" otner parts OF the neld than 'I
hannlhns pevore, ana the Army'9 star
Jackie was lelt 70 the tender merc'eI
VI Inorpe.
nls year Guyons splendid AT.
a,ounu iootpai. player mas been NOV.
60 INTO tle indian Dackneid, ana = y
guaas pLoDaDle that tne change rn4
Deen maze not alone 70 allow him %
I'm Iuh Win tne Dali, put % use 1im q
me hterIerence against the defensive
Jackie %. AZ Lnorpe was used last year
WINS Ln,s year 8 Sarilsie team y run 1f
Z, y eicn: one OF the Dest quarternacts
me E .1, mas seen p recent years
anu en-, = arneI Win good quarterpack y
~. y afnsI ensnLoned GIVEN this king.
pm ana q cnance % use MS backs
a slsial MS opponents nnemen and
.lsIe y Tree play TOT the yerBatilIty
!. .llae Has larkeG praeticaliy every
.saln IroEl s, CaIltsie since warner took
cliaIse OF the SQUAD.
Wv e,Is cnleI issuance q 2 really
seinarKaoie game az ithaca on satuf.
new lork y 70 see the a.
WHY'S popular indlans later u the sea-
..'l 1.l III the iaci mat Dr. Sharpe.
me Corhen coacn, mas Deen Drought
- - - d" =