The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-24
STRATEGY IS NEEDED
TO COMBAT MODERN
DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS.
Couple of Tackles and Another
Good Ball Carrier Make
Up Backbone
CARlDEO AND WOOD GOOD
Booth Of Yale, Baker Of Pitt, and
French of Penn State
Strong Also
CARlDEO AND WOOD GOOD
BY L. S. LARRY MacPHAIL
National Football Referee)

BY L. S. LARRY MacPHAIL
National Football Referee)
"Give me a couple of tackles, a back
who can go places, and q smart quar- =
terback, and I'll have q football team.
But first give me the quarterback"
That's been the chant of a lot OF
football coaches from Maine to Cali
fornia.
Great QuarterbackS have been
scarce since the styles in quarter
backs changed. Ten years ago some
little fellow hid behind the center.
took the ball. and gave it to the backs.
But with the advent Of the direct
pass. and the huddle. and a compli-
Gated offense, the fellow who was just
a quarterback passed out OF the pic
ture.
In the complicated modern offense
all four backs have practically the
same duties to perform. The quar-
terback must be an efficient blocker.
If he can run, pass and kick, so much
the better. On defense, he must be q
sure tackler with ability to defend
against forward passes. II he's a
great quarterback, he's a great half
back, possessing in addition the quail
ties of leadership and sound judg-
ment.
Frank Carideo Of Notre Dame and
Barry Wood of Harvard merited ALL
America consideration last fall. But
both were Overshadowed by better
backs in Glasgow. WEIGH and eagle,
to say nothing Of Marsters, Banker
and Benny LON.
This year, however, the crop Of good
quarterbacks is large. Quarterbacks
are the outstanding backfield players
in almost every section.
In the east, Booth of Yale, Wood
of Harvard and Captain Eddie Baker
of Pitt seem to have the call, though
French Of Penn State also Is q fine
quarter.
Booth Packs Dynamite
Booth is small but he packs the
dynamite and is a colorful and dra-
matte player. He Is spectacular In a
broken field and runs well from
scrimmage following his interference
with elaboration and good Judgment.
Booth is one of the best punterS IN
the game, q fine drop kicker and q
fair passer. His team value Is less
ened by the fact that lat pounds can
hardly last through a game, much
less a season.
Jock Sutherland considers Eddie
Baker the smartest back he ever
coached. The Pittsburgh captain Is
handicapped by q mediocre eleven.
Baker is Just about the whole show
at Pitt. He is their best passer and
best receiver. He punts, place KICKS
and kicks off. Baker Is an ideal
leader and gives everything that's IN
him in every game.
Bobby Dodd Of Tennessee has been
the south's best quarterback tor Two
years. Rival coaches give Dodd the
credit for Tennessee's long string OF
victories. With Hickman and NC
Ever, both great players. on the IN
iured list at Tennessee, the burden
Of the attack has been thrown on
Dodd. He does everything there Is
to do and does it well. Dodd Is not
only as good a punter as there Is IN
the south, but one Of the greatest pass
ers from running formations In the
game. They don't make better quar-
terbacks than this slim southerner.
Lee Hanley of Northwestern IS q
good back and an ideal leader, but
the Big Ten nomination probably Will
20 to Harry Newman, Mchigan's
sophomore flash. Newman ms not
included on the list of players IN
yited back for early practice at Ann
Arbor. He did not get INTO a game
until Michigan was trailing Purdue
by two touchdowns. He has been lr
all games since. Newman has passed
Michigan to victory in four major
games. He has transformed q medi.
OGRE outfit into a eleven with cham
pionship possibilities. It Is question
able whether any other player ha!
accomplished more.
Carideo Still Stars
Notre Dame still has Cartdeo
Carideo l.; q good blocker. He has II
be to play in Notre Danes backfield
Carideo is also a good tackler. HI
has to be that, too. The Hoosier ma
not be able to punt with Dodd, rul
like Booth, or pass as well as New
man, but he's a fine all-arourd play
er and especially valuable on pas
defense. Carideo has the advantag
OF directing one Of the country
greatest teams and the prestige Q
Au-America selection in 1929.
On the coast Orville Mohler G
Southern California is having q goo
year. Mohler had q large part !
handing Pop Warner the worst beat
ing of his career at Stanford, and wa
also q big shot in the TAO defeat Q
California. j..
Football brains and ~generalship wi
determine the All-America rating q
these great backs. What constitute
good football judgment? Well, eve
coaches disagree. II they tell you ho'
dumb q quarter is who threw passe
on first down or from deep in his ow'
territory. ycu'd best agree If you don
want to be taken for an imbecila
Depend upon it. the passes were In
tercepted. The same strategy woul
have been lauded II successful.