Evening journal., 1909-09-11
GETTING READY
FOR FOOTBALL
CridirOn Sport Will Soon be
Coming in For a Large
Share of Attention
FEW CHANGES MADE
IN RULES THIS YEAR

While tho footall schedules Of the big
universities do not start for several weeks
yet. the gridiron sport viii from now on
divide with baseball the center Of the
STAGE Wilmngtoniaus win have an op-
portunity to SEE some good contests this
fall as both the Orange A. C. and tho
Wilmington High School viii be repre-
scented by strong teams A few changes
have been made IN the rules OF the game.
but the number is mnSh smaller than IS
made some years and players will have
little trouble in mastering them.
Tho most vital and satisfactory change
SIS that Of scoring a field goal, which
rhis year will count for three points
hnstead Of four. II Is the general con-
sensus Of opinion among the followers OF
thc game that this play has always nv
reived more than Il deserved IN the nunl-
bor Of points it counted for the side
scoring
The now provision that the side having
q kick-out can, II II chooses, put the bah
5n play on their 25-yard line is another
change that will meet with the approval
or the lovers OF the great fall game
This change allows a team that has been
driven down into its own goal and fore
ed TO make n touchback. chance to
set out Of their diniculties even though
strong wind Is blowing against them.
orlunately they were forced TO kick out
from the 25-ynrd line while their oppo-
nents were waiting for it and prepared
20 make a fair catch. or. II failing In
that TO stin have chance for a drop
Kick If the wind was blowing very
strongly against tho side gioking out. n
was sure thing that the bah would not
afavel very far. and II 10 was not close
no the end OF a period or half the side
doing the kicking was simply putting or
the Inevitable touchdown.
Only a slight liberation has been made
in the forward pass rule. This years
code makes IL clear that there is a zone
living behind the scrimmage line IN which
m end might stand. and by doing so be
not eligible to receive the forward pass.
The position above referred TO Is more
than ono foot behind the scrimmage line,
and yet not full yard back The idee
an making this rule was TO farce a
player either TO play mp on the scrim.
mage hnc or stand a full yard back IN
order that the ofncials can readily ser
that he Is. or Is not on the line
Referees have come An for a little ad
vice this year They are instructed new
en- fo blow their whistle IN case Of foul
I'm the past it often happened that th'
referee would blow his whistle in such .
case. and as this made tho ball dead
tho offended side could not take ad
vantage Of the ground they had gained
by refusing tho penalty. But tho rul'
sinl remains unchanged and n tho ref
cree should blow his whistle in case OF
a foul. the ball is dead.
Tho University OF Pennsylvania is the
FIRST of tho big teams TO get under way
the Ouakcrs opening their season with
game against Gettysburg September
o. The Quakers are Obliged 70 start
earlier than usual because they have the
heaviest schedule Of any OF the Eastern
teams what looks TO be the champion.
shin game OF the East are on Novem
bcr 6. when Cornell plays Harvard an'
Princeton meets Dartmouth; Novemhe
ls. when Yale plays Princeton and Penn
s,ivania tackles Michigan; November 2
when aIIrvard plays Yale. and Novemoe
p. when ePnn and Cornell meet.