The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-19
JONES
.TELLSNEN
TOFORGET
DEFENSE
., Frank tBuck) o'Neill

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 10
"There is no such thing as
defensive football. There is
attack and counter-attack, but
there is no such thing as de-
tense. There's a smack OF
the Army in that statement,
and, if you guessed that Army
men made it, you're right.
Et was none either than Biff
.fsnee. field artillery specialist when
he Aons his spurred boots, and foot
bam EXPERT when he dons the cieals
ane coaching mantle. Bl1 sat
around with q party of friends and
discussed the gridiron situation IN
Yes. the Harvard game came up
far some discussion. Army APP
preciates the Importance OF the
Harvard game. There were long
periods OF double drill and no can
teen for the warriors all this week
before the Army special rolled for
the Eastern front.
Attack, attack" rOared
Senea as the squad went
through It's drill yesterday.
What? They have the ball?
sure they have it. Attack the
oaIl. 1t doesn't matter who has
the ball, always attack. You're
never on defense. Get shat word
out Of your football Vocabulary.
when you fight Harvard on
the morrow, attack with the ball; at
tack without the ball. II there's
4 man on the play, attack him. f
iiOss likely to get into. the play. al.
tack him. Never stop attaching.
It's pretty hard TO beat that
styIe Of football and it is going 10
% hard to beat back the Army
waves when they go into action
with the Harvard outfit within the
next - hours.
Jones has two OF the finest
tackles in the East in Bud Sprague
and his running mate. Perry.
.Sprague, q powerful. big-handetl,
haavy-armed giant, is the ideal type
II tackle. He was the best in the
Fast last year, in my opinion, and
ne has started over the old trail
this year. He has brought Perry
with him. IL Harvard can find con-
ISOLATION In that.
sSpraaue and Perry tighten the
burden Of the Army ends. We've
heard q great deal about the
Kalden flankers since Born and
Harbcld were sent out in their
oocta and shoulder bsrs. But MeSe-
enSer and Carlmark. to say nothing
OF Kinney, are coming along.
Jones discusses the ends and
says with characteristic terse.
mesa: They're coming along
nieAIy."
they might be hospital cases
- hear Jones talk about them.
The backs viii measure up with
the pick Of the East There's
Christian CagIe--at the Point they
can him "Onward"--and they're
framed . certain marching song
around him. Can't guarantee the
exact words of the piece. Hear
some OF the boys singing 1t while
they dressed for practice. But il
goes something like this:
Onward Christian eagle, through
the line we roll,
Place the Army banner cross the
- Harvard goal
Harvard knows no tackler, who can
stop our might
Onward. ever onward Gayle; vic
tory's ours tonight.
It's a worthwhile song the way
those boys out in the stands sing
fer the wavy-haired eagle, and he
seams Il be worthy of all their con.
hdence. And lest we FORGET il.
there's Murren, the Wisconsin trans.
fer. Murrell was held out of the
providence game the other day to
save all his energy for the battle
with the Crimson.
e. He was put In merely to keen
intact record established
long time ago. He hasn't missed
game since he started pIay.
tHE football.
In the Army camp today there is
life and verve and confidence. There
- none OF the premonitory calm that
marked the Army morale that day in
1911 when Cadey Byrne went into
action against Harvard and sustained
injuries that caused his death.