Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-19

Of scrimmage. one for each team, and the
two teams are separated by the length Of
| the ball; the snapper back must place the
ball fat on the ground with Its long axis
az right angles to the line OF scrimmage.
Players to be on the line OF scrimmage
must have both hands OF both feet up to
or within one foot OF this line. or one foot
and the opposite hand. A player must sig
nal his intention OF making a fair catch;
tripping Is specifically defined. Hurdling
r. defined and forbidden. Interference with
the man swapping the ball back Is for
hidden. Six men Of the side in possession
OF the bali must be on the line OF scrim-
mage. Big men may not DO dropped back
from the line to carry the ball. Holding
Is specifically defined and forbidden. For
ward pass IL permitted under certain con-
ditions Tripping OF tackling n runner when
out Of bounds Is forbidden. Besides the
rules the guide contains thirty halftone
pictures, showing clearly the plays prohib-
tied and permitted.
Details have been arranged for the an
nual racing carnival OF the Motor Boat
Club OF America. which begins on Septem-
Der 10th of the club station, at One Hun
bred and Twelfth street and Hudson river,
New York. The program is as follows:
September 10-Rellsbllity tests, the first
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and the prizes for the event being gold
silver and bronze medals.
September n-Long distant championship
pleasure boats, the high speed boats taking
September i2-Ladies' day; water sports;
nautical mile championship, both standing
and flying starts: one kilometer champion
prize to the boat that breaks existing
worlds records for the distance.
September l2.Raoes for the trophies do
mated by the National Association OF En-
gine and Boat Manufacturers, the lnterna-
tional worlds championship trophy for
race); Interstate championship trophy, for
boats thirty-three feet and under (hand-
cap racel; National Association motor yacht
tional association trophy for cabin
launches, above forty feet and under sixty
feet; also races for open launches, etc.
September 1f-Same as previous day.
September l5-Finals for all trophies and
prizes, the winners being those boats which
secure the greatest number OF points in
On the evening of September Is there will
be Venetian fete included, in which will
be nautical procession, In which all types
OF boats will take part.
First, second and third prizes will be
awarded, the boats being most deliberately
illuminated and a prize for the boat hav-
ing the most artistic decoration.
A larger or more handsome lot Of pri<s
or trophies have never before been pre-
sented for competition than will be for the
events OF this race week. and there is every
reason to believe that the series will be
the greatpst Of the kind ever attempted in
this country.
All events are open to members of any
regularly organized yacht motor boat or
automobile club Of the United States. with
the exception of the international worlds
championship event, which is open not alone
to clubs OF the United States, but Canada
and Europe as well. The entries are not
confined to a single representative from a
club, but clubs are privileged to make as
many entries as they may desire
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Since the announcement that the Western
Chess association was about to arrange a
tournament whereby a successor to the late
Harry N. Pillsbury might be decided upon
the chess players of the east have bestirred
themselves, and now propose to take
hand in the matter. Accordingly the
Brooklyn Chess club has addressed an open
letter to the clubs and leading players of
the country proposing the formation Of a
national organization which shall take
charge OF the United States championship
title, now without an owner and also
take over control of the international cable
matches with Great Britain, which in the
past have been managed by the Brooklyn
club.
Information from the Pacific coast is to
the effect that the colleges and high
schools are still perplexed to know what
kind of foot ball will be played in and
about San Francisco this fall Leland
Stanford and the University of California
have declared in favor Of the Rugby game.
but although the preparatory schools have
not yet decided. they appear to be in favor
OF continuing the intercollegiate style of
play.
In the east the foot ball situation is not
so perplexing as In the far west, but many
OF the college-playing schedules have been
held up much longer than usual Two OF
the latest schedules to be announced are
those Of Susquehanna university and st.
Johns college of Baltimore.
The Susquehanna list IL as follows:
September %, Milton Athletic club. at
selnsgrove; October 8. Carlisle Indian
school, at Carlisle; October 10, Lebanon
Valley college, at Annvile: October 90
Lock Haven State Normal school, at Sell
insgrove; October q, Bloomsbury State Nor
NAL school, at selinsgrove; November 3.
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