, 1906-09-28
Is
DISCUSSED
LITERARY CLUB TACKLES GREAT
AUTUMN GAME AND NEW
RULES GOVERNING PLAYERS.
Will McMurray, Coach for University
of Wyoming, Handles Matter From
Standpoint of Player, DR.. Quaint
anee Arguing Against the Game
The Cuban Matter.

There was a good attendance las
night 1t the meeting of the Laramie
Literary club. The chief topic for dis
cussion was Football" an excellent
talk upon the subject being given by
VIII McMurray, who for the past sew
eral years has been the coach of the
University of Wyoming team. q.
Mr.. McMurray described the type OF
man which has been found the best to
fill the various positions upon a foot,
ball team and said that the movement,
started by Yost of Michigan, to place
heavy men even in the back field, has
been followed closely by most of the
big colleges and clubs. The general
ship Of the man who has to give the
signals to a team was. said Mr.. Nc,
Murray, of great Importance, as is also
the training which the members of the
team have been subjected to. The
methods of training in big colleges
were described, also the food allowed
to the men at the training tables.
Mr.. McMurray said that most in
juries at the game could be traced to
insufficient training on the part Of the
players. This is especially noticeable
in the smaller colleges, where there
are as a rule but small facility for
training. The percentage of injuries
received by men upon the big teams
is trifing compared to the injuries re-
ceived by men upon smaller teams.
AS to New Rules.
In speaking of the new rules, Mr..
McMurray said that one of the most
important is the forward pass" which
allows the ball to be passed from one
player to another, provided that it does
not cross the line within five yards of
the center. This play will, in the
speakers opinion, give room for many
trick plays, but will at the same time
tend to make the game more open.
Trick plays have seldom been found
to be of real advantage.
Another alteration, which will tend
to open up the plays, is that the for
ward lines of the teams are now to be
separated by the length of the ball.
This new rule will prevent offside
plays. Hurdling the line, or jumping
over a man tackling, is also prohibited.
Ten Yards in Three Downs.
Another important change is that
the team in possession of the ball
must now make ten yards in three
downs instead of only five as formerly,
This innovation will do more than
anything else to make the game more
open, as must be taken to
punting or drop kicking if the teams
are at all equally matched.
Some Oppose the Game.
In conclusion, Mr.. McMurray said
that the playing of football is one OF
the best way of training and develop
ment for the college boy, and that it
is the best means by which a college
is advertised.
In the discussion which followed,
and in which a number Of members
took part, the theory was advanced
that football is not the best thing for
the college or for the individual stu
dent. DR.. Quaintance especially was
adverse to the game, not only because
in his opinion, it leads to neglect OF
studies, in some cases, but because 6
man must be well developed before
he ncan play the game at all and the
poorly developed man has no chance
This was answered by other members
who spoke of the name in which
they personally had benefited by the
game.
As to Cuban Middle.
Rev. A. c. Hogbin introduced the
subject of the Intervention of the Unit.
ed States in the revolution in Cuba,
and mentioned the various causes
which appear to have made such ac
ton necessary. He said that the gov
eminent of this country has plenty o.
work on hand without such addition
and that the Philippines have alread,
become a bug-bear to the administra
ton. Mr.. Corthell took the stand tina
the United States has no more RICH
to interfere in the affairs of Cuba thai
it has to interfere in the affairs O
Georgia, where there is at the presen
time an extensive race war. Mr.. Has
enkamp took much the same view
arguing that the people of Cuba hav,
governed themselves peacefully for
several years and that the very fac
that many of them object to a corrup
election shows that they are fit foI
self-goYernment.
Mr.. Arnold illustrated how Difficult
it is for people at a distance to deter
mine what is best for a country.
The critic for the evening was ]. T
Holiday, with w. S. Ingham as chair
man during the literary program.
Next Weeks Program.
DR.. Quaintance, for the program
committee, reported that at the next
meeting N. e. Corthell is to speak
upon The Education of the Child
and Rev. Walton upon THE Unifca
ton of Protestant Churches"
A. N. Hasenkamp was added to the