Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-08
mo CHANGES MADE
IN GR|D|RON RULES
Committee Claims 1t Gould
Effect No Improvement
on 1918 Code.
BY III. C. BYRD.

For the first time in the memory of
gridiron followers Spalding's Foot
Ball Guide has been published with
out a single change in the code. The
game this fall is to be played under
the same rules that governed 1t last
year. which does away with trouble
officials, coaches and players have had
at the beginning Of every season.
Everybody connected with foot ball
in an active way should be glad to
know that this fall they will not be
bothered with various interpretations
placed on new rulings, and coaches,
particularly will appreciate not hav-
ing to explain a lot of changes to
their squads-even If they do have to
explain over again the old changes.
LIST winter at the meeting Of the
National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
ton in New York the committee on
satisfied with the existing code and
that it believed no change desirable in
any section The Guide. recently out,
passes over the question OF changes
in this way: $50 far as the rules
themselves are concerned. the COM
mfttee feels that it has done about
all that it can do, and it has been
with continually increasing satisfac-
ton that members of the committee,
in common with other lovers of the
game, have observed the rapid i'm
provement in the standards of play.
Each year there has been less attempt
on the part of the players ito beat
the rules" and unfair tactics have
largely disappeared. The Anything
to win coach" is disappearing. Off
Gals are generally more efficient and
fearless and their rulings are more
and more being accepted without
quibbling."
This afternoon Naval Operations
and War Risk meet in the series for
the amateur base ball championship
of the District. In the previous con-
test between the two clubs War Risk
won by z to 5. II War Risk is victor
today it will get the city champion
ship then and there. but If 1t loses
to the Sailors 1t will stand a chance
of losing out in the race for the title.
The game will be played at Union
Park at $50 o'clock.
Yesterday the Rex Athletic Club
won another double-header, taking
the Garfield Athletic Club into camp
fMd.) nine by 10 to 4. The first con-
test would have been worthy Of a
championship affair, as the Rex ag-
gregation won out in the ninth in
ming. with two down. The Laurel
team was outclassed. The local play
did not get any too good support.
Walker and Ferguson pitched the
first game for Rex and were ably OPP
posed by Rogerson. Ferguson. former
Gallaudet star, was on the slab for
Rex in the second contest.
Walter Camp does not mention Joe
Guyon of Georgia Tech in picking an
all-America foot ball team.
Brewer. the big tackle at Western
High for the last two years. is due
to enter Maryland State. Towbes.
who played halfback at Business. is
bound for the same place. Both
youngsters eventually should develop
into good foot ball players
Coleman. coach at Virginia this
year. is not going to have an easy
task in attempting to turn out an
eleven good enough to beat Georgia
and Vanderbilt on consecutive Satur-
days. November s and Is. Virginia
expects to draw some good material
from its last years freshman eleven
and from two pre-war elevens.
Central and Western should have
just a little the advantage on other
high school foot ball squads this fall.
Both these schools kept out squads
and played a big game late in No
vember. and consequently will have
back some men who have had pretty
fair foot ball training. Actually this
will hold good more for Central than
for Western, as the Red and White
lost practically its whole eleven by
graduation. Western usually Is able
to build up good teams in two years
out Of every four, as it has a COM
paratively small number Of students
to pick from. Central, on the con-
trary, has good material every year.
and several OF the best men Il had
ern will be back in uniform when
practice Is begun.
Cullen, who played center and fun
back at Central last fall, is slated
to enter the Naval Academy.
West Virginia University and UNI
versity Of Pittsburgh begin training
today for their setto on October II.
While the contest will be one Of the
early season affairs. it is pretty sure
to develop into one of the greatest
struggles Of the year.
Hastings. De Hart, Morrow and
Hileman, four players who were mem
bers Of the Pittsburgh team. said to
be one Of the greatest ever developed,
will be in Pitt uniforms this fall and
are to join the squad today.
EASY FOR CARDINALS.
The Alexandria, Cardinals easily de-
feated Clarendon q to q. in the second