Evening star., 1922-03-12

The revision had been demanded by
majority of foot ball experts for
years, and since the abolition two
years ago of the punt-out many of
the leading coaches took up the cam
paign for abandonment Of the play.
They declared that it was useless as
it stood and harmful to the game.
1t was understood that w. w. Roper.
Princeton coach. suggested the play
for the point from a line of scrim-
mage.
Rule as to Extra Point.
The rule covering the new method
of gaining the extra point, 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 possession
of the ball anywhere on or outside
the 5-yard line for q scrimmage, from
which by any legal play. as from an
ordinary scrimmage. pass, kick or run
they may score field goal OF touch
down, and that the score Of any char
acter shall net them one point.
eff the attacking side makes foul
play they lose their chance for the
one point following a touchdown.
'If the defending side offends the
rules the score of one point shall be
awarded to the attacking team"
Other Important Changes.
In regard to the change in the shift
ruling the opinion of some foot ball
men was that it would tend to put a
damper on the playing style of some
Of the leading western college elev-
ems, especially that Of Notre Dame,
whose weird shifts have puzzled op-
posing teams for several years.
The new shift rule now reads:
'1n all shift plays both feet sta
tionary on the ground is interpreted
to mean sufficient momentary pause
as to admit the official seeing that the
snapped while the men are in motion.
It is the intention Of the rule that
when a man shifts to new position
he shall come to a full stop, SO that
all momentum is lost, and make a
new start from a position at rest
where the ball is put in play"
The clipping rule follows:
Clipping is throwing the body
from behind across the leg or legs
(below the knees) of player not
carrying the ball and shall be ruled
as unnecessary roughness (This rule
is not meant to apply to close line
playing.)
Toss Winner Chooses Goal.
The initial kickoff regulation was
altered so that if the side winning
the toss selects the goal, the other
team has the choice of either kick
ing or receiving. Heretofore when
one captain elected to defend goal
the other side was obliged to kick
off.
The darkness rule was altered to
allow the referee. with the consent
of both captains, to decide between
halves to shorten the fourth neriod
or both periods in the second half.
Heretofore shortening of the time
previously agreed upon could be
made only before the game negan.
were h Changed SO that a player cannot
return to the field in the same half
in which he is removed. 1t is not
necessary that he should return at
the beginning of a period.
The zone man in motion" regula-
tion was rewritten so that any player
leaving the scrimmage line before
play begins must be at least nve
yards behind the line when the ball
is snapped.
Acts m Score Is Made.
Among the rulings approved by
the committee was one that officials
should whistle as soon as convinced
that the ball had crossed the goal
line or, in the case of forward passes.
when the pass is completed behind
the line.
The committee decided to have in
terpretations of rules made oy tine
general interpretations commlttee
printed September I each year, ana
that thereafter interpretations for