Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15

Finchsr Georgia Tech, Carney lIlli-
noisl and Keek (PrincetOnl men in keCh
ana Scott Wisconsin,, who are ;laDle
10 hurry any punter and very hASly !"
block a kick. men in Callahan l1alef-
Woods Wisconsin, and keck Who can
alternate In rowing defense: tackle IN
Scott who not only can Smash lA.gL
ference, but who is .quicS 10 So 1Ae
runner and ia stein tPltrs9ufEhl' =
steady passer, who feeds the Dan Wen
TO his backs at all times.
PLAYERS HAVE
MORE WORK.
The startling Development of the game
has put additional requirements on t4Cu
individual position. and TINS cohu-S-vtl
has reached a limit today unlreaulei o.
nv th-. general rank and NE. and only
sDpreciaued by the coaches ana eApeIts
throughout the country. FerddPS II =
ONLY fair TO give some l1e't u MS
"a that the average layman may dnOer-
stand what IL means 10 be al IA -a--'-
can man today .-s
Taking an individual man in POSITION
as an example of this, there IS Aot Uv.te1
Illustration than Stanley hecA, tIs
Princeton tackle. Here was tackIe
who. in his two big games. showed the
following qualifications: IN tle IIst
place he has the Usual earnarAs o. 4
strong player in the position, nancy
through TO tackle to lead line DUCK
or play that went between me tachIe
and guard 20 aid Su end, anu sometimes
TO beat him ia getting down the Helt
under kicks. Then, IN ad0-tloA, No.
hurried the forward Q3sSer as Wen rs
the kicker: he was long distance pace
meut kicker. goal kicker OF acclruc!
and finally, vita one or t"0 =
lively 1--we men IN ms back Ae4u ne
heIped hear their burden IN measure
Tvbero they were forced 70 come up
sS.afnst weight and power one a19su
element was that Of stiffness, his aolilt.
TO move on defense from one sue OF
the line 10 the other. according as IN
balanced lines required i greater power
TO meet the charge
No PLACE EARNED
WITHOUT STRUGGLE. 90.
From this it is easy 70 see that lew
OF the positions on 'le a-4--Alliel -. - a.
team this year We're u1Ce Wt'ho-L
struggle But, inspite Or the LdcI ma
competition for almost every position VS.
keen I'D to the end OF the season u vas
DossibIe 10 reach d1al and conclusive
decision. which IS offered herewith
The quarter back position goes, 2I1eE
much consideration, 70 Lourie OF Prince
for because. as a climax to The rest
of his work. his Ccneralship not ohly Al
former games but IN ms HIaI cOu1eS'
for the season. that with 1ale was al
most uncanuy In It's accuracy IN oistLos-
ing every weak point or MS opponents;
In all other points, McAillih tCeAlIeJ az
BOvnton (WilliImsl were quite on pat
Nth him. In fact, McNiliu upheld Ia u
high degree the wonderful LePuIi1-on
lie made last year, and bo'h ne aAu
Royuton are exceptional assets 70 any
In the back field, Gipp OF Notre Dame
gets the first placa on account Oh us
versatility and power, able rs ne Mas
IN ,uut drop kick. forward pass. run
tSollle i, fact do anything that any
hack field MAJ could ever be requiem
10 do. and do it in a well nigh supeTi1-
tive fashion. He drop Kicked On us
freshman team siXty-tWO ydrus. h1A
a man who has been taken or win :
badly injured shoulder can 30 IN on
rinch ana carry the ball over the gOai
linz 10 get his team an absolutely neces-
sarv touchdown. something Of the man s
power can well be understood
BUCKEYE STAR
FAST DOWS FIELD.
stinchcomb Of Ohio State. who com
pletes the trio, is the fastest man Gov cow
under q forward pass or the g-iulEoH
today. His speed. together with the
Passing Of Workman, pulled his team
ont Of q hole in the Wisconsin game ii
the last minute of play, and ne repeated
This on other occasions. Had Stlnch-
comb been an ordinary man, aithough
fairly fast. he would not have been aDie
90 get away with these plays, Tor tue
defense was prepared for them, saw tneIl
coming and yet was deceived IN Doth
Of speed which Sdncheomb is able TO
put on. Stinchcomb is also q quarter
hack Of note and back field runner sec
end to none, but IL is just that asset OF
speed which makes it necessary to have
him. 49,
On the present schedule the ranking
of-teams is impossible. But there is one
quality that goes for great deal, ana
that Is the ability to rise To the coca
sion when necessary. and when this t test ,I !.
Is applied we find that the outstanalrg
teams were Princeton, Harvard, Notre
Dame. Pittsburgh, Penn state, Califor-
mia Virginia Military Institute, Boston
and ohio state. They all came through
ana would be the ones selected to carry
Their methods differed largely. Prince
ton had the greatest varsity and made
the largest use OF generaiship- ONO
Stste took the greatest advantage Of the
modern rules. California ran up me
largest scores Harvard and Pittsburgh
were most cautious and calculating. Bos-
ton. Notre Dame and virginia Military
Institute were most .aggressive.-Copy
right. 1890. 2. F. Collier * son Com
pany.