Evening star., 1922-12-26


Now as to the particular brcadi
together, we have these features: III
Is d threat, not OF one KIND OF att
VIC have ends who can block tackle
their guards and then clean up tn
holes, can take part in further lnte
steady in his passing, and still lnsta
We have ends specially adept i'll
taking 1t forward pass without check-
ing their stride. taking II in altnnst
any angle and instantly sensing lhe
position of the opponents and dodS-
ing or getting away. All four OF tiit
beckfieid men can throw the pass or
go through and receive II ana lheS
are strong enough on their feet not
to be bumped or unStthditu III 'iiS
part of the play.
A Great Defensive Eleven.
Turning now to the defense. the
ends can cover any kicks and pre-
Vent their run back. The backs are
Eickers. and one of them the pest III
the country to place the punt, ic-
cordiuC to conditions. Hence. de-
fenSively, this team is able tp trans
fer the play for the tutl distance oi
the Kick and hold the opponents III
the SPOT No one j. likely to get
a ruu-back on theac men. And pear
in mind that this run-hach WAS ti,e
deciding factor in the Harvard ale
and Amy Navy games this year as
well as the Harvard \ ale game III
1871. when it comes 10 the s'finh
mage. il would he indeed a powerful
offense which should penetrate the
middle OF this line. and our tachlts
have throughout the season cut Il
wide Swath in preventing plays COM
;ng over their positions while gu.
ends have both been particularly
noted for driving plays in toward lIie
tackles and guards as we'll as sltllhs
through the interference ana seltlhs
the runner il he tried TO come TO the
outside.
AS to the forward passing game,
our linemen are adopts Ill hurrSlne
the passer and all our back-held men
have made regulations as inter
cepters of passes. SO that the sue
gains has In a good many cases not
only lost the ball, but lost consider
able yardage at the same time
Proved Worth In Pinches.
Finally, every player on this team
has been through grief ana proven
himself adaptable to conditions, espe-
cially in tight pinches. More thah
half of them have never KNOW II de-
feat this season, and the others Win
only a single exception i'll bitterly
fought-out contests. where the mar
gin was small and the issue in doubt.
And in all these cases the partlcuiai
players We have selected stood out
both in victory and defeat.
Taylo' of the. Navy shone an
through the season, but particularly
in the Penn State and Army games
His catching of passes is uncanny,
and his driving in of plays sent in his
direction is strikingly good. He Is
remarkably fast down the heid, can
not be checked and slows down nicels
to meet his man. He has more power
than one would suppose, is quite cont
petent to handle the tackle. and, IN
addition. makes a lot of trouble Tor
the secondary defense. Always on
the move. he is an extremely dlni-
cult man for the interference to ciean
out of the pathway. and even Wheh
reached he is hard to put out.
Muller of California is the most
deft man in the country in the art or
sitting through Interference and f1nu-
:ng the man with the ball. Although
he begins by forcing the play to turn
in owing to his weight and power
he is not content with that. but, If ne
sees his chance, shoots through the
protectors and snaps his man. NOT
only is he one of the greatest Tor
ward passers of the country. but ne
Is also star receiver His method
of getting away with jump upon
receiving the forward pass shows the
speed and deXterity of hack-neld
man.
Treat Is OF Heady Type.
Treat of Princeton is of that rangy,
ern game. But he is also particularly
strong in diagnosing the play quickly
and in never being drawn too far out
Of position For strong man. he:1s
extremely fast down the field and has
plenty Of endurance. His heady play
in the Harvard game was the psyche
logical factor for Princeton. and his
hard charging is of the type taught
by Cavanaugh. II was also his work
that counted the most in the few
pIavs which enabled Princeton to get
up to the goal in both the Harvard
and Yale games.
Thurman of Pennsylvania. Ike
. Treat. Is fast and powerful. with s,n
intense fighting spirit developed I"
the extreme by the fact that he has
had to he the bulwark of an eccentric
line and stand up against heavy
pounding ON the attack he has been
Obliged to do a great IT,, deal 40 OF nsS gaS
for his back field. But one feature
Of the Pennsylvania game has been
of especial advantage to him In max
ing him such a strong ail-arounu
man and that Is that his team has
heen forced by circumstances INTO
using a variety of play. ranging from
the ordinary and regular to the spec
tacular and unexpected rms -
probably one reason why ihufinn1 nS;1
ia so ADAPTABLE to cond1tlonS. MS
defensive work was the great 1actor
in holding down the Cornell scoring
machine.
The Backheld Has Punch.
Schwab of Lafayette was. as OF
old. the same exceptional combipation
Of power and speed. He Is a guard
who Is never anchored and one of the
cleverest Hnesmen in the country IN
drawing his opponents out of posi-
tion and in deceiving them as 70 tne
point of attack His work, both or
fensiveiy and defensively, has been
Lafayette's greatest asset IN the last
two years.
Hubbard of Harvard was the out
standing mon on the Harvard we
this year, and he is patterned some.
what after Sohwab of Lafayette, put
has not had as great experience. lie
has a strong charge. with his 1eet
well under him. a. keen eye when ne
gets set. and he is particularly clever
on the offense in working with his
center and tackle in making open
ings. He stopped up decisively the
plays which came at or near his po.
sition in all his games and was OF
the old pennock type. which Harvard
and her opponents remember so well.
Garbisch OF West Point is an ideal
center in d field of good men. and
the added asset of his drop-kicking
is; the factor in his finally supplant-
h hof