Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-13
PLACE BALL ON THIRTY
YARD LINE AFTER SAFETY
Such Is Change Adopted at Annual
Meeting in New York
City.
WILL RELIEVE CONFUSION
Body Believes Spectators Should
BE Able to Mako Distinction Be-
tween 1t nnd TOuchbacIS - Oil
Gals Become Professionals.
Iny Assoclated Press.l ]


NEW YORK, March 12.-Chang. of
the rule governing safety and a
isuggest!on bearing on the status OF
oi''Glais Who take part In profes n1,ai
meeting of the football rules commit
tee which closed here today.
Following safety. the rule was
ShanEed TO read that The bah shall
instead OF the twcnty-yard line. The
alteration was made because Of the
diihculty OF spectators in differcnti-
ating between safety and touch
back.
The committee sugGestcd to tho
centra! board OF officials. which has
mat after the season OF 1921, no coll
legc football official who shall Of
nciate in professional Eame shall
contests
s These were the outstanding changes
ana rccomn cndations made althDugh
Iherc were Il number Of minor alter
ati0ns III the code for the purpose Of
clarifying the rules or check ng Ger
lain plays.
( 1t was ruled that in the future. the
ieaii or the opening play OF u game.
anu me winning captain. having
manned his choice OF such play. cam
mot revoke such decision.
= Want 20 Prevent "CiipnInE."
: In an effort to curtaii clipping
pr cutting down a player from be-
GNU. the committee elaborated the
rue on unnecessary roughness 10 in
-ciudc running into. diving or throw
ahs me BODY against = player OBJ
s"or after the bali is dead. The penal
ny. which stands ~ n loss Of iiftccn
yards. was extended to include such
loss on the kick con following touch
snown IN case such score should re-
suit In the play in which the penalty
-was Incurred. No objection was
.Taised TO such play where the player
..
The rules committee announced thta
q approved Of maturity OF the VA
5ions chanEes suggested AT meet
s1ng OF football coaches held in thI,
city earlier In the week bur that some
s@cre beyond the province Of the body.
~ favored series OF regional con-
1sr:nces. immediately after the close
SoI me ioot6all season. at which the
Goaches and at least ono member OF
s.,"c ruicH committee can consider de-
sdSIopnents arising from tho seasons
ss,tay. II was stated. however, that
@thc committee has no authority to in
Sciudc discussion or officials or SEIZED :
suies at such conferences.
. committee consisting of Wol,cr
Camp: William Roper. Albert Sfe.p,.
Nat TUFTS and W, *. Moricc. was an pS.
'10inted TO consider rulings on com
gsnch a'J r,,1, ma unmsu plays, and, II
corporate such decisions in record
faof iuture guidance OF omcials
opposes Professional Football
J.
SpTu as bcing opposed to the de-
OF professional football
o!ding that the game was one which
tradition and sertis mt was Pc
,ar, associated with college
atom 10 the central board OF Of
ta,h suSsestcd the debarring of OF
mis- from college games who off
atc NJ professional contests. was
ln only action approved
me situation was somewhat sim
ar 10 that in connection with the
snin perinS OF Players The comini;tee
Ynas pten on record for several years
"a being In favor of such numbsring
put mas decided that such a ruiimr
cannot be made mandatory OWN ~
Ime unlimited complications, which
would arise from such n rule
Those IN Attendance n, the ,nn.t
a nhs r wsre: E X. Hall Dartmouth.
Tctary: 4. \. SiaGg. Chicago: w l.
rfMioure. iiaryard: DIR. J. a. Rabbit.
naNcTford: w. Roper. Princeton: Dr
~ /, Williams. Minnesota: r.
,nhsniSl. United States Naval !lcad-
snly; Or. w. \. Lambeth, virginia nn5
!" w. Powell, stanford ''"'