New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-06
FOOTBALL RULES REPORT.
TEXT OF THE CHANGES.
Nany Important alterations in
Regulations of the Game.


Iegiate football rules committee which convened at
Philadelphia Saturday. April %. has been COM
piled. and each member of the committee has been
sent copy upon which TO make minor corrections
These will be adjusted by the secretary of the COM
mlttee, Walter Camp. of Yale. and from them the
rules for 1904 will be compiled The committee WILL
therefore, hold further meetings this year. and
the measures adopted at the one meeting will be
final
The report of the committee. a complete copy of
which is printed below. includes number Of
changes. the most radical of which have been
already foreshadowed in The Tribune. These are
the changing of the of a drop kick a place
Kick from points to points; the adoption of
uniform style of play in all portions of the field
requiring six on the line of scrimmage at all
times. and when only six on the line requiring
of the back field be outside tine end line man.
under this formation the quarter being allowed to
run with the ball at all times provided he go out
side the centre by FIVE yards.
In addition to these general and radical changes
many important. though minor, alterations have
been made in the rules. Chief among these is the
giving of bell or horn to the umpire and allowing
the play TO proceed till the ball is dead whenever
he signals foul thus giving the offended side
when in possession of the ball. the choice of the
penalty OF the result OF its gain
The interference with fair catch and the throw
ing OF the man after he has made Il placed
under more equitable rule. This provides a 15-yard
penalty. but requires that the ball put play by
the privilege however, of accepting 5-yard pen
atty and If the catch has been interfered with
choice OF scrimmage free kick; or If the has
caught and been thrown. they obliged TO take
the free kick.
Another rule does away with the practice OF
drawing team Off side This rule says that IL
any player Of the side having the ball by
otherwise deliberately draws opponent off side
and the ball is snapped before he gets back the
play Is TO be called back and the down counted
Altogether in adj
vance. The committee arrived the new formation
rule only after discussing nearly the entire night
Walter Camp was the last man TO agree unani-
nous vote being required. At about o'clock in the
morning Mr.. Camp carefully arranged eleven chairs
in the order required by the rule meditated over
Yale's system OF play. and when thoroughly
sured that the odd back field did not have
stand any further out than just outside of the end
line man, finally agreed TO the rule
The meeting held at the Hotel Walton. IN
Philadelphia. in the afternoon and evening and was
attended by A A. Stage. OF Chicago University:
John {. Bell of Pennsylvania; Walter Camp. Of
Yale; r. d. Wrenn. OF Harvard; r. B. Fine. Of
Princeton; Paul Dashiel of Lehigh and Annapolis
and l.. VI. Dennis. OF Cornell
1t was finally voted to leave to a subcommittee
composed of Messrs. Wrenn and DashieI. the word
Ing of all rules regarding penalties with follow
ing instructions:
To abolish the twenty-yard loss privilege-thet is
yards-and also TO make all distance penalties Ave
!ards ana hiteen yards, with the following offences
Loss. Ave yards. CIote. II the side having the
the that if s the aP pon nfe reSSd se
The penalty is given is ahead Of the point to be
p delay Sls OF game starting before the ball is
centre offsde second time. forward pass. unsports-
manlike conduct. of side interference with put
defensive If player is not carrying the ball centre
or opposite player touching the ball before it
Loss fifteen yards-Tripping holding quarter
cStch Or thFon P pav up b6 bss with far
But in both these latter the side beneftins
scrimnage the BAN If they taE as their ' fTss
nossessio ~ tS ba nn , nsashfr sde Is IN
and the ball goes 10 the other side. On all other
on scrlmmage kick before going ten yards unless
touched by opponent Also IL ball Is touched on
linz when it Is a touch back.
minutes after ordered by umpire Also defensive
the game.
a vote then passed that all measures
Changes in the rules of play) to be carried must
be unanimous. and the following votes were
passed
Rule Under ID note to read follows: 1T is
R nave R64B Of for The 81 kT9 e
from that Of the referee so as to distinguish MS
call from that Of the referee.
the words in its position when declared dead
Rule (c)-Insert after the word referee" the
.5 Rug dd g & Ss 6 PLAYER on the
opponents off side the BAH If then snapped shall
not be regarded as in play or the scrimmage
Rule 10-After (e) add: This shall not be so in
down the field under a kick from using his hands
push opponents out of the way in order
Rule al Rte oe 5 or add h f t6e empire signals
foul the play continues until the ball is dead under
must enforce the penalty called for by the UNI
pire's decision. The side offending may however.
Rule 10 Ca)-After the word "kickon"' in the first
sentence insert: ar the winner of the toss selects
the goal the loser must take the kickoff"
Rule 1S-Alter 10 provide as follows: At least
six men must be on the line of scrmmage. If not
than six are the lire of scrimmage.
man must be outside the position occupied by
receiving the ball from the snapper back may
carry the forward provided crosses the line
OF scrimmage at least five yards outside OF the
Rule 22~To cut out paragraph Ia
Rule Exchange twenty-five yard line" 70 read
'thIrty-flve yard line" as the penalty for kicking
drop kick the words "or place kick from scrim-
mage -, ,-...,, - ...,,. -,,,, ,,,,... 49,, o.,
place kick from a fair catch or touchdown
Rule Exchange to read goal from field kick,
RmIs Is 1gPRead IF either Side fails to put the
bail in play within two minutes after having been
Rule Is. d (2)~Read offended side shall receive
fifteen yards and must put ut the ball in play by a
yards and put the bali in play by free kick
wards but must put the ball in play by a scrim-
mage or if they so elect may receive tive yards.
oT Ruie % 1s%After paragraph read The lines
man must penalize side for the ends being of
and for for ronshng the fuIback."
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