Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-23

and Brazil never had a chance with that
stonewall defense. To be sure, those 1--WE
men have a lot OF football TO learn, and
they c0uld use their hands more than
they do, but they charge and charge
Dunbar's passing OF the ball was almost
perfect aud he had any number of long
paeses. His defensive game was strong.
He plays like a real center.
Shortridga failed TO score In the nrst
quarter. Lusby, the Blue and White
quarter back, did not use Clarks toe To
good advantage. In Clark Shortage
Las boy who can outpunt any hlen
school athlete In the State. and there il
no reason for the Blue and White not
having used Clark's puntlng ability TO
get Brazil Into trouble in that 0pening
period. However, Shortridge may hays
been working under orders not TO open
up end show what they have IN the way
OF forward passes and trick piavs d.
TO Che presence OF scouts from Manual
4echhieai and wabash High Schools
nut the scouts had plenty Of chance 10
see the one big weakness In the Short
rage DEFENSE. Any football man who Jaw
she game knows what that weakness was
put the Brazil quarter back. after he
round it, did not have Judgment enough
70 continue shooting his playa M M.
weak point, but tried to hit the powerful
Shortridgs line.
- me one opening that Brazil found I'm
q
pay from punt formation with rho
ehus wide and shooting a forward pass
70 those ends. The Shortrldce ends a.
not follow the opposing ends out. but the
Due ana White half backs, forming n
seeonuary line defense, follow the ends
Out, but line up twenty yards down the
heId. This gives the offensive back Acid
men chance to Use a lateral mass or n
snort forward pass to the ends. who hnye
atuosi twenty yards 10 get the ball In
WIN little Interference from the Short
rage defensive men. 1t worked on more
IMAM one occasion inthe Brazil game and
once almost gave Brazil touchdown I'm
the first half and In the last Derlod
worked twice. giving Brazil it's chance
to score on short line buck.
EARPE ONLY
BRAZIL STAR
Earpe, speedy half back. was the
only man with Brazil who even worried
the Blue and White defense. The game
was just one touchdown after another
Some times the Blue and White backs
FOUND their holes in the line and some
times they ran around the ends IL IS
seldom high school team shows las
little knowledge of how to tackle as did
the Brazil backs and ends.
Still to the mind of one who has
watched football for years the Shortrldge
BACK field is not perfect combination.
Riley was the one man who appeared to
he in perfect physical condition among
the Shortridge back field men.
Kilgore is big full back, and on de-
Tense he Is all that can be asked Mt least
he against Brazil. He ruined every
attempt to forward pass over the center
of the Blue and White line. Once he
grabbed pass and raced forty yards for
a touchdown. He does not start as fast
s as .Rliey, his er teammate, but starts much
showed all-state high school form, and
then he would slow down. He played In
spurts.
Clark, a great punter, is half back
who has no change Of pace In his run
ming, and who takes by far too long
stride in his line bucking. While he
drove his punts from fifty to sixty -sevon
yards yesterday, still his booting the bah
at the kick -off was poor. Not once did
the Shortridge kick -off go more than
thirty-fve yards down the field.