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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
Foot Ball Prospects Better This Fall Than Ever

The forward pass he called a wild dream.
The abolition or partial abolition of mass
play he described as step backward. be-
cause 1t knocked away one of the props
on which American foot ball had been built.
Mass play, according to his notion, was
simply the moving of the men in the game
a matter of strategy or attack, as the
men of ~ chess board are moved to win.
In addition to that he contended that
mass plays were far less dangerous than
running formations. If players were to be
injured in foot ball, it was his opinion that
20 per cent more would be injured in an
open game than in one where the gain
made by drawing together several
players and seeking to force the bail
through line by their combined effort.
OF course. like all the old timers. the
opening of the game appeared to him to
be the beginning of the end of all interest
in the contest. Open foot ball. he insisted,
would become a contest of aimless sCram-
bling. foolish running and tactess blum
derin2.
Nevertheless the changes were made, and
the result was greater and more general
attendance at foot ball than ever had been
seen in the history of the sport. and with
very few exceptions Communications from
every source for the notifications. IN
deed. there were many who had fought
the rule changes with all the strength of
which they were possessed who admitted
frankly that the new foot ball was far
superior to the Old, and it was only the
ultra conservatives, those who would
change nothing because it opposed tradi-
ton who clung to their opposition to .he
end of the season.
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POTOMACS' NEW HOME.
Preparing to Push the Work-Re-
moval of the Three Sisters.

The Potomac Boat Club at its next me ct
ing will adopt the report of its regatta
committee, which has in view the securing
of the Middle States regatta for the Po-
tomac river in 1908. The adoption of this
report will cause the club to push the work
on its new home. as it will be necessary to
have it in readiness for holding such an
immense regatta. Experience has taught
the club how very important it is to have
housing accommodations for the visiting
oarsmen.
AT "a meeting of the building committee
Wednesday evening d the home of its
chairman, Mr.. John Hadley Doyle, the
firm of Mullett & Co. was requested to
prepare plans, specifications and the APP
proximate cost of building the committee
had roughly sketched out. The intention is
to find out the cost of building of con-
crete block a lot with a frontage of
fifty-six feet and depth of eighty feet,
supplied with all modern improvements.
AS soon as the architects submit the es-
innate the club will take Immediate action
toward the erection of its new quarters.
1t will be remembered that last spring
The Star took occasion to urge the re-
moval of the pile of rocks in the river
above the Aqueduct bride known as
The Three Sisters" the object being not
only to improve that portion of the stream
for navigation purposes, but to give the
boating men fine rowing course. The
proposition received the Endorsement Of
OarSmen, canoeistS and motor boat people,
but for want of concerted action the meas
ure was not pushed.
There is now a strong influence at work
In behalf of the scheme, especially among
the members Of the Analostan and Po-
tomac clubs, and pressure will be brought
to bear on Congress next winter with the
hope of pushing the plan through. The
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
will cooperate, the aim of the local as
ISOLATION in getting the national association
at work being to make this city the place
for all national regattas.
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American Brains Succeeded.

When American brains undertake task
of Improvement success usually results. II
there is any possibility of Improvement be-
ing made. Such was the result in he
making over of foot ball. The new COM
mittee on rules. formed of the radicals,
who were for abolishing everything which
had been a part of the game. and of the
conservatives and well versed foot ball
men better yersed. by the way, In the
necessities of the game than the radicals,
met in New York, gasped a little when
they began to realize the extent of NE
work which was before them. and after a
winters deiberation placed the game before
tn" public in its present form.
1t is true that some points were left a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
SWEEPS VS.. SOULS.
An Interesting Race to Be Rowed on
the Harlem

NEW YORK, September 2s.-Wide atten-
ton among oarsmen and others interested
in rowing will be attracted to a race to be
rowed on the Harlem in November, prob
ably election da.'. although the exact date
is not yet fixed. 1t is to be friendly af-
fair between the Columbia varsity eight
cared crew of this year and crew of eight
men from the seniors in the Nassau Boat
Club. The latter will row an octuple boat
that Is, each of the eight men with a pair
Of sculs and the Columbus the regulation
sweep oars. The distance will be one mile
straightaway on the speedway course. 1t
is believed that several octuple shells will
be built next year.
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angle. So we'll were his forwards placed
and guarded that the ball fell perfectly into
the hands of Biglow. and Yale had made a
tremendous gain on her adversaries. A
similar pass was made in the Princeton
game at point on the gridiron and a
period in the contest when 1t was least
anticipated, and Yale gained heavily on
that play.
New Type of Players Encouraged.
Foot ball enthusiasts must not overlook
the fact that the game of 1906 under the
new rules made stars of an entirely new
type Of players. For three years the tend
ency had been to bother less about the
ends of team than the guards and the
tac'.les. 1t did not take more than two
weeks of ordinarily fast play to show that
fast aggressive and intelligent ends wc:e
absolutely necessary for the success of any
team in 1906, not only in its attack, but in
its defense
1t made stars of tackles who had not
been able to shine when they We're com
PEELED to play second fiddle to ponderous
guards Such men as Biglow and Forbes
of Yale made tremendous strides to the
front Their skill was the admiration OF
all the college world.
While Cooney did not play up to his
game in every contest in which Princeton
took part. he played a better tackle than
he had under the old rules Pennsylvania
had to develop new men and did So and
when the season finished was proud OF
both of them. All through the United
States it was noticeable that the why, fleet,
nimble chaps. who had been just little
under weight when weight counted for
everything In the game, were making better
progress and were doing more real work in
foot ball than the heavier players
DR.. Williams, the Pennsylvania coach
thinks that the doom of the heavy players
is sealed in foot ball line up unless it be
the center and possibly the guards Even
these men, however, must have some speed
under the new rules. for If they are avail
able for nothing else they certainly nave
got to do their share in attack in ma ding
room for their backs. or possibly for their
ends as they cross from one side of the line
to the other.
Hurry Up Yost. the Michigan coach
was one of the few who steadily refused to
see anything in the new rules that would
particularly aid the game All his theory
of brute strength to score rapidly by sheer
predominance in weight and muscle was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
Athletics New Ball Grounds.

PHIIADELPHIA, September 2.-The
owners of the Athletic base ball club have
begun negotiations for the purchase of a
new tract Of land on which to construct a
ball park. The location is one block north
Of the present grounds, and covers an area
600 by 400 feet, much larger than the pres
ent park. which Is about $50 by $50 feet.
The new park would afford better Transport
tation facilities also. and is thought to be
in every way more desirable than the West
Philadelphia site which was first thought
Of The price demanded for the new tract
Is about $4,000.
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To Number Foot Ball PLAYERS.

Coach Stage of the Chicago University
has devised scheme by which the inter-
ested public may keep track Of the players
and readily tell who is carrying the ball
down field for goal 1t is to number the
players in order that they can be readily
seen and followed. Stages idea ia to have
fullback l. left half 2. right half 3. quarter
back 4, center 8, with the odd numbers on
the left-left guard 7, left tackle 8. left end
IL: even numbers to the right-right guard
9, right tackle 8, loft end 10.
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little obscure, and it is also true that some
of the rules might have been simpliied in
their reading more than they were when
the committee was at its work, but beyond
all that is the fact that the game was
transformed into a more attractive con-
test and that its future was to a large ex-
tent saved by the adoption of changes
which added to its interest and to its charm
Had some of the radicals been permitted
to have sway the changes would have been
so sweeping that the continuity of the
sport would have been lost. 1t would have
become a scramble. with little regard for
science or for motive. game without
motive behind it would be tame and
dull, and this had frequently to be ex-
planned to some who were concerned in
making the changes.
Thanks to the conservatives and to those
who had actual knowledge of the theory
of the pastime, its best elements were pre-
served and its tendency to become dull was
checked by eliminating the dominant fac
tor-weight against skll--which had threat
ened to strangle one of the most popular
of all the American sports.
Smaller Colleges Grasped It Quickly.
Strangely enough. the smaller colleges
up the principles of the game quicker than
some of the universities. They worked
more rapidly into the changes than he
larger institutions, where some of the
coaches seemed to be afraid to inaugurate
a new policy, for fear that they m ght be
teaching the game on wrong lines and
would be compelled to begin all over again.
1t is probably the case that none of the
coaches embraced at once the full mean
Ing of the rules under their new reading
They saw that such and such things were
possible, but did not understand how it
was best to work them out. Hence the
sioWness with which running formations
We're attempted and the backWardness of
some OF the universities with the forward
pass Harvard, in fact. had not mastered
the forward pass at the very end of the
year, and was very awkward in using 1t in
the final game with Yale at New Haven
Syracuse, West Point Amherst, Williams
Swarthmore, Brown, In fact, half a dozen
other colleges were in clover inside of three
weeks after the teams had gone into train
ing, because they discovered that they could
execute brilliant plays with their light men
which they had not always dared to at
tempt under the old rules.
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Coach Rice Gets an Increase.

NEW YORK, September 2s.-Coach Rice,
at Columbia University. has signed a con-
tract for three years at an increase of $500
a year in salary. George Mackenzie, 'OS
who was No. q In the varsity crew this
season. has been elected captain for next
season.
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1t took but little time for them to learn
how to outflank their heavier adversaries.
and in the early games of the season one
found that the smaller colleges were re-
peatedly making long and unexpected runs
because they had sprung some formation
which the bigger chaps had not learned to
defend. Pennsylvania State for instance.
in contest played the on-side kick with
such success that the Yale team was for
the moment paralyzed, and the State boys
followed it up by some splenddly executed
running plays which were Of tremendous
advantage to them throughout the season.
Princeton began early to make a hobby
of the forward pass. With Eddie Dillon as
quarterback the Tigers were fortunate.
for he was good general and in addition
to that he was a plucky and elusive rum
ner. Before the season was six weeks old
all the foot ball enthusiasts were talking
about the progress that Princeton had made
In that feature of the game, but as good as
Princeton was the Tigers did not begin to
make so much of the play as was made
later in the year by some of the other
universities.
Cadets Good at the Start.
West Point was another team which
showed great proficiency in the forward
pass in the early part of the fall. i he
cadets attempted by far too severe a
schedule and toward the close of the sea-
son they lost their speed, which was greatly
in evidence when they played the Navy In
Philadelphia and were beaten. In two or
three games, however, at West Point they
put the forward pass through with such
precision and skill that it made the hearts
of the spectators glow with pride at the
prowess of those who were responsible for
the fine work.
While Princeton was developing the for
ward pass the Yale men were working with
the on-sde kick. That play seemed to
have a fascination for Yale, and in the
months OF September and October they
were more proficient in it than any team
In the United States. AS the season con-
tinued Yale began to advance in other de-
partments OF the sport and at the end OF
the year playing with a variety of at
tack which had not been equaled by any
university eleven of the year.
One of the most spectacular plays of 1906
was the forward pass which was made by
Needer of Yale in the game against Har-
ward. He threw the ball for yards over the
heads of both elevens and at an obtuse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
WEATHER FAvORS
HARNESS HORSES
Varying Success of Local Rep
reSentatives - Plans for
Meeting at BrightWood.
By L. D. Sale.

r. Weather conditions being more favorable
during the past week than the preceding
there has been a corresponding increase in
activity on the part Of the light harness
brigade. Washington horses are widely
scattered Thomas Cannon has been try
ing his luck at Roanoke, Va, where he won
a race with Donavan Wednesday. AlonZo
Corbin, with E. F.. Halls horses, Gallant
Maid Carcita and the phenomenal Austral
FLY that has shown mile in go and a
last quarter in SO seconds, was quartered
at Electric Park. Baltimore, where the
Maid won her race Wednesday in slow time
and in straight heats.
Charles c. Waters of Germantown also
spent the week at Electric Park, with
kinslee 2.22A. Larry McCorm!ck's Myso-
tbs, 212A, was shipped early In the week
from the park to Carlisle Pa, where fair
was in progress, and, Thursday, in the
free for all, won in straight heats. best
time, 219. The little chestnut mare was
listed to go against Finch at the park
Thursday in the PIP pace. A good many
Wash:ngtonians went over to Baltimore to
see the contest, and when they learned that
the mare had declined the issue were loud
in their disappointment, there were
some among them who thought that she
might be abe to take Flinch's measure.
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ing for the past three months at the ex-
pense of bis owner. Frank Grove.
j. c. Mott of Colebra and Rara Avis
fame has taken quarters at Leonardtown,
ND ana mas gone into the business of
framing horses. Up to date he has eighteen
head in his stables. and writes that he is
much pleased WITH tie outlook The cti-
zens of Leonardtown will hold a home
coming week. beginning October {, and have
iald out an elaborate program. During
three days OF the Week-Wednesday, Thurs
day and F1iday-there will be racing under
the auspices of the st. Mary's Racing AS
SOC alton.
The 3 ghlNool I,-vilg Club is ready
With its card fol the events to be given
oVe. les Track October -. 20 and 81. The
.hui,s IiCsc at ,ri'.n sht, October ~. The
running. { /eats VII To- overnight entries
I he piDeIdm for Tl;..Udy, October %. is a
ia pace, u 80 trot. a fve-furlong run
ana Il seven furiurg run. Wednesday, Oc-
tober 30, the events viii be 221 trot a .. 10
pace, a slX-furlong run and mile and a
quarter rur. Thursday. October 81 get
a"ay day. Tie caro- calls for 22i pace. a
free-for-all trot and pace, a seven-furiong
lun and NIL and one-eisbth run. The
purses In each of the harness events will
nc P'FVO al u III t,atli Oh tlie running events
$l;D All ,,Il ltss races will be best three
IN 1--WE.
In all, S210h will be hung up by the as
ISOLATION. AID ali money won will be paid
at the wire. Tine card and purses have
been specially arranged to catch horses
from abroad ':6ible to the classes above
NAMED. 1t is expected that great many
horses th"t have been racing the Grand
Circuit, which Closed last week at Column
Dus-idst loses, but not fast enough to
win in the company they have been in
will turn eastward, and their owners
Will try and pick up something to
carry them part way, at least through
the wlnta,. Some of these horses the
Brighiwooi m..ne lers hope to enlist in the
BrIghtwood meet Then, again. there
are Ire&t many fast horses owned in the
east. which have not gone west, the owners
of some of them may possibly be induced
to make d visit to the National capital.
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The Javins string. comprising Bedworth,
Jr., 2.O6k, and Rara Avis, 2.1SA, are back
from Prospect Park and the Easton fair.
and Morrow has during the week been
getting them ready for the purses hung
up at the Marlboro fair, which begins Tues
day and continues for three days. Frank
Thomas is back from Leesburg. where he
won with May Queen and Sir Electroid
in straight heats. Jacob Hillerary is also
back from the same town with the good
young stallion PAGER T. E. s.. and the vete-
ran, Bob Ingersoll. Morrow, Thomas and
Hillerary leave Monday with their several
strings for the county seat of Prince
George.
The busiest man at Brightwood these
autumnal days is Billy Chambers. For the
past six days he has been putting the fin
Duke, 2.23A. and Riley A. Early in the
week Frank Thomas turned over to him
Riley A. since which time Billy has been
engaged in trying to solve the problem Of
crowd Travelled to Brishtwood by private
conveyance and cars to see Riley A have
some fun with Billy, and the sport put up
by the errattc brown son of Onycha Wilkes
was worth the journey. Riley Is as fast as
the traditional ghost, but when he thinks
he has had enough of the track he bolts for
the gate. and no man has yet been able to
keep him from going s through VI 1t y, when he
HAue lic ATTEMPT iheie - iiol III oil Tie
District of Columbia a better or more
courageous reinsman than Billy Chambers,
and he is fertile of resource. Try as he
might, however, he could not keep the
addle- pated Riley from boiling through the
gate without danger to limb and sulky.
Tired and Disguised, Chambers finally
cooked up a Job on the gelding by drawing
over his head and eyes close hood. Some
thought he would seek the gate by in
stinct. but he didn't, and Billy soon demon
strated that he had him dead to rights
and will try to keep him SO. He will take
him to Marlboro with the Duke and see If
he cannot get back the price of some Of the
15-cents-a-bushel oats Riley has been eat
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1t is rumored that during the week
Finch changed hands, Mr. McDermott hav-
ing, 1t is said, sod him to w. II. Hops of
Baltimore-consideratio not mentioned In
the race that ensued Finch lost the first
heat to Harold d. In lisa. Finch was
favorite in the betting, selling in the pools
for $40 the fed for $40. In the second
heat Hal Raven took up the chase and
drove Finch out in 2.1634 Again the
Raven horse made try to head the son OF
Bona Prince but Finch had too much foot
for him. finishing his mile in III. Hal
Raven. having shot his bolt Goldenrod,
which had been going easy the three heats
paced. made a challenge, but Finch shook
him off in the stretch, pac ng the last and
fourth mile in 2.l9 The track was heavy
and from three to four seconds slow.
A large number of the horses engaged at
the park will go to Cumberland for the
meet at that point, which begins October
l and continues for four days. The York,
Pa fair follows Cumberland, beginning
October and closing on DC ODER II. The
HaSerstown fair opens October 10 and
c.oses the 18th. Frederick falls into
line with its annual fair on October -, and
will push the good cause along until Octo-
Der %, when Baltimore will again wheel
into line for closing meeting of the year
at the Gent,emen's Driving Park.
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that nave come over the implements OF the
game within my time and know ledge and I
can only hope that they have added and
that further changes also will add TO the
greatest pleasure of the greatest number Of
those who play our game
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-14

guard it. Had she failed hitherto?
Was not all London ringing with the
news of his fortune, yet what man or
woman had discovered the whereabouts
of his treasure? In his pocket he felt
the great iron key of No. Johnson's
News, and he was as certain now that
his hiding place was unknown as that
his mothers spirit was looking down
on him from heaven and directing his
every movement.
The man, in spite of his own great
lack of composure, saw the feeting
glimpse of spirituality in the boys eyes.
Puzzled and disturbed though he was.
he made another violent effort to pull
his shattered nerves into order.
There is no need to talk all day." he
said doggedly Now l am going to tell
you something you don't know. If your
boast is justifed-if you really own as
many diamonds and as good ones as
you say you own-there must be
great deal Of discretion exercised in
putting them on the market. Diamonds
are valuable only because they are
rare. There is a limit to their possible
purchasers If the diamond mines Of
/ the world were to pour all their re-
sources forthwith into the lap of the
public there would be such a slump
that prices would drop 80, 60. even so
per cent. Do you follow me-"
Yes" nodded Philip.
! A week earlier be would have said,
| eyes. sir" but his soul was bitter yet
/ against Isaacstein.
Very well. 1t may take me months,
/ years. to realize your collection. To DO
! il properly | must have some idea of
/ its magnitude. If there are exception
ally large stones among it. they will be
dealt with separately They may rival
| or eclipse the few historical diamonds
I! OF the world. but their worth can only
be measured by the readiness OF some