The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02
One Maneuver i'm the Game Which Has
Been Source of Contention Since Its
Adoption and Is Now More Complicated
Than Ever

tecting agent 10 the man on his own
| team whom he is trying To aid.
Line plays had SO closely followed the
traditions or lino plays. which were made
| by heavier and stronger football elevens,
| that the game became overbalanced, so
far as attack and defence could offset
each other. and the football to which
college faculties ruled final objection was
| the output
The suggestion that there is likely to
be little line play under the new rules is
intimation that IL will be out OF the oues-
lion to tackle perfectly is equally far
| fetched.
The more that the coaches work their
way into the present intention of the
| rules, and the further they progress with
their players. the more "A great many of
them are likely 10 ascertain that they
will have to depend upon running plays
as much as they have i'm the past IL they
expect TO do much with the ball. Their
scheme OF organization will have to be
work of their plays will have to rest upon
ability to deceive the defending side, both
by feinting and by the speed or their
backs. and the ability OF their ends to
The rule in regard TO the forward pass
is the most complex OF all and is likely
tn give the first troubles TO officials anC
players.
Scrimmage Line Unchanged.
Tho line Of scrimmage is similar to
neutral zone WAS agreed upon between
conlesting tea ams-that Is. II is a double
line, With the ball In the center be-
tween the contesting teams, each line
must be formed on the end of the ball
nearest each rival team, To he on the
line OF scrimmagc man must he within
one foot of the line, A player 10 be
eligible TO receive the forward pass must
be at least one yard back of his own
line of scrimmage or playing the posi-
ton OF end rush. That OF course. means
that the defending side knows that none
OF the players VINO are exactly on the
able TO receive forward pass IL one
is made AS seven players must be on
the line OF scrimmage. IL confines the
catcher OF the forward pass to ono OF
four players who are In come part or
the back field or 10 one OF the eud
rushes; that is, there are only five play
ers of an eleven who can receive a for
ward pass at any stage OF game.
FOR one of the four in the back field
must make the pass.
imaginary lines figure quite largely In
this forward pass play. In addition 10
the ina ginary one yard line which con-
pass, there is an imaginary hve-yard
line running back OF the scrimmage line
of the attacking side. TO make the for
ward pass a PLAYER must be behind this
ive-yard line, He may not kick the hall
unless he is behind the line. In other
words, the quarter back, nor any other
player. can stand directly behind the
snapper back. grasp the ball as ii comes
from him and flip II quickly 10 an end
or kick II unexpectedly over the scrin1-
mage line.
The side with the ball must do its
kicking and its forward passing fve
yards away from scrmmage. Presuma-
bly, that Is 10 give the defending side
a certain amount of time within which
20 grasp the nature of the play. IL smart
enough to do so.
Still more Ina ginary line. This is
twenty yards back: OF the scrimmage line
OF the defending side II the pass crosses
his line before touching the ground or a