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”jiur uia marn to count.46T1214970Oklahoma Fans019726Quick to Accept767120670067962514• • 13■ -0 • • 26627-034• 0 0It1 . 29 3Six-Man TeamsChoteu, Ok. — (UP) — Blx-man football made Its debut In tbla Northeastern Oklahoma area thistlon o equip! plalne the s workand ihis wfall and has become popular,Coach O. L. Elswick, who introduced the new game at the high;|uat theschool here, said: J'lt’s , thing for smaller schools.' Fundamentals of six-man play are approximately the same as for 11-man teams. But there are certain differences In rules, largely because the smaller teams -are weaker on defense.The rule book attempts to. correct this by providing that' six-man squads must gain 15 yards infour plays for a flrat^owio*^ ~ -—In the new game the Afield is shorter by 20 yards thggFln ordinary football. Players w*hr canvas shoes with rubber cfsSts, i ler” than leather and spikes. „lw. lng is encouraged by widen apd lower goal posts. The cross-h** is 25 feet lo.ng and only nine feetIhigh.Elaw ..._____.datlon for the new gameVr,lck said a major recommen-• is that itrequires onljj^a.^small amountofludgifined.-..Aequipment. Twelve complete uni ?orma are sufficient fqr the Cho-eau high school teattt. .Choteau,, Locust. QrovsIand East (Central High School Muskogee are members of a four-team league.oublp round robin” An‘ -niWWg'V^MvoutsWs oppoelWvl
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Galveston Tribune
Galveston, Texas, US
Fri, Oct 21, 1938
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