Evening journal., 1910-09-13
BIG SCORES in
THE NEW RULES
Changes Made in GridirOn
Rules Sure to Result in
Larger Figures
AMENDMENTS HELP
The SMALLER COLLEGES

Are we about to revive the days of
big football scores, similar to those
made when Hurry Up" Yost. of the
University Of Michigan, was in his
prime? It certainly looks so. One
year it was the boast of Michigan that
her team had scored a total of more
than 500 points in a single season,
one game along netting something in
excess OF 1870 points. There is small
likelihood that the present season
will witness anything so extraordin-
airy as this, but the new rules are con-
duciye TO big scores.
The particular rule which is likely
to produce this condition Of affairs is
that which permits team to remove
player in one period and then al
low him to return to the game once
during the succeeding period. This
rule, it is true. was passed for the
purpose of preventing injuries to play
ers when in an exhausted state. Il
will especially work to the advan-
tage of the big team and to the disad-
vantage of the little one. In fact,
IL will reverse the condition which has
existed since the introduction of the
forward pass. That play did more
TO equalize the chances of two teams
than any other amendment. It gave
the smaller team an opportunity 10
successfully work long forward pass
and thus to score when IL was help
less to gain ground by straight foot
ball.
The big college elevens are the
gamers by the new rule regarding
substitution. Il takes a lot of scurry-
ing by the minor colleges to get to-
gether a football squad of more than
a dozen able-bodied young men. The
new rule regarding substitution will
bring little relief to them, because
they won't have the men to substitute,
One of che games on Franklin Field
last year furnished an illustration OF
this. The University of West Virginia
was the opponent. Two of the South
/ erners' players fell by the wayslde
during the game, and as there were
only thirteen men in the squad, this
used up the available supply of sub
stitutes. In the second half two more
players, one of them a substitute him
self. and TO quit the game. West Vir-
ginia was in a quandary. and in theii
dilemma sought aid Of Pennsylvania
! by making the unusual request that
the players previously removed from
/ the game be allowed to return. Then
request was granted and the inciden
published far and wide as an example
OF good sportsmanship.
The amendment will, of course, al,
the small colleges. but not in tn
same proportion that It will their bi
rivals. Under the new, dispensatio
the coaches of the big colleges vii
use from two to three elevens durin
game They will not be afraid
make substitutions because they wi
know that if a new player fails I
make good he can speedily be remove
and replace either by another man 4
the veteran who has already been /
the game For the same reason III
coaches will endeavor to develop tw
or three sets of backs. patterned arte
the Yale system. which has alway
been to use one set Of back agains
Princeton. and if needed. another Sc
against Harvard. The team that pos
sesses two or three such sets of back
will have a big advantage over IL
rivals not as fortunately situated.
This rule regarding substitution
| means that speed will be more at
premium this year than ever before
There won't be time to waste on sloV
players; 1910 football will deman
action every second Of the game