The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-09-24
THE NEW RULES
ARE PUZZLING FOOT
BALL EXPERTS
Question Of Forward Pass
Penalties Remains Open;
Rules Committee Strug-
giles With Problems.
DISPUTED POINTS
TO BE CLEARED UP

New York, Sept. 23.-The football
season is already open, but the new
rules are still in process Of adjustment.
The intercollegiate rules committee,
which formulated them, met today and
sat well into the evening in an effort
with the fact brought out by summer
of experiment. Several pointr In doubt
were cleared but others remain.
The question of forward pass penal.
ties is still open. Many thought that
under rule Is, as now worded, a player
may run any number Of yards and then
make a forward pass. Others thought
not, and no decision was reached. Chair.
man Walter Camp held that the rule
permits a player to make a forward
pass behind the line Of scrimmage. The
whole matter was referred TO the sub.
committee.
The word "catch" In rule IS was
changed TO "touch, 40 that the rule
now reads "players Of the side which
puts the ball in play may not In any
way interfere with their opponents un.
Ill the ball has been touched by play
er of either side, except" etc.
Rule 90 forbids return kick OF any
sort, but Mr.. Camp said the sub-com-
mittee would be asked to revoke it.
Meanwhile, the rule must be observed.
The language of rule 3 mystifed
some of the coaches and only half the
mystery was solved. II was decided
that a player removed for cause
that is, for infraction of the rules
may not be returned; but il was not
settled whether a player removed for
injuries may be returned IL he RECEIVERS
during the game.
la the original draft of the new
rules the committee forgot to impose
penalty on the side whose guard re-
ceives the ball in a snap back as for
hidden by rule 4, section 5, which was
aimed at mass plays. Chairman Camp
said that penalty Of Eve yards would
be imposed. With the exception of
guards any player may receive the bali
after it has been put in play by any
other player on his own side.
| II was held that a runner with the
ball who has fallen may not be helped
TO his feet, as sucn assistance comes
under the word pulling" in the clause
OF rule 10 forbidding pulling, pushing
and holding. Whether a player Is liza
bic to penalty for putting his hands
on other players of his own side, was
left to the subcommittee.
If the ball hits an official after II
has been in play, 1t was decided that
the play may be repeated.
Cl ,caRo, Sept. 23.--Coacn A A. Stagg
of the University of Chicago and Coach
Harry Williams Of the University OF
Minnesota, ofiiciated at clinic over
the new football rules at a meeting Of
afty "Big Eight" coaches and officials
J today.
J A number Of interpretations were
adopted ut the meeting that win be
sent to Professor A. ID. Smith Of Iowa,
chairman of the official committee to
the intercollegiate rules committee In
the east. These interpretations will
stand as western law until word 20 the
3 contrary is received from the govern
ing committee.
The following are some interpreta-
tions adopted by the middle western
: coaches;
e Ball shall not be considered IN poss-
ession of either side unless In the ae-
8 tual grSsp Of the player, and no penalty
z shall be inflicted until the ball actually
!. leaves the hands Of the passer.
n In relation 10 tho restrictions on
e the forward pass, IL was decided that
y tho pass must be made ave yards back
o Of the line Of scrimmage, and can not
20 twenty yards beyond the line OF
l. scrimmage and mot cross II.
70 Regarding the "flying tackle" y
% was interpreted that the rules govern
u ing the tackle shall not prevent th'
Il defensive players from diving into sh'
Il interference but, on the other hand, I
10 player throwing kimsslf against IN IN
n protested player In the oe0a mAkss