The Washington times., 1922-08-21
FOOTBALL HAS
SOME CHANGES
FOR THIS YEAR
Passing Of Goal From Touch
down Is Principal Difference
From Other Seasons.

With the early approach OF foot
ball the new rule book calls atten'
tion to several minor changes in the
regulations and all candidates for
elevens, whether school or colleges.
will be busily engaged for the next
Two weeks learning the ms and outs
fthem.
The changes in the rules this y ear,
while not materially affecting the
style Of play itself. are important to
coaches, officials and captains. as
well as TO players.
Relating to substitution, q player
taken OUT in one haIf cannot return
in the same half, but a player who
has been taken out in the first half
may return to the game In the sec
ond half, not necessarily at the be-
ginning Of period.
The referee is permitted by a
change In the rule 70 shorten me
playing time at intermission. Shouia
he decide that darkness IL likely 10
interfere with the completion Of the
game.
In scoring, a new feature is intro.
duced called a "try-for' point.
Formerly a place kick only was al.
lowed for goal after a touchdown.
Now the side scoring the touchdown
is permitted to bring the ball out 10
any point not less than five yards
from the goal line. or 10 any greater
distance they choose. and there
scrimmage Is formed, with the scor.
ing side in possession OF the bal.
They can make any play which is
legal from an ordinary scrimnlige
and endeavor to score by a place.
kick, Q drop kick. a run, or a forward
pass. Should they by any OF these
means In a single play put the ball
over the goal line and secure a touch.
down, or should they kick a field
goal, any one of these successes
yields them Q single point. Iumedi'
ately that the ball becomes dead with
out resulting in such q score. play
ceases and the ball is taken back Tor
a kickoff. as was done under the
old method when the try.for'goal had
proven unsuccessful.
As 10 fouls Ton this try.for- -poinp
by either side defending the goal
gives the attacking side the addl-
tionai point without further play,
and a foul or illegal play by the AT.
tacking side viuates the attempt tor
the score.
The privileges OF choice Of kickoff
or of receiving the kickoff are III
tie more clearly defined.
Probably the most constructive
work done was in making the rule
regarding shift plays more clear and
more simple Of enforcement by Of
ficials. 1t provides as formerly re.
garding shift plays more clear and
more simple Of enforcement by Of
ficiaIs. 1t provides as formerly re-
garding the ordinary shifts, and also
provides that when a man In motion
has left the scrimmage line he must
be at least five yards back when the
ball Is put in play. 1t also provides
that In all shift plays the man who
has moved from one position 10
another before the ball Is put in play
must come to a stop; not only botn
feet stationary on the ground, put
must come to q full stop 50 that
when he starts again he starts OH
from q standstill.
Certain alterations were made In
the rule regarding taking time out,
to clear UP any Misunderstanding
there.
Time taken out after the third re-
quest by q captain entails q two-yard
penalty: that Is, the stakes are not
to be moved as formely.
Interference with the defensive
side on q forward pass entails a loss
of fifteen yards and a down.
Unnecessary roughness has been
somewhat more clearly defined and
additional power put in the hands OF
the officials, and 1t was made more
clear that the officials should be
stringent in handling It.
Clipping also has q section In the
rules.
The declining Of penalties has been
made clearer.
The referee will in future select the
assistants to the linesman, desig-
mating the men who are to carry the
chains.
Approved rulings. as far as pos
sible, have been incorporated into