Show RULES MADE AT LAST Ten T n Yards in Three Thre Downs and Foro Forrd For Forward or o ward rd Passes Greatest Changes in Game MORE POWER TO OFFICIALS 41 COMMITTEE BELIEVES IT HAS ABOLISHED BAD FEATURES New York April 1 IThe The American in intercollegiate football rifles committee a consolidation of the old football rules nibs committee and the representatives of col colleges co 1 leges who attended the recant conferences OR on bb football reform held in this city final finally finally ly adopted today the new playing rules lor tor 1906 The committee has attempted to open the game wherever possible and to elim dim In te unnecessary roughness and brutal fly ity At the same time the committee has ha striven to retain some semblance of the tbt game g as it has been played in this coun try during the past several years Ten Yards In Three Downs j One of at the principal doubles the distance to be gained on three downs ten en yards Y now being required of the team on the offense instead of five as here orward passes passos are to be al a lowed and whenever a forward pass c v cr ses the goal line it shall count as a touchback Reforms in methods of tack hug holding and interference have been provided and the penalties for fouls ha have haye e been beca severely stiffened Six men only arc to be on the line of scrimmage A central board of ot control is to pass upon the competency com of ot all game officials More rore power is given to the oi officials dab and it is provided that tb tho a e shall be bc a referee ret ree two umpires and a hu iii all games of first importance The committee has endeavored to cover coverall coverall coverall all points of the game over which com corn complaints complaints plaints have arisen Where Camp Butts In During the next two weeks Walter WaHer Camp editor and William T Reid jr it of ot Harvard secretary will codify and ar arrange arrange arrange range the new code A meeting of the committee will be held Saturday April 14 34 at which this codification will be pre presented prest presented st The committee will then make seth alterations as are necessary 1 in wording clarification but not in sense 2 to remove inconsistencies and 3 2 such other changes as may ma meet with unanimous approval of those tho e in attend attendance attendance attendance ance The present code as passed iSSe was I announced In toto Minor Points Settled There Th re were a number of minor points d today toClA tod The question of retain retaining lug ing tha th putout after a touchdown for a atry atry try tr at goal was decided favorably Had HadIt HadIt It been acted on adversely the goal posts r I V would have been widened Th The The question que yf of allowing the to make a fake kick to draw his opponents offside be betTe At cre tTe actually kicking was vas settled affirm I ati Other Oth r similar questions were do cl ed On tho the new rule requiring men to tobe tob tobe be b on the line of scrimmage e this addition was made When a man is supposed to be on the theline theline line Une of scrimmage ma EI he be shall be on the line of in it bona fide tide way wa The Th Theay wa way ay will ill be specifically prescribed The new rule defining holding a deli definition definItIon is to be prepared for the words the arms to the body indicating permissible blocking |