Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
YALE COMES TOMORROW
FOR TWO DIAMOND GAMES
Old Ellis to Play Georgetown and MaryIand-Oiher
Clashes of Note Include Trip of Old Line
Lacrossmen to Navy Saturday.

! ment. The lateral pass. before the
days of the forward pass. before 1906
to be exact, was used by many teams
It was a familiar sight IN those DAYS
to see one team stringing it's backs
all the way across the field and 10 see
them pass the ball from one to the
other in order to get man clear. At
times the ball was thrown diagonally
back 10 a fast halfback who had
started running to get q lead that
would throw him outside the end In
other cases the backs would take po-
sitiOnS about 5 yards apart parallel
to the line of scrimmaee and about
. Yards behind 1T. The back who re.
manned behind the line would take the
ball from center, toss 1t literally TO
the next back, that back would toss
again, and the thId back would throw
1.-THE ball TO the fourth, who by the time
the last lateral toss was made would
be right on the side line i'm the hope
he would be clear. The play rarely
if ever. succeeded, yet inf those avs
the fuIlback played about yard be-
hind center and the two halfbacks
about a yard behind each tackle 1t
should have been cemparatively easy
to get a back clear on lateral passinc
then to what ii will he now with the
fullback yards back and the half
backs TO 10 yards back and well out
side their tackles.
Lateral passing also has been at
tempted by certain teams and worked
on for a whole season since the advent
of the forward pass. but has eventually
been discarded as anything other than
for use as an occasional surprise play.
And nine hundred and ninety-nine
chances out of thousand that is
about the only use that will be made
of ii next year, The lateral pass is
the easiest play in foot ball to break
up. unless it is hooked up with for
ward pass, and then the expert and
quick handling of the ball required
make that play exceedingly difficult to
execute.
The hest type of lateral pass is that
which is just a little forward and then
the lateral pass becomes a forward
pass. AS a matter of fact, it is difficult
to make a lateral pass, which in it's
true sense must be exactly parallel to
the line of scrimmage. Throwing a
foot bali under stress exactly parallel
is more Of a feat than anybody imag-
ines. What actually is the case is that
lateral passes, as generally Interpreted
are backward passes. When the ball
is passed to n man moving ahead of
put SnShtly pack OF s)aialiel TO Inc
man carrying the ball and who throws
1t, the man receiving is in such posi-
ton that he requires just fraction
of q second to turn. lock ahead and
get started toward the line of scrim-
mage, which fraction of second is
fatal to the play.
University Of Maryland's agreement
with the Navy for a lacrosse game at
Annapolis this week. tho first between
the two schools since Maryland de-
feated the Middies two years ago in
the Central Stadium. carries with it a
game with Navy at College Park next
year on May 6. the contest TO be a
part of the annual field day of the Old
Liners.
Elliott of North Carolina ought to be
one of the greatest college milers in
the country this wear Last Spring he
did the distance IN close to minutes
and 20 seconds on a track that was
soaking wet II Elliott comes through
as he gave promise of doing there will
be few mile runners to take his meas
ure in the coming season.