Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
STRICTER RULES WILL
Be OF GREAT BENEFIT
The Local University and Its
Friends Favor MOdi-
fled Rules.

the "Big Six" Colleges will he able
to draw up new set of rules, as ex-
pected, before the more important fuot-
ball games are played. Having en-
gagged special basketball coach last
spring. Beloit thereby fatty violated
the rules which she herself had helped
draw up. Ever since then efforts have
been made to frame an entirely new
constitution but practically with little
or no success. The meetings held at
Fond du Lac and later at Milwaukee,
where representatives from each of
the conference colleges were present
only served to make the already mixed
up matters worse.
The proposed rule that would bar
all students, save those III the depart.
ments Of arts and science, from par
ticipating in conference games was
vigorously opposed by Marquette.
Belolt opposed practically every thlng
that would tend to bring about COM
plete eInendation in college athletics,
and that would eliminate the greatest
evil prevailing cUllsge sports namely,
a money basis. The proposed rule re-
quiring all athletes to take Is recita-
tions every week met with strong dis
approhation in Ripon. The enforce
ment Uf these rules would be an IN
limited source of benefit for North
western, as it is one Of those fe1 col
leges where students indulge in base
ball and football purely for sport and
physical training not for money or &C.
vertisement.
AS the conference could again ar
rive at no conclusion at Milwaukee.
the matter was referred to a commit
tee of three, whose duty it was to
draw up an entirely new constitution
and report to the conference early in
fall. All attempts however of Pres.
Treat of Lawrence to arrange such a
meeting were futile and as the season
is already too far advanced the matter
will undoubtedly be dropped until
more suitable occasion presents it
self.
However until new rules are adopted
the old rules Will still be valid and
violation Of these may mean with
drawal OF expulsion from the confer
ence.
The Varsity Football squad has
gone through week of severe prac-
tice. Captain 2. G. Zeisler laid
special stress on the long end run and
the forward pass, which under all cir
cumstances will BIZ the dominant play
of this season. Prubst and Hoffman,,
the star-ends of the last years eleven
seem to be in excellent condition to
execute the forward pass. New tackle
plays have been designed for the team
by the captain and will be tried in the
near future against the scrubs. AS
soon as the nav suits arrive, regular
scrimmages will take place every
Wednesday and Saturday afternoon.
Prof. John Moussa was appointed
athletic director FIR the coming year.
Prof. Moussa played on the Varsity
team some years ago and is quite at
home in theoretIc football. Prof.
Moussa has paid special attention to
the forward pass, the methods Of using
it as ground gaining play and of de.
Tending against it when used by OPP
posing teams, and will try his utmost
to turn out winning football team.
The initial football scrimmage at
Northwestern took place last Monday
when the III lined up against the II
eleven. Though about forty minutes
of hard football were made, no touch
down could be secured by either side.
The heavy line of the III team made
the line smashes of the IL. team very
ineffective. Though often compelled
to resort to Iunting the III eleven
frequently made the required downs
by long end runs and tackle plays.
Capt. 0. Koch and Kluender played a
good game for the II team, the former
doing good tackllng, the latter being
especially effective in long end runs,
while Boniwald and Dali starred for
the III team.
The football season haa begun at N.
W. U. The expenses are unusually
high since fourteen new football suits
including other stock are to be bought
at an expenditure of about 500 and
the Varsity boys again had to call
upon the patriotism of the Watertown
merchants. The merchants with few
exceptions again Loyalty responded to
the call. Thus the collectors were
enabled to get subscriptions for
larger sum of money than has ever
before been collected from the mer-
chant for football Varsity. Approx
imately one hundred have been signed
OF which the greater part has been
paid. The student body highly appre-
ciates the generosity Of the merchants
and will without doubt make it an OBJ
lect to patronize those who gave them
their aid.
Death Follows Operation.