The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-09-21
CHANGE FOOTBALL RULES

Football. which took quite Il bit of
the public attention a year ago is com
ing back again in a few days, but with
some of its former attributes forbidden
if not forgotten. The League of Ma
tons had its Article Ten and football
this year with its Rule Ten. This
Rule Ten fOrbids the fayorite pastime
of years gone by, that is of good
kickers, on standing in the limelight
for a minute after the touchdown and
adding a point by the completing of
q try at goal.
IN the place of the goaling, with its
tense interest for all the onlookers
Rule Ten says that the team making a
touchdown, may have a "Try-For-
Point 1t specifies that this try for
point may be by any of the following
methods:
Ca) Kicking a goal. either by drop
kick or place kick.
(b) Carrying the ball across the
opponents goal line, either by rushing
or as a result of a favored pass.
(c) Completing a forward pass in the
opponents zone.
The scrimmage from which any Of
these methods may be tried must be at
least five yards from the goal line, TIN"
offensive captain having the right to
select the point in the field outside the
tive-yard line where this new tangled
"Try-For-Point" will have its stage. If
he chooses to take the ball back TO the
other end of the field, that is his ai
fair. but he has to do the scoring in one
try.
While this is not the only change
from the traditions and customs Of the
past it is the most radical and will
probably call for the most coudem-
nation and the most praise as the
season advances.
The rule makers this year seem TO
have the opinion that the referee may
be a human being and they have tried
to make a number of points that begat
battles in the past fool proof. For in
stance, the rule now specifies that the
refree shall designate the captain to
call the toss, when the officials and the
captains and sometimes coach meet in
that session on the field that proceeds
every game. BY custom, the referee
has always done this, and also by
custom, the referee has always indi-
Gated the visiting captain.
The rule makers also tried TO
straighten out another rule covering
the toss. Whether it did or not Will
be shown when the astute captains and
coach get through circumyenting it,.
The old rule used to read hat the
winning captain could select goal or
kickoff. The youngsters soon learned
to say that they would kick off down
that way and a good many officials
never awakened to the fact that the
winning captain had selected both goal
and kickoff. The new rule reads the
same, but continues to say that if the
winner selects goal. the losing captain
has the option of kicking off Or Of re-
ceiving the kickoff. 1t is a good guess
that until the rule is again interpret
ed captains will be attempting to lose
the toss.
Every possible effor, has been made
to allow the referee 20 see just what
is doing on a shift play. T. player
moving from the line Of plav must DC
at least five yards when the ball
is snapped. The shifting players must
also come to a stop and the note that
accompanies the rule says:
In all shift plays both feet station
airy on the ground is interpreted to
hean that Il sufficient ~momentary
Pause occur as to admit the officials
seeing that he play is legal, and that
the ball was not snanped while the