The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06
ConsiderMany Reforms
| However, and Will
Meet Again MarchM
ON SIDE K ICK
SEEMS DOOMED
Forward Pass May Be Retained
but Will Be Much More Re
stricted Than at Present.
No More Piling Up
Of Play

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& New York, February 5.--Ina inter||
collegiate football rules committee, I'll
session at the Cumberland Hotel ad Il
journed this afternoon until March 24||
without doing much toward the legis |
lation OF a safer gridiron: the board||
however. is pulling In harmony. I
has arranged the various snggestfonI
received from all quarters OF the re Il
pubic In such manner as to effectiyeI.I|
slit them to the bottom before tin
March convention. While little actio
has so far been taken. there IL M
doubt from the determined manner o
the committee that next session viii
witness radical change OF the dan
serous phase OF the autumn sport.
No one would venture an opinio,||
to what these changes would be. j
the forward pass is retained it viii I'D
much more restricted than at Spres
ent General sentiment favored IA,
use only behind the line of scrim
mage, The on-side kick seems doom
ed. There will be no more piling-uY||
fof players on a PROSTATE man. MasJ|
plays VIII he modified. If not proh,bl
tied Line shifts are likely to be forl
hidden as 1t is generally believed that
seven men should be on the line. three|
49, SaSii aiot vi tIie CeutIe TACK.
ling will be made less vicious. FIX
hausted PLAYERS will be protected and
persistent mass plays prevented
NIns. Plays Dangerous.
Indeed. the committee decided thai
INJURIES in football We're due principal
~ during the past season at least I'd
the tackle. to persistent massed at
| tack at q given point, and, In certain
n .Io,t lks ?
the player. Its work will lie prin-
cipally In Kidding the game of these
| evils. The committee was of the opln-
lon that those who participate In In
Intercollegiate or interscholastfc athleticN
sports should be subjected to ply
steal examination at the beginning of
their training, and that there should
be further careful medical supervision
throughout the PLAYING season.
With this end in view subcommit-
tee was appointed to consider what. if
any. reconm endations the rules COM
mittee ought to make in this connec-
tion. The subcommittee consists OF
A. a. Stage. Chicago University; DR..
Tenn.:SC. w. Savage Oberlin. To thtsI
same committee has been referred thaI
task OF examining the records of all
games played between college and Sec
ondary school teams. The idea Is to|
prevent strong college eleveus engag-|
ing for early practice teams that dol
not compare to them in strength.
Many Reforms Suggested.
The rules committee spent the 1ast|
two days in bringing the thousands|
of suggestions received into some sort|
OF order. Naturally many of these|
were along the same lines. BY extract Il
ing the meat of the general ideas there|
are combinations of suggested reform
found as follows:
Combination L..
A.--Seyen men on line of scrirnmage.|
B,--No pushing or pulling OF man
with ball by members of own team.
c.-First man receiving ball allowed
to carry II anywhere. 81 Il;
p,--Some restriction of tackltng,
eliminating driving or flying tackle
where tackIer leaves feet
E.--Forward pass a lowed oyer any
part of line to men on ends OF limo or
those behind tho line when hall Is put
In play.
body checked.
C;.--Mcn on either team to use hands
or arms to get an opponent out OF the
way in order to get at the ball on
a forward pass!
sH.--Forward pass touching tho
ground before being touched by
player OF either side may first be
touched only by player In DEFENSE
I-Players going down field under
nunt not to approach nearer than
five yards to catcher OF punt. and can
not tackle him or charge forward al
ter the catch, unless the catcher starts
IL rim 1rtth tho ball. 1891 ga s Sgs9
I.-Eliminate outside kick,
work for the Committee.
The rules committee will seriously
consider two phases OF this combina
ton as follows;
n No. I---Whether 1t Is desirable under
this combination to permit one runner
to assist the player carrytng the in bait
No. o--Whether adytsa Bile 10 alloW
OF players; !, e..8let line
man come back behind ilne.
Combination H.
As-Seven men on; tho line OF scrti
mage, the centre rush always 70 pc
In the centre This would be suppln-
me.lted by 4 rule taking care OF plays
1T the side lines SS
B,--Baek tield Of offenss limited tos
four men, III
c.-Elintnate neutral aonr
p.---Limit forward pass 10 hack Of
Inc OF srrtnnlages ss.s.s
E,---rhc receiver on offsnse not ~
receive any ,leip until lle has reached
Lhes line of serin.mage Ss,
\ F.--Any man receiving ball from a
Sick that has not8touehea the ground
aot 10 he app reached closer thar thrsn
Yards until he Inns touched the bail
SGi-nistance TO DO gained, seyea
wards In four downs
Combination IL N
& As,r-Set back bottom, OF goal posis
siS feet behind linc,
4 q. ---isi addition 10 han X ~ 81 m
gin,e Of game from 35s w 30 sfninpt1