Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-12
FOOTBALL.
Ten Yards to Be Gained
in Three Downs.
National Intercollegiate Com
mittee Makes That Change.
Other Proposed Changes 10 Be Voted On
March 3 at New York.

New York. Feb. 1l.-Trn yards to be
gained iii three downs, WAS the princi-
pal football reform tentatively agreed
upon 1T a meeting OF the national i'll
tcrcoIlegiate football rule committee ii!
This city Saturday. This rule. if finally
adopted, the football experts believe.
Will do more than anything else toward
opening the game. After the meeting
the secretary of the committee. w. r.
REID, j.. of Harvard. explained that
nohc 81 the rules suggested either sat
uTGaE or at the conference two weeks
ago. had been finally adopted. The COM
mltt"e Is framing u tentative st of
rules covering different points of the
game anG when these are all covered
the completed rules will be voted upon.
The committee adjourned to meet again
Sal urday, Marc h 3. in this city.
In addition to- agreeing upon the 10
yard rGl" which exactly doubles the
distance to be gained in three downs
under the playing rules. Of the past sew
erdl years. the c"Inmittee tentatively
agreed upon the following:
That every player on the kicking side
shall DE on side when the kicked ban
touches the ground.
That the question of affording proper
protection for the men catching the
bail be- taken uD and carefully defined
at the next meeting. This is in refer
ch1c 10 the elimination Of rough play.
That o,le forward lass shall be al
lowed on 4 ping provided that the bah
does not touch TIE ground Lciorc being
i"ucht q by Il player Of either side. Such
pass To be mae" hy any man who
Was Behind the line oi ScrininIge when
tie ball NaS Put iii play. If the ball
touches the ground before being
touched byfa player Of either side it
STALL go 10 tn" opponents on the spot
from which the pass is made. The pass
shall not be received by Il man who
was ON the line of Scrimma%a when the
bali vas put in play. except for the two
meh playing on the ends of the line
|ncn The hall was put in rlay
! A direct lob over the lire within the
I space Of five wards; on each SIDE Of The
center shall be unlawful. Nothing was
d"me with regard 10 the question of a
! h,'i;l laboratory, but paul Dasht.l. on
| behalf Of Annapolis. offered the Naval
! Academy field ami its facilities for Use
BY the committee in the matter
| The report of the ub-committcc an
pointed to formulate suggestions relativ.,
to the formation Of Il permanent board
| of officials WAS received and it was
agreed to make il public with a view to
receiving suggestions from persons in
! terested in the game. every member Of
the committee being asked to invite criti-
! ri Of hn VII c,,J,-
recommendations are that 4 central gov
! orning committee Of three or five be ap-
! pointed as a subcommittee Of The inter
| collegiate rules body. to constitute a M
| tional commit on officials. In addition
to this committee it is proposed that see"
| tonal committees of three each be an
| pointed to represent the different geo
| graphical sections Of the country or sep
| arate league groups. A sllaricd secrrta-
tive and clerical details Of the commit
tees. All universities and colleges accept
| ing the provisions Of the rules Commits"
! prior to the fall of 1906 are to submit;
! lists Of al college men whom they con
sder desirable and competent game off
| Gals This list is to be carefully hives
| tigated by the national and section com
mittecs and n general official announce
| ment will be issued containing first a
complete list Of officials Judged competent
by tho central committee with apprnrr.-
| ate addresses.
The various games scheduled during
| the season are TO be snb-divided in order
Of collegiate importance to determine the