Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14

ed TO the old rule CO running five yards
out before crossing the Scrimmage line.
This rule will place a premium on heavy
quarterbacks should they assume the
position behind the snapperback. Under
the new rules the push and pull game is
dead, and the man to be of any efficiency
must be ahead OF the man with the ball.
hence the necessity of weight as well as
speed in the quarterback.
Experimenting With Quarterback.
I'VE have been experimenting with the
quarterback as a regular halfback-that
| is, having the four backs in line, four
yards back and using the direct pass
| from center. This arrangement has met
with much favor Another argument for
dispensing with the quarterback is the
fact that he must make a forward pass
at least five yards back of the Scrimmage
| line. Thus the short pass over the
scrimmase line is done away with. This
ruling will open up the play from a spec
ia cular point OF view.
The second consideration with regard
| 10 the offense is the restriction placed
upon the offensive side in not being al
| lowed TO touch a kicked ball within the
twenty-yard zone or within a space TWEEN
| ty yards from the spot where the ball
| was put in play. This ruling relates only
| to men who were offside. and does not
| include men who We're kicked. The OBJ
| ject of this rule is to prevent the scram-
| BILE and roughness possible under the
rule of last year and to encourage for
ward passing under the new rules.
This means that the only aiterna tive
OF the offense a bounding hall in the
twsntyyard zone is that the men OH the
offense must wait for opponent to
| touch the ball or follow it up and watch
the opportunity to fall upon il after it
has passed the twentyyard zone.
The third consideration relating to the
ohenSe Is without doubt the most i'm
portant innovation that has ever been
made in foot bail-that concerning the
forward pass, which must be made at
least five yards back of the scrimmage
line to any of the backfield men who are
at least one yard back from the scrim-
mage lire at the time the ball is snap
ped. TO either of the men on the ends
of the line. This rule does not prevent
an end from shifting and allowing the
tackle to receive the ball.
Perplexing Questions.
"A number of perplexing questions
have arisen IN connection with the for
ward pass. one of which is: Does for
ward pass to be legal have to cross the
line of scrimmage? AS a practical DEM
onstration. suppose Yale shifts all her
men on the left side of her center to her
right side. can the center snap the ball
to any one of his backs and Immediately
receive it before crossing the scrimmage
line? Would the first man who received
the ball from the center have to be five
yards back before passing the ball to
center if the center received the ball on
his side of the scrinmage line?
"A new ruling before the committee
this year in relation to an uncompleted
forward pass is that on first and second
down there is a loss of a down from the
spot where the ball was put in play and
lNn TT
was made. No distance penalty is ao.ed,
as was the case last year. On third
down " an uncompleted forward pass re-
| suits the ball goes to the opponents not
on the spot where the ball was put in
play, but from which the pass was made
This ruling with the allowance OF the for
ward pass. over the line of scrimmage
provided the pass was made at least five
| yards back of the scrimmage line opens
| up a rich field of possibilities to the
Stratcgist
"One of the most fertile suggestions
worked out is the directing of the inter
ference ahead of the man with the ball
| in one direction and the passing of the
| ball 10 an end or halfback in the oppo-
| site
I'm the execution of this forward PASS
| the spiral throw on a line the shortest
distance between the passer and receiver
| has been found to be the most salts
| factory. The underhand pass and the
| high throw have been found wanting
| The Inference is that a pre- MUM viii be
! placed Upon tall. rangy men in receiving
ard fast, accurate men in passing the
| bail
The Defense Problem.
| "A defensive problem the coach must
| think cut is how to arrange his men TO
meet lne-plunsing game and at the
same time TO meet q forward passing
| of the difficulty has been worked cut in
the summer school; instead of having one
stationary defense, adopt variab BILE svs-
TEN TO meet the circuIn STANCES OF the
attack. Another consideration in relation
10 the defense is how to handle the often
| sive end on a punt. Under the old ruling
an end alone or end and halfback
could harass the opposing end as soon as
the ball was snapped Under the new leg
! islatiOn he cannot be touched in-the TWEEN
| ty-yard zone There are three alternatives
| open. The first is to block him before he
crosses the scrimmage line, the second is
| 10 let him go free and follow until the
| twenty-yard zone Is reached. The last
! is TO play a respectable distance back
so IS to be in position for fake lsicL
81 render interference for the runner OF
| his side who has secured the ball
lin viewing the coming season there
| are number of statements which may
| be made by way of prophecy:
| Il. That the season of necessity must
/ be experimental
| -. That the teams that secure an early
start Will have big advantage over their
opponents.
/ "3. That the game will be of speed, &C.
| curacy and brains rather than beef and
! strength.
| a. That the smaller colleges will be
| on better footing this year than ever
before.
-. A premium will be placed upon com.
petent officials
| '6. Finally, that the dangers will he
'essened considerably. but not elini
| mated We will never attain a utonia
In foot ball until Interference and tacklinp
are eliminated. and / should he the frs
| 30 protest at their removal These two
clements give the same its strength and
virility-"
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