The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-26
1T WILL NOT DO.
Football Under New Rules
Proves a Failure.
Washburn- Paramount Game Re-
suits in No Score.
ONLY A SMALL CROWD.
About 500 People Witnessed the
Contest.
DR.. Outland Says That No Team
Can Score Under Rules.
ONLY SMALL CROWD.

The prophecy of DR.. OHM Outland,
made a week ago concerning the score
Of the Christmas game between WASH
burn and Paramount was fulfilled abso-
lutely Monday afternoon, when the COLI
leges struggled for 40 minutes on the
Wichita gridiron and the final score was.
to 0.
1t was the general opinion of those
who saw the game that the new rule
requiring a 10 yard gain in three downs
is a failure. Neither team was able
to make consistent gains, and there
were IS punts
This is DR.. Outlands opinion:
Under the 10-yard rule such as gov
erned the game, no team viii be able to
score against an adversary unless it is
at least "A points the superior of that
adversary under the old rules. or unless
there is a 'fiuke.' 1t viii be almost i'm
possible for a team to score against a
worthy adversary. The only hope would
be through the possession of some play
er who could kick field goals from long
distances"
Botes, the coach of the Paramount
team, said. THE game was not much
of success, so far is demonstrating
the practicability of the 10-yard rule.
1t demonstrated that it is almost inn
possible for q team to make 10 yards
against strong opposition in three
downs"
The attendance at the game was a
great disappointment. Only about 500
people attended, and lis was barely
enough to pay the expenses of the con-
test. The game was played on bad
HELD. 1t was the park used for baseball
during the season, which had been re-
Gently plOWed and narrowed The dirt
was almost ankle deep.
There were no men hurt during the
game and none of the severe penalties
for rough work were imposed. The alb
sence of injuries was probably due part
ly to the soft dirt in which the game
was played So far as injuries are con-
cerned, however. there have been few of
any account among the players Of coll
lege teams in good training during the
whole season, under the old system of
play.
Or. Robert Stewart. one Of the play
ers on last years Washburn team, who
returned from Wichita this morning, af-
ter playing end for Washburn yesterday.
said of the contest:
There is nothing to be gained from
the new rules. It eliminates line
plunging. all right but as a matter of
fact, it is not in line plunging that the
had injuries occur. The men who are
hurt are usually hurt by the fierce Open
Held tackles. As far as am concerned,
] had rather take my chances on buck
Z
end run In my opinion they had better
leave the football rules as they are"
About five minutes after the opening
OF the game, the players became dis
sa ushed' and wanted to return to the
ola rules, and play the regulation
game OF football DR.. Outland and
Coach Bates would not agree to this
The spectators didn't like the contest
either. and when it became evident
that neither side could gain, there were
boots and Kisses. At the end of the
first half, the coaches conferred about
the advisability of allowing four downs
Tor the o yards, instead of three
downs Tt was decided however that
as Walter Camp had recommended the
down system, that the game should
be played out on that line in order
TO give it thorough test
The Game.
Washburn won the toss, and Hone
kicked off to Fairmount's yard line.
Bates caught the ball, but was able to
return only . yards. when he was
downed by Johnson. On the first
scrlmmage, Paramount tried a double
pass around Washburn's right end
Stewart smashed through and broke
up the play, Dadisman tackled the run
ner, and Paramount lost yards on
the play On the next play Fairmount
tried to get around JOhnson's end. and
losL 2 yards more. With II yards to
gain. and the ball on their yard line
Paramount punted. Bates sent the
leather 80 yards. Hope handled the
punt well for Washburn, and returned
3 yards.
Washburn then played a new for
nation devised by Dr.. OutIand espe-
cially for the Paramount game. Five
men were played behind the line. and
the ball was passed directly by the
center to the man selected to carry it,
7 he services of the quarterback were
dispensed with entirely Good gains
by Millice and Williams, and line
plunge for the last two yards, enabled
Washburn to make 10 yards in its first
three downs. After that Washburn
was forced to punt, Paramount getting
the ball on its yard line.
Tt then became evident that Fair
mount could not gain the required 10
yards and Bates punted. This was re-
peated again and again by both sides
Paramount punted 10 times in each