Show NN n LONGER HALVES IN FOOTBALL GAMES to the popularity ot of the Iho open style or of toot foot ball game was 1 upon at tho an annual nual meeting or of the tho A Inter Intercollegiate collegiate football rules rule which cheed at a the Murray Hill hotel In New ew York lust Ilist weeK Three changes or of note welo made molle In tho drat chango the time ot of tho game was wis ten s being added to 11 each cacti halt half which will make mako future games rames eon coti slit of f two pla perlo s of 35 mIn mInutes utes Ilch erth In the tho second change the tho penalty In the event o of an fut ful forward pass paa instead of oC th the loss or of the tho ball will be tho loss losa of oC It distance ot of 15 yards on the and second downs do ns Tue rhe other change chango relates to tho ho and dIstributes the jurls Juris diction or of PlaY fL a field umpire hue IIno umpire and auth referee Two urn um umpires pires have In games gamet hut but theIr appointment was with the tho Competing teams The hn new Ion makoc the tho servIces ot of tw two urn um pires obligatory In alt all contests and designates the tho terrItory over which each presIde The right to 10 man many r f PlaY In the referee hns lia been transferred to tho ho field umpire The In rule Iulo 14 fit turo tUIo forward pass vass slays now reads On a l pass which Is Instead ot of tho penalty of the loss Q of tho ho bull buH there shall shah ho bo a die dis distance lance tance penalty or of Ie 11 yards ards the first second downs the Iho poInt to he be gained remaInIng the same and the fouls Counting us as n a down The Tho poInt Involved In this change developed the tho playing ot of the game lust last sea sel season son Owing to strong head winds Cor noli feared to work worl u a forward Id pass because failure allure mIght have hao made pos possible possible sible a I field goal for tor the tho In ho Ithaca collegIans chose the tho alternatIve or of using matting for tor two kicking on the thIrd against n a I hutch ot of great velocity At that time the Iho was made that 1 a kickIng pia play tho defonso when Its ItEl own goal because it I forward pass could not be executed with the danger damel of the ball Ith the or of II a dis tance penalty the perils ot of tIle the play are elimInated Settlement or of It a pOint raised b by Hurry Up Yost 11 a western coach was obtaIned b by the tho or of this rule rille A Is allowed to can carry tho ho bail provided he loCh docs not lila hIli posItion In III the tho line until after the tho ball Is put In pin Pennsylvania was using thIs pIa play Yost oh ob Ito IIo the tho ot of the tho feat but Mid It ft was not legal b the tho playing Code In the Mme connection this ruling woe WAS A player may at nil times pass paRS the bull ball to ot of hIs own sIde tollie who sho is 11 him him Under Iulo 16 I 6 D 1 a who laid t linseed M to 10 the amid then thon behind him In 1 it was waa technically oft side The Iho mien lieI multi removes alt 1111 doubt about this In order to make rule rulo go gov 1 a fuh catch the following was vas adopted A player ho be l umed erod liP its having II a chance tn tim make mUlo t lair catch It IC he is III In snob II a It would be po for tor him to roach reach t tho ball before It touched Cite tho that rul ing Is 11 Alven to the player attempting to catch cath thu tho bull ball It alas provided that In case I ft sIgnal tot to I a l fair catch Is in made by soy any who hUli lilt Jill opportunIty for tor n a fair and amI another ot of hi who hilLs hila not for n a fair catch catches the lie ball no shall be mad and a 11 nh cur catch not ho allowed but the bali ho given to the tho catchers side Ide tor II a down at LIo where time tho catch catell woe 1 1110 rho of thic IIno will Ie c thin duties exer lie Ito shall stand In the vIcInIty of It hue or ni rite rho Mand siva tolve hue In Ito Ihu field where the tho bAil la Is likely 1 to ICO go JurisdIction over hurt flag will rest rOHL exclusively I with the tho erco An 11 attempt It was Wall II to havo time rules so fu to pursuit n a to Lo ho buck to the lute IIno play donut not cross 11 limo 1 lint It withIn ilvo Iho ot of the tho eliot tIme ball bait Will hut In ill |