El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-21
FOR THE GOOD OF The GAME.
Kickoff OTheT Touchdown.
sJIsTs

THOSE "dyed-In-ths-wooI" fans who
must have their Saturday after
noon football VIII be obliged to jour
ney out to Fort Bliss for It this
weekend Both the Miners and
Tigers are away from home and the
high school stadium win be empty
for the first Saturday afternoon since
the opening Of the season
II the situation is viewed from the
angle Of the support the Miners aRd
I Tigers have received. FL Paso Is not
! entitled 70 school football this or any
] other Saturday. Unless the Thanks
giving game, at Rio Grands park
pulls them out, the Miners VIII be
I deeply IN debt. as a result OF the sea
] sons play The Tigers will do a
, little better, thanks to an earlier start
and a lighter expense account But
I even they wiz do little better. than
break even
FOOTBALL PAYS ALL BILLS
IN EASTERN TERRITORY.
In al Sections Of the country the
/ football team Is the big athletic
money maker Of the schools. u is
the money earned BY the eleven which
makes rowing and other nonpayilg
athletics possible IL speaks ID FOR
{ FL Paso that one OF the big local
teams has barely held its nose above
water and the other sunk int the
depths Of debt
Z tivities this week viii have a salu-
I tary effect upon Mr.. Fan and bring
MIN out IN strength on turkey day.
0 At least IL Is 70 be deFoutly hoped
{ that it viii, and that he viii attend
ia such strength that both "Hi" ana
49,
Portable balance. instead Of either an
] empty athletic treasury or a deficit
HERE IS A eSTUNNERi1
! WHO Has THE ANSWER9
: During q recent football tanning
bee" a possible play was brought
forth Whieh Is likely TO tax the deep
/ est students Of the game. The sup
[ positions play is this: The bail IS In
possession OF team A. on the five
I yard line Of team B Team "A
losses 2 forward pass across the goal
line OF "B" As a team a. player
i attempts 20 receive the ball he Is
[ openly tackled by q member OF team
%" while the bail is still In the air
/ While the ball Is going through the
az the final whistle Is sounded.
The point that an illegal play
has been eaunmifted a. conceded
] by all concerned and n decision
10 that effect is rendered by the
referee. Now the question f. thlHi
May a touchdown be awarded the
Offended teamf According 70 the
rules no penalty may be inflicted
which viii result IN a touchdown
/ YET the rules also state thai In
case Of Interference with for
ward pass the ball viii be AWARD
ed TO the offended side at the
point where the ulegality oe-
CURED. This f. the first haif OF
IN. nn=uuf1ruur
The second half comes fl the pos
sibilitv OF another decision, owing %
I the question Of time. If e touchdown
l nay not be awarded may the BAL
I be returned 20 the point from Wnlcn
] the play originatedZ YET, II this Is
I done, no gain accrues TO the offended
I side, since time has expired In tRis
/ case might the ball be brought back
] 70 the point where the play started
I and play resumed with the time con
Z sideTed as Il stood before the play
] was nader This latter would assure
the imposition o. 2 penalty upon the
Z offending team. which has been pat
emily, guilty Of an illegality-
While this problem is indeed
I knotty one the correct reply has al
ready been received Capt Bob
Neyiead gave the reply sitter a mo-
ment's consideration When the plai
] was presented 70 him This repil
VIII be published In a Few days. II
the meantime The Herald VIII d
pleased % submit any replies offered
The first reply, aside from catpalr
Neyland'H. has come from Glenn Brod-
! erick. Miners halfback- Glenn take
the rather delicate position thai
! awarding the ball to the offended
side may not properly be cOusidere-
IA the light Of a penalty. Acting OF
this premise he declares that tbs
! play should legally be considered q
/ e touchdown. Next
CAPT. NETLAND HEADS
SOUTH WESTERN REFEaEEs.
Reference 70 captain Neyland call
TO mind his splendid Wsrk during ths
season as referee Neylaud's Offieiat
ing stamps him az the most capable
official IN Fl Paso football history
And there have been few IN the south
west who may be teVorably com
pared with him
Possessing a thorough knoYFl-
edge Of the rules and their lntFi-
cneies and rare Judgment, Ney-
lard renders his decisions with
splendid speed and accuracy He