The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-16
new FOOT BALL RULES.
THE GRADUATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MAKES RADICAL CHANGES.
Side Line Coaching Harmful to the
Game. and Is Most Unsports-
manIike Conduct.

As the result OF secret meeting OF
, the graduate advisory committee held
in New York a few days ago it has
! lust leaked out that there will be rad
zeal changes in collegiate football next
season, says a Philadelphia dispatch
10 the New York Evening Journal.
The meeting, which was held at the
Reform club, was attended by the fol-
lowing: Walter Camp Of Yale, chair
man; John C. Bell OF Pennsylvania,
Alexander Moffatt Of Princeton, Rob-
ert ID. Wrenn of Harvard, Paul j.
Dashiel of the United States Naval
academy and L. M. Daniels of Cornell.
So radical are two Of the changes de-
cided upon that the committee suggest
ed that each member talk over the new
rules with the football authorities at
his particular college or university,
and if any objections are raised word
to that effect will be sent to the chair
man, Walter Camp, and a call for an
other meeting will be issued. If no
objections are raised, then the new
rules will be printed in the official foot
ball guide for 1902
The most important revision, and
one favorably passed upon by the en-
tire committee, is a rule providing that
the opposing teams shall change sides
after each touchdown scored or goal
kicked from the field. The other rad
ical change is in the kicking of goal
from touchdown.
The new rule provides for the bring
ing out of the ball to kicking distance
say, twenty yards from the goal posts
that this point shall be line Of scrim-
mage, and the try for goal can be made
by swapping the ball either for place
kick or a drop kick from behind the
line of scrimmage.
1t is suggested that the opposing
teams shall line up together not farther
than FIVE yards apart, so that the de-
Tending team shall have an Opportun1-
ty to prevent the goal. The exact
wording of the rule will be decided
upon later This new rule Will make
goal kicking from touchdowns a most
difficult feat and will add considerable
spectacular interest to the game. Brief
ly the other changes in the rules, all
of which have been adopted, are as
follows:
Rule 16B.-In swapping the ball back
If the player so doing is off side the
ball must be snapped again, and If this
occurs once more on the same down
the ball shall go to the opponents. This
rule was changed so that the penalty
for offside play shall be the loss Of five
yards by the offending team instead Of
FORGETTING the ball. 1t was felt that the
loss of the ball was too great hard
ship.
Rule 28F.-The penalty for tripping
an opponent or tackling him below the
knees has been changed to five instead
of ten yards.
Rule 28B.-This rule, referring to
passing or batting the bali toward an
opponents goal, is changed so that the
side offending shall be penalized ten
yards instead of the loss of the ball.
Rule 28F.-In the case of unlawful
starting before the ball has been put
in play for a scrimmage this rule is
changed so that the penalty shall be
ten yards instead of the surrender of
the ball, the down remaining the same.
Rule % (Note). a foul Is
committed which in the opinion of the
umpire did not affect the play the Of
Tended side may decline the penalty.
In case Of run being made from this
play not more than fifteen yards from
the spot where the foul was committed
shall be allowed.
There was considerable discussion
over this rule, several of the members
of the committee feeling that the full
distance gained should be allowed. 1t
was decided, however, to make the
limit of allowance twenty-five yards
instead of fifteen, as heretofore. In ad-
dition to the penalty provided in the
rules of last year for side line coach
ing it was decided to add the follow
ing: Football rules committee Of the
American colleges feels that side line
coaching is harmful to the game and
should be viewed as thoroughly under
hand and unSportsmanlike conduct"