Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-18 | Page 26 | Multiple Kick will not be a Field Goal

MULTIPLE KICK WILL NOT BE A FIELD GOAL Ball Must Touch Ground to Be Counter; Player Cannot Can-not Carry Instructions. NEW YORK, Jlavi-h 17. Eegula-tious Eegula-tious to curb carrying instructions from tho side lines and tho elimination of the field goul from a multiple kick, formation for-mation are the outstanding features of the new rules adopted today by the football rules committee for tho 1017 season. A substitute player entering the game must not speak to any other player play-er on the field until after the ball has been put into play; -in case any change in the positions of the players is necessary the incoming substitute must givo information through the referee. ref-eree. In case the substitute takes the place of the player giving signals, he may give the signals for the next play, but cannot speak to any player until aftor the ball is put Into play. The penalty for a violation of this rule is the loss of fifteen yards. ' In order that the present rule may not work a hardship, it is discretionary with the referee whether or not penalty shall be imposed when the incoming substitute fails to report. It was further ruled that a goal from tho field can only be scored by a place kick or a drop kick, and the fact was emphasized that, a place kick was made with the ball resting upon the ground, which would appear to bar the use ot multiple kick formation as now in voue, as the ball is held suspended R few inches above the ground when kicked. The use of artificial tees for a kick-off at the beginning of periods also was barred. Other changes include the giving of the ball to the offended side where there is illegal interference with the plaver receiving a forward pass at the point where the foul is committed. In case the foul is committed behind the goal line, the ball goes to the offended Team on the one-yard line. A penalty of five yards will be imposed in the future for running into the kicker and fifteen yards and disqualification for roughing"; the penalties to be imposed from the point where the ball was put into plav. The referee is also empowered to permit per-mit the substitution of a new ball in play on a wet field at the end of the second period at his discretion.