Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-25
'tbaN Rules Herald Coming Of Strange Game

the rules bar all pushing. pulling and
piltns on. Books as il the little fell
low Will get a chance now and the
owners ot iron foundries Will cease
lamenting at the loss Of husky la-
beers How ear q veteran accus
toned 10 playing a football game al
vided into two halves reconcile him-
self to 4 contest chartered into four
periods? These are but a few Of
the features that make for the uplift.
ing OF the famous autumn game.
Since the rule makers did the clari-
wing and codifying II is only just that
they be allowed to present the rules
in original form. Rule ~. relative to
the length OF the game reads:
The length of the game shall be
sixty minutes, divided into four
periods of fifteen minutes each. ex-
elusive of time taken out though it
may be of shorter duration by mutual
agreement between the managers or
captains Of the contesting teams.
In case no such agreement is
reached before ten minutes after time
scheduled for the beginning of the
game, the referee shall order the game
ia proceed ana the fun time shall be
played.
There shall be three minutes in
remission between the first and sec
ond periods and between the third and
fourth periods, during which time no
player shall leave the field of play,
nor shah any representative of either
team be allowed on field Of play, cX-
cept as provided for in Rule XIV,
sections . and 3. CRefers to at
tendant permitted on the field to help
injured player)
t.Tb1ra shan ba ffctnon rntpNtae in
remission between the second and
third periods. The referee shall cause
both teams to be notified three min
utes before said intermission and ex-
PRED, Fifteen minutes after the close
of the second period, the referee shall
blow his whistle in the middle of the
field and in case either team fails
to appear within two minutes there
after The bah shall be put in play as
first down by the offended side on
the offending sides thirty yard line.
When Goals Are Changed.
AT the beginning of the second ana
fourth periods the team shall change
goals, the possession of the ball, the
down, the relative spot Of the down,
and the distance to be gained to re-
main the same as 1t the termina-
ton Of the preceding period.
AT the beginning Of the third per-
iod the teams shall take opposite goals
from those assumed at the beginn-
ing Of the second period, II the side
which kicked off in the first period
shall have the option of kicking off
or having their opponents Kick Off.
THE teams shall not change goals
4 safety, t~ry-at-goal following
a touchdown, and after a goal from
the field. but the side just scored
Qpon shall have the option Of kick
ing off or having their opponents KICK
In connection with the fou~-quar>
ter game o. new rule relative to sub
stitutc players and substituting has
been Incorporated as follows: "A
PLAYER nay be substituted for another |
at any time. In such a case the sub
must 90 directly to the referee
roport himself before engaging
in play. A player who has been re-
moved during the game NAV he re-
to the game once at the begin
ming of any subsequent period. Ihis
n an innovation, since during past
season a player once u of the game
'ould not return.
mother feature of the new game is
he barring of interlockins, by arms
n legs of the Iinemen other then the
center men ana a rule requir'
ne that seven men be on the line OF
crimmago when the bali is put in play
rhe rule reads: When the ball is
in play by a scrimmage at least
even players of the side holding the
shall be on the line of the scrim-
a player shall be considered to be
the line of scrimmage if he has
10Th hands or both feet up TO or
Within one foot of this line, or il he
Ias one foot and the opposite hand
to or within one foot of II. lie I
hall also stand with both feet out
ide the outside foot of the player I
to him, unless he be one OF the {
wo men standing on either side OF
nd next to the snapper-back com .
1only known as guards'l In WHICH |