The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21
FOOTBALL RULES ARE
REVIEWED BY Al UMN|
Continued from First page, this Section.

for time during the remainder Of the
half, the opponents shall be advanced
five yards, the number Of the downs re-
manning the game. But it shall be the
duty Of the referee at all times to call
time without request, when in his
judgment the injury of player war
rants it, and the position Of the half
shall remain unchanged.
"Inasmuch as nine-tent Of all the
playing in important games where the
teams are at all equally matched takes
place in the field between the 25-yard
lines; witness the recent Chicago
Michigan game in which neither side
had the ball down once within their
opponents 35-yard line; the Minnesota
WISCONSIN game; the Wisconsin Chi
eago game; the Observation-Disclosures
game; the Yale-Harvard game, and all
other games when the score has been
low; it would seem advisable to make
the technical changes apply only to
this territory and to permit the style
Of play at present in vogue to be used
as heretofore in the territory within
the 25-yard lines.
Oppose Camp Rule.
"The 1O-yard proposition in three
siderable modification, is strongly dis
approved, for the following reasons:
HEqually matched teams at present
f1d the greatest difficulty in making
ccnsistant gains Of five yards in three
downs. It is believed that it will be
practically impossible for such teams
to carry the ball ten yards; that the
game will become punting match be-
tween two kicks and scoring be un-
likely except Oh -ukes or fumbles;
also the game will suffer much in point
cfs interest.
sEWhen weak team plays a stronger
team the advantage will be all with
the stronger team. By going little
harder and thereby increasing the dan
ger of injury Ettlo more the stronger
team may still make ten yards, but the
weaker teams can practically never
make their required distance.
1sTo make The game more open, to
cause lighter and swift men to be more
valuable, and to give weaker teams
possible chance to score we would ad
vocate the following proposition:
& sOn all parts of the field the uarter'
back may make forward pass to any
player of his side who was not on the
! rush line when the ball was snapped
! provided that In so doing he does moi
pass the ball ahead Of the rush line.
! s'In the field between the 25-yard lines
/ ten yards must be gained in three con
secutive attempts to advance the ball
4 failing in which the ball must be kicked
q 50 that it goes beyond the rush line. -
. H"Between the 25-yard lines any NAL
4 who receives the ball after it has passed
1 thru the hands Of the quarterback ma.
!, make a forward pass for any distanc
and in any direction, provided the bal
is not allowed to strike the ground o.
the pass before some player has caugh
+ or. touched it, and provided. only on
i such forward pass be allowed iu sin
1 gle play. If the ball strike the groun
II from pass before being touched i
a. shall go to opponents as down on tn
& spot from which the pass was made.
Oppose Weakening Defense.
ssWithin the 25-yard lines; the techn
cal rules governing the play in 100
q shall remain unchanged.
4 ssThe proposition to weaken the d.
Tense by placing some of the men tie
n yards back or less, is strongly oppose
for the following reasons: (
If a rule is made requiring the d.
r tense to be back in certain position
necessarily fellows that they must |