Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-20

grounds for every home game and Il was
this that forced the Omaha High school
team to disband before the season was
over. A team can only make money on it's
home games, and the best that can be
had on games played in other cities Is ex-
penses 80 that with all chance OF playing
home games shut on the high school
team was forced to disband and go out Of
business An EFFORT will be made to make
some amicable arrangement this year 30
that all Of the teams can have fair
chance to make good. The more good
teams there are in the city the more inter
est in the game and the better II is for
all concerned, Games were played in the
Auditorium last season and these were
quite successful, both from a playing and
a financial standpoint.
Much disappointment is expressed in
automobile circles over the news that
France is not likely TO be represented IN
the Vanderbilt cup race by Thery, who won
the Bennett cup in a Richard Brasier car.
In view OF the fact that no English ma
chimes are to start in the Long Island
event It was hoped that the French repre-
sentatlon would include the Bennett cup
winner. thus providing opposition Of the
strongest kind for what promises to be the
best team Of American built machines ever
entered in an information race. Lacking
Thery in the same car with which he won
the recent contest 1t cannot be said that
the Vanderbilt cup winner will have proved
superiority over all other makes OF ma
chimes Thery visited this country a year
ago shortly after the Vanderbilt cup con-
test. He witnessed few track meets, and
on his return TO Paris declared unqualihedly
against the American style OF racing on
mile tracks. and declared the Long Island
course used last year to be too short This
was taken as an intimation that unless the
route selected for this seasons race was
longer he would probably decide not to COM
pete. Since the course selected is pracu
cally the same, It may be taken for granted
that Thery does not believe that twenty
or thirty cars can race safely at extreme
speed over a thirty-mile course or that
the winning OF the cup will denote more
than a fair measure of speed and racing
luck. AS a matter of fact, the Long Island
course is so widely different from the Au-
vergne circuit that the first car to finish
will have demonstrated altogether different
qualities The French course called for
stability and mobility rather than speed;
the Long Island roads, lacking practically
any hills to climb and with only two or
three bad turns, will develop simply test
OF speed.
The changes in the foot ball rules for
1905, OF which there are quite a number.
for the most part bear upon more strict
Interpretation rather than anything that
will affect the detail of the play itself.
Under rule 6, relating to a scrimmage,
distinction has been made between the act
Of the snapper-back and the act Of any
other player of the side in possession Of
! the ball. II the snapper-back makes a
| motion as II to snap the ball, whether he
wlthholds II or not, the ball is regarded
as in play, and the scrlmmage begins. II
! any other player of the side in possession
! Of the ball makes an attempt by false
start to draw the opponents off-side and
the ball is then snapped. II shall be brought
back and not be regarded as in play or
the scrimmage commenced. Legislation has
also been directed at any players who
are out OF bounds at the time when the
ball is put in play, and rule has been
made that no player shall be out Of bounds
at the time when the ball is put in play,
except the man who is holding the ball
for a place-kick. Instruction Is given to
the referee to blow his whistle Immediately
when the forward progress Of the ball has
been stopped. This has been done in order
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after its progress has been stopped, or to
steal II from a player who practically has
it down" A rule has also been made
that when a substitute is sent in he cannot
run on to the field and get into the lineup.
but must go directly to the referee and
! report himself before he can be permitted
| TO take his place. This is TO do away with
| the tendency at times when a substitute
! was sent in Of having both the substitute
and the man he was to replace playing IN
the game at one and the same time.
Coaching from the side lines is now TO be
penalized by a loss of ten yards instead
OF five. In order to make definite what a
captain might request in the way OF CIV
ing of time, a note has been appended to
the rule which states that the linesman
shall notify the captains Of the time re-
naming to play not more than ten moi
less than fve minutes before the end OF
each half, to the effect that there is nc
objection to the linesman giving the ap-
proximate time to the captain who asks fol-
It at any time during the game. He may
not. however. be asked for this time more
than three times within the last five min
utes of the half.
The annual lawn tennis tournament for
the championship of the United States, be-
ginning August %, will be in three sections
as announced by Palmer e. Presby. secre'
tary. The doubles, in which Collins and
, waidner will represent the west and the
winners of the present doubles contest al
Longwood. Mass, will represent the east
will be played the first day. and on wednes
day, August q. the winning pair will chal
lenge Ward and Wright, the present hold
crs OF the championship The single cham
: plonship contest will be held on Tuesday
! August e. and following days. Play will
begin each day at 1890 a. m. The rder o.
} matches, the courts and as nearly as pos
! sible the hour will be posted at the Casino
/ and players will be expected to report a
the time set After ten minutes grace an!
4 player not appearing will be scratched un
5 less he has previously notified the referee
a DR.. James Dwight The winner Of tn
: tournament will be called upon to pla!
: Holcombe Ward for the championship. Tn
winners Of the several intersoholastic singl
r tournaments will play at Newport for tn
4 championship. The matches will not b
Z played until Thursday, August n Condi
4 tons OF all four tournaments are: Al
championship matches will be best three q
4 FIVE advantage sets. In the double an
single championships first. second and con
! ISOLATION prizes will be given; in the inter
| aphO1a affr 6raf prfza will he od,ga1 ri