Outing . The development in the runninggame took place in the practical aban-donment of heavy momentum plays forthe more rapidly executed short masswork, and in some instances with theaddition of secondary formations, andpassing of the ball for a new outlet. Individual running showed the effectof a negative encouragement it had re-ceived in the suppression of momentumplays. Some of the individual runnersof 1895, as notably Thorne, of the Yaleteam, are products of the better side ofthe play, and while we may not expectto see some of the players of 1895 sur-passed in this respect, it is fair to
Outing . The development in the runninggame took place in the practical aban-donment of heavy momentum plays forthe more rapidly executed short masswork, and in some instances with theaddition of secondary formations, andpassing of the ball for a new outlet. Individual running showed the effectof a negative encouragement it had re-ceived in the suppression of momentumplays. Some of the individual runnersof 1895, as notably Thorne, of the Yaleteam, are products of the better side ofthe play, and while we may not expectto see some of the players of 1895 sur-passed in this respect, it is fair to hopethat there will be more individuallybrilliant runners come forward in thefuture of the game. With the presentadvantage of mass plays, however, itis not likely that individual running willreceive the amount of attention deserveduntil it is made more valuable. In alater article we shall touch upon theprospects of the season of 1896 and theprobable development of both the kick-ing and the running 72 A DAY OH THIS UPLANDS
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