The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-23
possession of the ball. starting before

possession of the ball. starting before
the ball. etc.
The provision for a distinct signal
for each official was decided upon to do
away with the cause for the frequent
disputes over fouls committed by any
other than the player with the ball.
the runner to stop and the side carry
\ ing the ball had a just right to object
to having their play stopped. The new
rule provides that when the referee
sulting in more than the foul would
have resulted, the team may take full
gain up to 20 years unless such gain
would result in a touchdown.
| The revision says that no attention
shall be paid to the umpire's signal,
but the play shall continue and the
penalty be inflicted for the foul after
ward. The players will be able to dis
tinguish between the signals and there
will not be any necessity for the usual
misunderstanding. One official will be
provided with whistle and the other
with a bell or horn.
/ A good rule was introduced which
does away with tricks by players TO
draw opponents off side. The old rule
provided that if any player on side
| with the ball shall by any attempt TO
draw a player off-side on the other
side succeed, the offender shall be pen
| allied. This rule tended to penallze
one of the strong points OF the game
that of quick charging. Hereafter no
penalty will be inflicted in such
| case.
| NEW KICKOFF RULE.
| Rule 13 about the kickoff was chang
| ed. There has been some misunder-
standing as to whether the winner OF
| the toss could select the goal and 70
| decide which side should take the kick
| off. To make this rule explicit the
| change requires that the loser of the
toss must take the kickoff if the win
| A change that was introduced by my
/ self protects the side kicking into a
goal. On touchdown or safety the
old rule required that the kick must
be made from the 25-yard line, and if
| the ball was kicked out of bouI>Gs
| twice it went to the opponents on the
spot. The new rule provides that the
opponents may have the ball on the
35-yard line instead of on the 25-yard
| line. .--..
oftentimes the side with the ball was
| compelled to kick into a gale or for
some other unavoidable circumstances
kicked out of bounds twice in success
| sion. 1t amounted to at least 25-yard
| penalty for this occurrence. although
not due to poor playing. From the
/ 25-yard line a good kicker oftentimes
could easily negotiate goal from
placement or by a drop kick. Such is
Only those exceptionally good can
make a goal from this distance.
| VALUE CHANGED.
| The value of the goal from drop kick
points, and 1 believe it was change
for the better. Everybody was in IA
| vor of the change. The feeling was
rightfulIy strong that the game ought
not to be tied when one side gets a
touchdown and the other side a drop
| kick or a place kick. AS it now
stands the side which gets a touch
down ticks the side that gets goal
from field.
one change grew out of our game
with West Point. One part of the old
rule No. % said that, IF a player who
has an opportunity to make fair
catch is illegally INSTRUCTED he shall
receive fifteen yards and the ball be
put into play by a free kick. Inc new
rule provides that the offended slde
shall receive fifteen yards but must
mt the bali in play by a scrimmage.
or if they so neglect may take nVe
yards and put the ball in play by free
kick The same change in the rules
applies when a player who has made
fair catch is thrown by player on the
opposing side.
Mino~changes were made in several
cases. In measuring the forward point
of the ball the words lin its position
were added to the rule to make it ex-
plicit that the ball should be meas
ured in the position when called down.
This matter is, however, entirely IN the
hands of the referee
Under rule 10 changes were made
allowing the man going down the field
to use his hands in getting away from
his ODDOnentS who are trying 10 DlOCh
him. Under the old rule this was an
affence, but it seldom was penalized-
LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE.
One change grew out of dispute
that arose in a Princeton game last
year. The change results in. the ellml-
nation of a relic of old Rugby foot
ball The rule required that if the
ball goes out of bounds, whether 1t
bounds back or not, a player OF the
side which secured it must bring 1T
to the spot where the line was crossed
and then touch it in with both hands
at right angles to the side lines, ana
then kick it at least ten yards toward
his opponents goal, and neither side
need be on side when the ball was
thus put in play. This paragraph or
the rule is wholly eliminated, AMI the
second paragraph of it allowed to
stand which requires that the ball
shall be carried into the gridircp at
right angles. etc.
1t was Lehigh. think, that worked
this old relic on Princeton last fall
and secured a touchdown They prac-
ticed the same trick on Princeton
that we used to play on Michigan.
ON one occasion, as the men were not
required to be on side, Hamill loafed
at one side of the field while Hersch-
| berger leiSurely brought in the Daii
that was out of bounds As he
reached the side lines he booted ii
over to Hamill, who fumbled, but re-