Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-16

Earnam streets, hauled In a lot OF cay 70
bank them up and are only waiting for the
coming Of continued cold TO flood the rink
and make a handy skating place With ali
the thousands who are using the rink az
| the Auditorium for skating there are SIN
more who like the Ice skating better. The
FIRST freeze Of the year last Sunday found
Cut-On lake covered with skaters shortly
after the sun was up.
The entering wedge 10 a more reformed
| foot ball, but a game more in accord with
the old styia was made ~ the recent con-
ference 81 chicago when the big nine met
10 consider the new rules Among the prin-
cipal features the conference decided upon
were;
Foot ball playing schedule extended from
Retroactive features OF three-year rule
| eliminated; all students entering college be-
| fore September !, 1906, eligible to play four
Uniform limit set on beginning foot ball
practice at September 20.
! Proposition to permit two freshmen inter-
| collegiate contests in foot ball voted down.
Committee 20 select foot ball officials re-
appointed for another season.
| Two-umpire sy stem in foot ball declared
successful and voted to continue another
year.
That all Of these are for the benefit OF
the game none will deny and the PROBABLE
ties are they will be ratified by the schools.
Tho training table was not adopted, but
many hope this will come In time When
Alonzo stage goes east to represent the
west in the rules committee he will have
these six definite propositions to present
In case Of forward pass touchdown the
ground before being touched by player
allow the attacking team TO retain the ball
with hfteen-yard penalty instead of hand
ing IL over az the point where Il was passed
increase the time Of halves from 30 10
80 minutes.
Allow the backs to pass the ball forward
| without first taking a position Eve yards
| out from the center.
Instruct the head linesman TO keep the
lines.
These all seem to be good sensible rules
and to have been recommended by q sea-
sons work under the present rules. 1t is
said that Mr.. stsgg will not favor the
TO four downs which some have suggested.
The Lou Dillon case is settled, and al
though several most estimable men had
their regulations at stake over the event
they have been cleared by the recent de-
cision. The testimony sdduced at the re-
cent hearing by the board of review Of the
National Trotting association in the ia
nous doping case Of Lou Dillon was most
sensational and there was considerable talk
Of perjury, The board cleared E. f.
Smathers, the noted horseman who has
done so much with his money for the racing
game, Of having hired a man to dope the
mare but the testimony brought out many
} questionable sides TO the case, which was
not very oreditable to all concerned.
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Says the Princeton Alumni Weekly; THAT
play-the forward pass-originally proposed
as a means Of offsetting the ten yards for
hrst down legislation and Of opening up
the game, was so hedged about with ex-
= ceptions that. as the Yale-Princeton game
has shown, any team is taking long chances
In Incorporating 1t as an important part
OF Its attack. One lesson the rules commit
!, tee should take TO heart, in view Of this
: game, is that the forward pass should be
. freed Of restrictions that leave its legal
: execution too much in the discretion OF
= officials. The onside kick, which was no,
: so much restricted by the committee was
used TO good advantage by Yale, whose
coaches appreciated its advantages and
: developed is a fundamental part Of the
Yale attack. Having been more successful
= with the forward pass In early games
! Princeton paid less attention to the onslde
Kirk and it was not factor In the home
teams plays for advancing the ball"
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Determined steps are to be taken by this
= Automobile Club OF America toward stop
: ping several Of the evils chiefly due to care
less automobilists. At the FIRST meeting Cd
!, the new board OF governors. Winthrop e
a scaTritt was requested TO outline q report
! OF probable procedure TO be submitted "a
. the near future. One Of the evils that tn,
=, club hopes 10 eliminate is the practice OF
. emitting clouds Of smoke from cars n
), addition TO foul odors due to burning OF
- or exhaust gases. The danger, as we'll a.
u the uselessness Of using acetylene lamp;
, on cars In city streets Is another form o,
the motor evil against which the club will
direct its influence. Other evils, such al
"A the excessive footing OF horn and careless
= driving at corners will also be considere,
II by the governors in their plan TO brinl
"A about better conditions IN automobile serv
: ice in the streets OF New York.
~ After directing the fortunes OF the Bos
- ton Base Ball club OF the National leagu
- for twenty-nine long years, Messrs sode
~ and Conant have stepped down and GU
=. and George B, Dovey OF st. Louis nov
" owns the club. Mr.. Dewey paid $40
cash. which, with the deposit OF $500
IN made few months ago, makes a total o
,e $4,000, He bought the club and ground
M for $275.OOO and Messrs. Soden and Conan
M will hold a $4,000 mortgage on the prop
~ erty.
"a The troubles OF Eddie Graney, presldeu
III or the fight trust and star witness befor
pc the San Francisco grand jury. are comm
y so fast that he is unable TO sidestep then
re- He had his hands full with the jury, hut
NJ complaint OF Marry Corbett has cropped u
OF since, and unless matters take a sudds
n turn Eddie will have TO square hlmsel
ls with the former master OF the Ellis stree
no situation. Graney and Corbett were sur
ls posed to have formed q partnership 10 ru
a. the Tuxedo saloon between them, with
ne prominent liquor firm 60 back them al
Is But so the story goes, Gransy put on
ia over" on COrbett az the prOverbiaI ele1
u enth hour and succeeded IN installing hin
self az master Of ceremonies Of the T1xed
and leaving Corbett out IN the cold sa
~ Francisco had scarce forgot the earti
n quake and IRE when GFansy announces
~ that he was about to open Up the Tuxed
20 saloon as a headquarters for the sportin
10 fraternity and the good fellows" all alou
OF the line. GFaney and Harry Corbett wei
't- very close friends at this particular tim
SO Granny said he needed Corbett In his bus
ne ness, and Corbett was only too delighte
n 10 take a chance at one OF the most prom