Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-11-25 | Page 30 | Football Facts

FOOTBALL I FACTS C ny nr nr rV IWANS TIm QUESTIONS QUESTION Bill Ball Is on opponents opponents's yard five line five Team A In po S slon lon of o the ball bail tries to make the tho goal goat line lineon lineon lineon on a 11 buck tackle oft One On-e of th the on the A team cuts uta through after the tha secondary and I Is held by byone byone byone one of ot the tho defensive backs backa b behind the th Ithe Itlie goal coal line As I I under understand Jt It lie rule rifle says the penalty should ho be enforced from the spot COot where the foul occurred Since It hap hap- happened happened hap happened back of ot the th goat oa line would not a strict Interpretation of ot the tho touchdown touch rules entitle team it A to a touch touch- down 7 nun This 1118 play comes comee up every now and then and It 1 la Is always awaya custom custom- customary customary I lary ary for tho t leading football official to rule It first down on the yard one ono one yard line of the defensive team tam such tuch a play ft a touchdown sin since co the foul tout was waa made back ot of th goal oal line would b be rather rathor tin lin satisfactory A A a Q result are In n the habit of tempering jus tice jus lu I tice and common Sen tonne enoe with the therul th rul rule and on such auch a play as aa you state they thoy th y Invariably place the ball on the yard one-yard line Una tad ad d rulo rub It rubIt first down lown nn