The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-29
NEW FOOTBALL RULES.

Probably no book OF sporting rules
has ever been looked for 80 anNiously
as Spaldlng's Oflicial Foot Ball Guide
for 1910 This annual has just been
published, and contains the new Of
fetal foot ball rules. as revised by
the Foot Ball Rules Committee. The
committee held numerous meetings.
and it is only within the last few
days that the final changes were
adopted.
The changes in the rules for 1910
must be carefully noted by officials,
coaches. captains and players in order
that they may fully understand what
Is expected.
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 longitudinal
markings are no longer necessary.
Hence, Rule l., Section 2, now simply
reads that the field shall be marked
off at intervals OF five yards with
white lines parallel to the goal lines.
The next rule affected is that re-
garding substitution. A rule has
been passed that a player who has
been removed for any cause except
disqualification or suspension may
| be returned 10 the game once at the
beginning Of any subsequent period
The game Is divided into four per
iods of fifteen minutes each, sixty
minutes in all. with the usual inter
mission between the second and third
| periolS, but a three-minute intermis-
sion only between the first and sec
ond and third and fourth periods.
! During this short lntermission OF
| three minutes. no player is allowed
to leave the field of play, nor any
| representative come on the field, cX-
cept one who looks after the physical
condition OF tho players. At the be
ginning Of the second and fourth per"
iods, the teams change goals. but the
! possession of the ball. the down. the
relative spot of the down, and the dis
tnnce to be gained all remain the
same as at the termination OF the
preceding period The teams do not
! change goals after a try at-a-goal fol-
lowing a mchdown, or after a goal
from the field but the side scored up
on then has the option of kicking off.
or having their opponents kick off
Crawling has been defined as an
attempt 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
first receives the ball when 1t is snap
ped back may carry it across the line
of scrimmage at any point.
The legislation regarding u forward
pass should be read over repeatedly by
officials. coaches, captains and players
. in order that IL may be thoroughly
mastered First, the lines to be OBJ.
served should be thoroughly borne In
i'm mind. There are two lines OF
scrImmage one for each side as form
erly. the line passing through the end
of the ball A man 10 be on the line
al scrimmage must 30 within one
foot of this line. but a player to be
eligible TO receive a forward pass
must be at least one yard back oi
his own line OF scrimmage and NJ
one may receive a forward pass who
Is not thus one yard back. or occupies
tho position on the end of the line oi
scrimmaee. There is another imag
mary line in addition to this one yarc
line. and that is five yards back OF th'
limo of scrimmage No man MAJ
make a forward pass, nor may he hcl
the ball unless he is behind this I'm
arlnnry five-ynrd line. Between thii
line and his scrimmage line he is al
lowed TO neither Kick nor make for
ward mass There is still another i'm
aeinarv line, and that Is on the othe
side of the scrimmage. the defensive
This is a line twenty yards back from
the defensive line OF scrimmage, ant
within the space bounded by III,
scrlmmage line and the twenty-yar'
line. There here certain restriction
relative to obstruction Of opponent
which will be found in Rule XVII
! Furthermore. II forward pass is Owe
touched or fumbled by player, stiI
no n,avers on the other side NAV "