The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-08

yard line or having the opponents kick
off. The teams do not change goals.
Safety.
A safety is made when n player has
the bail on or behind his teams goal
line when the referee declares IL dead
at the end of a scrImmage. provided
that the hall was forced across the
line By his own team. 1t might be
forced across by Il Kick, snaphacK,
tumble by one of the team defending
The goal from 4 Kick that bounded
back from an opponent or by player
carrying the bah back from the field
Of play before il is declared dead py
the referee.
A safety is made when player of
the attacking team makes AN incom-
plete forward pass from behind his
own goal line or commits foul that
would give the ban To- the opponents
behind his goal line, or when the ban
~ kicked by player behind his goal
line and crosses the extended portion
goal line into the field of play.
A safety counts two points against
the team that makes it.
Touchback.
The difference between a safety and
"A touChback lies in the way the bali
was forced across the goal line. The
difference between q safety and q
touchdown depends upon which team
RECEIVERS the ball. If the attacking
team forced the ball across the line by
II Kick or tumble and either side fell
on it the play is a touchbavk. If the
defending team forced it across in
any way and a player of that team
fell on ii the play is safety. If Il
player of the attacking team falls
on the ball i'm the latter case it is
touchdown.
Ii the attacking team carries the
ball across the line and has it when
it is declared dead the play is a touch
down. But if in such a case de-
renuing player gets possession of L
before it is declared dead the play is
a touchback. a touchback does not
count for either team.
kickout.
After n safety or touchback the
team which made it puts the ball i'm
play by a scrimmage or kickout on
their twenty-yard line CAT kickout the
defending team may line up on the
twenty yard line and the ball is kicked
from some point nearer the kicker's
goal
The game proceeds in this way, each
team alternately getting the bah be-
cause their opponents have failed to
cary it forward ten yards in four
attempts. as a result of kick, FUN
bic, or intercepted pass. or as penal
~ for a foul by the opponents. The
team that has il is always trying To
advance the ball To the opponents
goal.
lnterrissions.
AZ the end of the first period there
is an intcrm!ssion of one minute dur
ing which the teams change goals and
the ban is put down in "A correspond
ing place at the opposite end of the
field, The down and distance To gain
the same. No player may
leave the field and no other person
may come on the field at this time.
At the end of the second period |
there is an intermission of fifteen
and the teams again change |
goals. But the ball is put i'm play by |
"A kickoff. the loser of the toss ut the |
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choice that the winner had at the be- !
The teams change after the third |
period as after the first.
Substitute players may be sent IN
at any time, but a player Who has
been taken out Of the game may no.
be sent back except at the beginning
IF a quarter tor during the fourth
quarter
Officials.
The three officials who ran the
game are the referee, who has charge
If the ball. the umpire, who has
'hargc of the players, and tie tines
nan. who keeps track of the downs
md the distance to he gained. Most
u the penalties are inflicted by the
umpire though the referee and lnics-
nan may penalize ofrsidc plly and
,ther fouls.
The linesman has two assistants
md there are also two timekccpcrs.
eferee on all points not especially as
eferee on all points not especially as
signed to the latter, but is not sup
,oscd to touch the ball, the referee
,eing required To enforce the nmpire's
penalties.
All the essentials of the game have
low been considered. and though
here are minor pointh that fill "a rue
'ook and many volumes of other
/, orks on football they are Of lit.le
interest To the spectator, or even To
he average Dlnyer