The Calumet news., 1912-09-25
CAMP TALKS OF
The new RULES
Gives Some Pointers to Coaches
of College EIevens

New York Sept 25.--Football play
ing rules for 1912 which were revised
once again last winter were discussed
here by Walter Camp. of Yale. for the
benefit of the coaches Of the college
eleyens and tor the officials under
whose direction the intercollegiate
matches VIII be played this fail
The most time was spent over Rule
g. This rule deals with definitions of
almost everything in football and in a
general way means to explain what
can and what cannot be done on the
football field. Not much of great i'm
portance came before the football leg
slators as represented by the proxy
of the Central board the following be-
ing the most important points sched-
uled the INTERPRETATIONS of which will
later be appended to the playing rules
already published:
In Rule 6. Section II. IN the fifth
paragraph the word the i'm the SEN
tence, 1T is o touchback when a play
er on defense permits a ball kicked
by an opponent To strike his person
and then roll across the goal line. etc.
is stricken out and the word his"
substituted.
Mr.. Camp ruled that I'm the event of
the ball being declared dead when en-
tirely inside the field of play by touch
ing the goal post, that no touchdown
shall be scored.
In Rule 6, Section IS Co insert
words cor illegal after phrase when
forward pass becomes incomplet-
ed pass
Under ID" in the same section It
was pointed that the ban is free II Il
touches a player who is onside and
then strikes the goal post.
In Rule 8. on page 101 under the
definition Of safety the interpreta-
ton was made that in the event of a
! forward pass made behind the goal
line, the ball strikes goal post It
may be caught on the rebound before
It touches the ground and advanced
If possible by any eligible member Of
the attacking team.
In rule 9. section 3, the paragraph
in italics was construed to mean that
i'm event Of a regular lineman play
ing habitually in the backfeld on de-
fense the back who takes the lines
mans place may not legally return to
the backfeld again on attack. unless
he stands five yards behind the line Of
scrimmage. II is. however, inferred
that IL is LEGAL for a back to come up
TO the rush line on defense for the
purpose Of breaking through 10 block
kick. Regarding section of rule
., il was decided that when q back
moving forward to make seven play
ers on tho lire ~ scrimmage when
one OF the forwards was i'm motion be-
fore the ball was put in play, the>back
thus reinforcing the rush line need not
necessarily take the position habitual-
| ~ played by the player assigned BY
the signals TO he in motion.
Under rule Is. section T. IL was EN-
phasized that the man who puts the
ball in play may not rush forward
with IL even should ne step back and
drop the bah and pick II up again.
In rule 1s. section ?. after the words
'penaity-same as section H. IL should
be designated that the umpire has
jurisdiction.
In rule 10. section g. It was sug-
gested that the words "or illegal" be
inserted after by any legal play
err"
Mr.. Camp made n point that II a
player stepped beyond the boundary of
the 1O-yard zone behind the goal post
and while standing outside the zone