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•••••••••••••••a••••■••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••) : Edited By News I HUGH W. ROBERTS H Takes the First • • 11 [Sporting 11 Memphis __ '•••••••••••••'•a..... 5 Lower’s Curves Smashed The Forward Pass Unrestricted Will Be Retained Great College Game New York, 13.—The until it shall have been caught, ex- 7o Corner May intercollegiate to gain on three downs of 10 On Alabama Campus Every Of Lot; instead in actual to catch the football rules cept attempt committee at a meeting in A subcommittee was to yards. appointed ball. New York today decided to retain the for- a The frame system of play on this basis. 6. on the defense when Players except AND LEE TRIMS ALA- ward pass unrestricted. The committee WASHINGTON Wins Easily committee presented its report today and they are behind the line of scrimmage Memphis a framed number MOHAN’S GREAT of rules designed to at the same time there was presented an- nmy play as heretofore. Players on KADFMANN MEETS BAMA THROUGH throw the defense behind the line of scrim- safeguards around a portion of this other plan allowing the unrestricted use TWIRLING—’TWAS GREAT FIGHT EXCELLENT GAME ALLEN WAS WILD and other mage may use their hands only upon FRITZ TWIRI.ED plays and adjourned sine die, of the forward pass. The latter plan was their opponents’ bodies in order to BETWEEN TWO YOUNGSTERS BARON OUT- AND LOOKOUTS WIN having completed the task of reforming FOR VISITORS—THE adopted. get at the man with the ball, until SAM LANGFORD football, which has kept it busy much ot MUCH TO III). The rules adopted today follow: the ball shall have advanced across FIELDERS HAVE Mobile, 13.—Allen's wildness, with May the time since the 1st of last February. 1. The forward cross the line of the line five yards back of the scrim- may Tuscaloosa, May 13.—(Special.)—4 COVALESRI IN GRANDSTAND timely hits and slow fielding gave Chat- The mage line. After the ball has advanced working out of the details of the scrimmage at any point, but the player across this line Washington and Lee squared up mat- tanooga an easy game. Conahan and new’ was five-yard they may play game left in the hands of a sub- making the pass must be at least five as heretofore. Defensive players behind ters with Alabama this afternoon by Swacina had an argument over the um- committee of of composed Walter Camp yards behind the line of scrimmage when forward STANDING the line of scrimmage on a taking the second game of the serletl SOUTHERN LEAGUE pire's work on balls and strikes that re- Dr. Carl Williams of the Yale, University the pass is made and the player receiving pass shall not in any way interfere Lost. Pet. by a score of 2 to 0. Played.Won. sulted in the first baseman being ejected of Pennsylvania, and D. is with their until the 6 '66' Percy Ilaughton that pass shall not be. when the catch opponents oppon- Chattanooga .... 21 16 It was a beautiful contest between from the Both and player of but as the new t nts have done 20 yards beyond the 26 IT 9 .66+ game. umpire Harvard, regulations made, more than 20 yards in advance of Montgomery line of the with the fielders of both showed a are it is the scrimmage. pitchers New Orleans. 26 IT 12 .6sti temper and Conahan got gen- largely theoretical, admitted the place where the ball was passed. No player on tho offense or defense teams giving almost perfect support. Atlanta 12 13 .4S.i eral Score: precise results will not. be known until 2. tlio end men on the line of ..26 roasting. Only while in the act of a for- .462 catching Moran of the out- ......... 26 12 14 the football season of 1910 is under visitors, however, Memphis Chattanooga— AB. H. H. PO. A. K. way. scrimmage and the four men in the back ward pass shall be tackled, thrown, Nashville 24 11 13 -45S 0 pointed Pratt and gave, In fact, the Collins. If. 8 0 0 1 0 Members of the committee hope, however, field shall be eligible to receive the for- pushed, pulled, shouldered or straight- 26 16 15 .406 Birmingham Dobbs, cf. 3 1 0 1 0 o that they have devised a plan which the ward pafcs and the backs in order to be armed until he shall have caught the finest exhibition of flinging Been on 24 T IT .292 Mobile Patterson, 2b. 3 3 13 2 1 must be at least one back be- ball taken one seasons. game will not be robbed of its spectacular eligible yard and more than step the campus In several Ho Lister, lb. 3 2 0 6 2 0 hind the line of scrimmage when the ball in any direction; provided that any Yenterdoy features, yet will be more safe than it struck out 15 men, gave up only two Rcnnltft Perry. 3b. 5 2 3 3 1 1 is put in play. such Interference which is incidental 1. has been in the hits and did not allow a base on Mtemphin 6, BtrmiugliHin Carlton, .. 4 0 3 10 0 1 past. 3. A forward pass wrhich crosses the to a bona fide attempt to catch or New Orleans 4. balls or hit a man. Nashville 4, McLaurin, rf. 4 0 2 3 1 0 At former sessions the committee adopt- line of scrimmage or a kick off at interrupt ar^aas shall not come within ft, Atlanta 3. 5 0 1 0 2 o any must be made from a this The scored In the first Montgomery Verkes, ss, ed six rules. are that the offense description prohibition. Arlrglnlans and Mobile 2. They Chattanooga 8, Demaree, p. 4 0 0 1 2 0 point at least five yards back of the In addition the committee adopted a ninth first lilt safe- must keep seven men on the line of scrim- innings. Smith, up, scrimmage line. rule designed to safeguard the players of the ly and went to second on Ilectenwald's Where They Play T^day 34 8 10 27 10 3 mage; prohibition diving tackle;' 4. Penalties: On the first and second in another direction. This rule reads: Totals.. | slow runs to be made infield scratch, only to get put Memphis in Birmingham. permitting quarter back downs, in case of an incompleted for- In case a player with the ball crawls out between Nashville In New Orleans. Mobile- AB. K. H. PO. A. E. through any part of the line; that an on- ward pass, the ball shall be brought after the ball is declared dead, his second and third. The lat- back to the where the was ter to Atlanta in Montgomery. Watson. 3b. 811181 side kick must not go 20 yards to be on- spot pass team shall be penalized live yards. got second, however, and scored ! Chattanooga in Mobile. 0 0 0 made, the play to count as one down Piling up of players had been forbid- on two Berger, ss. 2 1 4 side; prohibiting pushing or pulling of rather wild pitches that got and the distance to be gained to re- den The also cf. ....... 4 0 1 0 0 0 previously. committee Wagner, or interlocked and Anderson. In the ninth Erwin players interference, main the same. On the third down the by drove The feature o£ the gatne yesterday Swacina, lb. 10 0 10 0 formally adopted a provision that any with which dividing the game into four quarters of ball shall go to the opponents on the withdrawn for one against the canvas for three bags was the remarkable ease Shannon, lb.. 3 0 0 6 11 player from the game ham 3 0 1 15 minutes each. spot where the pass was made. any cause except disqualification may —1(11 and cantered home when Eflrd poked the swatsmen of Charlie Babb Huelsman, rf. ..... 3 1 0 0 5. Players on the defense’ who have return once at the of out a neat of Lower. If. 3 0 0 3 1 At the last session held In Philadelphia beginning any AL KACFMANN single. Alabama had only jnered the curvelets Johnny Alcock, crossed the line of 4 0 1 4 0 scrimmage must subsequent quarter. This' is to remove one chance to score. In the An- Rhoton, 2b. ....... 2 the ef- sixth outfielders the committee decided to ascertain not with the Fine work by Birmingham 0 interfere defensive play- the temptation to keep players in the derson and the first two Dunn, c. —.. 4 0 0 9 1 Philadelphia, May 13.—Matchmaker Pratt, up, ex- fect of the forward pass to behind ers on a kick until and Messenger making 2 2 limiting the ball shall have game when they are not in fit condi- hit and with none out rested —McBride Allen, p. _..... 4 0 1 0 of the Ath-. safely 20 or McCarney Metropolitan many em- the line of scrimmage, w’lth eight yards gone yards on a forward pass tion. on second and third. Moran O^tional hauls—prevented letic club, San Francisco, today signed tightened up, however, whiffed and Car- bryonic scores. Totals 31 2 6 27 12 5 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••' A1 Kaufmann and Sain Langford to McEnlry ter and let Baumgartner send a weak 1 Fritz was In fine fettle and the Score by innings: meet in a 20-round bout. The fig’llt 000 032—8 fly to left field. to An Chattanooga .—.003 LEAGUE \ will take on June 11.