The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-26
Main FEATURES
Of new RULES

A forward pass, to be legal. must be
thrown by player who is at least five
yards back Of the line of scrimmage,
and it cannot be thrown more than
| twenty yards into an opponents ter
ritory. Only the players behind the
line of scrimmage or those at the ends
of the line are eligible to receive the
pass. A player, to be on the line of
scrimmage, must be within one foot Of
this line, but a player to be eligible to
receive forward pass must be at least
one yard back of his own scrimmage
| line Or must occupy one of the posi-
tions at the end of the line. The play
ers on the defense cannot interfere In
| any manner whatever with players
about to catch forward passes except
in bona fide attempts to recover the
oval.
The game is divided into four quar-
ters of fifteen minutes each, instead of
two halves Of thirty-five minutes each.
A three-minute rest is allowed between
the first and second and third and
fourth quarters. During the short in
termissions the teams are not allowed
to leave the field and no one is allowed
to go near them except the trainers or
those who look after the physical con-
dition of the players. An intermission
of fifteen minutes is allowed between
the second and third quarters in which
the players, coaches and trainers have
the freedom allowed under the old code.
At the beginning of the second and
| fourth periods the teams change goals,
but the possession of the ball, the down
and the relative spot of the down and
| the distance to be gained remain the
same as at the termination of the pre-
| ceding quarter. The teams do not
| change goals after a try at goal fol-
lowing a touchdown, or after goal
from the field, but the side scored upon
has the option of kicking off or having
its opponents kick off.
The ball must be kicked from a
point at least five yards back Of the
line Of scrimmage and the players Of
| the kicking side are not onside until
the ball has struck the ground at least
twenty yards in advance of the point
at which it was put in play. Players
on the defensive side are not allowed
to interfere with players of the kicking
side who have passed the scrimmage
| line until these players have gone at
least twenty yards.
A player who has been removed from
the game for any reason except dis
qualification or suspension may engage
in the contest again at the beginning
of any subsequent quarter, but the sub
stitution of any such player is allowed
but once during a contest.
| Any attempt on the part Of a player
in possession of the ball to crawl or
in any other manner try to advance
the ball after he has been tackled is
| forbidden and such an attempt will
result in a five-yard penalty.
There shall be no pushing nor pulling
of the man with the ball and such an
offense is punishable by fifteen-yard
penalty inflicted from the spot where
the foul occurred.
The team in possession OF the ball
must have at least seven players on the
line of scrimmage at all times.
| A player who first receives the ball
from the center may run any place
through the line.
AS the quarterback may cross the
line at any point and forward pass
is allowed to cross the line at any
point, the longitudinal markings of the
field are no longer necessary.
The rules committee recommends
that players suspended from games
twice in one season for malicious at
temrts to injure opponents be barred
from further competition during the
season.