New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-18
CROPPING IN FOOTBALL
Interpretation of New Rules
Causing Much Trouble.
MORE CHANGES SUGGESTED
Questions Fired at Mr.. Camp So
Thick and Fast That He
Refers Them.

TWO hundred and fifty football Goa ches.
players and officials met with sub-com-
mttee of the Intercollegiate football rules
committee at the Hotel Manhattan last
night to have the recently adopted playing
code expounded. The subcommittee was
composed of DR.. ]. A. Rabbit. Haverford
chairman; Parke Davis, Princeton; Walter
Camp. Yale; Lieutenant Hackett West
Point. and Crawford Blodgen, Harvard.
Mr.. Camp presided
When the guide book was opened and a
request made for the opening of discus
sion on the new rules. the presiding Of
ficer was swamped under an avalanche of
questions which have been brought out by
the actual use of the code in the preIi1n-
mary practice that HIS already been held
by the college teams The questions came
thick and fast that Mr. Camp and his
advisers We're forced to sit helpless Final
". it agreed that all those having
questions should offer them in writing and
turn them in to the committee A special
committee was appointed 10 look after
these questions, consisting OF ". W Roper,
Princeton; "Al'' Sharp, Yale; W. s Lang
ford, Trinity: DR.. Williams, Pennsylvania :;
Percy Haughton, Harvard; w. NJ Morice
Pennsylvania; Parke Davis. Princeton. and
Mr.. Camp.
This committee adjourned and all hour
and half later proposed the following in
terpretations and amendments, which will
be proposed to the rules committee for in
corporation in the rule book:
player may not grasp the man with
the bail in such a manner that he is n,1iIed
but he may put his hand on the other
mans shoulder and form Interference The
ofnclais snail use their discretion In judg-
ing pulled. If the progress of the ball is
stopped, the referee shall blow his whistle
II there is an opponent between the man
with the ball and q player OF the same
SIDE, the latter may push the opponent in
order to help the man with the ball
An opponent who is onside may interfere
with a man making a fair catch
If player, after catching a forward
pass. stops after taking one step, the ref
cree must declare the ball dead. but he
can make an onsde pass provided he does
not stop for any considerable length of
time the motion OF the ball, and ne cannot
be tackled.
The note to the effect that if a forward
pass is merely fumbled by player no play
ers on either side may even then interfere
with an opponent until the bah is actually
IN the possession or a player, except in a
bona f1de attempt to get at the ball was
recommended to be stricken out so that
men on the defence will be able to get at
the ball
If an ineligible man interfere with for
ward pass in any way the penalty Will be
JUST tile same as II he mad. caught the ball
No forward pass may be made unless the
passer is five yards behind the line of
sCrlmmage and the pass does not neces-
sarily have to cross the line of scrirnmaee
but may be made up TO it. This does away
with the rule In regard to the forward pass
which crosses the line of scrimmage.
y return kick may be made under the
conditions laid down for kicks kick outs,
kick offs and free kicks.
The meeting was adjourned with the I'M
derstanding that the interpretations and
changes be recommended for adoption by
the rules committee on a mail vote.