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Show GEORGE ADE'S FOOTBALL RULES. George Ado is out with some suggestions to assist as-sist President Eliot of Harvard, and the rules committee com-mittee in agreeing upon suitable rules for the present pres-ent season. They are as follows: Selection of players The players shall be selected se-lected by the faculty, and the student who has received re-ceived the highest grade In Greek anthology shall be captain. No student shall be eligible unless he has an established reputation for piety. Weather In case of rain, snow, high wind, or extreme heat, a contest may be postponed or trans- Iferred to the class-room. Preliminaries When a team appears on the field of contest it shall bo greeted with the Chautauqua Chau-tauqua salute, which consists of waving the handkerchief. hand-kerchief. After this a few minutes of social intercourse inter-course shall follow, with friendly chats concerning books and writers. The toss Instead of tossing a coin to decide which team gets the ball, the two captains shall be called upon to extract the cube root of a number given by the professor in mathematics. Advancing the ball The ball having been put I in the center of the field, the umpire, who must be a professor of geology, exhibits to the team having the ball a specimen of fossil. All the members who think they can name the geological period to which it belongs hold up their hands. Any player may be chosen, and if he answers correctly his side gets two yards. If he also knows the scientific name of the fossil he can take five yards more. Conduct No pushing, scuffling, or boisterous conversation will be per tted. Both players and spectators must maintain absolute silence during the mental tests. Penalties Any player who makes a grammatical grammat-ical error, mispronounces a word, or seeks assistance assist-ance from a fellow-player, shall be deemed guilty of an outside play, and his side shall be. penalized five yards. Resuming pfay On resuming play after a touch-down, one of the players known as "it" is blindfolded, and the other players join hands and circle round him, singing: "London bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down, London bridge if falling down, So farewell, my ladies." While the players are circling round, the player play-er known as "it" touches one of the players in a gentlemanly manner, and asks him three questions, ques-tions, which must be answered. Then he tries to guess the name of the player. If he succeeds, he advances the ball five yards. |
