New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
YALE'S BRAND OF
 FOOTBALL CHANGED
One Man Ball Carrying System Has Been Thoroughly Scrapped
Special to the Herald)

Especial to the Herald)
 New Haven, Oct. 7-The record breaking score of S9-O which Yale rolled up against Vermont in its opening game Saturday was not the outstanding feature of the massacre and neither was the long procession of stellar backfeld men whom Coach Nal Stevens paraded on the field, but chief interest-and even amazement-lay in the disclosure of the fact that Yale's traditional brand of football has been thor oughly scrapped. Gone is the ol i system of one-man ball carrying ;n thrust after thrust at center or off tackle. The versatility of attack has been increased immeasurably, the whole offensive has been opened up, and power has given way to speed and deception. It is a chang of policy which brings the style of play up to date after years of an- tiquated football. and it gives Con- neCticut followers of the game an opportunity to see football as it has pCCil pld tu Ill tlt IlIluule ana lar west for several seasons.
 It can hardly have been an easy task for Stevens to take his yeter- ans and change their fundamental! of play so completely, but il has been done successfully. The o.d hammerinE at the line is gone. In it's place are spinner plays, revcrscs, end runs and lateral passes in q profusion probably never before seen on an eastern gridiron. And sortment of plays the Blue has d lengthy list of highly capable backs.
 The much-heralded Albie Booth, New Ravens own, held the spot light in this galaxy and gave the crowd of 15,O0O thrill after thrill as he lodged his zigzag way through the weak Vermont team for two touchdowns and for long gains almost beyond counting. Most of his would-b be taCklers did not even touch, so elusive did Booth prove, and only when some green jerseyed man was able to wrap himself around a kicking leg did the 140-pound sophomore come down. What Booth will do against foes worthy of the name remains 10 be seen but he showed Saturday that he is going to need close watch ing.
 But Booth was not alone in shin ing for Eli. SDcad, who had pret- erence over the Elm City lad in starting the game, showed why there has been such a fierce battle for this halfbaCk assignment by racing to gains perhaps not as spec tacuiar but fully as long as Booth E and accounting for 15 points to the others IT. Wilson and Dunn cir 1 cled the ends for long gains, while several members of the "secOnd' '' and "third' teams seemed to equal their supposed superiors. Among these were Austen. Savage. McClen- nan, CruikShank and Taylor. Taylor provided the thrill of the day by galloping S5 ya:t!S for touchdown after fumbling kickoff momen. tarily-Yale, incidentally, made II points on four plays at this june ture. And Austen took a pass from Booth for a G7-yard scoring run which was only slightly less excit- ing The backfield was a little un- certain at the start of the game, but 1t soon found itself and the con- stant replacements failed to weak en it an iota. In fact, when Boot stepped in and began calling sig nals, the eleven actually gained i'm petus and sWarmed over the Noun talnecrs with redoubled vigor.
 But with the type of opposition Yale had Saturday little can be told about the true merits of the play. CTS, particularly of the line. Thest | forwards tore Nermont's resistance apart and completely smothered its attack. Vermont did not ever threaten to make a first down, the lo yards or so that it did gam during the whole game were nor, than offset by losses. The Green was the sorricst looking aggrcga ton seen in the Bowl in years. lis plays were slow, it's signals were long and unrhythmical and it's mer were brittle. Fully eight of the in- Nadcrs had to be carried off th. lleld by pair of grcy-hooded
 'strong-arm men," while Yale, ir contrast. went through the after. noon without even having a play. CTS breath knocked out of him.
 Yale showed no strength ir bunting, and it's forward passing was lamentably weak, the great ma. Jorlty of throws being grounded Or Wild, But every one of the mum. erous lateral passes worked, anS this type of play proved a bis ground gainer.
 The Blue has reverted to callius signals from formation and Use the huddle only infreQucntly fol purposes of consultation. Play, went off snappily and line and back. held seemed to be in unusually ad Nanced shape for an opening game l he center has been pulled back or the defense and gives Yale virtual ly three halfbacks-auother change | While even the uniform has beer altered, white helmets having beer adopted to it the more open styl, of play.
 i This Saturday will see the frs test of the new combination an, system, for the eleven waiting foI the Yankee invasion of Athens Georgia, is going to prove ia
 dA,erent foe from the absolutely i'm