Evening star., 1933-11-06
PENALTY ON PASS
ISDEEMED HARSH
Team Is Unfairly Punished as
Lateral Misses, Says Kerr,
Colgate Coach.
BY ANDREW KERR,

Head Foot Ball Coach, Colgate University.
r II AMILTON, N. Y, November
n 6.-My recent article con-
Il i cerning the undue severity
of the penalty on at
tempted lateral passes beyond the
line of scrimmage that turn out
to be forward passes has provoked
much discussion among foot ball
coaches, officials and fans. In
discussing lateral pass plays with
prominent foot ball officials in
New York last week, came across
another angle on such plays that
seems to point to a more drastic
penalty than the ones previously
mentioned.
Suppose a team gains 80 yards on q
successful forward pass. After the COM
pletion of the forward pass a trailing
teammate in position to receive a lat
eral pass yells for the ball. The man
with the ball attempts to make lateral
EA~~os RAb 49, 81 AO4AA6 bAAC pass ID oAS1lbly
forward
The official ruling is that the play
Is second forward pass in the same
scrtmmage. If the trailing player is
a man that was originally eligible to
receive forward pass, the ball Is
taken back to the spot from which the
first forward pass started and the Often
sive team loses a valuable down.
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the man trailing to receive q
lateral pass Is a lineman who was
not originally eligible to receive for
ward pass. Let us assume that the at
tempted lateral Is made to the center.
BY some officials the play would be
ruled as q forward pass touched by
an ineligible man, and the penalty is
loss Of the bali by the offensive team
at the spot Of the preceding down.
This penalty would be exacted In
spite Of the fact that the first forward
pass was successfully consummated, and
that the second forward pass or foul
resulted after legitimate gain Of 80
yards. I really do not believe 1t Is the
intention of the Rules Committee to
have such plays so severely penalized.
My opinion Is that ell such attempted
lateral passes beyond the line Of scriin-
mage should be penalized from the spot
at which the attempted lateral pass Is
made.
THE representatives Of the East did
not fare>So well IN their inter-
sectiOral engagements Saturday.
Out QS>Seven major battles the East
won two, lost four and tied one New
York was the battle-ground OF two Of
these conflicts and two interesting and
thrilling games were the result.
Fordham made a very fine showing
against a strong st. Marys eleven. st.
Mary's really needed the breaks to win.
st. Mary's made effective use Of q
double shift that baf1ed Fordham
during the early part Of the game and
enabled the Californians to get q Jump
that they never relinquished.
The Colgate Tulane game had plenty
OF foot ball drama packed into it. These
teams were very evenly matched. A
tumble In the first quarter by Colgate
on Tulane's 25-yard line gave Tulane
its chance On the very first play
Roberts, Tulane captain, broke through
for 75-yard run and the winning
touchdown. The fine running and de-
fensive play OF Ttlane's fast backs i'm
pressed me very much.
TTOLY CROSS was defeated by De-
troit in the intersectional wars
and strong George washington
outfit was beaten by Tennessee.
Temple and Navy successfully repelled
invading hosts. Temple won a hard
fought battle from Drake, while the
Navy men proved great opportunists In
their conquest of a Notre Dame aggre-
cation that had all the better Of the
struggle. West Virginia tied Marquette.
Pittsburgh and Army defeated minor
intersectional foes.
Duquesne Princeton and Army rest
at the top of the Eastern heap. OF this
group Princeton seems to have the best
chance Of remaining unbeaten. Duquesne
will have trouble getting by Pitt, and
Notre Dame looks like Army,s biggest
hurdle.
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