Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 31, 1910, Page 7

GRAND RAPIDS HERALD REVIEW WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1910. QUARTERBACK TO BE HEAVIER MAN New Football Rules Make This Advisable—Coming Season Experimental. H. R. Ritter, the former Princeton player and Wesleyan coach, says, con cerning the new foootball: “While the football world is await- ing the final codificatioon of the new rules there are gathered at Har- vard summer school physical ed- ucation coaches, athletic directors, gymnasium directors and students. All these classes are represented in the football work, which is being done under the supervision of Dr. gent. The course comprises men n Harvard, Princeton, Darmount, Wisconsin University of California, Amherst, Weslyan, Springfield train- ing school, Bowdoin,Maine, Univers- ty of Texas, University of Vermont, Ohio, University of Alabama, Univer- sity of North Dakota, Middlebury, Lawrenceville, Mercersburg and var- other schools throughout the country. ‘The greater part of these men have had experience in coaching, and coming from all sections of the country, they make the hour devot- ed to the theory and practice of foot- each day a clearing house for interpertation of rules and the possibilities of the new game. “Particular attention is being plac- ed on the possibilities of the new rules. For the coming fall coaches have to consider the following elements in respect to the of- ious {ball the t, that the players receiving ball from the snapperback may the line of scrimmage at any point, as opposed to the old rule of inning five yards out before cross- g the scrimmage line. This rule will place a premium on heavy quar- terbacks should they assume the behind the snapperback. the new rules the push end dead, , and the man to be of any efficiency must be ahead of the man with the ball, hence the necessity of weight as well as speed in the quarterback. Experimenting With Quarterbacks. cross r position Under pull game _ is “We have been experimenting with the quarterbacks as a regular halfback—that is, having the four backs in line, four yards back, and using the direct pass from center. This arrangement has met with much favor. Another argument for dispensing with the quarterback is the fact that he must make a for- ward pass at least five yards back of the scrimmage line. Thus the short pass over the scrimmage line is done away with. This ruling will open up the play from a spec- tacular point of view. The second consideration with regard to the offense is the restric- tion placed upon the offensive side not being allowed to touch a kicked ball within the twenty-yard zone or within a space twenty yards from the spot where the ball This ruling rela- in was put in play. to men who were offside, tes only and does not include men who were kicked. The object of this rule is to prevent the scramble and roughness possible under the rule of last year and to encourage forward passing under the new rules, “This means that the only alterna- tive of the offense on a bounding ball jn the twenty-third zone is that the men on the offense must wait for an opponent to touch the ball or follow it up and watch the opportun- ity to fall upon it after it has pass- ed the twenty-yard zone. “The third consideration relating to the offense is without doubt the most) important innovétion that has ever been made in football—that con- cerning the forward pass, which must be made at least five yards back of fhe scrimmage line t® any of the backfield men who @re at least one yard back from the scrimmage line at the time the ball is snapped, or to either of the men on the ends of the ime. This rule does not prevent an end from shifting and allowing the tackle to receive the ball. Perplexing Questions. “A number of perplexing questions have arisen in connection with the forward pass, one of which is: Doe a forward pass to be legal have to cross the line of scrimmage? As a practical demostration, suppose Yale shifts all her men on the left side of her center to her right side, can the center snap the ball to any one of his backs and immediately re- it before crossing the — scrim- line? Would the first man who re es the ball from the center have to be five yards back before passing the ball to center if the cen- ter receive the ball on his side of the scrimmage line? “A new vulgng before the commit- tee this year in relation to an uncom pleted forward pass is that on finst and second down there is a loss of a down from the spot where the ball was put in play and not from the spot from which the pass was made. ceive mage the case. last year. an uncompleted-forward pass results theball goes to the opponents not on the spot where the ball was put in iplay, but from which the p4ss was made. This ruling with the allow- @oce of the fonward pass over the Hine of scrimmage, provided the pass was made at least five yards back of the scrimmage line, open up 2 rich field of. possibilities to the strategist. “One of the most fertile suggestions worked out is the directing of the in- tarference ahead of the man with the ball in one direction and the passing of the ball to an end of half- back in the opposite. “In the execution of this forward pass ‘the spiral throw on a line the shortest distance between the passer jand receiver has been found to be the most satisfactory. The inference is that a premium will be placed upon tall, rangy men in receiving and fast, accurate men in passing the pall. The Defense Problem. “A defensive problem of the coach must think out how to arrange his men to meet a line-plunging game and at the same time to meet a for- ward-pass game and the outside kicks. One way out of the difficulty has been fworked out in the summer school; instead of having one _ sta- tionary defense, adopt a variable sys- tem to meet the circumstances of the attack. Another consideration in re- lation to the defense is how to handle the offensive end on a punt. Under the old ruling an end alone or an end and a halfback could harass the snapped. Under the new legislation he cannot ibe touched in the twenty- yard zone. There are three altera- tives open. The first is to block him pefore he crosses the scrimmage line, the second is to let him go free and follow until the twenty-yard zone The last is to play a respectable dis- tancé}back so as to be in a position for a fake kick or render interfer- enze for the runner of his side who has secured the ball. { “In viewing the coming season there are a number of statements which may be ‘made ‘by jway of prophecy: “1, That the season of necessity must be experimental. “2. That the teams that secure an early start will have a big advantage over their opponents. “3. That the game will be of speec accuracy @nd brains rather than beef, and strength. “4, That the smaller colleges will be on a better footing this year than ever before “5, A premium will be placed upon competent officials. “6. Finally, that the dangers will be lessened considerably, but not eliminated. We will never attain a Utopia in football until interference and tackling are eliminated, and I should be the first to protest at their ramoval. These two elements give the game its strength and virility.” The Forty-Ninth Star. Nothing less than the dissolution of the nation will prevent the organiza- tion of the state of Alaska. In 1850 when California was admitted into the union, she had no lines of rail- wav, telegrapb, trades of bvsiness connecting ber with the other states, and was thought to be only valuable for placer gold. Her agriculture and trade, her railroads and _ present grandeur have all grown since herad- mission. Alaska is a greater country and richer in all its natural resources than Califoraia was in 1850. Alaska has more gold than California and Colorado; more copper than Montana and Arizona; more coal than Penn- sylvania, West Virginian atd Ohio; aod more fish than all other Ameri- can waters combined. Her output of gold and fish for last year amounted to nearly $32,000,000, and had in- creased from $15,000,000 in 1900. Her total cash trade with the rest of the United States for 1909 amounted to more than $52,000,000, while that be- tween China and the United States amounted to voly $48,000,000. She is a better customerto the merchants of the United States than Hawaii, Porto Rico, orthe Philipines. The trade value of every white man, woman and child in Alaska with the United States for 1909, amvuunted to $1,302,75, while that of every inhabi- tant in Hawaii amounted to only $277,65, Porto Rico to $48.51, and the Phillippines to $3.30. Alaska has a better climate and greater agricultural capacity than Norway, Sweden and Finland com- bined. Her rich and fertile yalleys arecapable of supporting a much larger population than thatouf the three countries named, without mentioning the population which will be supported by her mines and other natural resources, says James Wickersham in Collier’s. Special Rates for State Fair. Special rates on all railroads from stations in Minnesota have been made for all who will attend the Minnesota State fair. This will be opposing end as soon as the ball was}, No distance penalty is added, as was| welcome news to the two hundred On. third down. it. thousand ‘visitors ‘to the Twin Cities during the week of September 5th- 10th, and will undoubtedly cause an attendance far in excess of any in past years. Every railroad leading into Minneapolis and St.. Paul will charge one and one-half fares for the round trip, or three cents a mile. This action was taken atthe last meeting of the Western Passenger Association, when the managers of the passenger traffic on all lines voted to make this special conces- sion on account of the three state | fairs, those of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, No other state fairs in the country are favored in this way, which is a pretty clear endorsement of the importance of the Minnesota State fair. Not even has this spe- cial rate been granted to delegates who will attend the forthcoming Conservation Congress although as the State Fair and the Conserva- tion Congress will make the Twin Cities the news center of the nation during the big week of September 5th, a special reduction will pro- bably be made so as to include every visitor to both of the great events. Political +Annoncements To the Voters. of Itasca County. I hereby announce that I am a can- didate for the off'ce of County Treas- urer, which I now hold. Since I was appointed to take charge of the office I have endeavor- ed to perform my duty to the best of my knowledge and ability. As I am familiar with the: work, and the method in which the records should be kept I feel confident that I can perform the work in a manner that will be satisfactory to the tax- payers of the county. Your support at the primary and also at the general election will be appreciated. Very truly yours, GLEN STRADER. To the voters of Itasca county, Min- nesota. I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Judge of Probate of Itasca county, which I now hold. I am in hopes to call upon the voters of the county before the pri- mary election, but owing to the fact that there is a large amount of pro- {bate work to be attended to in this office, I am kept very very busy, and if either must suffer from inattention on my part, it must be my private interést. Sa long as I am probate judge I shall attend to the duties of the office tm the future as I have done in the past. Beleiving that you appreciate the efforts of one who has tried to do his whole duty in the past and promising a continuance of such services if renominated and re-elected. I am you obediant serv’t. H. S HUSON To the Voters of Itasca County. I wish to announce that Iama candidate. for the office of county commissioner from the Ist com- missioner district of Itasca county subject to the will of the Republican voters at the primaries. Ihave been a resident of the county for the past twelve years and during that time served four year as trustee of the village of Deer River and‘am now serving my fifth year. I challenge investigation as to my past record and promise to do allin my power, if elected, to assist in carefully and competently administering the affairs of Itasca county. To this end I solicit your support. GEORGE Ruy. Candidate for Representative. To the Voters of the Fifty- Second Legislative District: The undersigned hereby announc- es himself a candidate for nomina- tion as Representative of the Fifty- Second Legislative District, on the republican ticket, and asks for the support of the voters of the District at the primaries on Sept. 20, 1910. I have been a resident of the ter- ritory embraced in Koochiching county for the past fifteen years, and much of that time have been employed in survey work for the government, state and county, there- fore am thoroughly familiar with the needs of this north country, and more especially in the way of roads and drainage. Iam heartily in accord with the platform adopted by the republican state convention, and in sympathy with the objects of the Northern Minnesota Development Associa- tion. The above statement of facts, in brief, constitutes my platform, and uponthe sameI base my re- quest for support of the voters of this District at the primaries on Sept. 20th. Ishall endeavor to meet as many residents of the district as possible prior to the day of their casting their baHots but if I am un- able tosee any they can rest assured that Iam not the tool or represen- tative of any clique orfaction but instead am merely ambitious to place myself in position where I can aid, se far -as-my talentmay per- t.. work..of develop- pibge: ern Minnesota. - L, A. OGAARD, International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota. I hereby announce my candidacy tor the office of treasurer of Itasca county. In doing so it is with the promise that if elected, I will endea vor to preform the duties of the of- fice to the best of my ability and with the best payers of the county in view. Thanking you im advance for your support, I remain, Very truly yours, J. K, LeROUX. To the Voters of Itasca County : I hereby announce my candidancy for nomination by the Republican electors of the Fifty-second legis- lative district as a member of the next state legislature. 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