The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-24
Dioccsnn Senior League.

penalized. and few spectators know why
a penalty is imposed.
Another rule that is but little understood
by spectators Is that of the forward pass.
50 Spectacular and appreciated by ali ex-
pohehts OF the open game. Two forward
Kisses cannot he made on the same scrim
LHuSe- one forward pass is allowed On
enc scrimmage, and then only under cer-
taln restrictions. The man making tho
PASS must throw the bali over tho line Of
tfrmihage NE yards from the spot where
l was put IN play. Failure 10 throw the
pad the required distance from the spot
Mhefe ~ was put in play deprived Penn
o. d touchdown against Cornell. Keinath
nao siSnaled for II forward pass to the
right. but 1t was misunderstood. the play
ers eligible to take the ball having gone
10 the left The scrimmagc was So near
ne side line that it was impossible for
heinnth to make the pass five yards from
the spot where it was put in play. He
mace the pass tC Scarlet. but the ball
was called back and Penn penalized as
provided by rule, The centre, two guards
and tackles cannot receive a forward nass
unless the ball has previously been
touched by an opponent. II any ono Of
these I'VE men first touch the ball THE
pass shall not be considered as COM
pletei " But the mel. playing all either
end of said line" l.. e., the ends. arc
legally entitled to get the ball on a for
ward pass. Also II the other backs OF the
pa sser's side are at least ore yard behind
the line Of scrimmage at the time the
pali was put In play, they also are legally
sAutied 70 take 1t. Bat after the ball mas
lcAched an pponent any player OF the
piasser's side is entitled to recover It. ANY
player Of the side that did not make tle
l9fWard pass has fun right to touch, ani
3ttenipt TO secure possession OF the ban.
IL Is not generally understood that tie
penalty Of fifteen yards loss to the side
mat makes a forward pass thar falls to
the ground untouched by either side, Is
cXacted from the spot where fine pass wac
mHQe and NOT where fha hall u V,E H.,
play: This often makes a big difference
10 the loss Of a team failing to make n
successful forward pass. Taking PENIS
orwar passes In the Cornell game. for
instance, the Quakers at one time lost
more than thirty-fve yards from the spot
where the ball was put in play. 1t having
neen passed back fully twenty yards be-
lore hurled forward. this making the ag-
gregate less from The spot tbs bali was nut
in play thirty-hve yards
A kicked ball rolling over the goal line
after it has touched a defending player is
also a point In play that is confusing to
most spectators. This is a touehbaek.
Many persons at first are led TO believe
after touching a player of the defending
side across the goal line 1t Is a touch-
down But it Is not But it is not a
giles the ball so that he in any way forces
q over the line and he or any player OF
his side fan on 1t. But even this excep-
ment Of the referee. What the referee
might, c%onstrue as Juggling the ball 50
that he in any way forces 1t over the
line" might not be the opinion of the de-
Tending side, the other officials or the
spectators. A Kicked ball that strikes the
ground untouched is free TO the possess
sion OF either side, but when such bail
rolls over the goal line it goes as n
touchback. This also has been a play
which has not been generally understood.
Many persons think that If the kicker's
side gets the ball after It has touched
the ground and rolled over their oppo-
nent's goal line IT Is q touchdown. While
not nearly so frequent as kicked balls
rolling over the goal line for teuchbacks,
forward passes going over the goal line,