UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOTBALL FIXERS FINISH THEIR WORK Seniors
American College Game Will Be Different Next Season.
MANY CHANGES NEXT FALL
The Gridiron Sport Will Probably
Recover But it Can Never
Look The Same.
"And once again the rules were changed."
When the rooters put on the opening "Rock Chalk" of the 1912 football season and then settle back to watch the K. U. "gladiators" trample St. Marys, there may be a few that will understand just what is going on, but it is safe to say that the majority will be in the same category with a freshman girl at a baseball game.
The old timers who come back to witness the game will wonder what is happening, and the new comers will ask unanswered questions. All that can be said will be "This is a 1912 model football game."
The football fixers, alias the National Football Rules Committee met in New York Friday and Saturday of last week and did things to the football rules. There has been much previous discussion concerning the forward pass, the on-side kick, the 10 yard in four down rule, and about a dozen other things. Some said that the pass must be ablished, others said it must be given back. Cruelty wanted to have four downs to take ten yards, others said that was going back to the old game. Everything was set, according to dope, for a grand row.
But there was no row. Nay! All! Was peace and harmony etc.
When the mist that hidd this Gridiron *Hague* had blown away—football had been reformed again, and without a dissenting vote.
The major changes were as follows:
1. The value of a touchdown is increased from five points to six points, the goal from touchdown and other scores standing as at present.
2. The forward pass will be allowed to cross the goal line and be competed ten yards behind that mark.
Size of Field Reduced
3. The playing field proper will be shortened from 110 to 100 yards.
7. After a touchback the ball will be hit from the 20-yard line instead of a free throw.
6. The number of men allowed on the side lines, now three, will be reduced to one for each team.
5. An additional down has been added, giving the offensive team an additional chance to carry the ball before it has to be surrendered.
8. The twenty yard zone, in which the present rules now provide restrictions to interference with the forward pass is eliminated so that the restrictions will apply now to any part of the field.
9. On the kick-off, the ball, instead of being put in play in the center of the field, shall be put in play
Get one of the Senior Annual Blanks and fill out to hand in with your picture. Organizations too must hand in their write-ups with the picture.
No Pictures Accepted Unless Accompanied by Write-Up.
Seniors pay $1.50 for their picture to appear, organizations pay $5.00 for the first page and $3.00 for each additional page. Pictures must be in by February 20.
Commencing February 12, the manager of the annual will be at the check stand during chapel time to receive pictures. Have your pictures taken now.
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and thereby aid the management
and also save yourself the penalty added to late purchasers.
on the forty-yard line of the offensive or kick team. This will lengthen the distance from the kickoff to the opposing goal from fifty-five to sixty yards.
Only Three Officials.
10. The field judge is eliminated
The head linesman hereafter will
keep time and be judge of offside
plays in the line of scrimmage.
11. The five-yard restriction on the forward pass behind the line of scrimmage was retained.
12. Provision will be made that a bounding ball cannot score a legitimate goal.
13. The interval between the first and second and the third and fourth periods is reduced from two minutes to one minute.
14. The loser of the toss at the commencement of the game will have his choice at the start of the sec as to whether his team shall kick off.
These changes have not been put in final form as yet, but Walter Camp, Percy Haughton, and William Morris have been appointed by the committee to codify the new rule and get out the committee's officia report.
Many of the rules show their worth on the face while some of the minor changes seem to be more technical tinkerers. The change of the value of a touchdown from five to six points places a touchdown and goal above two goals from the field.
ALLNEW STUDENTS TAKE NOTICE!
There will be a meeting today, and every day this term for the purpose of purchasing your K. U. emblems, jewelry, etc., also to have your little jobs of repairing promptly and neatly done at Gustafson's, the College Jeweller, 911 Mass. Hours from 7.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Those needing optical attention will also be taken care of. Any lens duplicated from the broken pieces at a saving in price.
The College Jeweler.
The restrictions that were removed from the forward pass will make that play more flexible and will therefore kring it into more common use. To counterbalance this play, advocated by the open game faction, the four down rule was introduced by the old style football advocates. They claim the offense is materially strengthened without any additional danger to the player, as the rules against pushing and pulling still remain in force.
Offense is Strengthened.
The rule shortening the field was adopted partly to allow the use of the forward pass behind the goal where the field was short, and partly to strengthen the offense by giving less yards to cover. As an offset for the latter result the kick-off is made from the forty yard line of the offensive team. This tends to lessen the distance that the kick off is sent into the defensive team's territory and make kicks over the goal less common.
The members of the committee who attended the meeting in New York.
The result of all the work done by the committee is to make scoring easier and to equalize the power of offense and defense.
E. K. Hall, Dartmouth; Walter Camp, Yale; William Morris, Pennsylvania; Percy Houghton, Harvard; Parke H. Davis, Princeton; A. A. Stagg, Chicago; H. L. Williams, Minnesota; James A. Babbitt, Haverford; F. D. Berren, Navy; W. L. Dudley, Vanderbilt; V. M. Cooper, Army, C. W. Savage, Oberlin, and Joseph Beacham, Cornell.
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All men who wish to try for battery positions on the University baseball team will please report at the gymnasium tomorrow afternoon at 3:50.
RALPH SHERWIN,
Coach.
MINNESOTA MAY MEET
HARVARD ON GRIDIRON
Gophers Making Determined Attempt to Place on Crimson Schedule.
It is more than possible that the Minnesota football team may have a place on the Harvard schedule this year.
The students of both schools are anxious to see how the leading teams of the east and the west would rank in an intersectional game.
It is said that Theodore Roosevelt is taking an active interest in the mater and has written several letters to men in the two schools urging the establishment of athletic relations.
The Harvard schedule for next fall promises to be a heavy one whether the western team is given a place or not. There will be nine games played. Maine, Amherst, Williams, Holy Cross, Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth, already have places on the schedule. Vanderbilt University is awaiting the decision of the Harvard authorities as to games to be played early in November. The last game of the Harvard season will, of course be the meeting with Yale Nov. 23.
BASKET BALL OFFICIALS
The men are as follows: E. L. Hoops, of Westport, Henry Ashley, N. C. A. C. Mike Hyland, Iowa, W. O. Green, Smith Academy, and R. F. Seymour and F. G. Winters, both of Springfield Y. M. C. A. Training School.
The men who will officiate in the basket-ball games have been selected by the
One of these men will officiate in deciding whether he be counted in deciding the conference.
Six Men Who Will Work in Conference Games Shown
The following quiz will take place this week for students of all classes. There are eight questions and two and one half hours will be allowed:
1. Who were the Yemen of the Crusade?
A Belated Quiz.
2. What does E. R., on their uniform mean?
3. How did Phoebe get the keys?
4. What became of Leonard?
5. What did Elsie do when blind-
folded?
6. Did Point see the point?
7. What did Elsie say in her sleep?
8. Was Wilfred really a good shot?
--tomorrow night or Wednesday night and these mysteries will be clear. Seats at Woodwards.
The quiz will be held at the Bowersock theater, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and everyone will get grade one—Adv.
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--tomorrow night or Wednesday night and these mysteries will be clear. Seats at Woodwards.
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Ask your room mate where he cat. If he don't say Lee's he ought to.
Would You Like to Know Why
Why Phoebe kidded Wilfred on the marriage stuff ?
Elsie Maynard and Capt. Fairfax were secretly married and why she was blindfolded in the process?
Why Wilfred pulled off such a bonehead when he joshed the lieutenant? Go to
Why Leonard Meryll and Fairfax swapped personalities?
"The Merryman and His Maid"
AT BOWERSOCK THEATRE
We will not pack away an overcoat this year if price will sell them. We are willing to take our loss now.
Any Man's Fancy Overcoat Left in our House at One-Half Original Price
Here is what this means to you:
Hart Schaffner & Marx $30 Fancy Overcoats Now $15.00
Hart Schaffner & Marx $15 Fancy Overcoats Now $12.50
Hart Schaffner & Marx $22.50 Fancy Overcoat $11.25 Now
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Fancy Overcoats
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Fancy Overcoats
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Clothcraft and other makes $15
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These are grays and tan colors--nearly all convertable collar styles cut 50 and 52 inches long.
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