Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-23
FOOTBALL SITUATION
IS IN CHAOTIC STATE
Ruling of War Department Renders
Status Uncertain UntiI Specific
Orders Are Announced.

NEW YORK. Sept 22.--With the
opening OF tho eastern college foot
ball season less than week away.
conditions In the gridirgn sport are
la chaotic state. although the
status of the sport was adjusted to
wartime rating earlier In the
year. the recent orders placing the
entire student bodies Of the various
institutions under military control
and training have complicated tho
situation AZ the present time II
would appear as though she ached-
tlgs and trAining arrangpftIsnts
Would have TO be completely over
hauled In order 20 meet the new re-
Ruiremehts
According 10 the general under
standing M the instructions Issued
by tho war department. football
practice and play must not be al
lowed 20 interfere with the military
training Of the studentA and the final
word In such matters viii rest with
the military officer In charge of the
training at the individual colleges
or universities Such being the case
II can be readily seen that tho time
allowed for practice and the play
Ing OF games Ia certain To be greatly
cprtailed, as compared with the pc
rlods devoted 10 the sport In normal
times.
One Hour Daily.
II Is probable that not much more
Than one hour per day can be al
lottcd 10 football practice. Normally
tfS would not be sufficient to round
the players into condition Tor diff
competition. but II II expected that
fha uHdiflnn ~ IilfaTN TraInlnw
with It's rigorous physical condition
Ing. will greatly improve the bodily
development OF allH candidates for
the team. II this should prove 20 be
correct those In charge OF the coach %
ing will be able TO devote virtually
Rll OF the practice periods 90 in
structlon In the finer points OF lndi-
vidual and team play and on this
basis should be able To- place fairly
efficient elevens upon the fled
All institutions will be upon an
equal footing, so far as practice time
Is concerned will greatly simplify
matters. Somewhat similar condi-
tions have prevailed az the United
states naval and military academies
for somo years and no follower OF
the game will deny that the army
and navy have been represented by
hlgh-class football cievens both
from physical and technical stand
point
To Play on Home Grounds.
The time allotted 10 the actual
| competition ench week IL, however.
a more serious matter The army
| and navy teams never leave the
academy grounds except for the an.
| nual meeting on neutral field All
| opponents journey TO Annapolis or
/ West Point for play and this also
| holds true In the case OF nearly all
| of the Cantoumcnt elevens Such "a
condition Is entirely out OF Tho dueE-
ton at tho various colleges. N all
were Obliged To play home games
entirely the schedules would so 10
pieces overnight.
In many cases In past years the
squads have been permitted leaves
OF absence from the campus OF sew
| cral days In order TO make trips Cd
distant grldirons THIS was partic.
ularly true " all intersectlona|
games which involved railroad jour.
neys of many hundred miles 4
number OF these are 10 be found
upon the present seasons schedul,
and they appear CeFthin 20 be can
celled. In majority ~ games IN,
visiting team can probably make the
round trip In 20 hours bat longer
periods of absence noe likely 10 ht
few and far between