Evening star., 1922-11-30

1 mt that no other eleven west OF c
California Bears. who from beginni
Easy victories over all opponents, fiji
ord.
The so-calied wonder team" OF
D-to-O victory over the United Stat
slstently thereafter rolled up big S
critics are unanimous that the Cali
finished in both attack and defens
The same team played Washington a
The University Of Washington eleven,
which showed the best brand of foot
'all iu- the Pacific northwest. defeating
daho. Washington State College and
he Oregon Agricultural College by fairly
!ecistve scores, was humbled in easy
ashton by California. As to 7. The
orthern huskies were wholly unable to
olive the varied system Of screen
lays which the Bears used.
In connection with the work of Cali
Eornia this fall it is interesting to note
That Coach Andy Smith has his Bears
nlaying what he calls percentage foot
,a'1." On a recent trip north he ex-
plained this by saying that the out
8tanding feature of the scheme was to
1T the opposing team carry the ball in
own territory or in midfield. while
alifornia plays safe. presses the kick
game and waits for the breaks.
Kicks Seldom Blocked.
andy has the kicking of his star punt
Archie Nisbet. timed to such a fine
ooint that he knows that 1t takes him
Just is seconds by stop watch to get
Us kicks away from 12 yards behind
fe line of scrimmage. Nisbet can do
tat or better, not once in a game. but
$ery time. He is 4 thoroughly con-
5steut punter. From exhaustive ex-
oh f<np
Sen an unimpeded lineman to dash
rrough and block the kick are prac-
Cally nil. In three years Nisbet has
ally had three kicks blocked Two of
rose were in the opening practice game
the recent season.
Knowing Nisbet's swiftness and ac-
aracy. Coach Smith instructs his
!hesmen not to hold the opposing
hesmen. but to go right through and
Own the field with the ends. The &c
sit is that when Nisbet's punt comes
avn not only the ends but the two
ckles. the two guards and even the
(cnter are there to nail the receiver.
he ends do not have to do it alone
nd the receiver is tackled as often
y the linesmen as by the ends.
keep the ball as long as possible to
remain on the offensive and make as
much yardage as possible at all
Ntmes. on the theory that the other
Yellow can't score if he doesn't have
he ball. But Smith goes on just the
'pposite tack-let the other fellow
rave the ball and tire himself out
rying to advance it in his own terri
ory or near midfield and make it
asy for him to get the ball b.
uniting 1t to him on first or second
/ \ oTps; ..rss ,,o,, ,... . .o<.,,,,
measure in my system, but part of the
lffense." says Andy. Fifteen yards
tained on an exchange of punts
means just as much to me as Is yards
dvance from scrimmage. In fact,
refer 1t. because every time the
oher. other fellow tries to advance in
rs own territory he Is firing himself
AID tiping off his best plays. Let him
anTk. The more yardage he can
NIKE a safe distance away from my
own goal lines the better like it, be-
ca,se every one of his drives is TAX
ms something out of him.
Let Other Fellow Work.
Old you ever realize that the ratio
OF PENALTIES against the offense and
defnse Is about Is to 1 in favor of
The defense? And when a team has
-he ball there always Is that danger
Of umbling. and one tumble on one
ola' may be the break of the entire
game. Moreover. no team can scrim-
mage. scrimmage. scrimmaGe, without
wering itself out and giving away
is plays The percentage is all
agsinst the team that plays con-
<in1al scrimmaging game. On dope.
loteam can hope to advance the ball
lscimmage. 1t gets about that far
and runs Into penalty that sets
back, or it fumbles. or the other
sam solves its attack and stops it so
|saat 1t has to kick anyway.
II would rather let the other fellow
, al oL n III
1ut while we are kicking and playing
afe and waiting for the breaks. Then
yhen we do get a breakdown in the
F.nemy's territory we are fresh. our
scoring plays are still a secret and
Ndds favor the success of our drive
ST q touchdown"
Graduate Coaching a Failure.
Pacific coast foot ball ever since the
w9 has not shown the high standard
reams before that time. Californias
elwen is the only team which has
shwn real class. and critics almost
unanimously ascribe this to poor quail
it1 of coaching STATS Prior to the
wa the University of Oregon. under
each Hugo Bezdek. now with Penn
Site; Washington. under Gilmour Do
pt. now at Cornell, and Washington
Site College, under Dietz. turned out
lebvens rated as f1rst-class. Today
me of the coast teams, outside of
/ LIlifornia, possesses a coach Of out
sanding ability. Most of the schools
:. the Pacific northwest have attempt
Il the graduate-coachin system. with
onsequent failure to put forth first
ate teams
There is talk now of returning to
Ae old system of obtaining coaches
tom outside. The chief fault of the
4aduate-coaching system as seen on
he coast Is that the men chosen have
licked ability to turn out teams
Ikrsed IN all the finer points Of the
lame. The teams lack finish. and the
paches lack versatility. seemingly
bntent to drill their charges in the
Eerotyped plays which any good team
1n solve. Play this season has been
>Sdly lacking in variety and the
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