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and their Records
4 inln. 4- : _■ sec, Bancroft is uood for 4 iniu. 48
sec, and Powell can always bo relied upon to
cover the cinders In 4 mm. 40 sec.
At any longer distance than a mile the uni
versity seldom turns out a representative of
note. Iv fuel, ihe boys consider thai distances
over one mile are classed by the spectators as
being tiresome and uninteresting.
Hurdle racing was a feature of sport which
the eo'lejje boys took much interest Id and as a
reMili they turned out some very promising
hurdlers; among whom ire W. 11. Henry, who
hind" a wot Id's record of liV',4 second^ for 120
yards on the Olymi 1c Club giounds. First
class judges of spriut racing who had seeu
Henry By ov>-r the sticks on the day he ac
complished this wonduiful perforinanc said
that they bad nev r witnessed a grander finish
by either amateur or professional.
Ott.er good men at hurdling are T. V. Bake
well and R. B. Hoffman, with records of 17
f-.'C"ii't-. The former has retired for this sea
son owing to an injured knee wit ti a coast rec
ord 1 1 26 - 5 - couds lor 220-yaid hurdle
racing, aud Waller Henry, who was BaKewpH'a
stable companion, to use a turf expiessiou,
was only a shad" behind tile record-.wiuuer.
His lime was 27 seconds.
Walking Is a branch of athletics which is
eschewed by the collegians owmc to its tiie
coDie and monotonous effect upon spectators-
In r:ict pedesirlanltm is now looked upon as a
defunct pastime which has seen its better days.
Xbe muscular athletes who upheld the honors
of the University of California In weight-putting
were Hunt, Douse, Morse, Dubbers and
lloberts. Either of those gladiators was
alvvavs counted upon covering anywhere from
■ tuirty-turee feet to thirty-five feel of territory.
Morse has a record of putting the fifiy-slx
round weight twenty-four feet six inches.
Next to lilm was Slaw with twenty-four teet
one and a half Inches, Him came A. G. lioberts,
A. Dubbers and B. 11. Sherman with twenty
three feet and three-fourth inches, W. C.
Morrow was the last or me team of strong men
from the college of learning with a record of
twenty-two leei and a half Inch.
The university walked away with tlie coast
record lor hammer-throwing. Its repiesenta-.
live.W. C. Morrow, won the honors last year by
send the IC-potind sledge 114 feel 11 iuches.
Next on the college list of hatmner-slingers
figure the names of L. E. Hunt, A. ("■. Roberts,
A. ibbers, whose records run from 7S feet to
80 feet.
Pole-vaulting Is a pastime that has been cul
tivated to a considerable exient by the wearers
of ihe blue and gold. As a resuli of assiduous
practice George J. Hoffman wears a handsome
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gold medal for caiitnrlnstbecnasi recrvd, which
stands .• his credit at 10 f -Pt 4% Indies.
Next on the mil of -honor to Mi. Hoffman ap
pear the names of E. ('. Van Dyke, with 10
feel r , liiclies; A. H. Mau. with '.) feet 8
inches. ;«:id C. l;. Morse ana H. M. Willis, with
If left G niched •
. Tbe riiniiitig HIII jump i< another favorite
Sport «I the •U.C I .'' b«ys. and a* will be noticed
in the ganvs winch tnev have Riven particular
at'oiiilou tuih v invarfablsr capuited the Or
pilz- in cf)iii|etirii)ti Wl h other club. W. Pat
teisiin and ]:.'V.:Whliina have tied for the
ciH-t record at 5 feet 9 Inches, now held by
AVh'tiii-. 1 . Ihe former a 1 hie •• is one of the im
proving kitui, however, and :i- tlil« will be his
lecoi'.d yeai In the clis^ic IwJNof Berkeley, his
fiieii'is a:e rnnHiie'-*. tliat h- will Improve by at
lea-t two i i.c: v- on hie last year's performunce,
Tli ■ aw* "*«»•« who are now practicing for the
ruiiMiiK oad Jump expect to get within closer
ra r »;e ot the coast recoi 'l this year.
' .'■')-' student- who coveted siiace last season
»o thy «if note are: I. V. BaKewell, wbone
record was 20 feet 10 Inches; C. i;. Morse. 21
fee -i inches; a. Noitli, 20 feel 4 Inches; C. 11.
W.mi-ey, 20 teet, and W. Patterson, 20 feet
C^i iiiPli"s.
Although the track on which the boys prac
tice i- no construct, d strictly accmdlnir to the
rule« of He Ami em Athletic Union, 11 is,
"neveith le*s cooa enouuh to exercl«e upon,
ami. if anythit!?. It Is better than the Olympic
Club's well-laid cruder iiatli Tor tint pur, o~e.
•So as tobe'on'a i ar with the Olympics the
stuiients ye decided upon having an athletic
grounds next Benson, which In point of perfec
tion wilt be the equal, if not the superior, of any
athletic park 111 America.
Noi only will the boys have an athletic
grounds which will be paragon in every particu
lar, but to :.' il to the beauty of the &n 1 round
ings a fiist-ciass tennis court* will be con-
Btiuctert.
To' make positive thai the outlay Incidental
to the construction of a Bid-elm* athletic park
am: [ennls grounds will be placed to'the best of
advantage, experienced tracklayers will be en
g;it din the i..-.:, who, previoas to their de
Gecrce J. Hoffmann.
parture for tlie Golden West, must have |
ciedentials from the secretaries of the leading
amateur athletic clubs ol New York, which
will testify to their experience and ability.
The object of the collegians in sending East
for experienced help is to satisfy the represen- |
tatives and officers of the A. A. U. that Hie j
college will have cinder paths that will not be
objected to in case disputes should arise over
const or world record- made upon them.
"articular attention will also be given to
timing of sprint races, and the very best split
second watches that can be got for that pur
pose will be purchased. They will be known as
the 0 file in! stoppers, and will be handled only
by the crucial timers. Experiments with the
I electric clock will be made during the coming
season. Experienced judges contend that the
I electric Instrument will not prove a success
' owing to l's uncertainty of movement Id the
stopping and starting of races.' However, ex
perience teaches.
STURDY STANFORDS.
Although young. ln years athletically, the
Leland Stanford Jr. University at Palo Alto
ha- among its students of to-day some of the
, most 1 romisutg athletes of any of the college*
' or athletic Institutions of the Pacific Coast,
I and should the. university advance proportion
■ ately with the past year to all-round athletics,
it Is tolei ably safe 10 predict that the Held cry
1 of Stanfoid will be heard in the very near
1 future proclaiming victory on many fields of
athletic strife.
The students who love Invigorating exercises
which buHd up robust constitutions and Instill
courage into feeble hearts are determined 10
keep then ■ noses to the athletic grinding-stone
: un II such time as Palo Alto will become famous
■ for having great athlete* as well as great
horses.
Owing to the fact that the collegians were
handicapped by not having a properly con
s'meted grounds upon which to exercise for
Geld events, the woudeiful improvement they
have made iv the past year Is an excellent line
. to draw from when predicting what their future
on the cinders and turf will amount to.
The first step toward advancement in the
. I right direction is now being made. A first
class athletic grounds Is in course of const ruc
-1 tion, and when completed It will behoove the
University of California at Berkeley and the
i Olympic Club 10 look sharply to their laurels,
. lor otherwise the championship colors, which
1 i ;ire competed for annually by the clubs of the
, Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Association,
will float pioudly over Hie Stanford College
grounds.
The Stanford boys have made up their minds
to stiij' by athletics nniil ibey ?ucc ed in gain
ing the] distinction they are after, and that Is
"All-round athletic champions ol the Pacific
Coast."
Among the most promising young men of the
cull are he following: Maynud, who re
cently came to the front as a Inter, wliti a
ye y favorable future. Judging from Ms r>"i
forraauce at the Olympic Club's last field day
Palo Aim can -afely lelv upon mud accomplish
ing good service when he baa become thoi
oUL-lily season d on ihetuif ana cinder-*.
Pry I- ano'ner good man, who, with close, at
tention to outdoor athletics will h come, a
valuable acquisition to the athletic army of the
Stanford Umveisity.
Woodward, Reynolds . and Bernard are
sprinter* who have a promising future.
Woodward i- a veiy strong finisher, and Ber
n;.Ki tiM few equ .Is In breaking away from tin
mark. '
In hurdle i acme Stanford is very badly In
need of material, but the athletic committee is
In hopes of turning out sum good men when
the new grounds are completed.
E. IV. Crane Is one of in- best pole-vaulters
on the coast and In bis ability the college re
lies in on wltmlnt many points^ Crane Is also
good at long-disiance jumping,
W. Bk.wii (not Hie mime) has made wonder
ful. Improvement In . hammer-throwing. H.iZ
zard is, also uood at this ram j and luting.
Grant Calhonn is unquestionably one of the
good Hi v whim Maitloid looks upon 10 uphold
Its colors In slioii-dliliince running. . lie \ls a
veiy strong finisher and cover* 220 yards of
ground .In a style thai promises a biilllaut
are for Him. . , •
Dave Brawn la the bone .and sinew of the
colleue In loiiU-dKtance running. He Is yet, a
boy, and. although yonns in years, he can >bow
a clean ■•el of spikes to ;my of the more preten
tious long-fllstance runners In a race of Irtm
one to twn miles. . .',
Henry Tlmm will endeavor to win points for
nls college in walking. His style. of heel-and
toe .'-pedest nanism Is' much admlted by old
walkers, who contend . that he is Hie coming
1 cii of the coast. ..
In bicycling the university depends upon
Edwards, Alexander, Clarke and Barsto'w to
win many victories when competing against tlie
rldeis dl ihe University of California. |
. PlUtbury, 'Lewis, Baldwin and Reynolds have
material i'u them, whicb,' when developed, will
add very much to the athletic strength that
Stanford now possesses In the various depart
ments of outdoor sport. 'i\
In j-hort-dManci* running the * most reliable
man that Stanford, can send to the front Is C.
A. I ernald. This young gentleman has proven
time and again that lie Is a great ' runner, and
with another, year's experience on the cinders
he Is bound to reach the lop rung of the sprint-'
ins ladder.
;. Fernaid commenced sprinting about one year
ago,' ami in bis first trial at a field-day meet
ing lie astonished , his competitors by winning
second place and a record of IOV2 .seconds.
He Is a stiong lunner and a great finisher, aud
only requires the nack of getting away from
the scratch to maKe him one of the crac* short
distance sprfa of the Coast.
Giant Cnlhoun, who lialN from Washington,
is another one of the Improving kind. In 1891
lie ran several trials In 1 <)>/■: seconds for 100
yards. In t&e following year lie cave only a
THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1893.
limited attention to track athletics and conse
quently did not make much Improvement.
This year his friends rely upon him to do good
work and they expect to see him cut down his
record of 23 4-5 seconds for 220-yard racing.
Stanford ha* lost in Adams a splendid run
nine broad-jumper, but It has, however, plenty
of Rood material to draw from and, as previ
ously stated, when the new athletic grounds
are completed it will De Id a position to prepare
Its men for any special competition between
college or club athletes. The following are
records made by the athletes In 1802:
EVENT. I RECORD. ATHLETE
100-yd ilnsli. ...hoy* s c 0 Adams, '95
••J'-'O-ycl dub 128 4-5 ■ v Caltionn,'9s
44U-ya dasn '55 s R May Hard. '94
880-yd run 2 in. IB'/, s.. ... UK limin. '93 ■
Mile run 5 111. 13 £-5 3 AII Baruliisel,
•93
1-0-yd hurdle... 18% s I B Whlttemore.
'92
U-mile bicycle. '.
Mile wait 7 m. 3314 ■ H X Tlium, '93
r.road jump .'0 ft. B'4 In. ... CC Adams. '95
High jump > ft. % In SCalbouri, '!I5
16-lb shot (4 ft. Sy> la 0 C Adams, '95
Pole vault In ft. 3 in B W Crane.'9s
)6-ll> hammer... 71 It. 7 In 0 C Adams, '95
Maiden 100-ydl
dash... 11034 s .....CC Adams, '95
Bop. step and
jump ...41 ft. 11% 1n... 3 CalUoun, '95
Standing broad
jump 9 ft 10-% In CC Adams, '9s
Throwing league
ba11.... ....345 ft. 7 In C C Adams. '9s
Some of the Stanford records which have
been bettered since list May are the 220-yaid
dash, by G. Calnnuu, who nude It in 2314
sec; the 440-yard dash, by ftae Maynard, who
made It In 54 sec; the high jump, by Scott
Callioun, who cleared 5 feet 6 inch's; the shot,
by Orcutt, with 35 feet; the pole vault, by
Crane, with 9 teet 11 Incite*. None of these
st;md as Standford records, however, yet they
show that there is ability for creat Improve
ment even where lit' le practice has been taken.
With a good track and a year's experience
Stanford may hope to show up as a strong dark
horse In the contest for the coast championship
in 1894, but for the present too much must not
be expected from unfavorable circumstances.
The new cinder path which the students of
Stanford have constructed will be in first
class condition for the athletes to train upon
next month. The older the cinder track the
better it Is for the athletes, provided It is prop
erly cared for. The cinders work gradually
Into place, and although the track may look
very inviting when it Is a month old ,it will not
be considered fast until about a year after its
construction.
The surface of the old track was removed
when Peter Mclntyre went to work on the new
track to the depth of eighteen inches. Twelve
inches of cmsned rock was h'rrt placeddnwn
and on top of this six inches of cinder- weie
laid. Kellers were then used which crushed
the small lumps inio place, and then the track
was curbed Inside and out. Melntyre state*
(hat the collegians will have the tin rtmnalua
path in America next season, and as there I*
an nmple abundance of bone and mii w in th>
college be will uot be in the least surprised to
lennthat several -> daik horses" will journey
trom Palo Alto next year 10 try conclu-lons
with th crack limners, walkers and jumpers
of the Calllornia University al Heikeley.
Btantord, as will b remembeivd, was be.-.ten
1 atlly by the ;ilhleles of Beikeley at the lasl
Held day aneeilnK, held on tne Olympic grounds.
iii".: defeat aid not surprise them In the
least, as they expecied to meet their Waterloo,
having had no place, tot w eks previous to the
(rame-', to prepare themselves for the great an
nual athleMc competition.
Tin y now look foiward to a different condi
tion ol affairs next yeas as their representa
tives will be trained to perfection, and In* end
of a del at, they Will be by no means «uiprl-ed
if Palo Alto will cany off the honors of the day
In track and Held eveuts.
Berkeley was (airly conquered on the football
field in 1892 by the Btanfordltes. Last season
.: draw game re«nlted after a hot struggle,
which features prove that under favorable cii
cimi't.inees the Palo Alio athletes are tbe
equals of their powerful opponent* on MlO east
-ide of the bay. Next season will determine
which of the two football teams Is entitled
to championship honors, as according to
Walter Henry.
the scorebooKs eacli team has won a victory.
As frequently on the football field dis
putes arise relative to some knotty point a
reference to the rules of the game, as revised
by the famous player, Walter Camp, will al
ways be found valuable. They are as follows:
Kule 1— (a) A dropkick is made by letlini: the
ball fall from the hands aud kicking it at the
very instant it rises.
(6) A placekick is made by kicking the ba'.l
after it has been placed on tlie ground.
(c) A puni is made by letting Hie ball fall from
the hands and kicklnc it before it touches the
ground.
(d) Kickoff is a placekick from the center of
Ihe field of play, and cannot scorr a coal.
(c) Ktefeout is a droDkick. or placekick, by
a player ol the side which has touched tlie ball
down in their own goal, or into whose touch-in
goal the ball has gene, ana cannot score a goal.
(/)Alieekick is one where the opponents
are restrained by rule.
Kule 2— («) In touch means out of bounds.
(/<)Afair is putliug the ball in play hum
touch.
ltiile 3— A foul is any violation of a rule.
Kule 4— («) A touchdown Is made whenthe
ball Is carried. kicUfd or passed across the
goal lino aud there held, either lv goal or touch
in-goal.
(6) A safety is made when a player guarding
his coal receives the ball from a player of his
own side, either by a pass, klc* or a loapbaek,
and then touches it down behind Ills goal line,
orwheu he himself carries the ball across his
own gnal line and touches it down, or when he
pu's the ball into his own touch-in-goal, or
when the ball, being kicked by one of his own
side, bounds back from an opponent across tbe
coal Hue and lie tlv n touches it dowu.
(c) A touchback Is made when a player
touches the ball to the ground behind his own
goal, the Impetus which sent the ball across the
line having been received from an opponent.
Rule 5— A puutout Is a punt made by a player
of the side which has made a toucndo>vn in
their opponents' goal to another of his own
side for a falrc itch.
Kule 6— A goal may be obtained by Kicking
the ball in any way except a punt tram the field
of play (without touching the ground, or die^^,
or person of any player alter the kick), over the
crwsshar or post of opponents' goal.
Kule 7— A scrimmage takes place when the
holder of the bill puts It down on the ground
and puts it lv play by kicking it or suapuing it
back.
Kule B— A fair catch is a catoh made direct
from a kick by one of the opponent*, or from a
puntout by one or the same bide, provided the
catcher made & mark with his heel at the spot
where lie has made lilt- catch, and no other, ul ;
iii' side touch lie bill. If tin- catcher,' after j
making bis mark, be deliberately thrown to lie
ground by an oppon nt, he sh ill be giv live
yaid«. uuless this carries ball across the j
coal line.
Knie 9— Charging is rushing forward to seize
the bill or tack!- a player. -
Bale — Interference Is using the hands or
aims any way to obstruct or hold a player who
has not nit- ball. This does not apply to Hie
man running with the ball.
11— 'iiie ball It dead: •
I. When Hie holder baa cried flown, or when
the referee has cried down, or when the inn i ii
lias cried foul.
11. When a coal lias been obtained.
111. hen it has gone Into touch, or touch-
U)-gO&], except {or puntoui.
IV. Winoa touchdown or safety has been
Hi. i!i". w?M
V. When a fair catch has been heeled. ' No
play can be made while the ball 1* de d, except
to put in play by rule.
■Rule 12— i he ("rounds must be 330 feet In
length aDd-160 feel in width, with a goal Placed
In the middle of each goal line, conn >.- ci of
two upright posts, exceeding 20 fet In height
and placed 18 feet G Inches apart, with cross
bar 10 feet from lie ground. ••?.' • ■■•
Kule 13— The game shall b' played by teams
of eleven men each, and In case of.a disquali
fied or Injured player a substitute shall take his
place. Nor shall the disqualified or injured
player return to further participation in the
game. •
Kule 14— There i snail be an umpire and a
retetee. No man ehall act as an umpire who
Is an alumnus of either of lie competing col
leges. The umpires shall be nominated 'and ]
elected by toe advisory committee. The le
ferre shall be chosen by the two captains of the
oi posing teams in each game, < xcept in case of
disagreement, when the choice shall be rel
erred to the advisory ■cnmnilt'ee.- whose de
cision shall be final. All the referees and um
pires shall be permanently elected and as
signed, on or before the ttiird .Saturday In Oc
tober In each year.
Hule 15— (a) The umpire Is the jndtre for the
players, and his decision is final regarding fouls
and unfair tactics. ' '
(b) The refer c is judge for the ball, and his
decision is Dual in ail points not covered by the
umpire. ~ ■ . p
(c) Both umpire and referee shall use whistles
to Indicate cessation . of - play on foul* ' and
downs. The leferee shall use a- stop-watch in
timing the game. ■ '," '
Kule 16— (a) The time of came is an hour and
a half, each side playing forty-five minutes
from each tioal. * There shall lie ten minutes',
intermission * between the two halves. Thß
game shall be decided by the >core of even
Halves. Either side refusing to play i after, or
dered to by the referee shall foil It the game.
This shall also apply to refusing to commence
the game when oidered to by the referee. The
referee shall notify th captains of the time re
maining not mm-- than ten. nor less than live
minutes from the end of each half. , ■ -"
(6) Time shall no be called for th" end of a
three-quarter until the ball is dean; and in the
case of a t:y-ai-fioal from touchdown ihe try
shall be allowed. Time shall, be taken \: out
while the ball Is being brought out either for a
try. kickout or kickoO. .
Kule 17— No oni- weailng proj-etlng. nails or
Iron plates on his shoes, or any metalsubstauce
upou nis person, shall be allowed to play in a
match, ho sticky or greasy substance shall be
used on the person ol players.
Kule 18-Tbe ball goes into touch when it.
crosses tlie side Hue, or when the holder puts
pai! of either foot across or on that Hue. The
touch line is in touch aud the coal line in
goal.
Kule 19— The captains shall toss up before
I the coramencemeiit of tne match, :iud the win
-1 uer of the toss shall have his choice of goal or
! kick off. The same side shall not kick off lv
j two successive halves. •
Kule 20— The ball shall be kicked oft at the
beginning of each half; and whenever a goal
: has been obtained, the side which has lost It
j shall kick off.
Kuie 21— A player who has made and claimed
a fair catch shall take a diojikic ~, or a puut, or
place tlif hall for a ulacekick. The opoou-'iits
may come up to the catcher's mark, aud the
ball must he kicked from some spot behind that
mark on a parallel to touchllue.
Kule 22— The side winch has a freekick must
be behind the ball when it is kicked. At kick
oll'tin* opposite Mile must stand at least ten
yards in front of the ball until it Is kicued.
Kule 23— Charging is lawful for opponents it
if a punier advances beyond his line, or la case
of a placekick, immediately the ball is put In
play by touching ihu ground. In case of a
puutoui, not till a ball is kic -cd.
Kule 24— (a) A player is put off side If, dur
ing a scnmmagc, he gets in front of the ball, or
if the ball has been last touched by his own
side bf hind him. It is impossible for a player
to De off side In his own goal. No player when
(iff side shall touch the ball, or interrupt, or ob
struct opponent with his hands or aims until
again on Mde.
(6) A player being off side is put on side when
t tie ball has touched an opponent, or when one
of his own side has run in front of him, either
with the ball, or having touched it when behind
him.
(c) If a player whpn off side touches the hall
inside the opponents' five-yard line, the ball
shall co as a touchback to the wi'oneuts.
Kule 25— No player .shall lay his hands uuon,
or interfere by use ot hands or arms, with an
opponent, unless he has the ball. The side
which has the ball can only Interfere with the
body. The side which has not the ball can use
the hands and arms, as heretofore.
Kule 20— (a) A tool shall be granted for In
tenllom! delay of game, off side play, or hold
ing au opponent, unless he has the bail. No
delay arising from any causn whatsoever shall
continue more than five minutes,
(b) The penalty for fouls and violation of
rule*, except otherwise provided, shall tie a I
oohii for the (iihe side; or, if ihe side making
the foul has uot the ball, live yards to the op
ponents.
Kule 27— (a) A player shall be disqualified
for unnecessary rougliuess, hacklug or striking
wiih closed n-\.
(6) For th offenses of throttling, tripping up
or Intentional tac ling ii !.i\\ ihe knres, the
opponents shall receive iwenty-n've yaids, or a
freekick. at rhelr option. In case, however,
the twenty-five yards would cany ihe ball
acros« the goal line Ihey can have half the dis
tance from t tie spot, of the offense to the goal
line, an'i nball not tie allowed a freekick.
Bole 28— A player may throw or pass the
ball iv any direction except toward opponents'
coal. If i lie ball b - batted iv any direction or
thrown f inward it shall go dowu ou the spot to
opl on lit -i.
Kule 2'J— lf i player when off side Interf- res
with aii opponent trying for a fair catch, by
touching him or the ball, or waving his hat or
hands, ID* opponent may have a freekick, or
down, wiieie ! lie interference occurred.
Kule 3o— ('i) If a player having the ball be
tai: led and the ball fairly held, the man so
tackling shall cry 'Held," the one so t ckled
most cry "Down," and some play t of his side
put ii down fora scrimmage. The snapper back
arid the man opposite him cauaot pick out the
jMUI with the hand until It touch a third man;
noi can the opponents touch the ball until it Is
in motion. The snapper back Is entitled to but
half the ball. If the snapper back be offside in
the aci of snapping back, the ball must be
snapped a tram, and if Ibis occurs tine ■ tlra >s on
same down th- bali-uoe- to opponents. The
man who tirst r. celves the ball wiren snapped
back from a down, or thrown berk from a fair,
shall not carry ihe bill forward unuer
any circumstances whatever. If in three con
secutive fairs and down*, unless the ball
cross the goal line, a team shall not have ad
vanced tlie ball five or taken it bacK tw nty
yards, 1 shall go to I lie opponents on Spot Of
fourth. "Consecutive" means without leaving
tin. 1 hands of the side holding It, and by a kick
C. R. Morse.
giving opponents fair and eqi:\W ehauce of gain
i»e possession of It. Wl.eu- the referee or
nun ne lias givt-n a si<ie five yards the follow*
iue down shall be couuted tiie first down:
(b) Tue man who puts the ball In play in a
scrimmage cannot pick it up until It has
touched some third man. "Third man" means
auy other player than the one puttlug tue ball
In play >nd tneman opposite him.
Kale 31— If the ball goes Into touch, whether
it bounds back or not, a player on the side !
Which touches 11 dowu must brlug It to the spot
where the line was crossed, ami there eitnt-r
I. Hound the bail In the field of play, or
touch it In with both hands, at right ancles to
the touch line, aud theii inn with it, kick It, or
throw It back; or
11. Throw it out at right angles to the
touch line; or
111. Walk out with It at right angles
to the toucll line any distance uot less
than five or more thau fifteen yasds,
aud there put down, first declaring how far he
Imeuds walking. The man who puts the ball
In must face field or opponents' goal, aud he
alone can have bis foot outride touch line.
Any one except him who puts his hands or feet
between the ball and his opponents' goal is
off sidr. If it be not thrown out at right
angles either side may claim it thrown over
again, and if It fail to bs put in play fairly In
three trials It shall eh to the opponents.
Rule 32— A side which has made a touch
down In their opponents' goal must try at goal,
either by a placekick or a puutout. And if
the goal be missed the ball shall go as a touch
back to the defenders of the goal.
Kuie33-(n) If the try be by a placekick, a
player of the Md> which has touched the ball
down shall bring it up to tbe goal line, aud
making a mark opposite the spot where it was
touched down, bring It out at right angles to
the goal line such distance as he thinks proper,
and there place It for another of his side to
kick. The opponents must remain behind
their goal live until tbe ball has been placed on
the ground.
(U) The placer In a try-at-goal may be off side
or in toufcn without vitiating the kick.
Rule 34— If the try be by a puntout, the
punter shall bring the ball up to the coal Hue,
aud making a mark opposite the spot where It
was lunched down, punt out from any spot
behind line of goal and not nearer the goal
post tiian such marx to another of his side,
who must all stand outside of goal
line not less than fifteen feet.
IT the touchdown was made in touch
lo-gnal, the puntout shall be made from th •
Intersection of the goal acd touch lines. The
opponents may line up anvwiiere on the goal I
line, except space of five feet ou each side of
punter's mar , but cuunot interfere with
punt r, nor can lie tnucti (he ball after kicking
It until It toncn some other player. If a fair
catch be mad- from a punt out the m irk shall j
serve to determine position* as the mark of any I
fair catch. If a fair c icti be noi made the ball I
-hail L'o tH ti.i' (■: i iiiii-ufi at the spot where it !
tirst stukes the ground.
Rule 35— A side which has made a touch
back or a safety must kick out from not more i
iiiau twenty-live outside the kicker's i
goal. If tlTe ball co into touch before sulk.nc |
a play>-r it mu«t be k'eked out again, and if j
this occurs thre ■ limes in succession tt shall be I
given to the opponents as In touch on tweuly
rive-yara line (in side where It went out. At
kickoui opponents mu«t be on twenty-five-yard
line or nearer their own goal.
Rule 3G— The following shall be the value of
each point in the scoring:
Goal obtnlnpfl by touchdown 6 j
(ioil rrom field Kick 6 I
Toue dnwn tulliiiLigual , , 4
Sarety oy opponents .... H J
WHEELS THAT WHIRL.
It would seem that cycling enthusiasts have
gatheied together all their strengib for one
grand outburst during the coming season.
There have ben gi eat race meetings la years
pone by, but for magnificence of sport they will
fade in the memory when compaied with the
tournament which Ist ti> be given in Chicago
during tha wee. In August which the wheel
men Have selected for their own. Nothing like
II will cv r be »een again in all probability.
The speediest men of all nations will be there
to compete wiiti 'lie champions of all countries
to dUoute for supremacy on the path. Thegieat
e-t inter st in cycling this ye.v will attach to tiie
Intel national cliann lonsliip contents, which are
to be decided upon ihe Dew Ciilcnco track. Eng
land's best men. lielanJ's, Scotland's, Italy's,
Germany's, Canada.?, Frauce's and even the
ciack racing men from the Autlpodes are ex
pected. This much reveals the character of the
international championships.
This is Up first ilme In the history of cycling
in the woild that international rues worthy of
the name will be held. World's champiou-uips
— soi-disant— are common enough, but hereto
fore they have always been confined to one
country which had two or three Indifferent men,
not typical in a.iy sense of tbe'linhte.-t form of
racing in theli cnuntiles as competitors. A
change lias coma about. A tew mouths ago the
Britons, realizing t tie farcical characer of these
so-called intei national championships, called
for a conference of all the amateur cycling
bodies of the universe. Henry E. Raymond,
chalrmau of the national racing board of the
Leagua of American Wheelmen, was chosen
president, and Chicago, already chosen, as tbe
theater of the great national cycling event this
year, was named v tbe place lor tbe first truly
iuternaiiona) contest.
Tliere are in this country three or four men
capable of making a mile, without distressing
themselves, inside of 2:08. llenty of people
think 'hat with favorable conditions and with
the assistance ut good, clever pacemakers,
Zimmerman can go a mile Inside of 1:50.
.li'ii'.i-on made a mile wich artificial a'siMmice
in 1:56, and ,j«hn-on by comparison with Zirn
meiuian or Wiidle Is slow. Id fact, the speed
that lies lv Zimmerman, WiuOle, Taylor, and
one might add Sanger, is unknown. It will be
drawn oui this year.
The prize v lue limit which the Lea cue of '
American Wheelmen recently set upon all
events withlu lis jurisdiction will b'i removed
upon the occasion of the Internal lonal tourna
ment. It will be "a no limit" came. This is
one of th- reasons why so many men are will-
Inc to leave their own countiles io come here
with the hope of winning. A prize worth §300
or $400 Is common enough In any country, but
a piize worth SIOOO or more tempts men
sorely. The league lias already appointed au
Intel national committee. Chairman Raymond
Is at the head of it. Tiie president of the league,
Major Charles Buideltof Hartford. Conn., and
Frank W. (lemuld. cl;lef .consul of the Illinois
division of the league, are the other two mem
bers of the committee. It Is exp< cted that .it
least two or three riders from California will
enter in the tournament.
The lady's bicycle was first shown in England
In 18S1. It failed to "take," howevei. until six
yea:* later (1887), when it was introduce dln
Washington, I). C, Airs. W. E. Smith, then of
that eliy.but now of Xew York, having the honor
of being the first lady bicyclist in this country.
Theie weie hardly a dozen of them sold the first
year, and but a very l< w mure the next, but last
year, owing main v io the Introduction of the
pneumatic t lie they became Immensely popular
and have been gaining devotees daily ever since.
Pauline Hall, the actress, was one of the first
well known to the general public to u«e the
wheel. It not only proved a great card in her
case, but also drew attention to the bicycle as
well, ana thus served a double purpose.
In England, strauge io say, the success of the
ladles' bicycle has not bet-n very pronounced,
the Englishwomen still seenitng to prefer 100
tricycle, which the glils of America long since
voted clumsy, awkward and out of date, and
which bag been shelved as a back number, lv
England, however, the roads are so universally
good that the three-wheeled machines can be
used with impunity, while here lv America ihey
are so universally bad that the "trike" could,
not budge In many places wher .: the safety i 3
in general use.
There are many ladies In California who ride
tne bicycle, and their number is constantly in
cieaslng. Both the San Francisco Bicycle Club
and the Alameda Bicycle Club and Atbietlc
Club have a ladles' annex. On this side of the
bay, however, the ladl s do not seem to be very
clannisD, and out very few riders belong to the
annex. In fact, ladles' bicycle clubs do not
seem to tin ive very well. So of ih- thousands
of riders who grace Golden Gate Park In the
i course of a year but a mere traction are mem-
bers of the clubs organized In Sao Francisco.
Miss Christ was one of the first ladies to
mount a wheel In Golden Gate Park. She la
a constant rider and Is very proficient la the
accomplishment. ■ .-. .
Miss L. 1). Hill baa pedaled away for the
past thirty mouths. "I think I was on of. the
first four ladles who rode a bicycle In San Fran
cisco," said Miss Hill. "lean remember, the
first day. I went out there bow all the men
stared at me as if I wan a curiosity. Now they
take it as a matter of course. I suopose I am
devoted to the -.past true and can rid j for hours
without belni; faiigued.' I find It as pleasant and
healthy a recreation as one could wlsti for. It
is far ahead of horseback riding and is less
fatiguing. In time I think nearly every
woman will nave her own bicycle and take a
spin on an afternoon." ■ .. i^' r -./
Miss Schlffei stein is a very graceful rider and
ardently devoted to her cycle.
Miss Eva Howe is one of the most expert and
daring riders on the coast. A spin to Hay
wards and back only brings fresh roses to her
cheeks. ." ', . . . ''..,' ..'..' ,'. ... .'.
• Mrs. Spier Is admitted to be a rider who does
not know what it is to complain of fatigue She
Is really In love with her wheel.
Many others might be named, but the .list
would soou grow too long.
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Victor E. Sc iefivrsteir
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