The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-08
COACHES RULED
OFF S|OEL|NES BY
'GR|D'' COMMITTEE
CAN'T INTENTIONALLY GROUND
FORWARD PASS-NEyy RULING
ON TOUCHBACK.

NEW YORK, Feb. THE football
rules committee reconvened at the
Hotel Martinique today. Several
changes of moment were made In the
code by the fourteen committeeman
none of which viii affect seriously the
game as now played. A rule was
passed that nobody shall be allowed
10 walk M and down the sidelines
during game. The purpose of the
rule is TO minimize as far as posi-
bic side-iine coaching
Another change was that after the
teams have lined up for scrimmage
neither side shall encroach on the
central zone, This means cleaner
play.
II was decided Ia impose a ten-yard
penalty from where thc ball was put
n play on Intentionally grounding the
forward pass
Restore Field Judge
The position Of field Judge was re-
stored. but optional with teams No
field judge duties are 10 be ineorpo-
rated in the ru)cs, but he is 10 serve
as an assistant te the referee and
umpire. and be assigned to duties as
the needs arise
One change effected Is an interest
ing aftermath ~ the last Harvard
Yale game. 1t vii be recalled that
OBrien. Of Harvard, grabbed n bah
which had struck tho goal posts ard
bounded back into the field of play
and carried 1t back over the goal linc
for what was ruled TO be a safety. This
was ON n Vale kickoff The rule was
changed today so that a kicked ball,
which bounds back into the FIELD az
play from the uprights. or cross bar
shall be tnuchbark. This will neces-
Il
The committee did not take any ac-
ton on numbering players.
No Kick After Touchbaek
On plays at the twen;yyard line,
following a Nchhack. there is TO he
no more putting the hall in play by
a kick. When the rule was passed
that kick. or a scrinmage was op-
tionai in such cases the scrlmmage
method was taken up almost entirely
The kick, therefore, was becoming OBJ
solcte, and il was considered useless
to retain it in the rules
a change was made in section I (a)
of rule 7. In the sentence which says,
eff the winner Of the toss selects the
goal, the loser must take the kick
off," the words, take the" are strick-
en out. This does away with some
slight confusion. which existed as to
whether the loser of the toss should
do the kicking off. or receive the kick.
though the intent OF the rule was
clear enough.
Roughing FuiIback.
In rule "a, section 2, the words were
changed to roughing the fullhaCk in
stead of running into the fuliback. BY
tho change the officials can use their
own judgment as to whether the full
back Is Intentionally interfered with.
and avoid inflicting penalty when no
foul was intended. Another minor
chance was the adoption of a rule
creating of a five-yard penalty If any
PLAYER is out of bounds when the ball
IN put in play.
A codihcation committee consisting
/ Of w. S. Langford, w. ~. Morice, and
1 Nathan Tufts, prominent officials
were appointed to confer with Wal
ter Camp. secretary and editor, in the
codification Of the rules.
ON the central board of officials the
following We're appointed: Or. James
| Rabbit. chairman; Walter Camp, DR..
G. w. Savage, Parke Davis. r. X.
Hall. Percy Haughton, II. G.. Cope, and
A. AZ StaGg. In addition there Is
to be a committee on officials to help
the central board. these being the
three named for the codification com
mittee.