New Britain herald., 1928-11-26
YALFS SYSTEM IS
Open TO ATTACK
Past Season Analysed and Crit
CizM-Great Possibilities

Especial to the H9ald)
New Haven, Nov. Is - 1t is with
genuine sympathy for the individual
members of the Yale team that tho
past season is reviewed; for a squad
which had the latent power that the
big Blue had to turn out such a
pathetic apology for modern, up
to-date football machine. is start
ling. Individually Yale ranked with
many of the great teams of the year.
As a team Yale was a flop and Sat
urday's debacle in which Harvard
rubbed their noses in the dust to
the tune of II to 0 was the biggest
flop.
Yale Is Not Modern
Yale lost not because Harvard was
such an outstanding team. although
it was mighty fine outfit. but be-
cause the blue eleven had nothing
with which to fight except a will to
do its best. 1t was not equipped
for the modern game. 1t was like
sending in a brigade of soldiers
equipped with Civil War armament
against World War brigade equip
ped with the latest machine guns,
breach loading rifles, hand grenades,
and always supported by heavy ar
tillery and air forces. For Yale has
not developed with football. 1t still
plays the old fashioned type Of game.
plug. plug. plug at the line. and
that't that. Then too. Yale's sys-
tenn OF one man carrier seems. to
the wrater. to have proved its weak
ness. 1t leaves no doubt in the mind
Of the defense as to who is to take
tho ball. They know and it becomes
a battle fthe ball carrier against
not only the opposition but also his
own fatigue. Yale knows nothing of
the lateral pass and hardly more
about the forward pass. Yale's for
ward passing is pathetic, The back
hurls the ball far off into open terri
tory where the opposition has Just as
good q chance of grabbing the
sphere as the Yale would-be re-
ceiver. Few short, snappy passes.
Better Attack Needed
Obviously, it is easy 10 sit back
and criticize, but it does seem as
though Yale could turn out far bet
ter teams than she does with the
material at hand to work with and
the wealth behind with which to pay
for instruction. A team should be
versed in the games fundamentals,
equipped for plunging line play as
are the Yale teams and in addition.
provided with a diversified attack
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ward passes. lateral passes. deceiv-
ing behind -the-line formations and
a system whereby there is a bit of
confusion as to who is to carry the
ball. A glance over past records
proves this year to be one of the
most disastrous. Since football has
been played at Yale. the Blue had
lost only 25 games up to this fall.
The adverse tally now Is 90.
Eliminating discussion as to the
benefits of a real forward passing at
tack. a lateral pass attack and
right smart backfeld formation
would give. it is interesting to spec
ulato on the possible improvement
change from the one man carrier
might produce.
FOur.Man Threat
Imagine a backfield which would
start the game with Decker at full
back. Garvey at one half and Loud
at the other half. Either Carney or
Loud is a constant menace at line
smashing or end runs and than
Decker there probably is no better
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ing ball today. The game starts and
then with Garvey and Loud alternat-
ing at carrying the ball. with an &C.
casional smash by Decker and then
once in 4 while one by the quarter
to keep the opposition guessing just
think what havoc could be played
with an opponent! Simply the men,
tai doubt az to whether Garvey or
Loud would take the ball would be
Al obstacle to the defense and add
to that tho possibility that Decker
or the quarter might take 1t and
this menace is enhanced. Added to
that comes the fact that both Loud
and Garvey would be able to stand
the gait longer since they would
have momentary rests from ball
carrying. Second string backs are
always available at Yale and they
could do their STUFF when wanted.
It would appear that the great
est fault at Yale IL tho Yale system.
Il appears to be Z system that IL.
nores the developments Of tho sea-
sons and insists on playing old fash
toned football against the moderns
with disastrous results.
Saturdays game against Harvard
showed this. Yale attempted about
20 forward passes and only two were
made good. So much for the for
ward passing. In the Army game 1t
appears that Yale lost two good
chances to score by insisting on US
ing their one-man attack. Garvey.
1t will be remembered, carried the
ball down to near the Army goal. 1t
was a real threat. With four downs
to score Garvey was given the ball.
He was stopped. Again he was
given the ball. Again he was stop
ped. BY that time not only was
Garvey a very weary young man, but
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