The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-25
@ u lex Thinking w i'll
Have to Be Done on
Football Field.
INTERFERENCE
is CUT TO BONE.
Forward Pass Radically Changed
but Not Hurt From specta-
tors standpoint-Half Back
With Stiff Arm Should
Be Star Under Tackling
Rules.

In spite of all that has been said
and written in regard to the amended
football rules for this season, 1t ii q
neither the players nor the coaches
who will bear the brunt. 1t is tho
Official who. with plays being pulled
off as rapidly as twenty-five men car
pull them Off. Will have to judge as
tc whether the rules have been com, q
piled with. And forward pass and #
onside Kick are going to make about
as much trouble as any plays in the
world can. u
The chief feature OF the forward
pass this season Is that 1t must be
started from point five yards hack
Of the line of scrimmage and must go
no further thee point the other Side
of the line OF sSMmmage. The distance
1t goes TO either side makes no diff
ference at all Therefore the longl-
tudinal lines on the gridiron have beer
abolished.
Interference Cut to Bone.
After the forward pass has been
| made, only the ends and such PLAYERS
as were at least one yard behind the
| line OF scrimmage when the pass was
| made may touch the ball The ops
| ponents, on the otsher hand. are not
allowed to Interfere with the catcher
\ OF the pass until the catcher has taken
| at least two steps. In the meantime
\ interference has been cut to the bone
The players on the side not making
the pass may not interfere with the
other players until the ball has either
1 been touched or the players have gone
4 twenty yards beyond the line of
! scrimmage.
All these little conditions the off
Gals will have to give Judgment on as
4 soon as they rise up, and the officials
are going to have a job.
This season will see no more of the
side kick almost to the side lines
4 which does not advance the ball TWEEN
4 ty Yards. The on-side kick must not
, strike the ground nearer than twenty
s wards beyond the line of scrimmaGe,s
. Then 1t is anybody's ball. But In the
. meantime, from the time the ball ~
4 kicked until the players have advanc-
4 ed twenty yards beyond the line OF
!. scrimmage, there must be no inte.
4 ference That Is no interference VIII
players who have crossed the me 90, n,
scrimmage. The line-men may stlli
q apht II out without an excuse me-
Tor .'beg pardon" but those VINO
:. have crossed over are Immediately IN
Y sanctuary and can neither interfere
or be interfered with.
Il Advantage to Ends. IL
This rule which prohibits interior
i, ence until the players have advanced
twenty yards should give the adyant-
age to the offensive ends when gong
, down the field under punts. The RUE
Jr,i, tive the end an opportunity OF
getting under full Roadway before ne ne
is molested and the opponent must
, wait for him.
Although 1t seemingly will hands
cap the defensive team. the rule pro-
/ limiting Interference should do away
; with great deal of the danger IN
! football. The toughest portion OF the
> game has heretofore almost invariapis
! been in the twenty yards beyond .the
, line of scrmmage. when every sun
/ was made to smother the ends and
NJ e,.s Going down the field for punt
~ forward mass or on-side kick.
ohe abolishment of the flying tackle.
: will take from the game one or us
nretttest features The sight OF an
J. end going down under @ punt and
I. leaving his feet for the man with the
= ban and pulling him down IN ms
! tracks will be no more
!, The taclsler must nave a, tensl a ond
: the tendency will be to tackle hign ,
: Although it is matter of opinion.
] largely. many football experts e ,,,i eve
Q that the high tackle uoes inq ti,s nneas
! Danger of High Tackle.
! ! In the high tackle the PLAYER VINO l.
r falls TO the ground underneath nus s,l ns.
!, side tho shock af the tackle, the WelSHt
: : Of his opponent on top OF him IN the
. living tackle his legs are swept from ON
= under him and he is thrown heaviiy
i, to the ground; In the flying l., .ae rscn
- a twisted. nor does he receive q tn y
:, shoulders Of the tackler into the pit
i of his stomach. \,
with the tackling restrictions Inc
i, ha, fhacl< with a good "stin arm will
:. lie a star, A stin arm. such as Hunter
! Il CARPENTER. of NJ p. Il. or Hammond
d Johnson. Of the University OF Nirginia,
= tway except a flying tackle. The man
- who attempted to tackle them with one
- foot ON the ground would have a rather
n poor show of stopping them
I the-sround proposition Is on. and the
referee and umpire will have the time
: of their .tves convincing many q WIG
J. eyed player that he did not foul the
ia runner in going at him In the good
r old style which has been beaten into
" the heads of scrubs for the past ten
a years. IL,
Altogether the rules this season Will
n make the game just IS interesting from
le the viewpoint of one who does not un-
Is derstand the game thorough w
10 those who know the inner Workings O
10 the game how there Will pe SONY
pt thing lacking that the new rules dq
la not supply, A new strategy Will have
@ to be developed. and whether It's de-
id velopment will make as interesting 9
es game as obtained under the old rules
remain to be seen til
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lg Especial 10 The Times-Dispatch-l
as Harrisonburg. Va. September a.
ID A first-class live stock exhibition viii
d. be held at Monterey Highland county
IL EThursday and Friday next The ax'
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