Evening star., 1922-09-24

to prevailing TRENDS or play, IL strikes
the writer as not rash to predict
that the coming weeks will see the
forward pass installed in q position
never so secure as a part of the warp
and woof OF regular attack. This Is to
say that it will be less used as a
shoestring maneuyer and that. in
stead of last quarter dying gasp or
a play to be sprung sporadicaiiy. 1t
will be a part of the stock equip
ment of every progressive eleven.
1t will be demonstrated that the short
saii. fat pass cal be used without
any material risk. and it will be sur
rrising il November does not se< it
employed as common offensive
measure.
We shall see a lot more shifting.
especially in the east, than we saw
last year. Chicago came to Prince
ton and taught the Tigers how much
confusion and perplexity may be
wroukht by alteration of position, and
Notre Dame gave US two exhibitions
of fancy stepping that were illumi-
mating, and. as we probably shall see.
influential. 1t was charged that
Notre Dame backfleld players were
in motion as the ball was snapped in
haps they were at West Point. That
game the writer did not see. but close
observation from the side lines failed
to disclose any such flaw IN the Notre
Dame shift in the Rutgers game.
The Army revealed in her game
against the Navy the excellent effects
of the lesson she learned from Notre
Dame. and. with greater time in
which to apply it. the Cadets should
prove most interesting this season.
Other eastern elevens will also do
something more than experiment with
of players. it is altogether likely.
Straight Plays to BE Evident.
But while forward passing and be-
wildering maneuvers from shifts will
be characteristics of the play of most
elevens, straight plays behind solid,
hard hitting. quickly formed interfer-
ence will by no means be neglected.
The lethal striking power Of we'll
trained men equipped with compare
lively few plays Of the hammer-and-
knife variety was signally empha-
sized last year by Cornell, coached by
Gilmore Dobie.
Speaking of Cornell the chances are
that the big Red team, even granting
the loss of her center trio. Brayman,
Jones and Brayton, with stand very
high among the eleyens OF the coun-
try this season. The unfortunate
factor in Corneii's outlook Is the fact
that her schedule is hardy designed to
give true line on the team. Her big
November games will find Dartmouth
and Pennsylvania as opponents It
always is credftable to defea. either
OF these elevens. but unless both the
Green and the Quakers display great
Improvement over their 1921 form
Cornell could well wish for some
outstanding opponents that would
test the true measure of her probable
greatness. The real problem lies at
center; elsewhere Dobie has letter
men or qualified substitutes on last
years team than whom no coach
could ask for better.
In the east two elevens that won
prestige in 1921 are likely to con-
tinue along the pathway of the stars
Washington and Jefferson and
Lafayette: The Presidents lose only
Stein and Neale OF the great COM
bination that triumphed over Pitts
and then went to the west coast and
surprised the country by holding the
puissiant University of California
team to a tie. There may be an
early shakiness in the line due to
the absence of these men, but Greasy
Neale believes he will be able to
throw two promising freshmen into
the vacancies.
Lafayette Line Ia Depleted.
Lafayette's great strength in 1921
lay in one Of the ablest lines the
writer has ever seen. OF this set
Of forwards Schwab, Berry, O'Con-
nell and Deible remain. 1t is to be
seen whether places left vacant by
Williams. Budd and Brown can be
filled and whether the backheld gap
repaired. Jock Sutherland. the coach.
and his assistants. doubtless can do
a lot in this direction, but 1t will in
deed be surprising II the Lafayette