Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
MAURICE E. MLAUGHLIN.
Under New Rules. Seasons Play
Must be Largely Experimental

With the near approach OF school
days and the end of the baseball sea-
son almost at hand, the gridron here
looms up big in the center OF the stage.
Football for the coming season, az
viewed from the players and the
coaches positions is largely problem
atical. The new rules. the first word
OF which was given out Wednesday In
New York are deemed revolutionary
In character, and the rules committee
which had the framing of the provl-
sions say that they are calculated TO
lessen the dangers of the football field.
The spectacular flying tackle Is now
eliminated and, in the opinion of one of
the old stars from the university, the
game is bound TO be very lady-like.
Another forbidden thing is the inter
locked interference, forever abOlishing
the turtle back and flying wedge form
atoms which bowled over the field like
huge Juggernaut. crushing all oppo-
sition and gaining ground surely, but
slowly new provision with regard
to players put out of the game Is the
rule permitting them TO again enter the
play once at the beginning OF any pc
Rod. of which there are four, each
lasting Is minutes instead of the two
35-mlnute halves. The 15-minute rest
between the second and third periods
Is retained, with rest OF three min
utes between the first and second pc
RODS and between the third and fourth
periods.
Although somewhat concerted
movement was made last year TO sub
sttute soccer football in the elementary
schools, at least. for football, 1t seems
unlikely that this season viii see the
fruitlon OF the hopes OF its opponents.
Already the aspirants for gridiron hon
ors In the grade schools may be seen in
the vacant lots toying with the plgskin,
even though a few yards away may be-
seen the conflict OF opposing forces
trying 10 untangle an argument over a
baseball game. For the high schools
and colleges Il seems at present that
there Is little likelihood OF many OF
them abolishing the sterner game or
football OF the old style with its neces-
sary paraphernalia OF shin guards,
nose guards head guards, shoulder
pads padded hreeches and what not to
make the football star the idol of the
coed. IT is certain that Coach Ben
Mon and his assistants Will have
strong eleven In the field with many Of
the old favorltes In the lineup. The
high school will be there with the red
and black defended by a startling ar
ray Of warriors and the out of town
schools and colleges will be literally
represented. Schedules have been
signed long ago for many games In
and out OF the state with Utah teams
as contending factors. The season.
though not yet here, soon viii be, ana
promises already many stirring battles.
THE SUMMER SCHOOL.
While the football world was await
ing the final codifCation of the new
rules there were gathered at the Har-
ward summer school OF physical edu-
cation coaches, athletic directors,
gymnasium directors and students.
All these classes were represented in
the football work which was being done
under the supervision of DR. Sargent
The course comprised men from Har-
ward, Princeton. Dartmouth, Wiscon-
sin University Of California, Amherst
Wesleyan, Springfield Training school
Bowdoin. Maine. University OF Texas,
University OF Vermont. Ohio, Univer-
slty OF Ala bama, University OF North
Dakota, Middlcbury I>awrenceville,
Mercersburg and various other schools
throughout the country.
The greater Part Of these men have
had experience In coaching, and coming
from all sections Of the country they
made the hour devoted 20 the theory
and practise OF football each day
clearing house for the Interpretation OF
rules and the possibilities Of the new
game
Particular attention was placed on
the possibilities OF the new rules.
OFFENSIVE PLAY.
For the coming fall coaches will have
to consider the following new elements
i'm respect to the ofienscs;
First, that the player receiving the
ball from the snapperback may cross
the line OF scrimmage at any point
as opposed to the old rule OF the
necessity OF running Ave yards out
before crossing the scrimmage line.
This rule viii place a premium on
heavy quarterbacks should they as
sumo the position behind the snapper
back Under the new rules the push
and pull game is dead, and the men
10 be Of any efficiency must be ahead
OF the man with the ball, hence the |
necessity OF weight a. well as speed In |
the quarterback.
They have been experimenting with |
the quarterback as a regular half |
tack-that U.s. the four backs in a |
line. four yards back. using the direct |
pass from center This arrangement |
met with much favor, Another argu-
ment for dispensing with the quarter
back Is the fact that he must make a |
forward pass at least Ave yards back |
Of the scrimmage line. Thus the short |
PASS over the scrmmage line is done
away with. This ruling will open up |
the play from a spectacular point OF |
view.
Tho second consideration with regard '