The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-11
Field Judge Obligatory, Maxi
ing Three Officials on the
Field of Play and Man on
Side Lines. ..-
No Roughing of Secondary
Defense After Ball Has
Been Declared Dead by the
Referee. ...

In the same manner as the kids
usher In the sprinstime by playing
marbles as soon as the snow leaves
the ground. the, high and preparatory
school students usher In the fall with
the resounding thud Of footballs In va
cant lots and Fairgrounds. .u-.
A thorough understanding Of the In
depreciation Of the rules IL Just as i'm
portant as the execution of intricate
plays. Failure to understand the code
has resulted ;disastrously not only
among preparatory school players. but
also with college and university teams.
Principal Changes In Code.
The following changes should be
borne in mind: A field Judge should
be obligatory. This means there will
be three officials on the field OF play
ana man on the side lines. It Is from
the linesman that most Of the duties
of the field Judge have been taken.
The object is that the linesman may
be more careful in observing the off.
side zone. Because OF the many duties
Of the head linesman, the rules COM
mittee amended the rules 50 that the
field Judge shall keep time and look
after the play down the field. This
amendment will allow the head lines
man to be careful observer Of or
side play.
The rules committee recommends
that players wear numerals, especially
in university and college games and IN
preparatory school contests II the au-
thorities can afford the expense. r.
The result OF numbering the play
ers has met with such success In base
ball that the public demands the fea.
ture. 1t is hoped the majority Of the
universities and colleges will place
numbers on their players even II It
helps In the recognition = of certain
star performers. ....+......@,-
Rouehino Tactics Checked.
II strict officiating results there will
be no more roukhing Of the secondary
defense after the bali has been de-
clared dead by the referee. In such
case any interferer who strikes a play
er Of the defending side, after the
whistle has been footed shah subject
his team to fifteen yard penalty. It
has been a customary habit OF certain
coaches to send interferers 1t players
of the secondary defense with the main
idea Of Gripping them or injuring them
so as to incapacitate them for the
IcudAAuSA VI TIC SdHS
1t Is regular occurrence at any
big football game to see an interferer
dive at a player Of the secondary de-
Tense and thrown his feet in the air
with the idea OF striking his opponent
in tho face. As general rule these
infEingments are committed after the
ball has been declared dead five to
ten yards back of where the offense
occurred. Now the offensive team will
have to be more careful handling the
defensive players. ~
EuIIback to 30 Protected.
One of the chief duties Of the field
Judge will be to protect the defensive
fullback, one Of the most important
players Of any team while on the de-
fensive. Tho committee. realizing the
simportanc OF this player and the
roughness which he must stand, has
made two rules which come under the
direct jurisdiction Of the field Judge.
II a player runs into the fullback
while the latter is attempting to catch
a punt, his team shall be penalized
fifteen yards The other half Of the
rules deal more severely. II member
OF the kicking side Intentionally rou4hs
tho fullback he shall be disqualified
and his team set back fifteen yards.
! This is one OF the best rules tho
committee has made since it tried to
eradicate the rough element. The de-
fensive fullback, il he is q careful and
game player, will first make sure Of
the ball. He can only do this by
watching the ball in its flight, which
10 a hard task considering the wind
currents and the manner in which
tho ball IL booted. He can not at the
same time watch the ball. Judge It
accurately. and try to ovade the tack.