| Show Novel Contest To Be Fought This Afternoon Freshman and Sophomore Meet In Push Pushball ball Contest For First Time The annual Sophomore Freshman flag rush which takes place this afternoon af afternoon afternoon af- af will ViII be in the form of a push pushball pushball pushball ball contest Delegations from the two upper classes met on Tuesday afternoon afternoon afternoon af af- af- af and drew up the articles to govern this years year's fray The sentiment sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment of the classes directly concerned concern concern- ed as well as the upper classmen was wasso wasso wasso so unmistakably in favor of push ball that this was the form of rush unanimously unanimously unanimously agreed upon The ball has been borrowed from the Commercial club for the occasion and a contest of rare promise and great possibilities awaits the spectators The following rul rules s were adopted 1 The contest shall be held on Cum Cummings Cummings Cummings field Thursday September 17 at 4 2 The contestants shall be the sophomore sophomore sophomore more and freshman classes of the University 3 The teams must be lined up and ready for the whistle by 4 30 or forfeit the contest The contest shall be min in the nature of a push pushball ball game 5 The object of the game is to push the ball across the goal line of the opposing team 6 Each ti time e the ball is pushed across the goal the victorious team steal shalbe shalbe be awarded one point 7 n i. i There shall be four fou 4 quarters of fifteen 15 minutes each with four 4 minutes intermission between each quarter 8 At the beginning of the tha first and third quarters the ball will be placed in the middle of the field and the teams lined up on their own goal line At a signal from the referee both teams team rush for the ball and the contest is on 9 After each goal is scored the ball shall be put in play at the center and the teams shall change goals 10 The ball shall be out of bounds when it has completely crossed either of the side lines A ball baIl forced out of bounds is brought into the field of play with the teams lined up twenty yards away on their respective respective respective tive sides of the ball At the referees referee's referees referee's referees referee's ref ref- signal they charge upon the ball as before 11 Use of clenched fists an and all un unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary necessary roughness will be stopped by the officials 12 Each team shall consist of fifty men the of which may mayor or ormay ormay may not be changed during the progress progress progress pro pro- gress of the game All candidates for Varsity football are excused from the contest What Whatever Whatever Whatever ever ever- may be the chances of injury in a pushball game they are certainly certainly certainly too great for these men upon whom so much depends to risk They will act as officials however in preventing unnecessary roughness Coach Norgren will act as referee Continued on Page 4 I FLAG RUSH Continued from page 1 The battle is certain to be th e most spectacular and interesting eve held on Cummings field Best of all it is something new Anyone wh misses this years year's contest is is' is unfortunate unfortunate town Down people an art already attracted by the announce e. e ment mente You had better come earl and secure an advantageous seat |
