The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14
NEW REGULATIONS MEET MORE FAVOR Objections Still Raised to New
 Football Rules YALE SHOWING IS BEST Sons of Ell Demonstrate Conclusively That Speed Is to Count for
 More Than Beef
 Thls Year.
YALE SHOWING IS BEST

games last week, the new rules are be- ginning to be looked on with slightly moro of favor, for in spite of the predictions from every side that small scores would be the order of the day this season, most of the teams that played winning games last week succeeded in pillng up pret- ty good number of points.
 Nevertheless, 1t is true that the scoring possibilities have been cut down to a cer- tain extent. When we compare the scores made on the same date last year by tha leading teams of the east7-Yale, Harvard Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown Annapolis, est Point, Cornell and Carsle-wtth those made on the same this season, we see the truth of the above statement In 1905 these teams piled up total of 214 points, while 20 were made against them; this year the same teams made only 167 points and had 13 scored on them It is true that in every case the same team was not played this year as last, but the relative size of the scores shows that the opposition was about the same.
 Made Smaller Scores.
 Harvard, Princeton and Pennsylvania failed to make as large scores this year as last, when opposed by the same teams. Last season the Crimson beat Maine p to while Saturday the score was 1T to O. Under last seasons rules Princeton ran oyer Washington and Jefferson B to O. but this season she got off with only a to margin. When Penssy and the Tarheels met last season the result was r to o. but on Saturday the boys from the Old North State held the Quahers to II points, while they were making O. but just looks what Yale did to Syracuse! On the same date last season the Ells had a pretty tough time In making away with three touchdowns when opposed by the Methodists from New York state. This season, however, the boys from New Ha- ven, through considerably outweghed, slashed up their opponents line, cavorted around the ends and pulled off kicks and passes until they had showed the Syra- cusans away down under the bottom of 51 points
 Surprise of the Season.
 This game was the surprise of the season so far, for Yale piled up the big gest score she has made in ten years From this it may be inferred that the Blue has done her best to adapt her styles of football to the new rules and is playing the new game with all the vim and dash with which she played the old That speed rather than beef is to count this year was shown conclusivey at New Haven last Saturday when Syracuses < heavy and cumbersome line was swept off it's feet by Yale's whirlwind attack. A significant idea came to the experts who viewed thre Yale game; that is that the new feature of neutral zone offsets the advantage of weight. and that no matter how good defense line may be, 1t can be swept back by an offence that can get under headway before the defense can
 da hU rules seem to have worked better for Yale than for any of the other big teams Time after time big gains were made on short kicks where Yale men got the ball. and the forward pass was pulled off several times in great shape.
 Both Princeton and Harvard used the forward pass and short kicks last Sat urday, but with indifferent success. Penn sylvania was fairly successful in their use Harvard tried the forward pass five times against Maine, and only once was 1t executed clearly for gain. All of the other times, except once when q Maine man got the ball, gains were made, but they were due to Maine's weakness rather than Harvards skill in execution, for each of these times the men from Down East" had splendid opportunities to get the pigskin.
 Opens Up the Game.
 The new rules have been very effective in one particular, that of opening up the game so that the spectator has a chance to see what is going on. The central zone also seems to be a good and wise provision, for at all times, except when the scrimmiage is in progress there is a clean swath between the opposing for wards In regard to diminishing the num- Der of accidents they do not seem to have been so successful, for two fatalities were reported for the past week. me weakness aDout the new rules seems to be that the men who carry the ball are limited to the four who constantly are behind-the line. This gives the backfield intlrely too much work, and does not allow the line men to do groundgoing, unless they are lucky