The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-28

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the pastime, according to Earle N
| Earle. better known as Greasy"
| Is the young man who coached the
| Washington and Jefferson team.
took them out to the Pacific coast
iron dreams of all the native sons by
not being licked, 100 to 0, or some
thing like. Earle, as you will recall.
wasn't licked at all; in fact, his team
| outplayed the Pacific wonders be-
tween all the whistles, and only the
| breaks Of the game prevented a few
Eastern touchdowns.
Greasy had . fast and smart
football team last year; an outfit
that was never beaten, and showed
. more varied game than any
other eleven, take IL from the
boys, VINO saw most Of them. His
athletes did everything just a lit
tie bit beter than anybody else.
They showed splendid coaching.
which reflected much credit on the
hero Of our essay.
Neale Is tunking his own stuff
when he admits that the flying end
play should be abolished. The Pres
tdents" had that play, with a va
riety Of changes, as no other team
had. Three or four of the w. and ].
powerful stars alternated far out on
the wings. and spent pleasant after
moons lowing over hostile tackles
and guards.
The team worked a crisscross
from the formation, on both sides of
the line, and generally had the op-
position higher in the air than the
custom house tower. The first time
this play was tried against Cali
fornia 1t gained sixty-eight yards.
and II was a constant asset, as well
as threat, all through the pastime.
Still the coach, who Is sensible
and strong for the big college game,
admits that the one-man-in-motion
isn't at all fair to the defensive
team. and consequently should go
into the scrap heap. 1t will rob his
own attack of a lot of power. but
that's nothing to him.
He will dig up something else just
as good. being that sort of a bird.
Neale didn't originate the play-it
was either Foster Sanford or Bill
Roperd. He picked it up watching
Lehigh, adoped 1t. and put a whole
lot Of new stuff into 1t.
Regarding the scrimmage, rather
than the touchdown goal, Coach
Neale doesn't think it will make
much difference.
Trying a scrimmage will nut a
little competition into the point
that means q game" he explained.
Most Of the teams will undOubt-
eddy try the short droplxick, and
get almost as good results as from
the free placement kick. But It
won't be all kicking. A team that
tried nothing else would soon have
elevn men on the defensive side
piling In to bury the kicker. He
would have q tough life.
Teams with good drop kickers
will have the advantage hut a goal
from that distance isn't so hard.
and a coach can school a man all
year just for use in an emergency
that may mean a game. The free
Kick didn't give the team scored on
any chance at all. and that's hardly
according to the spirit Of the game.
The new plan should work out very
satisfactorily"
Coach Earle is very strong for
the spirit the college athletes dis
play, and claims that II ball clubs
termination and fight that the grid
stars do. the game would spruce up
quite a bit.
Some clubs" he announces.
have that spirit. And they 20 out
and win pennants. There's a whole
lot to saying: "A team that won't be
licked. can't be licked 1t makes n
fellow proud to have a gang of kids
go in there and fight their very
heads off, just to make good for
him. That's why coaches get ex-
cited and steamed up at times.
"They get the same feeling as
the young fellows, and feel defeat
just as badly. You notice that the
real good teams don't suffer from
injuries. The reason Is that the
young fellows are In there fight.
ing 50 hard they can't be hurt.
They don't even feel smashes that
would cripple an ordinary individ.
6al.
THE boys get themselves into per-
feet shape and stay that way. And
when a strong man Is in real condi-
ton he's mighty hard to hurt. Very
few ball players. who take good care
of themselves, spend much time on
the bench. for the same reason.
''In our three big games last sea
son we made only four substitutions,
and only one of them for a really In.
jured player. Any good team Is a
tough team"
As Neale lost but two OF his stars
by graduation, he will undoubtedly
figure prominently in the next foot
ball campaign.
A Good Start.