The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-01

To sugar-coat the pill of exercise is
the constant effort of the modern
teacher of gymnastics and physical Gull
ture. Anyone is likely soon to tire of
set and formal work, done without the
spur of competition. Even class exer-
cises performed in time with the piano
are less interesting to be persevered in
than a game which can be played with
the object of beating somebody, or
of being beaten.
There are many outdoor games for
summer, nearly all of them the gradual
growth of years; but gymnasium
games have to be invented, and good
ones are few at best. Handball, fine
game, cannot well be played by more
than two on a side. Basketball. upon
it's introduction, was hailed as the ideal
game, but time has shown that it per-
-mits OF quite IS much rough play as
football while the difficulty Of making
q goal is discouraging to beginners. 1t
has been found, too, that when basket
BAH is played in a small gymnasium
the glasS-put-in man gets a dispropor-
ttonate share of the benefit.
A new game called hand polo, suit
able either for the gymnasium or ten
mis- court, has just been invented and
perfected by Professor Jardine, of New
York. 1t has been tried with classes
of young people and adults not only in
the gymnasium of DR.. Watson L. Saw
ages institute in Eifty-ninth street,
but in a number of schools, among
them the Horace Mann Teachers col
lege and the Browning school. A few
evenings ago it was formally launched
by the first match game Of hand polo
ever played The rules of the new
game have been carefully studied and
revised by DIR. Savage in connection
with the practise games and they are
now printed for the first time, as fol-
lows:
THE GROUNDS, GOALS AND BALL.
First-Hand polo may be played in
any gymnasium, exercising room or
open field free from obstruction.
Second-Two goals must be provided.
each seven feet high and seven feet
wide, placed in the middle of a line
drawn parallel to. and not less than
three feet from the end of the room or
court. The goals may be conveniently
made by setting up the jumping stand
ards at the proper place, with rope
drawn over the top.
Third-The ball used may be either
the association football or regulation
basketball.
THE TEAMS.
First-Each team shall consist of
one goalkeeper. one centre and four
players in line; or such other number
as may be agreed upon. The goal
keeper must wear a colored cap or
other Distinguishing mark.
Second-Should one team be deficient
in the number Of players at the time
fixed for starting the game, the oppos-
ing teams manager may either limit
their own number to equalize the size
or compel the other team to play short
handed.
Third-Physical directors shall not
play in match games.
Fourth-Shoes without heels or heavy
soles must be worn by all players.
THE CAPTAINS.
F'irst-Captains to superintend the
play shall be appointed by each side
previous to the commencement of a
match; they shall be members Of the
associations from which they are ap-
pointed they must be players in the
match.
Second-The captains shall be repre-
sentatives of their respective teams in
all disputes.
Third-The captains shall select the
referee and umpire as laid down in
these rules, toss for choice of goals,
and be entitled to call the attention
of the referee or umpire to any viola
ton OF the rules which they think had
been made.
Fourth-Before the commencement
of a match each captain shall furnish