The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-27
YALE'S BACKFIELD
POWERFUL ENOUGH
IF LINE HOLDS UP
Protection by Forwards Only
Thing Needed to Make Sure
success of Pass Plays.
OTHER BIG ELEN 10
WELL ENOUGH AT START
~, WILLIAM u. HANNA.

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I y,,,e uy the beaten teams. Not much
IN tho way Of smaller" teams making
good showing against stronger OPP
,,pents developed. For several years
,be tendency Of the modern game has
been t. make the little fellows, SO called,
morc formidable and dangerous for front
-ank opponents, but without ever getting
am nearer to that condition than the
,erdeu,y. So far this year many early
Games have been as one sided as ever,
with 81 much difference between the
rlayiug strength of the contending teams
nat. as with Iarvar and Yale, for in
.,anra. there is no telling how much
me size Of the score was due TO the
strength Of these two and how much to
the weakness of opponents.
Harvard. Yale. Princeton. Penn. they
are all strong or not, impressive or un-
Impressive. according to whether one re-
cards their respective opponents as
strong o. rot. These early games mean
little or nothing but practice, and erudite
comment ON how good n team looks for
It's games of Importance later on. so
far as IL - based on the showing against
an opponent OF uncertain relative
strength, is Of little value.
In general, the start made 10y Har-
yard, Yale. Princeton. Penn and Brown
was SATISFACTORY. Inc pay ing bl NONE
last Saturday was without encourage
u.pt iu some way or other. There was
GOOD rudimentary football by Yale.
In such details as tackling. following
the ball and falling on a loose ball the
performance against Maine was a dis
,lnct Improvement over the opening
game a year ago.
We haven't the least idea as 20
whether the tactics which Yale is con-
tiru.ng this year will he successful-suc-
cegsful IN the sense OF bringing victory
over Harvard M Princeton and Brown
and W. and J.--or not the strength or
the ne to protect these plays will have
a good deal to do with that but one
thing is sure, Hinkey's teams are going
Ugh. on with the passing tactics which
have done more than anything else to
brighten up football and make 1t more
ENJOYABLE, as a sport and as a spec
'acl- Tat. we should say. was OF more
.1'scpU'UC. than victory or defeat.
TIA. forward and lateral passing, triple
ard l.uhle. was dome deity on Saturday
even without Legore, the expert thrower
~ ;hy probate spherpid. The Yale back
ted 81, sh.fty and runs with speed and
rov,-. The excellent individual playing
ant handling OF his team by Thompson
le'ptd ;he Blue materially I'm the OPEN
rv g ne, This chap looks like a real
lul~',rhlck
capt Wilson. big. strong and a hard
urn,,. plays football at halfuack
~ H" enjoyed IL more than he did at
~luIr',r. He Is a more natural half
h5y, and Thompson a more natural
quarterback. and from his new posi-
'.1u 'hr Yale captain ought to he able
o pat more drive into his runs and be
more value to his team az n ground
gamer. Thompson is better at the quar-
s..H..I. y..r. .L., Wilson Ntsug md the
latter ar half can make better use OF
his ability TO run hard and keep going.
The writer last saturday heard the
Princeton line described as green. SO
far as h. ever has observed, all lines
are green at this time OF the year What
rruCk Us most last saturday about the
Vale line was that the individuals were
Ane appearing types physically, and that
here was good individual. playing In
three or foul positions.
The line was waVy on the charge,
lacked unison. which OF course meant
different degrees Of speed or quickness.
The forwards cooperated better on Of
'eNce than defence. Need exists, as
asst year, markedly so last year,
for s~tinening the defence.
The handling of forward passes b.
the ends and such backs as did II was
admlrahle ana the proportion OF fail
Ures was slight. Wilson's punting was
consistently effective. with a good lift
and profitable distance. He lifted only
one poor punt. Naturally the line wab'
hled from time to time at different
points, but the centre trio was steady
and there were activity and dash al
tackle even " variable plav Whatever
he line may lack as a unit. its members
are more alert than was the case a veal
ago and, IL crude. not sluggish. The
team as a whole has more poise. q
wider grasp Of football seemingly, thar
IN 1914, - more proficient In funda'
mentsls and seems TO be developing 9
more driving and versatile running
game to mix In with the passing.
~ n, promising freshman squad o.
last year Frank Hinkey says he hasn'
seen more than Is per cent. so far
Yates is gone. and McGrath. anothel
likely line man, has scholarship maN.
iers 20 attend 20 before being takeI
N The varsity squad. Clint Black
guard, is likely TO he ready for prac
'oe .n a few days, and he was a frs
class l,ue man as "A freshman. Hutch
'nson, the freshman back and kicker o
stellar d'ta!Umcnts, has examination
'a's week before reporting for foot
ball I'm i'm favor said Hinkey, 70
H rulo which Will deprive OF their nu
neral, those freshmen who do not keel
.r w.h their academic requirements tn
'0D"W.lE year
Foster sanford Was down looklnl
ovf 'hc Tigers and the Princeton
Rug. game next Saturday will b
N. ..r-' important second Saturda,
h'''l, iu several seasons. II is consid
fc1 1000 even thing. There was a lot o
tt"Hus. iu prirceton's play agains
Georgetown, but the team was resource
. t"r'lui, and though "A iOrme
..-" n'r,r SAYS the btCktield lack
.fr.''.ty the play had much variety
NfrNHId used conservative footbaI
'.' Colhy-just s~traightaway worP
'nr"r ability was shown in quantity
.' 'r material alone at cambrldg
.'"'', notrly insures a first class clever
..-' .,dr's standard may not b
',I.... but any combine having
NNla. an Enwright and such stal
"'' 'r the line as Gilman, Cove
a' coolidge will be capable when /
's 'Hp form Of putting forth consider
''.' coop The line may not come u
1 ''...r'mcrts. but with Mahhn' Er
Virgil Wilcox. Mckinlock, Rolllni
hlt aud Watson 10 choose from IN
'4i'.s |- that Harvard again VIII nav
'e tr.' hackfeld. Mahan II the bes
40. t.l in the country and was eve
wen "r,kley was playing.
l'" Penn warriors played extreme
~ football, against West Virginia, II
No rI.tlG best sums M the worl
''" mu4te everybody would he u
f'." scouting a with pr,
'''' 'uc next All hands would be a
"h. With uubody doing his asslgnmei
tfhi Excellent individual playin