The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-24
WELL KNOWN AUTHORITY EX-
PLAINS ALL THE IMPORTANT
CHANGES OF GAME.
Field Goal to Count Only
Four Points.

Mr.. Walter Camp, one of the lead
ing, if not the foremost authority on
football in this country, writes about
the new rules for the coming season
as follows:
The football rules for the season of
1904 offer certain changes which are
of great interest to players and spec
tators. For many years it has been
whether drop kick or place kick. was
too high when compared with the
value given in the scoring to the
touchdown. Probably no point has
been more discussed than this one,
and this year the change has been
brought about and the field-kick goal
counts but four points. while the touch
down counts five, as formerly.
The rules for scrimmage, nave also
been once more amended. BY this al
teration the team on the attack-that
is, in possession of the ball-must
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if only six men are on the rush line,
then one of the men who stands be-
hind the line must be outside. the
man occupying the position on the end
of the line of scrimmage.
The quarterback will be permitted
to run at any time and in any part of
the field provided he runs at least five
yards outside of the spot where the
ball was put in play. Any deliberate
attempt to start is rendered void by
the declaration that if the ball is then
snapped it shall not be regarded as in
play.
Concerning Penalties.
The penalties have been divided
into groups as follows: First, those
where the loss is five yards, and sec
ond, those where the loss is fifteen
yards.
A side loses five yards for: Coaching
Or infringement of any part of Rule q
ca: delay of game; interference with
putting the ball in play; off-side in
the scrimmage; starting before the
ball is put in play in the scrimmage;
violation of scrmmage rule as speci-
fled in Rule IS CD; snapper-back OFF,
side the second time in the same Gown;
passing or batting the ball forward;
unsportsmanlike conduct; holding by
defense side of the player not carrying
the ball; snapper-back or man oppO-
site touching the ball before it has
touched a third man: piling up on a
player after the ball has been de-
clared dead.
A side loses fifteen yards for: Trip
ping, holding, or unlawful use of
hands or arms by the team in posses
sion of the ball; illegal running by
the man receiving the ball from the
snapper back-that is, the quarter
back; interference with fair catch.
Outside of distance penalties, dis
qualification is given for unnecessary
roughness. The game is forfeited if
a side refuses to play within two min
utes after being ordered to by the ref
cree, or if a team on the defense COM
mits repeated fouls when near it's own
goal line in order to delay the game.
The other changes are not of great
moment, nor will they materially af-
feet the play. The umpire is to have
a horn or some kind of call which may
distinguish his signal from that of the
referee, and the play will continue in
spite of the umpire's call until the
ball is dead, and then the referee will
inflict the penalty called for by the
umpire's decision.
In the case of interference with a
fair catch the offended side can have
it's choice Of putting the ball in play by
scrimmage, in which case they re-
ceive fifteen yards, or putting it in
| play by free kick, in which they can
have but five yards. The same is true
regarding man who has been thrown
to the ground after making a fair
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