The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 15

SPORT SECTION THE LINCOLN SUNDAV STAR lEbeort: CLASSIFIED iDrEIiTISlNG TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR' LINCOLN, SUNDAY, MARCH 21 1926 SECTION li EIGHT PAGES Clamp Hobbles on Forward Flip NEW GRID RULE HAMPERS PASS National Committee Adopts Legislation Which Slaps 5-Yard Penalty On Second Incompleted Flip. NEW YORK, March 20. (I. Four major changes affecting the forward pass, the safety, the ground rules and the kickoff or free kick, were made in the football code by the national intercollegiate football rules committee today. Hereafter, no team may more than one pleted pass in the same series of without suffering a five-yard penalty.

The single pass, allowed without penalty, will be permitted on the first down only. This was the most drastic of the rule changes effected. Change in Safety Rule. High Team Captains Showered With Trophies, mM -i mrm f- 1 IT I fm- re A.I?’*-' -r 'I d. I ieM.

I An The moat Important chango was made In the eafety rule. Hereafter, Ihe ball will be put in cn fho 20-yard line Instead of the 30- yard line, but only as a kick. The team in posaesslon of the ball will he given the oPtlon of punting, dropkfcking or place-kicking the hall, with the opposing team "re- efralned" at a distance of ten yards. The new rule automatically makes this an onslcle kick, making It for the defending side to catch or recover the hall before a player on the kicking side reaches It. Ball Oaclared The change in the groitnd rules lares any ball that passe.s beyond the limits of the playing field, where heretofore this held true only in the case of a hall going Into the stands or beyond the fence separating the field from tho elands.

A fumbled ball over the Hue marking the 10-yard zone or beyond the side-lines belongs to the side wliose player last touched the ball within the limits of the playing field. Blocked Kick and Fumble. if a blocked kick rolls out.slde, the hall goes to the blocking side, while fumble that Is touched last on tho playing field simultuncouely by op iHtslng goes to the team that did not put fhe hall in piay. Punt or pn.s8cs out of bound.s belong au- toniatlrally to the team that did not put the hall in play. On a kick-off or a free kick, was decided that no player who steps out of bounds during tlie play will be eligible to recover tlic ball.

Extra Point Unchanged- 'Pile remainder of the alterations, Ohalrman K. Hall of Dartmouth were confined solely' to clarifying the rules and alterations in the phraseology. He added that there hail been some discussion about the rule on the polnt-aft- er-touchdown, but that nothing had been done. Neither the plan to add a fifth official to the list nor the invasion of professional football were considered, he said. "W'e had definite reasons for insklng tbe four major changco, Hall declared.

"Our new forward pass rule will Prevent teams from Indiscriminate heaving of the hall, costing them nothing. This way, they will be penalized, hut not drastically. I do not consider the rule very radical. Intentional Safety. for the safety rule.

It drafted to break the practice of making latcntlonal safeties at random by a team In the lead. The In- lentlorial safety at a critical moment Is atactlcal move, but it was overdone year, to the detrtment of sportsmanship." Hall declared that the forward rule had been adopted by unanimous vote. In addition to the chairman, the following membens were present: Roper, I rlnceton; VV. H. Langford, Trinity; J.

Stegeman, of tSeorgla; age, H. Hughes, Colorado; ITed Moore, Harvard; Icnrge W. Varnell, ti.iltle; Hlhle, Texas A. Hahhitt, Haverford. Bearg Criticises Rule Tinkering picture was snappcrl ju.st before the final game of the sixteenth Annual Nebraska high school basketball tournament at the State university fleldhou.se.

The proud athletes in the haek row are the twenty-one captains of teams winning trophy cups emblematic of a class championship. The lad.s In front are guarding ha.skethalls which show they captained the team.s. Tho young.ster in the center is Harvey Bauer, captain of the 1925 championship Lincoln high school football team, and he has in his possession the silver football, awarded the Lincoln team. Witte, Lincoln high captain, and Irvin NeI.son, Omaha Tech leader, are beside the gold basketball trophy. Krnest E.

Bearg, head mentor of football at the I'nlverslty of Nebraska, frankly declares his opposition to any tinkering with the forward pass, informed by Ttie Star Saturday night that the rules committee had adopted legislation designed to restrict fhe pass, the Cornbusker coach said: "So far at partaina to the forward tha rulaa should have been left Juat as they The paaa it tha moat spectacular play in football. It haa contributed much to tha present popularity of the great college sport. "Eastern influence, I believe, dictated the new rule. Eaeftern coaches have not been so euceessful as western coachee in perfecting a paasing attack. "The rule which inflicts a penalty for a second imcompleted past is a step in the direction of the football that waa in effect 20 years ago.

It will hamper the pass and put a p-emium on the plunge. game was all right juet as it stood and I question that the football public will approve the new rule. "Other rule changes apparently have no great significance, but the rule which restricts the pasa, is a backward step and .1. A. One-Armed Youth In State Tourney LAWRENCE HINES.

of Iwo l'ctftM iiy mrns Ixii't an HH. ipinl tri Ihc of h.iskcthail. TIiIm uh Mtabi titgh Mcliool ni in Lincoln whon I.uwroiuo Hin.s, arnied yuulli of performed as a rrgular In llncup 1 aw rrn. arcMt ntulL fdrot off hl.s nghr arm at atmuldei about elgl.i. ni ago righi iiainh il.

he tu hi iilti i.nd he has Italnid In phOlng baskeih'll unii nc bcen a matei iid in conuuei ing lite phy-i'cul handnap PILOTS TWO SPOOTS Smaha to Captain the Cage Quintet; Brannigan Heads the Wrestlers. Election of basketball and wrestling captains for the 1927 cage and mat cainpulgn.s and letter for the past season were announced Saturday afternoon by the University of Nebraska athletic department. Ulark Smaha, ex-Ravenna high school athlete, will head the 1927 Uornhuskcr ba.sketball squad, (leorge Brannigan of Dlx will lead tho 1927 grapplers. Smaha was one of tho leading scorer In Missouri Yalley clrcle.s last Hi'Hson. He is a forward and will be playing hl.H third year on the Nebraska var.sity.

Ten Letters Awarded. Varsity letters for 1926 basketball participation were awarded to the following; Uaptain Fred Ekstrom, Newman tlrove. Ulark Smaha, Ravenna. Roy H. Anderson, Bloomfield.

WUmer .1. Beerkle, Omaha. 'I'oin Elliott. West Point. Phil Gerellek, Omaha.

Frank Stanton. Vint Lawson, Onmha. l.eon Sprague, York. Nine Veterene Next Year. Beerkle Is tlie letter mnn on the squad that will be graduated next and Black is cxpeited to have nine letter men with w'hlch to start the 192 7 sea (Jeorge Brannigan, Dlx hoy, who will captain the wrestlers, Is a 158- pounder arnl will he wrestling his third year in university competition.

Letters to Wrestlers. leticr-s were awarded to; Uaptain leorge Highley, Edgemont. S- D. Uaptuln-elect Brannigan, Dlx. Dale Skinner, Broken Bow.

Ilichari! Kelbigg, Lincoln. Rn'hard Hlore, Sargent. -Arthur Jones, Bennet Joe Tuning, Uentral Irwin Weber, Norfolk. The wrestllTig squad will he ridilled by gruudatloii next June, Brannigan and Weber ing the only letter men next III Alliance KinR March 20 rtio rw has been the past few lufmths, lies ht eu up to with of AUiuin in a ten- here 13. The Will he nut by the post tif Ai.n rh'ttii glon.

rnn .1 In the windup III 11 Il of boxing I put on by legion. In ea. )i iicounter h- kayoed his ptUH ni heft the of the enil roane. run t.s looked upon as a comer in tin iti'x. He a punch fdn.ln the sh'cplng pfttion I ti get: any ktinl i an opening at 'all ti'Uonnor won Is ttner la-I -oiuPu-T.

Ut th- S. ott bluff lad liu- note llera hie topini nt 111 that Dormer out Kii i-'itirs of ijD. Omat -i in oiul fouinl In I'lbruatw. Six Bouts of 30 Rounds On Book For March 29 At City Auditorium. Harold Jelsma, Local Boy, vs.

Frankie Smith In Main Event. BY SHERMAN. Encouraged by the popular re- and financial success of their fistic, festival of three weeks ago at the Ulty auditorium, the Company 1 National announced Saturday night that they will lake another dip into boxing promotion, the second mitten program of the season on Monday night. 29, at the municipal Jai'k Duffield. match- m.iker for the fluardsmr dropped the pronouncement Into the publicity hopper that the card for the next glove entertainment will comprise an even half dozen 9- roumlers, two 4-rounders and a pair of 3-rotinders.

or 30 rounds In all. Jelama in Main Evant. One of the feature Jolist.s will pit Harold Jelsma. IJn- coln bantam, against Frankie Bmlth, liantam craek of Des Moines, la. has an account with the Iowa battler which requires settling.

Harold Frankie were exchanging right- hand socks at Boone, nearly two years ago and the Iowa boy, swinging from his knees, landed a punch v.hich fractured jaw Jelsma WHS quite too game to quit although badly Injured and losing the decision. Lured Back to Reain. Jelsma laid out of the mitten pastime for a year or more, giving his broken jaw abundant time to mend, and was easily lured hack to glove sport. Harold hopped at the chance to shoot punches at Babe Martin, Nebraska City bantam, at the Company 1 show early this month, earning the by a margin quite decisive to Ju.st if quibbling from the Martin camp. The workmansllkc manner in whlcti Jelsma poU.shed off the Nebra.ska battler was the big hit of the show and the invitation to go on In a main event brawl on the next program, which Included the opportunity to square accounts with the jaw-hnaklng Frankie Bmlth, brought from the Jelsma camp a speedy acceptance.

Frankie Trifle Backward. "Harold believes he is a better boxer ami stiffer puncher than when lie lost that bout to Smith two years Sergeant Dufflehl said Saturday night, "and Frflnkte evidently has a similar Idea. The fact Is that Smith was mine too keen to enter into a contract for another bout with Jelsma, hut finally came through with wire acceptance, although holding out for fancy financial terms which made us rather hackw'ard In meeting his demands." The Company I matchmaker Is dickering for another eight-round bout seml-wlndiip purposes. Neither Frankie I.rfiral»ee, Lincoln lightweight, nor Tommy Grogan, Omaha hoy ami state champion lightweight will he available for Company I show, as both are Page Photo by CamiiuH Studio. GEORGE BRANNIGAN.

Branidgan w'restlcr, will caplatii tlie of Nebraska wrestling squad next season. Brannlgan's home is at Dlx SQUAD IN LASH AP i Varsty Squad To Do Battle In Opening Spring Contest. The University of spring training ftadball will stage Its first game of the spring grim! Batuniay, April 3, to announcement by Coach Ernest E. Hearg. 'Fhe contest will bo waged In the Memorial stadium ami fans will get a chance to watch the in lii'tlon.

Sutunluy was just another day of work In fhe apiing lamp, a liiim li of the moleskin gladiators indulging in a Tackling Practice. Linemen strung out piuctlif fiehl a tackling while the back.s were given a trial at brtjken field running. In the whUdi up Hie afternoon ses.sion. Hill Hroii.soii, Lltu'oln athlete ami ttehlrich of Columbu.s looked good at the bull, while Braml, from Smlthflehl, was sliowlpg up well among the linemen. Assistant Charley Black had a squad of punters lu action, the group including Bronson, Heck, Gehlrtch Marrow.

Bronson was getting off kicks averaging around 40 yards. Please settle a crtbbage ar- gtiment. A that a hami of three and a jack, with a five up, 17. saj.s tl 2S. also nialntaln.s one hold a hand which counts 38.

A Ialin i the highest isiMslhle i-ount I.H 24. is right? C. W. Lim A liaml of time with a i up, 2s If the 'Jack is the same suit us the fhe is 29. The I highest in one hand of (ibba.ue is 29.

BY GREGG McBRIDE. Peru Normal, the team which ran Ihrotigh 54 conference basketball games without a break in the course of the siason another Nehru skB ctillege basket ball title, reeelve.s threr places on The Star's 1926 Nebraska college conference Roll of Honor. Roll of this season contains the namca of clevhn alli- letes that themselves In f-uch a fn.shlon as to merit recognition. Peru, the champion, sot the 1 with its trio; Cotner college Is next In line with two awards, while six other place otie man Wayne, Hastings, Otnaha, Doane, Kearney and Wesleyan. Only Two new are Uj he on the Roll Honor this sea.sun, graduation last spring having marked the passing of most of the "old that had prominent In Nebraska for a number seasons Buettgenhaeh of I'ern Normal and Borgaard of Cf tner college are the only lepeat on this year's choice.

There were tmvny outstanding in the conftrence thl.s season Five of are in the conference this i ea.siin live the scoia rs are imiudeil ir tho Honor Roll. Walter Buettgenhaeh, dean wj.s tho he.st cuge- fter on thv; eirrult the past season. He can at short range in a lelluhle fa.ihlon or eau shoot hirig om friun all with the of them In addition, the Peru xetiran is a good defensive player, laiiig an Honor guard for Team Leader, "Kltzle" na.s guhling spirit of the Peru on court thl.s He waa In of the of 54 games hn'fi ru ran thiiiugh without (Uontlnued on Page Nelson High Cagers Won Class I) Trophy. NELSON HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM. 1 hliih HI the iiia.ska inli'r II ti.urn dm li Id le.inlly the I ni of Ua.

RECORD SQUAD AT HUSKER UNI. Inauguration of Spring Grid Practice Brings Out Greatest Array of Candidates in History. BY If anyone is laboring: under the impression that Corn- husker gridmen are idling: away their time during: the spring: practice season, he has but to stroll around to the Memorial stadium some afternoon to relieve himself of that notion. Coach Ernest E. his corps of a.ssistants and the ambitious young: aspirants to the 192fi varsity are making every moment count in their efforts to round into shape for the fall campaign.

Vinnie Richards Beats JACKSONVILLE. March (l. N. defeated William T. Tilden in the singles finals of the southeastern tennis tournament here this afternoon.

The scores were 6-8, 14-12, 4-6. 6-0 and 6-4. Eleven Outstanding Basket Players In Nebraska Conference. Peru Normal Champions Set The Pace By Placing Three Men. COLLEGE FfOLL OF HONOR.

Forwards Peru Normal; Best, Wayne Normal; McCrady, Hastings. college; Huber, Kearney Normal; Sicuneider, Omaha university. Veru Normal; Kennedy, Cotner college. Guards Cotner college; Waslcy, Peru Normal; Boell, Nebraska Wesleyan; Spielman, Doane college. HONORABLE MENTION.

York college; Gembler, Nebraska Wesleyan; Campbell, Hastings college; TilsleX, Cotner college; CaWert, Nebraska Weslsyan; Kubicek. Doane college. Omaha university; Wsndt. Wayne Normal; Latta, Hastings college- Peru Normal; Reed, Wayne Normal; Beckley. Midland college; Grill, Dana college; Slater, Omaha university; Clyde Cox, Kearney Normal.

KIES A DEPEA Manager Colts On Losing End of Clash With Saints. Squad Delayed by a Wreck; Entered Game Without Hitting Practice. Maroh Liucoln porfurming hero today lo oppositloii to a llnoup of St. Joaiph Salnt.s In an tlon bout, took a. 15 to 10 punvh ovtn- the After waitlns behind a the Friaeo railroad Ulare- and Shawnee, the Lincoln aquail an hour and a half lute, It.a player.a aore and allff from usi ubhrevtated training son.

The game waa fnaturea and a line on the ablUty the plnyera waa hard to aacertaln on aeeounf of Inme throwing arm.s and poor condition of the players. Links Started Poorly. The Link.s apparently not shined tlndr hatting the game was In Its Infancy, for six them were retired by the strikeout before Joe In the first three Innings. Tatter In the game their wlllow's swung action, and a of 15 hlngles wa.s registered IxTore the game was over. The Llnk.f rooklo infield ted fhe Saints to run wild on the bases In the cloalng Innings of the game.

Art negotiating a chase between home thlnl two oecaslon.s, and succeeded In scoring ejH'h lime. behind him also scored when the hall was Into left fiehl by Swanson in the most spec- laculitr play game when dashed over behind second base fh'ld perfectly a hit from Art. but which a at least. Hurlsrs Not in Form, Mann In left field showed up especially well on balls, al- Uiough not a fly was hit in his The Lincoln hurh rs were rlearly far from form and ulriiost at will by fhe Saints. The Links went Into the gHinu hitting practice, whlcli probaMy accounfed for ttielr inahil- Ity to with slants, only five being Ihc 1 luh limbering up after had (I the train.

The until almost dark ami a wiml was sweeping the fiehl as it The large.si stjuad In spring football histoty iH'spomleil to the call and one twenty sull.s liavo Issued to prospectlvo varsity men. Six Lost By Graduation. Six of the 1925 ill he lust by gratluatlon next This includes Ed Weir, captain of football leains ami unanimous U-Amerlcan for two siuson.s; John one of the hnul- ing haltbacks In the country; Harold one of the best centers in history; liolatul kc, Valley sprint WIHurtl Dover and Westoupal, linemen, who saw con- Mderuble, last letter men will be, avail- aldo next fall, barring Ineligibility failure to icturu to school. Tim vet expccteii are; Sixteen Letter Men, Emls- Wclr, l.ee, l.u4W.son, Lonnie Stiner, Randels. Guard.s Scholz.

Num. Qua Brown, Stephens. Halfbacks MIelcnz, A. Mandcry, I )ulley. Fullback' The Itackfiehl center and tackio positions main source of I worry this spiing, the early training lacking the usual Uorn- husker poundage.

Zuver Clears Barrier. Merle Zuvei, I8s-pound youngster who last fall, ha.M the barrier ami wtll make a bid for pivot position. Holmefi, ex- tirand athlete, Us another Itkcly Grow, a re- twu years ago. also la a pos.sihlc center, while the return of James, Greeley, boy next fall Would boost the tackle altuatiou Havelock athlete, also is showing uj) well as a a ahort, stocky ath lete, and former tlraml Islam! rdayer, are giving the a run for guard position.s. Stiner and Randels.

The puHsihle tackles may cause Bearg to shift soum hUs men to tlio Uaptain Stiner and are Hm hack this poHtthm and eomiiettllon In Hoy Mandery, and Ashburn. lier.v was a varsity end In 1924, hut failed to make liUs letter last season. gut Into only a few games last fall, being with a whlcl) developed on tlm lilllnols trip. He scale.s well 200 Ashburn Holds High Record. Ashburn holds Hie Nebraska in- ic record for the 12- poiiml shot, 1)1 her hading Im'ludc an experienced grldst.q- from Uui'UH, im-mher of a state championship Tech learn; Hunt of Sioux City, Durisch, high athlete.

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