The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-03

more under the new regime. Il was
a frequent saying that this team OF
thar team would play kicking game
in some contest because they had a
coed nunter Why shouldn't they
play Kicking game? II saves the
kicker's team much physical energy
al the same time taking the heart
out of the opponents whose forty OF
fifty yards Of hard gained ground Is
loss by one single boot of the ticker
on the other team.
The alteration in the new rule
that states that the player who first
touched the ball on the forward pass
must recover il. providing II did not
touch an opponent. will put a prem
ium on the man who can throw me
pigskin with almost the same accura-
cy as the ball player throws ihe
hoI sehide. Even last season. In the
majority of cases. it was hard mat
ter even for the player to touch the
bah who was supposed 10 receive IL,
and after touching Il he seldom re-
covered IT, Il was simply a scram-
Bile after the time II was legally
touched. and the luck element en-
tered into the game to consdera-
BILE extent
Now the plays will have to be care
fully planned. The man who Is to
receive the ball will have to be gotten
out in the open by means of some
sort of strategy. where he viii be
free from Interference. The player
who throws the ball viii have TO be
protected more to allow. him time to
fix the ball in his hand to throw il
with some degree of accuracy.
Benefit of New Rules.
The ,Bew rules will be Of greater
bene% to the players. as they vii
IasFgo out on the field in that me
chanical way which characterize
the cd teams. The players must
assume responsibility. for in a grea;
measure they will be thrown on theil
own resources. OF course the coach
viii outline a defense for his team
which he hopes win meet athS Op-
pOncnts offense. but this cannot Do
done definitely as there are so mans
plays that one SCI style of defense
will not meet. This the players vii
have 10 solve themselves. They vii
have to adapt themselves to the eN-
isting conditions and this will make
them be on the a,ert at all times. ex.
pecting to meet any kind of play
The west presents the best sched
ule this season since the adoption
of the new rules. The only regret
table feature in, the listing Of games
is that the Chicago-Cornel and tho
Michigan-Pennsylvania games come
on the same date. thus depriving de-
voices OF the pastime an opportunity
OF Witnessing both contests. or
course. Michigan viii not play any
OF the big Eight colleges. its big
game being with Pennsylvania on
Nov u at Ann Arbor.
Chicago Has Hard Schedule.
Chicago has the best and hardest
schedule a. any OF the cnnference
teams. but is restricted by the facu,-
ty from playing seven games, six
being allowed by the distinguished
gentlemen. The western champions
vii play but one game OF their own
grounds. and that with Wisconsin,
at Madison on Nov 81.
Northwestern again will enter the
fed after an absence of two years
and will play three games. IN =
will tend to promote local interes,
In the great college pastime. Little
is known OF the prospects az the
Methodist institution. as It Is without
a football captain. and the real worth
OF the men in college who intend "a
try for the team cannot be learned
1t Is hoped that the Purple viii have
a team which will be abe to make
a creditable showing in its contests
as there IS little incentive to the
players or students taking an active
part in the game unless they win OF
'NfAAA' tAE' ~ a hAAAOANs
Chicago. the western champions
will open the season on SATURDAY
Oct 3. with Purdue.
The Maroons' big game will b,
with Cornell on Nov. II az Marshal
field. Nothing definite can be ascer
tained as yet as to the prospects o.
the fasteners, but undoubtedly they
will come west determined to tax,
he measure OF the westerners.
Gophers-Maroons ON Oct. 81.
Coach Williams of Mlnnesot,
doubtless will have his team NOR,
versed in the new game this seasoi
that last. when he lost the champion
ship because he depended too muel
on the old game. Minnesota vii
journey to Chicago on Oct. 81 4
lp.ay the Maroons i'm an endeavor Il
take the championship back to Min
lneapOlis, which at the present tim
seems doubtful. as Williams has los
not only Capron but many othe
veterans. Minnesota's big HON
game will he with the Carlfefo In