New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-03
No Penalty for Defensive
Forward Pass Made by
Harvard Eleven.
HOW MICHIGAN LOST
A GLOWING CHANGE
Parke Davis Tells of YoSt i'll His
Playing Days, Now Eighteen
Years Gone BY.
Bv Herbert.
By Herbert.

Billy LanEf ora, the prince %. re-
erees, cleared UP two OF three little
points yesterday that aroused some
discussion after the Harvard Michigan
game on Saturday. George Crowther,
who made a name for himself az quar-
terback on the Brown eleven two or
three years ago. was among those VINO
thought that q penalty was inflicted
against Harvard when Hardwick de-
liberately tried 10 make a forward
pass out Of bounds on MichiGan's ten
yard line. purely for defensive pur-
poses and with no one there TO re-
ceive il. This penalty, II was con
tended. was forced under the rule
adopted last winter against the prac-
tice of hurting q forward pass on the
ground. when covered up, 70 save as
tance This play was used by a num-
Der Of elevenS in 1918, but particular
~ West Point.
Mr. Langford explained that the play
in question was simply an incompleted
forward pass, because me pan
ala not cross the side line be
fore hitting the ground, and that
II went 20 Michigan because the
mass wa made on the fourth down
and without per ~. He then recalled
the fac that this question came up
az the Interpretation meeting Just De
fore the season opened. and that II
was ruled that such play should not
be pcnalized. inGSmuch as the oppos-
ing PLAYERS mad q chance TO intercept
the ball
It might be said in this connection
that Harvard took chances IN not Send-
ing man down with the ball II 10.
no other reason than TO suafo @e"''S'
it being intercepted.
Nr. Langford also confirmed the
statement Of several critics that nelth
or Michigan nor Harvard players were
fu1lv awake 10 the dangers or adVah-
+sres. depending on the point OF Nie"'
Of katherine down pUnted ball.
on a number Of Harvard pun's "hS"
the ball rolled or hoped about tne
-ridiron. one Crimson player or ano'h-
~ would touch - or batter . Gown
..;.to,. fa1lirr on IL. Two or three
.irns. a. least a chance was offered 10
Michigan PLAYERS TO snap the Dali up
and cain no telling how many yardS:
.rasmuch as their opponents were on
.,uard. and then refuse the penalty
which Goes with an Otfslde player
-ouching me ball. Now that the Gan
-o~s of this proceeding are understood
he opening is not likely 20 come again
teforc the season closes
Ua,vard's forward pass is not made
.. the usual hag hazard way, ana cohsT-
.ucu.'v decidedly more effective. II
Iepends FOR its success on speed ana
..curacv and is nightly hard play TO
break up or intercept.
Of the thousand who sat IN inc
.radium on Saturda. TO one en-! oyeG
more thoroughly the plays as developed
inv Fielding II YOst, the Mlchig gan
zach. than Parke Davis, Princeton
.eotball counsellor ard member o. tho
Jules committee.
II was from Davis that Yost learned
his fotbau eighteen years ago. an0
here Is always a peculiar pride on me
mart Of teacher 10 the work OF &
Davis in those days was head coach
a LAFAYETTE and Nost was the Ma
rooms left tackle This was IN 1895,
year i'm which Lafayette had the great
sst eleven In her history. That team
fo1 Princeton. % 10 %. and Princeton
later beat Yale % to . Lafayette also
defeated Pennsylvania 70 4 and Penn
svlvania eleven the next week peat
Harvard. 30 Lafayette had sometnlng
of football machine IN Iosts time
on the same team also played al
bridge. Barclay. Bray, Rhineharz
Warrington and Weidenmayer, great
names eighteen years ago.
Referring 70 lost after the game or
Saturday, Mr. Davis said:
"Fieldinc Yost was the most APP
olaver I ever coached, and suppOa'
several hundred players have been I'm
Ter me at one time and another A
PLAYER he was strong quick AM
heavy. swift thinking and ranglnl
.ackle and an absolutely lmpenetrabi
man on defence Pennsylvania bange
away al him with guards back Who'll
fternoon in 1896, and he never CAV
way a yard.
dis most remarkable talent, as
.ecaU him now. was his marYellou
.b;litv 10 absorb instruction. He neve
had 10 be told anything twice. hi
record as d coach has been so brlllian
that il has eclipsed his record as
PLAYER, but he was first class tack
on a first class team, and II his play
ing career had been longer surely n
would have been rated as an all-Amel
ica man in his position
Some critic said yesterday: at mus
be admitted that the fercest attac
that the Wolverines could show wa
solved by the Harvard defence"
Yes. after every Harvard man /
The stands had suffered somethin
closely approaching heart failure
two 45-yard marches by the Michiga
men to within six and four yards re
spectively Of touchdowns.
Mel Webb says in "The BOsto
Globe: There are recent signs tina
Princeton may be able to put on some
hing of the effective attack show
last fall. while Harvard in its last fou
games has not been a very dependabl
defensive team, except close to tn
goal line, and not always then. Wit
good drop kicker in Tibbott an
splendid punters in Law and Drigg
Princeton's kick should be an impoi
tant factor in Saturdays game"
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