Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-14
Local Baseball and Wheeling Gossip.
FOOTBALL THIS YEAR.
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Organize--New Rules.


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90 in the rules for the coming season
have been made. hos,
The exact alterations when nave p.sn
made in the rules this season py 'ne
committee are as follows: -,
IN rule of the Guide, section td)
,hare Is a further definition of safety'
namely. that d safety Is made when tne
hau Kicked by man behind his Boaui
Inc crosses the extension OF the size
Ina behlnd the goal line. 1t was gem
orally supposed that the rules dld NOT
nrovide FOR such a contingency, but as
= matter of fact, they did. When
nan standing behind his own goal at
tsmnted 10 kick the ball out and made
such poor kick Of II that the bali ala
NOT cross his goal line at all, put
crossed what would he the extension
NJ the side line and thus went into
touch. by the existing rules the ban
was dead as soon as II crossed the
side line. But also by another rule
when a ball was kicked out OF bounds
II aid not 20 to the man who first OBJ
tanned possession Of II, but TO the op,.
moments Hence kick Of this kind
would result In the opponents having
possession OF the ball In touch But
then they must bring II to the point
where the side line was crossed by the
ball and there put It IN play. The re-
suit would be that they would bring II
down behind the kicker's goal, and I'M
mediately upon putting II In play there
they would hold II on the ground, aTd
thus secure touchdown. In other
words. ball which kicked by man
behind his own goal line did not cross
The goal line. but crossed the side Ire
meant. II the rules were followed flt,
touchdown for the opponents This
seemed rather n severe penalty Ter The
nlssplay, and II was determined by he
rules committee that such play sh-u'd
he ruled a safety instead Of a touch
Town FOR the opponents. Hence the
new rule.
Inc NttpUu dlltIttitu 10 uilltI Iuit ~
II the Guide, note. This formerly de-
fined ahead Of the ball" as between
the opponents goal and line parallel
TO the goal line and passing through
the center OF the bali" As a matter Of
fact this was inconsistent with some of
the other rules whore the forward point
OF the ball is taken as the line. The
rule was therefore altered so that in
stead OF reading, as II did In the for
mer edition, II reads. passing through
the point OF the ball nearest the goal
line Of the side not In possession Of the
ball"
The next alteration occurs in rule ~
Of the Guide, section (e. The difficulty
that caused the alteration In this rule
has not ben appreciated very much in
the big games In the East. but there
have been occasions even there where
the delay of the game was prolonged
unreasonably As matter OF fact II
was found that although the rules
Committee intended that no delay
should result over two minutes, an OBJ
streperous team would make Il more
nearly four minutes In this way: Act
Inc under Rule ~ (e) that no delay
arising from any cause whatsoever
should continue more than two min
utes, they would delay, supposedly for |
injured players. for the full two min |
utes. Then the referee would tell them |
time was up, and they much play. But |
they would manage to occupy nearly |
two minutes longer by refusing to play, !
claiming under rule 2S, section (g) that |
the referee could not give the game for |
felt 10 the other side until fully two |
minutes after he had ordered them to |
play. Just before the expiration Of |
the fourth minute they would play |
With this contention In mind, the rules
committee added to Rule ~, section (e) |
the following: ANY delay thereafter |
shall be penalised under rule 81 (e) rs
(c). II meant that after the oonsump-
ton OF two minutes five yards shall be |
given for further delay Of the game |
this In no way interfering with the |
referees making them forfeit the game
at the end Of two minutes OF such de- |
lay In other words. they will lose dis
tance for delay as well as forfeit the |
game II they do not go on at the end |
OF two minutes more.
Rule 49, section (D first line, the word |
kick is changed to read punt, or |
drop kick" for further clearness.
Rule H. section Oh the words are in
terted after the words fair catch
when kicked after touching the ball
In at the side line" This was an omis
sion In the former rules.
Under rule II there has been added
TO section (a) "any such interference
shall be regarded as delay Of the game"
rule rs (c). This was to insure the
abandonment Of pulling and hauling the
opponents in the rush line,
Dat % 10 |
following clause was added unless
this should result to the advantage Of
the offending side, when the down and
the distance 10 be gained shall remain
tine same" II II clear that this IL what
was intended In former ruling, but II
had not been made definite enough.
Rule 20. section (a) before the word
"or" are inserted the words at least
ten yards" That Is, man touching
the ball in at right angles 10 the side
line and thus putting II in play by a
kick, must kick II al least ten yards.
Rule 25. TO section (a) was added the
clause providing that the referee shall
make a signal with his hand when q
team is trying for goal Immediately up
on the touching Of the ball to tn |
ground. This has been the custom %
officials for some time, but has never
been clearly stated In the rules.
Rule 2S, section i'd paragraph 2, the
words lis attempting 10" were changed
TO has an opportunity for" in order
that the official should Judge when
there was a real chance OF a man max
ing a fair catch
Rule ~, section (k) has been altere-
so as to make the rule broader and
make II apply 10 any kind Of unsports-
manlike conduct not elsewhere provid-
ed for.
For the last three years the popular
feeling has been that the game. when
properly conducted, is thoroughly salts
factory, and that N the officials enforce
the rules the result Is always a fair
one, and the game OF the most inter-
esting kind when equally matched
teams meet.
JOHNNIE NELSON.