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Judgments
THE weok saw tha consummation
of one of tlio biggest deals ever
mado in baso ball tlio Chance
Tinker combination transfer, sale
and release, whoso ramifications -j
ran around both major leagues, touching
sovoral cluba and players. Tinker at fast
Is stttled. It seems. In tha position of
manager for Cincinnati, and if man con
get any comfort out of such a berth Joo
Is entitled to congratulations. Chance
seems quito sure to bo the Highlanders'
now manager at tho princely salary of
$18,000, with 5 per cent of tho not earnings,
which ought to run his pay up nearly
as high ns it was with tho Cubs. Chance
lost no tlmo In repudiating tho silly story
that ho bald ho would decline anything1
less than fcW.OOO becau&o McGraw got
$18,000 and his rocord was bettor than
Muggsy's. There were several reasons
that mado tlio story foolish, the first of
which was Chaneo Is not crazy; in tho
next place the plan suggested would ex
ceed $20,000, surely. McOraw, his personal
frlond, was glad to waive and remove
tho last such obstacle to Chance's getting
Into Gotham. But some young men will
never learn that a fact is always better
than fiction for newspaper purposes. If
Chaneo goes to Now York wo look for
several notablo player exchanges, for the
Poerless leader will bo manager for the
will havo a team at any cost. His going
to tho irltropolls Is a great, tiling for
baso ball. It places ono of Its biggest
men In tho biggest clti' and all fandom
should bo glad. The next question ls,"
What about Hal Choso? Hugh Fullertbn
remarked tho other day that Farrell
needed Chance, for, aa things stood; ho
had Hal Oliose and a franchise, evon no
park that Is suitable. Ho Intends to use
tho Polo grounds hereafter. But Chance
Is t,ald to bo eager to get back into actlvo
playing himself. If so, wH ho go to
first base? If so, Whore will Chaso go?
Well, It must bo remembered that Chase,
a marvel nt firstr ls-alsoa-great second
baseman. In any event, It hardly seems
likely that Chaneo would caro to trade
Chase, though ho might get several good
players for 'Mm. until Chance know that
his own condition was normal agolniAnd,
Highland would bo loath to glvo up
Chose, Its Idol. Thero lstalk of getting
Siun Crawford. Good, but'ieyen at that;
Chaso Is not to bo thought of as leaving
surely.
In any event, It begins to look like a
great year for the New York Americans.
Frank Chance will bring to the team tho
successful experience of fifteen years in.
tho National league, plus a ' grim de
termination, Incited by his late treatment
by a llttlo fellow at Chicago, to make
good on a larger scalo than. ever. His
passing is a ' great acquisition to the
American league,, as great as it is a., loss
to tho National, and every man with
senso appreciates that. Even Charley
Murphy may before Iho next season ends,
(.'omlskcy certainly dogs now. That foxy
Old Itoman! Gee, thero won't be a man
out Ut that South 0lde park when tha
Highlanders are led into it by the Peer
less deader, late of the West Sldo! Eh.
whutchasay? Poor Commy, ho'H"havc. to
put on a few extra money counters. Mur
phy will still have Tinker with Ills' Cin
cinnati TlcdB to draw a few for him, but
oh, welll Johnny Evcrs and Murph may
got along throughout tho whole season.
But. on tha loVcli just look what Murphy
did io Chance kicked him out of Chicago,
wherri ho was drawing $10,000 and what
his investment drew. Into New York with
$18,00) and trimmingsl
Garry Herrmann' Is a man of honor and
patience. After he had bought Chance
for a song he continued to dicker for
Tinker, and tho baso ball world won
dered If he had'gbno crazy. Chance was
a demonstrated fact. Tinker purely an
uxperlment as a mannger. Why did not
Herrmann cinch' as Ills manager thin man
who had won four pennants, two world's
series, two seconds and one third In seven
years, and regarded by all as one of. If
not the, greatest manager In the busi
ness? Well, Herrmann finally told why.
Ho promised Joo TinkPr nt the tlmo he
engaged Hank O'Day as manager that if
Hank fulled, Joe would get the next-
whack at the job If ho could be secured
from tho Cubs. Herrmann, be'lngtunlike
another man with- whom he had to deal
In order to get Tinker, was a man of his
word and ho kept It to Tinker without
any legal obligations to bind him, know
ing ho was the loser to pass, up Chance.
Kvoryboily hopes Herrmann and Tinker
both will be the gainers in the end.
Western league olub owners want a
l.riwldtint with plenary powers, so as to
traneuct tho huslnnus of president; not
a ehief clerk at their beck and call. That
Is why they will declaro their good cense
and keep O'Neill on the Job In Chicago.
The noxt question Is Johnny's Kllng's
disposition. Kllng is still a great catcher
and will bo a great factor In the success
of Iho team landing him. How would
Chance like him for his Highlanders?
Itogor Bresnahan is almost sure to beat
that crowd of double dealers nt St. Iouls
and then get a Job backstopplng for an
other kind of management, Itoger Is not
strong for the suffntRottes,
Miner Brown finds Rockefeller money
very .satisfactory, especially In the winter
time. He has set a precedent as a tutor,
his pupil in pitching being a grandson of
John D.
Monk-Watso "Rescues" the Great Detective
JIM THORPE IS STAR OF ALL
Stands Head and Shoulders Over
Athletio Marvels of the Year.
GEORGE HORINE SHINES, TOO
rinriner Olympic Gnmea Ho Wnn
Wntclicd Very Closely b- Ex
perts from All Porta of
the World.
NEW YORK. Doc. 14, With the greatest
athletio year in history Just going Into
tho discard, it la Interesting to, select tome
of the men who mado athletio hlslprjdur
lng the year., ferae great mepts.wa.re
held tho world over during l&ti but tho
Olympic games nt Stockholm top'ped the
wholo list of amateur athletic events.
The ono figure that stood head and
shoulders abovo the rest of a athletla
world after the Olympic games had been
cleared away was that of JlnV Thorpe.
Asldo from his recent marvelous feats on
the foot ball field, Thorpo proved him
self unquestionably the greatest all
around athlete that ever started on any
field. Ho not only beat his competitors
In all-around showing with a good per
formance In each nnd every event, but ho
won a majority of the different events of
the decathlon and pentathlon series wllh
performances that would have won' a na
tional championship In this or any other
country. Jim cleared over twenty-three
feet In the long Jump, over six feet In the
high Jump, ran his high hurdles In 15
seconds, and ran 1C9 yards in 11 seconds,
and all that while under tha heavy strain
of all-around competltlo'i),
The proof conclusive that Thorpe Is tho
greatest of tho all-around men that ever
wore a spiked shoe came In tlo 1,000
meter performances that ho showed in
tho decathlon and pentathlon series at
Stockholm. After the terrlflci physical and
mental strain of Bevcn days' continuous
competition, Thorpe w,cit to the mark for
his final event in the 'decathlon looking as
fresh as when Jie atartedLthe weejt. beorev
"Wn. n Strenti of White..
When the, pistol ' cracked there was a,
streak of white. That was Jim." Horan
his first quarter in a trifle worse than 68
socolld's. and by-that time was bo far
ahead that ho started to grin. He .strove
through and finished the l.OCO meters.
'miiefie 'WouHniittxj'-vcuirii u ,in.v ....
to pieces, something that was never done
by any man in an aii'-arouna compeuiiyii.
-it is safe to assert, tort, that had ho.
specialised, Thorpe might easily liayo'won
any one of several events on the Olympic"
program. Jim appears to bo best In tho
high Jump, but there's no telling what he
would do In the hurdles or 'the running
brqad Jump If he was to do tho one event
act., The trtft.lt W iThorpq doesn't train,
for any one event, and , yet ho is good in
any' of them.
As good a critic as Lawson Robertson,
coach of tlio Irish-America Athletic 'club,
declares that Thorpe does not'Unow how
to Jump a yet. Robertson made this, re
mark Just after Jim had cleared twenty
three feet nnd two inches In the brood
jump" In tho all-round championships al
Celtic park on last Labor day.
"He doesn't get enough off the ground.'
said Robertson. "If, ho could get half svs
good a rise as Outterson doiii Thorpe
would do twenty-four feet and better con
sistently." to iha truth that Thorite tn doing the
"runnlno- broad1' depends almost solely
on speed and his ability to throw his body
forward on landing In the turf, -ine
'rise ho has not.
llnrlue HnUen Ruction.
Possibly after Thorpe no athlete raised
so much ruction with tho record book dur-
lne 1912 as George Horine, who broke
the long standing high Jump rpcord of
Mike Sweeney.,) Horine cleared tno oar ai
six feet and six and one-eighth Inches.
This young Callforntan, who bore himself
In a most creditable manner when his
record was attacked by eastern critics,
has Just about revolutionized high Jump
ing, instead of twisting his body over tho
bar with a short jerk, Horine rolls,, over
with a slow, easy motion.
Many have criticized Horine's method
of landing on his feet, saying that ho
dives over the bar; but, though his shoul
ders and head appear to start for tho
ground first when the drop from over the
bar takes place, Horine lands on his feet
as often as the average Jumper.
During the Olympic competition llorlno
was watched by tho foreign officials very
closely, but there was not a single criti
cism of his style. Horlne's failure at
Stockholm was due to the fact that he
was undoubtedly stale after a hard sea
Kon's training on the coast, and also to
the fact that the change of climate af
fected Iiu to a certain extent. It must
be remembered that the California!:
travelled not less than 7,500 miles to com
pete In the Olympic games, and wLthouJ
a chance to stop In any one place long
enough to get acclimated. His jump of
six feet and one inch under these condi
tions was a very creditable performance
for even a record holder.
Ted Meredith earned a place In the ath
letic hall of fame, too. Meredith was to
tally unheard of until last April, when
he came, like a bolt from the blue and
i beforo his winning streak was over the
Mercersburg youth had turned the trick
that cvory American athletic enthusiast
had hoped for for nearly three years.
Meredith Karns l'muo,
This feat was the breaking uf thu
world's half-mile record, that was down
THE OMAHA
r 1
"Buck" Weaver,
on the books to tho credit of Emillo
XiUnghL In. that wonderful rnco in. tho
stadium nt Stockholm the young Penn
sylvanlan earned fame that will stick
to him to his dying day. And yet Mere
dith Is only a boy. His career lit h on-
fore him. He has sonslblv clven tin font
JJttll playing and is taking a comploto rest
.injrn training, after which ho will como
lut'Taster than ever.
Tho world's dJsJUJje- onora, for 3312
clearly belonir to1a''frirelirnA. TTnnnna
Kohlemalnen of Finland: This youth from
the land' that 'lies under tho great paw of,
Russfaiis ono of tho most remarkable
distance- runners tho wprld ' has, ' ever
known. .
At the Olympic games at Stockholm he
was supre.ne in all rrtena fiver ttin 1.17)0-
mctor event. Onco only was he obliged
to show anything like his best,, and that
-was in .the ftOOme'ter race, In which
Jean Bouln, the French dandy, finished
but two feet behind the all-conquering
Finn In the driving . finish that com
pelled both men to put all thoy had In
the running for a full quarter of a mile.
ivoniemalnen was just as good over the
rough ground as ho was on the flat, ifo
won tho cross-country championship' by
such a. margin that he had finished and
was chatting with the officials about the
finish post when tho second runner
plodded wearily Into the stadium. ;, -
Had Kohlemalnen run nt rrtrulntlr.n
I at metric distances, ho would have shat
tered all amateur nnd nrofenslnnnl rcc
oids.fjom two to five miles. In tho B.O0O- j
luoiot iuuc in wjt.uM jie met. xumn, ooui
the" Finn and hla rival from Marseilles
turned three miles several Beconds fastor
than Alfred Shrubb's record for that dis
tance.
Meets Defeat In New York.
Great as Kohlemalnen is on the cinder
path, he had to como to New York to
meet the first defeat of his careet in "a
scratch race, and Ip the runner who
turned the trick, Abel' Kivlat, an
other history-maker of the clnderpath
during the' yenv that is waning. To find
the steadiest runner of the year around
the mile dlxtance one has to look nb
further than this same little, bowfegged
Staten Islandir. Every time ho tried this
year Klviat beat 4:20 for the mile and
his 4:1.3 in tha Harvard stadium last
June was the fastest mile of the year,
barring none,
Such running as Kiviat has shown this
year is seen only when a Conoff or a
George comes along. It Is nonsense to
say that Klviat is better than John Paul
Jones, or that Jones la better than JUv-
lat. The two aro too evenly matched to
carry comparisons as far as that, but tho
fact remains that Klviat has dona tho
better running month In and month out
during 1912.
When Kivlat and Jones meet at the mile
the one that has the edge in form will
win. It was o when Jones beat tho local
boy in Hrooklyn In the summer of llilj,
and it was so when Klviat reversed tha
decision at Stockholm eleven months later.
Should they be brought together again
each fit to run tho race of his life either
Is likely to win, and the time will be
around four minutes and ten seconds,
There was one wonderful performance
at the Olympic games that hus been more
or lens neglected, and that Is the Jeap that
Albert Glutei foil of the University of
'Vermont made lij .Winning the running
broad Jump for hUUnc!e Sam. Gutter
Kin had a luine buck-tit th time, but in
spite of this handicap he leuped twenty
four fuel and eleven and thro eighths
SUXDAV 13U10: DKOEMBtiK 15, Wli
. oyprlght, 1912, National News Ass a
Shortstop Chicago White Sox
Thfil youhgster, who van ; purchased
from the San Francisco team in 1BJ1, Is,
ono of tho real '"comers," having' mado
good after many ups and downs. Tho
Cleveland team released hlin twice, but
J!mmyCallahun was wise enough to k
the possibilities In him.
Inches, -falling shy of the world's record
by Just three-olghths of an Inch.
As long aa.-a year ago Harr Hlllm.au,
the Dartmouth collego coacfc, statod that
Gutterson was tho coming broad Jumper,
"1'vo watched hlhi," said HI U matt, "and
if ho will only got tha foolish notion mit
of his hoad that Is a hurdler and spec-
lame in .the broad Jump, you'll eo hltn
do twenty-five feet at tho Olympic
gumes."
Rugby and American
Combination Would
Be an Ideal Game
ilONTUHAtr, Quobec, Dec. H.-Hy
combining Rugby and American foot ball.
Coach Shaughnessy of McGUl university,
says that na thinks that tho Ideal game
could be produced. On this point ho s&yst
"I believe tho Ideal game could ba pro
duced by pressing tho Canadian with the
American game. Itemovo tho two sdo
scrimmagers and play twelyo men a sldt,
and you will havo a continuous perform
ance, of running and kloklng. Twelyo men
a side would give greater soopa for end
runs and permit moro compact llne'playa.'
Add to this the snapping of theiboll out
of tho scrimmage, whereby, (t could fie
put In tha play Just twice als. fasjj as t)V
heeling, nnd consequently start the back
lino In action with the same proportion
of fpeed, and tho gamo would ho perfect.
In my opinion,
"I believo tho American rulo of allow
Ing a fair catch, Instead of giving tack
ling yards, is more satisfactory to both
players and spectators. A fair catch Is
all a halfback requires, and tho Ameri'
can rules also proteots the man from
being charged after he has kicked tha
ball. The Canadian rule docs also, but
it Is not enforced. The loss of half the
distance to the offending side's goal line
would soon eliminate the charging after
a man hus got his punt away. I saw
oua good halfback put away for the seu-
son through being charged after he had
kloked." ,
. . ,
To Keep Double Synteni.
The 'Western league wlltiise tho double
umplie system next season In all games.
If tho decision recently nut-hod Is carried
out
There's Still Room
For a Revision of I
Rulesiof Foot Ball
-i-juiMjj-j'reiN, n. j., Dec. 14. In tho
opinion pf William W. Ilopor. former u,th
letlo director ut Princeton university,
thero Is still room for revision In the. foot
ball rules. However, tho former Tiger
conch thinks that the greatest need at the
present tlrrie, Is that of developing play
ers tmder the existing rules rather than
making continual changes. To Koper'a
way of thinking the present niloa are a
great Improvement over tho old code, or
tho now revised rulcB of the lost few
years. In discussing the new rules for
the beheflt of I'rincetonlans Mr. nopor
s,v n'hc Hully Prlncetonlan:
"In the winter of 1010 the rule makers
hud oilo object In view to which they de
voted. ' "practically all their attention,
i,. ....,, .... u .K.riu thu ru'ies4ua to moku
foot ball suf Very little tlmfc'was 'spent.
uu niiimiiK ieie, owing1 to inw insistent
demands from 'all Vniarterfr" for' a "safe
game.' " (
"Tlld season'!- of 1H0 and lll clearly
demonstrate! to ull that tho foot ball
rules fnvnrod tho defensive team. Thti,
however. Is not tho cae to such an ex
tent today. A great strldo has been takon
In tho right direction by eliminating
small technical points.
"Much moro cun tx done In this sumo
direction. In tha first place, tha rule re
quiring a forward pass to be made five
yards behind the lino of scrimmage should
be abolished. There Is not tha slightest
reason for this restriction, and it puts
too great a tux upon the referee. An
other Innoviitlon this year is tha rule al
lowing a forward paa tor be made to a
player ten yards or lets behihd the goal
line. Tills Is a rulo wjiich Is unnecessary,
piay snouiu do connnea to tha field bo
tween the. gdal posts.
"Moio strength yet should be given to
tha team of the otfonse. The onslfla kick.
for instance. Is a very effective play that
la abolished under the existing rules, It
should ba ullowed without any rest tie
tlona; In fact, kicking in every way should
be encouraged, The onaldo kick developa
kicking on the run and the accurate plao
Ing of kicks.
"But with these few additions th rule
should be left strictly alone. livery one of
tho larger teams Is too prone by fur to
confine their play to tho beaten pth.
The possibilities of the open gamo under
the present system of rules has not as
yet been developed."
Many Player lUed.
Figures compiled by Secretary Heydler
show players were used In the National
league in Vll. Cincinnati nnd St. Loul
each usod forty-one, Chicago, forty; Phil-
aueipmu. thirty-nine: iiltsburgn. thirty.
eight; nostou, thlrty-tjeven: Hrooklyn.
thirty: anil Now Yorn. twenty-e ght. Cln
clnriatl uted twenty-four Pitchers all told
uud Chicago had eighteen men on Its
twining rtatr at ono time or anptner
Wnhou Snni AVnnla flalae.
Sum Ciuwford la a conditional holdou'
Thero has been talk of putting him on
first Itose for the 'Tlgert, It Qalnor'r
i wrist goes bud again, and Sam says he
won't play flrt tor tho same money hv
hus been getting as an outfielder bo
cause there Is o much mor wru-W tn do
a,t first base.
Drawn for The Bee by Gus Mager
WILL BASKET BALL L1YE ON? I
Question is Whether 0orae Can So Declare Ttyese in Answering Crit
Stand on Own Merits. , icism ' irYnde. of Game.
MUST MAKE SPORT CLEANER
General Opinion la tint I (iiime Is
Wmilngr Fast niul Mtmt lie Tuned
Up to lift Able to Until
lta Own.
NliW YOHK, Deo. H.-ls basket bull
to live on lta merits or will It eventually
be abandoned by tho larger colfegen how1
playing the game In tho 'enstT It' Iff tho
Kolieral Impression among colltiHia.ttts-tli.it
the jfamo U waning fast olid losing' huuiy
uf 1U ktanchest supporter, lloughnesi
of play. It seems, has Injured tho game, -
but now tho authorities" are' 'frying tft
doctor it up with tho avowed pUrposo of
Kvlnif it Just what offset the now
changes will havo on tho gamn Is 'pro
voking attention from ull parts of tho
country, especially from eastern quarters,
Where tha foundation Is not ao solid.
Maka tho game cleaner has been the
slogan for several yearn. The recent ac
tion of tha rulo makers Indicates that tho
(rend of thulr activities Is In tho nltovo
direction. That tho gamp will bo madn
elcuner this winter thero seems, no doubt,
providing tho authorities' plans do not
miscarry. The alterations which havo
been made, according to tho prominent
basket ball men, are for tlio better, and
come as a big step toward winning baulc
lOHt supporters. Daskot ball players In
tho past lmvo played tho muli Instead of
Iho bull tho usual rpugh pluy ensuing.
Now tho keynoto of tho rulivj is to play
Iho ball and not tho pian, While no real
vital changes lmvo been mado In the
codo over last season, the new. rules,
adopted spell a reform which should mako
thu gumo us It should he.
Number l'lnyrr.
The novel schemn of numbering the
players, such as will rulo this season, rii
lear to basket ball boosters a very good
Idea, both from thu spectators' and offK
Vials' vlowpolnt. AVIth each tnnn wearing
il six-Inch number nn tho back of hla
Jersuy It will bo easier In thn future for
officials and scorers to dcslgnatn tho
Jlliiycrs who havo been guilty of( com
mlttlng moro tlmli -tho usual number of
flpula. Fouling nnd shady luetics (ijt, yv
Hons description' havo been tho game
iMilof drawback, but with tho number
nystom In voguo now It will bo ti fiard
mutter for a player to get away with the
so-cHiieti rouRh-iiouse taction and , es
caping punlahmont. No spectator, espv
lally those who follow collego sports,
will tolerate unsportsmanlike piny. .
Quicker play, too, Is to rulo, and this
appears to bo another good move for
improvement. In thoso lively days specta
tors demand speed, and unless they 'get
It show no disposition to enthuse, Ono
reason why play should bo faster In
because In tho futuro baskets will not
bo tied and thn ball will have free jiaVa
uge through tho net. Still another Im
provement Is the rulo pertaining to fouls.
After a foul has been declared tho rcfor'oo
lias power to declaro pluy ten Hftconds
lifter tho ball has been placed on tho
foul line, This rule, It Is said, should
havo a good effect In creating faaf'nlay.
coaching Is burred from thq side
llties, and the rulo covers an anglo over
which spectators will wasto no tears.
Just whot effect theso change will hnvo
on the game will not bo determined until
the big season begins in earnest and tho
rules put Into effect. It Is thought, how-
over, that their effects will be good ones,
The Persistent and Judicious Use of
Newspaper Advertising is the Ttoad to
Business fiuecets.
He lives for the grown-ups
old Saint Nick when h i s
gift is a Ford. Why not
concentrate the Christmas
buying and get the entire
family the one present; they'll
all enjoy most? An order
for a Ford today will insure
an early delivery.
Every third car Is n Ford. Nearly 180,000
have been Bold and delivered. New prices
runabout f 526 touring car $G00 de
livery car $62-5 town car 800 rwltU all
onulpnmnt, f.o.b. Detroit. Qet particulars
from Ford Motor Company, 1910 Harney
St., Omaha, or direct from Detroit factory.
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FOOT BALL HOT STRENUOUS
H00SIER EXPERT GIVES VIEWS
NeverUle of (Smile Hemilt from Col
lision! llntlier Tim it front fltrntn
Upon Function of the
IMnyers.
CHIOAllO, Dec. 14. ProbatJy no other
gumo has btion criticised ob has foot ball.
Iteams of paper chave' been Used In lt
hllBCk. Also much hair been said Against'
U na a itruln upon the? vital functions'
br those participating" In '-It.' , Those famll
lar with tho gnmo consider most of these
criticisms without reunotiablo foundation.
Dr. C. V. Hiltohlns. director of physical
training at Indiana University, for one,
clalhis that foot bull isn't such a physi
cal tax on players as most 'persons think.
Dr. llulchlns announces that tho aver
age time a player U In real action In
about fifteen minutes, or one-quarter of
tho tlmo It takes to play the average
foot ball game. He wan a spoctntor at
tho recent Chicago-Minnesota game and
timed the playera to provo his contention,
Hcgardlng the physlcat tax on players.
Dr. Hutchlna says:
"Tho foot ball rules specify a gnmo of
four quarters of fifteen mlnutea each
Tio rununl observer considers that this
represents sixty minutes of Intenso cf
fort; that twenty-two men are engagod'
for a full h6ur In luit only pcrsonul col
lision, but In a sustained strain, upon the
heart and respiratory uppuratus.
Collision Are Neverc.
"To one familiar with the game as
played from year to year It is apparent
that the severities of tho gamo result,
from tho collision rather than from ntrahu
upon tlio functions that mako for health v 2,
and vitality. h
The timer ordinarily used tor timing
fool bull games was started when tho
ball wbb actually snapped. It wan
stopped when the progress of the ball
stopped. The tlmo taken up by the m
teams In lining up, giving the signal ;
and making miah shift as tho signal re-tnv
quired was eliminated as not represent- ,
tng any real physical activity. ', ''
"Tho rosulta were Illuminating. I per-,
sonally held tho watch with a' single pur- Ik
poso In mind, Tho actual time of play
from the Instdnt of snapping tho ball
until tho referee declared the boll 'dowi,;.,,
during tho llrst quarter of fifteen mln
utns was three minutes and tmrteem in
seconds.
"In tho second quarter moro puntliiu, "JjJ
was resorted to by both teams, and thn,,r
actual time of Physical activity was three
minutes and thlrty-ftve seconds. '
"Thn third period revealed action of
of threo mlnutea and thirty-three second ,
and tho fourth of two mlnutea and fifty-
five seconds.
llrcvltj- of ActlTlty.
"Tho brevity of actual activity In the.
fourth nuarter was due to Minnesota'
effort to open tho gamo by" forward passes.
In un effort to nt least overcome the ad
vantage of Chicago's points. While the
ball In bolng brought back after an tn
completed forward pasn tho timer's watclv
ticks steadily pn again. With edven
points to their crodlt Chicago was anxious
to utlllre.nll the -tlmo permissible under
the rules without penalty for delay.
"Thirteen minutes and sixteen seconds
was tho total time .of action In the gutmi
at Marshall field. This represents tho full
tlmo In which the ball was hi play nnd
the players in effect. Iess than 25 pv
cent of the Playlnir period wbb utilized
for attack upon tho opponents' goal line,
less than one-quartqr of tho time of the
game devoted to activity to actual carry
ing out of the maneuvers calculated to
befog tho opponents."
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