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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
All In the Future.

Whether the value of the forward pass
has been Increased TO any extent by the
changes which have been made Is an ef-
feet which has yet to be worked out. 1t
had been considered to be play more OF
final resort than good foot ball by some
eleyens. BY others it had been used as a
NAV of strategy. Some teams would not
consider the forward pass until the final
down and others would try it on the sec
ond down. Where a team had some spe-
c,allv prepared formation and good players
"a mt II into effect and were playing
against other players who were not ia
m,,iar with their style Of team work, the
forward pass gained ground
When 1t was used as the last play with
which 70 try to fool the defense it fire.
ouently gained as much ground as when
It was attempted with studied effort TO
fool adversaries in earlier downs .
When the side in possession or the pail
this wear undertakes to use the forward
pass it need not Of necessity divuige us
plan to the defending side. The backs
need not be out OF place II the quarter
back is a yard behind the snapperoach
and three Of the other backs are In line
with the quarterback they will have com
piled with the rule, for the fourth can
be on the imaginary 5-yafd me OF JUS,
behind It, as the rule demands, the oaii
he snapped back to him and the play be
made from his position in whichever dl-
rection it is the intention to play the for
nation.
to the 5-yard line and just behind it draw
his opponent to one side of the field and
shoot the ball to the other. or hurl 1t over
their heads If an end rush Is smart
enough to get through and take position
There will be opportunity enough to try
several kinds Of running plays with the
forward pass, and the question as to their
efScacy viii, be better demonstrated as
the season runs along.
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Protection the Thing.

Protection to the man who is eligible
to receive the ball. to the extent that he
cannot be roughed. will help the forward
pass greatly" says Mike" Murphy. the
Pennsylvania teacher Of athletics. There
never has been any immediate protection
around the play. That is where the dan
ger came in. ! know that some colleges
are opposed to 1t, and they are opposed to
which takes the game out Of the rut into
which 1t has fallen by persistent and in
sistent hammering against the line. That
meant combined attack against one play
er. and that is where foot ball had half
Its trouble. Why deny that such Is the
case? I taught foot ball under the old
method and know a little about it, When
teams went Into the game they went in
with determination to find the weak spot
Of their adversaries and keep after 1t I'M
til 1t was thoroughly punished. There was
nothing wrong in 1t. 1t was the theory
of the game and worked out In the prac-
tice Time has developed that game Of
that kind is not wholly foot ball and that
neither the public nor those who have in
charge the colleges of the land are in ia
vor Of 1t, and the tendency which is be-
ing made prominent In foot ball Is not to
protect the weak--for the weak should
never play the game-but to protect the
strong and rugged from unnecessary vio-
lence and to make the game varied and
picturesque enough to satisfy the players.
II they are satisfied 1t is well certain tina t
the spectators will enjoy themselves
When men engage In sport IL they can
arouse enthusiasm In what they are do
ing they will hnd responsive admirers
among those who are preeent to witness
their efforts"
Murphy has become Q very warm advo-
cate Of the newer ideas in foot hall. ana il
Is not out Of the question that some Of his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
ONE MANEUVER IN GAME
WHICH CAUSED CONTENTION
Play That Is More Prominent Than Ever
Is to Receive Thorough Trial
in Coming Campaign.

20 yards beyond the line of sorimmaGe.
OF course. If the ball lands within the 20
yard zone the play is the same as II Al
ways has been.
The result OF the change would seem To
have put q premium the punter "hp
can kick long distances and with accu-
racy If a team with such a punter also
possesses fast ends there are possibilities
for tine team occasionally to gain on
his kicks. II will be more like the old
days when the chief ain, OF punting was
to lift the ball far Is possible.
The quick, certain and accurate punter
who came into existence with the intro
duction of the onside kick for the Thor-er
distance is not likely to be in such de-
mand. 1t will take good Judgment and
something more than that on the part OF
a punter to know just when he can hit
the ball for - yards more He will
have to be ) yards behind the line when
he kicks, kick % yards more to keep
within the rule. and then trust that his
ends have beaten the ball. That's the
only onside kick legal and logical.
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Curious as to 1910 Foot Ball.

Repeatedly the question has been ASKED
both while the rules were IN process VI
amendment and since they have osen
made public, as to what the nature OF 'he
game is likely to be that Will be piaSeu
this year.
some are pessmistic, extremely So II
their answers. and are cohNEceo '".a'
foot hall can never be what it has been ID
The mast others are hopeful and beg for
a faithful trial of the rules belore INC
xnor. is relocated to the bow-~oWs' OF
anothe, winters work is necessaru! uh
dertaken by legislators to t:y to overcome
present faults.
7, Is quite true that the character OF the
.nort is likely to be changed this season
" Could hardly be otherwise when 50
much has been done to impress upon inc
game that Il is more single man con-
fest The man who tries In any way "
advance the ball Is bound to be the cent?.
of every play. So he was IN the past: uu.
more often. but a part Of a storm center
IN uhich four or five of his own sioe
vaged hard battle with four or hve or the
other side to advance or check MS pFoS
ress This year, however. the iiiah
the ball cannot be encircled In the arms
If one of mis- own team and literally Dc
TANNED through the opposing me. iha'
cones under a forbidding clause
Who that saw Glass in action for Yale
~hen he was a member of that eleven.
hut will always recall how ne hterany
crashed and pushed CHADWICK time anu
again through opposing lines OF more .han
80 varsity team. No one seemed 70
T much. Of it in those days. Glass
n.as b,r and powerful. and there were
other players who were giants IN size
and when they clashed they seldom seem.
ed to suffer much ard were accus'on a. :
TO assist the backs as II the ia''er
e,ripiines in their arms
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the ball back constantly and yet. by their
fleetness of foot and lodging ability, are
able to make large gains through the
defense of their rivals. 1t is individuality
Of work. in part. which makes the Aus
tralians such daring and skillful players,
and it is with something of the same in
tention that the rule makers have work.
individuality of action, SO far as running
and lodging are concerned. and less con-
certed effort where players unite in a
mass to advance the ball or oppose its
progress.
: a great deal of space has been given to
the forward pass because in a way l: VIII
DE one of the important plays of the year.
Its fate probably depends on what hap
pens this season on the foot ball field. II
it is to be continued in American foot
ball 1910 should demonstrate whether 1t
and If it is an experimental ornament The
quicker the game is rid of it the better.
There has been an important change i'll
another play which was placed in the
rules when mass play was legislated
against. The onside kick must carry
20 yards this season before 1t becomes
ANY body's ball"
No more of those little ''dabs" just
over the line for few yards. A pleyer
of the side which puts the ball in play
cannot touch it legally unless the ball
advance of the spot where the s:rinl-
mage was held.
Last year, if the ball carried 10 feet
over the scrimmage, it was> legal for a
player of either side to get 1t If he could
The rule makers are OF opinion that that
has been a source of too much injury.
They think that in the scramble for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
Last Seasons Troubles.

In that category Of evils is defined
everything which was put in use last
year to put the man catching the for
got his hands on the ball. In effect it
means that If a forward pass IS merely
touched or fumbled by a player. no player
on either side may even then interfere
with an opponent until the ball is actu-
ally in possession of a player except in a
bona f1de effort to get the ball
1t Is not going to be very difficult to
tell the difference between bona f1de at
tempt to get the ball and bona fide at
tempt to drop the man who is about -
catch the ball There are not likely to be
played so many of those tricks this year
by which players In concerted attack got
rid Of the man who was about to receive
the ball. II one player jumps for the ball
and another Of the defending side Jumps
for it at the same time, it will not be
difficult for umpire. field Judge or referee
to rule properly on the play.
The forward pass. in some degree-in-
deed, to a large degree-is protected sim
ilarIy to the fair catch. and having done
that the rule makers are quite confident
that they have put 1t on a basis where 1t
will be more valuable in attack than 1t
has been since the day it was adopted.
It is very we'll known that the oppo-
sition which aligned itself against the
play came from men Of substantial ex--
perieace. They were opposed to 1t be-
cause they deemed it to be one of the
most harmful plays OF all foot ball
strategy They did not think that it was
good foot ball, to begin with and did not
think that the player trying to catch the
ball had anything like adequate protec.
ton against a field of charging men, and
very likely there was a great deal more
truth than poetry In their contentious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02

make the forward pass player must
be behind this five-yard line. He may
not kick the ball unless he is behind
the line. In other words. the quarter
back, nor any other player, can stand
directly behind the snapperback, grasp
the ball as II comes from him and Zip
1T quickly to an end or kick 1t unex-
pectedly over the scrtmmage line
The side with the ball must do It's
kicking, and its forward passing five
yards away from scrimmage. Presuma-
bly, that is to give the defending side
a certain amount of time within which
to grasp the nature OF the play If smart
enough to do so.
Still more imaginary line. This is
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New Motor Boat Race.

NEW YORK, October 1.-There will be
another race for the British interna-
tional trophy for motor boats next year.
After the last race. when the Dixie II
won through the accident to the Pioneer.
owned by the Duke OF Westminster. the
international committee met and agreed
on some changes In the deed of gift. One
Of these is that the match shall be two
out of three races instead OF just one.
Other changes were suggested. and it
was also thought that the deed Of gift
and all the conditions might be rewrit-
ten and expressed more clearly. These
suggestions will be made to Lord North
cliffe, the donor Of the cup. and he will
doubtless agree to the changes sug-
gested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
Two Different Qualities.

What Glass and giants OF his type
could do. and what younger players
who try to emulate Glass can do. are
two quite different things. The strong
PLAYER can often protect the weak
whom he is assisting. but the weaker
player who makes an effort to assist
the weak Is too often too sOrely trou-
bled to defend himself to be of any
great value as a protecting agent to
the man on his own team whom he is
trying to aid.
Line plays had so closely followed the
traditions OF line plays. which were
made by heavier and stronger foot ball
elevens. that the game became over
balanced. so far as attack and defense
could offset each other, and the foot
ball to which college faculties ruled
ANAL objection was the output.
The suggestion that there is likely
to be little line play under the new
rules is rather far fetched. More than
that. the intimation that It will be out
Of the question TO tackle perfectly is
equally far fetched.
The more that the coaches work
their way into the present intention OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
PART II.
By John B. Foster.

In the first article of this series on 1oot
ball for 1910 reasons were stated ana eA-
nlained for the changes which have oeeIi
made in the rules. 1t is important TO De
familiar with these reasons. for FOOT pan
PLAYERS and others who have 10 90 WIN
the game will understand more lnteih-
gently the causes for the new LEGISLATION
which was adopted at the several meet
incs of the legislative committee,
Rules in any pastime are estaphsheo
10 produce a certain effect frinarhS
they are TO keep players under control
So that order and discipline shall De In
evidence while a single individual or
group of individuals is attempting "
win against an opposing force
To understand thoroughly the rules IoI
any game or pastime, 1t Is eIioen. Of
those who engage in the excitement VI
Contest should know the reasons lot tue
r1les as well as their reading. That is WY
A. has been necessary in all this 1901 pan
REORGANIZATION to go TO some iens.n -
explanatory details as REGARDS chahsea.
PLAYERS are told why amendments 10 ,o
been made. so that when they enEase
,,ron the aridiron this year they shall be
abIe to avoid faults which nave oeen
deemed injurious to the future Oh the
sport. ~. .,on i'm,
nortant rules are amended theIe nu 10
Tesnlt a difference in the conduct Oh t.i 's
pastirne 1t cannot be carried alohs -
lines similar to those which nave Haue
n a success in other years. For that
aason IL is almost needless to state una.
tha foot hall of 1910 must be dlnereht
from that Of 1909 and quite dinerent
from that of ten years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02

Harlan OF Princeton and Quill of Yale
became remarkably expert in placing The
ball for the onside kick. and there can be
no doubt that It was one Of the mos, al
n7ired Of all the new plays which came
into reorganized foot ball.
With the dexterity and the accurary OF
sharpshooters they could drop the ball
within few feet-almost inches soma
times-of the place where the runner was
to receive it and good gains were Cola
monty the result.
The onside kick OF this year will b.
nothing better than a long % or 81
yard punt. II the ball hits the ground al
that distance ii will become common prop
crty. The players on defense in the 1-yard
zone In the case of kick must not inter
fere with the ends or other players In any
way until their opponents have advanced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02

On First batter up has three balls when
first strike is called. Batter does not hear
umpire and steps from box to ask his
decision. Pitcher delivers ball twice IN
rapid succession. Umpire calls two more
strikes and batter out Is umpire right.
and II not, kindly explain why?
D Umpire is partly right. No bases
could be run on such a play. but the man
out was the man who ought to have bat
ted and not the one who did bat. 60 II
the umpire thought the batter had no
right to step out OF his box he was correct
in his decision.
Sporting Editor The Star:
. II the man at bat knocks a liner over
the pitchers head and in jumping for II
the pitcher just touches 1t. and before the
ball is in play it should hit runner.
would the runner be out for being hit by
a pitched ball? c. A. X.
The ball would be in play all the time
and the runner would not be out for being
hit by IT.
Sporting Editor The Star:
The catcher drops the third strike, but
RECEIVERS the ball In time to put the run
ner out at first. Does the pitcher get
credit for strike-out? E. W. A.
Yes.
Sporting Editor The Star:
Which catcher caught more games this
season up to September 70. Archer or
king? READER.
king.
Sporting Editor The Star:
How many games did Coveleskie pitch
against the New York Giants in 190s, and
how many did he win? w. NJ
Pitched two and won two.
Sporting Editor The Star:
Q) What is the nationality Of c. w.
Murphy. owner OF the Chicago Cubs?
Co Is this his real name? G. F. p
% American. ca Yes.
Sporting Editor The Star:
How many hits did Mclean Of the White
Sox make in the first three games he
played here? a. J.. o.
One.
Sporting Editor The Star:
% Rule 81, section s. says that m
| infeld fly applies only before two men
second and third bases are occupied. Is
| batter ever. out IL he hits an infield ~
with man on first base only, IL hy 10
dropped Intentionally or otherwise? Co
catcher. even If the foul Is only a few
feet in the air? II so, what rule? CD Do
| major league scorers usually credit an
inf!elder with an assist II he plays ball
the baseman Who would complete the play
makes an error and put-out is made?
| H. K. E.
| % No. CO. Yes. Rule 81, section 3. Cd
Yes
| Sporting Editor The Star:
| VIII you kindly publish in your paper
Sunday how many times James J. Cor
bett and Robert Fitzsimmons fought?
| E. B. II.
| Only once, March II. 1897, Fitz winning
] in fourteen rounds
J Sporting Editor The Star:
| Kindly state in Sundays Star the num-
| Der of games the Nationals had won and
lost up to and including July 81. 1910.
NJ. r.
| Won 80, lost &c.
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Diagram Shows Players Positions.

Diagram Shows Players Positions.
The above tells how the forward pass
may be made and how received. An &C
companying diagram shows the positions
Of the players in trying for the pass.
officials will probably have their hands
full watching for the imaginary lines in
the forward pass. The referee is to note
whether the man passing the ball is back
the requisite five yards. The field judge
is to ascertain whether the pass actually
goes more than twenty yards without
touching the ground or player. Both
the referee and field judge are to deter
forward pass was on the end of the at
lacking side or at least one yard back
of the scrimmage line when the ball
was put into play.
After this play has been put into opera
ton any player of the side that did not
make the forward pass has full right to
touch the ball and attempt to secure pos
session Of it. That is, it Is ''anybody's
BALI the moment that it leaves the hands
of the player who passed 1t. But If
forward pass is even touched or fumbled
by player, no players on the other side
may interfere with the opponent until the
ball is actually in possession OF the play
er except In an attempt to get at the
er has the ball in his hand he may be
tackled, as he would be on any play, but
he is not to be blocked. pushed one side
or thrown to the ground before he gets
chance to catch the ball, as was the
case last year. when concerted effort was
almost invariably made to put the man
who was to receive the forward pass out
Of the play before he could get the ball.
One contest was played between Prince
ton and the Indians in New York which
brings that system to mind. The Indians
had proved adept at the forward pass:
Princeton watched an Indian game, and
when the contest was played at the Polo
Ground in New York the Princeton men,
divining almost every effort which the In:
dams were making to. use the forward
pass, paid little attention to the ball and
devoted their time to taking care of the
man who was to catch the ball. In this
manner Princeton made the attack of the
Indians almost useless. Under the pres
ent rules 1t will be impossible to do any
thing Of the kind. although it is very
evident that the officials will have album
dant reason to keep a close eye on play
ers until the players finally have 1t thor
oughly impressed upon them that in the
game Of 1910 they have got to remember,
as Walter Camp we'll puts it, to keep
hands on
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ALL ATTENDANT FEATURES OF
THROWING BALL ARE MODIFIED
New Rules Will Prove Whether or Not
Efforts to Eliminate Danger Have
Been Successful.

tie rules and the further they progress
with their players the more a" great
many Of them are likely to ascertain
that they will have to. depend upon
running plays as much as they have
in the past IL they expect to do much
with the ball. Their scheme OF or
ganization Will have to be upon a diff
ferent basis and the groundwork of
ity to deceive the defending side. both
by feinting and by the speed of their
backs. and the ability Of their ends to
protect their backs.
pass is the most complex of all and is
likely to give the first troubles to
officials and players.
Scrimmage Line Unchanged.
The line of scrimmage is similar to
what 1t became when the idea Of a
neutral zone was agreed upon between
contesting teams-that Is, it is a double
line. With the BALI In the center be-
tween the contesting teams. each line
must be formed on the end of the ball
nearest each rival team. To be on the
line Of scrfmmage a man must be with
in one foot OF the line. A player to be
eligible to receive the forward pass
must be at least one yard back of his
own line of scrimmage. or playing the
position of end rush. That, of course,
means that the defending side knows
that none of the players who are cx-
actly on the line Of scrimmsge. except
the ends, are able to receive a forward
pass if one Is made. AS seven players
must be or the line OF scrimmage it
confines the catcher Of the forward pass
to one OF four players who are in some
part Of the back field or to one of the
end rushes; that Is. there are only five
players OF an eleven who can receive
q forward pass at any stage Of a gaine.
for one of the four in the back field
must make the pass.
Imaginary lines figure quite largely
in this forward pass play. In addition
to the imaginary one yard line, which
constitutes eligibility to receive for
ward pass. there is an imaginary i've
yard line running back of the scrim-
mage line of the attacking side. To
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Some Good Witnesses.

PLAYERS of the West Point Annapolis,
Carlisle and one or two other teams can
testify to the roughness which character
ized the attempted use of the forward
pass in contests in which they took part.
PLAYERS In other elevens probably had
their full share of troubles trying to get
or four husky and troublesome young
mon who were determined that they
should be eliminated from all possible
chance Of catching the ball.
This season may be the last test Tor
attention without further provision being
made to safeguard its use 1t may be rele-
gated to the waste basket.
On the other hand, If it is able to with
stand this wear, and prove Of use, 1t may
become a fixture after it's stormy effort
to break permanently into the game.
Still another restriction in the rules
makes it impossible for players who put
the ball in play after they have crossed
the scrimmage line to interfere with their
opponents until the ball has been caught
by a player of either side beyond the line
of scrimmase-except as bona noe inter.
ferers in an attempt to advance the ball
a forward pass, or until they have passed
twenty yards beyond the line Of scrin-
mage. Then they may use their hands
or arms to push opponents out OF the way
In order to get at the ball or the man
carving it, No player shall be consid-
cred as having passed the line of scrim-
mage until he has actually got by oppo-
nents who are on the line of defensive
scrimmage. That will also keep the Of
ficials busy
On the other hand. players Of the side
which did not put the ball in play are not
to interfere with their opponents after
they have crossed the line Of scrimrage
until the ball has been caught by player
%l4 Of
mage, with exactly the same exceptions
noted as apply to the attacking side. If
these regulations cannot make peace for
the forward pass there is no peace for it.