The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-23

ings, such an occurrence is not altog'
Football critics have for the most
part lost sight of the fact that the
forward pass has revolutionized the
game. The old orthodox method OF
gaining inside of tackle by hard, con-
sistent line-bucking is thing OF the
past. Up-to-date football calls for end
running, off-tackle plunging and fire.
quent use Of the forward pass. The
strength of a teams attack depends
upon the amount of deception that a
coach can introduce into his offense.
A team that depends upon power Tor
It's attack under the present playing
conditions generally finds itself on the
short side of the score az the con-
clusion of play. No greater example
of what deception can do to offset
lower can be cited than was given In
the Cambridge stadium last Saturday.
Harvard showed an offense that en-
bodied all of the requirements OF the
up-to-date game. Yale was handi-
capped by not having SO finished
field general to handle it's attack as
Harvard. The difference in play be-
tween Charley Buell. and Charley
O'Hearn was the margin that separ-
ated the teams,at the end of the game.
The Crimson lads can thank their
quarterback for his cool clear Juos-
ment. His exhibition was one OF the
greatest examples of field generalship
ever given. No quarter of the season
has shown the same brand OF quick,
accurate thinking as the Harvard star
did on Saturday. 1t will be hard for
the critics to leave him off their ALI
American elevens.
Heisman is known as one or the
shrewd coaches of the present game.
Last season Cornell Travelled to Phiia-
delphia with a team that every one
up at Ithaca regarded as a winning
combination. Pennsylvania had suf-
fered one of its greatest defeats at the
hands of Dartmouth only few weeks
before. Only true sons OF William
Penn had the slightest faith In their
Red and Blue representatives.
What this squad of Quaker warriors
did to their Cornell rivals on Turkey
Day Ia football history. 1t was one OF
the worst beatings that Cornell team
has ever had to take on football
field.
Cornell Should Win.
Today it looks as il Cornell would
simply sweep the field up with their
Penn rivals. Taking the Ithaca lads
off their overwhelming victory OF %
to over Dartmouth it appears as II
the game 10 as good as over. Penn
sylvania had all 1t could do to hold
Dartmouth to tie score only two
weeks ago.
Gil Dobie is a stickler for detail. He
spends DAYS in teaching his players to
be in their correct positions on every
play. Where some coaches would pass
up this detail work Dobie insists that
It be carried out to the final letter. A
matter of a couple Of inches is as vital
in his opinion as yards are to the Or
binary mentor.
Critics give him credit for being the
most exacting coach in the game. All
agree that his success is due In great
measure to his giving attention to min
ute details. The team that he has de-
yeloped at Ithaca today is one OF the
snoothest running offensive machines
that has been seen in the East In
years. To watch them perform 10 to
witness perfect football.
At Best Against Green.
Against Dartmouth the Cornell men,
tor had his men at the top of their
form. They ran wild against the
Hanover eleven. Nothing that Jack
CAMEL sent against them could
check their quickly forming offense.
Men who witnessed the game de-
clare it was one of the greatest en-
hibitions of smooth running offensive
football that they ever witnessed. The
fact that the Ithaca eleven totaled
80 points against Dartmouth is evil
dence Of it's effectiveness.
Since that triumph Cornell has been
allowing up. 1t may be that Dobie
made the fatal mistake Of pointing
his team far too early in the season.
In the Columbia and the Springfield
contests Cornell was far off the form
II showed against Dartmouth. I'm
less they have something unoer cover
they are going to find Penn hard
customer to take into camp on Thanks
giving Day.
Pennsylvania has been improving