LA GiiANDj EVilN'lNG OBSKKVEK. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1910.
RULES LESSEN
TACKLES'
InMiial Dslsnss Against I.!3ss
Play Is Passing.
CHAK3E IS THREE YEARS LATE
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BURDEfl .ms - "j
Should Have Bhu Instituted at Far
Back aa 1907 In Former Seasons
Dutiaa of Tackles War Overwhelm
ing and Strain Too Great.
The new football rote bar played
the good Samaritan to the tackles.
By the elimination of Interlocked In
terference and pushing and pulling the
ball the mass play oa the tackle baa
been deprived of one-half Its worth.
No longer are these men called upon
to Btand the terrific bauertug which
: attained Its lenith last year. This
has brought about one of the most
welcome changes in football, for acci
dents to tackles were frequent In 1909.
The death of Cadet Byrne of the Army
Is recalled.
Should Have Mada Changs In 1907.
These rules lessening the burden of
the tackles should have been institut
ed back in 1907. the second year of the
forward pass. When the defense did
not hare to figure on the ball shoot
ing over their heads it was in the
riirht nrrlw of thirds to Zo plays
on the tackles. It was the tackle's
function to break up these plays. Ills
duty ended there. The defensive half
back, playing a yard to his outside,
tackled the runner. Occasionally a
star tackle threw the man with the
ball himself, but that was secondary.
Ills duty ended with spilling the play,
giving the halfback the opportunity
for a clean tackle.
Tackle Wn Left Unsupported.
But with the development of the
forward pass the halfback Inherited
other duties. lie had to play farther
, back; and Intercept such pasaes or else
block the man who was running to
make the catch. This left the tackle
unsupported. Ills duties became over
whelming; the physical exactions were
too great Not only did he have to pile
tip all smashes at his position, but
charge with his head back, watching
for a short forward pass. ,
As a result offense crashed into
him like a great battering ram. lie
had to meet it alone. The halfback
was watching for a forward pass.
And the fact that the tackle hud to
keep his head raised to watch for a
short forward pass made him sus
ceptible to a broken neck. ,. Tho odds
were four, sometimes five, to one
against him. This year, however, tho
, rules are giving signs of lessening
this mass play burden of the tackle.
It is a most welcome reform.
fx 'v (k 1 l Sv In spite of the talk about extravagance, in spite
villi : tm if -vx -v vx nr tnn nennra nnmir rnfl me oi inn auiomnn o. num.
riPHB tho man with ft car toes sninnlne and w1nntno
Numbering Football Players.
In England football players are
numbered, ine Innovation Is bound
to be adopted in this country. It's
only fair to spectators that some sys
, tcm whereby contestants can be easily
Identified should be enforced. The
only objection to the scheme Is that
opponents could Identify opposing play
ers. The advantages and disadvan
tages of this system would be counter
balanced, ns both teams could use the
Information.
Johnnie McGovern, the Minnesota
quarterback, who not only Is another
Eckersall, but is a big moose. His line
plunging his his big stunt and he is
unquestionably the best quarter in
the United States today. . '
BIG GAME SEARING.
Alamnl.HIgh School Kickfest Next
Thursday Important Event
With the- big hlgh-echool-alumni
game but a few days off. both sides
are making strenuous efforts to take
on a winning color. The alumni or
"haBbeens" as they are oftentimes
called, are practicing diligently and
will spring some good plays on the
stalwarts. The game will be called at
such an hour as not to interfere with
turkey day meals, and it is conced
ed that a large audieuce will be on
hand, for both aggregations have
hosts of friends who will be on band
to yell. There has been practically
no change in the alumni lineup as
first announced, and the team from
the high school will be changed but
little, if any.
Baseball Has 8,000 Players.
According to records kept by John E.
Bruce, secretary of the national base
ball commission, there were 8.000 play
era In organized baseball this season.
Of this number only 000 have been
drafted from minor to major leagues.
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IiIBBT, nmiAXS' GREAT KICXKB, WHOSH
TOK IS MUCH IX XTIIK5Ca THIS BXASOH.
expense. The direct result of ath
letics will be that not only one but
all such schools will have more male
Btudents, consequently more men to
pick teams irom and lastly a better
representation all around. Nothing in
recent years has so tended to uplift
and perfect athletics in high schools
in the state, as the passage of this
system here. Thanks are due to the
untiring effort of E. E. Bragg and
the good, substantial common sense
of the voters.
Michigan and Minnesota fought it
out at Ann Arbor today, and what a
game it must have been. The Wolver
ines are the weaker according to the
dope sheet, but the way Hurry Up
Fielding Yost's men can tear into
the Gophers is something scandal
ous, and while Minnesota should win
with as much ease as Harvard should
win against Yale, the outcome may
be a surprise. There are plenty of
supporters of all these four teams
right here in La Grande and Joys and
sorrows will percolate through many
a sportive vein when the returns get
in tonight
One of the best stunts pulled oft
locally was the donation of ten boxes
of Elgin-grown apples to the vie-
! torious Portland baseball tossers. Un
fortunately the apples .were lost in
. transit and though the Benders' heartn
were in the right place the players
may never taste the delicious fruit
The donators were- live baseball
"bugs" at Elgin, and their plan was
both original and unique. The tracer
sent out after the fruit has net
Gustave LJungstrom, world's mar- brought results yet
athoner who came to America after
more coin and honors during the coin
ing winter.
FEW (MANGES THIS YEAR.
V Bataaa
Boy's Basket Ball Kules Do Not
Changed Materially by ew Laws.
The basketball rules for buys do
not make any material changes over
the 1909-1910 rules except in one in
stance, and it will be a radical one
to old timers. The rule shortens the
distance that may be covered by the
player with the ball. When a player,
standing, receives a pass, he may
take one step in any direction but
must have delivered the ball before
his other foot again touches the floor.
This does not prevent a man throw-
. lug at the basket both in play and
at the basket while on the run, pro
viding the play is pulled off rapidly.
The same rule applies to a plater
throwing for a basket. This is a
fraction of one step less than the dib
tance allowed last year, but does not
reduce the speed of the game, rather
tending to quicken it. Last year cer
tain kinds of rules provided for two
steps and then delivery of the ball.
, which made the time consumed in
passing the Nball longer If ncccssurv
or desired. Practically uo other
changes of moment have been made.
It is expected the new rule books
will be in La Grande shortly.
TWO BIG GAMES SCHEDULED.
M. I. A. Ha Two Game for Its Barn
storming Tour Alrendy.
Manager Waldo Geddes, tutor of
the M. I. A. quintet has received de
finite word from Walla Walia posi
tively and Milton, very probably, and
the proposed barnstorming tour will
likely become a reality. Another team
which Is wanted for the trip is Pen
dleton and then, with three bis earnes
scheduled, the manager will feel safe ! Sun ,akes a fal1 at tne school board-
in undertaking the trip.
Locally sentiment is divided as t
the causes of the trouble at Cor
vallls last Saturday evening. The
least said about the trifling matter
the better for everyone concerned,
for as far as the writer can ascer
tain, it was a case of carrying college
pranks a little too far. Aftermttn
of big eastern games where rivalry
is more Intense because greater num
bers are interested, makes the fracas
at Corvalli8 appear like a tiny item
on after-game history.
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Wallowa town's high school has
been sadly handicapped this year be
cause of lack of trainers and coaches
in the teaching staff. The Wallowa
A HERE AND THERE. A
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One of the direct results of the
passage of the county h'gh school
system in Union county will be the
betterment of athletics in all schools.
Farmer boys, unable to pay their way ! at the Corvallis game, brands h!n: a
will now be able to attend any ac- a notable in fonta?.!! ann.ils of tV
Justly for not providing at least one
man on the teaching staff who can
handle athletics. Lostine even, wal
loped the Wallowitps, principally be
cause the gateway players had not
the least conception of the real sam;.
Ben Grout, the La Grande husk
playing with the Oregon 'varsity is
conceded to be one of tha itrnirst
men on the vktorinus eleven at Ku
gene. fcroufs terrific line nlunrrine
credited school in the county at little (Continued on Page Seven.)
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Have you ever known a man who once owned a
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He smiles again when his neighbor says: "I don't
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Agents for Union and Wallowa Counties