The sun., 1916-11-26
NEED NEW RULES
FOR FORWARD PASS
Changes Would Equalize Scor-
ing Chances Of Light and
Heavy Teams.
WOULD IMPROVE GAME
NJ SOL METZGER,
0oasA Washington and Je6ersoa
Football Team.

OoooA Washington ana JenersOn
Football Team.
Within a few days the intercollegiate
lDetoall season will have closed. 1t
70 well at this time to consider what
tAle years play has brought forth IN
seer to SEQ II the game may be i'm
pUUved. The main advance made In
loaO has been In good s~portsmanship
anA good feeling between rival teams.
IN gentleman, It is we'll proved. can
m games or take a defeat with equal
OsosA
q The whole, tho season has been
eun Of surprises. due to a moro wide
eDssaa knowledge OF tho principles Of
eDeeeal on many fields. Certainly. II
anything. football has become more
peDular, for tho reason that Il Is n de-
et1edly more spectacular contest than
n he past. Primarily. the open attack
- forward passing has been the cause
g this. II Is decidedly the most thrill
No play football has ever had.
Granting that, what are We going to
% about the forward pass? There ~
esssoS"SS " ieou.o We
IN Q measure by the belief that the light
team, which is forced to uss II more
than the heavy team, Is not able to light
- equal terms with the heavy team.
Th1o fact alone will prevent any radical
oagtGlation to further cripple II. even
granting that the public likes the aerial
attack best OF all.
oso tne season proved o.herwlse. hso
ys Ssevs mat skiiiui hsnt players eouIo
Nssn tnin attack cope OF .erms
sNlituI neavy pla'e,s ieaturlns
running attack. the FORWARD pas
wvoao nave oau nays aneao. rms 10
Dsc S, me larger unlveIsities prac-
SseaMy eon'iol tne ioo.pan ruies conn
snistee ana inc larger uniNcrslties nave.
rue, tne good n,g aye VINO
~ Oest h''ed 10 rush 'ne pah'
nj. s-.u.. r..-
"eS ~
The future of the forward pass Is
merely a matter Of whether the feeling
- uppermost h a a small and skilful
eoem should have an equal chance with
, large eleven. II this Is the opinion
- tho men who make football rules
tAsn the forward pass Is coming into
ID own. II this Is not the view held by
tie majority Of these men the open at
. will not be permitted TO give the
team 0killed In II an even chance with
~ big eleven which uses tho rushing
goOe ~ the groundwork Of its attack.
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SSfi mas nroduccd Too few ~ ,he..
ssSvsns- The SEASON inst, .nd,ns .s
~ All nrey,ous seasons .,rc. tha n, &c
vas born. Is no exception. although
tnefo WAS more passing In the East.
~ tho rules stand to-day they v
- running game. There Is no Ques-
uon OF this. Indeed. the whole theory
the present game SHOWS IT. Inc
easne To-Day 10 70 Keep the oan IN tne
Sssscx can ee usea when . team 70 un.
DANGER, except for fumbl,ng. But the
paaDing attack-no. The legislation
governing the forward pass Is such that
u can be recovered by the defending
team. Such a recovery near the goal
llno either results In a touchdown by
the opposition or places the team
which forward passed on the defence
HoaS it, goal line. No matter how kill
9ol IN eleven may be at passing II dare
not tyy I. In its own territory for this
reason. Lot me illustrate BY an ex-
apple which though several years OLD
VfU suffice.
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