The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-05

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tersion OF tsse scssoolhoys. mera-
ca bers Of a<h.csic Clubs who have
tine 10 spare and ttaos. who
make 4 living as coacners OF
a.me.esrs' II Is a difficult matter 10 oat-
a,~ the work that viii Re done in
ese Pacific Northwest. The Tacoma
A,slgsac Club 5 Gut Of It, she Sc
.,s;e Athletic undecided as 10 The course
= vu pursue, and the Y. II. g. A n
.hoar the same position. The L. OF w.
lax Lindsay. Wiz De missing from the
,.nks, His untInle,y death while sailing
..-sh was one 81 the hardest blows 10 ..th-
s.stcs imaginable. He was a grand football
sasver ard a fine fellow. The strength ct
ne e. Of W team for the coming season
eanno, be estimated at tnis <.nle with any
sxxrs Of accuracy, but / am afraid IL viii
90, be up 10 the standard. There liz al
~ays chance, however, that new stars
II, come 10 the front. i believe I voice
he continent Of the athletic world In this
osrt Of the coua,ry when / say tina. hope
tia university wil be able to uphold the
honor OF the state. The High school boys
III; again he on deck and with Manager
eexeu 10 look after their Interests they
eight 10 continue their victorious career.
The football rules for ls9s ard 1853. eoa-
tain!ng all the changes made hy the rules
committee OF the University Athletic Club.
taax <,,.
car Sports Publishing Company. The
p.aying rules stand practically AS they did
las; gear. bat important changes are noted
In the scoring rules:
Osd rules. New rules.
Points. Points.
: Goal fran touchdown. l..
........Goal from field. S
1 .......... Touchdown ..... 3
2 ............. Safety ............ 2
No changes were made unless the vote
vas unanimous. The rules relating -
usass plays. says Walter Camp. have rot
suffered any alteration 30 far az their
wording is CONCERNED. TIE committee,
tsdg.ng from the games played in the East
last year. az well as the general character
q pay throughout The country. did not
feel that any change, for this season at
least. was essential.
The principal change and the one that
finally the collecting Of opinions from many
former players. was that In the scoring
rules Fer number Of years there have
besn from time 10 time complaints regard
Eg the relative value Of points made in d
football game but these complaints have
Rot been many mar very insistent. Up 20
iass year no special attention has been paid
to tksse complaints. But with the recogn.-
ton Of these by Westerners and parts Of
xaks3n t1s
than with Va, the matter was forced more
prominently upon the attention of the COM
msise. At almost every meeting it was
discussed. but no conclusion was reached
until after the other rules had been
amended and adopted. Then the commit
tee attacked the scoring rules. and If one
might Judge from the variety Of letters re-
eeved II was 30 wonder that the discus
sioa had occupied some time. The real
feature brought ont by the inquiry. how
ever. seemed TO be without doubt TIA; the
general run OF those addressed felt that the
relative values Of "A touchdown and OF
kicking a goal from that touchdown were
dispro,arfionate and after considerable
further discussion the committee decided
10 make the kicking Of goal count bat
one point, instead OF two. At the same
time the value of the touchdown over the
fed kick was slightly increased
The play this year should not differ ma
terialiy from that of l>s. III Its general
characteristics. II Is possible that there
nay be a still further advance along the
hne Of concentrated plays where as many
as Ave men succeed In getting into the in
reference. There VIII be the same pro
xrsss az For the last five years In the better
direction Of punting and good ends VIII
take this especially valuable. II Is doubt
M Individual running will make any APP
pfsc:ahe advance. but development Of spe
cal positions VIII continue. especially that
Q. tackle and guard.
THO important changes that VIII pat
stop % much unnecessary wrangiiug are
cose relating 10 the ball. II is ruled that
The center Of the bah shall determine the
Position OF the ball" also ''if after the
snapper back has taken his position he
saoald Voluntarily move the ball as II -
snap Il. whether he withholds II altogether
or only momen'arily. the referee shall re-
sard the ball as being in play and the
stfsrnaiage begun
There ara no important revisions In ths
rules relating 10 mass plays and Interior
enee. although the committee takes care
10 add several notes
Penalties have been made Sevcrer and
sAosld II enforced. pat an end 10 sqiah-
tling. as two minutes is al he time al