Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-15
WORK OF THE OFFICIALS
Governing Committee Has Accom-
plished Excellent Results.
REPORTS FROM BIG COLLEGES
Pell and Leroy Tennis Champions.
Brookdale Nymph's Record.
PAGERS in Close Race.


those obtaining last year. there were
many mistakes. some of them glaring in
nature. committed last year. which will
he avoided now by reason of proper in
depreciation and thorough understanding
of the code. brought about more than
anything else by the conferences of the
general committee. While the officials
last year were conscientious in their work
and did great deal of useful work in
the interest of the sport. 1t remained for
the rules committee to elucidate doubt
ful phases of the rules In order to make
mistakes almost impossible. When the
committee on the central board of of,.claIs
was appointed by the regular foot ball
rules committee long step was taken in
the right direction. This committee.
der the direction of Doctor Rabbit of
Haverford. has accomplished some ex-
Cellent results, and the end Is not yet.
The rules are necessarily the basis for
the proper conduct of any sport, but their
enforcement by men who are qualified TO
act is absolutely essential to proper gov
eminent. This is particularly true of foot
haI as slight evaSiOnS of the rules bring
distinct advantages to the team willing
10 follow the much-abused theory Ito win
at any cost. Two years ago the very life
of the game was in danger It looked for
q time rs II 1t might be abolished entire
ly at many Of the leading colleges-it was
lost In Columbia. There was a general
demand for a revision of the rules and
renodeling of the game. and those who
had the best interests OF the sport at
heart took up the work and carried It to
q successful conclusion, as was plainly
demonstrated last year And now all that
is needed to make the game more popu-
lar than ever is the proper enforcement
OF the rules. and this is almost sure to be
accomplished
The old rules were not so bad in them
selves, as many old players of the game
will testify. The sport grew and pros
pered and became wonderfully popular
under those same rules, and only came
into evil ways when constant eyasions,
winkcd at and overlooked by the officials,
made a change absolutely ecessary 1t
was the little bit of holding, the little bit
of starting before the ball was put In
play. the little bit of rough work when the
umpire was not looking or not seeing"
the little bit of offside playing, that caused
more than half the trouble and for this
the officials were largely to blame. When
the hue and cry was raised, however rad
teal reforms were demanded. and the close
formations and battering-ram tactics had
10 be eliminated. This was WELL as the
governors of the sport builded better than
they knew and out of the old game has
come a new one. which Is far cleaner
less exhausting and more spectacular
varied and interesting for the onlookers
as Well as the players. The rules commit
tee realized where the real trouble Law
however. and forewarned was forearmed
and named a committee to supervise and
control the officials of the game to the end
that the rules might he uniformly inter-
preted aud properly enforced. The Off
Cials, appointed with the greatest care,
will undoubtedly do their full duty this
season and if they do the most popular of
all college sports will thrive as never be-
fore.
Comforting Over Big Game
n
Parker. Coach Crane and Manager Dutch
er of the Harvard team went to Spring.
field, Mass. for conference yesterday
with representatives of Yale to arrange
for the game with Yale and to discuss
the matter of officials.
MANY more men We're out Of the prac-
tice yesterday on account of injuries sus-
tanned in the Williams game Bremen.
fullback. will be away for three weeks.
He has seriously torn the ligaments of
his ankle. Lockwood. Bird, Blanchard.
and Butt were permitted to rest. Blumer.
an end candidate. was tried out at full
back Injuries have made material for
this position scarce. Apolonio. who has
been away for more than week with
Clipped hip bone. ran through signals at
fullback Yesterday. Kennard, the veteran
end. worked at left tackle.
Tigers Play in Secret.
PRINCETON. N. J.. October 1.-THE
Tigers worked yesterday behind closed
gates. and the first secret practice of the
year was held. All the men We're lame
as the result of the game with Bucknell
and so the practice light and short
Two halves were played between the first
team and the scrubs one of fifteen
minutes and the other of ten. The first
team scored two touchdowns in the first
half and one in the second
The play was open and consisted mostly
or forward passes and kicking. Sheppard
Romans was in charge OF the punting
and directed most Of his time to Orr and
Harlan. Walter G. Booth. 1860 put in his
also on the field. He took charge of the
llne men and Will remain with the Tigers
FOR three weeks. AS the line is the teams
weakest part. he will have his work cut
out and his arrival is none too timely
The coaches are anything but satisfied
with the result 50 far this season, and
will take no chances on the three big
scores made so far. on the other hand
they regard them as unfortunate, and 50
a hard week lies ahead of the Tigers.
Tomorrow the Princeton team will play
NlllanOVa and Saturday the strong WASH
ingtou and jefferson team will line up as
her opponents
Quakers' Hard Practice.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. October b.
PENNSYLVANIA foot ball coaches yesterday
afternoon divided the varsity squad and
put them through fast practice for three
quarters of an hour. Following a long
signal drill the varsity was lined up
against the varsity subs. Bob" Folwell.
the captain. was put In charge OF the lat
ter and Ed Greene was his right-hand
man At half. Garrison and kienath alter
mated at quarter. both running the team
well
For fully three-Quarters Of an hour the
teams fought bitterly. The scrubs. urged
on 10y Fo!weil. charged the varsity line for
good gains Had il not been for two for
tuuat" plays in which luck figured promi-
nently The varsity would have had hard
time % il. Once Macklin broke through
the sUps' line for u touchdown. while on
the second occasion Miller skirted the end
on d trick pay for the second score
II is quite evident the coaches realize
the weakness OF the scrub team and its
inability to give the varsity the necessary
hard practice. The weakness of the scrub
is due 20 the fact that whenever a player
shows up we'll he Is transferred to the
varsity squad then the scrubs are de-
prived Of all their valuabl men.
1,abI Ia hat no. -aaI-