The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-30
THREAT FROM
KICK Formation
Play VIII Be Strong Offensive
Factor This Season.
HARVARD TEAM USED IT

with Eddie Mahan Last Fall Crimson
shone strong In the Attack-Cosch
Raughton is Using II This Year.
Yale Needs a Quarterback.
Harvard in the past two seasons
made a great deal o. the "tlreat game
from kick formation. Mahan lying
back. Alahan threatened three things,
two OF which he could do we'll and one
brilliantly punt, forward pass and
run 80 eleven could be certain what
was to happen. aud Alahan made the
most of the doubtful state Of mind.
Haryard's interference in tie case Of
run would pile the tackle all over him
self. knock the end galley west and
generally take care OF tie back who
wa, coming up to relieve the two over
pressed defenders on the end Of tho
line. The chances THAT the fullbacE
has OF making as though to run with
the buH aud then throwing forward
pass viii not escape those who under
stand the game. With a least one
defending end and tackle and probably
hack smoihered the prospect of az
eligible receiver of the rass working
his way into the open does not need
emphasizing
Fred Tibhott used 70 play back for
Princeton in 1907 and i0OS. bus tho
troubie with him. or, rather, the sys-
tenn. was that lie could neither kick
nor throw the forward pass. Every
me knew that when he went back Il
rtln was forthcoming The great
weapon Of the kick formation threat Is
versatility on the part Of the protag-
ouist and the perfect interplay of line
and back field
Harvard has lost Mahan, but. OF
course, viii endeavor 20 find a sue
cossor- perhaps Flower perhaps Casey
and then to effect an integlocking
system IN which each man VIII do his
rart TO make the play q success. Yale
WIN unquestlonabIy use lie Gore in
thi3 way. and if the proper supporting
combination can he arranged he WIN
be dangerous offensive factor. since
versatility is SO 10 speak, his middle
name.
Princeton win undoubtedly work
over the idea. In fact, every team
with a progressive coach viii do some
thing with the play If only because it
l., so difficult 10 diagnose and stop
when It IS we'll worked end when not
stopped is SUCH satisfactory long
gamer
Few positions on the Yale eleven
have been tacitly assigned to candi-
dates. The fight l. an open one. with
not many fayorites None the less, In
a number Of positions certain men
have made their presence felt and 1t
is not unreasonable to assume they
will be prominent in the big November
cames-men. for instance, such as
Black. Callahan, Baldridge, lie Gore.
Hutchinson and several others. No
quarterback stands out however and
Tad Jones who was a quarter HIM
self places as great store in the prop
err filling Of the post as any coach pos
sibly could Already he has tried half
a dozen men and yet gives no indlca-
lion that he has discovered n satlsfac-
terry incumbent T. L. Smith, Potter,
Ames, Robinson. Van Nostrand ana
Jacques, from Worcester academy,
have all been tried, and stin the search
goes on for additional material Smith
until this season was third string
tiller man; Potter was substitute quar-
ter on the freshman last year; Robin
son ran the freshman team two years
ago. injuries keeping him off the field
last season; Van Nostrand was the