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Show NEW F001 BALL RULES CLEARED Officials Issue Statement in Effort to Avoid Confusion KEW YORK, Oct ll Football officials in games played throughout the country hnv given such conflicting conflict-ing Interpretations of the two impoi-tunt impoi-tunt changes In the rubs Inaugurated th's year, one of which changes radically rad-ically the scoring system of the game, that the rules committee of the American Amer-ican Intercollegiate Football association associa-tion issued a statement In an attempt to clear the situation. n ot co w ERTfelLE Most of this trouble Is over the new rule X. which was designed to change tho play after a touchdown is made from a try for a goal from a place kick to a "try for point" through one of three methods. Some teams electing elect-ing to "try for point" by kicking toa have claimed the point When the kick fulled but one of their men recovered re-covered the hall and rushed It behind the opposing lino in nom instances referees and other oth-er officials have erroneously uphel : the Statement, B K Hall, chairman of the rules committee, haid In Issuing Issu-ing the statement. Mr Hall pointed out that a team having Chosen to "try for point" by kicking, lout when the kick failod. and the Instant It did fall the play automatically was ended. The new rule, he added, does not permit per-mit the conversion of a play, si BSTTTCTE Ki l l The remainder of the confusion Is over the new rule regarding substitutes substi-tutes (rule III. section 2). which provides pro-vides that "a player who has been withdrawn from the gamo during the riret half may return nt any tlm during the second half A player Withdrawn during the second half may not return to the game." Concerning it, Mr. Hall's statement says: "Wllle this rule does not in terms r U i to a player who finished the first half but was withdrawn during the Intermission between tho two halves, the purpose of the rule Is clear and there, is no reason why such a player should not bo allowed to return re-turn to the gamo any tlrn during the second half." GOAIi LINE M l S The new "try for point" rule will make the spectators' seats- near tho two goal lines very attractive, once the coaches and the public come to Realise the filgnlflcance of tho idea 1 Bald Mr. Hall. It enables an atta.-k-Ing team to use any possible trick I play which It would not otherwise at-' tempt, because of the possibility of losing the ball. In the "try for point" It has a point to gain, but nothing to lose. |