Arizona republican., 1906-08-19
FOOT BALL RULES
 FOR NEXT SEASON
The Horrors Ot the Game are Slightly
 Modified.

Yesterday there was received at the local news stands the August number of Spaulding's Athletic Library, which contains the new rules for football to govern all games for the ensuing sea son. It is d little early as yet 10 esti- mate in any way what the season here in Phoenix will be, but the arrival of the football guide has started football talk among the rooters and the players of years past. The football rules com mittee has made the game more inter esting and less dangerous by the amendments to last years rules The chief alterations in the rules for this season are as follows:
 The officials of the game shall be referee. two umpires and a linesman.
 IL is. however, allowable to dispense with the second umpire at the discre- ton of the two institutions involved.
 The length of the game has been short tened by ten minutes, making the two halves each thirty minutes in length.
 The line of scrimmage for each side is an imaginary line parallel to the goal line and passing through that point of the ball nearest the sides own goal line. It will be noted that there are thus two lines of scrimmage, one  thus separated the length of the ball
 The snapper back must place the ball flat upon the ground, with its long axis at right angles to the line of 1 scrimmage.
 It has long been provided that a player, to be on the line of scrimmage, must have both hands or both feet up to or within one foot of this line. or he must have one foot and the opposite hand up to or within one foot of 1t. He must also stand with both feet out side the outside foot of the player next l to him. unless he be one of the two men standing on either side of the snapper back, in which case he may ] lock legs with the snapper back. A player attempting to make a fair catch must signal his intention by rais- ing his hand clearly above his head while advancing toward the ball. . Further addition has been made to ! the rule regarding down" That is. 1 that the referee shall blow his whistle ' whenever any portion of the person of the runner with the ball, except his l hands of feet. touches the ground while he is in the grasp of an opponent. The ball is also down" when, as specified in the rules, it goes across the goal line ] on a kick which has struck the ground in the field of play. except the kick-off, and also when il goes over in the same manner from a forward pass.
 Tripping is specifically defined as follows: A player trips another player when he obstructs him below the knee with that part of his leg that is below the knee.
 Hurdling is defined and forbidden Hurdling in the open is jumping OveI or attempting to jump over an oppo- nent who is still on his feet. Hurdling in the line is Jumping over or attempt ing to jump over player on the line of scrimmage with the feet or knees foremost within a distance of five yards on either side of the point where the ball is put in play.
 The rule regarding foul play has beer amplifed and specifically covers strik, ing with the fist or elbow. kneeing kicking. meeting with the knee by an! player. or striking with the locked hands by linemen when they ar, breaking through.
 Furthermore a player or defense i forbidden to strike in the face with th
 heel of the hand an opponent who i
 carrying the ball.
 These ofenses are punishable no
 only by disqualification of the player
 but also the loss by the offending tean of half the distance to its own goa
 line.