Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-15
SUGGEST FORWARD
lPASS AFTER SCORE
Officials Approve Plan to, Have
Regular Play instead
4, Of Free Kick
NUMBERING IS FAVORED

nay, the eosl after touchdown which has
Been causing no end Of comment in
gridiron circles for years will give the
spectators a thrill a minute next sea.
son, Twelve coaches and oficinls gath.
errd at the Racquet Club last night and
m lengthy session discussed proposals
70 the Rules Committee which meets
next month that will give the specta-
tors their moneys worth.
Il was meeting in the interest OF
the spectator, for almost every point
brought up had something to do with
the standpoint Of The fan. The meeting
showed unanimous accord on the mum.
berins Of players and vote to request
the Rules Committee to, place rule In
the book making. It mandatory on every
team to number its players. -.
Coach John W. Heisman.' Of the
University Of Pennsylyanis team. made
the suggestion that will add zest to the
goal after touchdown and his sugges. .
flon received the unanimous approval Of
al those present. He said that the team
making the touchdown should have the
privilege Of using either a goal after
touchdown IN three ways, by a place!
ment kick, q drop kick or q forward
The last named was the feature that
brought the approval Of the committee,
which went on record as favoring for
ward pass play. The team scoring the
touchdown would bring the ball out to
the 10.yard line and put into play at
any point on the line.
The defending and offensive teams
would line. up in regular scrimmage for
nation. with the offensive team to make
but one play, and that forward pass
to the players eligible under the rules.
"A successful pass and the subsequent
would add the one point now given for
kick over the posts.
Fans Would Like It ..,
According to Bill Roper. Princeton
coach. and Wilmer Croweil, veteran
official. the play would be warmly re-
ceived by the spectators and do away
with the kicking Of the goal after touch.
down, which IL such an easy task for q
capable football player. As a spectac-
ular feature to football. according TO
Crowell, nothing has been added to
football that would meet with approval
Of the fans since the forward pass play
itself was made a. regular play.
Previous to adopting the suggestion
to the Rules Committee. seven members
oethe committee voted to do away alto.
sether with tho goal after touchdown
on the ground that 1t is usually made
and that too much time Is taken up by
coaches with the tutoring Of men to be
proficient in the art. Four were against
the doing away with the rule and con.
tended that 1t should remain for the
spectators benefit. Then came Hcis.
mans suggestion that met with the ap.
proval Of all. -.
Anent Numbering
Roper made the suggestion that all
teams be numbered, saying that the
. popularity Of the sport made It obliga.
tory on the colleges for the benefit OF
the spectators to number the players.
\ few colleges still hold out against
the practice against a tremendous ma
1ority. Harvard IL the only big college
IN the North or South that at this late
DAY does not number its players, one
oi the committeeman said. The meeting
also went on record as approving the
suggestion that the coaches of visiting
teams notify the home team of their
numbers a week ahead. so that they
could appear on the official program.
While the discussion was in order
concerning the goal after touchdown
Heisman offered suggestion il the goal
we're eliminated that the team getting
nearest to the goal Of the opposing team
be awarded points. as for instance q
team reaching the 5-yard line and being
unable to score should be awarded two
points and that getting inside Of the 10
yard line. be awarded one point. 4
scorekeeper, the same as in baseball,
should be used for this. said Heisman.
Inc suggestion was not warmly received
and'was tabled.
Another important suggestion that
Will be made to the Rules Committed
concerns the appointing Of neutrals to
hold the sticks along the side,ines with
the officials making the appointments.
Considerable difficulty has been expe-
rtenced In moving Of the sticks when
one man from each of the colleges in the
game have handled them. 1t was pointed
out that at the Princeton. Yale ganit
last year the men holding the sticks
were pulling. tugging and otherwise an.
noying the head linesman.
Should Have Four OficiaIs
That the officials need help in looking
after the games was shown by William
CSoweli: Charles Mccarthy and several
other officials who made suggestions that
Tour officials be assigned 10 every game,
including a field judge. used now only
IN important gnmes.
An approved standing place for of.
nclais under certain conditions was re-
ierred to the Rule Committee to vote on,
During games last fall, notably in the
fsnn. Franklin and Marshall game. an
ofhcial was in the way Of a player
making an effort to catch an opDosinc
man running with the ball and touch.
down almost resulted.
- Ihis occurred when Vogelin, of the
Ned and Blue team. started after an
e and NJ. player who interccpted a
Forward pass and raced seventy Yards
6efore being brought to earth. AnNof-
ncial was In Yogelin's way and he
almost lost his man.
Among other things the committee
made the following suggestions: That
q team late at the beginning OF The
geme be pcnalized; that a team should
pe pehaiized for not being OH time at
Start OF second half: that n captain is
:upfeme on the field except where he
injured and substitute sent in,
where reasonable time would BE- given
70 MN to leave the field that a penalty
should not be inflicted where a player
aoes not report until the captains OF
.ne Two teams are asked il they are
ready that q 5.yard penalty should
9e inflicted where a ball kicked down the
Meld IL touched by an offside player:
mat the rule In regard to showing a man
lnto q kicked ball lying on the ground