The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-15
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS
MONTGOMERY TO BE CENTE1
FOR THE SPORT.
Auburn Tuscaloosa Game viii Be
come an Annual Event IL
This City-Changes in
Games Rules.

While 1t Is rather early to talk football,
still thirgs are beginning to shape UP in
the gridii on line.
The prospects are that Montgomery
will get several of the Southern college
games The college boys realize the fact
that the best place in this section of the
country to have their games. is in this
city. and heretofore the only drawback
has been the street railway system.
All this is changed now, the indications
being that the new management intend
giving a modern, up-to-date service. one
that man can depend on.
The Administrations games, which
have proved so interesting in the past,
will be annual affairs in Montgomery
Just as the Authorizations game Is in
Atlanta-and this year that game will be
played either late September or early in
October. which will be set as the annual
date.
There will be important changes in the
football rules for the coming season. The
committee consists of Walter Camp of
Yale. chairman; John G. Bell, Pennsyl-
vania; Alexander Moffat, Princeton; Rob
ert d. Wrenn, Harvard; Paul j. Dashiellr
United States Naval Academy, and L. Nj.
Dennis, Cornell.
The most important revision, and one
that was Endorsed by the entire commit
Il
was a rule providing that the opposing
teams should change sides after each
touchdown scored or field goal kicked.
This rule will prevent one team from
having an undue advantage to wind. sun
or condition of the turf. 1t will also give
spectators occupying seats near the end
of the field an opportunity to see more
of the game.
The other change is in the kicking of
a H. -,yTa
provides for the bringing out of the ball
as heretofore to kicking distance, say
twenty yards from the goal posts; that
this point shall be a line of scrimmage
and the try for goal can be made by snap
ping the ball either for place kick or a
drop kick behind the line of scrlmmage.
1t is suggested that the opposing teams
shall line up together or not farther than
I'VE yards apart, so the defending team
shall have an opportunity to prevent the
goal.
This new rule will make goal kicking
from touchdown most difficult feat in
stead of the comparatively easy task 1t
has formerly been, and will add consid-
cradle spectacular interest to the game.
The other changes apply to swapping
the ball back to a player who is off side.
This rule was changed so as to oenalize
the offending team five yeards instead of
forfeiting the ball. The penalty for trip
ping or tackling below the knees is
changed from five to ter yards If the
ball is passed. thrown or batted toward
the opponents goal the penalty is chang
ed from forfeiture of the ball to a penalty
of ten yards
In case of unlawful starting before the
ball has been put in play the penalty
shall be ten yards instead of the forfeit
ture of the bali.
In addition to the penalty provided in
the rules of last year for side-line coach
ing, it was decided to add the following
THE 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