Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 9

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1919. DECATUR HERALD DECATUR HERALD ODQdOOa lauuuu prevents advertising tne aown on which the actual kick will be made. FOOTBALL RESULTS STALEY ELEVEN All runs in our own territory should be made from the kick formation In order to emphasize the threat of an actual kick, for this has the effect of driving back the secondary de PLANS OPENER fense, i In Figs. 2 and 3 are ahown two Long, Well Covered Punt, First Football Defense Never Wait for Fourth Down Before Kicking, Says Reed, and Quick Action By Back Is Essential.

simple runs from the kick formation Will Meet Danvers or llli- QUICK LINE WEDGE v. ttOMKttrwvwnt opolis Either Oct. 12 or Oct. 19 COLLEGE. Indiana.

27; Wabash, 7. Lehigh, 47; Villa Nova, 0. West Virginia, 61; Marietta, 0. Pennsylvania. 16; Bucknell, 0.

Harvard, 53; Bates, 0. Rutgers. 34; Ursinus, 0. Brown, 27; R. State, 0.

Renssalaer, Williams, 20. Army. 14: Middlebury, o. Dartmouth, 40; Springfield, 0. Vermont, 41; Clarkson, 2.

Case, 40; Baldwin-Wallace, 0. Ohio Northern. 13; Toledo 2. Cedar Rapids. 25; St.

Ambrose, 0. Akron University, 28; Hiram, 0. Oberlln. 20; Heidelberg. 0.

HIGH SCHOOL. Clinton, 14; Decatur, 6. -Arthur. 15; Lovington, 0. Sullivan, 25; Bethany, 0.

Chrisman. 6: Newman, 0. Champaign, 114; Sidell. 0. Glrard Hlfrti.

1J: Jacksonville High, Palmyra High, 33: Carrollton. Bloomlngton. Gibson City, 7. Staley's football team will open the season either October 12 or 19, meet- in. either Danvers or IllioDolia.

This is the first In a. series of articles on scientific football by Herbert Heed (Right Wing) famous coach and football expert, which will appear in The Herald Sunday and Friday throughout the football season. Ed. By HERBERT REED (Right Wing). Scrimmage will sb held at 9:30 this morning on the gridiron by the plant, and Manager Fritz Wasem has a squad of 50 from which to pick nis men.

lm Cook, star quarterback at the University of Illinois in 1891-93 9 will assist In the coaching. When a kicker can get the ball away in from I 2-5 to an occasional 1 3-5 seconds he can stand even closer to ighf B3ow NORMAL DEFENCE Suite Are Here. Suits for two teams have arrived. the line. This adds to the deception.

and Increases the threat of a run from the kick formation. Maroon, sweaters will be used. Practise will be held four days a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at 5 o'clock In addition to Sun The ends go down the field with Johnson, J. and K. MacWherter, Sid Gepford, If.

Hamilton, P. Bailey, Baldwin, who was on the championship squad of 1917. and Frosty McGowan. the snap of the ball, the tackles start as the ball reaches the kicker's hands, and the center trio with the day morning. Goal posts have been set up in the outfield of the baseball who has played a year at halfback.

sound of the actual kick, the guards FIG 3. 1 0 In addition to these former university players are Grlswold, Dutch Henry, diamond. It Is, possible that scrlra-m will be arranged with Mllllkln before the season la opened. occasionally a shade sooner. Obviously the center trio blocks longest, for these men hold off opponents Football's first weapon of defense is the kicking game, long, high, well, placed punting, thoroughly covered down the field by the forwards, especially tfce ends.

Were it not for the desire to avoid kicking always on the first down we should not resort to running at all in this territory. But above all we must prevent the blocking of one of our kicks. The defensive kicking game must be reduced to three elements deception which conceals the down on wblch the kick will be made; protection through clean passing and getting the ball away quickly; a possible long or short gain in advance of the actual kick, to add distance to our kicking game as a whole, and sometimes to get to windward, should our kicking be done before a quartering wind. We shall kick on first or second down. Should the opposing punter NORMAL KICK FORMAilOM is the time to have a thorough inspection and test made of your car's battery for defects, if not remedied NOW, will develop into serious trouble when the strain and drain of cold weather starting and long dark nights are placed on the battery.

We know all about your make battery and are equipped to give faultless service for it Electric Service Co. A lively contest for positions en Decatur High school production, and Charley Deetz, High school quarterback for two years. the eleven will ensus this week. Pete Devore and Charley Dresen are the two best bets for quarterback. Dresen who.

once breaking through, would be on the shortest line to the kicker. The normal formation is shown in Fig. 1, the players being numbered as they would be in an elementary MUllkln's line this year, will be Im suitable for use in our own territory. In the first Black 11 takes the ball, and In the second Black 8 is the ball carrier. In both cases the ball passes through only two pairs of hands, which is safest, and In the first case Black 7, the left end.

swings around behind his own line to guard against a possible fumble. In Fig. 2. the runner takes the pass pregnable, barring injuries or Ineli is expected In Decatur the first of gibility for scholastic reasons: Wise. October after playing bush league last year's center, is back for his pos signal system.

The team In this case lines up with the backs In the simple straight tandem formation. They ition. Adklns and Graham, guards. ball in the Dakotas. Jake Lanum, former Mllllkln star Is the only man who seems to have a position on the Goltra and Ward, tackles, and Young and MacWherter, ends, bava been Phone Main 3627 may assume the positions shown in on the move.

He swings a good eight or ten yards to the right to RUN FROM KICK FORMATION squad olinched. He will play at full and do the kicking. Jack Mintun probably will be center, and do the used in practise week. Raymond Keener, 180 pound tackle who played Win. Jungjohann Leo F.

Hayes allow his interference to form beiore making his sharp turn up the field. Possible Tons; Gnlner." on the Decatur High school eleven drop kicking. Robert L. Crisp, re Distributors for Brunswick Urea, Presi-O-Lite Batteries and Other Quality Products. 1st 2m at, I' 1kj DOWN Mq I1 -vvr- A great deal of responsibility rests two years ago, is making a race for a line position, and Poscover, Springfield star.

Is Improving greatly since cently a lieutenant In the recruiting service, showed up well this week. The May brothers from Taylorvllle unon Black 8. for he is required to complete the undoing of White 5, Coach Wann started to tutor him. also look good. DePaoTr Has Bis; Sqnad.

DePauw claims to have a squad of 185 Pound Line. The line of the Staley team will 6 6 4 1 after the latter has been bumped and straightened up by Black 4. who goes on to help his own right end with White 9. The play is what is known 100 men, with a coa-n and two assis tants to handle them. They also plan as a possible "long gainer." ffl8SSBBSBBffl88888i average 135 pounds in weight, and the backfield will not fall much short of this, probably reaching an average of 175-180.

to take the middle western champion A shorter gain, probably five to eight yards, is provided in Fig. 3. In this case there is a quick mass on Three games have been definitely ship. Coach Wann will take 19 of the Blue and White veterans with him, starting Friday night of this week. A real battle Is to be expected.

White's left guard. White left tackle booked for the team, and letters are out for others. Manager Wasem is trying to book Peoria's fast Indepen 6 10 Is cared for by Blacks 8 ana iu. Black hurls himself across White 7, for Mllllkln Is represented by a real football machine this year. 9 NORMAL DEFENCE dent team, managed by tbe Football giving a chance for Black 11 to get to tha-Bcrimmage line to help him.

Fans' association, for Thanksgiving, and Taylorvllle for Tuesday, Nov. 11. the celebration of the signing of the Black 1 bumps White 3 to make sure NORMAL DEFf.NCt AGAINST WCH FORMATION OH EARLY. PQWNS PLAN BILLIARD MEET. NEW YORK.

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low behind his own right guard and tackle. The other players move as ments for three cushion and rocket rrs.2. billiard players are to be held FI6.T. indicated by the arrows. Herman Hill the shades circles either at the command "kick formation," or on a num be the longer kicker, it may occasionally be necessary to go into the third down before kicking.

ber of the signal string. There is one exception No. 8, the quarter MILUKIN SET back, assumes bis second position Never, however, shall wo wait for the feurth down, for In that case we must kick, and our opponent, not only after the ball has been passed. havlner the threat of a run to guard course: lie holds his hands meanwhile, as if to receive the balL The arrows indicate the direction of effort of the against, can concentrate on blocking players, and their relative progress the kick, a situation that is untor giveabl. Speed tn Kicking.

We Give You in point of time. Vain of Kick Formation. To consider first the punter him FORDEPAUW Squad Is Small But Coach Wann Has 14 Letter Men to Pick From In these diagrams the kick Is made with the ends out. It is well to kick sometimes with the ends out. self.

A kicker who takes only one step can generally average (with fast passing) 1 3-6 seconds from the snap of the ball to the kick. He can kick from fairly close to the line. and again with the ends In, and to run from both these formations. This We wish to announce that Mr. Creighton L.

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