Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20
NOW IT is EDDIE MAHRN
1T USED TO BE BRICKLEY.
BUT NEW STAR LOOMEO UP
IIOul:Itton Has Another Onc-Mnn Team
p. ON GridirOn for Harvard This


NEW YORK, October l9.--Around
HouEhton built the &c Harv U'GS' system
Of football tina, has prevailed for the
last three years II swept the Grim
spite the desperate assaults of Prince
ton. Yale and Il host of lesser lights
Wien Brickley WAS stricken with
appendicitis last year Ii seemed the
system was about TO collapse Penn
both came within AN ace Of trailing
Harvard in the dust.
The reason the Crimson rallied and
ana not fail WAS because OF one man.
II was because Of him that Houshton
y enabled to go on this year, with the
B sr system of play UNCHANGED.
is captain of the Harvard team of 1918
am one of those treasomable peo-
a better football player than Charicy
Bricklcy ever WAS. say this yield
ing in my admiration for Brckicy TO
Brickley ever did practically as well
as Charles. and does several things
UNNECESSARILY better.
Two facts were brought TO mind on
Saturday at Cambridge. when viewing
Harvard playing against the univer-
sity Of Tirginin The first 9r these
around Mahan as In 1912. 1913 and
lsli he did around Brickley. rhe See
ond was that to-day Nathan is greater
than l3rickley WAS at his best.
In the husky Souih.rner the Grim
sou met a Formidable rival. but a, the
same sam; time poorly balanced one The
when danger threatened. In tackle
Thurman they possess puntcr OF rare
tcrly devoid Of the scmblauce Of an
attack.
HouGHTON DEPENDS LOT
ON Pt MING GAME.
ems Of 1912, 1919 and lei, would punt
ana ana punt and pumt then suddenly
start an. attack that would carry all
before II in tho center of the fcld?
would iZZlc out altogether. Why at
tack There was Hricklcy, So Charles
twenty, twcnty-iiVc, thirty. thirty-Rv..
or forty yard line ANA kick a goal from
the field
Eddie Mahan has taken up tho whit.
man's burden where Bricklcy laid il
down, tn" Two years IA" played with
hrickicy Eddie was perfectly capable
burden. but Brcklcy assumed IL ali
until NJ stricken last year
aud ten yards AT q clip from tho center
o.. Of the field to the ,wentyyard line
Good old Eddie; why II ,onc6d ,1,,,i
Eddie Viii Kick Il -oa! from the ncid
Certainly. just like Charley Brickiey
Harvard may have been saving he,
nsSi i3r next Saturday against Cor
49, 'NSd'IlSi lIElllt Sts SlpMe a..
Just one effective play outsidc OF Ma
nan swinging end runs and Il spec.
iacular dash by Rollins, following IA
smash OF tackle. That was the old
end around play. With Harte carrying
inc Dali. this play proved effective
three times.
Every Crimson forward pass failed
The only onside kick attempted failed
me virginia line smcarcd nearly every
play started from Kick Formations
ocNern! times downing Muhan for a
material loss.
The Harvard line looked AS strong
as usual curtis and Gilman. who
started At tackle, outpiaycd their Wiz
tinia rivals al the way. Cowcu, az
rlEnt Guard. played a strong game
IaNlor. At center, was best on the
defensive NJ Critica, times his pass
lne was poor II cost Harvard another
goal from the field in all probability
S0ucy and fiarte. on the ends. we're
hIiL!l"ht. IhcE went down under Ma
mans punts admirably. tackled hard
anu accurately. were quick to diagnos.
plays, and hard TO trick out Of position.
wilcox, is far from impressive. IL
hihf seems 10 have the punch when
needed wilcox ran tn. team we'll
nhhdied the ball clcanly ANA proved a
+, M lain was just Mahan--thc whole
~ THIn oiichSc. He kicked OF. purt-
cI. took the ball on two out Of five
pays, piaNcn back for Kicks. ana drop
KICKED TN" Crimson into victory. Tbat.s