Evening journal., 1912-09-04
BY WALTER CAMP.
Dean Of Football Rules Committee
and Advisory Coach at Yale.

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The first change to be noted in the
football rules for the 1919 season Is
that shown in the diagram of the
field. and described IN the frst rule.
Formerly the field was 100 feet in
width by 800 feet in length. The field
Us now 300 feet from goal line to goal
line, but there is an end zone at each
end OF the field of ten yards, or thirty
feet. thus making the entire side line
from one end line to the other $50
feet in length. This furnishes be-
yond each goal a zone called an end
zone which is 100 feet in length and
thirty feet in width-that is, It ex-
tends across the entire end of the
field. This end zone furnishes a space
into which a forward pass may be
thrown without making Il illegal or
touchback. as formerly, when such
a pass crossed the goal line. In
other words. a man may be inside this
end zone behind the goal line and
still be eligible TO receive a forward
pass.
The change I'm length Of the field
necessitates a change in kickoff. In
stead Of the ball being kicked from
the center of the field. as has been
the custom in football for generations
and long before the introduction OF
the American intercollegiate game,
the ball will now be kicked from a
point sixty yards away from the goal
at which the kick is directed. or on
the 40-yard line Of the kicker's side.
This is so that the ball will not be at
4 once kicked across the goal line. as
would be the case If II were started
from the 50-yard line
Ball Must Re Regular.
Under rule II the next change in
the rules Is TO be noted in the fact
that the ball Is described within GER
tain limits-that IS, II may not be
over 2S 1-2 inches In the circumfer-
ence of it's long axis, nor less than
2S inches and in its short axis the
| circumference may not be over %
inches nor under % 1-2. The weight
may not he over fifteen ounces nor
under fourteen. There has been some
question as TO what happens when the
ball gets thoroughly soaked, as It
does in some games.
Under rule TT there is a change Ia
the effect that new player coming
in may report to either the referee
or the umpire.
Under rule TV and the length ol
the game the intermissions between
the first and second and third anc
fourth periods have been reduced
still further TO only one minute
while in case Of delay after the Ions
intermission between the second ant
third periods a side that is not ready
TO play within two minutes shall b
penalized twenty-five yards. On,
other important change under thil
rule. that in the case Of a fair catcl
made after time has expired the lrcl
is to be allowed and time called whel
the ball is next declared dead
There are several changes unde
rule VI, but not OF very serious
moment One rs the further descrip
ton Of what is meant by "opportunit,
10 make fair catch" This is whei
player could catch the ball befor
It touches the ground The difficult
caused last year by having bound
ing ball score a goal has been RENE
died. for II is now provided that
goal may not be scored n ball afte
] leaving the kicker's foot touches tn
{ Ground before passing over the eros
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