The advisory committee of the football association has interpreted the rule forbidding "unnecessary roughness" to include jumping with the knees on a prostrate player. This is a wise ruling as it will tend to decrease the danger of the game and will necessitate more careful tackling and falling. Every change which,like this one, tends to increase the science of the game without lessening its interest will be welcome as an improvement.
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