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Some Points That the Usual OBJ
server Does Not See,
POPULAR SPORT THIS YEAR.
Position Of Players and Details OF the
Game Are Not Generally Under
stood situation In the East

battles will De more popular than ever
this year. and that q number Of good
lively games are on the schedule Tor the
next two months, a few pointers con-
nected with the game viii be n inter-
est to readers Of the News.
The Held is $50 feet In length and is
divided OFF every I'VE yards by a white
line running the entire breadth Of the
Geld and parallel with the goal lines.
Il is thus divided off for facilitating the
measdrIng Of the five yards that must
be galncd In three downs,
a down-1f a player having the ball
Is tackled, and the movement Of the
BAH stopped, or If the player cries
down." the referee SHAH blow his
whistle, and the side holding the ball
shan put it down for scrlmmage. II
The ball Is not moved forward five yards
at the third down the BAN reverts to
the. other side.
In case the two teams are evenly
matched, and It Is almost impossible
to make gains by buckIng through the
line or by running around the ends, and
the ball Is IN danger OF being lost to the
opponents by not being advanced the
necessary hye yards the punter or
kicker Of the team holding the ball.
viii, after the second down, often drop
back and Kick the ball. BY this play
aNHnHH hlN
IL is seldom that II can be run In the
same distance as the Kick. Where both
Zines hold the gains are not 10 be
made from bucking or end running, the
game often resorts to a kicking one, the
team seesawing back and forth but
where gains can be made by other tao
ties but little punting is INDUCED In.
Two halves of generally 80 minutes
each constitute a game 10 minutes in
PERMISSION occurs between each half,
and the halves may be shortened by
mutual agreement between the cap
tains Of the COntesting teams.
The ball shall be kicked of az the
beginning of each half. Whenever a
goal. following a touch down. has been
cried or a goal from the field has been
kicked, the side defending that gJal
shall kick Off.
The positions Of the players are as
follows. When the scrimmage Is about
20 begin the man holding the ball Is
called the center; on either side Of him
is a guard; two tackles, one az the side
Of each guard. follow, and the ends are
at the side Of each tackle. The quarter
back stands directly behind and close
10 the center, ready 10 receive the ball
and pass II on TO the man who is TO
make the play Five yards back from
the center and one to either side are
the two halfbacks, and the fullback
plays on line with and between them,
IL mis- team is in possession OF the ball,
otherwise he plays some distance back,
ready 20 intercept any player with the
ball should he pass the srlmmage.
Definition Of terms:
a drop Kick Is made by letting the
ball drop from the hands and kicking
II the instant Ii rises from the ground.
A place kick is made by Kicking the
ball after 1t has been placed on the
ground.
A punt Is made by letting the ball
drop from The hands and kicking Il be-
fore Il touches the ground
a kickoff is a place Kick from the
center the ground on or outside the side
line, or when any part Of the player
who holds the ball touches the ground
on or outside the side line.
A touchback Is made when the ball In
possession OF a player guarding his own
goal IS declared dead by the referee. any
part Of it being on, over or behind the
goal line, Pr - lded the impetus which
sent 10 10 8 across the line was given
by an opponent.
\ safety is made when the bail in the
possession Of a player guarding his own
goal is declared dead by the referee. any
part ~ &c being on, over or behind the
goal line provided the Impetus which
caused 10 90 pass from outside the goal
10 or behind the goal line was given by
the side defending the goal Such i'm
petus could come: % from a kick. pass.
snap-baCk or tumble; % from q kick
which bounded back from an opponent;
CD In case q player carrying the bail Is
forced back. provided the ball was not
declared dead by the referee before the
lire was reached or crossed. A safety Is
also made when a player Of the side In
possession OF the ball commits a foul,
which would give the ball 20 the oppo-
neuts behind the offenders goal line A
safety scores two points.
In a scrlmmage no part OF any player
shall be ahead OF the ball when Il Is put
in play. with the exception OF the center
swapping the ball back. and his hand
only shall be ahead Of the ball Ahead
OF the BAH means between the oppo-
nents' goal and a line parallel 20 the
goal lire and passing through the center
Of the ball
For tripping an opponent or tackling
him below the knees the penalty shall
he the loss Of 10 yards II the side not In
possession OF the ball is the offender; or.
~ the offending side has the ball the
immediate surrender Of II TO the oppo-
nents.
Football Is receiving a great deal Of
attention among eastern colleges this
year and there will surely be sharp
rivalry between the big elevens
or the big four. pennsylvania and
old EN seem 20 be IN the lead for hon
ors 10 win be a hard struggle this year
for supremacy. but Penny seems 10
be the f1vorite. Pennsylvania is still
doggedly hanging on 70 her guards
back play. and Is able TO make good
gains by this style Of play. Yale is run
ming the ends more, al which she is
fairly successful
NIIn may lN lENUAFA AlA' IANNN ANNN
which the football world turns, and no
matter how strong or weak her team
may be- the strength or weakness OF the
other teams are gagged by her showing.
Many changes took place In the Yale
eleven last week. Quarterback Fincke
was tried at half. where he is likely 20
be a fixture. Thomas was taken from
end and placed at halfback on the Sec
ond eleven Could at left end was given
a weeks rest on account ot overwork,
and Ferguson OF the second eleven was
given his place. The halfbacks had
been laid OH on account Of injuries. but
are now back In the game. The ends
have been doing ragged WORK. but are
showing signs OF picking up.
Harvard's team Is being strengthened
by the return 10 the game Of her Grip
pies. She has been doing llstless work
in the past. but there are some hopes
for her recovery.