Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-03
FOOTBALLS NEWEST FREAK E.
SANFORD, RUTGERS COACH.
FATHERS GREATEST NOVELTY
Former Yale Stnr "Drenms" the Tn
usual and In Responsible for Many
tnn0NuttOnS-HoNy les Done.


evolved this year in football without
me need Vi changing any rules. The
innovation has been christcned the
Multiple Kick: multiple because four
men are required to handle the ball TO
get II in position for kicking. and one
man to Kick il. The play is made in
less than two seconds. In that short
SPACE of time the ball is on It's way to
that this kick will supplani ,he drop
Kick altogether.
Georse ros,er Sanford. one OF the
an old Yale star. and at present head
coach of the liutEcrs eleven. is respon-
sible for ;hc multiple kick. Sanford
or the University of Pennsylvania. and
he taught it to Folwell for the con-
sumption OF the latters athletes. How
ard targan is Sanford's assistant at
brother. DR.. Franh .iarEan. head coach
1T Foroham. SO Rutgers. L. OF T.. and
E."rdham We're it's only eXponcnts un-
til constant demonstration or the grid
iron made il common property.
The multiple kick counts the same
as ticld Eoal or kick from place
rule that gave sanford his chance: "a
goal from tho field Is made by Kicking
the ball from the field OF play over
any GrossS sxo Of the opponem,S goal in
iie'. then. is the multiple Lick:
The scrimmaEc line forms just as 1t
would for running play: that is to
tackle" Tho two half backs lie down,
stomach under facing each other.
abon, seven Yards behind and para lei
hack kneclS down. straddiins the back
of the right half back. And between
and Il pace o. two behind the half
backs. stands the man who is to kick
How Kick Is Accom- plished.
TIL" quarter back then receives the
pass from the center. The half backs
ar" lying with one elbow OF the ground
and the heels of their right and left
hands respectively facing each other.
The quarter back Immediately places
the LII between these two hands,
,Inn nod ,Io II II position The posi-.
same as at the Kickoff. whom il is
raised from the ground 10y the little
mound of dirt that is familiar to every
avis points upward at about thirty-hve
or forty degrees. and toward the goal
Of the opponents. Thus it's lower point
is coward tho kicker and free Of the
ground. The kicker then steps for
ward. swings the toe of his shoe
against tho lower point of tho ball,
and away it goes.
The question naturally arises: what
advantages has this style Of kick?
They arc SO numerous that the new
play promises I" r"volutionixo the
whole art Of field oal Kicking. Any
football spectator Will recolicc, with
W iiN cthe Tue man KICKING oil At the
beginning Of game, or after touch
down. sends tho ball spinning high
Into the air. ari for n distance OF
hhE or nifty I'VE yards. Now. it is
considered II rcma rkable thing II A man
drop Kick ball over the croSshar at
n iii 'ianre of f"rty-,ive or fifty Yards
ANA 50 II is. but with the multiple
Kick field roalS will become far more
common.
Homer Hazel managed to kick one
over AZ distance Of sixty yards with
the new method Aud when the
karkcr:s hnye become accustomed to i
put 1t over from Seveutv-;ivc yards
way as easily ~ "a drop kicker does
1t r 1,",day at thirty Yards.
yards from the crossbars tries To- get
a field goal by this method and the
ai,lrmpt fails. well and good. The
Kick has gone as far as a punt would
go. and the ball lands n comfortable
distance from the kicker's territory
And II can be got off SO fast there is
rmsh line 10 break through and stop il.
The formation for tho Kick is an adj
Ncr'isement OF what is coming: there
IN u" defense To stop the opposing ends
block IL.
It Will now no longer be necessary
tor IN" man who is to kick the bail
TO catch II from the center. fix it In
defensive mon coming at him OH the
jump. drop it To the ground and got
or ms kiyk in a frantic hurry. For
wnem kicker can, take his time. it
HnH Devised Many Frenks.
roster sanford has gained quite q
,,hI'! ALTO for originality; and prob
made more odd moves than any coa"h
ever connected with football seldom
does IA year roll by without the famous
Ia t,t. Il
gers pulling something out Of the or
binary that puts himself and his team
IN the limeltght. lie Is the greatest
100, iheoris' in the game. He sell
uom thinks OF anything but football
and rival coaches insist that Sandy
dreams half OF his freak plays. But
WI he Is great coach. because
tireiess worker and can inspire a team
in Mike Murphy style.
Two weeks, ago Sanford pulled an.
Other original stunt that probab bly, is
often take moving pictures Of their
team In order to point out mistake :
To- , them but Sanford went beyond this
chine to Providence and an expert
operator and made pictures Of tho
trowh- w iiiiamson game. in order TO
learn the Erunonians' formations and
lures were developed. Sanford an
n"nnccd that he learned more abou,
NE Er""n team than he would have
discovered by watching them for a
month With the, naked eye from the
stand II is odd that no other coach
ever thought OF this scheme. though II
really seems too profcssional-like for
the great college game. 1t is only
natural To suppose that a clever coach
or scout is bound TO miss lot of de-
tails IN watching Il future opponent
from the stand. but the motion picture
machine reveals the part played by
every man In every play
Man football players wonder why
SANFORD continues to coach at Rutgers
when he has received so many fatter-
ing offers from larger Eastern col.
ieRes. Perhans they will he even more
surprised to learn that Sanford has no
contract with Rutgers: that ne does
not receive single penny above his
expenses for coaching the New Bruins
wick colleeians This is fact
Sanford is in the insurance business
ana as rewnrd FOR coaching at Rut-
gers Tor nothing he receives the i'm :
surance business Of the Delaware
iackawanna and Western Railroad. n
is said that Sanford's commission for
writing the policy amounts 10 several
times the amount paid any other foot
ella, ~, W.