New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-30
By FRANK oNEILL


psrt in the closing ceremonies Of tho
intercollegiate football season In THIS
citv this afternoon. Tho teams VIII
meet on the Polo Grounds, and the
game will begin at 2 o'clock
New football, with It's multiple kicks
its baseball forward passes. ano legal
lied mass plays will be seen at It's
best George Foster Sanford coach
~ Rutgers. is the wizard of the new
came. His famous mass play with
three backs astride behind the line OF
scrimmage TO batter an avenue Tor the
fourth back with the ball caused SEN
sation last year.
His contribution TO this season Is
the multiple kick, which some crlsics
declare 70 be contrary 70 the spirlI OF
the miles. and illegal. Other Judges
cav that il is in keeping with the rule
in spirit and letter 1t may be seen
in action to-day.
McCreight Star.
Sol Metzger, who guides the destinies
&c tho Presidents, is well versed IN the
modern style Of play. and his team has
hailed the defence Of every team IL
has met except Pittsburgh with It's
FORWARD passing. In McCreight, the
fullback. Washington and JEFFERSON
boasts about the best pssser In the
country. He has been called such by
capable critics. i'll.
Washington and jefferson Is slgnt
favorite with those VINO nave Iol'o~ 90
the teams through the season. On
records shere is little 10 choose. ne
lines for comparison are through tns
games played against Washington ana
lee and West Virginia Wesleyan.
Rutgers played the Generals to a tie
al Is ali. making clever use OF the
multiple kick. Against the Wesleyan
team. however, they were held TO
scoreless tie. Washington and Jetfer,
son trimmed the Generals 10 to 3, ana
routed Wesleyan II TO 0. Despite tne
scores, however. there is little real dill
ference in the teams. ,
Washington and jefferson has played
nine games this year. Seven Of these
contests were won. Bethany, Geneva,
West Virginia Wesleyan, Marietta,
Westminster, Washington and Lee ana
Chattanooga were the teams that were
defeated. Yale and Pittsburgh had
the power and speed TO beat down the
defences OF the Presidents and wan.
Even though defeated by Yale, Metz
gers men played a remarkable game
and cut loose with volley Of forward
passes that had the Blue by the ears,
and scored two touchdowns. Against
the great Pittsburgh team, however,
the aerial attack proved unavailing.
Faculty Bars Three
Midseason accidents and the stern
hand Of the faculty retarded the de-
velopment Of Washington and Jefer-
son this season, but despite II all, the
team that will trot into actor this
afternoon is one to be respected. Fain,
Nall and Whitehill, three Of the strong
est men on the squad, were ruled out
by the faculty. Then Ruble and
Shields, halfback and centre, respee-
lively, were injured.
Nuss was hurt in the Yale game and
has been in the infrmary for while.
Nuss and Ruble are in condition again
however. and will start the game.
The Presidents boast the lightest
and youngest college team in the East,
or one Of the lightest, at any rate.
The average weight is 16S pounds, and
the average age twenty years. Only
one man on the squad weighs more
than 200 pounds. He is Henry, the
left tackle. This broth Of boy is
eighteen years Of age, and scales 22b
pounds in condition. He is playing
his second year on the team, and is a
smashing, crashing player
Sol Metzger found a mans sized sob
waiting for him when he took com
mAnd st the start Of this season. He
had only FIVE veterans. They were
Captain Wimberly, guard; McCreight,
fullbAck; Henry, tackle; Stobbs, quar-
terback, and Nuss, halfback. The squad
numbered forty. and was light. Lack
ing physique, II was no wonder that
Metzger set about developing the open
game so highly.
Adept at Forward Pass
McCreight, the fullback, is q real
star. Ho is master Of the forward
pass and can whip the leather around
with wonderful accuracy. His throws
are short and on the line, and he picks
his man carefully before throwing. II
was his wonderful throwing that en-
abled the Red and Black 20 score
against Yale He is lightly-ouil'
voungster. and scales l57 pounds.
Nuss, who will start at left half
back. weighs only l45 pounds, but ne
is human dynamo in action. Ruble
and stobbs. halfbaek and quarterback,
respectively. weigh l57 and 1856 pounds
The centre trio. which may have 20
stand UP under pounding, is not
heavy. Guy. new man this year,
weighs i75. while Captain Wimbcrly
and Drew. the guards, weigh Is. and
i72 pounds, respectively. Henry and
I,oucks, the tackles. balance the beam
AZ POS and i72. while Tressell and
carroll We n in at $50 and i7o pounds.
The team worked out for about an
hour ~ the Polo sGrounds yesterday
afternoon and INDUCED in The usual
hunting and passing drill AT ne
riavefs declared iher selves to be ready
ior che game. and are confident of