Evening star., 1926-10-29


men to a place in the national sun.
Psychology always favors Yale i
her Army game. The Cadets seem /
suffer from stage fright in the spa
cious environment of the bowl ano
never are at their best.
At their best West Point elevens
are big, grinding. plugging teams
which contain a number OF FORMER
collegians. These collegians, as RUE
have spent the flower OF their en-
thusiasm, their energy and their SKI!
in the institutions which were 1or
merly their alma matters.
Never Reach Great Heights.
What they have left they give to
the Military Academy with splenoio
self.sacrifice, but very often II Is
not so much. Army teams are alwasS
hard to beat, no matter who the OPP
ponents may be. Yet, on tne otner
hand. they never soar TO the olZZ9
heights of national prestige.
Yale was regarded. especially AT
New Haven, as a coming world leader
in foot ball, and then Brown turned
I'm and showed the Ellis something
thew have never been shown before
that their line was inept.
Army may teach Yale similar les
son, although a lot of line cope mas
ESCAPED out OF the w cot oaiAI ~-
ing system in recent years.
The Cadets can win in this game.
however. down in the line. especially
as Vale is doing new stuff with her
ends and tackles and not doing II
altogether well. AS for psychoiogy'
browns defeat of the Ellis last sat
urday may help the soldiers mere.
The writer would be inclined TO PICK
the Army to beat Yale were not
for a disinclination, based on some e
Years of observation, to back q nyorlo
Coordination to beat one whose mem
bers have never known any enthusl'
ssm but for the college OF their cnolce.
Should Be Thriller.
Illinois and Penn should put up a
thrilling contest. Penn's success oe'
nends upon how we'll her line holds
while her backs are perpetrating thelf
thimble rigging operations.
IT should be observed that the
Quaker backs stand very close TO the
line. within yard. and the pal! Is
handled close up. This, for one tnlns'
insures no great loss of ground II the
man with the ball is tackled by break
ing through forwards. And, again,
II the forwards have misapprehenoeo
the trend Of the ball as well as the
man who Is carrying 1t. tnev are
pretty we'll behind the center OF
action. This is always a great heip
in advancing the ball.
The writer studied the Penn onense
closely in the Chicago game. AS he
has already explained, two of the
hacks stand out wide. facing openings
left by wide playing ends. On the
weak side of the line there Is but an
end. all the other forwards being on
the strong side. II the play goes 10
the strong side. the winning back on
the weak side leaves his place upon
the Swapping Of the ball and shares
in the ball Juggling with the TWO ctner
backs The back playing wing on
the strong side in the meantime is
helping to deal with the defensive
tackle or end.
Must Hold on Linemen.
Now the whole success of the play
depends upon keeping the defendinS
forwards out OF the hackf1eld. II, TOT
instance, the three defending center
men can break through. all this back
field legerdemain Is kicked apart IKE
so many cards. Can Illinois break
through and do this? Upon this Ques'
ton depends the outcome Of Satur'
days game.
The writer has admired many
things about Zuppke's methods of
coaching The temperamental Robert
can develop backs as well as any one
and he can do nifty work with an
offensive line. But defensive line play
has not seemed to be his forte. His
temperament inclines him to stress
the offensive side of foot ball.
Penn's attack will require a great
deal of stopping, but it can be stopped
and can be stopped with completeness
and finality. VIII the Illinois for
wards be the ones to do It? The
writer has a sneaking suspicion thai
they will be. since no great defensive
flnesse is required to turn the trick
All that has to be done is to bust
through and mess up everything IL
sight.
This hidden ball game is so beauti
ful and spectacular a thing that the
writer would dearly love to see Penn
demonstrate that II is feasible agains
the strongest defense, but ii is doubt
ful that this will be demonstrated. The
offense asks of the defense too much
delay, and where the defense is rugged
the request Is not going TO be granted
All the craftiness. all the resource
fulness of that old fox, Glenn Warner
has been brought to bear upon the
question of meeting L. S. G. Howard