Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

the play was over before blowing the
whistle
Another point brought up was on punt.
anu forward passes out Of bounds. NJ the
catchers foot is outside. the ball IL de-
c'sred out OF bounds, whether II he n punt
or forward pass. n . player IL hit by q
punt on the ny while in that position, and
the ball bounds back into the field OF play.
shall be ruled out Of bounds and not a
tumble. forward pass which hits
player, bounds back Into the heid OF play
and is caught by another player also will
be called out Of bounds.
IL. however. q bounding bali--with the
exception Of q forward pass-hits a man
who is out Of bounds, u shall be regarded
rs tumble snd belongs TO the man who
gets u hrst This clears MP q very difficult
point and should be remembered.
A fair catch caught out Of bounds Is NOT
a fair catch, and the ball goes to the other
side on the spot where II croHsed the side
lines, In other words. II Is the position Of
the feet. not the ball, which determines the
legality Of the play.
The Onside Kick
An onside kick out Of bounds also goes
TO the other side. and an onside kick which
goes over the goal line on the fly is a
touch.back.
In Rule XVII, Section 2 ob) on page 15s,
strike out the last six words, "or player
who is carrying II" and make the penalty
fifteen yards instead Of Ave yards.
II foul Is made by the defensive team
after the ball is declared dead by the ref
cree. the penalty shall be inflicted the same
as ~ the whistle had not blown.
To make this clear, here is an example
Team has the ball, fourth down and fye
yards to gain. A play is run OF, but only
three yards are made The referee blows his
lett erl,, Aan 80 Aa nth at IA
but before the ball changes hands player
on Team b is guilty Of unnecessary rough
ness, such as piling up. Now. the ball has
been declared dead and the foul did not In
terfere with the advancement Of the ball as
Il occurred after the play had been com
pleted.
AccCsdlng to tho ruies-as. they are
printed In the book-the ball should TO ID
the other side. with q Is-yard penalty. max
ing Il first down, rs yards to gain. But
the rules do not count In this case. IL wai
held by Messrs. Camp, Laugford and Tuft'
that the other side should he punished fol
making foul and the penalty enforced
from the spot where the foul occua ed. Thu
the team which failed to make its distance
gets fifteen yards and first down. This Il
another point that should be remembered
Backield men, with the exception o.
the quarterback. must be at least one yart
back of the line of scrimmage when thu
ball is put into play This does not meal
on forward-pass formations only, but fo
every play. Last year Foster Sanford lineC
his backs close to the linemen when Rut
gers played Princeton, and Bill Langford
the referee, called the play illegal
Langford was upheld Saturday night ant
from now on the rule will be enforced. Tn
men must be one yard back, whether the!
are to take the ball, go out for a forwart
pass or run In interference. Before this
was the popular belief that the one-yar'
rule held good only In case Of forward
pass formation.
These were the only discussions, and a
there will be no pink slips sent out thi
year to notify the officials and coache
throughout the country of the changes.
might be we'll to make the changes in you
rule book now.