Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-20
OUTDOOR ADJUSTMENTS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE LOVERS OF
FIELD SPORTS.

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE LOVERS OF
FIELD SPORTS.
lin this department. as the head indicates, pro-
| pose TO make record of current sporting events.
Communications to the paper concerning such
matters should be addressed to the Outdoor
Amusement Department u
| FooT BALL.-At the recent Football
Convention of Harvard, Yale, Princeton
and Columbia, held October 18th. at Spring
| field, Mass, these changes in the rules of
the game were made Match shall be de-
cided by majority of touchdowns. A
but in case of tie goal kicked from a
touchdown shall take precedence over
touchdowns or goal kicked from the field.
A scrimmage takes place when the holder
of the ball, being in the field of play, puts
1T down on the ground in front of him and
puts it IN play (while on side) by-lst,
kicking the ball I'd, by swapping it back
with the foot. The man who first receives
the ball from the snap-back shall be called
quarter back, and shall not then run for
ward with the bali under penalty of foul.
If the ball either fly, bound, or roll in
touch from kick-out it must be brought
back; but if it touches any
player it need not be brought
back. In case of a punt out, the players
OF the side to which the ball IS punted out
must be at least fifteen feet from the goal
line. The opposite side may line anywhere
in goal provided the punter-out has five
feet clear, extending from his scratch in
the direction of touch. Punter-out must
not be in any way interfered with. A
punt-out must be kick from the toe. If
any player purposely foul an opponent or
ball when such opponent is about to try
for fair catch, the opponents side may
either have the ball down where the foul
was made, or take free kick, which free
kick cannot score goal. Penalty for fouls,
when judged intentional by referee Except
as before provided) will be down given
to the opposite side. The game shall be
played by eleven men on each side.
HOLDING THE RIFLE-The following
bit OF fun is decidedly a good hit at the
fancy styles of shooting In good shooting
nothing is so important as the position of
holding the rifle. All of our noted national
marksmen recognize this cardinal principle
and devote days and nights of ceaseless,
unrelenting study in devising new and
unique, and at the same time graceful
methods of holding the r rifles. After
many years OF practice, during which time
we have tried every style known, we have
finally adopted the following as that prom
Using the greatest accuracy, and certainly
the most graceful. Stand with the feet
slightly apart-say about four feet. The
knee of the right leg should come directly
up under the chin at an easy angle, the
head should then pass obhguely around
the body and rest upon the calf of the left
leg this makes one secure in obtaining a
good, steady aim. The rifle should then
be placed between the toes of the right
foot, thus forming natural rest. When
proper bead has been obtained, cock the
rifle with the right eyelid and by dexter
GUS flop of the right ear pull the trigger,
and you will not fail to hit-anybody
within radius of 1000 yards.
THE THREE Hours WALKING CHAMPION
HIP-About 600 people assembled at the
Lille Bridge track October llth, to witness
the contest for the Ashley three hours cham
pion belt The starters were Thatcher
llduCOCh anu, coiiiiools ohu VASh
the pistol was fired at 2:44, Hancock went
off with the lead, closely followed by john
son, who had Thatcher at his heels. They
kept these positions until mile and a half
was reached, when Thatcher took the lead,
and was never afterward headed. He
Tapped Hancock on the last lap of the
ninth mile, and overlook Johnson at nine
and three.quarter miles. Hancock retired
soon after traversing ten and three-quarter
miles, at which point Thatcher Tapped him
and Johnson second time, and the latter
quit at thirteen miles, leaving the cham
pion alone in his glory. He changed his
cotton Jersey, which was drenched by the
rain which had been falling, for wooden
one, and, going steadily on, covered q
miles 2S5 yards in three hours. The belt
now becomes his property, it being the
first Ashley belt that has been won out
right.
STATE AssocIATIoN.-T report of the
reorganization of the State Sportman's AS
ISOLATION at San Francisco on the 18th has
already appeared in the RECORD UNION,
and further reference to it in this place is
unnecessary, except to say that it now APP
pears as if the Association may be made of
practical value to sporting interests In the
State. There is a broad field for it. If it
| will direct its energies to the protection
and propagation of game, the preservation
Of natural preserves, and the enactment
and enforcement of game laws, it will be
able to accomplish much II, however, its
chief work is to be confined within the
bounds of pigeon shooting matches it will
fail to be of benefit to the State.
New LAKE. = The reservoir created
by the new Yuba dam just completed is
eight and half miles easterly from
Marysville. 1t is two miles wide and
seven miles long, and will become doubt
less one of the best hunting lakes in the
country. It's situation and the surround
| ings all conspire to make it an inviting re.
treat for wild fowl by next year.
DR.. RUrH.-Dr. Ruth and wife, the
sharp shooters, have returned to California.
They say the summer at the East was SO
hot it broke them down. They waited
till fall and then it was too cold, and they
concluded California was the best place in
the world to come back to.
RiIeys earnings this season amount to
nearly S., 900. He is now his own hacker.
Mr.. Gretton, owner of Ionony, is pre-
pairing that animal to meet Robert the
| Devil next year for the Ascot cup, in two
and half miles.
Wallace will shortly challenge the
Swede for match for the pool billiard
championship. He is in the hands of Tom
Foley, of Chicago.
w. H. Griffin, the well-known quarter
mile runner, has assumed the dictatorship
of the New York Roller Skating Rink,
which was opened to the public October
26th.
Cornell College has decided to send a
four oared crew to row the Stewards cup
in the ROYAL Henley Regatta. which