The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-18


Boston used the old Carlisle wing
shift developed by Glenn Warner, in
working the forward pass. The shift
confused Yale, spread it's defence and
at times fooled it completely. To the
man in the stand there was nothing
about Cavanaugh's play which should
have fooled an intelligent football team
meeting the attack with confidence. The
shift appeared to be something new
with Boston, for 1t was slow in getting
it going and many times cancelled it
after the signal had been called.
Taken all in. It was a good game of
football. at times far too rough. The
injuries which forced Aldrich and Gala
han out of the game in the first half
made bad impression at Yale.
In scoring thirty-four points against
Washington and Lee the Princeton
team showed that it was coming along
Vim good shape and was about as good
as Bill Roper would want II TO be at
this stage OF the campaign. The Tigers
were n little ragged, they showed n hole
at centre where neither Thomas nor
Opie did we'll But they worked the
forward pass with success and smooth
ness, showed a good running attack
and put a lot of 0rst class football
players on the field. The Tiger seems
to be there again.
Harvard's game with williams and
Ben Boynton developed nothing star
Ting. AS had been expected by students
OF football. the Crimson's attack swept
right through the Purple, and its defence
was far too robust for the mon from the
Berkshires to pierce. Harvard felt that
IL had only to watch Boynton. IL de-
veloped seven man rowing defence
against him, and he was stopped nearly
every time, whether he tried TO run the
ends, throw the forward pass or get in
lateral pass. Some followers OF the
game do not seen TO be able to forget
the TO game with Holy Cross. They
had better throw that result Into the
discard and remember that Harvard has
a typical Harvard eleven.
The tie between Pittsburg and Syra-
cuse came out of game In which the
apparently superior attack of the
Painters was discounted by It's failure
to hold the ball. Pitt fumbled often
in game played In the rain Syracuse
fell short OF Pitt in offence, but 1t made
up for that In following the ball. Gulick
and Fallon being particularly keen on
the scent. Syracuse's impression that
IL had a line which would keep the PAN
theirs at bay was dispelled.
And so was Warmers idea that he
had an attack which would overcome
any failings in defence which might crop
out rs they did In the game with West
Virginia. which got two touchdowns. on
the whole the result was as Il should
have been. When two big teams meet
so early in the season n draw Is about
as good result M anybody would want.
Pennsylvania came near falling before
the rushing Lafayette eleven, which
gained far more ground than did the
Qualters, but the Heisman outfit was
saved again. The we'll known Heisman
shift seems TO be n Southern exotic, and
has not fiourished since Il was trans
planted TO the harsh climate which pre-
walls these Saturdays at Franklin Field.
Penninay get the hang Of this shift for
the big games but we doubt it The
one satisfying factor In PENIS play Is
It's fine defence, which has stood up In
several critical situations and saved
the day. Now 1t behooves Heisman to
get going with his attack outside Of
the shift.