The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-10-03


VIDE that the pass may De made over
any point OF the serimmage line. All that
me player who throws the ball must do
III 70 fali back the necessary five yards
behind the scrmmage line.
Protection for Players.
In the code Of 1910 the players on the
attacking side. following the forward
pass. were protected by the rule pro-
hibiting interference with the man who
was TO catch the BAH within the twenty
yard zone. in which the pass was legal.
The player who caught the bali within
the required limit could not be tackled
unless he had taken at least one step
forward after making the catch.
That rule kept everybody In hot water
al OF the year. II was next to impossi-
Die Tor man TO catch a forward pass
without making a step and frequently he
would claim that he had not stepped pur-
Dosely, but was merely trying TO retain
his balance
The rule has been changed so that this
year when player catches a forward
pass he may be tackled and stopped as
one Is tackled when catching a punt
The sections Of the code which govern
this play are as follows
Any player Of the side that did NOT
make the f0rirard pass has fail rigk- to
touch aud 10 attempt 10 secure possession
Of the ball.
When the bah has been legally passed
forlCdrd and has been legally touched
before striking the ground bv amp player
ri the side not making the pass, any
player 0f either side has the righf 10 at
tempt 70 secure possession Of the bali
That simplifies matters great deal
There VIII be an end 10 discussion and
quarreihng this year. a forward pass Is
10 be handled and 70 be looked after as
II II were a punt. and ~ Il Is a play or the
game that is as good for football as some
football scions seem TO believe there Is
no reason why II should be privileged
against other PLAYS.
Very Important.
In connection with this rule. however,
attention must be called to the fact that
a forward pass which strikes the ground
whether player has touched It or not, u
dead At ONE
Note carefully ne wording Of this Sec
ton
~ fhe BAH, after hcrirg been legaHv
passed forn9rd. strikes the ground rithiB
the field Of play. either before or after
hdr1h9 been touched bg player Of either
side, the pass shall not Be considered as
completed.
This rule plainly defines that there Is no
q u F4F ssAN -
jump into free-for-ail scramble 10 get
the ball. because IL is dead the moment
that IL hits the teri.
That looks like legislation for the young
and growing football players. Il Is safe
TO say that Il VIII do away with a great
deal Of the minor injury which falls TO
the younger generation Of players. for
unauestlonably one 81 the principal pleas
urcs % small boys life Il 10 mix in a
pile up on a football field whenever
opportunity offers for one.
The rule IN reference 10 the players Of
the attacking side who may receive tho
forward pass has not been changed, Il
reads as follows
After The boil has been legally pissed
f0rlrdrd Il mag first b touched only Jg
snch pigpsrs n me pdsssrs I'D. - rcro
NJ itc Hire ne ball Wgs put In play as
lcasf ane yard behind fhc line 81 scTiHs-
moe ~ Eere playing at either end Of the
sqii line.
II any rtayes q the sid, making the
Forward pass glo 4 ineligible 70 receigs
The pass. touches the ball Il Is an illegal
pass AMI TIE lsas deal.
The time witch elsgses Tor the inter-
missions between tie iirst AMI second
periods lnd ttie ihlrl AMI fourth has been
sui down Il twn minutes The PLAYERS.
instead - standing around ia the chill
iuddlei In their blankets. vii have about
inie 10 troi from one eide % the deld 70
lie 0tlitr and gake 81 their new positions.
D. the side Line.
only ttrre men. instead n Eve. may
slA along Tic slle tines during Tie game.
fhe i.n my II r. ed upon u Judge
he question q oHsiIe play instead u
he umpire Tie unpre also becomes the
.fiifiaI tiii.keSftr Instead % the field
.Iiee
When I; runner e tackled after the
rfefeas whistle las announced that the
Iali d 1cau tue UG niiug tear viii have
j stand 4 penalty and that Il 4 very gsod
niInE f0r 4 u sgll sN say that there nave
sen players vii seemed % delight in
U1shiug Il wh,H there vas no occasion
u thctn 20 io 81
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