Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-18
PLAYERS FROM
Ten SCHOOLS
REPRESENTED
Famous Grid Critic Gives
Discussion of Present
Day Football.

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Copyright: 1929: BY The Chicago
Tribune and Grand Forks Herald.)
Since the winter OF 1905 and '06,
when football underwent it's most
serious operation in history, the old
gridiron game has produced Its an
nual quota of remarkable performers.
This has been especially true in the
years Immediately preceding and fol-
lowing h world war.
Football as a conditioner Of men
was never so strongly emphasized as
It wa during the time the United
States was engaged in war with Ger
many. Every camp n cantOnment
had its teams. not to mention the
number of other units. Soldiers in
the flower of manhood who had never
ventured on the chalk lined field be-
fore they entered the service enga aged
in the contests, with the result many,
who had strongly opposed the game.
are now its staunchest supporters.
The American youth is eager to en-
IN which there is an element Of dan
ger. He longs to match his mental
and physical proves with others. and
football affords this outlet Of pent-up
enthusiasm. The boy with red blood
in his veins longs to be a member of 81
winning team. n with this aim lin
early life will naturally select ON
institution of learning which is known
for its successful athletics.
Highest CALDER of Men Play Game
It is this type of American youth
who has been successful on the grid
iron in former years and the type
who will be heard from as long as
football continues to be our leading
inforNn11cp1afn line NJ o%hlofic ordeap.
or. Such is the caliber Of men who
are candidates for this years all
American teams which ompa very
favorably with those selected in the
: past. Critics. like coaches. have their
own ideas as to what a candidate
should be able to do to make his col
lege team Or any honorary eleven.
Unlike the, circumference and ALL
western eievens selected earlier. the
field OF all-American material must
be covered thoroughly and efforts
made to place the star performers in
combination which will bring about
the desired results should the first
team be matched with another OF it's
kind. Every angle of offensive and
defensive football must be taken into
consideration n no player should be
honored because he specializes in only
one department of play.
Extensively the team should be COM
posed of backfield players who can
! execute any forms OF the many styles
OF attack. The backs should be able
TO run the ends, drive off the tackles,
or hit; the line. They should know
Fl how to block and tackle, get in the
interference. and be able to put forth
the last effort when about to be tack
i led In other words, they should be
able to execute the many plays Of the
: close and open offense in such a man
ner that the defense is kept in a guam
dairy as to what to expect. #5
Average Fan Misses Many Points
While the average fan who attends
football games is constantly on the
alert for the spectacular. he misses
one OF the most interesting points in
football by not watching What makes
it possible for a back to get away on
q long run or smash through the line.
Without the aid of a strong forward
wall the best back who. ever lived
would be helpless. 1t is the charging
and blocking of the linemen which
has SO much to do with successful
ground gaining attempts of the ball
carriers. h Same is true of the in
reference, and there must be perfect
coordination at all times. This is es-
,pec!ally true of the line and backfield.
One must remember that men play
Fl ne OppOSllo edCH OLIlSE Ill Inc line
seldom come in contact with each 9TH
er. We often hear or read of a tack
le outplaying an opposing tackle or a
guard a guard. This is not true. On
offense the line plays what is known
as a tight game. The defensive line
men play loose n at the outside OF
thei opponents. On various plays
the offensive tackle will charge the
defensive guard and the offensive end
will try to box the defensive tackle, In
or charge him straight back. !
Plays are often evolved Of the un
balanced line variety. 1t Is on these
occasions that the defensive linemen
must use their heads and try to figure
in a 1iffy how to adjust themselves tc
meet the attack successfully. In mos,
cases they are successful and it Is this
type Of player who should be given g
place on any all-Anerican cam.
smart Players Figure Plays
Tho same 10 true OF the backfield
men on defense. The smart playe!
AN generally figure the point Of at,
tack and success or failure OF the pla,
depends largely upon how fast the
defensive backs to the objective
1t yusually happens that a quarter back
discards a play when it fails to gain
and this is the reason why so many
coaches instruct their players to pu1
forth every ounce of physical energy
early in the battle to discourage op.
ponents. Such procedure has wor
many important games, and the team
which does this makes the battle eas
Ter to win.
AS stated in a previous article, an,
honorary eleven must be fortified il
all departments. It must have tn,
triple threat player. the punter, fielt
goal kicker, forward passer. line plum,
GER n runner. and ends and back