The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-08
Football Made Slmple-.Rules
Explained by Coach Robbins
Of the Game Which Complex
Made Understandable by Calumet High Gridiron
Mentor Awarding Of Points for Scores.

goal line nor farther from the side
line with the ball i'm his possession.
The kicker's team must be- behind the
ball when il is kicked.
If any players so advance with the
bah or get offside the umnirc must or
der the bali kicked from n point five
yards nearer the offending players
goal.
The defending team must stand on
or behind their goal line unless an OPP
ponent advances Illegally with the ball
until the referee signals that the bail
has touched the ground. The defend
ing team may then try to stop the
kick. The referee must signal when
the ball touches the ground even by
accident.
II a player Of the defending team
crosses the goal line before an oppOn-
ent has advanced Illegally or the ref
cree has signalled the umpire must or
der them behind a line five yards back
from che goal line.
IL the ball passes directly over the
crosshar or one OF the uprights of the
goal, or if, after having been kicked
IL strikes an Opponent or the crossbar
and then goes over the bar or an up
right IL is a legal goal and counts one
point.
But If the kicked ball touches the
ground and then passes over the goal
it does not count.
When the goal has been made or
missed the team just scored on has
the option of putting the ball in play
at the forty-yard line by kick off,
or of having the opponents kick off.
The teams do not change goals.
Field Goal.
\ team may try for a field goal at
any time after "A fair catch or when in
mage.
\ field goal is made by kicking the
bah over the opponents goal from tn"
field by dropkick or placekick at anS
time except at kickoff.
1t counts three points If the bail
goes over the goal before striking the
ground. 1t counts if it strikes an OPP
pOnent ana bounds over
The restrictions are the same in
case o. "A try for iield goal as in ease
oc punt after II free catch. The ball
must not be carried nearer the op-
ponents' goal than the mark of the
catch, attacking players must remain
between their own goal line and the
ball-and the defending team must
remain behind line ten yards from
the point of the free catch toward
their own goal line. Niolation Of any
of these provisions is punished by the
referee or umpire ny penalty of five
yards) The ball is given To the kick
ing team for the free kick at a point
five yards from its former position to-
ward the goal of the team of the Of
Tending players team.
In case of free trial for field goal
after a fair catch the opponents may
attempt To stop the kick as soon as the
ball touches the ground
Goal From Scrimmage.
a try for "a field goal may he made |
in scrimmage. in which case it is
by II dropkick. for the oppos-
ing team, who may charge as soon |
as the ball is passed back To he kick |
ed. are likely To interfere with Il |
placekiCk. which requires more time |
If q try for field goal fails and the |
ball does not cross the goal line 1t may /
be caught and returned by the OPP
ponents exactly like u punt. II the |
kicked ball crosses the side line before
being touched by a player entitled tc
IL, il belongs To the defending team
AZ the point where il crossed the line.
II il was first touched by player en-
Titled to il and then bounded across
the sideline il belongs to the team first
gaining possession of IT, Uf the kick
I'd ball crosses the goal line but does
not pass over the goal the play is Il
Iouchback and the ball is put into play
bv the team defending the goal by
or scrimmase If such kick
strikes the goal and bounds back into
The field of play. or IL II strikes the
ground or on opponent and then
bound across the goal line. IL Is not
! touchback IL a player defending the
roal In any way forces II across the
goal line.
IL the trial for field goal Is success
nl the team scored upon has the OPP
ion OF kicking of from their forty