The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-08-19
NEW FOOTBALL RULES
Flying Tackle Wiped Out and Other
Radical Changes.

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The football rules committee, after
labor lasting nearly all summer,
Wednesday made public at New York
the rules which are to govern the con-
duct of the game during the season
of 1870 The changes adopted are
revolutionary in character and calcu-
lated to minimize greatly the danger
of fatal accidents existing under the
old rules For one thing the time OF
play is divided into four periods of 10
minutes duration instead of the ira
ditional two halves of 50 minutes
each The usual intermission of Is
minutes is maintained between the
second and third periods, but an in
PERMISSION of three minutes only is al
lowed between the first and second
and third and fourth periods. During
this short intermission no player is to
be allowed to leave the field, nor will
any one be permitted to come on the
field save only the individual who
looks after the physical condition of
the players.
At the beginning Of the second and
fourth periods the teams change goals
but the down, the relative spot of the
down, the possession of the ball and
the distance to be gained remain as
they were at the conclusion of the
preceding period of play. Another
radical change is that governing the
flying tackle. This has been entirely
eliminated by new ruling which pro
4 yides that player must have one
foot at least on the ground when tack
ling an opponent The new legisla-
ton governing the forward pass
which number of the experts were
inclined to abolish altogether, will
materially alter the play and aspect
Of the game.
This years rules provide that a
player is only qualified to receive a
forward pass who is at least one yard
back of his own line of scrimmage OF
] occupies the position on the end OF
said line. No man may make a for
ward pass or kick the ball unless he
is five yards back of the line of scrim
mage The territory forward of the
ine of scrimmage, and consequently
: In the enemy's camp, is adjudget
neutral for distance of 20 yards
pending the completion of a forward
pass or kick. A forward pass is no.
: legal If the ball crosses a line q
yards in advance of the spot where 4
was put in play before touching the
ground or a player.
In the case of kick, the players OF
the defense within the 20-yard konC
must not interfere with the ends, OF
/ Iother players, in any way until these
| opponents have advanced 20 yards
: beyond the line of scrimmage. Inter
! locked Interference, that Is, players
OF the side having the ball taking
J hold OF each other, or using theil
: hands or arms to grasp their team
: mates in any way, is forbidden, and
/ lit is also forbidden for any man on
| the side having possession of the bal
? TO push or pull in any way the mar
running with the ball.
, Another innovation is to be noted
: In regard to the substitution of play
r ers during a game. A rule has beer
l passed which provides that a player
| who has been removed for any cause
= except disqualification or suspension
, may be returned to the game once al
] the beginning OF any subsequent per
p iod. The longitudinal lines formerly
p marking the field are done away will
) as the quarterback may now eros.
the line of scrimmage at any point.
: The new rules have already beer
a adopted by all the large colleges
j. NEARLY all of them being represented
d on the rules committee, which con
n sists of l.. NJ. Dennis OF Cornell, Z. X
n Hall OF Dartmouth, James A. Rabbit
J. of Hayerford. John c. Bell of Pennsy
Il vania, Crawford Blagden of Harvard
s Walter Camp of Yale. Paul ]. Dashie
d OF Annapolis, W. l.. Dudley of Van
y derbilt, Parke II. Davis of Princeton
I Lieut. II. II. Hackett of West Point
IS DR.. w. A. Lambeth of Virginia, C. W
r Savage of Oberlin, A. A, Stage q
g Chicago and II. l.. Williams of MINI,
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