The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-26
AERIAL FOOTBALL
WAS RESPONSIBLE
FIELD GOALS, FORWARD PASSES
AND LATERAL PASSES UPSET
DOPE"
Small College Teams, which Have Been
battling Hard, Broke Down
Invisible Barr1ers-

NEW YORK. oct. 25.-The most adj
Nanced type OF aerial football ever wit
messed on eastern gridiTons furnished
the sensational climax In Saturdays
games which has been feared and fore
cast since the beginning OF 1914 play.
Forward iSsses lateral passes and field
goals All served 10 produce 4 series OF
startling upsets. unequalled on any one
gay IN many years. Small college teams.
which have been lighting for recognition
alongside the eleyens Of the larger uni
Nersities. broke down the Invisible bar
riers which separated the two classes.
leaving coaches and critics stunned by
the overthrow OF form and tradition.
The Yale university. fondly believed
by It's adherents 10 be on the march for
championships honors. fell before the
powerful team representing Washington
d Jefferson college. an Institution with
an enrolment OF approximately 3o0 stu
dents. The Pennsylvanians. with one OF
the best records In the east during tAs
last two years were not under-esttmatcd
by the Ellis. for last season they held
the Blues 10 a nO-Scorc tie and two
weeks ago forced Harvard 10 play at
top speed 10 win 10 10 ?. The splendid
showing made by Yale against Notre
Dame week ago. however, caused TIE
supporters OF the Blue 20 believe Yale
was rcgaining the plans formerly held
by New Haven eleVous.
Bitter Disappointment.
TO tail where Harvard had succeeded
two weeks previously came as a bitter
tors left no doubt as 60 their sureri0r-
ity In every department for the day.
at least This, too, when with the eN-
ception OF Captain Talbot. the Blue had
its regular lineup IN play. All thres
tOuchdowns OF the game were made di-
rectly as the result 81 forward passes
open field running was marked factor
In bringing the ball within scoring dis
lance for the winners
Harvard. FOR the second time in q
fortnight. barely STAYED on defeat b. n
last minute rush. which overcame the
Lead previously gained BY Penn stat.
Of Logan. Mahan. Hammock. Hardwic's
and other regulars. was completely out
several fumbles AZ critical moments b.
Penn. state. would have been decisively
Princeton strong.
In defeating Dartmouth in the first
game played in the new Palmer meme
rial stadium. Princeton showed the most
versatile attack aud defense % the day
40 far a. the larger eastern universities
were concerned. Forward passes -
Geld goals figured prominently in the
Princeton scoring. although the Tigers
showed that they could smash through
the line and skirt the ends when the
necessity arose Hensational ts-yara
passes. followed ~ a line plunge az
counted for Dartmouth scores.
For the second time this season =
western eleven wss Crushed by an east
ern team. whom Syracuse completely
outpiayc Michigan. which nest Eafur.
day meets Harvard af cambridge The
game VAS almost devoid ~ opeu play
The wolverines presumably saved any
sensational passing efforts for the Grim
son contest.
Forward passing war responsible FOR
the single touchdown hr which Penn
syivnnts defeated the Carlisle Indians
Roth teams played an frrafIr nufuo
ah0N ing strength and weakness hs
turns With nn-ecOrc fIr lu eight
FennsylFania worked 600 perfect fore
ward passes lu quick rlrcraai0u Tor r.
forty-vard gain and the winning tollh-
downs.