The times., 1898-09-11
AMONG LOCAL ATHLETES
Football Will Shortly Have
the Call Here and Elsewhere.
CHANGE In SCORING POINTS
Columbias VIII Probably Hold Open
Games ON October SLNew Weight
Men VIII Strengthen Tean-Indi-
cations That POtomacs VIII Not
Hold Fall Regatta.

With the approach of the end of the
rowing and baseball seasons, the next
sport in order of popularity. football. is
receiving attention, and already the can
didates for team places are hard at
work taking preliminary practice. Hun
dreds of candidates everywhere, filled
with hope. are trying their utmost to
show their aptness or fitness TO fill this
or that position on the eleven. and In con-
sequence the-rivalry\is is intense. and from
now to the time of beginning the sched-
ule of games there will be more or less
brilliant playing, for in all practice for
all sorts of sport the most brilliant work
is done. and often when the real test
comes the more brilliant players fan by
the wayside and the plodders do the real
work. 1t is the steady earnest player OF
worker that gains points while the other.
like the pyrotechnic, shines out abaze
only for the time being.
SO far there has been little or no prep
aration for the game in this city, though
there are prospects of at least four good
teams-the Columbia and Canterbury
Athletic Clubs and the Columbian ana
Georgetown Colleges. The latter VIII
have stronger team than it has had Tor
ner of last years interclaSs champion
ship, viii be kept together almost TO a
man. ANY vacancies will be filled from
among some strong new material whch
has made a reputation elsewhere.
The makeup of the Columbia Athletic
Club team is very uncertain. but II Is
promised that the team will at all events
be as strong as last year, and of the stars
Pat Wells. Parsons and Tubby Dickin-
ha cd
their places on the line and al the ends.
1t is possible, too that Reeve Lewis may
again be seen back OF the line. Adam
Johnson at the last moment may again
be induced to don the armor and NIL In
the line. 1t is very probable that Louis
Korn will again accept the position of
manager which he so satisfactorily and
successfully filed last year.
1t is hoped to get up schedule OF
games even better than last years at
tractiye card. All the practice viii be
taken and most of the games Will De
played on Columbia Field. The usual
Thanksgiving Day game will be made
feature and will probably be played as
usual at National Park.
Comparatively speaking there has not
been much local interest in the game
since the last C. A C.-Georgetown game
and IL is hoped by the hundreds of ad-
rnirers of the sport and the long string
of followers of both organizations tna'
the annual game between the two will be
revived. The strong but friendly rivalry
between the two organizations always
assures a good game and the attraction
would bring hundreds of dollars into
their respective treasures. An effort tc
bring the two teams together again vii
be made and it is hoped that the effor
will meet with success.
Change I'm Scoring Points
The football rules for this season are
out In book form. The changes have mo-
been material, and except in few in
stances will not alter the style of play
although the rules committee of tht
| University Athletic Club has made al
effort to still further reduce the chance:
/ OF injury, and to that end revised the
rules concerning mass plays" and in
! reference" Penalties have been made
| more severe. and If enforced should pu
| an end to lot of wrangling. Two min
| utes" is the limit allowed 70 dispute oil
| protest against the ruling of the official.
! Tackle and guard viii have plenty o.
! opportunity TO shine out PROMINENT,
under the new rules, but individual run
! ming will not be given special encourage
ment.
| II was decided that ''the center of tn
I pan SHau QetGTHlifie the pOSiiiOil OA liz
! ball" Again, Iii after the snapper-bacl
has taken his position he should volun
tarily move the ball as if to snap Ii
whether he withholds it altogether o
only momentarily, the referee shall re
| gard the ball as being in play and tn
scrimmage begun" Both these rules vii
do away with much unnecessary discus
sion and protest. =
The most important change has beel
made in the matter of scoring points, in
creasing the points for Touchdown
from to 5, and decreasing goal from
touchdown" from to 1. The total Of !
points for all plays remains as before.
The points under old and new rules ar
as follows:
Old Rules. New Rules
| Points Points
! 2......... Goal from touchdown.
| l5............. Goal from field. d.-........-......
| 4....... Touchdown .................
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