Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

dignified the season with The label e
best ever and they are now on a
still hunt for critics who think they
can better the game. In other words,
the leaders are not satisfied with the
Slories of 1913, but hope TO see the
game take still higher plane next
season and finish what this year be-
gan-the complete confounding of the
opponents Of football and the CONVEX
sion of the few remaining abnormal
persons who do not care for it.
! With the tale of the seasons ex-
ploits told many times DER, the new
est bunch in football pertains to the
possible doings Of the national rules
in February The eleven permanent
members of the committee and the
eleven temporary members to be ap-
| pointed by the National lntercollc-
giate Athletic Association at its
Eastern meeting this week are ex-
pected to let the essentials OF the
game severely alone. concentrating
their attention on minor points
Stase Favors Rule Changes.
= Coach Stage, who is still wintering
at Pinehurst, n. c., wants a few small
details fixed up, and Walter Camp is
in like frame of mind The Mid
way coach thinks the rule under
which men are barred from the game
who touch the fullbacl In trying 10
block a punt 10 a gridlron abomina-
tion OF the first rank and he will 30
his best TO have it made null and void
and otherwise harmless. He and the
other members of the committee have
sent out the private tip that they will
| be glad to receive suggestions as 10
new statutes from any fans who
think they have a message
Mr.. Camp, who was chiefly resoon-
sible for the adoption of the rule al
lowing four downs for the gaining Of
ten yards. has had the pleasure IF
| seeing his innovation meet with de-
served success. and there is not a
chance that this feature will be modi-
| fed. In fact, say the solons, nothing
will be changed that will affect In the
slightest degree the general aspect Of
the game.
Critics Of the larger aspects OF foo
ball were impressed this year by the
considerable difference shown in the
style of the Eastern and Western
teams. The Fasteners. as usual,
were comparatively conservative, es-
peCially in the matter of going slow
on offense, The players of the effete
district seldom used their brilliant Of
fensive tactics until well within scor-
ing distance of the enemy's goal. wiijla
the games between Western teams
were often continuous exhibitions NJ
sensational attack in all parts of the
f., field.
Triumph Of Western Methods.
| In the opinion of the philosophically
| inclined, the two sections are likely -
come closer together in this particular
next sea son. Mr. Camp has stated
that he believed the West would 10
well to conserve part of its often
slve plays at certain stages, and that
| the East should omen up in this re-
gard. Both should work. accordip z
to the leaders, for an effective com
bination of the forward passing game
with the older kicking and running
| game.
The eternal dispute over the reia-
tive merits of Eastern and Western
! football came to fairly marked hea
this year with the advantage all IN
| favor of the Mississippi Vallev prod
uct. All theories, beliefs and halluci =
nations to the contrary, the hard ia IT
remains that the Western teams won
all of the five big intersectlonal ba =
| ties The open game" was response
| BILE according to the gridiron learned
of both sides.
| AS to the rankings of the various
! institutions, Harvard and Chica go
were "the" schools from every point
| of view. Harvard was the only team
| in the East to win every game, PLAY
ing consistent football throughout. Va =
ried by great flashes of brilliancy
| Yale. Dartmouth and Princeton call
for attention as second place aggre
cations, but it would be a bold fan
who would be sure which was entitled
| to a place next to Harvard in view
Of the hair raising ups and downs OF
| the season.
No such uncertainty impinges on
| Rarvard's halo. The Crimson took
its opening game from Maine, "a to 0
then beat Bates. IA to 0: Williams "a
| TO 0: HOLY Cross, ~ to o: Penn state
20 10 0; Cornell. % to 3; Princeton
3 10 0: Brown. 81 to 0, and Vale, II
TO 5. Princeton defeated Rutgers
| Rrcknell. Syracuse and Ford ham. tied
with Vale and fell before Harvard
while Yale won from Holv Cross La
favotte. Lehsh ard Brown. but TIED
with Washington and Jefferson and
| Princeton ard was beaten h" Colgate
and Haryard-a mediocre showing.
Msroons Lead in West.
Several outside teams gained fame
in the West in addition TO the con-
| ference teams. BY general acclaim
| Michigan, Notre Dame, Michigan
"Aggies" and Nebraska have beer
handed medals for excellent perfor-
mancee. Nichigan's greatest honors
rarle in defeating Cornell and Penn
sylvania. while Nebraska's trouncine
of Minnesota in the early season
brought il into the limelight The
"Aggies" first starred bv humbIn2
Yost's men. and Notre Danes feat
! of smothering the Army with forward
passes is still the talk Of the East.
! Chicago won a place ahead of all OF
| these outside teams. although the
matter was not settled by actual com
! petition.
The conference colleges tralled
! along after the Maroons In the fol-
| lowing order Minnesota, Purdue
| Wisconsin, Iowa. Illinois, Indiana
| Ohio and Northw estern The rating
| is open to the charge OF arhitrari-
ness since the schedules did not adj
NIT of ranking on the percentage
basis. even II such a plan had beer
wanted
Chlcago's record for the season was
| nothing short OF remarkable, consid-
/ ering the high class of the Western
teams. The Maroons began bv beat
| ing Indiana bv HANDY score. anC
followed BY trimming in turn Iowa
| Purdue. Illinois Northwestern, Min
nesota and Wisconsin The team