Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Walter Camp Says It's Up to Play.
ers to Solve New
Code.
EXPERTS OPINIONS
DIFFER CONSIDERABLY
Yale's Great Sage Of Game Gives an
Explanationof New Rules-Points
Which Are Important.

Walter Camp. head advisory coach of
the Yale Foot Ball Association. and a
member OF the intercollegiate rules COM
mittee. says the new foot ball rules look
somewhat complicated. The real test will
come in the solving OF the rules by the
players and the officials. in his opinion.
He believes the rules will work toward
q lessening OF certain injuries produced
by the heavy mass plays of former years.
That the game will be made somewhat
tanner in a great many respects Is the
consensus of opinion among the experts.
Taking the rules up in order. the first
change noted is in the diagram OF the
field, the longitudinal lines now being
omitted, because. as the quarterback may
cross the line OF scrimmage at any point.
and as the forward pass may be thrown
over the line at any point. these lonsitu-
dinal markings are no longer necessary.
Hence rule I. section .. now simply reads
that the field shall be marked of at In
tervals of five yards with white lines
parallel to the goal lines.
The next rule affected is that regarding
substitution. A rule has been passed that
a player who has been removed for any
cause except disqualification or suspen-
sion may be returned to the game once
at the beginning Of any subsequent
period.
Four Periods in Game.
The game is divided into four periods OF
fifteen minutes each. sixty minutes in
all. with the usual intermission between
the second and third period, but three
minute intermission only between the
- arI ri nd
periods. During the short intermission OF
three minutes no player Is allowed to
leave the field OF play. At the begin
ming OF the second and fourth
periods the teams change goals.
but the possession of the ball. the down,
the relative cost of the down and the dis
lance to be gained all remain the
same as at the termination of the pre-
ceding period. The teams do not change
goals after try at goal following a
touchdown or after goal from the field.
but the side scored upon then has the
option OF kicking off or having their OPP
ponents kick of.
Crawling has been defined as an at
tempt to advance the ball by the runner
after the ball is declared dead. and is
penalized. Seven players of the side
holding the ball must be on the line OF
scrimmage. The player who first re-
ceives the ball when il is snapped hack
may carry il across the line OF s1rim-
mage at any point.
The legislation regarding a forward
pass should be read over repeatedly py
oficials, coaches, captains and players
In order that IL may be thoroughly mas
tered. First, the lines to be observed
should be thoroughly borne in mind.
There are two lines of scrimmage. one
for each side as formerly. the line
passing through the end of the ball. a
man to be on the line OF scrimmase must
be within one foot OF this Line, out .
a. ssrn o f0rWar0
pass must be at least one yard back OF
his own line OF scrimmage, ard no one
may receive a forward pass VINO Is hv'
thus one yard back or occupies the pcsl-
ton on the end of the line OF scrimma AZ
There Is another imaginary line In aooi-
ton to this vineyard line. and that Is
ave Yards back OF the line OF scrimmage.
No man may make forward pass, nor
may he kick the ball unless ne is penlnu
this imaginary Vineyard line Between
this line and his scrimmage line ne is
allowed to neither kick nor make FOR
ward pass. There Is still another mag
mary lire, and that In on the other sioe
Of the scrimmage, the defensive. Inis
A. 4 ure twenty yards back from the
defensive line Of scrimmage. and WITHIN
the space bounded by the scrimmage
line and the twenty-yard line.
Certain Restrictions.
There are here certain restrictions rela-
tive to obstruction of opponents which
viii be found I'm rule Is. Furthermore, IL
4 forward Is even touched or fumbled BY
a player. still no players on the other side
may interfere with the opponent until
the ball is actually in possession OF the
player except In an attempt to get al the
bali The players may, however. inter
fere with opponents who have not crossed
their line OF scrimmage. A forward pass
10 not legal IL IL goes more than twenty
yards beyond the line OF scrimmage. but
an on-side kick does not become an on
side when touching the ground-unless II
goes at least twenty yards beyond the
line of scrimmage. In the case or
kick, the players on the defense within
the twenty-yard zone must not inter-
fere with the ends or other players I'm
any way until these opponents have adj
vanced twenty yards beyond the line OF
scrimmage. After they have advanced
defense may use their hands or arms TO
ret at the ball, or use their arms close
10 their bodies. in order to obstruct an
opponent from coming at the player car
rying IL
InterIocked interference-that is. play
ers OF the side having the ball taking
hold of each other. or using their hands
or arms to grasp their teammates in any
way-is forbidden. and 1t is also forbid
den for any man on the side having DOS
session OF the ball 10 push or pull in
any way the man running with the ball.
Finally. a player when tackling an on
conent must have one foot at least on the
ground.
The Committee.
The rules committee, which is COM
posed OF l.. NJ. Dennis. Cornell, chair
man: +. X. Hall. Haverford. secretary:
James A. Rabbit. Haverford: John 4.
Bell University OF Pennsylvania; Craw-
ford Blagden. Harvard: Walter Camp.
Yale: Paul J. Dashien. Annapolis: w. l..
Dudley. Vanderbilt: Parke III Davis.
Princeton; Lieut.. III. H. Hackett West
Point: Dr. w. \. Savage. Oberiin: A. A.
Stagg. University OF Chicago and H. L.
Williams. University OF Minnesota ha 9
had harder task this season than eyer
before to decide on the regulations OF
the gridiron game.
Although IL was announced last wear
that there would be no more foot BAH al
Georgetown University on account of the
death in a game with the University Of
Virginia OF one OF the men on the yir-
efnia team. the new foot ball rules have
given a new lease OF life TO the George
town team.
The revised rules contain the principa
points for which the Georgetown authori-
ties commended. September "a is the date
liked for the opening game. George
towns big game OF the year. that with
the University OF virginia. will be played
November II.
Matron Stakes for Pimlico.
SARATOGA August oT-aurps. D.,