Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-07

unturned TO beat out st. Louis. Boston
seasonal least they are likely TO put
more life into their playing. / believe
tney Will receive more announcement at
years.
There are so many youngsters lined up
Tor places in the tail-end teams that one
clubs, except to hgure that not one in ten
OF the youngsters will make good the hrst
year out in fast company.
donovan, Tenney and McCloskey are all
clever base ball generals and good trainers
OF young talent, while not SO good when
handling the more seasoned players.
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Few of the thousands Of base ball en-
thusiasts who have seen little Dave"
Altizer, the crack shortstop of the Wash
ington American league base bail team,
play know that the young man is a product
Of the United States army and that his
career on the diamond is followed with
pride by the whole regular establishment,
from General Bell chief of the general
STAFF. to the humblest private in the ranks.
Altizer, when General Bell was a depart
ment commander in the Philippines. served
as orderly to that officer, and in his leisure
hours one of the soldiers who helped
to make the national game popular in the
islands. 1t was he who as a member OF
battery II OF the Sixth artillery went into
the box after McCabe, the regular pitcher
of battery II. had been knocked out Of the
box and held the nine of the Forty-frH
infantry to no hits, his splendid perform
ance enabling his team to win out and
thus win the championship Of the Philip
pines. A modest young fellow with splen-
did record in the army Is Altlzer. In 1899
he left his home In Pike county, Illinois,
and enlisted at the nearest recruiting sta
ton. Soon afterward he was sent to the
far east. He was in the command sent to
China In the Boxer troubles In that coun-
try. He served through the campaign in
China, taking part in the advances on
Taku and Tien-Tsin and the siege Of Pc
king. In the Philippines Altizer took part
in all of the engagements in which the
Fourteenth infantry participated until he
was transferred to the artillery and sent
to Manila as a member of battery H Of
the Sixth artillery. n was while in this
command that he became interested in
base ball, and II was as shortstop OF the
famous nine Of battery II that he became
known throughout the islands as the best
base ball player in the United States army
The opinion Of all who have any expert
ence with the new rules In preliminary
foot ball is that there will be plenty of
kicking this fall and comparatively little
use of the forward pass. The change in
the rules which demands that the ball be
forfeited when 1t is not passed forward
and fumbled makes that class of play SO
dangerous as to be used only when des-
peration demands it. 1t is likely to make
its appearance In various forms, but the
attention Of teams will undoubtedly be d.
rected to developing kicking in its stead.
The practice OF kickers, therefore, will be
looked to with the greatest care. This,
with the development Of clean handling OF
the ball at quarterback, will be the main
points attended to In the early fall work.
Now that the foot ball season has really
opened up one hears a great deal of talk
about the new rules and the changes In
plays In order TO keep up with the game
here are the changes that have been made
and gridiron fans would do well to cut
them out and keep them handy:
The umpires, a referee and a linesman
will be the officials.
The length of the game has been short
ened by ten minutes.
The opposing rush lines will be sep
arated by the length of the ball, which
must be kept fiat on the ground by the
center.
Linemen must have both feet, both
hands, or one foot and the opposing hand
up to or within one foot OF the line, and
with the exception OF the three center
men the forwards must stand with both
feet outside the outside foot OF the man
next TO them.
must signal by raising his hand clearly
over his head.
Whenever any portion of a player car car
rying the ball. except his hands or feet.
an opponent, the ball is down.
Either team may ask for time out three
each extra cali for time a team win be
penalized two yards unless the injured
player be removed from the game.
Hurdling is prohibited.
The snapperback is allowed to have his
hands and head on side when he is about
There must be at least six offensive
players on the line, and IL there are only
six, one OF the other players must be out
side OF the man at the end of the line.
None of the five center men Will be al
lowed to leave the line unless he goes
ave yards back and another player takes
his place in the line. No shifting to evade
one forward pass will be allowed each
scrimmage, provided the pass be made
by man VINO was IN tne Pach ha1f t when
the ground 1t goes to the defensive team.
A team must gain ten yards in three
When the ball is kicked any player on
the kicking side will be on side as soon
as the ball touches the ground Once
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kicked further.
a touchdown will be allowed to adjust the
bail in the hands of the holder.
All forms of unnecessary roughness have
been explained and penalties provided.
When a player is disqualified his team
will lose half the distance to its goal line.
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With all the Big college foot ball teams
rallying for the year a brief look over
their available material may not be amiss
Yale must worry along minus sever al
OF last years stars. notably Shevlin, and
without being able to draw on the incom-
ing class would be in a bad way were 1t
not for many strong sub Of last year,
who will now be available.
1t is known that Andrus, the crack
Andover guard OF last year, will be in col
lege and that Coy. clever end from the
same school. brother OF Sherman Coy
Yale's crack end OF i've years ago. will
enter this fall. Page and Peyton OF last
years freshmen eleven, are regarded as
likely men for the team this fall Both are
guards or tackles.
Tom Shevlin. end for four years, will be
badly missed. but there is an abundance
of backheld material ana a nucleus for a
heavy line The prominent players from
whom the eleven win be picked at the be-
he