The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
FOOTBALL REFEREE
RECEIVES POWER TO
AWARD TOUCHDOWN
pulc, committee Clothes Him
With Authority to Use
Judgment.
NJ NELRING PLAYERS
DOESN'T COME TO VOTE

NNT.- ID ..'|N WI NH' 80 ~
,. &, deliberate fouls made nv members
., team, for strategic purposes made
., t,e pfiucinal work OF the football
mics committee at its meeting yester-
.,y IN the Hotel Biltmore. The question
- ,uwb,rins the play ers was discussed
, the members of the committee, but
,,a, is about all. for 1t did not even
,.. a, FAR as a formal vote. According
., an unofficial ballot, those favoring
,be~ numbering Of the players were seven
strong and those opposed were Ave. The
matter. however. vas not dropped with
Oh, plenty Of consideration, for both
.aes argued loud and long and as a re-
,ul. the meeting that was to be finished
lty noun,ine lasted n couple of hours
ionger.
Many rad cal changes in the rules
we're suggested, but not one Of them won
favorable vote. Even the question Ut
.Ae strategic foul which brought forth
ne most important action OF the day
.n,llv was boiled down so that the new
rule does little more than give the ref
rec greater power. The foul question
ild to deal with a player kicking out
.om behind his goal line when the Kick
| s blocked 10y an opposing player. There
nave been numerous cases where. on
such 4 PLAY. the opposition had a chance
% sore %, recovering the hall. In such
case the kicker or a member OF his
'-am frequently has held the opposing
PAYER loGS enough to give his own team
caanyc to recover the ball,
Icral.y for such an infraction OF the
'te W.T., obviously out Of the question,
! ,. the ball could not be brought back
tre goal line. and hence the side
committing the foul actually gained by
.. IS tine bah was put in play as a
,i'ety.
Under the new ruling the referee may
re lis discretion in deciding whether
No play shall terminate in Il safety or
'ou.udowu. II in the opinion OF the
'.f"r-r. the player held might have re-
n,pr-I the ball and scored u touch
low. the player will get credit for a
'ou.bioWn and the punt out he made
rom behind the goal line Oh II line with
g position Of he bail when the foul
vas committed
7 is reasonable to suppose that this
nc win not 'ind mIch favor with the
~. Il~. rs II will add to their already
leroIS duties. ~ q matter of fact.
sl take a pretty courageous arbitcr
decide on = touchdown, particularly
70 81 'Apss siint.
The onward pass, especially when It Is
81 l- a weapon Of defence or offence
.u The goa lire. came in for c~ons.aera-
be attention. Rulings were adopted on
coward pass striking the ground he.
md tn, goal line or hitting against the
| Not' posts, for both defending and at
'acN cams. In the case OF the side
Ge! ding = forward pass which be-
l''s Incomplete 10y striking the ground
.et.0i 3D.. goal line on the first. Sec
M taird down j. a safety. II on
'ie fourth down the pass becomes in
complete ,u the saine way, the ball goes
| = 'Ha opposing side NJ the spot where
- >,l.MuaGr occurred.
" same ruling holds good in the
event "f Tile ball hitting the goal post.
FOR '"r attacking sid. u forward pass in
'"f.''.l Toy striking the goal posts on
He ''-', second or third down auto
TO- t.' becomes a safety. while on the
Our. uY"u tho ball goes To- the OPP
'%''''t- ~ the spot Of scrimmaGe.
Another Iulu- when tends TO benefit
'"rHI'i pass is an increase of the
r.l'r FIR interference with the re-
'''n' OF -HoI e pass from ten TO fifteen
lrfe. lH making this rule the COM
"" FIST thought Of making the PEN
ir rf't .'a'Ior, because in many cases
H''r'oso.vr saves a team from being
t'1 AGAINST, ard At such a time n
To-. % ten or even fifteen yards PEN
1852 - tt'tgtcally an advantage to the
'n committing the foul. The com-
'"c. Lotovrr. deemed the matter a
80" 'n' and FL, that it would he "a
"d thu 10 make too big a jump in the
re o 20, penalty at the present time.
F'' legislation on the forward
'..I thai no tackle, guard or Cen-
NJ. "' dropped back to receive "a
"a.' 'r-~ The recipient must now be
% Uln on the line. Also the quar-
r0a'- u ira" q forward pass must be
o." 'I Hu.. IL the bal! instead Of
ing NJ VITA the line To go through.
''.. " A. uIdu vita one foot outside
I'' touches a forNard pass and the
t'l ''' back IN tie field of play the
- Il'"d ont OF bounds.
j" following .'re the ground rules
' Nl get thor place in the book
"" \ k.'n"fi rolling across the
% iruon'tck automatically
NJ t'i h.'k rolling back over goal
W." t'i H'p crowd becomes a safety.
ven . H,l is passed bach over goa
a'' -Y'- Into the crowd or stand
f...l d .dtcty. In the case OF 4
''". is * Nh'1c the ball goes over
sI' 's and over the fence at the
90 FE'| " Wv w bAo alN@
''h .r y fgmblcd bal going over the
'" nd. fence belongs to the player
' i.r.'UHS The ball. at the point a,
"..H Do 0ru-,cd the side linc--tnis play
''- .o . rdc a forward pass. All of
'''' ..'., ,"rfnch ground rules by the
'hH.i. . may be modified by the
Vtin' .'ipre play starts.
Ollie l.ics adopted were: \ PLAYER
'Fl} nHs. another player to get at
'r'. ".rp The bah is kicked and becomes
a '.rc u.I.
II "' ot 'hc competing teams APP
I'sls '. ' Nod late for the second half
ana pr.al.2ed the opposing team has
me 'hu," Of goal.
,hll" H., section !, is made to read :
u" 'd7" Il signal for a fair catch Is
m'a" ay a player who has an oppOrtu-
IVY '"i a fair catch and another player
" ais side owho has not s~ignalled for a
'd'l tdi.u) catches the ball before II
nPr shall the fair catch be allowed" the
"o'uS before II touches the ground' be-
'g inserted In the old reading.
A pun out mas be batted at as we'll
asa forward pass.
. pAy'r may not run into q man
sa'cllNg a punt out except In q bona
nue. attempt 10 catch or bat the Dall.
Inc s''tlons in Rule "a which have to
20 with the persons outside OF players
auo"eh ON the held OF play have been
uahsr"Sod 20 hat there can be no mis-
".eIpifl1ii"il. ~ there has . In re-
taro N An official or II doctor entering
we Ned ut play, Now there can be no