The Washington times., 1916-10-12

While GEORGETOWN Is expected to win
decisively Saturday against Eastern Col
lege, OF Manassas, Va, no particular
effort will be made to turn the game
into a rout. Coach Bxendine believes
that Eastern will serve excellently in
preparing the Hilltoppers for the harder
battle with Dartmouth a week later.
Only one change in the Blue and
Gray lineup Is looked for Saturday
McQuade may start at left halfback
instead Of Gilroy. whose work has fallen
of In the estimation OF the coaches.
Leightys lame leg should be in good
shape by that time, and he should start
at fullback.
The struggle for the regular line
berths continues merrily at the Hilltop.
with the instructors unable TO decide
upon first string choices. Sanchez. for
mer Tulane performer. IL showing good
form for q newcomer at Georgetown.
and seems sure OF landing a berth.
Local football lovers will have to
choose between Georgetown and c. U.
Saturday. for both these elevens will
have home games. The Hlltoppers will
meet Eastern College. c. U. is to tackle
Randolph-Macon.
George Washington goes to dettys-
burg. Pa. for tussle with Eddie
Plank's alma mater, while Gallaudet
breaks into its 1915 campaign at Licking
ton. Va. playing Virginia Military In
stitute.
George Washington practiced 20 late
Yesterday that Coach Sullivan had TO
trot out q whitened ball. Tho Bun and
Blue realizes It has a strong opponent
in Gettysburg College, and Is wasting
no time in preparing.
On tho eve OF its nrst game OF the
season Gallaudet loses the services OF
Fullback whitman, who wronched his
back in q practice scrimmage against
Tech. Coach Ellis had been counting
on him for the v. M. I. game. but will
now have to dig up another capable
player for the place.
Tufts victory over Harvard has walked
up experts to discussions of the forma.
tions shown by DR.. whelans eleven
Says Franklin In the Philadelphia In.
quirer:
at was in the second half that the
and marked forty-five yards by plungei
following the Tufts shift to the goa
line, They reached within twelve inches
OF the Crimson goal. when the Harvard
team woke up and held them. From
behind his own goal Horween sent 9
of the Tufts quarterback. Tufts re.
covered the ball on her own 46-yard
| line. Once more they went at the job
| refusing to kick and using the Intricate
IL hi \ n. L.. La
ing for the last four years and which
now finally bore great fruit. They lined
| up generally with ends next the center
tackles and guards about a yard bach
Of the rushline. the half-backs facing
lines. and the fuli-back Of the usua
position. The shift consisted In tackles
| and guards jumping up on the line, one
halfback crossing In front of the othel
and quarterback covering ball. From
this SHIFT the charge was very rapiC
THE play on which Tufts scored wa
one of those short forward passes tina
are nowadays much more successful
than the long ones. But, not conten
right end who received It. upon beinI
tackled, shot the ball with great spec,
| and accuracy to a following half-back
who ran with II to Harvard's five-yar,
line. These, lateral passes have neve
been as well made as by this team Il
modern football
"Just how hard put to II Harvard wa
may be plain from the fact that the EN-
OF the game was forward passing ava,
down in its own territory. Even NOR
eloquent is the fact that Tufts mad
over 200 yards by rushing from scrim
mage, while the Crimson made less thai
100
"Dr. whalen has had the great advan
tage OF having firstclass material to
II g.. Aa... Il a
man rule at Tufts-to work out his pla
ond has had heavy, rangy forwards o
the best accepted type with whom I
make these shifts effective. We hav
not heard the last OF them, for a
U will 20 AGAINST another onA OF the nrin