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...change was the ruling that a forward pass made from behind the goal line and not fully completed becomes a safety. Another point which arose for discussion was para-O, section 9 of rule No. 6, in its unabridged form; this provided that a safety was made when a player of the side in possession of the ball made an incompleted forward pass behind his goal line or committed a foul which would give the ball to the opponents behind the offended's goal line. This was supplemented by the addition of: "A kick bounding back behind the goal line...
Paragraphs B and C were supplemented by providing in each case that it must not have touched the ground in either case. By eliminating the clause "and before the ball has been touched by a player of either side" in section 6 of the same rule, the officials think that they will be able to prevent a scramble for the ball on the side lines...
...copy of the rules under which the track elections are held and also an opinion over his signature that the H. A. A. men could legally vote under the rules of the Committee on the Regulation of Athletic Sports. The rule (Article IV, Rule 1) states that "No player who did not take part in the most important contest or contests of the season shall vote...
...preliminary rounds, the matches will be for the best two out of three sets; in the finals, for the best three out of five. Deuce and advantage sets are optional only in the semi-finals. Matches must be played on the day scheduled or defaulted. If a player is more than 30 minutes late, he will lose by default. Courts will be reserved for the matches, but players must supply their own balls...
...preliminary rounds the matches will be for the best two out of three sets; in the finals, for the best three out of five. Matches must be played on the day scheduled, otherwise they will be awarded by default. If a player is more than 30 minutes late, he will lose by default. Courts will be provided for the matches, but players must supply their own balls...