New-York tribune., 1919-11-14

Doc Siou-o Say Oh lOIIll llldt tIlc
distinct favorite, and should win.
The play at the Harvard Princeton
game last Saturday emphasized the
question whether the Big Three
Yale, Harvard and Prnceton-have
been playing football as effective and
up to date as that of many of the
smaller colleges. l should say they
have not.
In the game at Princeton on Satur-
day Princeton broke all precedents es-
tablished by former big games, and did
what al her well wishers wanted her
to do She opened up her attack at the
beginning of the game by liberal use
OF the forward pass, something which
the "B- 6 Three" have depended upon
IN the last few years almost entirely
as a last resort.
Got Jump on Harvard
What was the result? First. she "got
the jump or Harvard and established d
lead which was never overcome, and
secondly, by the use of the forward
pass, she was able to use her rushing
attack to very good advantage eHar-
ward also employed its forward passing
attack to very good advantage, scoring
its touchdown in that way, and also
comb ming it with its rushing attack.
In the games since the forward pass
came into effect it has been used by
the smaller colleges to very great ad
vantage. 1t has frequently enabled the
small. and weaker team to win, be-
cause it eliminates the advantage of
superior weight, which usually is on
the side OF the are College, and which
was such big factor IN the old mass
play.
Why, then. have not the big fellows
trJ- IL
main reason has been that until the
last few seasons they have been able
TO keep the smaller teams from their
own goal lines by their superior weight
ard defense. 1t is well known that the
primary consideration of the big col
leges at the beginning of season has
been the deve oDment OF defense. They
could win tier preliminary games be-
cause without the forward pass the
little teams were help ess against
their larger opponents. The big teams
could go along winning by wearing the
other teams down.
But by the rapid development Of the
forward pass by the small colleges the
.dvantage of weight has been almost
done away with. On account of their
orIner superiority, until recently they
ave not had to emp oy it to win
against the small CO leces, and, not ap
l..cclaC-lg the possibilities have been
afraid to use it against one another, re-
sorting to it on.y in cases of extreme
need.
Witness the Yale -Trinceton game in
1914 Princeton had beautiful for
ward passing attack. but it was not
until Frank Click entered the game at
quarterback that it was used at all.
Yale was leading, 19 to o. Click start
ed throwing passes on projectors 90
ward line. combinin this with rush
lng game, and the two touchdoWns
we're tne net result.
1t was on Y the calling of time at
The end OF the game that STOPPED the
Princeton rush. Click had done the
unorth odox thing in a big game, and
lack of time alone kept him from be-
ing entirely successful.
Ii the Biz I rec are going to main
tain the position which they have held
it will be nece sary for them to de-
velop the forward pass more tran they
cv.r have done before The Harvard
Princeton came last Saturday demon
sti ated that those two colleges have at
last made q start in the right direc-
ticn. This policy must be continued
and developed if ghc Biz Three are to
ovcrtakc the smaller colleges and re
establish them elves.
1t would seem that Harvard and
Princeton particularly the latter, have
realized that results shat is, consist
ent scor'n~- in Games Were tie teams
are evenly matched can be had only
by a com ,hatlon o, rlshing and pass
ing. A rushing game alone will not
score except against team with an
inferior line; neither is passing game
in itself productive of results where
nothing else is employed, unless one
team is decidedly weaker than the
other.
Yale Employing Pass
This fail Yale seems to have en-
ploycd shc pass morr than ever, but
yet to be seen. IN their games SO ian
rhey have had to use nothing but {
rushing attack, because they have beer
playing m ch weaker teams than them
selves The Yale Princeton game
should show clear'y how far they have
broken away from traditions.
For the game at New Haven mex
Saturday Princeton looks to be wei
supplied as far as an attack is con
cerned. Their interference in the
rushing game against Harvard was
fair, but not consistent. Sometimes il
was good and sometimes bad Prince
ton did not cover kicks we'll unit
Scheerer went into the game. This wa:
not entirely the fault OF the ends. fol
eHc h!ShS were 100 low. Scheeror'
Kicks were higher and Consequent,
better covered.
Princeton will have to tackle Nevill,
and kempton. of Yale. better than the,
did Murray and Casey, of Harvard, i
hey want to stop the Blues rusa:n.
attack. The absence of hard sur.
tackling by Princeton in its Harvard
game was big advantage for Harvard
lne iatter's tackling was at all time,
good. Harvard, on the other hand
covered kicks very we'll. but gave Case,
little or no interference. Il.
The Harvard line was slow and slug
glsh, and was beaten to the charg,
time and again by the Princeton for
wards, who We're very aggressive ant
we'll coached. Harvard will have +,
have more speed in its line and bette,
interference If she is to beat Yale. A
20 the present status of the two team,
| should say that Harvard is superior
only in kicking. The tackling seems t,
be about even.
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