Changes in Football Rules.

At the final meeting of the Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee held in Philadelphia on Saturday several changes in the rules were made. Of these changes the most important are as follows: The number of those who may have walking privileges on the side lines is limited to five and in case of coaching from the side lines the offending team shall lose ten yards.

In order to prevent jockeying and delaying the game the rule allowing a first down on a loss of twenty yards has been changed so that if one team loses twenty yards to gain first down the ball must change hands before this rule is taken advantage of again.

In case of off-side play by a player on the attacking team the penalty shall be loss of ten yards instead of loss of ball, the down remaining the same as that on which the offence was committed.