Show A SUBSTITUTE FOR FOOT BALL The New < Ball Is Ready but the Hulcn Arc Yet to He Mnile Roller ball the invention of AH Overman of Springfield Mass is intended in-tended to supersede football and its brutality The ball used is the largest foot bal ever made three feet in diameter diam-eter and filled with air asin any kick Ing sphere Although no rules have been made to regulate tIe game it is un derstood that the ball is t be rolled or thrown over the regulation foot ball bal field and through the goals At the first trial of the ball by the Al l den school in Springfield the other day little resembling system was accomplished accom-plished hut they are confident that the big ball is the nucleus of a revolution in the football game At first pushing the ball was tried the ball to remain on the ground but with a dozen men pushing it on each side the balloon was securely anchored Then the number of men allowed on the ball at a time was limited to two and later to one on each side but the result did not seem satisfactory as with the tackling of ordinary football there was generally a tangled mass of limbs surrounding the ball until a warning from the referee caused it to be raised in the air and juggled in the direction of the man with the longest reach Considerable headway was made In this manner but the whole game was devoid of anything resembling ascience However the ball will be used by the school for regular practice and it is hoped to bring the game into tangible shape before long |