The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-01
ADOPT NEW RULES
FOR THE GR|D|RON
Effort Made to Retain SeInblance
of Old Game
iRUTALITY is ELIMINATED
en- Yards Must Be Gained In Three
Downs-Forward Passes Allowed.
Reforms In Taokling, Hold
ing and Interference.

New York. March 3l.--The American
intercollegiate football rules committee
finally adopted today the new playing
rules for 1906 The committee sat until
late tonight the task before 1t being
tedious one. The committee has attempt
ed to open the game wherever possible,
and to eliminate unnecessary roughness
and brutality. At the same time the COM
mittee has striven to retail some semb-
lance of the game as it has been played
in this country during the past several
years.
One of the principal changes doubles
the distance to be gained in three downs.
ten yards now being required of the team
of offense, instead OF five as heretofore.
Forward passes are to be allowed. and
whenever a forward pass crosses the
goal line. it shall count as a touchback
Reforms in methods of tackling, hold
ing. and interference have been provided
and the penalties for fouls have been
severely stiffened. Six men only are to
be on the line of scrimmage central
board of control is to pass upon the COM
potency of all game officials complained
of. The effectiveness OF the new rules in
eliminating rough play, however, can be
proved only when they are put into actual
a technical character.
VIII Arrange New Code.
During the next two weeks Walter
Camp, editor. and w. r. Reid, Jr, of
Harvard, secretary. will codify and ar
range the new code. A meeting of the
committee will be held Saturday, April
IA, at which this codifcation will be pre-
sented.
There were number of minor points
settled today. The question of retaining
the punt out after touchdown. for try
at goal was decided favorably Had
1t been acted on adversely. the goal posts
would have been wdened. The question
of allowing the punter-out to make
fake kick ito draw his opponents off
side before actually kicking. was settled
affirmativelA
The more important OF the new pro-
visions of thu code formally approved. fol-
low:
disqualification.
Striking with the first or elbows; knee
Ing, Kicking 4riking the runner carrying
the ball in thu face with the heel or the
hand. meeting with the knee, striking
with the lockld hands by the men in
breaking throikh. and roughng the full
back after he bas kicked the ball, shall
be punishable BY the disqualification OF
the guilty playd for the resi- of the game,
and the offendik team shah lose half OF
the distance td its own goal line. We
further recomnAnd to the institutions
playing under tie rules that upon being
disoualified skond time In "A season.
the PLAYER shalIlbe declared ineligible to
play football fod one year from the date
Of the second oftnse; also that this same
penalty apply tolthe deliberate injury of
an opponent MOI including the offenses
| specified or inilufed In the next succeed
| ing sections.
Unnec ssary Roushness.
/ TO include ping up. tripping. tackling.
| the running on; of bounds, and all other
acts of unnecseary roughness; the PEN
| alty shall be IN loss OF fifteen yards.
Unsportshan-Like Conduct.
| TO include ~ use OF abusive or m
sulting lang'lagito opponets or officials
Z, The penalty shf be suspension Tor the
remainder of thl game
II shal be thi duty OF all officials to
penalize for thehbove ohenses.
! Not more thantdx men shaH be on the