Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-20
MORE POWER FOR
FOOTBALL BODY
Coaches and Arbiters Favor
Giving More Authority to
Central Board
MEET AT HOTEL WALTON
n, ROBERT W. MAXWELL


r,iss over football officials and last
~. changes before the games will be
Einl,..,ss next fall. u the suggcatious or
ls =, ,he grldiron arbiters aud coaches
fefse ,..,inr al the Hotel Walton last night
a -i.,,,s5 bv the football rules committee
~ is1si officials went on record as ia
,i.v me granting OF more power to the
...i hoard. making that body supreme
feA.s ,setter OF selecting of1tinls FOR all
" ". ~ .,ueee contests ~. of which means
NJ coaches will not be allowed 10
49,, The appointment ot certain men
l ,be season starts " the names Of
,,en had been sent In TO tn board
.tsss the games we're played.
II. action taken last night Is tribute
~ ,vork OF Dr James a. Babbitt, chair
n the central board and his assistant
~ Taylor. II proves that the Central
~ an CacialR has performed It's duties
-. than a satisfactory manner, and
n. .,errstion is adopted. the game
"a be more popular than ever next
5sar.
n,.,or Rabbit in Charge
,eeoriing to the suggestion. everything
N M Ieft I'm the hands OF Doctor Rabbit
~, a comes to the naming Of officials to
49, ~ ,be gnuc4 OF course. tho larger
g...s will continue to get together In
y Ewing OF each year and agree oh tho
~ W - afrciate In games like the Yale
,.ss,ard Penu-Cornell, Lafayette-Lehigh
- ,he like but for the smaller contests-
49,. MAYED early In the feason-the coll
ss- r,nst abide by the appointments "
,s. men arc taken from the desirable list
ssbmlttcd by the coaches
r,,. desirable llst contains the names OF
.a.iais who are preferable. and usually
ss--S are thirty or forty TO select from
srs.,s ale, ia n list OF undesrablea--mcn
80 will not be accepted under any cir
,,r,stanccs-but the board always steers
}'ssr OF this when the appointments are
s.sd. In other words, after the names are
- IN the colleges retire from the scene
"A The central board does the rest
withhold Names of Officials
r, suard against any sudden change OF
s..apk Il was suggested by Willie Crowell.
.,,sh OF Lafayette, and Bob Foiwcil, OF
penn that the central board refrain from
80 notifying the colleges ns TO what Of
ncials will work In the games IN iortner
-.ars a list has been sen. 10 the various
.,snaeers early In September, with the
,nrss Of the officials for each game.
ryowell and Folwell declared that they
vould like II much better II this practice
4. done AWAY with and the coaches he kent
4 ignorance as to the identity Of the Of
edais until they appear on tne heid TO
s.srt the game. This will be a great bene-
Al 10 the smaller colleges. also. and the
ecaehes are expected to boost the plan.
percy Haughtons plan 10 dispense with
time periods and substitute a certain num-
~ of playa instead, also received severe
~ The arbIters unanimously were OPP
roseA 10 Il. pointing ont that the game
wpuIa be slowed up and football would
,,fsr considerably. Tho change would be
to- radical. they said, and /: would not be
l.ksn serlousiy This will be forwarded TO
the chairman OF the rules committee.
FOIwell Studies Oregon Plays
Bob FolweIl showed that he has been
,,adying the style OF game played by the
iinlysrsity OF Oregon and explained "A play
Shleh seems to be Illegal oregon uses the
"a shift, pulling the tackles one yard back
snd shootinE one or both into the line be-
fefe the ball is snapped. II n tackle re-
mains In the backheld. he usually runs with
the bali while he Is but three yards behind
he line OF scrImmage on the next day FOL,
atl explained this tackle probably wiz
\ 90 the end Of the line or In ms regular
pestlon and the plays are run on so
earkly that It Is impossible for the officials
q keep track Of the players,
Il was shown In the rules that these
plays were Illegal. II n line man runs with
lAe ball his place In the line must be taken
W a man who plays In the haCkfeld, ana
ne llneman then must tplte his position i've
o. more yards back OF the line OF scrim-
mage. That is the only time he may run
with the ball and 4 he Ia three yards back.
lhe play will not count.
cfowell and Moffatt suggested that the
rules be changed to lnflct severe penalty
iuf knocking dow puntcr from behind
amer he had taken two or more steps Tor
ward This is one OF the toughest features
q football they said, and should be
elimnated. After man kicks the bail he
g In no position to protect himself ana II
q eppoalng player crashes into him from
Behind. virtually hgmstr.nging him. he rs
lkely 10 be seriously injured. rule should
q made allowing the opponents to block
RON the side or front. and this suggestion
also will be sent 90 tho rules committee
0ther points brought up were as follows:
Should the ball be on the ground when
making place kick from the line OF scrim-
mage or a free klck2
What Is the penalty II slugging occurs
= the field OF play on the first kick-on'
then the ball goes out of boundsY
Il an end is offslde, should the penalty
D Inflicted from the spot where the foul
secured, or from the spot where the ball
eaa put In play?
Report to Any Official
When player enters the game In the
Fiddle OF a period or at the beginning OF
'ne, be should be allowed 10 report TO any
sAelal Instead OF only 10 the referee or
tmplre
There should be a penalty II the center
Arnehes up" the ball after play has been
Alled
Among those present last night were
Doctor Price OF Muhlenberg W. O. Crowel'
tAiayette n, C. Folwell. Penn: Dick Mer-
tl0 Yale; Sigmund, Lafayette Eddie Ben
ea Penn Davidson, Penn; Doctor Tor
~, Penn; Allie Miller. Penn; J. Moffatt'
lfinceson Ralph Delaplane Swarthmore
y. Maxwell Swarthmore; Shaw, Wes-
wan; MeAyoy, Lafayette Kelchner. Al
bright Walker, Penn; Sangres HRverford
Aanay, Hayerford Charley Price, Swarth-
aae; c, J. MeCarty, Germantown. and
Nfaeiar