The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-24

football makes it's debut today 70.
the 1927 season with games SEIZED
uled throughout the country on
more than 100 gridirons Hundreds
CT new players, many new coaches
and the operations of new rules
contribute an exceptional interes'
for the gateway.
Football fans resorting to early
autumn practice to familiarize
themselves with the new rules
must be prepared for one shock
as soon as they reach the fisld
FOR the first game. The goal posts
will not be in their accustomed
places.
Posts Set Back
The posts have been ordered
tack from the goal lines to the
end lines, difference of ten
yards. This will make the try
for point after touchdown more
difficult. In the opinion of the
rules committee it will avoid pos.
sible injuries and interference
with plays on the goal line.
Under the new setting of the
posts it will not be SO easy ia
take the three points offered by
q field goal when the six of seven
points resulting from touchdown
seems a remote possibility. Now
with the ball Of the 15-yard line
a drop or placement kick must
travel 25 yards from the line Of
scrimmage.
Under the rules OF 1927 there
must be no beating the BALI
from shift or huddle plays. In Ill
such plays the players smust come
to an absolute stop and remain
stationary in their new positions
without movement of the feet on
swaying Of the body for approx
mately one second.
The rules committee suggests
that convenient way to measure
this period is to count rapid '
CONGRATULATIONS" 1t tells off
cials that in case of doubt the pen
atty shall be enforced. Referees,
umpires, field judges and lines
men are charged with respon.
sibility for enforcing the stop
rule. The penalty for violation will
lie Is yards.
Speed Up Game
In an effort to speed the game
the rules on delay of the game"
have been amended. Each captain
will now be permitted to ask that
time be called three times in each
half instead of four as before. The
penalty of five yards for each adj.
ditional time out" when the play.
or for whose benefit time was
called remains the same.
The amended rules construe as
unreasonable delay" a lapse of
more than 80 seconds in putting
the ball in play after it is ready
for play or the continuance OF &
"huddle" for more than Is sec.
ends. Violation will cost five
yards.
In an effort ito encourage great.
Ell freedom In handling the ball"
the rules Of passing have been
amended so that backward or LAT
eral passes, except those from the
snapper-back. If incompleted. will
be dead. The ball shall belong to
the passing side at the point II
struck the ground or went out OF
bounds. and the play shall count
as a down. On the fourth down
the ball shall go to the opponents
at that point.
Backward Pass Rule
II backward pass, made by a
player OF the side which did moi
put the ball in play, strikes tho
ground or goes out OF bounds be.
fore passing into possession of a
Player, the ball is dead and shall
belong to the passing side at the
point where it struck the ground
or went out Of bounds. The down
shall be first with ten yards to
gain.
A far-reaching rule which will
prevent picking up fumbled kicks
and exciting dashes to touch
downs or long gains. has been in
corporated In the revised 'regula-
lions. Now when ball is kicked
from scrimmage and touched o..
muffed by q player OF the receiv-
ing side before 1t has come into
actual possession and control Of
the player 1t may be recovered by