New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19
Reign of Football ).
Nearing It's Close

mated. He is furious d..
hard runner, and a fght., 9
with this, and his unquestio,. sspis<
sive skill, he can punt, and tie ss-
forward pass as the ordi,.s ns
would baseball Yet OIinhs nsr
clined TO run blindly n ~ y Ia.
calls for buck of guarS nrasl
step inside or out. ''s o,s
Vidal is Of a different type
dangerous il anything. Hs =" nnn
who never ceases thinking Of ,w
do, and generally he doe. n. .
thing. He is swift and hars ROT
running, and can eel his v.y ~ rs
a broken field with the best &c h
is unerring in its accuracy 80 ~
time he can get within forty.s,snJ
he is liable to shoot a goal fr,.n , .s
field. 'a es
Vidal and Oliphant work thsn.
pass between them, the la,,.s
orally receiving the ball. Pa. ~
so we'll known, but he isa i'm ia~
Of the true type, and high ma. !.
fensive player as well. G.ra,rI,
quarter has real skill, and isa-..s
be watched st all times.
Ingram a Star
Against this formidable ous,.
Navy will send one almost A. 49,. ~
Ingram, Perry. Davis and Whsle..a =.
clever men. Ingram is one OF M. ' s'
standing stars Of the year y.
big, powerful fellow, who h,
knack of developing his speed oui,s1'
and hits the line like a eatspal. K;
the Army line can resist his a,tsr,, !.
will accomplish something tL,t A.
other team has this year.
Perry. a plebe at Annapolis. IA, ..
Gently been shifted from the La a.,
he has taken 70 his new duties b,il,
He is a reliable punter. Ties. ~.
men will do the greater part Of N. a.
lacking in the game, and they viii b,s,
watching.
The chief weakness In tie An,
eleven. as shown thus far, lies Al "A.
ends Of the line. The men have pI.,,l
a waiting game, and against the i,,,
running. hard hitting backs OF Not,
Dame failed 70 distinguish thenssly,,
They were boxed, put out o. the ul,,
and their positions turned repes.sS,
A marked improvement will nav, !.
be worked in the play Of the guardian,
of the Army fanks il the sttasr !,
the men from the banks Of the Sewn
are to be halted. Moreover, vh., ,
runner was met the tsckling was hirs,
and the clutch was with the has.,
rather than the combination Of anna
shoulder. back and leg drive that turn,
"a runner over.
Captain McEwan, the Army centre,
is player of the true type Re is
tireless and without fear HIS rrnf,
is wide and his general play in se.
cordance with the tenets OF football
Jones, left tackle, is the examples
wrestler Of the post, and bull fol
power, bat is inclined TO be crude il
his work, and he will have his hand,
full with Ward, the veteran tackle Of
the Middies.
o. knight will face Denfeldt In FL
probability, and should hold his ovr
Meacham will tackle Gilman, and IN
less the plastic dope runs far asksv
the future general will reslifs ths
football is not a parlor sport. tn
other men who are to face each oths'
are about evenly matched.
Forward Pass Chief Wsapoa
The chief weapon Of the Army, .
disclosed thus far, is the forward pasI
The overhead attack has been high,
developed at West Point and vii
Oliphant throwing to Vidal many touch
downs have resulted. This combinssicl
proved too much for Notre Dame, vhlel
had the stronger running attack By fs'
The pass has been made from tan
dem formation, with Vidal third mas
and Oliphant second. The forner. o
the snap of the ball, dashes OF tack
and cuts back into the middle Of u
field, while the ends try TO deeoy ~
halfbacks off to one side. Oliphsi
makes a long throw over the line {,
scrimmage, and Vidal has been able =
get the ball with great regularity.
The Navy has a strong running q
tack, stronger than the scores vos'
indicate, but the passing game Is %
so well developed. The bah, as rub
has been passed 10 a certain squsf
on the field, and the ends are expse!t
to be there on scheduled time. lkef
is no such careful selection OF men b
fore passing as the Army makes.
Both teams have shown great pose
throughout the year. and on score
perhaps, the Army looks stronger. Use
beat Washington and Lee, which YEA
the Navy. and, as told before, PHI,
burgh also conquered the young %
mirals. However, any team which "a
hold that wonderful machine from 70
Smoky City and play TO within o.
point of it must be ranked near %
top. Whichever wins, IL will be ta'
tie for the gods, and the football won
eagerly awaits the result