The evening world. Newspaper, October 11, 1922, Page 29

OTT LN TM OHRe STINE! HL cy D. HAUGHTON 2 THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1922. YALE AND IOWA IN BY_PER ' NINE YEARS COACH AT HARVARD In Second of a Series of Articles, Famous Harvard Coach, NW the discussion which follows, it ig assumed that both teams are of @bout equal strength in the varl- @as departments of the game. If this be true, how, then, can one fam defeat its opponent? ‘By errors of commission and omis- | cahenmamabl 7 WERCY-D. HAUGHTON 5 ewe ston which creep into the play of one ‘or the other. An axlom which Has held true for years ts ‘Other things being equal, the team which makes the fewest mistakes usually wins.” Let us add this to the list of factors which result in success or failure. Now let us for the moment step into the shoes, or rather look into the brain, of the offensive quarterback and view the kind of precepts which are stored there. Mind you, this is only the A B C of quarterback train- ing, which varies in elasticity even as the conventions of auction bridge. In auction conditions are constantly changing because not only are there different cards in every deal, but one’s decision is always dependent upon such things as whether the player 1s dealing ar sits number two, three or four position, also upon the score and whether it is “‘free double,” and so on, Or again, perhaps a better compari- son is the similarity of strategy em- ployed in baseball, wherein the ac- fons of thé pitcher and batter are governed with reference to the num- ber of strikes and balls on the bat- ter, the ability of the next batter, how many and on what bases the runners ere, how many are out and what is the score and inning. Apply these principles to football and we get the elasticity of judgment required of the quarterback, It al- ys devolves upon him, with a warp ft long training and a woof of com- mon sense, to weave the various com- ponent factors into a fabric which shall fit the exigencies of every situ- ‘ation. With this as a background, the quarterback’s Bible begins as fol- lows: In the selection of play he must conside: 1, Climatio conditions, which in- clude the direction and velocity of the wind, the position of the sun, and the condition of the field of play, i. e whether the footing is sure or slip- pery. 2. The position of the ball on the field of pla: e., with respect to the goal line and side lines. 3. Which down it is and how muc distance. 4. What the score is and how much time there remains before the close of the aif or the game. 5. The distribution of the defense and its physical condition. Considering only points two and three in combination, the quarter- back ie further burdened with a table of field tactics which has been drummed into him daily since the beginning of the season, a brief out- Ine of which runs as follows: MAXIMS FOR THE GRIDIRON GENERAL. “Unless the wind is blowing against you," reiterates the Coach, “when- ever you are inside your own twenty- yard line punt on the first or second down because, should a fumble occur and the enemy recover the ball, they have at once a golden opportunity to scores “Between your own twenty and forty-yard lines utilize your various kinds of eweeps, which, though not consistent gainers, may result in good ch and every yardage. But don't dare to use any forward pass which may be Inter- cepted, nor any of those double passes for fear of a fumble. “And, remember, always punt on fourth down with more than two yards to go because, although you are theoretically surrendering the \ pall to your opponents, you gain thirty to forty yards in doing so. “From your own forty-yard line to your opponents’ thirty-yard line you fave allowed a greater choice of plays. Use your running attack and by m @ipulating your formations threaten ft once the three salient arms of at; fack—the rush, forward pass an Explaining ‘Salient Principles of Attack,” Tells Spectators They Miss Incessant War Between Tackler and Interferer. kick. If your rushing tactics are successful don't vary from them, but if you get hela on the third down with five yards to go, slip a forward Pass or one of those trick plays. But under no circumstances be held for downs. “If you reach your opponents’ thirty-yard line remember you are within scoring distance and concen- trate on that word ‘score.’ Use your strongest rushing plays and when the defense stiffens play your ace of trumps, and if on the fourth down you are doubtful about gaining the re- quired distance, get your three Dotnte by shooting a drop kick.” Such advice, when thoroughly 4i- gested, taken in conjunction with the general principles which have been mentioned, constitute a basis for a correct selection of plays at the prop- er time. (Copyright, 1922, by Bell Syndicate.) The third instalment of the HOW TO CUT A PATH THROUGH FOR MAN WITH BALL Two interferers have put the left defensive end (1) completely out of commission. He may be seen on the ground at the left of the picture. Two more interferers are protecting the runner from the left tackle (2). MORE WILD RUMORS IN THE SPORT WORLD This is. the epén season fer rumors. Not only did they, sell the Yankees yesterday, but they had Bill Muldgon resigning from the Boxing Board, They've had Ruth sold, Miller Huggins deposed as Yank | already. will Ne printed bec What next? Wesleyan Sure to Give Columbia Visitors’ Line Considered the Better, but Local Eleven Has More Brilliant Backfield. By Burris Jenkins. OLUMBIA may get beaten by Wesleyan in Saturday's game at South Field, So gossip goes at Baker Field. All the dope points to Wesleyan, They beat Bowdoin last Saturday 21 to 0, Bowdoin whipped Amherst the week before, 26 to 0. Figuring on Columbia's score against Amherst last Saturday, 43 to 6, Wes- leyan will beat the Blue and White 10 to 0. But dope is in disrepute of late (see World's Series), and our contention ts Columbia will win with a close score. It will be the real battle of the met- ropolitan seasoh so far. Columbia ts right in being-none too confident. Wes- leyan apparently has the better line, but Columbia a more brilliant back- field. Jack Donaldson shows flashy form lately as sub-half filling in for Roderick. Donaldson will be a handy man in case of accident. “In spite of what is without doubt the toughest battle we have had to face so coming on Saturday,” said Coach O'Neill yesterday, “I'm not golng to work my men hard this week. They have had a month of very strenuous work, We must look ahead beyond this Wesleyan game. The men are in great shape now and I don't want to overtrain them or in- jure them for future games. Though the outcome of Saturday’s game is doubtful, I do not think any team in the country has as good a football Tough Game man as Ben Roderick, our halfback. He ts the greatest I know now." A funny incident happened in yes- terday's scrimmage on Baker Field. Wet-weather football 1s a game all itself, and Coach O'Neill took advan- tage of yesterday's rain to give his men training in this sport, which to the spectator appears to combine football with water polo, swimming and ice skating. Shoes furnished with ‘“‘mud cleats"’—like rough-shoe- ing a horse—were {ssued to the scrim- magers and the splash was on. Capt. Koppisch had just made sev- eral fumbles of badly passed balls from the centre. The ball was as slippery as a cake of soap. All backs were running gingerly for fear of slipping. Then Koppisch broke away for a wide end run. He flashed past the field, eluding all scrubs, slipped, flopped on his face, then slid like a wet seal thirty feet over the goal line for a touchdown, The many fumbles in yesterday's scrimmage—one of which resulted in @ touchdown for the scrubs—shows w badly Columbia needs this wet- weather training, RUTGERS. Light scrimmage and short signal Grill characterized yesterday's work for Rutgers football athletes on Neil- son Field. Owen T. Clarke, 170- pound freshman, found himself lifted from the yearling team yesterday on to the first squad as a tackle. From now on he eats at the ‘varsity train- ing table. He will fill in for Lop- pacher or Lincoln, both veterans of last year, in subsequent games. Lehigh expects to beat Rutgers on Saturday at South Bethlehem, Pa., according to Philadelphia press re- ports, Rutgers supporters are just as confident of the contrary result, Six hundred students will accompany, the team, E. K. Hall Clears Up eer ee Football Chairman Says Play =nds Where “Try for Point” Fails. Football officials as well as coaches and players do not seem to be fully ae- quainted with the new rule pertaining to the “try for point,"’ which takes the place of the goal from touchdown, so plainly as it ts worded, according to E K. Hall, Chairman of the Football Rules Committee. It appears that some teams In electing to “try for point,”* following a touch- down by a placement goal from scrim- mage formation, have claimed the point after the kick failed when one of its own men recovered the ball and rushed it behind the opposing goal line. In some instan referees have up- held the contention and to correct this and prevent, if possible, any confusion in the future, Mr, Hall pointed out yes- terday that the in®tant play the kick falls automatically ends by iesuing the ing statement: ¥ rule provides that a team de a touchdown may add one additional point to ita score by suc cessfully executing ‘In a single play any one’ of the following: By « goal from field, by completing a forward pass in the end zone, or by carrying the ball across the line with a rush from scrim- mage “The words ‘any one’ are significant and should be literally construed. Ac- cordingly, should such team attempt to kick a goal and the attempt be blocked by the defenders of the goal, the play ends then. and there. The ball in dead and any attempt to recover and rush MW across the goal line usion also arises regarding supstitute Section 2), which provid player who has been withdrawn from the game during the first half may return at any time during the second talw. 4 Question in Rules player withdrawn during the second halt may not return to the Concerning this Mr. Hall said: “While this rule does not, in terms, refer to a player who finished the first half, but was withdrawn during the intermission between the two halves, the purpose of the rule {s clear and there is no reason why such a player should not be allowed to return to the game any time during the second half. “The new ‘try for point’ rule will make the seats near the two goal lines more attractive than before, once the coaches and the public come to realize the significance of the idea,’ added Mr. Hall It enables an attacking team to use any possible trick play which it would not atherwise attempt, because of the Impossibility of losing the ball. In the ‘try for point’ it has @ point to gain but nothing to los PAUL DOYLE WINS ANOTHER BOUT BY K. O. ROUTE Paul Doyle of the east side, who looks like the hardest hitter in the welter- weight ranks now, added another knockout victim to his lst last night at the Pioneer Sporting Club, where he put George Werner, the crack Brooklyn boxer, to sleep in three rounds. Doyle won as quickly last night as he did re- cently over Al Norton, He stopped his opponent in the third round, He had him down for the count in the fi round and continued administering a vere lacing in the second round. The third round had only gone about two minutes when he had Werner tn such bad shape that the referee called a halt, Doyle's manager, Tony Palazolo, in- tends to post $2,500 with the Boxing Board so that his protege may secure @ bout for the tile with Jack Britton, BIG who is recovering from contact with the line. As the runner is swerving outward these interferers will go against the defense halfbacks, and the player on the extreme right will also be men- Short Prices and Upsets Take Joy Out of Racing For Regulars at Jamaica Pea sire Odds-On Choices Win and Many Favorites Are Beaten. By Vincent Treanor. NE never can tell what a day's racing may bring forth. A card which looks hard on paper very often turns out an easy one, and one promising a succession of winning favorites at times results in a day of upsets. On such occasions there is little of the Joy left In the sport. The average horse player who went to Jamaica yesterday made up his mind at the start that he would win, but that he would have to be content with short prices. The winners seemed to stand out in each event. On his arrtval at the track Mr. Race- goer found that because of the muddy going scratches had altered things somewhat but even at that the game looked easy. The layers certainly seemed in for a drubbing. Virginius was served up as the first favorite. All the “right”? money was for the Stoneham colt, even if the Giants’ owner wasn’t on hand. Am- bler, at 4 to 1, played by his imme- diate connections, walked home with Virginius second Then came the second race. It looked the place to shoot it all. Winneconne, a reveller in mud, was favorite with some backing for Lack- awanna, @ non-mudder. It was the consensus of opinion that all Winne- conne had to do was leave the barrier. She did, all right, and ran her usual race, but at the head of the stretch Maizi, who for ten starts back has been trying to win a race; suddenly acquired a brand of specd which car- ried her to the front In a couple of jumps. She was at as good a price as 7 to 1. Upset No. 2, and bankrolls and credits considerably shrunken. As In all such cases a 2 to 6 shot was served up next on which to re- cuperate. Odds-on choices are never popular, but this one had to be played or let alone. There were no great shouts of glee as Osprey galloped home the easiest kind of winner, Spot Cash at even money, a place broke the fall for some. Another odds-on choice was Sedge- field in the stake feature of the day, but # sudden confidence developed for Tufter and the force of backing for him reduced Sedgefield to a sort of luke-warmness on the market, The only other starter was Nose Dive, Seven to one, 5 to 1, and finally 9 to 2 was quoted against him, with only the moonshooters taking a chance. Nose Dive broke in front and was SARAZEN TO SIT UP BY END OF WEEK Gene Basaxen, holder of the national and P. G. A. championships, who wa: stricken with appendicitis immediately after his match with Walter Hagen at the Westchester-Biltmore Country Club on Saturday, was reported to-day as re- cuperating rapidly from his operation at St. John's Riverside Hospital, Yon- kers. According to the nurses, the young golf king will be sitting up in a wheel chair by the end of the week. Gene says that as soon as he was able to leave the haspital he would rest at the Westchester-Biltmore Country Club. According to Sarazen, he does not expect to be able to play golf un- (il the first of the year, when he will begin a tour of the Pacific Coast, ac- companied by Jock Hutchison, former British champion. The pair will swing South for the various tournaments and then will leave for the British open championship. te C. ©. N. ¥. Five Practices, ‘The C. ©. N, ¥. basketball tear, last year's metropolitan ‘champ and twice victors over Princeton, the East- ern Intercollegiate League leaders, will begin practice this afternoon in to a call for candidates issued by Holman, a Trotting Races Postp: LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 11.—Yester- day's trotting programme here was postponed to Wednesday because of rain and a heavy track. Cards will be combined daily to complete the meeting Satur@ay. season. aced by the lineman who is approach- ing him. Two of the defense may be seen fol- lowing {n the wake of the runner. Neither will catch him, but their po- sitions emphasize that offensive speed is of vital importance. The offense here has acquired tri mendous superiority over the defense. (Yale vs. Harvard, 1921). ( Football Notes ) PRINCETON. PRINCETON, N. J., Oct. 11.—Prince: }ton football team has gone back to fundamentais. After two weeks of pre- Iiminary work, the coaching staff has sifted out the most likely material and , Starting out to develop a machine. There was tackling for the entire squad together with a long signal drill and Practice in kicking and catching punts. N.Y. U. Tom Thorp took advantage of the dry spots between yesterday's showers and wave hia Violet clad eleven a light work- out for the Hobart game on Saturday. The rest the Violets received Monday did the team a lot of good and the men were anxious to get into @ mix-up yer terday, but the muddy condition of the field did not permit any scrimmage. ion consisted of running under which lasted N Capt. Jordan. runner as the Jawkey never caught. Tufter staggered in Second and the favorite, Sedgefield, last. When Nose Dive and Tufter met last Nose Dive was a 7 to 1 shot, and he won easily, with Tufter at 8 to 1 next to last. Tufter's good race since then with Georgie evidently made the talent forgetful. Leghorn was the original ‘cinch’ in the fifth, on the assumption that she was about the only one that would run a mile and seventy yards, but Elected II. attracted a wise fol- lowing and she did what she has not done this year, won by just lasting. The last race was the millionaire's special, with one horse, Poe, outclasa- ing his company to such an extent that he was alto 4shot. Poe comes from a stable whose connections have plenty of betting capital. Price Is a side issue with them. All they want is a sure thing and then dump in the bundle. Poe won like the suro thing he looked in advance. Aside from the weather the day's sport was most uninspiring. It was one of those days when even the cheerful layers were down in the mouth, Bulldog. the centri DP ‘Thorp {# not putting his men in any line formation. HARVARD. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 11—Har- vard's football drill was entirely in- doors. The varsity fleld was too wet for the sctimmaging which had been planned, so the workout was heid in the baseball cage. The session consisted of a long signal drill and then a brisk dummy scrimmage between Teams A and B. CITY COLLEGE. Neville sent the C. C. N. ¥. football team through a long workout on muddy fleld yesterday in preparation for Saturday's game with the Providence Defensive work featured the rimmage, with the subs on the nen’ While tackle: ——<—___ Claims a Wrestling Title. SANTA PAULA, Cal., Oct. 11.—Pete Sauer of Santa Paula claimed the light- heavyweight wrestling champlonship of the world to-day on the strength of his victory Monday over Clarence ik lund of Sherldan, Wyo., Who had pre viously claimed that title, Sauer won two out of three falls. By William Abbott. ALE SCOUTS have reported home that the University of lowa will oppose the Bulldog with a powerful team In. the Bow! Saturday in what will be one of the most im- portant intersectional games of the Not only will the Hawkeye come East with a big and fast eleven but the Elis won't be able to muster the full strength of their reception committee without the services of O'Hearne, Beckett, Blair and possibly Latest advices from Iowa City say that Howard Jones, brother of Yale’ head coach, has quietly replaced po- sitions on his teams that won the Western Conference title in 1921. In the place of “Duke” Slater the giant Negro whose sensational work en- abled Devine and Lécke to make brillant gains | hundred pound tackl ed to prove a stone wall for Yal Devine will be badly missed, 8 have failed to 4 velop @ first-class quarterback, but in all other positions the Westerners are figured an even match for the The invaders from the corn belt ndoubtedly will attempt to surprise Yale with many sweeping end runs and forward passes, mations get quickly under way and much use is made of sequence plays, three and four formations being run from the same signal. This 1s how Lowans compare posi- tions for Saturday's clash: should hold at even either Landis or Morris who will snap the ball back for the El Minick and Meade, rated @ little below their Yai admitting guards the Iowans believe this ad- vantage will be easily recovered at Engeldinger, a giant who formerly played at West picked as one of the leading tackles in the Middle Wes is almost a whole team himself on tho defense and his showing up to date has been remarkable. ‘Thompson, the other tackle, is also rugged and strong, and should make a lot of trouble fo: Howard Jones, knowing well the Yalo system, has condentrated on the de- sive strength of his line as a coun- ter move against the plunges of Mal- lory and especially Jordan, if the Yale leader is able to pla; Kadesky, a regular from last year, GRIDIRON BATTLE ON SATURDAY VAL TEAMS COACHED BY JONES BROTHERS 10 MEET Old Eli Will Not Be Able to Put Its Best Eleven in Field Against Howard Jones’s Hawkeye Team at New Haven. Hancock, Gordon Locke is line. astonishing playing tains the Hawkeyes. star of the Iowa backfield. very nearly the leading line plunger out in the corn country and also a valuable man backing up his own It was only Aubrey Devine’ is back at his old place at end, but the other wing position is being filled by newcome: ere rather expect to be outclassed at the ends, but do not concede the Bulldog a big margin. The Western- the out He is last year that overshadowed Locke, who now cap- If Locke comes up to advance notices the Blue for- who is thru Engeldinger, two- who Is expect- Even if regular eleven, about a stand- tutes Yale hi too strong players. backfield regulars costly to th The Iowa for- ing of hobtilities. Heldt, coaching the rival guards, aro oppo- Yale teams and are superiority at teen years. Point, is already The newcomer scoreless tie. the Blue backs. and ,Howard. For six yea: the crossed the Crimson eve their team, man ff for the powerful New Haven combination. In the matter of high-class substl- a marked advantage s the Western champions are none this season for reserve An injury to one of the backfield material having bee: dicap for the Towans since theyopen- The Yale-Iowa gan be one of the most interesting inter- sectional contests of the yea furnish the novel spectacie of brothers pecullar coincidence that Howard Jones have both coached wards are due for a strenuous session. Halfback Shuttleworth is a veteran capable of making quick off tackles or long, sweeping runs around end. The quarterback, problem is not yet definitely settled. Towa has no field general as good as either Beckett and O'Hearn, but be- cause of injuries the two Blue reg- ulars will not be in action Saturday. Yale could mobilize its the Westerners be- for man, ie would be very invaders, a scarcity of ban- will not only but will Tt ia Tad and teams. the only coaches who managed to produce elevens that won from Harvard in the last thir- Atter playing at Yale in 1906, 1906 and 1907 Howard Jones went to Syra- jcuse, where the following year he de- veloped a team that defeated Michi- gan 28 to 4 and held Princeton to a ‘The success brought a call from his alma mater and in 1909 Howard re- turned to Yalé and with Ted Coy as Captain he won from both Princeton the Elis trailed Har- vard until 1916 when Tad Jones was on the job as head coach. Cupid Black was Captain, and it was last time that a Bi That year player goal line, eee The McCreery Men’s Shop To Close Out! MEN'S HIGH AND LOW SHOES 5.00 Values from $7.95 to $10.50 There are ten different models in Black and Tan Leathers. In each style the size range is broken — that’s why we're closing them out at this low price. 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