Evening journal., 1906-08-16
NEW RULES FOR
1906 FOOTBALL

of the side IN possession of the BAN on the
line of scrimmage and 81 only six are
on the limo one of those not On the line
must have both feet outside the outside
foot of the player ON the end Of the lina
Furthermore, no player Of those ordi
nariiy occupying the position of center
guard or tacllle-that is the five middle
players Of Tho line-may drop back from
the line Of scrimmage ON the offense un-
less he goes back at least five yards and
another player takes his place ON the line
1t Is Furthermore provided that there
shall be no shifting of men to evade tins
rule, the intention being that the big men
IN the middle of the line shall not b.
dropped back for the purpose of carrying
the BAH or using their weight in tho inter.
ference. The dropping back of single
man five yards in this way is TO enable
the team to use kicker If he happens to
play on the line
The Forward Pass
The most radical Of an changes made
however, has been the introduction Of tho
forward pass. for this reading as follows;
zone forward pass shall be allowed "a
each scrmmage provided such pass be
mude by a. player who was behind the line
of scrimmage when the ball was put IN
play. and provided the ball. afior beins
passed forward. does not touch the ground
before being touched by player Of either
side"
Tho necessary distance TO be gained in
three downs has been doubled. that Is
tho side in possession OF the BAN mus.
nve. as formerly.
When the ball has been Kicked by a
player other than tho snapper-back any
player on the kicking side shall be on.
side as soon as the BAH touches the
ground. This is also a very radical change
1t is also provided that such a kicked
BAN striking the ground thus putting the
kickers side on-sidc, may not be Kicked
further or kicked at from It's position on
the ground, or while bounding This is In
order to prevent what might be dangerous
complications from men kicking at a
rolling ball
The rather indefinite expression of
charging" has been changed 10 start
ing forward beyond the restraining line"
in an cases throughout the rules.
Tho rule regarding foul play has been
amplined and specifically covers striking
with the INST or elbow, kneelng, kicking
meeting with the knee by any player or
striking with the locked hands by line
men when they are breaking through.
! Furthermore player on defense Is for
biddon TO strike in the face with the heel
Of the hand an opponent who is carrying
the bail. These onenses are punishable not
only by disqualification of the player, but
also the loss by the offending team OF half
/ the distance 90 its- own goal line.
Tripping and tackling the runner when
clearly out OF bounds, piling up on "a
player after the referee has declared the
ball dead, hurdling and other acts Of uu-
necessary roughnoss are punishable by
hfteon-yard loss, raclllng below the knee
is punishable by q hve-yard loss. Un-
sportsmanlil1e conduct abusive or INSULT
/ Ing language to opponents or officials IS
punishable by suspension for the remain
der OF the game
Il IS provided that n taclller who has
fairly tackled a runner above the knee
shall not be penalzed IL he slides down
below the knee after making the tackle
on penalties that would carry the ban 20
or across the goal line, where formerly
the distance has been halved the BAH
win now be placed az the onc-yard line