New-York tribune., 1920-03-14

after touchdown. Hereafter, this 20
IN ether words. the puntout after
.suehdown is gone; wiped out, passe.
There will be no more punts from the
sorner Of the lot in order to get into
aasi.ion The team henceforth can Sc
IL, the desired spot, 1t can adjust
he leather in any part Of the field for
shot at the posts.
We assume this means any part or
ks back OF the tfVeen-yard mark. But
ih.a, no team would care 10 get much
sssrer for the try than fifteen wards.
Is the chance would be lessened ac-
eordingly. Whether or not this rule
xlll help the game remains to be seen.
5ut at least i gives both teams an
equal chance n making the kick.
Penalty for Clipping"
Aside from this change the next
most important revisiors were those
which will penaiize "c!ipping," or "In-
disnzing," and roughing the forward
pssser Fhe institution of the latter
means that he game IS to become even
more more open. Accorded the same % T,s" nro
lection as the kicker, the forward
passer wiil have more time to aim his
throws and more passes will succeed
because Of this leeway.
Whether or not the passer is rough
will Of course, rest with the official.
An infractlon of this rule will cost the
offending team fifteen yards.
One OF the best means Of breakinr
rp the forward pass was to have the
forwards rush in and crush the passer,
L they got in fast enough and
slammed the passer often enough. to-
vard the latter part of the game tba
passes generally became wild tosses
To break IN the passing game on this |
end now the passer will have to he |
tackled while he has the ball in his
hands. Various officials will internret |
tbs manhandling differently, and it
will be interesting to watch the re- /
suits.
Clipping. instead of being abolished
entirely, is curtailed. The rule now
rads: "Ciprlng e man obviously out
Of his place Is aa infraction Of the ur-
necessary roughness rule: penalty. ff
teen yards
Put Ban on Roughness
Il vas probably felt that ia forbid
clipping entirely would interfere with
.acsllng. Many layers-Casev. OF Iar
rsrd. ior lnstance-in bringing a man
down never use the arme, but clip the
runner by hurting themselves bodily
j: the opo9aent. But topping an op-
pcnent VINO is entirely out of the D.av
snd who IS idly standirr By. so to
peaS. oy clipping him from behind is
Mierpreted IS unnecessary Youghness
md mus 60.
An attemNt also has ben made to
wr.ail me use o. The double starting
Ngna, employed h. MANY elcvens tc
draw team offside and thereby 70 get
t. easy fve wards. Hereafter WREN
snan comes 70 SOP on a shift play ;
hnust have both feet on the ground
tier the shift"
Tie confus-oa ai The substitution Of
asrreY for Tr.mble created in the Har-
'srd-Princeton game last fall led the
committee to change the ruling regard 4
hg subsututions to read: After =
payer has reported to his proper Of
ssl aid chance has been made the
s.hst.lgtlon shall be considered com :
In other words. when Substitute
'ones rushes onto the field and an
sa-aces he IS to take Smiths D ace
'asse two viii change places and the
1a:'er will be ended. {
Lery suggestion that has been made
hra'tins the changing OF the rules :
sAr last fell was taken Up during the :
nes'Hg and every one that contained .
~ parrele O. merit was given care ;
~ eens.derati3n. Severa, were tabled !,
loi ir,ure reference while many others
were thrown out. :
Discard Many Suggestions /
4 Iheproposed radical changes Of mar
sRlns the width Of ceal posts. the |
ssslFains o. certain number of points |
.sr - distance gained, the numbering OF
az Payers ard The regulating Of the |
sahss by plays instead of by the watch
we're all discarded
-. Ia regard TO the numbering OF play
"a "a me committee felt that it could =
iv. ~. well make such a rule compulsory, 9.
n. ~. recommended that ali teams have i,
~.s payers wear numerals. 1t is ~
sNT1efa.ig felt that every eleven will y y
81. into line next season. - -
a. =. present Yale and Princeton and r
ms sso service academies are the onlv
sns ;ss mat have failed to placard the Z,
,da" ~d.ssys OF their players. Harvard u u
.,s,p'sa ~ r'N the system in the game against q
: u 1pa'v"ers.ty . o. Oregon
,m. -. n. ooffln's plan of regulating the
I-s :, W plays received consideration,
nd, committee decided it was too q
,,,as; ,,,~al 10 adopt without considerable
ss'd ss'ed.lnaeintlng The members recon- s;
/, ,uea ~ tnat the teams experiment with W
4 " y.pct practice next fall Walter Camp.
s, sale, secretary Of the committee, te
'--TTh,eh.ing -Ths on this proposal. said: CT
asa. .e suggestion was too radical to b;
-, rs Out having some merit in it the
! m.s.ee nasee decided to experiment on ia
b '~s va, iast thing the committee took Y,
III s"as pl the matter of professional foot 4,
4 T.. oeiore adjourning the members N>
4 Ts \. committee voted that f. X. Hall :,
:. = yarmouth, the chairman. should 40