The daily sentinel., 1906-11-24

ground before being touched by
player of either side. the referee shal
declare touchback.
Exception l a place kick OF drop
kick passing over the cross bar shal
score"
give this information gratuitously
1t may save future confusion-"a
drop kick passing over the bar shall
score" This is the truth only re-
gardlng the play-the official guide
lays down plainly the rule covering
the play
Opinion can be rightly given only
from CORRECT FACTS in particular
case Then Mr.. Prices and Mr.. Ken
nedy's decision must stand as being
based on an EXACT play and not on
supposition. therefore the coinci-
dcncc of opinion" of the two learned
gentlemen in question though in all
lil;llhood true as to the facts as Civ
en- them can not stand as answer to
an altogether different state of facts.
But II Mr.. Walter camp says the Ind
ians are entitled to five points from
CORRECT VERSION of the play
then his decision VIII stand. But un-
I'll such time the score remains 0 to
o.
We also wish to extend thanks to
Mr.. Stack for his statement where he
says 1--WE do not want anything We
cannot win" Those are words of a
gentleman neither do WE want anv
thing WE cannot win but we do want
all we do win and we do not claim vie
tory Wednesday last by the score Of
even 4 to 0. We as you, want only
our rights-those things we can leg
ally have. We legally have . points
instead of I've won the game by
the score of Q to 0 that isl
the way it goes down in local high
school history, and here is the explain
alton as vouchsafed by the officials
as proclaimed by one of your foot ball |
instructors. Mr.. Miller. he was tim
or in this game. is thoroughly compe /,
tent, knows football. and was fair in .
his work as time keeper, he has been
a student in Cornell and at Boulder. |
his decision in such cases is surely
a consideration
Here is the play
Shortly before time was up in the |
first half Grand Junction made a
touchdown, as the play went across
the line Umpire Smith whistled. a /
foul was called, the Indians ere
off-side we had secured a touchdown
Againthe rules Page 40. excep-
tion l IF an umpire or llnesman
signals foul the play shall contln-
ne till the ball is dead. when the ref
cree must enforce the penalty pre-
scrlbed by the rules.
Exception THE offended side
may decline to accept a penalty. in
which case play shall be resumed ex-
actly as If no foul had occurred"
In this play our team being on the
one-yard line declined to take the
penalty and took the gain which they
may legally do under the rules of
1906. Time was not up at the time.
thing could be and do no. believe
my worthy friends would Join issue
with me on point KNOW IN'i thel
were in the wrong. The officials say
Il was n fair and square touchdown.
hT. Dlackwater of the Indlar team
says 1t as fair and square touch
dcwn-may | not appeal to every |
fair minded person who saw the play |
wi ether or not it as a fair ana square
touchdown? May | not appeal tol
every spectator there whether or not
tie Indians got square DEAL We |
have but one question left Mr. Stack |
iou. clai 4 of the champion iaip ni
the western s.1pc. We 2ph,lsh thcI
Indian and Iiisl school
1906 records October G. 1906. Ind
Ia: & high school .; Oct. -, H. 4
ludinl p o high school Il, Nov -,
1906 Indians o high school Q. Besid-
IS ,nc high school having won two
So. es from Delta and one ir-.m Glen
wG,a Springs the Indians haN pla
e. the three games as above and mas e.
not scored on the high sch -; -thos'
are the only outside games the Ind
i-ns ave pleyed this season. Il sccI,S
TO Inc the championship to dp is not
in dispute.
MORRIS ACKERNIAN,
Coach High School Team.
Grand Junction. Colorado, Nov eG.
1906.