Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

side lines by mutual agreement of the
two captains, no matter what the rules
say on this point.
AS matter of fact the consent Of the
Rules Committee is not necessary to do
this because every rule In the book may
be disreGarded by tho mutual consent of
the two captains The members of the
football Rules Committee represent no
one in particular, and il the two cap
tatns agreed a touchdown might count
ten points as well as six. At the same
time the authority of the Rules Com
mittee has been accepted without ques-
ton. and II a precedent were started by
which two teams would disregard this
particular rule and haunt intercollegiate
sentiment 1t wouldn't be long before they
might be waving some other rules and
we would have all kinds of trouble.
The only objection made to the rule Is
that 1t prohibits honest coaches from
utilizing this position to watch the work
OF their men, and they can get this in
formation only from the preliminary
games. 1t is rather late In the day to
raise this point and since the rule ia
on the book II ought to be observed TO
the letter.
There Is no more reason why a foot
ball coach should be on the field than
that there is for track coach to be on
the track during a dual or intercollegiate
meet. The |. C. A. A. A. A. forbds all
trainers and coaches from being on the
track or within the enclosure during a
championship meet. For the same reasons
coaches are barred from track and field
I'm all the important dual meets, Track
authorities feel that coaches get all the
information they need about the work
of their men from their daily training.
Football coaches have the same oppor-
tunitles. and don't need to stand on the
side lines any more than track coaches
need to be on the marks when their
charges enter a race II is to be hoped
in the interests of good spoTtsmanship
that none OF the colleges shall ask that
this rule be waived. even for the pre-
limnary games. 1t is just fair for one
as for another. and II properly observed
will place the burden OF doing little
thinking upon the captain or field gem
eral where II properly belongs.
PennsyIyania's football squad continues
to make progress, and yesterday had
about as stiff a practice as it will get
this season Al any rate, the Quakers
hope they won't have to endure many
more scrimmages with the thermometer
lowering around the 30 mark. The men
were introduced 10 the tacklng dummy
yesterday and given their first instruction
in this all-important essential preliminary
10 a stin scrimmage,
Criticism of individual faults Of play
at this time would be unfair, but II is
10 be hoped that some Of the defects
that clung TO last years hackied
throughout the season may be rooted out
Of the candidates this year. Irwin ap-
parently has the inside track in the race
for quarterback honors. lie has already
demonstrated that he is fast a good
kicker and man who can instiI ginger
into his team. His work yesterday In
dicated that he does not straiEht-arm
opponents instinctlvely, and that he does
not shift the ball from one arm TO the
other while on the run. A good quarter
back or any man who hopes TO be a
good open field runner must do this
II is something that can't be acquired
In a day or a week. but any man who
masters Il has adled about 100 per cent.
to his worth. A man who can dodge.
straight-arm and shift the ball from arm
to arm while running in n broken field.
as Hollenback and Mercer could do, Is
Just as valuable TO a team as a Brickley.
The wonder is that some players don't
spend their summers practicing these arts
as Brickley does drop and place kicking.
PRINCETON, Sept. 22-It was so hot
that practice was not started until nearly
I o'clock, and IL was a quarter OF when
the varsity and scrub commenced half
hour serinmage. which was stopped by
darkness. There was little better team