The Washington times., 1905-02-05
GEORGE ABE HAS
GR|D|RON RULES
Offers Suggestions TO Com
mittee to Revise Code.
NO PUSHING OR ScUFFLING
Join Hands and Sing London Bridge
Is Falling Down"-0ffside
Play Penalty
NO PUSHING OR sCUFFLINC

Under the revised rules, which [ am
now submitting through the medium of
your valuable paper, the test of play
er,s ability will be his class standing
| says George AIDE.
TT is hoped that these rules will be
approved by the w. G. II. e., Prof.
Harry Thurston Peck, and that vast
army of editorial writer's whose knowl-
edge of the game has teen obtained by
reading the headlines. Walter Camp
may object to some OF the provisions
bur what care we?
Section of pIayers-The eleven play
ers constituting the team shall be Sc
Iected by the faculty, and the student
who has received the highest grade In
Greek anthology shall be captain Of the
team. No student sh I'll be eligible for
the team unless he Is Up IN all his class
work and has an esta oIished reputation
for poetry
Weather Conditions.
weather conditions-Ir case of rain,
snow, high wind, extreme heat or ex-
IRENE cold. a contest may be indefinite
Nv postponed or transferred to class
room.
tPrelfmfaaries--When a team appears
| on field for q contest. 1t shall greet
onnosing team with the Chautauqua sa-
lutte. WHICH CoIi5iSlS Ol liz afeNAA-
| kerchief After this a few minutes OF
social intercourse, with friendly chats
concerning books and writer's. may pre-
cede the opening of the game
Substitute for the IosS'-InStead OF
| tossing a coin TO determine which side
gets the ball, the two captains snail
| be called upon to extract the cube root
| Of a number given out by the profess
sor of mathematics. The captain VINO
| is first to hand in the correct solution
! gets the ball
| Exhibits q Fossil.
! Advancing tie hall-The ball having
/ been placed IN the center of the field
| the umpire, who must be a professor
of geology, EXHIBITS to the team having
possession of the ball fossil All MEM
/ bers of the team who think that they
can name the geological period to winch
the fossil belongs hold up their Flghl
hands The umpire selects a player to
name the period If he answers cor
rect1y, he advances the ball two yards
II in addition, he gives the scientific
name of the FOSSIL, he advances the ball
FIVE Yards II no member of the team
| can answer the questions propounded
by the umpire. the opposing team shall
| be given a trial If successful 1t is given
| the ball.
Rotation of umpires = After eacn
touchdown there shall be a change Of
urnpires so that the questions asked
| OF a team may, during the progress OF
| a long and exciting game. cover the
class work in zoology. applied meta
physics, veterinary science, Sanskrle,
obstetrics, and other useful studies.
Ofside Plays.
'tOffside pIays-Any player who makes
a era mmatical error, mispronounceS
| word. or seeks assistance from a fellow
! student shall be deemed guilty OF an
offside play and his side shall be penal
| lied at least five yards.
Substitute for kicking godfather &
/ touchdown has been made, the team
| making it shall be credited with five
points and the captain Of the team shall
| translate 500 words OF Caesars COM
! mentaries If he does SO without an er
ror his team is given an additional
| point, the same as IL a goal were kick
| ed. If ne fails the ball goes 10 the
| opposing team on the 25-yard line.
Blindfold "It''
| ''Resur1ing p1ay-On resuTuing play
| after a touchdown, one of the players
| to be known as st is blindfolded and
the other players join hands, and cir
Gle around him, singing:
| IS 'LonGon bridge is falling down,
| Falling down, falling down,
London bridge is falling down,
| So farewell, my ladies'.
while the players are circ'.ng about,
| tho player known as it touches one
| of the other players in gentlenanly
manfner and asks him three questions,
which must be answered. Then he tries
to guess the name of the player. If he
succeeds. he picks up the ball and adj
vances it fifteen yards.
| Conduct during the game-No push
| ing, scufffing, or boisterous converse
| ton will be permitted. Both players
| and spectators must maintain absolute
| silence during the mental tests.
! These rules probably will require fur
| Their elaboration. but they are given
herewith they are sufficient to start the
| game on q new and humane system
The Western Union is slowly coming
around since the crusade against sup
| plying racing news last summer, and an
| office ha heeTl rGOnened ar Me- OT-