Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-14
AUTHORITY OF
REFEREE MADE
MORE COMPILER
Elimination Of Kick After
Touchdown Important
Change.

the public attention a year ago, Il
coming back again in a few days, but
with some Of its former attributes for
hidden, if not forgotten. The League
OF Nations a its Article Ten and
football this year comes forth with
its Rule Ten, This rule ten forhids
the favorite pastime of years gone
by, that is of good kickers. of stand
ling III the limelight for a minute aft
err the touchdown and adding-a point
by h completion Of a try al the goal.
They don't do that any more. and the
phrase hat became classic when Yost
mad his point-a-minute team at Mich
igan, "Hammond soaied. ; is obsolete.
In the plays of the goaiing, with it's
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 m of the following
meahods:
la) Kicking u goal, either by drop
kick or place kick. 49,
th) Carrying the haR across the
opponents goal line. either by rushing
or Is a result of Il forward pass.
fcl Comnleting forward pass in
the opponents" end zone.
The scrimlnage from which any Of
these metods may bc<tricd must be at
least five yards from the goal line.
The offensive captain having the right
TO select II point in the field out
side the five-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 affair. but he has to do the
scoring in n try.
While this is not the only change
from the traditions and customs Of
the past, it sis the most radical and
will probably call for the most con
denlnation II the most praise as the
season advances.
n 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 instance. the rule now specifies
that the referee shall designate the
captain TO call the toss, when the Of
ficials and the captains, and some
times the coach, meet in that session
on the field that precedes every game.
BY custom, the referee has always
done this. and also by custom. the
referee has always indicated the WIS.,
iting captain.
The rule makers also tried to
s%traighten out another rule concern
ing the toss. Whether it did or not
Will be shown hen the astute cap
tains and coaches get through cir
cu1nventing it. The old rule used to
read that 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 Sc
lected 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 kick
ing Off or receiving the kickoff. 1t is
a good guess that until the rule is
again interpreted" captains will be
tempted to lose the toss.
Every possible effort has been made
to allow the referee -time to see Just
what is doing on a shift play. A play
er moving from the line of play must
be at least five yards back when the
ball is snapped. The shifting players
that accompanies the rule says:
In all shift plays. both feet sta
'%tionarN ON the ground is interpreted
to mean that a sufficient momentary
pause occurs as to admit of officials
seeing that the play is legal, n hat
the play was not snapped while the
men We're in motion. 1t is the inten-
ton Of the rule that when a man
shifts to a new position he shallscome
W " N.AA hNSl' oS AAo GILL
is lost. and make a new start from a
position at rest when the ball is put
in play. This rule is aimed at shifts
where 1t is argued that the pause was
SO slight that the player had momen-
tum as the ball was passed.
Another change gives the referee
the right to nullify a play if he is not
certain an infraction of d rule was in
tended, while another change makes
it certain that if an outside kick that
crosses the scrimmage line is recover
ed it is a first down for the offensive
team.
The rules against clipping and its
kindred evils have been greatly
strengthened. Section 5 Of Rule 81
provides that There shall be no UNI
necessary roughness. This shall in
clude:
"tb) Running or diving into or
throwing ones self against a player
obviously out OF the play, before or
after the ball has been declared dead.
or rouGhing the player who has made
a forward pass.
"(c) Throwing the body from be-
hind across the leg or legs (below the
knees of a player not carrying the
ball. This, however. does not apply
to close line play"
Other changes provide that a, loss
! of two yards shall be assessed for ask
ing for time out in a half. the sticks
not being moved, and that a PLAYER
may return, to the same game il he
has been removed in the first half at
any time during the second half. Tho
referee also selects the two linenaen
who handle the chains under a new
/ rule. PIN eE