Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-05

side Pennsylvania fve-yard line and
was held for downs. Pennsylvania was
obliged to kick from behind the sral
posts and in the face of q. Young cyclone,
As was to have been expected, the KICK
went but a few yards-in fact. going out
of bounds on the five-yard line. Once
more Cornell was held and again Penn
sylvania had TO kick. The result was
precisely the same-the ball being kicked
out of bounds once more on the five-yard
line.
Thus the Pcnnsylvanians had absolutely
no chance to extricate themselves II SO
happened that the game ended just then
neither side having scored.
Any one who has witnessed many
games will recall instances in which the
side kicking off, with the aid OF the wind
or an exceptionally strong kicker, has
been able to kick the ball over the goal
line. This play robs the defending side
of chance TO properly protect itself, for
II gives the team that should have been
on the defensive an opportunity 10 run
back the kick off and put the ball II
play by scrimmage within striking els
lance of the oponent's goal. 1t also takes
away from the offending side the oppor-
tunlty to make d fair catch and then
kick goal from field
The purpose of the committee in fixing
a zone within which an end must stand
10 he eligible to receive the forward pass
Is for the benefit of the officials. There
have been numerous instances in which
touchdowns have been disallowed because
the officials did not agree as to the po-
Sition of an end in taking the forward
pass. Inasmuch as it will not always be
an easy matter for the official to deter
mine just what is the position of the
end. there will probably be some conflicts
of opinion about it. but the new rule will
reduce them greatly.
Players Should Be Numbered.
Although the committee has been quick
enough to make such changes in the
rules as will simplify the work of the
officials, they have been extremely slow
to make changes to benefit the spectators.
\ case in point is their refusal to pass
a rule compelling the players to be num-
bered according to their positions. The
principal benefit to be derived from such
a system would be that the spectators, by
reference to their programs, would be
able to identify their players.
Nowadays ii is virtually impossible for
one in the stands to recognize his own
brother in helmet headgear and the other
habiliments of modern foot ball. This is
the system that is followed in England,
where the uniforms are extremely simple,
and there is consequently much greater
reason for such a system in this country.
Preparing for Tennis Championships
The first intercollegiate athletic tourna-
tUeHl VI lHe ItW SCHOldStlC year Will De
the tennis tournament. to be held on the
Merton Cricket Club grounds at Haver-
ford, Pa, the first week in October. At
the present writing the favorite for in
dividual honors is Wallace Johnson of the
University of Pennsylvania. Johnson was
the American interchoastic champion be-
fore entering Pennsylvania. but on &C
count of scholastic difficulties has here
tofore been unable to represent the Red
and Blue. He has participated in various
national tournaments this summer. and
has been playing a game close to cham
pionship caiber.
In view of the fact that there is no
way of determining what men the var-
Gus colleges will have available, it is i'm
possible to properly forecast the coming
meeting. This merely adds TO the dis
satisfaction which must be felt that the
championships should be held in the fall,
limiting them to the men who have been
able TO play throughout the summer
months rather than at the end of the
spring season following the many dual
meets.