Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-24
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IN SPORTS
With JOE JACOBS

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Coaches Feel Relief.
Part Of the foregoing paragraph, OF
course IS somewhat of an eNaggera-
tloh' put 1T is not the least bit of an
OEaBgeration to say that coaches and
oficiats heaved a sigh of relief two
years ago when 1t was stated by the
rules committee that the code needed
no more changes than few minor
alterations to CARLY certain more or
less ambiguous paragraphs. Last fall
no meeting OF the committee took
place and Harry Williams, chairman
OF the committee, reported that no
changes we're necessary, and recon
mended that the code be allowed to
stand.
Just such a rep' rt probably Will be
brought IN this year at the meeting of
the rules con mittee. Last year it act
ually was deemed necessary to have
a meeting OF the committee, and in all
PROBABILITY no official gathering will
take place this season Certain it is
that the rules have reached state Of
STABILITY that augurs little for the flu
tufe IN the way of changes. In 1909,
When the code allowed more than four
men oehlnd the line OF scrimmage ana
gave opportunities for much more
LoWerfuI mass plays than are possible
now, the rules which govern football
got their greatest oVerhauling. The
oVerhaulIng was somewhat crude as
m 'Rht nave been expected, but contin-
nous minor changes and alterations
since nave about given a stability to
the rules that is not likely to be dis
turbcd seriously at any time
Heavy mass plays directly into the
line, which Used to be responsible for
practically all serious injuries. were
done away with in 1909, and since
some of the other more dangerous
methods of play have been legislated
injuries, except small bruises and
away with, The play is for the most
part open and full of possibilities for
the spectacular the one factor which
VIII serve to popuiarlze the sport more
than any other The spectator IS all
ways watching for something to hap
pen and Just as that is the one factor
that makes baseball the game it is, SO
football is likely to awaken greater in
terest.
No greater example of the spectacu-
lar possibilities of football could bc
given than the event which took place
in the Navy-Great Lakes game Lay
ing aside the incident of the substitute
rushing from the side line, the WnoIe
possibility of something unlocked for
was shown in the play that turned a
y or - to victory for the Navy into
a Z to defeat Navy had already
scored one touchdown and carried the
bah across the goal line for the sec
ond. However, Ingram fumbled, ana
a Great Lakes player picked up the
ball behind his own goal line and ran
about 1Q5 yards for a touchdown.
Kickoff Between Halves Should Be
Abolished
When the football solons get to-
gether in New York City during the
last week of this month, one Of the
chief problems to be considered viii
be the advisablit of so changing the
rules that there will be no kickoff at
the start Of the second half as at pres
ent. Under existing rules, a football
game is really two games Of thirty
minutes each instead Of one game Of
Sixty minutes tor example, II one
Team mas me pan on us opponents
Inree-yatd Line When the tlrst nan
ehos' II loses mar advantage by nav
ing new KICKOFF start the second