Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
FOOT BALL TALK FILLS AIR
Changes in Rules win Influence At
tack and Defense.
NEW PLANS MADE NECESSARY
Veterana OF the Game Are Pvt on
Tbeir Mettle 20 Educate the
stars for Winning Play
This season.

NEW YORK. April l6--At present there
Is plenty Of foot ball talk in the college
athletic world. For the last few years
spring practice has become almost uni
versai among Institutions boasting a foot
ball team OF any merit II was found nee
essary to develop xlckers and hasten some
Of the early season drin in handling the
elusive bail since 1896, when the game un-
der-vent considerable modification. scores
OF colleges have taken up the spring driii
to meet sudden shiftinss in the game.
This year several changes In the rules
have been made which win seriously aife-
previous methods OF attack and defense
Other plans are likely to De formulated
into The rules and the coaches and varsity
veterans are far from being sure OF the
science Of this years gridiron warfare.
Reports OF spring foot ball practice come
from colleges In every section of the coun-
try. Yale, Princeton, Harvard Pennsyi-
vanla. Cornell. Michigan ana Chicago have
large squads on the gridiron and the prac-
tice this year promises to be more thorough
than ever before. At Yale. Walter Camp
has been credited with the following state
ment in regard to the drill:
Camps views.
THE spring foot bah practice this year
promises to serve double purpose. It has
always been considered an excellent thing
90 develop the kicking ability IN the squad
by having few Of the men practicing
during the spring under efficient coaching.
and. Tor the coming season. in view Of the
fact that Yale win lose the services OF its
last years captain, this work seems espe-
cialiy advisable. The second purpose may
be easily recognized when one realizes the
extensive changes IN the playing code for
next season. The part of the rules which
one may regard as already fixed shows
thae the style OF interference viii be ma
terialiy changed. It Is also possible that
the style OF tacxIing viii have to be al
tered. These two points in themselves
would render spring practice very great
help in giving the men an idea Of the meth
DDS that are most likely to prove effective
and will enable them to study over them
somewhat previous to the opening OF the
fan season. In addition TO this the rules
COMMITTEES has not finally decided upon the
last steps In completing the code FOR next
season, and all the Information that the
various universities can furnish by testing
out some OF the suggestions win be vsiu-
able and very welcome to the members Of
that body"
one Of the main points in the drin on new
rules relates to the abolition OF the flying
tackle Candidates on the various college
gridirons are spending long hours In at
tsmpts TO tackle effectively with one foot
on the ground. 1t has been suggested that
It may be better foot ball 10 take the PEN
atty imposed for a fixing tackle than to
risk the new style against, strong runner
In q broken field
n QunraerbaeE sfdetraeE<eds
AZ an iIlustration OF the coniecturua
which arise in the minds OF foot ball
coaches, Bob Burch OF Cincinnati university
believes that the quarterback win not be
used this year. He says in part:
'rhe new rule allowing but four men back
Of the Hne viii also have its effect, for
now more heft win be needed in the mem
bsrs Of the bacIFrield and the little quarter
back win be done away with.
THE knocking out Of the nve-yard pro
vision where backs receive the ball d.
rectly win make most ali OF the runs be
Of the sort heretofors known a. quarter
back runs. II would be my idea that the
four backs this tall viii All stand in row
about the same distance behind the line,
any one OF them receiving the ball direct
according as the signal may be. for there
/ viii be no use wasting that extra fraction
OF second for passing the ball back via
an intermediary man-the quarterback"
Coach Stage OF the University Of Chicago
has started his squad on experiments with
the adopted and proposed changes in the
rules. Up to date Harvard is the only large
1 college where active scrimmages have been
used On soldiers Field the first and Sec
ond teams fight It out after the drill with
the eackling dummy Pennsylvania, Cor
nell and Princeton are as yet limiting the
work 20 the usual preliminary drili and
blackboard lectures.
Nearly an the smaller institutions of the
east have begun spring practice. Tufts has
had squad at work for two weeks. In
the west the coaches are starting the sys-
tenn Of lectures and daily practice at col-
leges where Il was never used before. The
students Of Kansas university fear that
they win have Rugby foisted on them BY
the board OF regents and they are appeal
ing to the alumni for aid. petitioning the
faculty. threatening to leave the institu-
tion. and even talk Of sending a delegate
70 the governor Of the state In an EFFORT
to enlist his support