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DISCUSS WHY AND HOW OF GAME
ABOUT SUBSTITUTIONS
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In-Novemfcer of J872 teams rep
. resenting y ale; and. Columbia
played-whati is referred to as the
tirst actual college game of what
has descended to us as. football.
Twenty men; took the field that
day In long trousers , and wool
Jerseys, and i the game they played
ws more, fke soccer than the
present game. ' In- fact It was Il
legal to "tackle he player or pick
u pi the balLj" From this, fray the
present game was evolved first
by drastic changes and then. In
late years, jr-more- conservative
steps takea to eliminate the haz
ards of the'jgame, the .while mak
ing It even paore thrilling.
jThe dimensions of the playing
'field are 16 feet wide : by .100
yards long. j(tbe distance between
the goal posts).'. At .each end of
this "playing" field' is an addi
tional 10 yards" referred to as the
"end zones. The playing field is
marked Jy' (white ".lines running
paralled to the goal lines at Inter
vals of 10 yards, the distance each
team must nake in four consecu
tive downs to retain possession of
the ball. "tpe methods of scoring
are many.- j . t
In addition to! the players . the
other men involved In the regula
tion of thefgame are the referee.
umpire, Unemanland field judge
,M""e regarding fcll these later,
of course. j ' '
After thejf irst kickoff of a game
the average; fan-- undergoes his
first cortfuiisoijK when a player is
substituted
lot 'another.
Such substitutions, under . the
rules, may
be made at any time-
There are efertalq restrictions gov
Pining this,
the in-going
directly to
however. First of all
jlayer must report
the referee before, he
Coach Glenn.-Warner and his
assistants inoculated the campus
today with its annual fall fever
football.
More than 40 men responded to
the first call for varsity and fresh
man practice. Although Stanford
university does not open for the
fall term for. two weeks, most of
the football candidates arrived the
first of this week.
the administration although mak
ing no attempt to change Its gen
eral outlines, has made efforts to
obtain provisions for relief in some
localities.
CHIXKSR SITUATION' CRITICAL.
enters the game. His failure to do
so may draw a penalty! of "five
yards upon his own team, the ref
eree' holding the right! to assess
the !penalty. The newcomer must
not convey any information to a
teammate as he enters! (this is a
rule of recent vintage )j, and the
penalty fort'thJs Jnfracljipa of the
rules is a loss of. 15 .yardsto the
offender's team. "': ' ! J
Any player;wh6 is withdrawn
from the game before the start of
the ; third 'period 'can re-enter Ait
alter that period has started.
Hpwever, if he returns illegally
the penalty is suspension for the
rest-of the game for (the player
and a loss of half the distance to
the goal post for his own team.
(Tomorrow' Length of. games.)
SPOKANE, Sept. .15. (By As
sociated Press). Football prac
tice opened at Gonzaga university
today with 25 men working out at
the stadium, including 12 of last
year's lettermen. Coach Clipper
Smith is directing the work tor
his first year at Gonzaga, succeed
ing Charles Dorais. Gonzaga has
a schedule. of 10 games this season.
PULLMAN. Wash., Sept. 15.
(By Associated Press.) Thirty
eight men turned out for the first
football practice of the season. at
Washington state college today.
The. Cougars have the brightest
prospects for a winning team this
year since the famous eleven of
1916 in the opinion of followers
of the team. Coach ' A. A. Exen
dine had 1 lettermen out today.
CANTON. Sept. 1C (By Asso
ciated. Press.) The situation
brought on - by the anti-foreign
strike, was exteremely critical to
day. Whatnpoa cadets took c.harge
of the city yesterday and many of
ficials fled. There has been spas
modic firing throughout the night.
Fighting In Canton and Honam is
expected at nay time. . ,
BEARCATS RESPONDING
NEARLY TWO TEAMS OUT FOR
! FIRST PRACTICE
WEEK'S IC S
El
Official call for foot ball mater
ial in is aiternoon met wun re
sponse from 20 men, including 11
veterans, j and several freshmen
who look like varsity material.
With tae opening game of the
season, that with University of
Washington on September 26, less
man two weeks away, the men
were swung into action immedlate-
diately, undergoing a light work
out, ;tne teature of wnich was
passing.
Coach Rathbun will be assisted
In shaping the varsity this year
by Robey Radcliff and Lestle
Sparks. ' j ,,' ' , :
President Says Secretary Is
Hot to Blame for Reclam
ation Quibble '
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i:r!nis, since he knew of th boy'.-t
mental deficiencies and
allowed
1 new photo of IfajTiwn Noel, which, psychiatrists say, shows plainly
L ' his Lick of charader. Note the eye.
(By Central Press)
MONTCLAlRf'N.: J., Sept. ,14.
; Clarence parrow, defense leader
in the lieb" and Leopold and'
Scope anii-evolutlon trials, may
I.e. called pon hy Dix M. Noel in
liis light to clear himself of lia
bility for Gie acts of his eon; Har
llson Noeli 20. former Dartmouth
college student.
, ' Young Noef, who kidnaped and
4 rlew Maryf baly, ;6, and murdered
a chauffeur tn . order to get an
automobile for i the abduction.
him to jcmain at liberty
Meanwhile Noel, declaring thai
he t will "perform his duties aa a
father toward his insane soa," de
nies that he is responsible, and
blames doctors who1 examined
Harrison's'; insanity, for the fact
that the youth -was - allowed' to
roam at wfH after his escape from
a New Jersey houpital for the men
tally deficient
The case bvingj up an Interest
faces we mprisonmeni in an asy-,ng legal auesUon, and will estab-
lum. ; , . ! i t r lish a precedent if the elder Noel
Authorities contend that Noel J is .placed on trial for murder.
(By Associated Press) Fourteen
Oregon Agricultural college letter-
men and 23 ' substitutes, former
players, and. men from last year's
rook squad were in suits today
and hard work on the' Opening day
of the- football -training- season.
As only 40 varsity men'were called
by Coach Schlssle'r, coaching staff
and local fans are pleased with
the prompt response. - Punting,
passing, running. wUn the ball,
and some signal and - formation
work were started; oft; at once by
Schlissler, who had his opening
sauad selected at the close of
spring training. !.- ;
WASHINGTON. Sept. 15. (By
Associated Press.) Dissatisfac
tion over reclamation policies
which has been emphasized in pub
lished reports from Boise, Idaho,
that western senators would urge
removal of Secretary Work is due
in the opinion of President Cool
idge to the failure of the laat con
gress to. pa 83 .relief legislation
favored by the administration.
The secretary he holds is not to
blame .for the situation and is
merely carrying out the law as he
sees it. No protest directed against
the secretary has been received at
the White Houae. but it was ex
plained today by Senator Borah of
Idaho who has Just returned to
the capital that criticism of the re
clamation administration in that
state centers in the shutting off
of water during the last growing
reason to settlers who had failed to
meet their obligations to the gov
eminent.. - . -
Senator Borah had been expect
ed to confer with the president to
day but did not go to the White
House. ' '
When he does call on the presi
dent -itjs generally aosumed that
the reclamation situation will be
ont of the topics discussed.
with bad crops for two years
and substantially a" crop failure
last -year, he said today, the farm
ers of Idaho had been awaiting
ubject which they understood
Secretary Work intended to issue
a system under which they would
be expected to meet deferred pay
roents upon irrigation projects
They were of the opinion he de
clarcd that with good crops in
prospect, dependent only, upon
water, the secretary should not
have shut off the water but should
have taken action at least as len
ient ae that directed by the courts.
The latter, he explained, restrain
ed the cutting off of the water and
permitted its use, holding that it
was furnished under a mortgage
which amply protected the govern
ment's interest.
Secretary Work is ill at his
home with a cold and did pot com
ment today on the criticism of his
order directing the shutting off of
water. President Coolidge. how
ever, made It clear that he regard
ed the responsibility for the situ
ation as resting eolely upon the
shoulders of congress. The gov
ernment's reclamation policy, he
holds, is marked out by. law and
I BASEBALL I
5.
1 i Pacific
San Francisco 10; Portland
Salt Lake 6; Oakland 0.
Sacra.mento 6; Vernon 5.
Seattle-Los Angeles, traveling
American
Philadelphia 4; Chicago 2.
Washington 5; Detroit 3.
St. Louis 2: Boston 1.
New York-Cleveland, postponed,
rain; two games tomorrow.
National
New York; 4; Cincinnati 1.
Boston-Chjcago. postponed; wet
grounds! Doubleheader to
morrow -
Philadelphia 4; St. Louis 2.
Pittsburgh-Brooklyn, game call
ed off, 2nd Inning; rain.
tonight, according to the New
York Times., told a rlcse friend:
"I am getting out of politics with
a clean record. I have done my
best. The friend, who would not
Ift his name bei used, said as he
left a party at the liylan home In
Brooklyn that the mayor appear
ed to be In a jovial mood.
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loan! sharks hit
SEATTLE, Sept. 15. (By As
sociated Press.) Organization of
the Mutual Reserve association to
fight loan sharks who are alleged
to be charging city and county em
ployes excessive interest on loans
was announced here, today.
HYLAN IS DEFEATED
BY LARGE MAJORITY
(Continued from pg 1)
shadowed by the fight among the
democrats, j The republican vote
was tabulated slowly as the demo
cratic votes were counted first.
NEW YORK. Sept. 15. (By
Associated Press). Mayor Ilylan
MILWAUKEE. Sept. 15. (By
Associated Press). Robert M. La
Follette. Jr.. has overwhelmed his
three opponents for the republi
can senatorial nomination in Wis
consin and with' four fifths of the
precincts in the state heard from,
has a plurality of 82.143 over
Wilcox. With 2.2 C9 precincts out
of 2.691 In the state reporting,
the count stood i
lot. Follette. 160.457; Wilcox.
78,314; McCovern, 17,j02, and
Woodward, 36. -j 25.
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MILWAUKEE. Wis., Sept. 15.
(By Associated Press.) Robert
M. La Follette, Jr.. followed in the
footsteps of his! late father today
when he won the republican nom
ination for the t'nitea States sen
atorship. His Victory came in a
decisive manner against three
other republican candidates and
he will now go Into the final elec
tion September 29.
Barely exceeding the constitu
tional requirement of 20 years of
age. La Follettej will be one'of the
youngest, if not, the youngest sen
ator, if elected at the coming bal
loting. 1
He was born In Madison. Febru-
ary 6. 1S95. His early education
was had In the pubtlc schools of
Madison' and Washington, D. C,
He entered the University of Wis
consin. September, 1913. hut was
forced to leave March. 1915. he-
cause of illness. - :
Physical disability preventing
him from obtaining a degree from
the University, the boy continued
his education unler the tutelage
of his father with the exception of
a period during 1919 when he was
sent to California to regain his
health. I
Starting as confidential secre
tary to his father. Robert Jr., be
gan to learn the Inner workings of
political Washington. He never
held a political office, but sitting
in the inner circles he had an op
portunity to watch the develop
ment of his father's Ideas, and
under his leadership saw the Unit
ed States senate tied in hard knots
during the Harding administra
tion. That be had no little hand
in the development of the plans
for the embarrassment of the re
publican administration was de
clared by Senator Burton K.
Wheeler of Montana, a democrat,
who came Into the state just be
fore the primary with a plea tor
La Follette's nomination. Senator
Wheeler said Robert Jr., had been
his father's confidential adviser
for the past four years. His first
real test as a public speaker came
when he acted as his father's per
sonal representative at the repub
lican national convention In 1920
and 1924 and with the Cleveland
conference In ' 192 4. which en
dorsed his father as an waepen
dent candidate for president. He
followed this work by conducting
his father' campaign for the
presidency. .
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Care full v dressed i
everywhere trmrui the
distinction and high
qualiry guaranteed bv
the name "Cameo."
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Bright Prospects or Suc
cessful Season Heralded
by All Colleges
EUGENE. Ore;, Sept. 15. (By
Associated! Press). Football prac
tice at tho University of Oregon
. got . under way today with nearly
40 grid Jvarrtors on .deck, land
Coacjb; Dick. Smith at the helm.
Included En the list of players out
for the fiifst workout today are
the names; of every letterman elig
ible for the team. The forward
crew, of line varsity will average
somewhere between 170 and 175
pounds. The backfield will be
nearly as 'heavy.! ;-
For th next; few days a brief
review of! the essentials of fooU
ball as taiight during spring prac
tice will be glven by Coach Smith.
' CORVALLIS, Ore., Sept. 13.
BERKELEY,' Cat; Sept. 15.-
(By Associated Press). Varsity
and freshmen football practice at
the University of California began
today on the new practice field
laid out on the campus, this sum
mer; As soon as Coach Andy
Smith blew the whistle that
ushered In football on the campus
be chose 30 men as 1 a tentative
varsity squad, dividing them into
two groups and started them on
the basic plays that will form the
Brain offense this season.
Break
Up
That
Cold -
By Using
Schaefer's Herbal
Cough Cure
Its the best and most
economical Cough
Remedy made
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.
Sept. 15. (By Associated Press).
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