| Show RADICAL CHANGES IN FOOTBALL COOL CODE New Rules Make More Open Game and Lessen the Danger THREE DOWNS TEN YARDS Experts E. have Jn c Finally Completed lie Ite- o of Sport Spurt Spurt-So Safeguards Cl Placed round Around tine the Forward I Puss Pass The Tire football rules committee which consists of oC L. L L M. M r Dennis Cornell Cornel chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man i V. W. T. T Reid Jr Harvard secretary secretary secre seere- tary James James JamesA A. A Babbitt John C. C Del Bell University of or Pennsylvania Pennsylva I nia Walter Waiter aler Camp Yale F. F Homer Cur- Cur us Texas Southern colleges Charles D. D Daly West est Point Paul J. J J DashIel Annapolis J J. J B. B Pine Fine Princeton E. E K Hall Hal Dartmouth James T. T Lees University University Uni Uni- of oC Nebraska C. C W. W Savage Oberlin A. A A. A A A University of or Chicago Chi Chi- Chicago ca cago o. o and II H. L. L Williams 1 la 1 s. s University of or Minnesota havo mayo completed their revision union Ion of oC tho the rules and amid the they n are arc pub- pub In Spaldings Spalding's Official Football Gul Guide e. e which has been designated as the tire official publication The Tire chief alterations In tire the rules for tor this thus season are arc as follows The Tine officials o of tire the game Kamo shall shah be a referee two to umpires and arul a a linesman It I Is Js however allowable to dispense wih with the tire second umpire at the discretion discretion tion Lion of the two Institutions Involved In The length of tho ho game ii has been cn gamo shortened by 10 minutes making makinG the tire I two halves earli eari 3 30 minutes in iii length The Tire line lne of oC scrimmage for or each sl side e is I an Inn imaginary line lne parallel to the goal fool line lne and passing through that point of oC tho the ball bal nearest the tire sl sides side's es e's own goal line lne It I will wJ be noted note that there are arc thus two tto lines hines Jnes of oC scrimmage one for or each team and the tire two teams arethus are thus tirus separated tho the length of or the Ito ball hal The Tho snapper-back snapper must place the hall ball hal fat flat upon the tire ground with wih its Is long axis at al right an angles to the tho line litre Jno of or scrim scrim- mage mase c Line llac It I has also been provider provided ec that thal a n player play play- er or to be he on the tire line lne of oC scrimmage must e ia e both hands or both feet Ceet up tip to or within ono one foot Cool of or the lie lne line Or ho ire must have one foot root an and amid tire the opposite hand bund up to or within one foot oot of oC It I. I He lie must also ilso stand with both feet outside the outside toot foot of oC tho time player next to hint hIm unless ho be one ono of oC tho the two men inert lel stand stand- lag ng on either cither side of oC the tire snapper back ho tho In n which snapper case caso he ho may urray lock legs hogs with wih A dt player attempting to malta malco a fair itch mURt his Iris In Intention b by rals- rals Ing In- n r his hl hand clearly above his head advancing ud toward tho lie ball bal Further addition han boon t to iii the tho 10 rule r regarding down That hut i IH is irU tire the referee e until blow l bis J l whistle I t n rr any nitty portion 1 of tl tire the person c of or r he tire runner with the tire ball hal except his lands han s or feet et touch the tho ground while he 10 Is In the tire grasp rUp of or an un opponent Thin The Theall ball all Is al also alKo o down when as specified In iii n the tire rule rules It goes across tho the goal line Inc lne on a kick lelek which has iras struck the tire round In iii the Held o of play except tire the kickoff an and also when It goes over In Inthe inthe the he same manner maimer front from rom a forward pass ISS Tripping TrIppinG is I especially as follows follows' fol fol- low lows lows' A player trips another player when ho 10 obstructs him below tho tIne knee with hat part of oC his leg that is below helow the knee Hurdling Is defined eOne nn and forbidden Hurdling In the tire open Is Jumping over or 01 attempting to Jump over an nn opponent opponent nent neat who Is still sti on his iris feet feel Hurdling In the tire line lne Is jumping over 11 0 or attempting attempt attempt- ing to Jump over Oer a u player on the he line lne of or if scrimmage e with the feet Ceet or knees kneel foremost within ft a 0 distance of oC live five l c yards yard on either cither side of tho the point where the ball bal Is hs put pul in play pIa Taking Out Time Re Regarding the tire taking out of DC time It ItIs Itis I Is provided that el either cither her captain ma may ask for 01 on time intro three times during the half without penalty If It l thereafter either captain requests time his side shall be penalized b by loss of two yards for or each call cal unless tire the player bo be removed re ro- ro- ro moved mo from the tine game Further provision Is Js made against In Interference In- In with wih the man titan snapping tire the ball bali back The Tire opponents must neither Interfere in any way whatever with wih him hll nor touch him nor the ball until It Is actually put In itt pIa play Tho Tire snapper- snapper I have his head also back bak Is allowed to ha c hc the hand or foot fool used in snapping the ball bail oft off side bal There of must always ho bo at least six men alert of the tho side In lit possession of the tine nen bull on tho line oC or scrimmage and If I bal only six arc on the line lne one of oC those tho e enot not irot on tho tire line litre lne must havo have both feet cot outside the outside foot toot of or tIre tho player on the tire end cud cn of oC the tire line litre lne Furthermore no player of or those ordinarily ordinarily occupying the position of center guard or tackle that tackle that Is Is the tire live lve middle lc of or the tine line may line may drop back from fromI rom players ma Ine-ma I V. V L 11 t f un c l rrt t M n t In n A inn nu n rum Jl n U ci a uni tit least live yards unless he Ire goes foes back buol at nt lve nu nod nud another player takes his place on the ho line litre lne It H Is furthermore provided ed that hat there shall be no shifting of or men to lo evade evade- e ethis thal this iris rule ruin the tine Intention being that tIre tin hl big men niemi In iii tire thc middle o of tire Iho line lne shall shail not be he dropped back hack for Cor tho the purpose of or carrying the tire ball or using rising their weight in the tire Interference The Tho dropping back backof backor of or a singie man live five yards In iii this wa way Is to enable the team to use a I kicker If I he happens to play on the tire line lne Holding ul luJ Defined Holding has huts been specifically to lo include the following Grasping an opponent wih with the hands handsor or arms arias placing the tire hands upon an opponent opponent opponent op op- op- op to push him hurt away from roar I tire the lie play pia circling In mt any degree cc ree any un part of tIre the opponent with wih the tho arm any use uso of or tire the arms to lift an opponent In blocking tw The rhe only allowable use uso IIO of the arm in block blocking Ins or obstructing an In opponent Is with wih the arms close to the both body y The most radical o of all al changes chanh made of however has been tire Iho introduction th tire Iho forward pa pass s. s the lie rule rulo for this readIng reading read read- lag ing as us follows Ing One forward pass hans shull shul be allowed each scrimmage provided ed such pass be he behind tho tire made by b a player who was lino of or scrimmage C when the tire ball bail bal was wa put Ile In tin II pIn play mint und provided tire the ball hal after touch being passed forward forwar does not the tIre ground before being heln touched by a player of either cither side side The Tho Important points o of play pine which will wil come up under tho tire now new rules seem to be as us follows The forward puss pUlS makes II IL f possible for the roving forward that that that Is the tho uncovered un un- who sneaks covered man the tine fellow work unseen und anti unwatched to lo UW away untold damage to tire the defense I IThe The Tire quarterback kirk kiek will wIl be so effective ef cr ef- ef under the rule which places tho tire kickers kicker's team on side as UI soon loon as the thu punt hits the tire ground round that U It J will ivill wi be nece necessary ary for tire the defense to play two or perhaps three men In the tire back Held leM High tackling to prevent open or forward forward forward for for- ward passing ma may become fashionable ot or muck and auth the tire old low and har hard ant football will wi probably pass away awa It if f the tho I pass pasH Is persisted In I All Al players especially backs must be bevery beery beVery very ery quick and amid sure on punts and kicks rho rhe They cannot allow alow the tire ball bal to roll rol and wall until they get gel ready to fall Cal upon It H. Tine The rule which places the Iho the kicking team learn on side as soon as tire the ball bal bounds stops stop nil all al this Tire The lumbering giant Is Js probably done In iii Coot football bal while tho tire soo good big bigman man shall always take precedence of oC the tire good oo little man the beefy beey slow show and cumbersome man who has monopolized tho the center positions In rugby teams has passed Particular stress Is laid upon tire the danger dan elan- get ger of oC tire the roving forward Tho Tire big ble men who run In the Interference must mut not be abandoned as us oon soon as the they pass by and only the Iho man maim with wih the tire hail ball bal sought as In tho tire past With the tire forward forward for for- ward and open pass In vogue It will wil be necessary to watch ever every man on the tire possessive dve team learn Thus time the defensive team earn must muil cover oft ot or put a man manten manto to tl watch a man as ns Is dono done In association tion ton football football This is a n most Important point Indeed In eed In lii former years ears all al that prevented the quarterback from front being belna a continuous ous triumphant march to tire the goal goul gent wins was the offside rule rulo which forbade e a member mem mem- her ber of ot the team lenin which kicked tho the ball hal last lust to touch It until It I had hud been first t r touched by h u n member of or tine tho defensive eleven Now that the tire rules put tIme tho kicking team henna onside as II soon as RS tho tine hull ball bul bounds the Iho opposing cloven must play two or three men In tw tine tho back Held field feld to play for Cor quarterback kicks |
