The Washington times., 1935-10-11

p h togra phi Frank BUCK NeM
that accompanies this piece on
football. The wing backs were
not so wide, and the two ball
the power back and
threat back we're almost on a line
together in the backfield.
The doubl wing back forna-
ton calls for speed and deftness
in the backfield, power, aggres-
siveness and mobility in the line.
When you've said that, you've
said about everything there is to
be said in football. Well, that's
what Jim Pixlee says this morn.
ing about the double wing back
formation.
On Clinic Program
This invention, or to be his
torically correct, this development
of Glenn Warner, will be one of
the formations demonstrated for
the washington public at Griffith
Stadium, on Wednesday night
starting at 8:15 o'clock, under the
auspices of The Washington
Times. Jim Pixlee, coach Of
George Washington University, as.
sisted by his coaching staff, will
be in charge of the demonstration.
There will be no charge, no tax
to this demonstration Of football.
The washington Times, feeling
that many lovers of the game
would like to know more about
the inside workings Of football, in.
vites you all to be its guests.
The double wing back forma-
tion has certain basic values; Ger.
tain basic plays. There is the re-
verse-a feint to one side and a
development at the other. iI1volv.
ing a double pass and certain as
signments to linemen. Then there
is the double reverse in which a
play starts to the left, develops
a feint to the right and winds up
at the left, with triple pass and
even more involved assignments
and movements by the linemen.
Spread Defense
The double wing back forma.
tion's basic alignment of men,
with unbalanced line and two
backs outside of the ends, threat
ems on wide sweeps, wide slants
and passes. It develops a definite
menace against the tackle. These
hazards created to the outside
areas naturally spread the defense.
and cause certain assignments Of
the secondaries.
To meet such a development, al
ready foreseen and tested when
the double wing back formation
was in its formative stage, War
ner has developed power plays to
ride over the line. The ball
handler or power back, who is No.
10 in the cut that runs with this
piece, feints at getting rid of the
ball, and whirls into the line. Or
the threat back, No. II in the
photograph, takes the ball and
spins, cuts to right or left, and
goes through the line.
There really is no maneuver
of the modern game that cannot
be included in the double wing
back repertoire.
Threat Outside of Tackle
In the main, the threat of the
double wing back formation is
outside of tackle. If the ends or
the wing backs can lure the tackle
into following them, or going
wide, he will find himself the for
gotten man of the play, bumped
contemptuously by wing back or
end and the ball will move inside
of him. If he comes in close he
will find himself a victim of a
tandem with the wing back and
the end.
In this formation you will find
the guards swinging out and clear
ing the path of the ball, cutting
inside of a wide ranging tackle,
swinging wide Of the close packed
defense to smash the ends. The
guards move on power plays as
well as deception slantS.
There is a specific duty for each
man in Warner football, and with
the multiple handling Of the ball
necessary, those duties must be
carried out with speed, certainty
and power.