The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-17
N Football Rules Are
Proving Great Success
bon Sport Has Regained Popular Favor and New
Game Has Come to Stay.
q ". M. MACBETH.

n ". M. MACBETH.
M YORK, Nov. 16.-A game
hat is game is the
u verdict On football as placed
,ks 1912 rules. The grid
nc,t nleascs. first of all. the
,;ors, it pleases the coaches,
'1yers and the great student
n took a great deal OF
5ne and experiment to resur-
M blood,tingling autumn
I. fsom the debris Of popular
IA following the crusade
zreked the good, old-fash-
rsme of six years ago. The
ana seems to have been well
10 wnit and the trouble,
. I'D game came into disfa-
lRause OF The dangers in
\ 10 it. And these same
h had a discouraging in
/, On the element most direct
t,fefned-the student body.
ethng night down to cases, it
4 flst of mnscle and Drawn,
N D competition of skill. 1t
Aash, smash, smash through
.t all The time, with now and
|1n end run or a variation
b n inst TO keep the oppo-
on the anxious seat
abs . human battcring ram
pick out the weakest spot
b line on which to center an
and woe betide the object
+ charge,
ID, under the old rules, was
NATURAL advantage, but not
nfIy n vital issue, Brute
|1l came first, last and all
ine, The primitive qualifi-
} liof class was stamina to
p under punishment; power
1r9 through wall of human
We Under such conditions
cnr naturally devolved into
7'lEsl Of the fittest. None
giant might play with any
n Of safcty. Wesklings had
n'e on the gridiron, Speed
N1ripg combined counted for
unless supplemented by ex-
13l physical power.
fape rs played now seems
70 eliminated all the ohjec-
# features Of the old style
"a aud at the same time re-
81 the more desirable
ssnials. 1t is quite true that
Y vas never meant for in
~ is game that re-
sorlam physical pcrfcrtions.
g longer is bulk and beef tho
.PagiHte. Speed counts as
hrawn. and the agile, light
y Perfectly sound, has a
nance to shine than the
n%tninking giant. Modern
is more than ever a game
= year these restrictions
'sye been eliminated and the
@s Immediately come into
'lror II is very spectacular
tsais to the general public.
an opening for a light
y make consistent gains
would be utterly impos-
san through q heavier line.
|S now has four chances,
penalty whatever save the
Ie oall In case Of absolute
aS make the necessary ten
%aIance. One properly exc.
.gHrd pass is good for do,,-
nsole this amount. With
re Of proficiency a we'll.
y eleven should make good
NY, as cne Of four attempts.
sssaly ;.asy the forward pass has
fsiaed football, but it has
'4S sn q, developed to It's great
M The further it is per.
iuHss greater will be the
sSS OF unexpected scoring
u tho spicesof uncertainty
as. eompetitiop all that is
IN 'ted- .id- Wonderful indeed
MI, 'uc progress under the
80 far this season. II
ID Inc present code is here
- saaual battle between Yale
Harvard this wear
q 9ane q fit for tho gods. Ex.
sase 1--we seen the two great
ia eio1 believe that Har-
1t iSIa M s5age on the Bulldog
,a Eli will be lucky TO
,,is, good, sound thrashing. -
[lImso9 the ense with which
|ics SSa I'm cleaned up on the
|ln's gers, declare that Gun.
la] NJ M T 2f this season is
kai vi y The 1911 Jungle tribe
i as,e y has not made as fa,
'wing to date as is
!. may as beat Yale but it is
VA ~ ~ fact the Cambridge
>ns' ssasy time Of it against
fieht ,'uceton put up a far
a., The champions IN were y~sIs
iets Briclslay's three ficIa
IL asrd chanccs, proved rve him him
4, y !, most expert goal shara. ~.
mni,a MODERN times. Felton,
5Sng, however. was in lie
'on as deadly 70 Prince, RI ese