Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-20
University OF North Dakota
Mentor Ha. Been In Favor
OF Elimination OF Frse
Chance For Goal From
Touchdow For Some
Tnns; sly. New Rule
Elin,inatss One-Man Fea-
ture.

Recent changes made in football
rules by tho national committee have
besn classed Al the hissest changes in
the game since the inception of the
forward pass. chief 4mong them Is
The ono which eliminates the free trial
tor d goal and which has enabled In
ferior tenmsSto win i1AnysgamesH over
bstter olevens " scoring that one lone
point. Most ooaches 5welcoine the
4 9. n! - en e. aIn,ons thstoacSaeh Paul
! kota, who has the following to say:
=! think that It least 80 per cent
Of tho football coaches intthe country
approve OF the change In the rules
that nave been made. The old ruling
on tho SHIFT plays has been a hard
one for offioials to work under. but
now that players must come to q
find 1t much 'easaer.
THE new change In clipping isTa
good n and ono which every coach
and player will approve. Clipping
players from behind when there was
no chance for them to get into the
A lot Of clipping done In tho past was
Nothing more than an attempt to put
good players ct ouf the game.
Up several Times
+, tThe new rule eliminating a try
up for discussaoti several times in the
past, Tho new ruling Will do away
with tho n man acor4rg machine and
eliminate u play his teammates took
no part in whatever. I was in favor
Of changing this .ihst yenr and the year
II before and Of adopting q policy that
would permit d team scoring a touch
p ANUpN "a <e1y %AS n eInnf -&fAYn tho fan
or f1ftean yard line under the same
rules az a goal from the field. This
would be made from astfimmage and
'permitthc defensive aichAnce to break
up the play. It would mean, as the
new rule does. that every Enembcr OF
both teams would take 1art. In the
"The old method was Just about as
exciting as watching a foul shooter
~ a basketball team in action. 1t is
strictly. O one-rnan affair and has
worry little excitement attached to 1t.
Football and basketball are both
xnInes OF team work and that Is what
fore. scoring should be done through
team work and not w the accuracy
" ono individual alone:
A Pretty Play
There is MISUNDERSTANDING In foot
good offensive and d~efendvessat one
and tho same time. The new rule
permitting the teamEtcoring the touch
down to put the bAll in play on the
five yard line and giving # n chance
10 carry the ball we the goal line
for the extra point. Win no doubt
have a tendency to develop. a lot OF
brain storm or thick plays.
ION the other band I rather think
that tho new rule VIII produce a lot
Of GOOD drop and place kickers, and
use that method Of scoring the extra
point rather than the trying to de
-velop. a sure-ftre scoring play from
the ff%e yard line. I venture to say
thai 90 per cent OF ell trys for the
extra point wilt be attempted by the
kicking route.
Is q Big Chance
"egonne coaches and fans. will argue
Involvement over the, ord rule be.
- the balance Of power still rests
With the drop OF, place kicker. But
there is q lot OF difference between
Kicking a goal after touchdown under
tho old rules and Kicking one under
the new rules from scrimnlage, where
the defensive teanl Is permitted tt
break through and rpofl the kick.
don't care how good the kicker is i
he hasn't a team that can defend hin
and give him ample time to get hi.
kick under way. he will not make
many goals no matter how good he is
II think the fans will like the rev
rules. and I am sure the players ant
coaches viii be pleased. II think tn,
changes will be universally popular