The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-23

yards in four downs while others adj
vocate cutting the distance to seven
/ yards in three downs. Still others
/ think that within its twenty five-yard
line a team should not be called upon
to advance the ball as far for first
down as it would further out in the
/ field.
/ At the meeting held early in Febru-
airy the committee was flooded with
/ thousands of suggestions from all over
the country. Every college and every
section of the country had their pet
schemes for legislation, and were not
slow in bringing them forward. Out
of the many suggestions there are
| three combinations. which have been
extracted, and which will be given Sc
rious consideration. They are as fol-
lows;
Combination /.
A-Seven men on line of scrimmage
/ B-No pushing or pulling of man with
ball by members of own team.
C-First man receiving ball allowed
to carry it anywhere.
/ D--SOme restriction of taekling-
/ eliminating driving or flying tackle
where tackler leaves feet.
/ E-Forward pass allowed over any
part of line to men on ends of line or
those behind the line when ball is put
in play.
F-Ends going down field not to be
| body, checked.
G-Men 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.
H-Forward pass touching the
ground before being touched by a
player of either side may first be
touched only by a player in the de-
tense.
| PLAYERS going down field under a
punt not to approach nearer than FIVE
yards to catcher of punt, and cannot
tackle him or charge forward after the
catch, unless the catcher starts to run
No. Whether it is desirable under
this combination to permit one runner to
assist the player carrying the ball.
No. 2-Whether advisable to allow inter-
change of players; i. e., let lineman come
back behind the line.
Combination IL.
A-Seven men on the line of scrinlmage,.
the center rush always to be in the CEN
ter. This would be supplemented by
rule taking care of plays at the side lines.
men.
C-Eliminate neutral zone and outside
kick
D-Limit forward pass to back of line
E-The receiver of offense not to re-
eeive any help until he has reached the
line of scrimmage.
F-Any man receiving the ball from a
kick that has not touched the ground not
to be approached closer than three yards
until he has touched the ball.
G-Distance to be gained, seven yards in
four downs.
Combination III.
A-Set back bottom of goal posts six
feet behind line.
BIN addition to changing the time of
game from 30 to 30-minute halves to
split the halves into periods of 10 min
utes, with five-minute intermissions, the
play to be resumed by the side in pos
session of ball at the spot of last down.
at the beginning of the second and fourth
periods.
|. C-When the ball is put in play by
scrimmage, seven men must be on the
line and three of the defense must be at
least four yards back
D-No player on side in possession of
ball may use his hands, arms or body to
push or hold on his feet the player rum
ming with the ball.
E-Forward pass TO be made and. caught
only by players standing behind the line
of scrmmage when ball is put in play.
F-Players, while tackiing another. must
have at least one foot on the ground.
G-Must make ten yards in three downs
between the 25-yard lines, and five yards
between the 25-yard lines and goal.
If these suggestions are adopted, the