The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-06
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tlmc-and fortunate Is the team innt OK
pcricnces It's slump early In the season.
At last the gre0t day-the day OF the
contest with the star rivals at hand.
The players nre gent to bed early aud
Instructed 10 forget all about the game
until the morrow. They go TO bed. but
.orgettlng and not worrying and won
dcrlng who will win Ia another matter.
only the most experienced players are
Tree from ucryousncss-and even they
are by no meaus immune
The trainer has personally examined
every man and done everything In his
power to put him In ut condition The
coocbcs have finished their work, except
for the Geld instructions In the game IL.
self, of course IL Ia up 10 the men.
II they win. they are herocs: II they
lose. no one feels the sting OF defea,
more 6eeDly than they.
At noon q light lunch only is eaton
Everyone is on the qui vive The picked
men are going over 10 their minds tho
lest Instructions Of the coaches. point by
point, md wondering II they will bi
equal to their tasks The substitutes
are hoping aud praying they will have
chance to get 10 the game.
Just before the game, in the dressing
rooms. when the men have donned theif
hnbiliments OF battle, the coach makcr
nnnl speech appealing to their colicg,
patriotism and reviews HIS most lnpor
tant Instructions; the quarterback runt
over number OF signals with the bncIs.
and the manager and trainer are DIVING
hlther and yon attending to the last de-
tails
Finally. Mt signal, they Ole ont Oh
the field, pass the ball around while ths
captains toss for gonl and possession Of
the ball Then they line up. the whistle
sounds and the great game ls on
Then follows the execution or fnilurt
10 execute the many csoteric points the
spectators do not see a seasons work
is being tested. The gains and losses.
the mistakes md successes, all exert two
intlucnccs-encouragem for the fortu.
nate players, despair for the losers. Up
and down the field the battle wnSes, the
coaches ever on the alert to substitute
new players and prorfer advice and In
struction In the intermlsslon between the
halves In the cad the best team wins
and the football season Is brought TO
closc with Joy for one md sorrow for
the other.
There are several changes 10 the ruIcs
this season that are well worth repeat.
Ing. a goal from the field now counts
three Instead OF four. as last year. The
forward pnss rcmnlns unchanged the
Only alteration being thnt the rules now
make 1t clear that there is zone, lying
behind the scrlmmsge line. In which
an end may stand and by assuming tbls
position be not eligible In any event to
receive n forward pass This position Is
more than one foot back of the line OF
scrimmago but less than a yard
One OF the most important changes IL
that a side having a "kick-oUt" may
hayo the option of taking the kick or
having the ball down for q scrimmagc on
Its 25-ynrd line In this way q tenn that
has been forced 10 make n touchback has
/ n chance of pulling out OF its Drcllce,
ment Formerly they were forced TO
Kick the ball out to their opponents The
referee must not blow his whistle this
year to indicate n foul, MS any blast OF
| the whistle indicates that the ball Is
dead The referee must also stand be-
| hind the line CT offonsc.