The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-09
sr CAME OF THE SEASON WILL
mr. PLAYED HERE NOV. 3.
rIlRMAN UNIVERSITY TEAM
HAS AGREED TO PLAY HERE.
pTAIN COPE SAYS HE BELIEVES
THE TEAM WILL BE STRONGER
THAN EVER.

.oted in the Games Already
p,oved by Northern Colleges Has
poep watched with Interest Here.
Mess Plays, Though Less FREE
nont. Will he Much Ffercer.
weight still a Potent Factor, and
All Colleges still Cling TO the
Heavy Heroes.
The Savannah football team will COM
roenc4 practice next Tuesday night at
the First Georgia Regiment Armory, in
order to be in readiness for the first
came of the season, which will be
nIaved here Nov. 3, with the Furman
University team.
soon after the game with Furman
others will be played, as enough chal-
lenges have been received to fill all
dates the team can arrange to play.
The practice Tuesday night will be de-
voted to trying men for the various
rIaces. and every man who goes on
the team will have to win it, as it is
the idea of Capt. Cope to get the
best men possible, with no considera-
ZION for has beens."
The following call was issued by Capt.
Cope yesterday:
"AU those who are trying for posi-
lions on the Savannah football team
will report to the armory yard of the
First Georgia Regiment, on Abercorn
street, near Hall street, at 9:15 p. m,
Tuesday, next. 1 do urgently urge these
men to be there. for the management
has arranged games for an early date.
An men report in uniform; those who
have none come prepared to work, for
our first practice will be held, and l
want a full attendance. Savannah
ought to have as good a team as last
wears No one is sure of position;
all are open, and by hard and sincere
work the best men will fill them. We
lost four of our last years men. They
were good ones too, but we have some
material here on hand that can fill their
places We have some hard games to
play this year, and if Savannah expects
10 have a successful team the men try
ing for it will have to put in some
good hard work. Do not let the rec
ord of the last two years lead you into
believing that you cannot be defeated,
for YOU can and will be, unless you at
tend the practices regularly and work
hard You know as we'll as l do that
TOO much confidence is a bad and dam
gerous thing. 1t is we'll TO have a lit
tie, and we have that, but we do not
want too much. Now we have nu-
ceus upon which to build a fine team,
and We want to put forth team into
the field that will cause the public to
admire, and that will give any team 1t
runs up against a good, clean, hard
game of football. Be on hand Tuesday
night. Oct. IS. H. G. Cope, Captain.
"Oct. = 1903"
Lovers of the football game in Sa-
vannah have watched closely the re-
suits of the change in the rules IN the
stvle of play of the teams which nave
already played enough games to give
some idea regarding the workings OF
the new rules. Rules that were to elm
mate much of the rough play, resulting
in serious accidents. But in point OF
fact the play is just as fast and furious
and just as rough this year as II mas
ever been.
Mass plays have been abolished out
side the 25-yard line, and there, OF
course. the play will be more open. End
runs have been more frequent, ana
there has been a great deal more spec
tacular work by the fast men. II mas
been found that in allowing mass pays
inside the 25-yard line, those VINO MADE
the rule have operated against theIn-
selves. if, indeed, they had any other
intention.
Nearer the Goal Faster the Play.
1t is needless to point out that the
nearer an opponent gets to the Soai
of another the playing is sure to be
that much more fierce and determined
The men then play with an aggressive
ness borne of desperation. That their
goal is threatened is enough to make
them take desperate chances ana they
do. 1t is here where the mass pays
become brutal, if ever they do
The rules committee in allowing WhaI
has called forth a great deal of COM
ment-mass plays inside the 25-yard
lme-have put premium on what they
were supposedly trying to cut out. just
where the fiercest of the fry Will take
place the teams will be allowed TO
resort to the old style formations, ana
WIN the same results.
Another feature of the new rule That
has been proven is that one which al
lows the quarterback to run with the
pail or any other player taking the
pail direct from the snap back. rms
IS also in the line of promoting harder
play In the opinion of many experts
IL VIII result in the hardest kind OF
line smashing. If the rules committee
leglslated with an idea of putting an
END to rough play they missed it again
Rules or No Rules Merit Will Win.
IIluer the present rule the player
taxing the ball gets under way much
quicker Having started with unusual
speed the ball carrier will be able to
IoloW his interference in the shape
vi mass plays at either tackle or ends,
TTHcn will be just as powerful as ever.
Inc TACT that the man taking the bail
VIII nave to cover five yards at right
p1lsies viii not tend to help matters.
~ VIII necessitate some very fine ful-
"ss on the part of the officials.
III themselves the new rules will play
small part in ultimate success. The
Stonege that has the best material, well
landed, will win. All of the leading
tLleges have sufficient intelligence, of
le Football kind, in which to work
o out the possibilities of the new rules,
@,iu make whatever changes they deem
~ was also said for the new rules
II ios Ihey discouraged avoirdupois but
aro "lli be noticed that all the colleges
NJ otter all the weight they can get.
mo- sane coach will say that big fast
msr Is not better than a fast little
CO.., Beef has always been the first
cb5naaluefation of the men who have
vo.se OF the big elevens, and it al
Ina ms VIII be in spite of all rule