Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-04-26

Inc IOOtD&ll rule0 COIuIHlIteo tSCout~
ly completed its labors Of changing the
rules 20 that they will be acceptable
to those colleges that have opposed
football on account Of its alleged bru-
tally. Within a brief time Walter
Camp Of Yale and william Reid Of
Harvard will codify the rules accord
Ing to the alterations made by the gen.
eral committee.
The rule changes made provided for
forward passes or kicks going over the
goal line, for player or ball going out
Of bounds, defined the point where .
fair catch was made. defined tripping.
and similar points. These changes
were AZ follows:
A forward pass by the side which
does not put the ball IN play In q
scrimmage, shall not be allowed.
A forward pass that goes over the
goal line on the ny shall count - =
touchback for the defending side.
A kick which goes over the goal line
on the ny or after striking the ground
before being touched by player Of
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back for the defending side. except
that . place kick FOR goal that soes
over the cross bar shall count ~ :
score and that KICKOFF may be run
out - formerly Il It goes over the line.
When : player y out Of bounds q
the time the bail II put IN play the hall
Il brought back and put IN play again
without penalty.
Tripping Il obstructing player be-
low his knees with the foot or isg.
In kicking goal the kicker may ad-
Just the ball n the hands Of the
holder.
After the ban has gone out Of
bounds It shall b : brought to the
place where It crossed the side line.
ana the player must walk ont with It
with the referee, not less than five nor
more than Is yards. ana there put It
down at the direction Of the referee
for . scrimmage.
On the new rule requiring men to be
on the line OF scrimmage the additions
was made: 'When man IL supposed
TO be on the line Of scrimmage he shall
Be on the line Of scrimmage in bona
fide way" The way win be specifically
prescribed.
IN the new rule defining holding.
definition II to be prepared for the
words '.the arms close to the body" In
tlicatins permissible blocking.
In the new rule regarding the mark
for . fair catch II was provided: "That
the mark Of the catch shall be the spot
It which the ball Ii actually caught"
The old rule u. requiring that the
distance Of Z down be measured to the
forward point Of the BAH. the addition
was made: "And the referee shall not
rotate the bail before measuring it,
forward point"
Disqualification Rulss.
The remainder Of the new provisions
OF the code formally approved fol-
lows:
Disqualification Striking with the
INST or elbows. kneeling. kicking. strik-
ing the runner carrying the bali in the
face with the heel Of the hand on de-
Tense. meeting with the knee. striking
with the locked hands by the men In
breaking through and roughing the
full back after he has kicked the ball
shall be punishable by the disqualifi-
cation OF the guilty player for the rest
Of the game. and the offending team
shall lose half the distance to its own
goal line. We further recommend to
the institutions playing under these
rules that upon being disqualified q
second time In season the player
shall be declared Ineligible to play
football for one year from the date Of
the second offense: also that this same
penalty apply to the deliberate injury
Of an opponent. not including the Of
lenses specified or included In the next
succeeding section.
Unnecessary Roughness--To include
piling up, tripping. tackling the runner
out of bounds, and all other acts of
unnecessary roughness. The penalty
shall be the loss of Is yards.
Unsportsmanlike Conduct. To In
clude use Of abusive or insulting Ian
guage to opponents or officials. The
penalty shall be suspension for the re-
mainder Of the game.
It shall be the duty of all officials
to penalise for the above offenses.
Not more than six men shall be on
the line Of scrimmage on defense. the
balance to be clearly behind the feet
Of all Of the llnemen and inside the
men on the ends Of the line.
Six men shall be on the line Of
scrimmage at all times; the i've center
men shall always be on the line. except
that one Of the center men may drop
back at least nve yards or more an
other man to take his place IN the rush
line.
There shall be no tackling below the
knees except by the men on the line OF
scrimmage on the defense. and Of
these. the two men on the ends OF the