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MENACE TO THE GAME IN HIS PRESENCE
Ontlt Haa Mack la Fear and Llttla
ta Gavin front aa Preaaaea at
the Dlatarbcr ta Wcatara
et yet.
Tour old friend George W. Winn Tebeau
went oft half-cocked again. It tun't hli
fault, though, for he had the whole propo
sition framed up, and It certainly looked
rood. It was broadly Intimated In The Bee
last week that Tebeau waa not mevlng
solely In hia own Intereata In the deal, and
that the owners of the Denver Post were
concerned In the matter. It has since tran
plred that this was the actual fact. That
Fred Q. Bonflls, principal owner of tha
Post, waa putting up the money to finance
the transaction, and that he balked when
lis found that Tebeau had agreed to pay
Faekard more than he (Bonflls) was will
ing to give. The sums are named as fSf.-
000 and $20,(100, hut are undoubtedly subject
to a large discount for cash. Tebeau has
Tiot given up the effort to conclude the
transaction, for he has much at stake. He
may not become owner of the Denver
franchise, but If the deal goes through he
will be the principal owner of the Kansas
City franchise In the Western, and tem
porarily at least will have control of his
partner In the enterprise, Mr. "Me and Van
Urunt" Burns of Colorado Springs. Colo.,
whose base ball acumen has swelled up re
cently until It fairly dwarfs Pike's Peak.
George Tebeau has neither horns tior
fcoofr, despite the apparent opinion to the
contrary. He Is merely one of the shrewdest
of base ball manipulators, with an ambition
that seems to have over-reached his Judg
ment In the present instance. It Is not be
yond the range of possibility that time will
vindicate his Judgment, and he will be
proven to have been the most far-seeing of
us all. That, of course. Is out of the pres
ent debate. What we have to do with now
Is the probable effect of his moves on west
ern bsse ball, and particularly as affecting
Omaha. On the latter phase of the topic
only one opinion can be held; It Is bad for
Omaha to have Tebeau In control at Denver
and Kansas City. Bo long as he controls
an Interest In Denver and has Influence In
the American association, or any other cir
cuit growing out of the American associa
tion, he will use that influence to hold
Omaha In the lesgue with Denver. This Is
the most natural thing Imaginable for him,
for only by keeping Omaha In a circuit
with Denver can he make his Denver In
vestment profitable. If the conditions were
otherwise, and Tebeau's Interests lay In tha
r-ay of advancing Omaha In the base ball
world, he would be welcomed here, for he Is
certainly a man who takes good care of the
towns In which he has Interests.
Down at Kansas City Just now It Is the
popular thing to Jump on Tebeau, and he
Is being hammered as hard as the united
press of the Kaw city can hammer. And
whyT Because they fear that another
year he will relegate Kansas City to the
Western league. It Is alleged that Te
beau has, a plan for uniting a portion of
the present American association circuit
with i portion of the Eastern league cir
cult and forming a third major league. The
Bee printed the outline of this scheme Just
after the adjournment of the convention
of he National Association of Minor Base
Ball leagues, held at St. Louis In Novem
ber last. The scheme was then and Is still
Indorsed not only as a feasible one, but one
that promises to secure for Omaha a mem
bership In something better than the dinky
league to which she Is at present appar
ently destined. Tebeau Is anxious, at the
name time, to hold control in both leagues.
and If he can retain his dual Interest in
Kansas City, his Louisville and his Denver
Interests he will be In a position to dictate
both In major and minor lea rue base ball.
It Is no raeaa state he hopes to conquer,
not by a good deal; but Just the entire
realm of base ball. Moves at present un
der way are merely stepping atones.
Viewed from this angle, the only possible
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TJricaol is a positive cur for rheumatism and other diseases which are caused by an ex
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cause and is therefore the only remedy that can be depended upon to absolutely cure rheuma
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frheee Are Examples ( Handsets ef
Others.
Mr. Renoe. amnlov on th-
Mr. Andrew McKally, at La Mlrada, Cal.,
Ibecame so thoroughly crippled by Kheuma-
uam inu ne was rorceu to cease work,
'and for a period of over six month
(confined to his house.
During tli la time he had tried about
everything that gave any hope of a cure
or even relief, but had become almost
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Uricsol was brought to his attention by
one who had suffered In like manner, and
bn Its use, determined to do his part
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we nearu from him a year later and he
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t case is one or hundreds along almost
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j Ree That Ceres.
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gend for Omaha In the ascendancy of Te
beau Is deserted. If he succeeds In form
ing his projected coalition with the bigger
eastern cities, and making up a new circuit
of greater pretentions than the present
American association, he will still hare
to form a new circuit In the west to take
care of Kansas City snd Denver, and this
will clear the way for Omaha to get In
with proper company. This is the only sp
parent advantage. On the other hand. If
Tebeau's dream of conquest In the east
falls of resliiatlon, then Omaha is doomed
to stick to the Western league so long
as Foxy Oeorge controls In the American.
This Is the real danger.
Other considerations are Involved In the
matter, the chlefest of which Is the ever
present menace of one-man power. A des
pot Is to be feared, no matter where he
Is found, snd Tebeau has certainly shown
a strong desire to boss every league he has
been connected with up to dste; in fact,
he haa bossed every one, and It Is not at
all likely he will forego his penchant In this
direction. Thus, should he, as now seems
more than probable, become the controlling
power In the Western as well as In the
American association, he will not only be
the most powerful but the most dangerous
man In base ball. Only one thins will re
strain him: Tebeau Is a business man, and
Is not In base ball for his health, and he
knows as well as any one that the profits
of the game are In proportion to Its popu
larity. He will be careful not to give mor
tal offense to the public, because he wants
Its patronage. When he was In Denver
he gave that town a championship team;
he went to Kansas City, and gave that
town a championship team; he went to
Louisville, and the Colonels won the cham
pionship. He gave both Kansas City and
Louisville good ball last season, and he will
undoubtedly give Denver good ball next
summer, and that IS the worst that can be
said of him. He may not be over-scrupulous
in his dealings with his fellow mag
nates, but he has always tried to give the
public the worth of Its money In base
ball.
Prospective owners of franchises In the
Western league circuit are asking them
selves If they can afford to enter a com
bination that Is to be dominated by the
personality of one man, and that one
man one who has a record of not letting
any consideration of his associates stand
In his way when he wants to do anything.
No matter what arrangement might be
made with Tebeau for the formation of
a Western league circuit for 190. no one
could say If it would be permanent; each
member would be haunted with the thought
that he held his franchise at the pleasure
of the boss, who has hitherto proved him
self anything but "easy." The league will
be in existence Just as long as he wants
It, and no longer. No doubt he will be able
to Induce men In Lincoln and Sioux City
to come In and take franchises In the six
club league he proposes to form. Omaha
and Des Moines have no other choice.
Burns Is already in with Tebeau, and if
the Bonflls-Packard deal doesn't fall
through, we will have to get along with
the "brush lesgue" ball nexjt summer at
least, and maybe longer.
This means something more for the
Western league. It means It will drop
from class A in the schedule of leagues to
class C; Its teams will not only be at the
mercy of the major leagues, as at pres
ent, but will"' be subject to selection by
the class A and class B leagues. It Is
not necessary to go Into' a long- explana
tion of what this means to the league.
It Is not Improbable that the magnates will
proceed on the lines that they are still
class A and fix a salary limit that will
allow the maintenance of good teams In
each town, but this will not remove the
menace.
Here's hoping' that Packard and Bon
flls will not be able to agree, and that the
Tebeau Injunction suit at Lincoln will
come on for a full hearing, for as sure as
it does, Tebeau will be defeated and his
methods will be exposed. This may not
mean ultimate salvation for the Western
league, but It will go a long way . to rid
It of what Is the worst danger It now
faces, domination by George Tebeau.
A Rose by any other name would smell
as sweet, and Champagne well, buy Cook'?
Imperial.
DEPOSITS OF URATES REMOVED.
The Wife ef the Ei-Oltv Trraaerer ef
Les Angrles Wrltesi
Uricsol Chemical Co., Los Angeles, Cal
Dear Sirs: 1 dec Ire to express my sin
cere appreciation jof your remedy for
Rheumatism, vis.: - Uricsol.
After seventeen years of constant afflic
tion, oftentimes he'pless, with swollen
hands and feet, I used six bottles of the
medicine and now. after two yeare' release,
gratefully acknowledge Its permanent ben
efit. Yours truly.
MRS. MART E. HARTWELL.
(26 West Seventeenth Street.
No clearer or more definite evidence of
the remarkable virtue of Uricsol can be
cited.
For seventeen years she had suffered.
The finger joints on both hands were so
enlarged and stiffened by the deposits of
urates that her hands were practically
useless.
The use of six bottles caused ths en
largements and the deposits to disappear,
the joints to resume their normal functions
and the hands again became useful mem
bers. The removal of. tha deposits about the
Joints usually requires three or four times
the amount of Uricso! required In the in
stance cited, and in this sense It s not
strictly a typical case. It however, proves
the possibilities In every such case, and
gives to chronic sufferers evidence that
they are not beyond cure If they will do
their part faithfully.
16th and Dodgo Sto.,
and Information.
GOLF TOURNEY AT TWIN CITIES
Minneapolis aad St. Paal Will De the
Heaors for the Trans
mlsalaslppl. Nvhlle no official or authoritative an
nouncement can be made at this time,
It Is regarded ss practically certain that
the 1904 championship tourney of the
Transmlsslsslppl Oolf sssoclatlon will be
held at Minneapolis, during the last week
in July. There are two courses at Min
neapolis, the Country club and the Mlnl
kahda. Over which of these the tourney
will be held Is unknown at this time, but
it Is expected thst It will be over the
Mlnlkahda. Minneapolis and St. Paul are
recent members of the Transmlsslsslppl
Oolf sssoclatlon and It Is thought that the
association Is promoting Its best Interests
in having the big tourney at the Twin
Cities, where there are a number of fast
golfers. The scenery about Minneapolis Is
fascinating; and the large number of golf
ers who will participate in the tourney
will undoubtedly have the time of their
lives.
After negotiations extending over some
time the Omaha Field club has at last se
cured an Instructor for next year In A. J.
Christie of the' Homewood club at Chicago.
Fred Bartsch. who was Instructor at the
Omaha Country club last year, was re
cently called to the Homewood course to
serve as Instructor, succeeding Christie In
thst capacity. Christie is a young man.
snd while he Is not rated as the best player
In the world, he nevertheless has a repu
tation as a good Instructor and as a club
maker. The Omaha Field club feels that
it has been sadly In need of a good club
maker for some time and feels fortunate
In getting one who Is looked upon as a com
petent club maker. It Is also expected
that special attention will be given to the
direction and education of the caddies this
year, and Christie will help with this dim
cult task.
Alex Fin dl ay, formerly of Omaha and
how rated as one of the world's best golf
ers, was In the city last week renewing
friendships formed long ago, and lncl
dentally playing some golf. ' Mr. Flndlay Is
noted for several things, but most of all,
perhaps, for bringing Harry Vardon, the
world's greatest golfer, to this country a
few years ago. Blnce that time he and
Vardon have played numberless matches
on both sides of the Atlantic. According
to Flndlay, the secret of Vardon's success
as a golfer lies In his accuracy and his
ability to' place a shot where he wants It
to land. Especially Is this so In connec
tion with his approach work. Some time
ago a bet was made In this city that the
story which wss going the rounds some
time ago that Vardon could make a golf
ball land on a sheet from a distance of 100
yards could not be verified, ,but Flndlay
says that Vardon can do this feat and
other things which are equally astounding.
Vardon has laid by over $50,000 from golf
alone and Is rated as one of the Jolltest
fellows that ever swung a club. He Is 33
years of age and Is fast recovering from his
severe and prolonged Illness, and will take
another chance at the championship event
which is to be contested at Sandwich, Eng
land, this year. There is every reason to
believe that Vardon will be one of the
contestants In the world's championship
event, which Is to be held at St. Louis in
September. v
WhlTe In this olty Findlsy played at the
Country and Field clubs and did some
clever stunts. From here he Is going south
and Incidentally will again defend his title
of open championship of Mexico, which II
held 'in Mexico City In February.
, "The game of golf Is Just In its Infancy
In this country," said Flndlay. "The day
will come when it will lead all sports and
today the Increase In golfers each year Is
something remarkable. Since the game is
new, the general public has no conception
of Its fine points and has not that knowl
edge of the game which will enable It to
know and value It for Its exact worth.
Findlay's great merit as a golfer lies in
his wonderful ability as a putter. He
uses a goose-neck putter the original Flnd
lay model for which he has been offered
the sum of 1200. His putts are all played
with a rotary motion, or something In the
nature of a cut, the ball coming In com
Uricsol Caved This Policeman.
For five years Corporal John Parrott of
the Ben Francisco Police Station suffered
from severe Rheumatism. Today he Is a
well man the result of taking t bottles of
Uricsol feels better than he ever did and
says In no doubting words what he thinks
of this remarkable Rheumatic specific. .
Read his own story.
San Francisco, California, Oct. 17, 1902.
Uricsol Chemical Co., Los Angeles, CaL
Gentlemen: For .the last five years I
have been a constant sufferer from Inflam
matory Rheumatism. These five years have
been full of torture and excruciating pain.
Rheumatism had settled in my right leg
(knee and foot) which waa constantly
swollen up out of all proportion, and I
was always In great pain. The Rheumatism
has affected my hands so that It was Im
possible for me to grip with my former
strength.
I have tried every known remedy In ex
j Istence. The doctors prescribed fur m
: until I became discouraged In trying it
obtain a cure. Up to this day I have used
three bottles of Uricsol. I noticed a marked
Improvement In my condition after the
first bottle. The swelling in my leg has
become considerably reduced, and the
strength haa returned to my hands. It has
also stimulated the action of the kidneys
and liver to a considerable extent, and haa
had a very satisfactory action on my en
tire system.
DRUG CO.,
Omaha.
pact with the putter at Its extreme end or
to Findlsy was able to win soma matches
from Vardon by reason of the fact that
he Is an abler putter. Vardon Is noted for
his bad putting. In that respect resembling
James Brsld, who wss otherwise a wonder
ful player. Flndlay In playing here re
sorted to the Iron frequently and plays all
his Iron shots with remarkable precision.
He also used a spoon upon a number of
occasions with very gratifying results. His
iron shots, contrary to the stroke of the
average golfer, seem to be fuller than with
his wooden clubs and the follow-through
Is especially noticeable. Flndlay is the
possessor of a handsome gold watch which
was presented to him by Harry Vardon
after one of their memorable matches,
which Vardon won at the thirty-sixth hole.
The Omaha Country club has announced
the following committees for the ensuing
year:
House Harry Cummlngs, E. M. Falrfleld,
L. L. Kountze.
Greens Isaac Coles, F. A. Brogan and E.
H. Sprague.
Tournaments and Games H. T. Lemlst,
H. G. Leavltt and R. K. Kimball.
Des Moines has attained the distinction
of having the longest golf course In the
wor,ld. This Is not merely a random re
mark, but Is a statement of fact. Tom
Bendelow of Chicago recently visited Des
Moines and laid out a new course for the
Country club, which recently purchased
some land to the west of its old nine-hole
course. On this course a new elghteen
hnle links was laid out, which aggregate
6,827 yards. This Is not a 36-hole course,
but an 18-hole course, the average length
of the holes being 379 yards. Of these the
shortest Is 100 yards, the longest 640 yards,
and there are two at 540 yards and one of
627 yards. Verily, there wll be no scores
of 70 or 80 returned on this course.
The distances as marked out by Bendelow
are as follows:
Tarda.
Bogey on the new course Is estimated at
87, being a 42 out and a 46 in. Bendelow
has been all over the United States and
says that the Country club and the Wave
land clubs are tha finest he has ever seen.
He says:
This new course Is the first 18-hole links
to be laid out with an eye single to the
effect of the patented ruhber-enred bll
on the "auld Scotch game." And the beauty
of the topography Its close resemblance
to Myopia at Hamilton, Mass., Is marked
firomlnes to make It one of the best courses
n the world and to give the better cIhss
of golfers an opportunity for which they
have been longing namely, to see whether
the golfer with the long game has greatly
the advantage of the player whose long
game is conspicuous by its absence but
whose game Is nevertheless as perfect as
his competitor with that exception.
The Waveland course is separated from
the new Country club course at Des Moines
by a wire- fence. The two clubs are work
ing together and In all future tourna
ments they will conduct all their contests
over both courses, calling It, however, but
a single course. This will make a golf
course of thirty-six holes whose combined
length is 12,037 yards, a distance of nearly
seven miles.
The Field club haa changed Its links and
now has a course aggregating 8,847 yards.
The following table will show the dis
tances of ths various holes. It will also
Indicate an approximate bogey, which is
always reckoned on the basis of one stroke
for each 165 yards and another for every
fraction thereof In getting to the green,
and two puts on the green:
No.
1 ..
2 ..
S ..
4 ..
5 ..
6 ..
7 ..
8 ..
..
10 ..
Tds.
, 370 .
, 300 .
, 600 .,
, 365 .
, 335 .
, 325 .
. 1R5 .
. 375 .
. 400 .
. 200 .
Bogey.
No,
11 ..
12 ..
13 ..
14 ..
15 ..
ia ..
17 ..
18 ..
Tds.
, 607 .
, 200 .
, 445 .
, 215 .
, 400 ,
, 2X5 ,
, 240 .
. 200 .
Boa-ey,
6
4
, 6
4
4
, 4
total.. .6,847
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HONOR BUTTONS FOR THE BOYS
Pnbllo Schools Athletio Leslie Has
Plaa for Recognising and Enseoar
agrlns; Yoathful Athletes. ,
Dr. Gullck. chairman of the committee
on games of the Public Schools Athletic
league, has arranged a number of events
which will be adopted In the contests for
silver and bronze buttons, typical of ath
letic ability, promised by the league to
the school boys throughout the country.
Dr. Gullck says that experiments with
over 100 boys have been conducted, but
the committee has considered the matter
to be of such Importance that It did not
seem advisable at the present time to
mske a definite ruling In regard to the
standards. It Is his decision that for each
clast there should be at least one event
Involving strength of legs, one Involving
strength of arms and one Involving skill.
The proposed standards are as follows:
For boys of elementary schools, 18 years
old and under: Slxtv-yard run In 84 seo
nnds; pull-i'o or chinning on a bar, 4
tles: standing broad jump, t feet.
Elementary school boys over 12 years of
Be: lOft-ysM dsh, 14 second": pull-tin.
times: standing broad lump. feet. C inches.
Hlch school bovs: 230-vsrd dash, 28 sec
onds: pull-up. times; running high jump,
4 feet, 4 Inches.
Boys attaining the prescribed standard
to the class to which they belong are to
receive from the league bronse buttons.
Boys who make such a high standard as
remains to ba determined are to receive
silver Instead of bronse buttons. Every
boy who participates must produce a
certificate of the principal of the school
he attends that his deportment and studies
have been above the avers ge.
It Is thought that if the committee which
has this matter under consideration can
secure the endorsement of the high' school
leaders all over the United States, their
athletio league will be made a national
organisation. The league is now In Its
Infancy and Its plans have beVn but re
cently divulged. The Indications point to
Its speedily becoming a factor in the ath
letic life of the United States, which Is
now regarded as the greatest lover of
legitimate sports In the world.
Now that high school athletics are be
ginning to assume such a prominent place
in the publlo mind, particular attention
Is now being paid to the younger athletes.
The universities have long since found on
that their best material comes from th"
high school and whether ths charges of
robbing the high schools of their star ath
letes tor the benefit of the university Is
true or not, the fact will ever remain true
that the best men for the university must
necessarily come from the high schools.
This is so for the reason that as the high
schools are now conducted, their athletes
are put through a preliminary training
which prepares them, In a measure, for
the university and the managers of ths
more mature teams do not have to begin
at the botom with the high school athlete
and put him through a lot of preliminary
work which must necessarily be shown the
raw recruit beforche can "get onto the
ropes."
As the universities are now conducted,
everything is being reduced to science and
the best and latest methods are always
at a premium. This being so. the high
school athlete who has undergone a severe
training Is a better disciplinarian than ths
raw recruit, for be knows what Is to 'be
expected ef him and how to meet those
expeeUUoaa. But It seems that he does
No. Yard s.i No.
1 5 10 ..
5 !U 11 .,
3 20.1 13 .,
4 627 IS ..
6 310 14 ,,
6 476' 15 .,
7 860 Id .,
8 S6jl7 ..
640 .
640
8
640
1,887 1.640
Total 6,827
o)PrrrTT TfT ATTTTTlf
. jrdln 1 1 Wiyj iiyjLl-sui JlSJiVii
WRECKS THS NERVES AMB
UNDERMINES THE HEALTH
Ifcheumatism is not only the most painful, but oftentimes the most formidable and dangerous
of all diseases. The constitution gives way, nerves are wrecked, health undermined and life
made a misery and torture by the terrible pains and aches. Rheumatism is bad enough, even
in its lightest form ; but when it becomes chromic and the muscles and sinews grow hard and
stiff and the joints immovable and fixed, it shows what the disease can do, and tlie far-reaching
effects of this most terrible of all human maladies. Rheumatism is caused by uric, lactic and
other acid particles in the blood, and every muscle, joint and fibre that these acid poisons
touch become inflamed and sore, tender and painful.
These acids cause fermentation in the blood, render
it sour and unfit for the proper nourishment of the
body. The nervous system breaks down for lack
of rich, pure blood ; the skin becomes red, swollen,
feverish and puffy; the disease is aggravated and
the pain, intensified by every movement of muscle
or joint, and there is no rest or ease for the almost
frantic sufferer as long - the blood remains in this
abnormal and unuatir condition. When Rheu
matism is in the blood d.ud system you may expect
all sorts of complications. The heart-muscles often
are affected, causing irregularity and weakness of this vital organ. The liver and kidneys
act slowly, the stomach, digestion and appetite fail, all because of a Jtoo acid, sour and unhealthy
blood. Exposure to cold and wet, night air, damp, foggy weather and chilly east winds, make
Rheumatism worse and are exciting causes, but the real source of the disease is in the blood.
Arteries and veins are fired with the poisonous acids, and exposure is the match that sets the
whole circulation aflame and brings out all the distressing symptoms of Rheumatism.
Home remedies, such as liniments, blisters and plasters, have a place in the treatment of
Rheumatism in certain stages. When properly applied they relieve temporarily the pain and
redness, the inflammation and swelling, but you can never reach the real seat of the disease
from without; the cure must come from within, and it requires a remedy that can bring the
blood back to its original purity, that can relieve the circulation of all irritating acids and
simulate the sluggish organs and all parts of the system before a permanent cure of Rheu
matism is effected. S. S. S. acts as a purifier of the blood, tones up the nervous system ; it neu
tralizes and filters out of the blood the acids and poisons and restores it to a pure and healthy
state and arouses all the bodily organs to better action, and the waste and refuse that has
as it enriches and invigorates the thin, acid blood, and at the same time builds up the debil
itated constitution. Until the blood has been thoroughly cleansed and purified there is no
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not know as much as be should, for the
training of the high, school athlete has
lately been deemed of such Importance
that a national committee has been named
which has outlined a course of work or
training for the athletes In the various de
partments of the high' schools and even
down to the grades. This course Includes
the work that may rightly and reasonably
be expected of an athlete in any given de
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YOST ON THE FOOT BALL RULES
Hsrry-Vp Coach Has 'sv Number of
Suggestions for the Committee's
Consideration.
Some Interesting criticisms are made
by F. H. Tost, coach of the Michi
gan foot ball team, of the existing foot
ball rules. In which he says the rules
should be rearranged and made more plain,
so that there can be no cause for doubt of
the meaning of any of them, thus avoiding
delays and discussions during the game.
He says that much discussion has been hlad
during the past season relative to the inter
pretation to be placed upon some of the
rules and then he proceeds to enumerate
these, and among them the lollowlng are
Included:
First When a play Is made, near the
side line, may any of the players line up
out of bounds? He claims that a positive
statement, one way or the other, should
be made upon this point, as it Is often a
ground for excuse.
Second Rule 8 says a goal is made by
kicking a ball In any way, except by u
punt, from the field of play over the cross
bar of the opponent's goal. Yost claims
this should read: "A goal Is made by a
drop kick or place kick from the field of
play."
Third Tost says that two games during
the past season were left to him for de
cision, based upon the following conditions
or facts: In one game the center had passed
the ball to the quarterback, who, standing,
held the ball in his hands and the fullback
kicked it over the crossbar of the op
ponents' goal. In another instance the ball
had been fumbled by one side on Its own
twenty-five yard line. One of the oppo
nents came through and kicked It as it
lay on the ground and It accidentally went
over the. crossbar. Under the above rule,
as It now Is, In both canes, Tost claims he
could not do otherwise than allow a goal.
Yet, under rule 2. no such methods of kick
ing are described.
Fourth Under rule 10, section C, Tost
claims much discussion has arisen aa to
how a player must be punished for running
Into or interfering with the kicker after he
has kicked. The rules committee request
that the officials punish this offense se
verely, but do not state how. And then
Yost asks why not provide that the of
fending side shall receive so many yards,
or, if in the opinion of the officials, the of
ense was very severe, disqualify the
plsver?
Fifth Rule a. section A. as regards the
loss of twentv-five yards, has also been the
subject of much dispute. Most teams claim
that if they were put back twenty yprda
for holding on first down, and If they then
put the bait In nlsy by snanplnp It to the
quarterback, and he touched It down, this
would make a first down, as they had lost
twenty yards and had avoided the rule
which said, when they were nut bnck un
der the penalty, the nolnt to be gained re
mained unchanged. Yost claims that this
rule should read: "The loss of twentv
vards exclusive of penalties." as that would
be none too severe for holdlnir.
fiirth Rule 22. section A, In regard to
tr'chlng the ball In from out of bounds
snd then kicking It, Is Indefinite. Must the
imn touching It be Inside of the side line
when he kicks, snd. If so, how far may he
come in before kicking?
Seventh Rule IS, section A. ssvs that the
opponents must remain behind the goal line
until the ball Is placed upon the ground.
Now. In case of a violation of this rule. It
should state thst they must be put back
five yards in their own gosl, otherwise
there can be no penalty for the violation.
Kighth lTnder the rule for charging be
fore thebal! touchea the ground on a free
kick, Yost thinks the above Is true, any
how, but many officials say they cannot put
a team back In its own goal.
Ninth Rule 14. section 11, should limit In
some wsy the nxiber of times the aide
having a free kick can have a short kick
which does not go ten yards before being
touched by an opponent.
Tenth I'nder rule 28, section B. the
Knalty for throwing, passing or batting a
11 toward the opponent's goal, as It is at
present. Is a shifting penalty, and at times
seems very unfair. Yost claims that if the
rule read. "The point to be gained remains
unchanged." the penalty would always be
a lust one.
Eleventh Instead of rule It, sections B.
C, D and E. why not substitute a general
rule which would say that at least six
players must be on the Hue of scrimmage
st all times, but if seven players are on
the line of scrimmage between the twenty-
five-yard tines, then the first player re
ceiving the ball from the center may carry
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in so doing he crosses such line outside the
second man on said line from the center;
that is, outside the tackle? This rule, Yost
claims, would make It easy for the officials
to know positively when any violation oc
curred. Under the present rules it is al
most impossible to do so. If this rule were
adopted It would make It optional to use
either style of play between the twenty-flve-vyard
lines.
Summing up the whole matter Tost says:
"The past year, I believe, has clearly
demonstrated that the game has not shown
any more open work between the twenty-five-yard
lines than under the old rule. In
fact, I think the opposite haa been true. It
has forced a line attack because there are
not enough men In the Interference to circle
a good end successfully. However, It would
leave the style of game to be played op
tional with those who favor either."
General Athletio Notes.
A great Intercollegiate Indoor athletio
meet Is being planned In celebration of the
opening of the new gymnasium of the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Politics is beginning to boil In the Amer
ican Bowling cortgress earlier than was ex
pected. Sam Karpf has held the office of
secretary since the organisation was first
put upon Its feet, and now for the first time
another candidate appears in the person of
AV. J. Kenna, the Chicago bowler.
J. Graham Smith, manager of the Colo
rado college basket ball team at Colorado
Springs, writes that his team is contem
plating a trip through this part of the
country about the last of March and would
like to arrange games with any high school,
college. Young Men's Christian associa
tion or militia teams In Kansas or N"
braska.
A plan of all-winter training for foot
ball men has been conceived by Coach
McCornack and Director Butterworth of
Northwestern university and will soon be
Fut Into effect While the plan is not yet
ully worked out. it haa already been de
cided that the foot ball men shall be given
practice in wrestling "and charging the
tackling device.
President J. J. Rowe of the American
Bowling congress says that Cleveland will
be represented by twenty teams In the 1904
bowling tourney, which is to be held In
that city next month. Chicago will have
an equal number. Milwaukee and New
York will also send large teams and the
outlook Is bright for a large attendance.
Mr. Rowe says that the tourney will eclipse
all previous efforts along this line. The
prise list will tggregate about 17,000. The
entry list from the state of Ohio alone
will exceed the total attendance at the last
national tourney.
The Young Men's Christian association
and Omaha High school basket ball teams
have now gotten down to serious work
and, although considerable trouble In book
ing games is still experienced, the corre
spondence which the managers have been
carrying on seems to Indicate that a num
ber of games will be booked later on. All
of the outside concerns seem to be in no
hurry to ook games, claiming that the
season Is too early and that they have
other games under consideration. All of
which Is not believed, but still It accom
plishes its purpose and the local teams will
have to wait until they can secure games.
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