Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-30
nateur Bouts Are Scheduled for Maud Junction Pavilion
SPORTING GOSSIP

1.-THE greatest football gar in the
world" Such is the positive statement
made by Major Sidney 5. Peixotto,
national guard Of California, in regard
to Australian football. That Major
Peixotto is we'll qualified to speak on
the subject of athletics is testified to
by his close observance for more than
a score of years of all forms of anna
teur sport.
Practically a similar summing up as
that of the majors is the consensus
among the Californians who have seen
the game demonstrated as it is now
being taught on the coast. Its gen.
eral absorption Of most of the other
types of contests with the leather
spheroid has proved the rule wherever
the issue was football. In entlausing
over the possibilities of it's general ac-
ceptance in the United States. Major
Peixotto glows particularly over the
spectacular features of the game, and
promptly causes everyone with whom
he comes in contract to entertain SINH.
lar feelings.
"If we Americans desire a safe and
sane game of football we can do no
better than to emulate the Australian
style of game" Major Peixotto says.
1T is almost as open as lacrosse, as
changeable as basketball, presents al
most as many dribbling chances as in
the association game, and admits OF no
such close formations as exist under
our college rules, and which, because
of their tendency toward injuries, have
raised such hue and cry against the
game. The game of 100 minutes is
one Of it's appropriate names. 1t is so
called because Of its consisting of four
twenty-five minute periods. Seeming
ly one leaf is taken out Of the book
of Australian rules by our own foot
ball solons, inasmuch as under the
new college rules four periods are
played
1T is no uncommon thing" con-
tinued Major Peixotto, ITO see from
$4,000 to 100000 persons at q game of
Australian football. The admission
fee is purely nominal, being sixpence
and shilling, which prices are fixed
by the municipalities in which the
games are held. AS a matter of fact,
all football fields are dominated by the
various local governments. The fields
on which the games are played are
1S0 yards long, and. approximately the
same distance wide. Eighteen play
ers on a side comprise the teams
which are matched up very much af-
ter the fashion of basketball, one play
er on one side trying to offset the
work of an opponent. The game is al
most absolutely devoid of such per-
=
of the players have great kicking
ability punts of fifty and sixty yards
being no uncommon occurrence. 1t is
very interesting to watch three and
four men combinations working their
ball down a field by the most expert
passing; both by hand and foot. the
players watching an opening to tally.
There is no such thing as offside play
and absolutely no delays, as the side
umpire always on the spot, almost
Immediately throws in the ball which
chances to have been batted by the
hand or kicked outside. The referee
must certainly be fit as in his duties
of following the ball during the course
of a game he probably travels miles
/ in making his decisions. Sides change
goals at the expiration of each period,
no rest being taken between the first,
second and third and fourth quarters,
while ten minutes intermisslon is CIV
en- midway during the game. The re-
ceipt Of the ball on plays similar to