Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-05

difficult thing for the referee 10 de-
eide whether the player runs FIVE yards
out or not. Under this rule there may
be more or less dispute as 10 whether
the man goes far enough out. This
would be more liable to prove the case
II the quarterback were allowed TO run
with the bail inside, that Is. between
the % yard line and the goal II is
hardly probable that there viii be a
great amount Of dispute over this, pro-
vided the quarterback runs out beyond
the tackle. This Is, however a weak
ness Of the rule but ii Is hardly ia
BILE TO prove serious.
MAY TACKLE BELOW KNEE.
The spectators viii soon have accus-
toned themselves to this cheekerboarG
effect AT this poirt the spectator may
expect TO SIZE the players as they come
running uIion the field present a COM
plete change OF appearance from that
Of former Years owing to the fact that
there has been legislation regarding
the heavy armor. Some even antiol-
pate seeing the contestants appear
upon the gridiron as lightly clad as q
man on a race track. or like the bare
kneed English players I'm this the
spectator will be disappointed, for
while the rules VIII be strictly en-
forced regarding the protecting arnof
II probably win not be so markedly
different in appearance from that Of
the old. The heavy sole leather hell
met viii probably be repaoed by soft
leatner with pneunatic cushions with
padding running around the top, From
the grandstands however the appear
ancc OF the cap viii not be far different
from that Of the old.
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sured that this season there viii he no
hard or unyieldiug substance worn on
the players that is not so padded on the
outside as to render It harmless to otl-
er players II ~ hoped that quite a
good deal Of this Will be discarded
The spectator should also note q
change made In the penalty for holding
opponents chat Is by using the hands
or arms when in possession of the bali
Instead of losing the ball II means a
loss az i've yards. This, however, is a
lesser penalty than the loss of the bail
lacking below the knees will no longer
be ruled against and In fact this rule
has become practically dead
The linesmen Will also become far
more important, as he win be practical
~ another umpire, being charged with
the duty OF calling and penalizing or
side play In the line, tripping and
roughing fullback after kick.
The first thing In the play itself that
will attract the attention Of the OBJ
server undoubtedly will be the forma-
ton of the men for the scrimmage. As
soon as the ball is kicked OF, caught,
run with and the player brought down,
the spectator will find that, If the ball
has been brought back by those who
caught the kick into the middle Sec
ton of the field. instead of seeing the
team line up as of old with formation
play of some kind, taking a tackle or "a
guard back, he vii see what may be
called return to the good old days
Of football when seven men were al
ways on the line of scrimmage. The
rule this year provides that In this
middle section team must have seven
men on the line when the ball is put
In play
MAY BE MORE KICKING.
What the spectators win see next