Evening journal., 1910-08-18
CHANGES In THE
FOOT BALL RULES
Five Yard Restriction on
Quarterback Running With
Ball is Removed
WILL PLAY GAME
In FOUR PERIODS


football have been published. The
book contains the changes adopted by
the Intercollegiate Foot Ball Rules
Committee. adopted by them, after
several months discussion, last May.
The first thing that will be noticed
on the field next fall is the return of
the old "gridiron," which, after sew
eral seasons, replaced the checker
board field. The abolition of the five
! yards from centre rule in reference to
the forward pass makes the long lines
from goal to goal no longer neces-
sary.
The new rules as they appear in
the rule book differ only in few
minor points from those announced
last May. In brief, the changes are
as follows:
l. The quarterback. or the first
man to receive the ball from centre,
may advance it without being requir-
ed, to go five yards to one side.
@ The new game will be played In
four periods of fifteen minutes each.
This shortens the game by ten min
utes. Between the first and second
and third and fourth periods there
will be an intermissiOn of three min
utes, but no player may leave the
! field during this interval nor can
any coach, other than the trainer.
come on the field Between the sec
ond and third periods the usual inter-
mission is allowed during which the
teams may go to their training quar-
ters.
3. Unless he has been disqualified
or suspended, any player who has left
the game during one period may re-
[ turn to II, but once only. during a
succeeding period. The teams must
change goals at the beginning of the
| second and fourth periods, but the
| possession of the ball, the down, the
relative spot of the down and the
distance to be gained, remain as they
were at the end of the preceding
quarter.
4. There must be seven players on
the line of scrimmage by the team in
! possession of the ball.
5. The prohibition of the flying
| tackle is effected by the rule that a
! tackler must always have one foot
on the ground when making a tackle.
6. The five-yard restriction is re-
moved from the forward pass, by
which the ball may cross the line of
scrimmage at any point A forward
pass to be legal must be made from
point at least five yards back Of
the line of scrimmage. Between this
point and the line of scrimmage the
ball can neither be kicked nor pass
ed. The forward pass can only be
received by a player occupying a po-
sition at least one yard back of the
line of scrimmage when the ball is
put in play. Nor. can it be received
except within a zone bounded by the
line of scrimmage and a point twenty
yards distant
7. The opside kick i'm order to be
legal must go at least twenty yards
beyond the line of scrimmage. In the
case of kick the players OH the
defence are not allowed to interfere
with the opposing ends, or others
coming down the field, until they have
passed the 20-yard limit. Then the
defensive players may use their hands
or arms to push their opponents out
of the way in order to get the ball.
8. There must be no interlocked
interference, by which is meant the
players of the attacking side taking
hold OF each other or in using their
hands or arms on their teammates
! III OIQtI 10 duNdHEt Aut BtiAs
At the first glance the rules appear
to be much more complicated than
in previous years. At least they oc-
cupy much more space in the rule
book. Most of the rules, however,
can be worked out more easily on
the field than on paper
1T is a case OF football instinct,
said DR.. Carl Williams, who, with
Percy Haughton, of Harvard. was
most instrumental I'm the framing OF
the changes. "On the field most Of
the problems that seem complicated
when read by the lay mind will cleal
up Immediately.
"I can see no difficulty with the
new game 1t will open up the play
make it fast and spectacular. Th'
old jam plays, where beef alone
counted, will be no more. Foot bal
. next fall will be a game of strata
gem and elertness.
Already the coaches of the big col
lege teams are studying the posi-
bilities of the new rules. The changes
{ are so radical that entirely new
, methods OF attack and defence viii
: have to be evolved With this ain
b i'm view special conferences hav
) taken place in which the coaches, cap
tains and old players have taken part
The general decision from thes
camps has been that the game vii
lose nothing for the changes, in fact
when once developed. it will be su
perior to the old game both from tn
2 standpoint of player and spectator.