Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-01-29
THE FOOT BALL EXPERTS.
WORKED ON PLANS TO REFORM
THE GAME.
Action Is Taken By The National
intercollegiate Committee
At a Meeting.
THE NEW FOOT BALL RULES
ADOPTED.

With the exception of Paul DashieIl,
of tie Naval Academy, all the dele
gates were present Saturday at the
meeting Of the national intercollegiate
football rules committee, which went
into gession at the Murray Hill Hotel,
New York. The Naval Academy was
represented by Lieutenant q. s.
BooE galter. Mr.. DashieIls alternate
The absence of Mr.. Dashiell did not
cause any break in the work of the
subcommittee, of none of which he
is q member. Four sub committees
which were appointed at the meeting
at which tue national committee on
rules was organized reported Satur-
day, and the debate on their gugges
tions prolonged the session all through
the day, with recesses at lunch and
dinner, until well along in the even
ing. when the adoption of the new
rules that il is believed will eliminate
brutality from the game, was an.
noupged
Before becoming law the rules must
be ratified at meeting of the COM
mittee two weeks hence. The sub
] committees which repoI ted were on
play, Bell, Babbitt and Curtiss; on
a
trail body of officers, Dennis, Babbitt
aud Reid; on the proposition of estab-
fishing field laboratory to try ont
the improvements which the commit
tee may decide upon. Daily, Fine and
Savage; on the questions of more open
play. Reid. Hall and Camp.
lt Tas decided that striking with
fists, elbow, knee Or deliberately kick
ing an opponent snail he punishable by
disqualification for the remainder of
the game, and the offending team
shall lose half the distance TO its
own goal. A substitute shall be al
| lowed in place of the player disquali-
| fled. The player disqualified twice
| in season shall be suspended from
| playing football for one year from
date of second offepse. For uhneces-
| sary roughness, such as striking the
| runner with the ball in the face, with
Che hand. meeting with the knee.
| piling up, striking with the locked
hands by linemen in breaking through,
tripping. tackling runner when out
of bounds and all acts of unnecessary
rouRhness the penalty shall be loss
/ of Il yards
Unsportsmanlike conduct, including
abusive or insulting language to op.
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| pension for remainder of day. 1t shall
| be the duty of all the officials to pen
alize Tor the above offenses. PLAYERS
of the side that has possession shall
not hold, lock or otherwise obstruet
except with the body; but a player
running with the bail may ward of
an opponent with his hands. Holding
or unlawful obstructing includes Crap.
| ping the opponent with hands; plac.
ing lands on opponent to push him q
away from player. The definition OF
| holding was finally held over until
tho next meeting for further discus.
| sion
The neutral zone proposition as
| expounded by Harvard was adopted
1t was agreed that there shall be ref.
| cree, two umpires and a lineSman to
| each game For small games, if neces.
sary, there shall be but one upmire.
ON the question of opening the game
! 1t was decided that any man back OF
| the snapper back shall be allowed tC
make forward pass, provided it does
| not extend beyond the line of scrim-
mage. He may also pass to a man who
| IS 10 the line of scrimmage when the
ball is put III play. Six men shall al
ways be ON the line of scrimmage
4 VIC AfS NSAbCL stldll hiMhyS Db OIL
1 the line, except that one of the center
men may drop back at least five yards
or more, another man TO take his place
on the rush line.
| Not more than six men shall be on
| the line of the scrimmage on defense
| the ether shall be clearly behind the
| feet OF all the line men and inside
| the nlen on the end of the line. There
shall! be no tackling below the knee.
except by the men ON the line of scrim-
mage or defense, and of these the two
men on the ends of the line of scrim-
mage cannot tackle below the knee.
Hurdling in the line is to be prohibit.
| cd CHE definition of hurdling to be
! given out at the meeting two weeks
hence. The matter of field laboratory
WAS postponed until the next meeting
as was the selection of central board
of officials. The 10-yard gain rule
was fully discussed. but no decision
I was arrival Mt