Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-09-17
THE SEASON OPENS TODAY.
The Carlisle Indians And Lebanon
College Elevens Meet On
The Gridiron.
CHAEGEs MADE IN FOOT BALL RULES.
Special Dispatch to Evening Capital.


New York. Sept. l7-Today marks
the first appearance of football on the
athletic state for 1904. In the east
the season opens today with game
between the Carlisle Indians and Leb-
anon College at Carlisle, and in the
west the University of Chicago plays
Lombard College.
At most of the big colleges the
teams nave been engaged in practice
for several weeks and with the open
ing of the college year the sport will
be taken up in earnest. Pennsylvania
will inaugurate its schedule next Sat
urday with a game with Franklin and
Marshall. Yale and Princeton will
not start their schedule until Septem
Der rs, while Haryard's first contest
is down for October ]. On that date
all the teams throughout the country
will be in action, and from then on
there will be football galore until the
Army and Navy close the season in
Philadelphia on November 20.
With the opening of the season the
thousands of enthusiasts the country
over are interested to know what
changes will result from the amended
rules which govern this greatest of
college sports. When the Intercol-
| legiate Rules Committee met this
year il made careful study of the
experiments tried during the last year,
consulting the best coaches east and
west before deciding on any innova-
tions. After the careful deliberations
the committee voted to change the
provision for seven men to be on the
line of scrimmage, between the pa
ward lines, by new rule whereby at
least six men must be on the line of
scrimmage in every part of the field.
This allows five men TO be behind the
| line at any time. but, in order to pro-
| tect the players from the much dread
| ed mass formations, provision was
added in accordance with which the
| fifth player back must stand in po-
sition outside of either extremity of
| the line. This will permit a great
many variations in attack, but will
| lessen massing on anyone point.
Next to these changes the most i'm
portant is the different method of
scoring goals from the field. Hereto
! fore goal from the field, no matter
| how made, has counted five points, the
| same as a touchdown. Allowing a
| goal from the field to count the same
| as a touchdown has always been the
| subject of bitter criticism. Every
| taam winning, simply tnrousn of, 80
| nossession of some one piayo. PTh Nh
/ eient in drop or place klcklnb.
not reducing the Importance Vi en.
kicking game in counting oniy ~
points for goals from the nelu' Ouo or,
| is putting rival eleyens on o,, inor
equal footing. The committee ie"soh oh
ed that if one team scored two .ou0l, Don
downs and failed to kick eltner 20"
II could be beaten by team thae wa
able to score only one touchaoWn' ~ M
which made lucky goal from ON y,
field. 1t was to prevent TINS ihequai o.
ity that the following new iules "ei
made: =, tho lin
of scrimmage between the So-ya.u az
) | there must be six men III 'iie iin0
n every part of the field. 4;
q when there are only SIX men
the line of scrimmage the auuie!9n 1;n,
n man in the back field must be statioi
n ed outside of either extremity VI y
e | line. -. - matt
! ko,y made shall count 4 instead
II points. tho first m,
y recaivinp 1.-THE ball from the ceht'
+. NAV run with in any part OF I
!. field instead of only between the
re ward lines providing he go . yards
ye side of center. H.
in : The umpire and referee sh
Il. have distinctive signals. Co.
r. 6. When the umpire signals Tor
I'M penalty the play may continue o4d 9l
~ tha hall is dead, when the reIe
"a shall Sh infiiot the penalty. The S
1u N. % offended against may take either
m penalty or the ground gained by
ka play. + Of hon
twice in succession ON touchDaci
a safety the ball shall go, to the ,
ed Tosite side on the 35-yard instead
tho the 25-yard line.