Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-07
CURRENT SPORTS 1NK|
Changes In the Foot Ball Rules
for This Season Announced
BY Committee.
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nedy Sept. l5..Gossip in
Other Lines.
Big Betting on the International
Yacht Races All a Myth.
Horse Talk.

AS the foot ball season is now about
to begin the annual changes in the
rules, as made by the rules
committee, will be interesting TO all
who play the game or who understand
1t. The changes do not affect the gen.
eral style of the game, but a number of
points are elucidated, which would be
well for all officials and spectators, as
we'll as the players, to know. The rules
for this year, including the changes are
printed for the first time in SpalGing's
Guide for 1901, which has just been is
sued. The changes i'm the rules are as
follows:
In section d of rule 4. the definition
Of safety is elaborated so as to make
a kick by player from behind his goal
line which sends the ball across the side
line before it reaches the line # the
goal posts a safety.
Heretofore such play would have
given the other side touch down. The
ball would have becomes theirs as soon
as it crossed the side line, and on bring
ing it in they would touch it down be-
hind their opponents-who kicked the
ball-goal line, thus making a touch
down. The rules committee thought
this not quite fair. and have now made
the nlisplay count as safety. 1t is a
decidedly interesting point, and tho 1t
seldom, If ever came up in a game. 1T is
we'll to have it cleared up.
To rule 10, which has to do with off
side play, is added note more clearly
defining being ahead of the ball. and
doing away with an Inconsistency as to
what part of the ball should be reck-
oned upon as the deciding line. Rule IL
is so altered that two minutes is the
miximum time to be taken out for de-
lay. 1t was possible to get around this
rule before and take up four minutes.
A slight change In the wording Of the
rule regarding position of opponents at
kick out and kick from fair catch is
made for further clearness. In rule IA
an omission has been supplied in the
case of a kick after touch ball in at side
lines, requiring kick of at least ten
yards. Section A of rule IL regarding
interference and delaying the other side
from putting the ball in play has been
changed to prevent pulling about in the
rush line such tactics now will he re-
garded as delaying the game and, ,here-
fore. subject to Vineyard penalty.
An interesting addition has been MADE
| to section b of rule 81, dealing with
| downs so that in case of a penalty, the
number of the down shall remain the
same, If, otherwise, it should be to the
profit of the offending side. Rule % has
been changed to specify that kick af-
ter the ball has been touched in, after
going out of bounds. shall be at least
| ten yards. "A requirement has been
| added to rule % that the referee. when
a team is about to try for goal, shall
| signal with his hand as soon as the ball
| touches the ground. This has been the
general custom. Two changes are made
4 in rule 2s, which deals with penalties.
The wording of the section regarding
| penalties for interfering with fair
catch has been changed so that the Off
1 cial may now judge better what to DO.
/ The committee has made a further eff
fort to stamp out unsportsman-like play
| by imposing penalty for unsportsman-
like proceedings of any sort.
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