New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-08
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD.

There are no eternal dssensohs in the football world,
for the interest the sport greater than
II Is to-day. Certain changes In the rules might be
made which would prove great benefit to the sport
Walter Camp, who Is probably as well known as any
football authority calmly avoids the issue In his re
cent publication on football Camps DOCK Is
valuable one and will appeal directly TO the followers
Of the game. His suggestions how positions should
he piayed will certainly interest the players them
selves and his definitions and descriptions ana work
ngs OF the different rules ought TO be Of consdeabe
interest 10 the average follower OF the game stli'
this football critic makes no suggestion ABOUT
certain rules which ii seems he ought 10
have made. The games piayel in tms
peluhborhood this year have shown that there Is ell
,irev too much "sluggings There Is no reason why
nh end rush. quarter back, the centre or the half
hack should make 1t his one ambition 10 inlure his
onnonent opposite lin. In this wild scrmmagc
scientific features are quickly eliminated.
There has not been game PLAYED in this neighbor-
hood within year OF any Importance where there nave
not been from TO half dozen men Injured. Nine
fines out OF ten there reasonable excuse why
a surle man should have been hurt. Tie breaking
~ Howards arm In the Princeton sleyan game the
severe injury Hewlett In the Crescent game on eec-
,ion dsy and many other accidents might have been
avoided il proper precautions had been taken. ii Is
gratifying note however that there has been leos
fhan by their less formidable rivals The University
M PENNSYLVANIA works on entirely dineIeOt tac-
tics These Ouakers TO think that the more men
thew inure the honors they will gain ana the
ea sier their victory They slug and slug deAb-
erately But il might be wise for the young Philadel
phans TO take warning, for If they try the same tao
lies against Yales plucky team which they recently
tried against the weaker Orange Athletic Club team
those risky young QuaEeTs Will run against stone
oThere is another rule which cannot see the
Justice lnS said a player the other day. When
a goal Is missed the ball goes back only 10 the twenty
i've ward line instead OF the fftyfv yard line, or
centr, of the field. OF course there l. rule which
says that must try for goal. but 1t i a dead
letter Ii IL not in 100 times You can zen
whether player is seriously trying for goal or not;
.Why l. the football Oblong instead oil rouhu'
the writer asked a player the Other day, ~.
- dent know said the player, unless IL i ttat
sucb ball caa lie kicked with greater accuracy ulln
N II were perfectly round guess IL Is because
The original football Of f0refathers was 0blgng
nave heard my father tell how he once played
game with a ball made OF pigs bladder. Aiter
ward they played with round ball. but We nave
acnn ONE out and adpted tn ideas OF our ancestors
"saIs football proper name for tie sport As no"
playeilT :, - 10 o,,ct rhere ought
% he more free kicking and less scrimmages
t1ck,ne the centre and human MOUND builaihg. IL
r. Pnshy aeno American rules were thrown INFO n
hasset ara the better features Of each combined 10
= new set Of rules. better game would respi'''