The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-04
GOSSIP OF THE GRIDIRON.
n, WILLIAM n. HANNA.

lnefc = u IOOtDdtl IbfytI Jul N'S'
who is n Coy. a Thorpe. q Hardwick and
a Click rolled into ono. separately. those
stars are lame, halt and debilltated COM
pared TO this wonder His name IL
Shields and he is all OF these things:
The ideal football player. ultra aS-
sressive, carrying II large amount ~
power, a remarkable tackler. II good line
bucker, fine open field runner; he can
play the line or backheld. can punt. Kick
from placement or drop Kick a he
| useful at either end of II forward pass.
| dia gnoses plays quickly. correctly and
| acts instantly and he can drive a foot
| ball eleven. which liz itself an invaluable
asset"
What's the use of rowing over whether
Princeton. Cornell. Colgate. Put or w.
and J. is Champion Shields IL.
Various teams from time to time have
pla yeI havoc with Vale hy means OF the
forward pass and the Blue ie considered
weak IN guarding against this device :
I nevertheless Vale has accomplished a
good deal more against Harvard and
Princeton with the forward toss tnnh
either has accomplished against liie'
So Gar as this triangle Is concerned. lale
has made better uhe OF the pass ana
been damaged by !, I"ss.
The forward pass was horn In 1870"
and since that time Princeton has won
one game from Yale. s-3 IN 1911. Those
six points were from Whites run, with
which "A forward pass had nothing to 40.
The 1sl: game was a tie. S. ana tie
six Princeton points We" rom field
goals. The 1918 game was a 3--3 tie.
so Princeton never has beaten Yale with
, the forward pass. On II" other hand.
Yale neat Princeton 5--3 In 1910 with a
touchdown which was - direct result %,
a forward pass. Howe 10 Fitzpatrick,
Las, year Yale employed the forward
and lateral pass extensively ana d.
rec,ly in the beating Of Princeton. In
that game Yale. directed by liink.y
showed the pretticst variation Of the
passing game football ever has seen
and IN" game is Il Loser when tartics OF
that sort fall into a decline.
Harvard VOL from Yale in 1905
"a. by kennard's field goa after Ve'
Wi.bc's rrshes had carried the ball tc
easy kicking distance. In 1912 Harvard
won. 90. and the scoring hogan vS1er
Storcr picked up u fumbled ball and RAJ
with II for a touchdown. Harvard won
i5-1. In 1919 and AL the points for the
Crimson were from Brickley'e field goals
Harvard's 30 points last year wcr,
mostl, from the running game. The Tor.
ward pass cut no figure. In ,""o Nalo's
& to 0 victory over Harvard came imns'
,diately after a forward pass, This pass
Needer TO .Alcott, was one OF the Longest
ever used in a football game.
Tennessee swamped Cumberland. 101
to o. and Vanderbilt snothered Tonnes
see. 30 to o. Therefore. Vanderbilt ID
600 times AS strong a. Cumberland ant
then some.
The mi erference which Pop Warrci
has perfected FOR his Pitt team IL sale
by those who have watched that clever
closely 10 Ice the best there II. II form,
quickly and smoothly. strikes hard ant
il described thus Men seem To sprinl
w 49, from the earth in the vanguard
OF the i'itt PUSHES
Vale hopes to score on Brown on Sat;
urday.
B~uCkn.lrs tire. points gains New
, NurH University on election day were
the first for that team since its operiIs
game on september 10. In III" interim
Ruckuell met with six CONSECUTIVE" white
washes.
colgate beat Rensselaer,. loi TO -. an,
Burgers beat IN" same team, 80 to u
E.nssclacr's full record to date IL no
at hand. bur the two games noted ar
> sufficient To- show that 40 offence will ~
!. 'Jh"n ny UNA llSIllI'l'N " npl put 81
scratch IN the final summing ~,
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Harvard students are rshearsiug
, new song. "l,.d Pepper" for the Prince
b ton game. Nill "Eei Pepper he "A,
antidot" for Orange bitters"
capt. McAuliTc was given a rest to
day"
Harry Worthlngton was given a IN
Of attention Al quarterback.
The way Dartmouth players are give
Is She height "f prodigil't!.
:, Lafayette hasn't won u game frol
. L.chigh since Ready took charge of IA
=. coaching al South Rcthleh"ni. This
: kesdy's fourth season, and his TEhig
u victories over l.afa! ettc are 10 /
D., lol.. "a In 1913, II, III 1914,
Tho Oregon AgHies must he a lot r
. lulus.
= It's evident hat none 81 Tho Eli tcai
:, was guilty of playing summer football
Also that none of tn" Giants playc
summer baseball,
Man in the West with a fraction