New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-31
FOOTBALL SOLONS MEET
MINOR CHANGES MADE.
Central Board appointed to Act for
one Year.

7s American intercollegiate Football Rules
Committee met for the fourth time at the MUIR
raw Hiu Hotel last night and after tour-houI
session adjourned 70 meet again at 9-"o CLOCK
this morning It is planned 10 finish up the
work to-day ana take final and definite action
as far as possible, that another session VIII
not be necessary At the meeting last night a
number Of minor changes were proposed ana
tentatively adopted, and "A permanent cehlr''l
board OF officials was appointed.
F-o,,r members OF the committee Of fourteen
were absent as follows: John T Lees, Jniver-
sitv OF Nebraska: Dr. H. l. Williams OnlFer-
sity OF Minnesota; DR.. AlOnzo A Stage Uni
versity Of Chicago. and John c. Bel, Of Penn
sylvania.
DR.. Carl 8. Williams. Of Pennsylvania, acted
as an alterrNte for John c. Bell and the others
in attendance were as follows: Professor l. Nj.
Dennis Cornell. chairman; W. T Reid, Har-
ward. secretary; E X. Hall. Dartmouth waiter
Camp. Yale: Lieutenant c. D. Daley. West
Point: Professor J. b Fine. Princeton; S.
Homer Curtiss Southern colleges; Professor
lanes A. Rabbit Hayerford; c. ". Savage,
Oberlin and Dr. Paul J. Dashiell Johns Hop
kins
A LANCE part Of the time last night was de-
voted 10 a discussion as TO the best ways and
means for the handling Of the officials Of the
games. Some forty or fifty letters had been
received from the best known officials in the
country offering suggestions as requested, and
extracts from these were read and considered.
u was finally determined, however. 10 appoint a
permanent committee on officials with fun
power 10 act until the close OF the football sea
son Of 1906 This committee was named as fol-
lows:
James A Rabbit, chairman; Professor T. ~
Dennis Walter Camp Professor ]. B. Fine and
c. ". Savage
The proposed changes IN the rules tentatively
adopted. were not Of drastic nature, and were
made more to simplify the old code or TO clear
UP some Of the changes made al previous meet
ings. II was agreed:
That The penalty for roughing the fullback
shall be disqualification
That a player who has tackled a runner above
the knees shall not be penalized II after sucn
tackle his arms or hands slip down below the
knees The penalty for tackling below the
knees shall be loss of five yards
That hurdling and coaching from the side
lines win be punished 10y a fifteen ward penalty
That If on a fair catch the catcher takes more
than two steps after receiving the ball, ms SIDE
must put the ball IN play by u scrlmMage a. q
point five yards back Of the mark where me
ball was caught
the centre in putting the yalI IN play Il rule on
that point is strengthened 30 that II shall read
as follows:
In a scrirnlaRo tho centre. a. snapper back.
shall be entitled 10 fun and uud-stur3ed possess
sion Of the bail. The opponents must neither
interfere in any way whatever with the centre
nor touch him or the bah auti IT Is actually put
in play. The old penalty OF a five ards loss VIII
obtain.
The old rule -. relating IS the puut-out after
follows lows: -
side which has made touchback ora safety
must kick out from some point ln--.. %. -
yard line The kickers side must pc behind The
hall when 81 Is kicked. and the opponents must
be on the 25-yard Ine s. nearer ther own goal
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