Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-10
SCHOLASTIC Grid
SEASON OPENS IN
STATEMENT WEEK
High School Foot Ball Teams
Turn Out Preparing
for First Games
Next Week.

ne IVY 1907 Dali rules as pup
lished by the national committee on
rules contain but two minor changes,
trailers of presidents established in
the three years past, demonstrating
in part the degree of perfection to
which originators OF the game have
arrived.
The first alteration deals with
rough tactics, following a long line
of deprecations originating after the
abolition of the flying tackle" hurt
ling, flying wedge" piling UP, etc.
The second deals with the new open
style aerial play.
The alterations are:
/. Fifteen yards penalty for
knocking or Chipping opponent
after whistle blows.
2. Time out on all incomplete for
ward passes.
Rough Tactics Censured.
The committee in establishing
these changes censures the rough
tactics employed last year especial
ly among service teams by soldiers.
1t, however. excuses this on the
grounds that the atmosphere under
which the teams played, military
camps and the like, was excep-
tional.
Foot bali today is clean game.
1t owes much of this to the for
ward pass, lateral pass and other
features of the latter day so-called
aerial attack" Because such tao
tics, scientific to the extreme, were
employed, the line shift" the fake
end run and numerous other mysti
flying and GREATNESS features de-
veloped.
Old Stars Replaced.
More to be emphasized, how
ever, is the fact that such diminu-
tive stars as Maulbetch of Michigan,
Zuppke of Wisconsin. Casey of Har
ward, have assumed as much of the
limelight as the monster Heffel-
finer of Yale, Eddie Hart and
"Bucky" Hall of Princeton did in
the days gone by.
The game still lacks, however.
As Walter Eckersall, famous back
of the University of Chicago, some
times called Americas greatest drop
kicker, says in the Chicago Tribune:
Prep teams, caring little for prac-
tice but eager for battle, are sent
into games too early, with the result
that team play and physical condi-
ton, two important factors in the
success of any team, are sadly lack
ing"
As correction, "Eckie' recon-
nends that scholastic captains
should emulate as much possible
the training methods established by
college mentors. He says: TOO
much stress cannot be laid upon
physical condition. Lack of proper
training means that instead of re-
ceiving benefits from the game the
athletes health is impaired for years
and sometimes for life"
Scholastic teams commence play
about September IS. Omaha has
three teams in the field. Central,
Commercial and South High schools.
Other teams outstate who usually
take the lead are: Lincoln High.
Temple High LincolnD, Grand
Island. Beatrice, North Platte, Nor
folk, Kearney and York High
schools.
Practice starts generally this week.
At Lincoln Coach Schultz and his
assistant, Paul Schissler, are anx-
iously awaiting the opening of
school at the University of Ne
braska, September II, to authorize
the official turnout Of the Cornhusk-
er squad. The Huskers have been
in touch with the Nebraska mentor
for several weeks and are anxious
to don the moleskins.
The Hawkeyes, who will be met
in the first game of the season, o.
tober 4, have been in the field for
several days, according to reports
from Iowa City. Head Coach Jones,
anticipating strong opposition from
the Huskers, called his outfit into
action early last week. The Iowans
are fairly we'll stocked with veter-