The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-20
By THOMAS KIRBY.

S KIRBY.
How % break players Of their ol5 habits
Of concentrating about the man with the
ban VIII be one of the most difficult
problems the coaches win he called upon
I'd decide and IL IS 10 be expected Jfat
the vas- majority OF penalties next fan
win come from Overzeal OuSness OF those
who have learned the lesson Of stick
iu- 20 the runner"
IN the future the Interference must he
in front for the new rule reads '-Su
PLAYER % the side in possession Of the
han shan use his hands. arms or body
70 push. pull or hold upon his feet the
player carrying the ban. Gpr shall there
be any iEterlocked Interference By
-uJeriurl-et interference - meant the
Cro>Dfng Of one another by. or euCITCiiJl-y
the body 70 any degree with the hands
OF arms bV che players Of the side in
possession Of the ball.
another rule aimed directly at the
--aSSjuE Of PLAYERS at one point Is Tie
one which corlpeiS the Offe1Se TO have
seven men on the line AT the time The
bail = snapped
Ends On Line
n the past 1t has been The rule 10
draw back an end when added impetus
has Eeen needed. but this is distinctly
prohibited under the new code which
reads. :
When The bali Is put IN play BY a
SCrIuuace at least seven players OF tie
side holding the bali shall be On tEe line
Of SCTiuEl-e-
A player shall be considered TO be on
the line OF SCrlmmage i he has bOtn
herds or both feet up TO or wlthiu one
foot OF this line. or II he has one foot
and the opposite hand up TO or within
one foot OF II He shall also stand with
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player next to him. unless he be one Of
the two men standing on either side OF
and next TO the snapper-bacE common
/ ly known as guards. in which case he
may lock LEGS with the suapUer-back-
Center Restricted.
In a scrimEuage no part Of any player
shall be ahead Of his line OF scrimuaSe,
: except that The snapper-back, when
swapping the bail back, may have ms
head and his hands or The foot used. in
swapping the bau ahead Of his line Of
: scrImruage-
/ NO player Of those ordinarily occupy
/ - tEs position Of center, guard, or
/ taCkle-tflslt is, the five middle players
I OF the liue-nay drop back from the lIDe
Z of ScI1U1laEe on the OifsnSe unless ne Is
at least i've yards back OF the EDc OF
scrlmElaEe when the BAH IS put In play,
and another player OF those ordinarily
. behind the line OF SCT1mmaEe takes his
.
The greatest impeachment D early de-
CislCn as TO the rules was the forv. ard
pass In order to find some manner OF
I means - protect the receiver Of the bail
I on this modern play the board DELHI
/ Grated for months For a time il was
T feared that the play would have TO be
E completely abolished but the sub
3 committee, appointed to cover this Tea
; J15re. finally decided upon the following
+ clause To cover the point
"A player of the side which put the
'ei- ll pay rom q ciiil-ille-7e may pas
{ OF throw the bah toward the opponents
+ goal uDGer the following restrictions
! 4 forward pass may cross the line OF
I scrlmGlaSc al any point, but the player
. making the pass .fi5tSt be at least I'VE
I yards back OF said line when pass Is
Z made 4 forward PISS that crosses q
. line twenty yards IN advance Of the 500
{ where the ball is put in play befor,
4 touching the ground or a player is lie
I gal, and becomes dead as II crosses th'
Not Completed
IF the bali, after having been legal,
+ passed forward. strikes the ground
within the field OF play before beins
touched 10y a player Of either side, tht
+ pass shSU not be considered as com
PIete6- After the ball has been legally
{ passed forward il may first be touched
only by such players of the paSSer'S sid.
AZ were at the time the ball WIS put II
/ play at least one yard behind the lire
OF Scrimmage OF were playing at eithal
I end of the said line II a forward pas
5 first touched 10y any Illegal player o.
+ the pasSer'S side. the pass shall not b-
. considered as completed Any player o.
the side that did not make the fCrWar,
. pass has full right 10 touch and 10 at
1 tempt 10 secure possession Of the ball
J w hen the bali has been legally DaSSe,
forward and has been legally touched
+ before striking the ground. by any play
. or Of the side not making the pass am
. PLAYER of either side has the right &
/ attempt To secure possession of the ball
/ or the players Of the side making TN.
pass only the player who first IeEalll
+ touched the ball shah be entitled O
/ touch or receive the bali until II ha-
/ been touched by an opponent
{ While the forward pass 20 be leGa
must be confined 70 q point within
twenty yards or the SndppinE-baCk lin
the outside kick must cover at leas
twenty yards before 1t becomes play
Kick Recovered
The rule "a player Of the side whicl
put the ball in play being the oGside
put onside when Q legally kicked tal
touches the ground In the field Of pla,
twenty yards in advance OF the spo
where the ball was put in play n
PLAYER of either side may further Efc1
OF kick at such a bali while on th
ground or bounding. The player who
standing back OF his own line Of sCrfm
mage, receives the bah from one of nj
( own side and then kicks il beyond tn
line Of ScrimruaEe may not himself e-e
the bali until aEter il has touched on
Of his opponents
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