Evening journal., 1910-10-14
FOOTBALL REVIEW
BY MIKE THOMPSON
Noted Official Says Past Week
Developed Nothing New
About Rules
NEW PLAYING WILL
KEEP DOWN INJURIES

NJ. j. Thompson, generally known as
Mike" of Washington College, Ches-
tertoWn, and one of the best-known
football officials in the country, has
contributed the following on the
gridiron season as far as Il has ad-
vanced:
Another week has gone by the
boards in the football world and moth
ing happened to make the new rules
any more popular or to depreciate
their value any more than the pre-
vious weeks. Some surprises we're
sprung by a few of the sRaller col
leges as regards their strength
against the larger opponents, but this
helped the big ones, as 1t put gin
ger In them that will hold them in
good stead for their more worthy
rivals.
For the most part Yale, Harvard,
Princeton and Pennsylvania had their
games we'll in hand, and in many in-
stances experimental a great deal
for future games. Last week practi-
cally ended the minor games, and
from now on the more important ones
will work in until the climax is reach
ed in the big battles. There seem
ed to be decided improvement in
the larger teams play last week, es-
pecially in getting the men to work
together and working more TO the
conditions Of the new rules than here
tofore.
so far Princeton and Harvard
seem to be taking more advantage OF
the new style Of game than the other
big ones and both teams are being
whipped into well-working machine
Princeton had a little harder game
than expected, while Harvard had a
rather easy time with Williams. HOLY
Cross kept Yale on the jump and
made her show one or two of her
tricks to cross the goal. Yale seems
rather slow in taking hold of the new
game, resorting to her old-time plays
However, the New Haven boys will
no doubt have them when the time
comes, as Will all the other big col
leges.
viii Save Injuries.
There was great deal OF talk
last week in regard 10 the new rules
not accomplishing the purpose that
they were ntended-namely, of les
sening injuries. In regard to this
point the rules will cut down the
humber of injuries considerably, but
at the beginning of the season there
will always be slight injuries as long
as football is played. This is nc
doubt due in no small measure to the
young men entering college at tho
beginning Of the season and not be
ing in the proper condition. The,
overwork themselves in their enthu
siasm to make the team, and also TAX
chances when I'm poor condition il
| plays that they should be kept out OF
When the men get under way as tn
season advances and their physica
condition is right the list of iniurie
should be very small.
Another point that has come u
is in regard to watching men take
out in one period to be sent in agai
later. Under the old rules, just a
soon as q man was taken out, in
great many cases, he was sent 70 th
gym to be taken care Of Unless tn
coaches and trainers are very care
ful this year, under the new cond
dition of things, they are apt to hav
some sick youngsters on their hand
After a hard period, il a man is tai
en- out and allowed to hang aroun
tue sue hlleb Mitllout plupti plole'
tion, he Is likely in heated cond
ton which may lead to somethin
more serious. than a slight injury.
This week should bring out som,
thing in real football, as some prett
stiff games are scheduled for Satul
e day; but as yet no team has Seall
: given a true idea OF the great poi
2 sibilities that We hear so much aboI
being expected this year from the ne
rules"