New Britain herald., 1927-10-11
CHANGES HAVE NO
 EFFECT 0N GAME
Lateral Pass Will Be Almost
 Totally Ignored

New York, Oct. II CP,-Based on games played to date. the 1927 rules changes have had little, if any ef- feet on football in the east Straight football and the forward pass have played their respective parts in what has combined to make the season acutely interesting in view of sev- eral wholly unexpected scores The point from touchdown has not ap- peared to be the bugaboo some critics feared it would be with tue goal posts 10 yards behind the goal line, and the percentage of drop kicks and placements seems to be about the same as always. In only one game. Harvard's defeat Of Yer mont, has the lateral pass been used 10 any extent
 Critics are Of the opinion now that the lateral pass is to be almost to- tally ignored as an offensive weapon and that it's use for the next few weeks at least will be chiefly as check on other play-held in the background, as it were. as an ele- ment Of deception.
 Fandom is looking to the Notre Dame-Navy encounter at Baltimore for many frills. Both teams have reached an advanced stage where they can well afford to put every thing at their command into the bat tie. Rockne's team, evidently as strong as ever, will be needing a powerful, alert and smart navy eleven. West will have one advan- tage over east in this meeting, that being the matter of experience. Coach Bill Ingram had to throw much reserve material onto the field to replace the positions left vacant by graduations.
 Two changes In the lineup have been made in the Yale camp as the Blue prepares for Saturdays game with Brown, but "Tuss" McLaughry is standing pat on his team that fell before Penn. Tad Jones has made rcplacements at quarterback and al center.
 Injuries to few members Of the Colgate eleven have forced changes in the lineup for the next game with Columbia. IneXperience in the line was blamed for the Maroon's defeat by Virginia Poly, the first suffered on the home field at Hamilton in 20 years,
 Harvard's squad has gone back to fundamentals, and because of the unsatisfactory showing of the line against Purdue several shifts appear to be in prospect. With Holy Cross coming up, Harvard must make con- siderable progress in a hurry, it's coaches told the men.
 Penn came through the Brown game in good condition and with the exception of Lutz at right guard, will start the regular lineup against Penn States. Lafayette anticipates only light work before the squad departs for MorgantoWn and the West Virginia game. Princeton start cd preparation for the Lehigh game with heavy drill. and two tempor- ary changes were announced in the line. Roper expressed satisfaction with the backfield.
 New York university appears to be finding it's stride and Chick Meehan's team will enter the game with Columbia as the favorite Syra- cuse indulged in long drill in preparation for the Georgetown en- gaGement. Coach Lew Andreas an- nounced all practice sessions for the rest of the week would be secret while the team went through new plays.
 Dartmouth's football team has tried out an experiment of giving the players tea between halves and has found it wanting. Coach Jess Hawley has announced that the practice is 10 be discontinued. Dart mouth players received their tea last Saturday between halves of the Allegheny game. Hawleys eleven won, but in spite of the loss Of Myles Lane and Bob MacPhail, who were forced to retire from compoG- ton because of acute attack of nau- sea,