Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-07-31 | Page 10 | Few Changes in Football Rules

FEW CHANGES IN FOOTBALL RULES Quick Kicking May M-ay Be Result of Slight Alteration in Football Code New York Jul July 30 The The Intercol- Intercol football rules as promulgated by y tho the Football Rules commission to today to to- day show few changes In the gridiron code for the sort season of ot 1913 The Tho majority ma- ma jorl of oC the alterations are technical and will have little effect noon unon IDOn the game TIle The most Important cb-a cb change chango is go Is 18 ho tho rub rulo which permits tho the kicker to stand at any distance from the line lino of ot Ino scrimmage when kicking Instead of oC at least cast five o fl yards ards behind tho the scrimmage line Inc Under the new regulations it is expected quick tricking kicking from direct directly behind the forwards will bo be a playing f feature wi fo Walter Waler Camp Comp In outlining outlining- the work o of ot f the tho rules commission states One Ono alteration was S brought about b by y the fact that a a player could not be r returned to the gamo game after aCer he had once b been een taken out except at tho begin begin- bp n nin ning ing of f f a period It HI often oren happened that an a unexpected p substitution was necessary in t he the fourth period and there seemed tS t to o bo be no reason wh why an on exception S should tt not be made In this case but t the he rules forbade It hence they were a altered alered this year ear to read Player may may bo be returned once at the b beginning of any period or at any time during during d the fourth or last lat period do The Tho rules relating relating- to a forward pass or o r a kick ma made e from behind the goal l lne Ine was tho the rulo rule relating to dropping b jack back which has also been mado made clearer b by y changes In iii the tho wording In the rule regarding regarding- the conduct o of ot f players after a n forward pass or a after fter a kick leck Insertion of ot the paS words after the pass has been made now m makes akes It cl clear ar that players need not fear f ear any Interference until the th pass is h a actually made