Show AMERICAN AND RUGBY FOOTBALL COMPARED William T field Jr better botter known ns os Hilly Bill Held FIeld formerly football conch coach In a recent article at lit attempts attempts tempts to show sho the superiority of trio the revised American game of at O rugby William of at Sun San replied to Holds article le Is II nn nfl authority on rugby rueby and referred the tho first Intercollegiate game after arler Stanford and California had ho adopted It Tho rho essential points point made are REIDS OPINIONS S Time The old gumo gamo was undoubtedly un one erie of too much mass maea play and close o formation the boll ball was wms seldom and time the actions of the tIme players player ye were wore too much concealed The Time now genie gamo Is II much moro more open n than anything we have IUne seen fur for IB 16 years and the time end Is la not yet el Everything haH hao boon been clone dono that can bo be done dono by bJ 1 rule to J football what wha t two wo we all wish It to 10 bo lie boBoth Doth Both games ganHs seem seeni to require about open Opel than tIm the American mime game though II whether this lids 11 s openness Is a II point fo to superiority or not Is a question for car It as though It II hail had been secured Icuro at lit tho the expense of those thoo features which constitute tho the principal pal pul strength of the American game gamo Thoro HemY lI to bo ho lIttle opportunity ity lt It for tor or deliberate t thinking of any an kind In rugby Tho rho clement of or figures R to a n afar atar tar far extent In rugby rushy than In time American A game gamo Rugby and Ild the American differ vitally 1 II with respect r to 10 the time that may ho th attached to tl tIme the location of ur tho th ball Lall on Iho the Held field at arty any un given Iven moment The Tue general effect of o all this thin is II to rugby luSby thc tho mors niora spectacular of ot time the two but hut at tho time tamo sanie tIme limo tImeto to roll rob It of that of ground won and ald hold 1 Is so ito characteristic of the time American game Rugby Is If spectacular yet It lack ot or II tumid and consistent c achievement to me to tend In tho tIme lout long lOll run to render It monotonous In iii simple moro easily II learned more moio open moro more spec spectacular but It ID Is moro 1 of an aim Individuals sumo gurno has hM In it disturbing ole montH of or chance all wa penalties to too largely In tho thu score seON and lUfI does kOI not nol afford opportunity for tor con uon advance or ur the t 1 exorcIse o of ot much head bend work on the Ihl Hold Time The American garno gamo IH iti complex and diver allied 1111 1 It Il Is in It IH Is I It a lenin rnino a guile gamo of at coordinated directed by b strategy stimulated ut by IW a a purpose Mid rewarded by bJ a n feeling of deserved consistent It If then 1 I wine ticked nuked to 10 xum up ill my lilY whole In lii time tho mattor matter 1 I nay mimmy that b tho time American gumo gume to toi Ill i till the I moro more i ii anti and thu Ihl I ii a I 1 cannot hut that for Its Ih own Hako 11 Io It might bo lo 10 adopted In Iii KInd of ot rugby and the morn moro so on this t tho the adoption of ot tIme thu genie gaino has hints isolated tho two IWo prin principal cipal of tIme the coast and huh 1111 faIled to tim the lie I cordial support of or 0 f tho time alumni alum Jold Is 18 entirely as to time tho I typo hlo of ot player needed for tor or rugby Ho lie HoI I I 1 It of or 1 f the t Ii e opinion 4 that t I the lie I git lie n rt 11 tin tIme t nil ait time the intercol intercollegiate Huch In hi riot not tho Ihl I li rax CM Wh I over OUT rugby I is played you yon will aill find the tho theS with and 1011 WI S try tl of or men playing gill lit Naturally ft it man non goIng in iii for or an any J form of nf lies luu to 10 u be IJo In lit time the tit bout bent 51 n III In this t po t rugby Iu b are ure I 5 Until gaines sushi 1 In III ho ha on 01 a II 1111 for fot antI Injury InJun lu hr ii Hull Mt i Aln II I den deit thin timIs whelm I a as It be beh t tI I IP h not net ml Ii rI Ii Ii of or 0 f n t urKo when a Ii man In is I tackled he 11 doc m 1101 t ex Ox expect heat to full oil 1111 oh iv ii I feather hut hilt In III nigh 1111 there IH lit no ah us dl laula d In 11 foot football ball fur far I Io H HIn hi K for tor them are In lii rugby than Intercollegiate I w will tilt ll that a tow few serious rlou dl did occur ut III and California U II t I limit hut In m t i thu vet ul UH e mutt IhlO to p Ki rather rathor r than rough fOr T I that a It player of ot r fW lai lams lo to bo lie In III good Goud condition html but It lu lii not i till for r him to I B gt 1 tho limo course ary for tor or th t lie tnt It Tile Tho only opportunity for tor foul In lit r ru rugby by occurS in iii 11 the time If It t tall all IH is ao rio ulI M as to limbo talo the e It w III t In III tho same or if player pl lr and the tIme same name degree decree of ot physical phY I ol Time Tho g B to mo ma to lo be bl about on 11 U par so BO far till as al tho the opportunity for tor or roughness and amid the Iho Of or Injury are lire concerned Neither game gume Is la one omin which can cA le he played with much nuch uro or Huis action by those tholY who tire iro not at nt least In partial training neIther will over satisfy ry tho time which It was Mas thought rugby would satisfy for n a 1 all game amo which every o ory one die could play and which would bring brim on tho time Held field a n very largo per llor cent of the tho stu student dent body Neither game If It properly coached COI ehl should send a boy bo to his room after tho the days practise o Incapacitated by fatigue for fOI or a II good nights study Both games gaines aro 1110 conducted moro more oa Wi business enterprises than limn ns us sports Both games offer octor opportunities for foul play pIn though I rugby has hM a little advantage In him tills this respect bo be boin betag tag in a L moro momo open Olon antI and I nd visible game caine permits victories to bo lie won on Penalties This TimI It to me mc Is 1 1 OB nH la is I the time English I cn aims ens tom toni of ut not allowing and andla andis la is I a mm distinct weakness In time tho game Rugby la is unquestionably moro w band by Iw time tho th If tr seen by b him hIJI U is time the torm term Mr 11 Held to cuprous lIs 1 at penalties nod nn not sub I I do tin not mint see eo It that way 3 If lC It In Iii to ho fair full arid and Ju just t thell It In is also Thero There It Ii I moro lucre than ono one Oll penalty In III rugby anti tho limo captain or of the limo opposing sub al always ways has hills lila his option What hatI Is more fair than timau that When you OU conic como right down clown to It thorp timure appears to mo mile to be he very vcr little openness In tho thin game caine Mr Hold HollI admits tho time greater openness ot of To 0 me mae It II appears the lie old 01 game gamo Is tho brain bruIn work of ot ono one man maim the time conch coach Time Tho hl players pla III ti like so 10 cop cogs In Ina Inn a n machine Not ot BO so Hh tho Ume rugby rullY player Time fht mui moan with the ball has to 10 list etc his hiti brain 1100 il It quickly the thc rIca backing him hIm up liP am are thinking rap rapIdly rapidly Idly I I r grant I rant that shows show much lenin work worl but e o also alao does rugby rugh Tho Trio games Mr MI line haw hawseen seen E cn have havo boon beon tho time boat befit lis im h could t bce ic here but they thoy wore rore not trite rugby ruby Rugby has only anI boon been played I by b tho the college two years and tho time way I I II 4 I I 1 time tho have hav grasped r It has been b on truly trul man lou Another two yean yeats IaTo I I of ot such phenomenal strides anti and tho tim game will bo IJO truly mastered |