Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-13
ADE ON
FOOTBALL RULES
SCHOLARSHIP TO DETERMINE
MEMBERS OF TEAM
Established Reputation for Piety Is
Also eeessary-Boisterou
Conversation Strictly
Prohibited

In the role of a public benefactor
! George AIDE stands sponsor for a sheaf
Of changes and amendments to existing
| football rules which he is quite con-
| fident will do away with the brutality
which many critics believe to exist.
His suggestions follow:
Under the revised rules, which am
now submitting the test of a players
bility will be his class standing. It
is hoped that these rules will be
approved by the w. g. T. U. and that
vast army of editorial writers whose
knowledge of the game has been OBJ
tanned by reading the headlines. WAL
ter Camp may object to some of the
provisions, but what care we?
Section of players-,rhe eleven play
ers constituting the team shall be Sc
lected by the faculty, and the student
who has received the highest grade in
Greek anthology shall be captain of the
team. No student shall be eligible for
the team unless he is up in all his class
work and has an established reputation
for piety.
Weather conditions-In case of rain,
snow, high wind, extreme heat or ex-
treme cold, contest may be indefinite
ly postponed or transferred to a class
room.
Give Chautauqua Salute
Preliminaries-When a team appears
on a field for a contest, it shall greet
the opposing team with the Chautau-
Qua salute, which consists of waving
the handkerchief After this a few
minutes of social intercourse, with
friendly chats concerning books and
writers. may precede the opening of
the game.
Substitute for "the toss"-Instead of
tossing a coin to determine which side
gets the ball, the two captains shall
be called upon to extract the cube root
of number of given out by the pro-
fessor of mathematics. The captain
who is first to hand in the correct solu-
tion gets the ball.
Advancing the ball-The ball having
been placed in the center of the field,
the umpire, who must be professor of
geology, exhibits to the team having
possession of the ball a FOSSIL All
members of the team who think they
can name the geological period to
which the fossil belongs hold up their
right hands. The umpire selects a
player to name the period. If he an
swers correctly, he advances the ball
two yards. If in addition he gives the
scientific name of the fossil, he ad-
vances the ball five yards. If no men,
ber of the team can answer the ques-
tons propounded by the umpire, the
opposing team shall be given a trial.
II successful, 1t is given the ball.
Umpires Changed often
Rotation of umpires-After each
touchdown there shall be change of
of a team may during the progress Of
q long and exciting game cover the
class work in zoology, applied meta
physics, veterinary science, Sanskrit,
obstetrics and other useful studies.
Offside plays Any player who
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nounces a word or seeks assistance
from a fellow student shall be deemed
guilty of an offside play, and his side
shall be penalized at least five yards. |
Substitute for kicking godfather a
touchdown has been made the team
making it shall be credited with five
points and the captain of the team
shall translate five words of Caesars
Commentaries. If he does so without
an error his team is given an addi-
tional point, the same as if goal
were kicked. If he fails, the ball goes
to the opposing team on the twenty
five-yard line.
Burst Forth Into Song
Resuming play-On resuming play
after a touchdown, one of the players.
to be known as it," is blindfolded, and
tho other players join hands and circle
around him, singing:
London bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London bridge is falling down,
So farewell, my ladies!"
While the players are circling about,
the player known as "it' touches one
of the other players in gentlemanly
manner and asks him three questions,
which must be answered. Then he
tries to guess the name of the player.
If he succeeds, he kicks up the ball
and advances it fifteen yards.
Conduct during the game-No push
ing, scuffing or boisterous conversa-
ton will be permitted. Both players
and spectators must maintain abso-
lutte silence during the mental tests.
These rules probably require further
elaboration but as they are given here