The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-10-28
Rutgers Coach Declares South
erners' Famous Shift Is
Illegal.
BY DANIEL.

I'm spite of it's comparatively mediocre
defence the Georgia Tech football team
should defeat the Penn State eleven"
declared Foster Sanford yesterday in a
discussion of the styles md relative
merits and strength o. the rivals who
are to meet at the Polo Grounds to-
morrow. The Rutgers team. which is
beating from Georgia Tech down at At
ianta last Saturday. 4s to II. and to
Sanford was afforded a splendid opporu-
nifty to dissect the method and strategy
OF the Yellow. Jackets.
"A good deal depends on whether the
officials win permit Georgia Tech to use
its famous shift and another play which
have In mind" continued Sanford"
There is no question that the shift is
Illegal. The men are In full motion when
the ball is snapped into clay True, they
have both feet on the ground, but that
does not mean that they comply with the
rules and the Interpretation as made
In the September meeting in this city.
the shift cannot be stopped by any
line which stands and waits for It.
DO not care what line you may throw
against II. What chance has sprinter
who gets away from standing start
against a man of similar speed who
Gets running start? There you have
the situation in regard to the shift
Mcoarthy Has Approved 1t.
However. do not think that there
viii be any objection against the use
OF the shift from Charley Mccarthy,
nf. c IN fla
McCarthy oiIiciated in the Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh game last year. and he put
MS stamp of approval on the shift. In
view OF the Interpretation made last
month he may change his mind about
that play. But I doubt it.
DO not misunderstood me about this
am oHering no excuse for Rutgers.
Georgia Tech had the better team and
certainly deserved to win. But I would
Ike to get the rules committee To study
out this shift and become convinced that
II is not real football.
Il hear that Penn State has a Won.
derful line and well developed attack
However these will not win for Il unless
IT can keep the baif'about six tenths OF
the time. If Georgia Tech is able to
Keep the ball in play As per cent. OF the
time it VIII win by hig margin. Penn
state VIII have to beat the clock ana
keep right on moving.
III Penn State has real continuity Of
attack and can keep the ball most Of the
time 1t has chance. It will have to
discard the kicking game and make the
most OF every opportunity to rush that
ball. for the Tech team is a fast scorer.
II may get touchdown no matter where
1t may be on the field 1t has II fine for
ward pass, straight over the line. The
ends give no inkling that they are go
&C o..I oh. a..
on the line Then they scoot clear and
leave you flateoeted and foolish.
Great Triple Pass.
Georgia Tech has a great triple pass
wh!ch works like charm. want to see
what the other experts will notice about
IT, Ihats another play which Is mighty
hard to stop. 1t is so shifty and de-
ceptive- In fact, the entire attack Is
shifty and deceptive. l would say that
the coach down there. Alexander, has
made the most of the so-called modern
football. He has ideal material with
which to work out this footba,i-ma-
terial which Is set and mature, which is
powerful and heavy and yet fast
i am not getting overenthusiastic
over the Tech gsme--r have been around
too long and have seen toe.m much sound
football In fact, do not approve of
Es
tainiy can make those points. In SO far
as defence goes, 1t has mighty little OF
that. The idea down there Is that the
best defence Is a strong attack. Tech
does not seem to have put any time on
a defence---so II Penn State can move
along the way it did against Harvard
and keep moving most of the time 1t will
win. But 4 wouldn't bet any money on
It."
Penn State has considerable deceptive
quality In It's own attack. 1t certainly
Will Guido Tech on defence. It's ques-
ton of diagnosing and meeting tho
ehift-not a simple one--and of moving
along-not simple one either.
Good Games Here Tomorrow.
There ought to be some pretty good
football In these parts Tomorrow out
side OF the Polo Grounds Fordham
and boston College. over at Ebbe,s
Field, promise to furnish u fine old
scrap. They always DO, and this tiun
each is ranking over defeat. Lafay-
cite treated Fordham to pastiug
last Saturday. and Boston got off no
better against Detroit So watch the
fur fly when they mingle over in Flat
bush.
Columbin and Williams should make
quite q game. Columbia got a severe
rrday. and so did Williams. which met
with an unexnected disappointment
against Mddlebury. Columbia beat
the Purple by 20 to IL last year and
should do better this time Stevens,
shattered and torn. will meet Trinity.
New York University will travel to
Binghamton to meet Colgate. q giant
of other days.
While N. Y. u. is away It's gridiron
will he used by Fiji and T,awrancexiile
for their annual battle They fought
tie here last year. The freshmen OF
n. Y. U. will meet those Of tho City
College on the iatter's field. The fresh
men are the first football aggregation
TO represent City College since 1905.
There Is hope for varsity in 1922
Old Yale Stars Recslled.
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