▁the ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁selected ▁half back ▁Tom ▁Harm on ▁from ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Major ▁rule ▁changes ▁The ▁penalty ▁for ▁illegal ▁shift ▁is ▁ 5 ▁yards . ▁The ▁penalty ▁for ▁illegal ▁kick ▁or ▁bat ▁is ▁ 1 5 ▁yards . ▁When ever ▁a ▁player ▁is ▁e ject ed ▁from ▁the ▁game , ▁his ▁team ▁is ▁pen al ized ▁ 1 5 ▁yards . ▁A ▁personal ▁f oul ▁committed ▁by ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁the ▁scoring ▁team ▁is ▁enfor ced ▁on ▁the ▁en su ing ▁kick off . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁these ▁rule ▁changes , ▁this ▁season ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁league ▁commission er ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁player ▁conduct ▁standards . ▁Commission er ▁El mer ▁L ay den ▁in ▁August ▁ass essed ▁$ 2 5 ▁fin es ▁on ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers ▁quarter back ▁Larry ▁Craig ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁half back ▁H ank ▁So ar ▁for ▁fighting . ▁ ▁Wilson ▁became ▁the ▁official ▁game ▁ball ▁of ▁the ▁NFL . ▁ ▁Division ▁R aces ▁In ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Division , ▁the ▁Red sk ins ▁held ▁a ▁half - game ▁after ▁nine ▁weeks ▁of ▁play ; ▁at ▁ 5 – 1 – 0 , ▁their ▁only ▁loss ▁had ▁been ▁ 1 7 – 1 0 ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 – 2 - 0 ▁Gi ants , ▁who ▁had ▁lost ▁two ▁games ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁Washington , ▁however , ▁lost ▁its ▁next ▁three ▁games , ▁while ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁reb ounded ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁next ▁two