Evening journal., 1913-09-10
EASY YEAR
FOR COACHES
Football Directors VIII Have
Little Drilling This
Season
CHANGE MADE In
THE KICKING RULE

Footbll coaches will not have to
drill their men as hard in the funda-
mentals Of the rules this season. as
was the case when the new game was
hrst tried out
The players at that time we're a bit
puzzled by the playing conditions de-
scribed. but the new game has passed
that experimental stage. Football au-
thorities consider II a safer, saner
and more spectacular game than that
under which there we're so many in
juries that reforms we're demanded
by the public and college heads.
The small scoring Of 1910 and 1911
also caused followers Of the game to
demand changes in the rules that
would make scoring more easy and
not make it necessary for a team to
be so much superior to its opponent
in order to win The game as play
ed last year showed the public that
the rule makers knew their business
when they drafted the code under
(which the game was played. The rules
which made far more interest in the
sport and furnished the spectacular
features last year viii again. be In
force this season with few changes.
These are of minor Importance. Prob
ably the most important change effect
ed is that dealing with the kicking
Change in Kicking Rules.
II has been changed so that the
kicker need not Of necessity stand
Ave feet back of theline Of scrim-
mage, He may be as near the line
as he pleases. This change, many eX-
perts believe will bring back some
Of the old quick kicks from the for
nation.
The rule affecting the players
! leaving the, game who wish to be re-
turned, has been altered so that Il
reads "A player may be returned
once at the beginning Of any period
or at any time during the fourth or
last period" This was brought about
because under the old rule a player
could not return to the game after
he had once been taken out, except
al the beginning of the period. Ere
quently Il was found that an unex-
pected substitution was required in
the fourth period, but as the rules
forbade such a move they we're al
tered
Now penalty will be in force
upon advancing beyond the lines in
i case Of a put-out This specific pen
4 atty Us =. that e--pointeras angle be
moved FIVE yards away from the near
est goal post along the goal line An
other ruling on punts that will be en-
( forced is that which declares that II
the punter-out makes.a deliberate at
tempt Of feint to draw his oppo-
lnents oif-side, the offcials are to for
bid him to kick the ball untl his op-
pouents have had time to return
behind the restraipins line
On Interference.
! That PLAYERS NAV interfere with ono
1another until the forward pass is nc.
tually made. either after forward
pass or a kick. is shown by the inter.
lsection of the new words in the rule
The rule relating 90 the forward pass oi
a kick made from behind the goal line
has heen made cenrer. as has been the
rule relating 10 the dropping back Of the
line men. In several places where tn,
official was not specified the omission
has .hecn supplied.
I nder tho revised rules. kicking. both
spunting and drop kicking. have PLAYED
an important part in results. Tn,
coaches expect this will be the cas-,
again this season. and many of then
gave their star kickers or men likely Z,
develop into useful players plenty o.
light on the subject. so that they may
become acquainted with the rules whei
they return for practice this fall.
The PLAYERS viii no doubt follow on
the rules set forth by their coaches anl
some of the teams are planning OF
lspringing some surprises m the kicking
line when the fast approaching seasoi
rolls around