The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-18

ing line' in all cases throughout the rules.
 The kicker in trying at goal by a pIace-kick from a touchdown may touch or adjust the ball in the hands of the holder so long as the ball does not touch. the ground.
 The rule regarding foul play has been amplifed and specifically covers strik- ing with the fist or elbow kneeling. kicking, weeting with the knee by any player; or striking with the locked hands by linemen when they are breaking through.
 Furthermore, a player on defense is forbidden to strike in the face with the heel of the hand an opponent who is carrying the ball.
 These offenses are punishable not only bye disqualification of the player, but also the loss by the offending team of half the distance to It's own goal line.
 Tripping and tacking the runner when clearly out of bounds, piling up on player after the referee has de- clared the ball dead, hurdling and oth- CT acts of unnecessary roughness, are punishable by a fifteen yard loss. Tackling below the knee is punishable by a five yard loss Unsportsmanlike conduct, abusive or insulting language to opponents or officials is punishable by suspension for the remainder of the game.
 It is provided that tackler who has fairly tackled a runner above the knee shall not be penalized if he slides down below the knee after making the tackle.
 All the officials are expected to pen alize offenses enumerated under unne- cessary roughness, unsportsmanlike conduct, and disqualification.
 On penalties that would carry the ball to or across the goal line, where formerly the distance has been halved, the ball will now be placed at the one yard line.
 Supplementary to the rules is a sec tion containing thirty full page half tones, posed especially for the commit tee, which show clearly the plays that are permissible and prohibited in addi- ton to which several other new fea- lures are also incorporated, the most important being briefs of the rules de- iining the jurisdiction of each official; a very voluminous yet simple index, and the insertion of the penalty for vii olation of a rule in the rule itself, the paragraphs being printed in a distinc- tive style of type, which enables the penalty to be seen instantly.
 In the matter of size and contents this years spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide surpasses all previous mum bers, its three hundred and twenty pages containing fund of foot ball in. formation. Walter Camp, the editor gives a review of the season of 1905 with his selection of an All-Anerica team, and list of All American teams for tho last seventeen years; sectiona reviews are also a feature, that iron New England being by Joseph E. Pen dleton of Bowdoin; George Orton O the University of Pennsylvania con tributes the Middle States article John Longer de Saulles the Southern Bert Martin of Denver the Colorado Utah. by w. D. Rlshel the Pacific Coast by Harry B. Smith. The othe chapters include scores of all the lead ling college, school and athletic teams forecast for the season of 1906 sched ules. list of captains for the comint season. and the Illustrations, whicl comprise every team of note in tht country, over four thousand player being shown.
 spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide i for sale by all newsdealers or will b sent to any address on receipt of tel cents by the publishers, the American Sports Publishing Co.,, 21 Warred street New York.