Evening star., 1950-11-15

team lines up. Used either with balanced or
unbalanced ne with great power to the strong side and
emphasis end and lot is to be
said for the single wing,
Ohio State topranking Associated poll
is primarily single wing So Princeton and Michigan
State the weeks top TO- plus other leaders such
Southern Methodist Penn.
pro ball. where the is almost religion Pittsburgh
right with single wing and with the less
expensive sort of talent.
THE CHAP WHO APPARENTLY has done as much as any,
body else toward populang the single wing in the East
Caldwell coach the unbeaten and highly respected
Prnceons gentle bespectacled has captivaed
with variation the single wing which features
quickkcks and doublepassng threat
only two in his backfed but
throws right handed and the other left.
great permanency to football styles In the
late 188Os when Stagg Pudge Hefehnger
played for Yale the the regnng oense Then came
the single wing double wing the latter
with Pop Warmers coaching that it became the warner
System"
In the heyday of the great late Knute the
"Notre System which owed great deal of
its success quick In those days not
necessary after shifting and because
deception with to both the strong and
weak sides acclaimed with wide enthusiasm
The Rockne System began simple T, usually with
balanced line Just before the ball was snapped the packs
shifted right left and became single wing formation
legislation dictated pause after shifting, good deal
of advantage was lost.
IN THE CHICAGO region meanwhile group of
streamlning the old Formation Ralph Jones,
little badish who the genius The others were
Shaughnessy
shaughnessy took knowledge the to Stanford,
won surprise Pacific Conference title and defeated
Nebraska in the Rose Bowl 81 to 49, Halas appleo tne
cincer to Tformaon popularity when his Bears routed
good Redskn 1885, in payo for the pro championship
Everybody climbed aboard the T bandwagon-pros col
1epans and scholastcs Within months Is cent OF these
football teams became addicted to the T. It's been that way
ever since although suggested earlier some coaching
minds are swinging back to the single wing.
GIVING THE T it's DUE the modern single wing can oe
,st as interesting and difficult to fathom
It's long been the feeling here that George Preston Mar
sbas Redskins DESPITE of different coaches never nave
learned how to use The the Redskins use ana the
the Bears Rams Eagles and Browns use It, study IN
contrast
Redskins reached the heights they were single
wgers Ray Flaherty Since the shift to the ana
with Flahery removed Redskins haven't been the same
Sammy Baugh the foundation OF the cuo since
came up single and never has made the asl
tion Dutch Bergman Groo Turk Edwards Admiral
Z John Whelchel all predecessors to Coach Herman Bali
weren't T-formation from the beginning
The Office hasn't bothered much to make
talent Twse Whelche and Ball. for example
Harry Gmer whose progress has been retarded
because Baugh single wnger originally The
same holds Justice and to lesser extent to the
veteran Bill Dudley.
The T. as Redskins it, is dreary and mpotent
temptation suggest that either they learn
to use properly the single wing especially in
view of tendency draft players who teethed on that
formation.