The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-22
S. FOOTBALL
BOYS ARE BUSY
COACH PATTY SAYS PROSPECTS
ARE GOOD.
NEW RULES A N GAME
MAKING PLAY MORE OPEN AND
LESSENiNG THE DANGER,


The high school football squad Is
busy at work preparing for the first
game of the season. which will be with
Aberdeen high school at Aberdeen a
week from next Saturday. The coach
ing is again in charge of Principal
Patty, who demonstrated his ability in
that line by turning out an unusually
strong team last fall. Mr.. Patty has
all of his old men back, with the ex-
ception Of Vincent Chappell, and states
that this years bunch shows class and
he Is anticipating a very good team.
The team will be fairly heavy for
a high school bunch, averaging about
$50 pounds, and have the added ad.
vantage of having played together one
season.
The schedule is a good one and will
furnish some fine sport for the follow
ers OF the game. 1t is as follows:
October /, Aberdeen at Aberdeen: DC.
tober s. Huron at Brookings; October
10, Madison at Madison; October %,
Watertown at WATERFOWL; October 20,
Clear Lake at Bookings, second team;
November IL, Sioux Falls at Brook
ings; November "a, Thanksgiving Day,
Mitchell at ~Brookings.
A good bunch Of candidates are try
ing for places on the team and every
man is hustling to win a place. Coach
Patty will choose the backfield from
Is. Catlett, w. Ray, l.. Caldwell, w.
Caldwell. o. Hanson, G.. Skinner, and
II. Fridley. For his line he will have
the following to pick from: h. Waltz,
|. L%anphier, w. Blakely, o. Peterson,
II. F%fshback, G.. Johnson, II. Miller,
L. Olson, II. Hoover, f. A%insworth, j..
Goodfellow, Q. Morrow, d. Jerde, R.
Simmons. T. Heck, l.. Callahan.
The most likely looking candidates
for the backfield jobs are Catlett, Skin
ner, Hanson and the two Caldwells.
Those showing up the best In the line
t are Waltz, Lanphier, Fishback, John
son, Peterson, Olson, Miller, Simmons
and Morrow.
The boys dressing room in the base
ment Of the new school buildings has
been finely equipped for their com
fort and convenience and they now
, have as good or better quarters than
the college athletes. The floor has
been cemented and shower baths, with
not and cold water, lavatories and 9TH
er ~conveniences have been added.
Coach Patty is of the opinion that
the new changes in the rules will near
~ revolutionize the game, making it
more open and less dangerous. The
forward pass will be used with greater
frequency and there will be less of
the line smashing plays and conse-
quently fewer injuries.
For n thing, the time of play is
divided into four periods of fifteen
minutes duration, instead of the tradi-
tional two halves of thirty-fve min.
utes each. The usual intermission of
fifteen minutes is maintained between
the second and third periods, but an
intermissiOn Of three minutes only Is
allowed between the first and second
and third and fourth periods. During
this, no player Is allowed to leave
the field, nor anyone permitted on the
field, save only the individual who
looks after the physical condition of
the players.
At the beginning OF the second and
fourth periods the teams change goals.
but the down, the relative spot on the
down, the possession of ball, and the
distance to be gained remain as they
were at the conclusion of the preced-
ing period Of play.
Another radical change is made in
governing the flying tackle. This is
eliminated by a new ruling which pro-
vides that a player must have one foot
at least IN the ground when tackling
an opponent. The new legislation gov
erning the forward pass, which a num-
Der of experts were inclined to abolish,
will materially alter the play and the
aspect Of the game.
This years rules provide a player
is only qualified to receive the forward
pass who is at least one yard back of
his line Of scrimmage, or occupies
a position on the end Of said line. No
man may make a forward pass or kick
a ball unless he is five yards back
OF the line Of scrimmage.
The territory forward of the line of
scrimmage, and consequently in the
enemy's camp, is adjudged neutral for
a distance of twenty yards. pending the
completion of a forward pass or kicks.
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