The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-17
A.C.PROSPECTS
Fargo Scribes Discuss Football
Outlook for Coming
Fall.

The football season will soon be at
hand and the people of Fargo who al
ways take great interest in the win
ming capabilities of the agricultural
college boys, will be pleased to know
that there is to be very strong team
at the agricultural college this year.
Many of the bays who played in last
years team will again be on the
grounds, and there will be many ad-
ditions from the high schools of the
state able athletes as competitors
for positions on the team.
The new athletic director, Gilmore
Dobie, for three years assistant coach
at the University of Minnesota, and
perhaps the most noted player that
institution ever developed, is a recog-
nized authority on all lines of foot
ball. especially the so-called Mime
sofa, strategic plays. Mr. Dobie will be
on hand week or more before the
opening of the school year, and prac-
tice to fit the new rules and methods
of play as established by the Big Nine
representatives will be. started as soon
as school opens.
Much interest will be taken in the
game this fall inasmuch as the regula-
tons for play have been revised to fit
the popular clamor of last season.
The game was not more productive of
injury the past season than 1t had been
for twenty years when the number
Of players were taken into account,
but perhaps the injuries accustomed
were sufficiently numerous to bring
the game into question. And 1t GER
tainly was questioned with vehemence
by many people who had never seen
the game. The rules have been modi-
fed 70 suit this clamor, and most of
these people will attend the games
throughout the country to see the
effect of their advice. 1t is the belief
of the players. who have been longest
in the game, that accidents will be
fully as numerous as heretofore.
Football is a game in which each man
OF twenty-five players uses his ply
steal strength and mental energy to
bring about a victory, and, even
though no unfair means are used, the
game moves swiftly and powerfully
and accidents are sure to happen. The
fact remains. however, that while the
number engaged in playing is much
greater than in baseball. people have
said nothing about the deaths that
occur on the baseball field or due to
Its injuries. II the game needs to be
further modified, no doubt the lovers
OF the game will find means to do so
without destroying the yIrile points.
1t Is said by sociologists that the
American children know no longer
how to play. It will be a sad thing
when we teach our grown-ups that
there is nothing Of Importance in the
world except work, and cash getting,
We prophesy that western push and
vim will pronounce in favor of pro.
longing the college games. One OF
the sad things in Russian life. notice.
able to every foreigner in that land
Is that there is no recognized play OF
any sort among school and college
men. There Is nothing left for such q
people except to be sad, morose and
anarchistic; having intense desires to
do something, but no legitimate meani
of enlightening their somber spirits
The schedule arranged by the Ag.
ricultural College Athletic association
this season is the heaviest that thai
college has ever carried. It is heavy
In two senses. It carries only large
games and 1t has been impossible te
get games fer Fargo without import
Ing them a long distance. The rail
road expenses for the cheapest gamei
The games as scheduled, not includ