New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
II THE WORLD OF SPORTS
REM N4Rk4BLE BALL GAME
Lorraine Barror's Death-Impor-
tonce of Football Rules Changes.

Lorraine BarTosr's Dcath-Impor-
fance of Football Rules Changes.
more interesting college baseball game or one
q, which there was greater change in the last
,ev minutes Of play has perhaps taken place
:. the Polo Grounds. Hundreds of people left the
s~ou,ds Al the end Of the seventh and eighth
snnngs. thinking that the game q certainty for
the Blue
ono Of the most remarkable things Of the game
vas the large crowd The game was for
O'Clock hat before this hour rain began to faIl and
for 4 half hour the rain came down in torrents.
re spectsto were late in arriving and result
SBTvinE front seats in the stands found them wet
and the rain coming in so hard that il was neces-
- 10 raise umbrellas. Those who had seats in
what is known as the 80 cents stand had an & es-
pecially uncomfortable time The stand Is un-
ne Princeton --rooters' we're out in large dele
cations il seemed as if a quarter of the grand
stand on the Eighth-sve- side was solid mass Of
Several leaders were in the helo VINO kept tne VI
snre and Black -ooters u unison. The excitement
TSee began their great batting that these leaders
nd themselves Of coats. collars and ties in their
50 excited IN the grandstsnd that he took on ms
cost ana put II on sSaln NOR tLi@n - ,i ,hn Ise+
timing. when the Tigers seemed TO solve ms
much credit is due to stevens. the Tigers, pitcher
for the manner in which he held MS heaa unoer @
poor He made four bad errors in the game
bridge on Thursday.
The latest man to meet his death a result Of
the Paris Madrid automobile is Lorraine Bar
rov who died Saturday. Barrow received the
injuries which caused his death by trying TO run
over COG which crossed the track AIS InonsueI @
car struck tree with great force. His driver was
killed outright Barrow himself was picked up ur-
conscious The automobile was completely wrecked.
The football rule changes which were announced
n Yale by Walter Camp VIII greatly change the
game next fail in two most important particulars
IN the first place. tendency Of college football
teams for he last three four years 70 depend
on variations Of the guard and tackle back plays,
by which the backheld battering ram strength has
been augmented by Hneman dropping back 1or
the ball has been checked in So FAR, at least, as
the rnidield play is concerned That Is, between
the two 25-yard lines close formations are not
10 he permitted if q lireman is to Re dropped pack
10 give additional power 10 the attack. FROM no"
on between the two 25-yard lines there must De g.
ful line Of seven men in each play and a Iuli
backield Of four This will not, however. Oe-
1,zr 2 Ijneunau such as guard or tackle from
leaving the lire and dropping back as before 10
take the bah or aid in the attack between the '"o
8-yard lines provided his place is filed oy nach-
-5eld man That is 2 guard can drop back IN the
-e---itor- named and run with the ball as here
1ofore except that his place must be filed say py
2 halfhack.
This cuts out the possibility of the overwheinl-
grg rIllneine attack that has characterized Hales
factor f7 the Harvard game last year. when win
= succession Of tackle and guard back plays. Yale
s7~ent Harvard back and forth across the neIo ~
Tire between the restricted 25ard lines il in a saGn
case his place is taken oy hackleic i,. system
viii give much less ehectiVe Inc pgch.lis g.s e. nc
~ r,7az than generally has been adopted pS me
@ .aIse 81 sf-sck as guards and tackles can
SIN take The ball il their places are Ilieu ~ ~
The new quarterback rule will make that piaye5 {1
-1Dc5 more important team hencet9fth llan @
from l0IN
r7-n viii 1be bah between the 25-Yard hnes pto p1
1i5a5 b docs nor get through the line within i've
Zar5e nom fbo place where the ball is put in play
In other words. the change IN lnIs So cor an
the quarterback. Il he takes the pal u4 1oi al
be new rules DO not affect at all the play in me
lowed 10 stand in that territory ne ne" ; he
therefore merely change the style OF p'aE i - lines
centre Of the field leaving the 1yd oy&tad - vii give
a they now are lnis.. II = "a and viii greatly
Increase tie interest in the game Tor shg If a
yaertator Il wiz also increase the chaAces ch % % q
weak team in q game with stronger eleefh; d IN
IN backheid instead Of overpoWerlng' concei'
force in the heavy formation pays
For the first time IN many years the auesuoH %
the Official bail IL disturbing the usual que' % a
tennis circles. There is A tax OF pIole9is - 80
LODGED with the United States National Assocla'o
a. 10 the outcome Of recent iouriiSIien' ." -,
smother han was used and Of another eHoIl -
p decision IS 10 the latitude suowaole III 'lie ZIG
r. Tie hall The question is the result of the ree'
,fA-- states cha hip meeting AZ Nashliis
ton in which the veteran PrineersniaI' -
-rr-z ID Little Of this CITY. met deiea' IN ~
cfs a-.ge ,,arc1 for the title and trophy lnis lF
silt 81 Is declared was in part attributape 10 'i
rew hall which is livelier than the oInclal pa,7
caused = decided difference in the play OF t-e @ y
Tending champion. Two other NeT--A of1srs' !" 90
- r--ar, and Louis J. Grant expressed theli uis
Fs-fsfsction, and asked the opinion or tne Ha' .
c7sr1r{on William A. Larned who was pfeeei' ~
two dsys while the meeting was IN pIoei-
7ay-,A6 is 8 member Of the national committee anu
h ssid that neither the Bachelors Club ~hlch heI
The Southern championship meeting or any or
c-e had me right 70 any ball except the on OIL
cisl one. and that protest might thlo" 'O 60
N,a- eTneTts who have tried the new ball pc
liev- rbsf II possesses many good features, OeS i
practically unanimous ~ II tle so that
80 -lavers will know what 70 ezpecl- - .ba
80 49, ~ Sevy-York Lawn Tennis Cup con con
si6ere6 taeA matter OF using IIt r o-5er 10 be
80 - az si5e they asked for an opinion ttd Itoii
= Jr1er 81 Presbrey. the secretary ;a+Ior % & His
- s tIs+ the offical ball only should bs usoo
While any effective proteSt - T The snort viii
b. oet-nltely hSeo n e. Casino courts in August
.lian iloilsiLs o. for Al the annual meeting OF
- s@eo~iefion in the winter, al the MsluIliI IN
Astoria At that meeting the Zee - g decided TO
were brought into discussion, ai31 IL f be sx-
go 80 Question Tst Newport. To many OF thS
perts this Implies that the AIaeIiesis etdsrd of bali
ifstrnen are adopt an offclal e,ca5 h., ne
~ ator1s al the present time The extent ot ms
~ 80 flst-fhe American ball required Eoa tba9
Fi,13ne % anS that II was a trife larger thah lh"t
used or the English courts. ,.oar about
The fsci is that the Britons are most esi, i'm
esislisfI1e q uniform standard Of rules ana lls
Se%re-.- So in fhs sport with the Arner1cais.
They have brought about a chailSe u trT- Wit
ness fbe ssrne general rules governing the pa ptaye
OF Goth countries The prospect or fltufs ices
1i,al matches IS ample justification ioi Lie nno1,e
sarv chances which are in sense radlcal eLousi Is