UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOTBALL SPOILED FOR ITS TAXPAYERS
Elimination of Kicking Element Bad for Spectators Says Dr. Naismith
BUT THERE'S MORE TEAMWORK
New Game Less Open, but Gives Opportunity for Intricate Plays Because of Four Downs.
"A cross between basketball and wrestling" is how Dr. Naismith has characterized the game of football, after its latest emergence from the "locked doors" of the rules committee.
"The value of the kicking game is taken away," explained the Doctor. "The distinguishing feature of the game, in fact, the very thing that gave it its name, has been relegated to a position of secondary importance, and spectacular qualities of the game are in the same measure detracted from. More emphasis will be placed on the throwing abilities of the player as well their ability to push or pull an opponent, after the manner of wrestlers."
"The provision of the extra down has practically abolished the necessity to punt. Thus a greater emphasis is placed on the ball without fumbling, as a team
DR. JAS. NAISMITH
that is any good at all is sure of a touchdown when they get the ball in their possession.
"Then too, attempts at compromise between the claims of the heavy and light players, resulted in concessions to each side. The increase of the number of points to be scored by a touchdown is advantage to the team with the weights, as well the added opportunity to advance the ball by an extra down.
"As a whole I cannot say that the game has been much benefit from a specator's point of a view; indeed I might say it has been marred; for there will be less of the spectacular kicking and running back of punts, and—to the onlooker—this is one of the most distinguishing satisfying departments of the game. However, I think the game is improved from the standpoint of the tactician and field general. More importance will attach to the headwork of the quarterback and the forethought and planning of the coach. With four downs to count on, plays can be worked out with more certainty and precision, and also, more intricate plays can be developed."
On the contrary, allowing an extension of the limits in which a forward pass may be received is a concession to the lighter team, the one naturally making the most use of the forward pass
"To sum up, the game will require
heavier man, I mean a light man has
less of a chance than formerly. The
game requires greater skill. You be no more personal injuries in any event."
"Finally," concluded Dr. Naismith,
"and what I consider the most important change that will be noticed, is the
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sacrifice of individual effort to the preconcerted and organized play on the part of the team as a unit. This will be made necessary by the elimination of running back pants, recovering onside kicks and by the increased amount of teamwork possible when the ball is advanced in four downs."
The Nebraska-Minnesota football game is said to be causing trouble in the ranks of the Cornhusker gridiron fans.
NEBRASKA MAY DROP MINNESOTA CONTEST
Graduate Manager Eager believes that the game should be played, at Lincoln if possible, but if not, then in Minnesota. He says that the Nebraskans have always received fair treatment at the hands of their northern rivals and that they should be willing to oblige the Gophers this year, in consideration of a Lincoln game next season.
Coach Stiehm and others of the Nebraska board, on the other hand, are in favor of forcing the Gophers to terms or giving up relations. This friction claims that the showing made by the Gophers in past years has never been up to stunting, a fact that the trip and the conditions in the north worked against the men.
Financial matters are not troubling the Cornhuskers at the present so this arrangement will not be advanced. It is very likely, however, that the fact that the Nebraska-Michigan game has had no Cornhuskers without a "big eight game" if terms are not made with the Gophers, will have considerable influence.
The Gophers insist that the game be played in Minneapolis and the Nebraska management thinks it is about time a contest is held in Lincoln again. Some of the Cornhusker authorities favor the abandonment of the contest if the Big Eight school does not come to their terms.
Iowa Has Tutors for Athletes A club is being formed at Iowa for the purpose of keeping athletes above in their studies. Members of the club will tutor athletes who are in danger of flunking.
Row Rumored in Cornhusker Camp Over Gopher
Game.
Seats are now on sale at Woodward's Drug Store for
"BILLY"
Costumes from Culver. Scenery from Willis Wood theatre.
(The Royalty Play)
All lower classmen will be divided into classes according to their standings as determined by a physical examination and leagues will be organized in each one of the classes to cover all branches of sport.
Grinnell College has adopted the Wake Forest system of compulsory outdoor play.
In the fall and spring soccer, baseball, elementary football, track cross country and tennis will be the sports from which each man must elect his favorite. The football will not require any man to scrimmage who does not so desire but all who enter this branch of sport will be taught falling on the ball, punting tackling, and given signal drills.
In the winter basket-ball, handball and indoor track will be students on application and investigation will be allowed to take corrective gymnastics work if it is found that they require it.
All Lower Classmen Will be Required to Play Some Open Air Game.
COMPULSORY OUTDOOR
SPORTS AT GRINNELL
4INNESOTA WILL SEND TEAM
Gophers Will Be Represented in Pennsylvania Relay Races
The speedy Freshman five will play an exhibition game with the College as a curtain raiser for the main event.
JAYHAWKER-TIGER FT. SCOTT CONTRACTS MIX THE NEXT EVENT FOR $75,000 BUILDING
The board of control of athletics at the University of Minnesota has sanctioned the paying of expenses of a relay team to the meet to be held at the University of Pennsylvania next spring provided the team next spring shows sufficient strength. The tennis team also is to be sent on an eastern tour next spring.
The Missouri team is more nearly a veteran organization than any other in the valley. Captain Parker and Conkling are both men who played regular positions on last year's team. Groves was a sub on the varsity squad last year. It is rumored that Jack Cannon who accumulated considerable reputation as a basketball shark with the Kansas City Athletic Club team of a couple years ago is now eligible for a place on the Tiger squar and will be one of the Tiger invaders.
The Missouri Tigers will play the first real championship basket-ball game of the local season tomorrow night with Hamilton's men in the gym. The game promises to be a fast and furious contest between the two old rivals. Missouri in the past has always been a dangerous basketball opponent but has not, in the last four or five years, been able to clean up on the K, U, men.
The largest hockey rink in the United States has recently been completed at Yale at the cost of $12; 000. It has an ice surface of 17,100 square feet and the stands have a seating capacity of 2,000.
This year the Missouri team has not played according to dope. They have been more erratic, if that were possible, than have the Hamiltonian quintette.
Opening the season with a rush they took the Ames team down the line two games, one by a score of 25 to 24 the other by a count of 18 to 10. With this favorable start they became careless or lost their stride or something equally bad. At any rate they met the Washington U players in St. Louis a week or so later and the result was two over whelming defeats for the Tigers The score in the first contest was 30 to 12. In the second, the result showed the Pikeway boys with 30 counters to the Tigers' 14.
Largest Rink in United States Built at Yale.
First Championship Baske Ball Contest in Gym Friday Night
FOR THE HOCKEY PLAYERS
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A Modern High School to Relieve Cramped and Crowded Conditions
Fort Scott High School, Feb. 7.—By Ina Seagrave, Special Correspondent.—Contracts for the erection of the new High School were let Feb. 1. The three contracts, for building, for heating and plumbing, and for an automatic regulating system respectively, aggregate $75,712. All contracts were conditioned upon the legality of the recent bond issue, which it is hoped, will be confirmed before March. Otherwise the present temporary quarters in Convention Hall must serve for at least another year.
With an enrollment of 300, the largest in several years, our makeshift High School buildings are badly crowded, especially the Domestic Science and Art Departments, which are cramped by high shelves and storeroom. The regular class-rooms occupy the space under the galleries and upon the stage of Convention Hall.
PRINTING CLASS GET
OUT WEEKLY PAPER
Beloit High School, Feb. 6.—(By Lawrence Gregory, Special Correspondent.)—The printing class now has nine members, who issue a paper every Friday. Besides this they are now getting out booklet covers which will be used on the school exhibits during parents' visiting week.
Prof. Burdick Speaks.
Prof. W. E. Burdick, of the University of Kansas, lectured before the teachers' club Friday evening Feb. 2, in the high school auditorium. His subject was, "The Seats of the Mighty." His hearers were delighted with the lecture.
The manual training class at making bank fixtures to be used in the commercial room during this semester.
Make Bank Fixtures.
Organize Glee Club.
Organize Glee Club.
A boys' glee club has been organized in the high school. It hoped that it would have a success. It has been tried before but failed. Miss Tarvin, the music teacher, is very enthusiastic over it and some of the boys are beginning to take an interest in the work.
Burlington High School, Feb. 6.—(By Irving Brown, Special Correspondent.)—The Alma High School debating team, hitherto ever-victorious, was defeated here Friday night by the Burlington team.
BURLINGTON PROVES THE
INCOME TAX FINE THING
The question was, Resolved: That a graduated income tax would be a desirable feature of the federal taxation system of the United States (constitutionality waived). Burlington had the affirmative. Its speakers were: Albert Stephenson, Verna Miller and Marcellus Stockton; while W. B. Spalding, Harry Henderson and C. O. H. Richter represente' Alma.
Judges were; S. E. Price, President of Ottawa University, Professor welder of the State Normal School A. Dykstra of the State University.
JUNCTION CITY AFTER CLAY CO. HIGH'S SCALP
Junction City High School, Feb. 7.—(By Harold Rohr, Special Correspondent.)/Feb. 15, Junction City and Clay County High Schools will hold joint debate on the question "Resolved, that the nations should reduce their armaments in a minimum necessary for police duty." Junction City has the affirmative.
Junction City will be represented by Gaylord Phipps, Henry Pegues and Marion Johnson and the visiting team by MissesAiline Wilson, Majorie Finley and Henrietta Jones. This debate determines the winner of the Fifth Congressional District championship.
BLAIR CANNON TO LEAD
GARNETT FOOTBALL TEAM
Garnett High School, Feb 5—(By Bert Simons, Special Correspondent)—At a meeting of the 1911 football squad hold here recently, Blair Cannon was elected captain for the season of 1912. Cannon played quarterback most of last season and is a good "heady" player. He succeeds Albert Spradler, who will graduate this year.
Garnett will only lose three men from the regular team by graduation.
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THREE K. C. SOLOISTS TO
LEAD WINFIELD CANTATA
Opera Star to Sing
Winfield vs. Nickerson
Mme. Freda Langendorf the great German opera singer will sing in the High School auditorium in the near future.
Winfield, Feb. 7—By Paul Wilson, Special Correspondent.) the Cantata, an annual feature of the school is rapidly nearing completion under the directorship of Professor Edgar Gordon. It will be led this year by three soloists from Kansas City.
Oracle Stock Booming
Winnett vs. Nickerson The most important basket ball game of the year will come off here Saturday night between the home team and the Nickerson team by whom they were defeated last week.
The High School Oracle which is published weekly in newspaper form by the students plans a large edition to come out about two weeks before commencement. It will be a ten page paper. The Oracle is in its first year but has the largest paper for a weekly in the state and is better than many college papers.
PEABODY COULDN'T RATIFY
TAFT PEACE TREATY
Peabody High School, Feb. 7.—By Bert Baker, Special Correspondent.) The debate which was held at Peabody Feb. 3 went to Lost Springs. It is the preliminary to the contest which will be held in the spring. The subject was, Resident France treats wines with England and France processed by Pres. Taft should be ratified.
Lost Springs was represented by Helen Shaner and Alfred Nansen; Peabody Faye House and Nettie Dean. The judges were Professor R. L. Hazard, of Whitewater, Dr. Norman Triplet, of Emporia and Alfred Kent, of Peabody.
HOLTON INSTRUCTOR IN EXTENSION WORK IN EAST
Holton High School, Feb. 6.—(By Mabel Platz, Special Correspondent.) —Miss Winifred Cowan, instructor in domestic science, who started the course in the school here, has resigned to do extension work at Wheeling, Va., under the Manhattan school of which she is a graduate. Miss Cowan is to receive an increase of $60 per month in salary together with travelling expenses
To Stage "The Freshman."
Miss Alma Levengood, also a graduate of Manhattan, has been elected by the board to fill the vacancy here.
To Stage "The Freshman."
Junction City High School, Feb. 7.
The senior class has begun practice on the class play, "The Freshman," to be given March 14, Mr. E. P. Johnson, assistant professor of public speaking, at K. S. A. C., has been engaged as coach.
GARNETT SAYS OLATHE
DID NOT GET TOP GRADE.
Garnett High School, Feb. 5. —(By Bert Simons, Special Correspondent.) —In the debates held in this district Olathe did not receive the highest grade as reported. Howard Johnson of Garnett received the highest average, which was 96, Webber of Garnett 942-3, McKay's average was 951-3.
Hygiene Popular at Indiana
Hygiene Popular at Indiana
Indiana University, Jan. 11.—More than six hundred students packed the auditorium of the Student Building last night and had first lecture of the year in the Hygiene courses. Dr. Hashins announced that only 483 students had signed for the course and that owing to the popularity of the subject and the resulting conditions of the Auditorium he would be forced to ask only those who were regularly enrolled to hear the lectures.
$97\%$ In Spelling Required of Freshmen De Pauw, Jan. 11—New rules have been made by the Rhetoric department governing the freshen spelling tests. During the remainder of this term and throughout the next, $97\%$ will be con-
tained an exemption grade, and all student writing that and over will not be required to take further ex- tension. A grade of 90 on any one test will insure the pupil of his credit in the department, providing his class work is passing.
Minnesota offers a prize to the student making the most money during vacation.
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Every student in the University should see the paintings on exhibition in the Administration building.