The Washington herald., 1908-01-26
new FOOTBALL RULE
Changes in Forward Pass
Agreed To by Committee.
FORFEITED SCORE IS l TO 0
Heretofore No Score Was Provided
fer Game Lost by FOrfeit-AdOpt
Rule ia Prevent Delay Between
HaIves-Time Lengthened to 10
Minutes-FicId Judge Timekeeper.

Mtnufes-ftctu JHuSc itHthtSpeEs
New York. Jan. 25-Considerable work
was done by the members Of the Ameri-
can intercollegiate rules committee in
their annual meeting at the Murray Hill
Hotel to-day There was no friction what
ever at this meeting, but some trouble
fl crystalizing views with regard to the
forward pass SO as to get "a workable
suggestion in order 10 enact the modihca-
ton which was considered advisable In
the maneuvers. DIR. II. L. Williams. of
the University of Minnesota, joined the
other committeeman to-day making thir-
teen on hand.
The change agreed on for the forward
pass. and which win be incorporated in
tine rules. was summed up 10y Secretary
/ Hall. Of the committee, as follows.
- forward pass Illegally touched goes
/ 20 opponents on the spot from which the
pass was made. and on the passers' side
only the man who first legally touches the
/ ball may thereafter recover it until il
/ has been touched by an opponent.
Penalty attached.
As a penalty 20 enforce this measure, il
was ruled that eff a forward pass is
legally touched and then free is touched
by another player of the passer's side,
the bah shall go to the opponents on the
spot"
The chief object Of This rule is 20 ae-
complish the needed change of making
the forward pass less random play and
more one of skin.
More legislation was enacted on the for
ward pass Last year there was some
uncertainty as TO what rights the defeu-
sige side had in iuterccptiug pass. Now
a specific rule has been made 10 cover the
point While the pass is in the air ue
IplayerS Of the defending side may not use
Their hands or arms on their opponents
IeXCept 20 push them out OF the way lF
Inrder tp get at The BAH themselves. This
Iplayers of the side making the pass who
are eligible 90 receive tine pass may use
Itheir hands or arms Just as players g0iug
down under kick. The first part ot this
Imeasur, cuts ont huid.us and tackiing b,
defending players. as was done last year
10 break up the forward pass.
feuaitleN way br beetthfHs
Action was taken providing that an
penalties may be declined by the defend
ing side except Tor disqualification. This
of course. re.ers 10 fouls and not % the
technical penalties for ncompleted for
. ward passes
4 defending side may decHH" the pen
. atty that goes with disqualification. too
. but not tHa disqualification Itself
Hereafter the penalty for getting the
, ball forward shall be Joss OF the bail %
the offended side and the play shall be
under the jurisdiction of the umpire and
field Judge instead of the referee AS for
.merIy. a distance penalty has hereto
! fore been imposed for batting the bal
I forward The field judge hereafter is &C
be timekeeper instead of the IiHesman
9 The reason for this is that the field Judg.
is on the ne'7 and handler for the referee
90 consult
r II was the opinion Of the rules commit
s tee that IL v8s unwise and not in the
best interests Of the game for teams bl
agreement 10 dispense with the service.
z OF any official
- Forfeited score l. ] tn ..
( A rule was adopted that the score 70
9 q forfeited game shall be TO 3D. Such
~ score, being possible no other way, wil
b be distinctive Previously no score Wa
& provided for 4 game lost by forfeit
, The next new rule adopted by the com
& mittee was an outgrowth of the famoU
b delay between halves hy the Yale play
b erg. who were not notified that time wa
up in the YaIc-Princeton game last No
z vember. Delegate Fine. OF Princeton, va
s the committeeman who brought the sub
' iect up and fatheTed the resolution.
is rs follows.
THE length of time between halves
/ changed from ten to fifteen minutes
= and the referee is 10 cause both team
p 40 be notified three minutes before IN
p beginning of the second half. When On
fifteen minutes olapsc the referee is
/, blow his whistle In the center Of the field
q If by the time two minutes more hav
% elapsed either team fails To appear IN
ball shall be given To the offended sid
l2 and put in play as first down on th
g offending sides S0-yard line
"a The last change adopted was. If IN
% bali accidentally strikes an official. tn
play shall be played over" Then IN
no meeting adjourned. There viii not b
~ any further meetings for addition
/ changes unless Secretary Hail. Waite
Camp. editor Of The Rules. and Chaii
" man Dennis think more clearing up
IS necessary.
@ The committee also adopted a rule th5
"a in case Of q forward pass or a kicke
ball other than try at goal strikes th
q uprights or cross bar the ball shall I
:; | considered as having crossed the go;
% line-in other words. that such a pla