Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-12
COAL AFT TER TOUCHDOWN
PASSES FROM EXISTENCE
Additional Point Possible on
One Play From 5.Iard
Line.
"tLlrrING" ALSO ARulISlIrD
New Unlc. Characterize II rs TN
necessary RouEhncsS." Except In
CLOSE Line PlnyinS"-"Shifting"
Changed slightly Il! Committee.
49, Associa,ed rre.s1


10y Associated Pressl
NEW. YORK. March ii.-Aeo,ition
Of the free trial for goal after touch
down. substitution therefor of play
from line OF scrimmaEe on or back
or the .ive-yard line OF defending
eleven. and Clarifying changes in the
rules regarding shift plays, Clipping
from behind, and subs,i,utions were
announced today by the intercol-
icgia;e football rules committee.
The rule covering the new play.
which has yet to be clarified. and
put in final form, follows:
Goal from touchdown: When a
touchdown has been made the SIDE
scoring the touchdown has posses
sion of the ball anywhere on or ont
side the hve-yard line for & sc-iri-
mage. from which by any legal play.
as from an ordinary scrimr1aEe
pass, kick or run. they may score a
field goal or touchdown. and the
score OF any character shall net then:
one point.
IF the attacking side making a
foul or illegal or incompleted PASS
or other play they lose their chance
for the one point following touch
down.
III the defending side ogends the
rules the score of one point shall
be awarded to the attacking team
Change Rules of Shift Play.
Changes also were made in rules
governing the shift play and clip
ping.
The new shift rule reads
in All shift plays both fee; sta
tionary on the ground is interpreted
TO mean a sufficient momeHtary pause
as to admit the Official seeing. that
not snapped while the men are IN
motion. 1t is the intention o: the
rule that when a man shifts 70 =
new position he shall come 70 fun
stop so that al! momentum. IS lost
and MAKE Z new star: from posi-
tiou AT rest where the bali IS pu; IL
play"
The clipping rule follows
Clipping is throwing the BODY
from behind across the les g legs
,below The knees ot & PLACER no;
carrying the ball and shall be ruled
IS unnecessary -ouEhness.
Note. This rule is no, mean: 10
Co.che. Recommended Change.
The action % ire committee u
abpiishing the trial .o- goal ATE.
touchdown. The mos; ratics! step
:.%en since til. introduction O, The
forward pass In 1905. had been rec
omncaded by The Association g:
American Football Coaches. follow
Ing rs meeting here last December.
The revision had been demanded
~ : majority Of football @S7cTts :o-
Years and since the abolition two
years ago q TIE pu2:-out- many o.
the leading coaches :ooE Up the cam
rairn :o- abandonment: or the play.
They declared INST :: was useless IS
s.cod and harm!u. 20 ;he game.
:, vas understood ths. W W Roper
Princeton coach. suEgestei the play
FOR the ?C!a: trcr: line o. sc-im-
mage.
IN regard 70 the change in the
-h,ft ruling. the opinion q some
football men vas tina; I; would ,srd
TO pu; Il dan. %. 81. the playing style
lege elevtHs. es.tN.5iaily t;hat q Sotre
Dame whose - ~ shifts have puz-
7led opposing teams for several
yea-s
Alter kicL-on Regulation.
Tne initial Kick on regulation was
altered 50 that i III side winning
tho Toss selects The goal the other
team has tho choice ~ either a!cElrr
o. receiving. Heretofore. when one
cap'a'n eise'ed TO defend . goal The
other side was Obliged 70 l..cE on
IN. darkness rule vas altered 10
allow tho referee WIKI the couyen,
II both captains 70 decide between
halves % shorten tic fourth rerlod
or both periods I'm the second har
Heretofore shortening %. tn. time
previously agreed upon could be
made only before 'He gam. t.gsn.
rules governing sIusti'ut.1Es were.
CHANGED 60 tha: player caano: r..
'uru 20 ,Ae fs!d IN Tho same haig In
which "c is removed l. IS mo-, u.ges-
sary that he should return a. ;Ae
beginning o: 4 period
The on man p motion" -egula
non was rewritten 50 that any play
or leaving the scrimuase line be,or.
play begins. must he "a, !eas. five
Yards behind the line when the BAN
is snapped
Approve Minor Rules.
Among tn" rulings apprOveu b. the
committee was one ina, o.Gc..le
should whistle as soon as convinced
ihat tho bal! had crossed tho goal
Inc or, Ia tho case O.. forward passes
when the pass is completed behind
the line
The comn!ttee decided 70 have in.
i"fpr"taucns Of rules made y" Tho
general INTERPRETATIONS eo,o,rft.An
i'rinted September ! each year and
inat thereafter Interpretations for
'''N'"'S ""HiH he MADE only upOu
re"'"st their formal approval or rc-
on to lie made later n, m. an.
meeting % the rules commit,
tee
no action was taken on tho pro
1osai 10 make the Numbering or
players mandatory.
The personnel OF the rules commit.
tee was not changed Z. X HAN vas
reelected chairman and Wal,rr
camp, secretary and rules editor