New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-22
Elimination of Rough pI,v
Essence of Many Of
the Revisions.
RECOMMENDS THAT
TEAMS BE NUMBEREn
Does Not Make II Obligato,s
but New Official Is
Designated.

Summers doom is sounded, nn,
ways has been for more years than ",
ter Camp cares to remember BY u.
appearance of the annual football gu;1.
from the pen Of Ysle's justly fanos,
football alumnus. Although in ,tv,
and makeup the guide is much ~,
same as the many that have march,,
before it in the procession Of year
since football came 70 be the gam, !,
Is, the book is full of new informa,io,
not the least important Of which is II,
codfication of the rules Cor 1915 ssd
the schedules o: practically every school
and college eleven in the country.
As has been the case since 1905, VIE,
the first great reform wave srge.
football, the essence Of most Of "A,
changes in the rules which take .fe,,
this season has to do with the elirip,.
ton of rough play. Furthermor.. n.
committee has taken half step In N.
direction of numbering all players .,
the field by recommending numbers b,
worn. The success which numberIns
players in college basketball games and
in the few games in which number
were used by football teams last i.a
has achieved brought the rules con.
mittee around u the new way Of thir..
/ ing. II is probable that the next "a.
vision will see the step fully taken an.
numbers made necessary for all players
The presence OF q iield judge on tAs |
| gridiron has been made obliga.or
| This means that henceforth there vii
be three officials on the field OF piJ
and the head linesman on the sidelira
It is from the linesman that most .,
| the duties OF the field judge have bee,
taken, the object being 70 leave Il,
former free 10 observe the particular
province of the game which he is d.
tailed TO watch, particularly ofst,
play. 49,.
The field Judge will be little mon
than timekeeper in chief, for his man
duties will be to time the play. starr.
ing his watch not with the signal o,
/ the referee, but with the swapping 0!
/ the ball into play. This is little re.
finement of the rules which will pre-.
vent a team from causing an unnects.
sary delay between the signal and put.
ting the ball into play. because there
can be no delay until the ball is setg.
ally set in motion.
There will be an end 10 the rougs.
ing up of opposing players after the
whistle has blown by the new rules,
which bars interferers from knocking
down the secondary defence after the
whistle has been footed. and also pre-
vents a defensive player from running
into an opponent when the ball is dead
This rule will do much 10 eliminate
from the game some of its worst feat
ures, because a backtield man Of de-
fence will be immune from constantly
repeated battering designed 10 discount
his effectiveness.
Greater protection is afforded the
fullback than ever before. Hereafter
there will be a differentiation between
running into the fullback and rough
ing the fullback. For running into bin
there is a penalty of fifteen yards. but
for roughiny him there is penalty o.
fifteen yards and disqualification Of
the offending player in addition.
Another change that aims at vhsl
was characterized as an unsutnorsiea
means Of advancing the ball rules
forward pass as incomplete IN wnlA
the ball passes out OF bounds on me
fly, whether it has touched man OF
not. This will put an end 70 the prae'
tice of passins out of bounds as SUD-
stitute for a kick.
In an effort 20 put an end 10 wnoie'
sale resubstitutlon the rules have oesi
amended whereby a man once nsel
out of the game can be resuostltu'ee
only at the beginning OF periol
Stopping the practive Of sending ID
substitutes with the purpose OF COZ
veying information is deprecatec p
the rules committee, but II could see
no clear way to stamp out the evil
More rigorous punishment IS 10
melted out for sportSmanllAe con
duct. too. Not only must the reieses
fix a penalty of fifteen yards, but
also discretionary in him 70 dlsqueIl
the offending player or players. g
unsportsmanlke conduct the rye
defined TO include the use Of aoust'
or insulting language 20 the omei''
or opponents, concealing the ball W.
derneath the clothing, substituting 81
article other than the ball and nla1as
en- the sidelines.
the centre has begun the motion p..ll
starts. and he must 60 through wiz.
il and let the ball 90. This preyeas;
& trick play devised by some genius o.
the gridiron whereby the centre , sp,
/ peared 70 pass the ball and IN res!iv
held onto il until another plsye
slipped in behind him and took II ''0~
lis hands.
Blocking and interfering by throw
ing ones legs in the air Is TABOO %.
such play if detected brings do"n
15-yard PENALTY. Throwing W ohe'
legs and striking an opponent soo'.
the knee merits l5-yard loss: Az
striking the opponent similarly DEW
the knee is the same as tripping
Where second eligible pay.
touches a forward pass after II %.
beer touched by an eligible player =
is an ;ncompleted pass, accoreing
the rules. and counts as ! down. w
less the captain designates otnerssss;
the referee will bring the ball GUY ~
teen yards from the sideline wne'e
has gone out Of bounds.
These approved rulings are also Ply
mulgated by the committee as om''
and supplementary TO the guide
A forward pass is caught Smut
neously by a member OF the pasHiI
side and by an opponent. huleS,
Possession of the ball belongs 10 '''
putting the ball into play. , !,
A member of side kicking osi,
touched BY ball when offslde.. kgleg.
The ball is not automatically esss.
play may ensue and penalty may "
declined.
The ball is kicked of, goes less ,as,
ten yards and is then kicked aga"
Ruled: As kicking loose ball: ,.l
Rule 6. Section l3a, should % Iii
lowed strictly. That wherever tne -, ~,
is advanced. too. at that pom. "a,
whistle should be blown. thar 0'"'
the point where ball is dead. .,,l