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...Rule 17, numbered 18 in old rules reads, "In every match there shall be one paid referee, and he absolute. The same referee shall officiate at all championship matches." This does away with the judges who in reality were little more than field captains, and often caused the referee much trouble...
...Rule 18. "For intentional delay of game or off-side play, at first offence one point shall be given to opponents, at second offence, one more point, and the offender dismissed from the field. For intentional violation of rules 16 and 27 (referring to off-side play, hacking, throttling, butting, tripping up, etc.) a player shall be disqualified and two points given to the other side." This treatment of off-side and unfair play will prevent the many tricks which are often permitted on the foot-ball field. Intentional delay of the game also gives the opponents points...
...Rule 21, add, "Either side refusing to play within five minutes after ordered to by the referee, shall forfeit the game." This rule was made necessary on account of the delay at the Princeton-Yale game in New York...
...Rule 31 makes it impossible for the man who receives the ball when snapped back from a "down" or thrown back from a "fair" to carry the ball forward under any circumstances...
...Rule 33, referring to maul in goal is omitted...