The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-11
Gossip and Comment on Sporting Affairs

years. will return from the hills iust
as soon as the season IS on and win
go out and try for his old position
Captain ROthWell viii be out, he says.
in spite of that bad tendon Big Bill
Urlau says that he viii not have much
time to play the game, but he viii be
ont at least four days a week Van
Stone is counted on at quarter There
is any amount of material for backs
and out Of the bunch some cracks ought
to be developed Indian MCAndreWs
who played such a star fun, VIII be
back from Salt Lake, where he is now
playing baseball
There is so much material there wiz
be no necessity Of going out of town
for any men.
One Of the most important changes
in the football rules made by the in
tercollegiate committee at its recent
meeting in New York was the adOp-
ton of a rule providing a, penalty Of
ten yards to be given by the umpire
in case of ''unsportsmanlike conduct
or unnecessary rOughness by the Op-
posing side Under the old rule the
penalty for smuggling or rough play
ing" was expulsion from the game. In
the opinion of the committee this pen
atty was too severe and its infictiOn
led to unwarranted prejUdices against
competent officials.
The new rule makes it possible to
penaIiZe without weakening a team.
A player viii find 1t of little advant-
age to slug an opponent II he thereby
sets his team back ten yards for each
Offense. If the Offense is repeated sew
eral times during a game the captain
VIII find it to his advantage to send
the 'unspOrtsmanlike" player TO the
side lines, thus removing the gIamOr
of the maTtyrdom, which usually hangs
over a star player who is sent out Of
the game by the umpire in the old
way.
Under the new rule there is still
chance for the rowdy to pOunCe upon
a skilIful punter or fast running back
who is not Overstrong and deliberately
put him out of the game, even taking
the penalty for doing it, though the
ethics Of the gTidiTOn should prevent
such gross violations Of the spirit OF
the rules.
A new rule adopted requires the ref
cree to give a signal when the bali IS
placed upon the ground in a try for
free kick or goal after a touchdown,
so that the opposing side may know
/ when to charge.
/ This is simply making compulsory
/ what has been the practice Of most
/ referees for some time. Western Of
/ ficials, at least, have taken it upon
/ themselves to signal with the hand
I when the ball is down in this play, and
/ the opposing TusheTs have usually
I watched for this signal rather than
/ for the ball to be touched down, al
/ though they lose q fraction Of sec
Ond by so doing. Were the play an
/ important one the rule would seem 10
/ be a tendency in the wrong direction
I A better plan would be to abolish the
/ play altogether and give the side SCOT
8 ing a touchdown a free kick unham-
/ pered by opposing rusheTs. It doesn't
/ happen thEee times during season
/ that the goal kicker is interfered
| with, hence the uselessness Of lining
/ up for a rush.
Two other changes were made IN
/ minor rules. which have become faulty
/ because they affect plays which SCI
| dom occur. A long discussion over th.
! advisability of giving the captain OF
J the side against which a foul has oeeh
/ committed the choice Of taking az
/ vantage Of the penalty or allowing lAs
\ play to stand ended in an agreement
I TO keep the old rule. Under the pres
/ ent rules when a foul which does ny
affect the play is committed by tns
! side carrying the ball not more lliaA
/ fifteen yards is allowed on the pay
] The committee decided by co1hHyl
/ consent TO make no changes IN lHs
scoring rules or in the rules govern
ing styles and methods of formation
Manager Rishel Of the saucer trace
I announced last evening that III
nights racing would be given Zen 4
: week. The dates Of the meets VI
/ be Wednesday, Thursday and fIloG5
/ The management is so elated over '-'
+ success of the four nights nesL iT gg
1 ing the carnival that u IS elli-9
to try again. On account OF ths
union of the Society Of the AIhs
the Philippines it is expected ina =
, large number of veterans VIII u9
| the city next week and the 80
/ viii be a new feature TO many o. Ii--ii
As the big night for the veterans w
be at the tabernacle next us5-o
/ night the first meet viii be 1elu
Wednesday night instead OF tle tfs
ular evening The programme ~ vet
/ week has not been announced q so
| but the match race between Chag 10
and Glenn Turville VIII be one u
features.
+ e Scbefslf announced YESTERDAY
/ that he was well pleased Win ~ -, fhs
attempt on his resppearahce ~. - --sr1s
! track and will now butt INTO ~ err
/ in earnest Schefski ceItallis -~sat
/ prised his many admirers an fhs
/ things are expected OF nm 5,- ioea
rest of the season Inc SPS0tI5ss nacs
/ rider is anxious to break INTO ~ xii
following game and before long y is-
not be a surprise to hear OF ard
feating the best Of them at eN-
Of racing.
The future for speedy men y mi q
city is assured by the large anu The
amateurs now in training a seh-
track. Last FRIDAY there Wei largest
teen entries for one race, lhs fSr
| field of amateurs ever enteIeo, there
race in this city. Besides - saitb-
are several new riders tralnlu5 ,bsbly
/ fully at the track who VIII Zen IS
be in the game before the sea
/ many weeks older.
Jack sharp. the efficient -. IsI far Ysi-
the saucer track. leaves today To- tao
lowstone park. to be gone ark l.
weeks. During his absence 60 If the
Hart viii attend to the duties ,-s and
+ representative Of the racing
oficiate as referee at the tfaoN
Johnnie Chapman and Glen l,. fui' the
we're reellng off fast miles nTrInlTrvine
motor at the track yesterday. ,.ss eHp,
ended = ten-rnile tryout AT
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