Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-12
CHAT ON FOOTBALL.
How the Game is Played in Al
bion's Fair Isle,
AWAY BEHIND IN METHODS.



OF Training,
Gossip concerning the difference be-
tween English aud American styles Of
playing football is often heard during
the progress of the larger gluoH boz his
country A talk with an EuglIshman
who BE- thoroughly acquainted with the
game as it D. played ln that uuuntr.
allows O. comparison OF tho two sya-
tens
The game, ns the namo shows. ORIGIN
ted at Rugby England. that ia. 10 wu8
nrat brought into prominence ut that
school. and tho early rules which have
governed 10 lu that country wen. au
formulated ana pIrul ut that institute
ton by delegates the majority uf whom
were either directly ur Indirectly. inter-
gaicI in the welfare uf th1t school.
These laws are known 5000 tht l,uruy
Union Football Rules" and urU IgapE.
uzgd authority across Che water
Fifteen men are urUl ur each team Zoo
playing the Eur'lsh game. only HIN or
whom have regular positions With
designated course 90 purHu" during tho
play thH remainder forming what H
called The Hurlmmugu lime rrluul the
bail and taking the positions which
they ruu cover 60 tho best advantage.
The men who have stated pH. It1uH urs
ihv tull backs. thvH.u quarter backs, and
half backs The FIRST ~ these are puat-
90 about iv" yard from the Euil posts.
ana 10 o. their duty Coo capture any man
OF tho opposing team who may have
broken loose from tho sgrImmlrU lime
and passed tho other guuIl backs with
the ball. The thrHu-uuurtnr men are
a ID
running with the bali. The half huUltf
are stationed within O. short distance W
the acrimmnro lime. .u1 must bn ole
ways Ia readiness O. tackle any Htrlg-
ElorH.
IN starting the play the bail la either
Kicked On y passed TO one nj che hlrl,s.
VINO Immediately tries Goo advance 10. 800
does tho American player A. soon us
The player o. tackled and thrown Ur
falls down the bail ls out uf play. and
the backs line up. uH stated above.
while tho men lu the aorlmmnEo line
gather around 10" bail where b. Nns
duwned. The man who carried the
bail In the preceding play retains pose
session OF 10, and 10 is iu play ua soon
us the player touches 10 Co tho ground
Every man then begins TO push. and
this continues until some one again
secures the pigsku and tries 90 adj
vance 10, or one team succeeds IN push
INK the other down the Held carrying
the BAH with H.
ANTIQUATED METHODS OF PLAY.
The iudlrorimlnsto placing uf the
players in the HrrimmaEn line. the scat
trrinE Of the backs over the field. and
the fact that the bah BE- ut no time the
property OF either team while M play
o. much az variance with the scientific
ana much-Ftudlod game that ~ played
Ia this country, where every man has
his position ana u certain duty 10 per-
form ana the formation Is close. Ia
fact N" game as played by its origin
atufH seems primitive one when CONE
pared with that Of our own college uth-
lctrH, Tor only careful study uf the
game can bring % anywhere near per-
fectiun, ANA it appears from the tactics
used by our English cousins that they
have not done this, which ls probably
duc to the Interest taken In cricket and
track athletics, the most prominent
sport IN English college lifp The finely
trained athletes and the money spent
IN securing coaches ana trainers makes
70 the great attraction Of college lie lu
this country and this causes men To-
follow closely every now play originated
by their opponents ana encourages
them To devote u large portion uf their
time, while lu college, Go study uf tho
game. The cry uf tho official First
down i've yards Co rulu' ls always tho
signal for loud cheers from the grand
stand, and tho cries % the ruuturs are
the only praise asked hy the strug-
Cling warriors OF the Erldlr1u The
quick signals, swift runners and fine
displays OF physical strength make the
game source OF Joy Go the American
spectator while the uusyHtumutIo push-
ing and pulling uf the English rollurluu
give little more than q show ~ rough
nsts ana unsclHntlnD playing.
Not only Zoo playing football. but also
IN manner uf training and preparing for
II, does the English system differ from
the American, The system OF D. fore
mcr H. prominent only Tor liH lack NJ
discipline and tho little attention paid
90 the physical condition OF the mon.
They have nothing loo tho way uf a
training tublHHaiu fact. tho scattered
condition of the different Departments
and colleges NJ the universities makes
u Impossible 90 grt the men into quar-
tors that would place them under tho
care 90 % trainer ana coach, The mon
meet every day Tor two hours practice.
ana are placed ON their honor the roe
ml'uder NJ the time. q, abstain from
any meat drink ur form OF dissipation
that Will iuiurc them iu any way The
rowing crews ARE brought together iusf
before race at the course where the
contest IN 90 take place but previous
10 that time are not uudry any dlsgl-
pllnc whatever
How dlnyrcnt ls this from the strict
rules laid down hy coaches and truIu-
rrs me nne diet system that the train
Ing table AFFORDS, and the splendid
training quarters tho colleges of thls
country AFFORD. Harvard alone INST
year spent about $4,000 bon caring f1r
her football team, q lurg,v portion nf
which was spent On grttIng Inc mon I'M
good physical condition FOR tho BIG
games. Even iu the west largo sums
are spent "Nrry season 100 this depart.
ment ot athletics The average 'rlte
rorplptH Tor tho season uf mo Iarsa
western teams o. iu the urIrhborhu1i
OF $4,000, and the end OF the season
generally finds the money On tho trpnH-
ury in u very low condition. In fnrt.
most colleges are compelled 10 call on
the students aud ALUMNI Tor subscrlp-
tons TO support the team
American Athletics In England.
while the American university attn
d. go D.