The Washington times., 1906-08-19
FOOTBALL SHARPS
FULL Of BUSINESS
Coaches Looking for Mate
rial Suitable to Changed
Conditions.
SOCCER POOR SUBSTITUTE
English Style Will Never Supplant
American Article-Courtney
Won't Quit Cornell.
By MANHATTAI;.

" OA N14t NoAASA--
| By MANHATTAN.
| NEW YORK. Aug. l8.-It is about
/ time now 10 begin serious consideration
OF football. for the season when the lads
/ Of the gridiron will have things their
/ own way
The college coaches are all on the
/ lookout for material and, as the young
/ begin TO mock back 20 college within
{ the next week or two. they VIII be IS
/ carefully looked over by expert eyes as
| is a stake horse before a great race.
| The game as played this season will
direr IN many important respects from
( the way Il was played last yea~, and
/ there will be much curiosity 20 see how
| the new rules will work out on the grid
iron Under TIE rules which will obtain
during the coming season two lines OF
| scFimmage. one for each team, have
! been provided for The line for each
side ls an imaginary line parallel 70
the goal line. and passing through that
point OF the ball nearest the sides own
goal line.
New Conditions.
by the length OF the ball. which must
be placed with its long axis az right
angles 10 the line OF scrimmnge. The
hands and feet Of a player on the line
must be up 10 within a foot OF II, OF a
foot and the opposite hand
A player attempting = fair catch must
raise his hand above his head as sig
nal OF his intention.
Fsr ted NJ 10 "a
portion Of A runners person except his
hands or feet touches the ground. when
he is in the grasp Of hts opponent. and
also when the ball goes over the goal
line on kick which has struck the
ground in the feld Of play and from
forward pass. Ten yards must now be
gained IN the downs instead OF five
This will Offset mass play.
HurdUng IS forbidden. 50 that there
Will be no jumping over opponent and
interference with the man. Swapping
the ball back Is also prohibited.
Radical Change.
The most radical change made is the
introduction Of the forward pass one
20 be allowed 20 each scrimmage, pro-
vided II be made bv a player who was
behind the line when the ball was put
in play.
The rules against front play have
taken a broader sweep, and severe pen
alties are provided for kneeling, kick
ing. striking with the hst. and such
things. Tackling below the knee is
another Of the punishable OIenseS- A
tackler. however, may slide down from
the knee.
Speaking generally. punishment has
been provided for all unnecessary
roughness and unsportsmanlike con-
duct.
II Is to be hoped the rules will serve
their purpose and eliminate much Of
the so-ealIed brutality OF the game
In the meantime We VIII have another
chance 10 see some frst-class soccer
football played. The famous COrinthian
team has arrived from England and
played its first game Monday at Toronto.
4 game was played at Hamilton, Ont.
Wednesday. and another at Toronto to-
day Next week the games scheduled
are Berten. Ont, Monday. Seatorth Wed
nesday, and Chicago Saturday. After
playing at Detroit, Cleveland and Phil
adelphia, the Engllshmen will play In
I
on September and S. They play at BOs-
ton September u, and shortly afterward
sail for home
While association football is a pretty
game when followed by experts, 1t has
about as much chance 10 displace the
American game as baseball has 10 crowd
out cricket in England. There IS almost
as much difference between soccer and
American football as there is between
baseball and cricket, and a good dea'
along the same lines.
did not much believe that Charley
Courtney would give up Cornell when
It came TO the pinch The veteran oars
man is as much part Of rowing at the
Ithacan temple OF learning as are the
racing shells themselves. Cornell needs
Courtney and Courtney needs Cornell 1t
was natural. therefore. that mutual con-
cessions should be made and the old re-
Iations should be maintained And this
I understand Is what has happened.
New York sporting men are pretty
we'll divided as to the outcome Of the
Cans Nelson fight II appears that
Goldfelds did not have the coin and
enough OF 10 10 make II worm Lne bat
tiers while 70 take chances with the
shifty. hard-hitting Baltimore negro.
The Dane has none the worst Of It
either IN the matter OF the division OF
the coin or in the articles as signed.
He knows he is up against the hardest
proposition Of his pugilisuc career If
Cans is on the level. and doubtless Will
get himself in proper shape,
1t is altogether probable that Cans
will put up the best fight he knows
how. His future power to make liv-
ing In the ring IS at stake. and then
ne is to fight in a community which Is
liable TO kick hard If an attempt Is
made to foul II in the lemonade bucket
without prophesylng as to the out
come OF the night. il looks like pretty
safe proposition to predict that there
will be a fight worth the trip to Ne
H. HNaa-a.