The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-11-20

that a whole squad might do on the
Jane sort of diet.
1t Started Here.
Walter Eckersall, writing in the
chicago Tribune Of Sunday, dwells at
ength on the direct pass from the
enter to the back in modern football
nd credits Michigan and Illinois with
eng something akin to pioneers and
he most accomplished in its use.
ickie says that "Coach Williams of
Minnesota, inventor Of the Minnesota
hift, is another mentor who was quick
realize the benefits to be derived
rom straight passing, etc., etc."
Eckie is getting forgetful. If he
will take his x-raying quail feather
md look back a bit, he will recall that
he direct pass came into general use
IS an integral part Of the Minnesota
hift-the play that is still worrying
md battling the western teams-the
,lay in which right and left halves,
ullbacks and ends lose their identity
nd the ball is snapped to any Of
hem, as the case may seem to require.
; Minnesota was one of the first teams
0 use the direct pass, and has used
without interruption since the shift
anne into existence-and almost every
ootball team in the land is using some
''orm or modification Of the Gopher
hift today. The East, at that, has
lever really had the shift in it's en-
irety and it's completeness.
1t Was the Officials.
Chicago is doing a bit of alibi work
or the defeat Of the Maroons, by ex
claiming that the officials in the ILL.,
lois game made errors in deciding
;ome of the plays.
Good old officials! Ever present i?
he hour of trouble! Always the bull
varl1 behind which licked team can
make the final stand.
Honors for Hughitt.
Michigan coaches have awarded
Tommy Hughitt, the quarterback, the
Schultz-Heston cup" a trophy de.
igned for the most valuable player
IN the team"
This shows good discriminating
Judgment, save that perhaps everyone
alse in the world outside of the coaches
you'd have called the Maulbetsch
youth forward and informed him that
ne had SHIPPED the silver.
Close Enough.
Early in the season baseball fans
# Los Angeles offered Long Tom
hughes an automobile if the human
string would win rs games. Thomas
Won "a, and on the last day of the
year went out to accumulate the 25th.
The gods Of chance threw dust in the
,ye of Thomas, and he received ma
jestic larruping. Knowing the general
hort-sport tendencies of these birds
Who offer prizes for ballplayers,
Thomas went home sore in spirit and
bowed down with grief.
1t seems, though, that the Los
Angeles crowd is made up of regular
fellows, as they have quietly pul-
chased car and will give it to Thorn
IS, with appropriate ceremonies, etc.
before the coast enthusiasm over the
season has completely ebbed.
A Ruction Pending.
John Tillman and Steve Ketchel
are getting ready for little 1O-round
)rawl in which the Beau Brummel of
Southeast Minneapolis will endeavor
to alter somewhat the classic features
If the handsome young Chicago gladi-
ator. Mr.. Ketchel has ideas Of his
own in this matter, and the by-pro-
ducts of this divergence of opinion
should be interesting to watch as they
develop.
A strong quiet has fallen over the
temple camp in St. Paul. A few
months ago, some of the Temple ad-
herents popped up and challenged
everything wearing boxing gloves
within the weight limit, on any and
all occasions.
If Temple is still minded to fuss
with someone, a muss with Jimmy
Potts as the opponent would furnish
some real line of how far Temple has
progressed in his effort to do come
back. James may not be any blush
ing youth, but he is always in condi
ton, can outlook about 80 per cent Of
the lightweights in the game today
and always gives a good-lookint
show.
The Expected Has Happened.
It is announced from London tina
Jack Curley has been able to get Jac]
Johnson to sign articles for a fgh
with Jess Willard. No one has bee,
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