The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-11
saturday Games Prove That
Means to Stop New Offense
Are Not Yet Devised
|CORNELL'S SCHEDULE
HANDICAPS RED TEAM
Despite Scoring Festivals of
& 1914, There Are No Point-a-
Minute Elevens
BY HAROLD v. WILCOX.


Saturdays gridiron headliners
)randed healthy 0. X. on the early
1oason contention that no adequate de-
Ionss against the possibilities OF the
new open game would be Developed
1hh year, and that II would take
nod, long time TO devise such de-
<ouse. Both Harvard and Michigan
S ooed the open game Saturday TO an
|<>xtent hitherto unequaled by any
school, and both easily disposed OF
their formidable opponents, Princeton
lind Pennsy. with ease.
A brief analysis of the Michigan
Pennsy game will show just what the
<modern style Of play does to an
S ordinary defense. The Quakers were
>eyond question giving the advantage
"a very skillful coaching against the
things that Yost--was expected to
6pring. although our prediction last
& Voek--that because OF the failure OF
i <he wolverines TO open up against
10yracuse and Harvard, the Penn
mentors were very much in the dark
- to the particular stunts the West
I'm wizard did have up his sleev,
DrOved TO be correct.
The Wolverines used three plays
II double pass that developed Into an
EGna run, forward pass and line
= n1unges by Maulbetsch. Each could
on1y be stopped by hurting the second
nry defense 10 the aid OF threatened
>6olnts. There was no way the Quak-
0m could tell by formations where
nlny was to be directed. They were
1ompelled TO move the secondary de-
rnoe back, and to scatter 1t.
When Mauly succeeded in breaking
krouRh the line, he was almost GER
n1n Of quite a gain before he reached
~ inner works. II Catlett went
round end. the major portion o.
oondary defense was still wonder
y where the double pass had finally
Sded the ball when "Buzz" was we'll
hts way. Those of the enemy who
oppened to be In the way were bowl
Il over with ease by the interference,
Snd 4 gain was almost certain before
Ao reserves could be called in. A
rward pass also found the foe badly
uttered and success fairly en-
"a this happened not only occasion
<1Iy. but repeatedly.
The Quakers admitted after the
<me that they were completely baf-
"a and that their only hope of stop
- long gains was to scatter and
iii the secondary defense back In
Ich way that short gains, which
m count, were almost certain IL the
~ failed to break up the plays at
III inception,
Harvard licked Princeton by almost
& same tactics and the Tigers found
defense that could successfully
thom the new attack. There Is no
restion but that the new varied.
yet attack has been developed far
yond the power OF Its masters 10
~ Il when brilliantly used by the
1position. and that some time must
1pee before an adequate defense Is
n5ised. OF course, the open game
nat be perfectly executed to succeed.
~ that approximately perfect exc
tion was possible was demonstrat.
BY both Michigan and Harvard.
walter Camp calls attention to one
eeresting result OF this new attack.
Ht responsibility OF outguessing a
nm that Is using the new game bril-
nutly Is proving such strain upon
- secondary defense that that the
AYERS become az much exhausted by
Hrvous strain as by over exertion.
Ann Arborites are finding many
&fngs to make them confident of vic
NV against Cornell next Saturday.
8 r one Cornell handicap that Is
orth mentor. The eastern schoor
~ q poorly balanced schedule that
1nds It's team into two of its big
INES at the very start Of the season.
Ives Il a month OF easy contests at
fine when the schedule should be
Rowing sitter, and then plunges the
"a into the final important encoun-
nFn The result Is a badly battered
1Am at the time when the opposition
&oOId be fairly easy, lack OF worthy
oDosition when the going should be
Yer, and subsequent handicap
1len the late season foes Of import
Ice are met.
* Cornell has great team this year.
NE its second and third games were
Nth Pittsburgh and Colgate, both of
Uh1ch the "big Red team" lost The
layers were badly bruised and some
hat discouraged, and the task of
Nth coaches and players was greatly
ncreased by those contests The
koorth game was with Carlisle, which
hould have been stronger than II was.
hon. preceding the Michigan and
onusy games, the biggest OF t.
onr. came Buckreli Brown, Ao,y
DCOes and F. & VI. all OF them teams
V(u worth playing, but not In a mid
|onSon bunch of four Cornell thus
o)nes to Ann Arbor without genuine
Dposition for more than a month. II
crtainly cannot be at its full strength,
6epite its splendid material.
The Cornell-Brown game furnishes
nother ray of hope for the Wolver-
- Brown was badly beaten. but
ali that fourth quarter. when Les
1rke. our native son, went In at
nfter. For the first time In the
me Brown attempted the open play.
u sprinted around and over the
acans for an easy touchdown. The
~ Workers were helpless before an
)ock that approaches Yost's style.
1uRh probably not In bewildering
ocfiveness.
Despite the scoring festivals that
I'VE marked the birth OF the open
me and the freak season OF 1914,