The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29

some or The rules commlttee-aniohS
them Walter Camp-favor rule which
provides that az least ten yards must
be made in three trials instead of i've
Yards. They maintain that five yards can
be made 90 easily by push plays that open
field work is now almost passe.
| wish the ten yard rule advocates could
lave seen the struggle in which PLAYED
q small part between Michigan and Illinois
81 1899. Perhaps they might have changed
their minds with regard 10 the ease with
which ground is made, In this game III
nois had the ball one foot from Michigan
goal on tue first down, and the score was
I'VE 20 nothing in favor of the Mich'-
Eanders." Twice Illinois bucksd the line
without success. On the third trial a
Michigan man was 0fsside and the VOL
Verines were psnalized half The distance
10 the goal line. The pigskln was IN Ill.,
Hois possession oHe-half foot away from
score Three times more Illinois a l.
lacked that Michigan center trio with as
much flerceness as ever saw on the GRID
iron. and when the officials unrayeled the
pile after the trial the ball was stili
falf a foot away from the covet ed line.
Think of IT. IL six trials the ball was
no. advanced a fraction of an inch. And
then they talk about compelling team
10 make ten yards in three trials or lose
the ball
A man who recently was trainer OF ath-
Ietic teams at the University OF Pennsy--
vsnia was at one time out here 81 ore o.
our " big nine universities. His ntle
was that Of physical director, but part
Of his duties was looking after the physical
condition Of the football team. As a mat
Ter Of fact. he didn't bother much about
the condition Of the boys, partly through
careIessness. partly through ignorance.
And vet he made everybody think that he
was doing his work thoroughly. This was
his plan:
AS soon asan injured player was brought
into his ONCE the doctor would rub his
Thin aud shake his head profoundly.
Then he would look down into the anxious
face OF the gridro1 victim and say,
grayely;
~ never before sew an injury exactly
Ike this one.
Generally the boy would get "swelled
up because he thought he had something
he matter with him that nobody In this
wide world ever had before. However.
they finally got on to the doctor one day
with " both feet
A PLAYER on the scrubs one day got his
ankle twisted so badly that he had TO be
carried into the sym The doctor, as
usual, put on a profoundly professional
look.
This" said he. stlast. after pretending
10 examine the boy. -" is the strangest case
! ever saw Why,"-he went OF, Weighing
each word. % il is conclusion OF the liver
e" Well all right" returned the pair
wrscked De tie1t. but for God sake take
of my shoe and treat it,
II is funny. but take al Ordinary town
football team in a smaller place and il
is always known az sn % amateur team
The college eleyens are always called pro-
fesslonai. although " professional" as IL
is used in that sense, really means
good" This fact was brought forcibly
70 my rniad one time when | went over 10
coach a football tesm-after the regular
season OF my fourth year-at Newtown,
Ind NsWtoRn, BY the way. IS a thirty
ing little village or 204 souls although
an inhabitant OF a rival town told me
mat ia NewtoWn proper there were only
1s9 people Well. anyways Bobby Gay
Tor would say-wheu / struck the ham
let / found every house, barn. and fence
from ground to roof SHIPPED with the FOL
lowing posters;
FOOTBALL
NEWTOWN Coached by University
Professionally, We. ROB ROY
AT Nordby's Pasture.
y. B.-Tbis game viii be for The anna
eur championship Of Fountain County
Indiana. and a purse Of $500. The Will
ingworkers OF Rob Roy will serve coffee.
II is said that France the old Michigan
guard was a man that never could be
put out OF the game, but / remember
that " Dad Fairchilc-considered joke
on account OF his enormous height-puI
the Michigan man out OF game as clean
ly as one could wish for, 1t was this
way.
In the fail Of 1902 John Mclean was
coaching Knox college and put team
on The field which If all OF its members
were not amateurs, nevertheless was
good team.
Perhaps the star OF stars on this stellar
aggregation was France, the former
Michigan guard. then a practicing den