Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-24

9ELSlNAN TELLS SFOOTBALL SOLONS
\ 1T IS SPERFECTLYPRO THIS YEAR
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL
Sports Editor Evenlns Public Jedsrr

ca FIT plays will be popular in football this year.
- Last night at an Interpretation meeting neld tne
Ritn,ore in New York Walter Camp chairman, and the
board of advisory officials ruled that player shall not
be considered in motion II he has both feet stationary on
the ground In other words they upheld the rule wncn
s. adoped BY the rules committee meeting last winter
John W. Heisman coach at the University OF rem
sylyans was there learn the meaning of the rule
He only did this. but also told the audience what
was all about and the end everybody said he was right
Last year the Heisman shift did not work very well
against Pittsburgh. Many ofside penalties we're given
and the coach be OF his ground before the
season started this year He has installed his system
Of oense Penn using the glide instead of the jump
shift. - .,.....
movement and motion. If a player moves his arm or
turns his head before the ball is into play he cannot
be considered ofde although he technically moves My
team moves before the ball Is passed but do not think
i is in notion Anyway, according to the rule both feet
must be on the ground. and this shall be observed"
Hesman then informed the assembled officials and
coaches he observed the rules to the letter had no
desire to put anything which could not be considered
legal described what he termed translation from place to
place and at the end won every point.
This means Penn will present bewildering attack
this fall many shift plays will be used and Hesman has
good chance to get away with it. However hna judg-
has been placed in the hands of the officials and 1t
viii be up to them to determine whether or not the team
is onside If the glide works the way it should have
every to believe there will be few ofside penalties
FUNNY thing about the shift ruling. Heismon
L uas ,oorried about phat roud done to his pct
pioy, and then he told the committee ,ohdt to do.
Concerning Shifts and Double Shifts
T,HIS was the important topic discussed at the
i meeting 1t affects Pennsylvania and Dartmouth be-
cause those colleges are strong for shift plays
The Of the word hike and go for starting
signals also taken up Some Of the officials believed
this should be construed attempt to draw the op-
posing ofside but Mr. Camp ruled that 1t was up
20 the referee to decide.
ave have a double shift" said Mr. speers the Dart
mouth coach. 1--WE shift to the right the word go.
and then the word signal jump the right This
d attau IN hi a
complete the formation II the other team oside it is
not our fault"
Heisman added a few words to the discussion. II
want frankly to you gentlemen, he said that in
my shifts use the word hike starting signal.
don't IL the other team knows it not, for make
effort to deceive them. They charge as soon as
my team; in fact, that's what want them to do
Some teams, however likely to use false starting
signal when in their territory and have several yards
TO gain the fourth down in order to get the ofsde
penalty and first down. This, however is illegal and it
IL up to the referee to decide.
The best plan according Foster Sanford is to keep
your eye the ball. No matter how many hikes"
goes shouted the play does not start until the ball