Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-11-12
CHANGES IN
FOOTRALLRULES
Views of Players win Brin1
About S5me Word
Changing.

-" b'tNNhlu'l 1 - "hCh alttt
irS OF the central board Of Off
I tials, one of the subcommittee of
the American Intercollegiate football
Jules committee. was held in New
York, many interesting intcrpreta.
lions of portions of the rules were
made. Some of the points discuss
cd ut the meeting, however, did not
involve simply interpretations, but
changes in the, rules themselves or
In the wording.
A complete list OF disputed and
undisputcd points was referred to
the members Of the rules committee
for final decision. Since September
II, however, there has been delay in
getting the individual decisions of
the members from witch to deter
mine just what changes shall. and
shall not lie made.
The 4ncmbers of the committee are
widely separated, and many have
been slow TO send their views.
In order that there may be no con.
fusion the central board has decided
TO send out the suggestions made
at tie meeting In New York and IT
I Is understood that these sugges-
tions, which were passed upon IA
vorab,y by the board and its own
subcommittee, are to be regarded as
actual official rules.
| This arrangement Of course is only
tentative and future corrections OF
course may be handed down by the
football rules committee as a whole.
The publishers of tho football
rules, which were edited by Walter
Camp of Yale. and codlfcd by
Mcssrs. Camp, IIaughton of Harvard
and Williams of Pennsylvania. have
Just sent out this supplementary list
CT changes in rules and their word
ing
These decisions follow, and the
suggestion Is made that they be cut
from the paper and pasted In the
rule books of players, coa'hes and
enthusiasts generally.
Rule G. section Imam on knee
may be hurdled without penalty.
| Rule 6. section II (L) - Insert
section 3B, rule 10.
Rue s, section Position on
| line of man In govern
ed by notes and picture.
Rule Is, section Guard carry
ing ball-inscrt penalty b yards.
| Rule II, section Gunner with ball
may put his hand on teammate but
may not grasp him SO as TO be pulled
by him.
| Rule 49, Change word caught to
touched" (also cut out note on page
40, rule ls),
Rule 20, section ASK committee
to change-to allow return kick-to
read, "a kick, other than kickoff,
kickout, free kick or return kick must
be made from point at least hve
yards back of scrimmage line.
Rule 20, section Make penalty
same as rule &c, section 3.
Rule II. section G-OIlicial to blow
whistle when forward progress stops
side in possession of ball may push
opponents with bodies.
Rule IS, section Strike out last
clause of penalty side in possession
Rule Is, section 2-lf player after
catching ball stops with only one step
or less, the ball Is declared dead.
Page 2O5- Strike out note "a, re-
ferring to rule XIX, section b.
Rule Is, section MAN ineligible
to catch ball may not run into oppon'
cnt.
/ Rules committee has ruled that any
forward pass, whether crossing scrlm'
mage line or not, must be played IRON
at least five yards back of scrimmag'
line.
Rule 8, sec. ASK committee t.
add words Zine or line extended
Rule 3, sec. "a player disqualified
for cause may not be returned to thu
game.
Rule 4, sec. Penalty for playel
leaving field at the 3-minute intermis
sion same as coaching from side lines
Rule elf snappcrback does no
hold long avis of ball as specified, bal
must be put in play over again.
Rue 6, sec. II OH ball hits Off
cial, whether in hands of player o
: not, It must be played over again
Rule g. gee, l6-If player extend
I arms advancing ball after declares
| dead II is crawling,
Rule S--Snapperback may ASSUME
/ nnv noeiti,n ca lnup ne hp is mt off
| side In putting ball in play.
| Rule s, sec. An end IL man II
] motion another must take his plac