The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-28
PIGSKIN SQUADS ARE
NOW IN FULL SWING
First Games Encouraging for a
Further Development Of
Open Play.
FORWARD PASS PROGRESS

The pigskin chaser- arc In full cry. All
VI the stronger teams In tho East have
played ono or moro games except the
Army and Navy, and the opposition or
the opening games has been duly trampled
on. with varying degrees of satisfaction
to the coaches Of said winners.
The playing on tho whole thus FAR has
been encouraging for further develop
m,ut OF so-callcd open play. especially
IN connection with variety and the sea-
son begins as II II pointed TO general
getting away from the formation rush.
ing plays that were more closely identi-
fled with the game as II used 10 he.
Saturdays contests contained n wide
spread use Of the forward pass. not more
81 than in former years. but with the
play operating more successfully The
accounts tell of the pass az used by Har-
ward, Yale and Princeton working we'll
fruit of practice along that limo In spring
practice and q hopeful sign that the pres
rnt season will see more eXpertneSs with
the pass than heretofore
Teams of note which have been be-
mind the times in the use OF the forward
pass show signs OF making Il leading
part Of their tactics and not n chance hit
or m ss play To- be- used tlmidly and now
and then. The Notre Danes and West
Points and lesser elevens which brought
the pass To- some degree Of dependable
skin and productl,euoss seem 10 have
finally impressed most teams with tho
fact that skill at the trick Is necessity
80 long as &, Is to he retained In the
code
The form displayed by such teams as
Harvard, Yale. Princeton. Brown, Dart
mouth, Colgate. Syracuse and Cornell was
iFsaFVN all
was beaten on Saturday. hut her con-
ouoror. pittsburg, was recognized as an
opponent likely to turn that trick Har-
ward with it, big array OF splendid
material Including n liberal proportion
~ Veterans Jumped into her competitive
campaign with things In pretty smooth
running order and Is repeating tire sys-
tenn 90 givi.s the regulars Just enough
work in games to keep them pr!med and
,hcn sending in squads ~ substitutes %
acquire oxpericurp aud he ready 20 take
varsity places WHOM needed. Harvard
gees on from one season TO the next with
out much loss IN read" material and with
nothing missing for lack OF preparedness
glance a. the lineup OF the Yale
eleven in tie game with Maine shows feS
camisar gridiron names In the line, though
the hackfeld. with the exception of
I,ogorc. was made up OF PLAYERS Of reputa-
ton while Lcgorc made something of
name for himself as q freshman. Higg!n-
hotham, Church. Wiley, Cakes. Sheldon.
NcNei.-a list Of linemen unknown out
side Of New Haven. an entirely new line
from last year. except Capt. Talbot The
results ON saturday. as brought about by
he coaching Of Frank Hnkey. were
M to date tactics, good handling or the
ball and lrI1vidual efficiency Hnkcr
isn't blessed with richness or material,
but he told the writer that Il was fair.
The line men range from l75 20 l'o
pounds The Els have made good
start.
Princeton Was able 10 hold n husky
Rutgers team safe without being In danger
and 20 put In use the open shif,y methods
which. it IS promised, the Tigers VIII rely
on this year The line - potentially ono
Of tho strongest Nassau ever has had.
and although the baclticld Is quite new
as a group CLICK Is an experienced quar-
terback briggs and Tibbott are haifbacks
who did first class work before becoming
varsity candidates. and Roland. fulhack,
Ineligible before this yea. has been counted
on "a a star for the varsity ever since
he went to Princeton lie is a tall, thin,
why chap and n thrower OF the forward
pass Of more than ordinary skill.
roor handling of the ball and crudity
In other fundamentals handicapped the
Quakers greatly in their first game. The
Carlisle Indians are winning 10y small
scores. but that at this stage may mean
nothing. Warner has sufficient nucleus
for a typical Carlisle team when he begins
to whip them into the sought for shape.