The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-17
TIE GRIDIRON.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE official
football rules for the season 1855 were
issued today. A number of the rules
have undergone considerable chang
ing.
When the two teams decide 10 play.
there must be a distinct understand
ing whether the match shall be played
under the compromise rules of 1895,
the Yale-Princeton notifications of
1895 or the HarvaTd-Pennsylva
nell notifications Of 1895. Some of the
important changes are:
Rule ga fair catch is a catch made
direct from a kick by one Of the op-
ponents (or punt by the same side,
providing the man intending to make
the catch indicates that intention by
holding up his hand when running for
the ball. If he be interfered with by
any opponent who is off side or if he
be thrown after catching the bail, he
shall be given Is yards, unless this
carry the ball across the goal line. In
that case he shall be given but half
the intervening distance After hav-
ing raised his hand he cannot run with
the ball, sat must take his fair kick
If he should succeed in making one. By
this rule, as amended Dy Yale and
Princeton, the catcher has to an
nounce his intention 10y raising his
hand AS amended by Harvard-Penn-
Sylvania-Cornell, the catcher's inten-
ton need not be indicated, but while
he cannot run with the ball himself,
he may pass it to one OF his own side,
who can run with it or kick It; other
wise it must be put in play on the
spot where the fair catch was made.
In case the ball is muffed, the op-
ponents shall have an equal chance at
the ball.
Rule Ia has been amended by Yale
and Princeton SO that in addition TO
an umpire, a referee and a lfnesman,
there shall be an assistant linesman
ANY Official may diSqualify q pIaver
subject to the rule Of the umpire; the
umpire alone can be appealed to by the
captains; regarding foul and unfair
tactics, no appeal can be made exceDt
through the captain; the three officials
shall formulate ground rules.
AS amended by HarVard-P eursyIva-
nia-Corueh there shall be two UNI
pires, a referA and a linesman. VIII
shall be nominated by the captains and
confirmed by the faculty athletic COM
mittees of the respective universities.
An important section is the follow
ing:
After the game all questions or Dis.
qualifications shall go before a com
mittee of four TO be chosen by the chair
man OF the athletic committee of the
two competing universities-two from
each. This committee shall have mower
TO disqualify for the remainder Of the
season, for a year. or for any longer
time, according TO its discretion. In
the case of a tie vote the committee
Shall choose a fifth member and the de-
cision of the majority shall be final.
4ale and Princeton add the following
TO rule 70, regarding the kick off: II
c4~ l-aar = rr11 =
without its going into the field of play
1t shall so as a first down at center Of
the field. 10 opponents.
Rule 2 is substituted by Yale-Prince-
ton as follows: After a fair catch the
bah may be put in play by a player OF
the side having made the catch II may
be put in play by a free KICK or by q
scrimmage, the point to scrimraage to III
the opponents may not advance beyond
the catchers mark and the ball must
be kicked from some point behind thai
mark on a parallel with the touch line
In rule "a dealing with off side plaJ
Yale and Princeton permit a player who
Is of side to seize the ball on a tumble
on scrimmage.
Yale and Princeton make the follow.
ing substitute in regard to rule so sec
ton c, touching mass plays: In scrin.
mage not more than one man shall star
forward before the ball is in play. MOI
more than three men shall group them
selves at a point behind the line oil
scrirnnnage before the ball in play, sever
men or more shall be on the line of the
scrinnlage until the ball IS in play, ex
cert taat the man playing the position
Of either end rusher may dr0y back pro
vided he does not pass insoe the posi-
tim occupied by the man playing ad
5acent tackle before the ball is put il
play.
Other sections of rule 80 are made
The three sets of rules viii undoubtedll
cause some misunderstanding. 1t will
be decided. however two weeks in ad
vance which rules shall be used in {
Rezne.