New Britain herald., 1921-11-14
GOOD COACHING
SHOWS AT YALE


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signs. His work last year was disap-
pointing to Vale adherents for many
reasons-among them Jones neWness
in the position, injuries and, mainly,
the LACE of the individual talent
around sGnich to build his attack and
defense.
Perfccts YaIe's Attack.
with O'Hearn, AldrCh and Jordan
as ball carriers Jones was enabled
this fall to introduce into Yale's at
tack a new element-deceptio This
is by no means a new thing in foot
ball-Glenn Warner did it years ago
with the Carlisle IndianS-but in re-
cent years it has been placed on n
scientific basis that has made it the
greatest single development in mod
ern football barring the forward
pass. This movement Yale has been
very late in joining, but any observ-
er of Saturdays game must have
been convinced that Tad Jones has
freed Yae's offensive play of all the
shackles that have bound it so long.
This improvement in attack has not
been accomplished at the expense OF
the defense. The Ellis have probably
the best line defense in the East and
their work against the open and pass
ing game improved noticeably after
rather ragged exhibition in the first
half. prohting by the costly mis-.
takes of the first two periods, the
Blue Smcared PrinCeton'S attack when
the point OF highest menace had been
reached. Twice a critical forward
pass was intercepted; another time
nearly clear receiver was so Hereby
tackled that he dropped the ball
where Mallory of Yale could recover
II.
This weakness against the pass is
flaw that must be permanently re-
moved if Yale is to keep place
near the top. In Harvard it will meet
next Saturday the master OF the for
ward pass in the East, and what
those short, fiat passes OF Buell. Will
do to the Yale defense may be ire
mendous, Certainly, the ends and
secondary defense will be under de-
c!ded burden. The line will have to
hurry the passer more than 1t ana IN
the first half Saturday The ends
will have TO cover the receiver, who
will be back Of the line and to the
side and the secondary defense will
have to stop him before he has gone
much past the scrimmage line.
With all its decisive defeat, Prince
ton was the victim Of hard luck. No
team can lose a player of Keck's out
standing skill without showing the eff
fects 1t is doubtful if Yale could
have been kept from winning, for an
analysis of the game shows that its
scoring advances were chiefly by 9TH
er means than battering at Prince
tons left tackle. But one cannot
blame Princeton for feeling the least
bit disgruntled over the misfortune
that led to the loss first of Stinson
and then of its captain and allAmer-
lean tackle.
BullGoSs Nre Versatile
The Tigers undoubtedly played bet
Ter Saturday than against Harvard
but they lost because Yale was quick
to adapt its defense to the conditions
Of the Tiger forward pass. and be
cause Yale was in better condition
than the Crimson. Above all, the Ellis
were soundly coached, knew their
football and lis lunuame1lalS, ldchieb
rard, covered kicks magnitlcentiF
r!ayed with sureness and fire and had
enough versa tility and variety in the
backfield to keep Princeton puzzled
The Ellis could do a number of things
very WELL and when these failed-as
they often did against that desperate
Tiger defense--there was always AL
drich with his talented toe. O'Hearn
too, used rare generalship In mixing
up the. plays, and on the other side,
the usually expert Lourie was guilty
Of q break or two
The ranks of the unheaten elevens
in the Fast were reduced by two in
Saturdays battles, leaving only Yale
Cornell. Lafayette, w. and j. and
Penn State among the seasons elect
The Navy. glorying in that eleven
which beat Princeton, was chopped
off the list by Penn State in a game
that brought together two undefeat-
ed elevens. Georgetown iourneyed
down to Atlanta and encountered dis
aSter at the hands of Georgia Tech
But the five others came through
handsomely, Yale and W. and j.
which beat Pitt, doing the job