The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-07
SEASON
N N HIGH SCHOOLS
\ Meacham Is Swamped
- With Appeals on
Decisions.
INCORRECT ON SAFETY
|.v Scholastic Referees Rule
ronectly on That Play,
Says Meacham.

.,sI 10 1hs "ofl', r,.
...oo OF protests among members
-. oslAhoma High school AIN
.soclauon has arrived -,
~ Hs1haIl coaches. principals, Guy
iov',ardents. and members OF
n EDUCATION in every part OF
ala arc appealing by letter
sM long distance telephone, or
so, 10 Edgar -, Meacham.
t.ay-treasurer of the assoc'h :
.boul some disputed punt IN
.r,,on with the various games.
go in the season when mo
.,h of various teams was uh-
there were few protests:
,hose which won "A majority OF
..m.s are centers of bonn bard
. IN which violation OF all
at,uy rules Is alleged or request
X that some game De thrown OUT
eause OF the decision OF a referee
h umpire .t,,o,
)Aly. i.,o,. -, offi-
csnter on the distinction be-
vea- A safety and touchback'
~ &ficlals interpret these rules
yrrscily In high school games
Most OF Argument.
Nos, of tho Arguments cente1 on
\l.y. in which the bail rolls across
n, sosl line after being touched by
nayeI defending that goal Some
k,iIclals In every case Will call II a
Iaiey.
Neacham points out the distino
lon that II the impetus which car
~ tho ball across the line comes
Rtom the player defending the goal.
n e>iety. II 1t comes from. an
bppouenL. a touchback results re-
.rdless OF whether IL was touched
by the defensive player.
An illustration would be q punt
Il the defensive player only parity
),pps the ball and 1t rolls across the
&oal iine, 4 touchback would result
ig1 II he juggles the ball before
RMEliag II and 1t rolls across the
Inc u a direct result Of the juggling
br The tumble, 1t would be a safety.
Scholastic Standing.
AGES OF players. whether they are
passing In their work, and whether
Bh. passed in enough work the'pre-
!ou term are the basis OF most OF
tAs protests regarding team per-
Ionbel The rules permit no one 10
lake part in high school athletics
xhO B more than 81 years old, yet
IOme schools perslstently attempt TO
play men who were under Fl at the
Line the season opened and later
feached that age
Mcacham will attempt TO have the
|fues amended TO clarity that one re-
|laung 10 grades for the previous
KERN Some schools this fall are at
|,empung 10 disbar men who with
Grew from school about the middle
|ci the term last spring on the ground
|'ha, they did not make passing
grades in their work.
Atacham contends II man is
pauing In hts work and withdraws
Prom school on account OF sick n eSxs
|cr other good reason. that term
fhouh be wiped from the records so
'n " athletics are concerned and
me last term which the student
completed should determine whe ther
| ne u now eligible.
Another Rule.
Another rule provides that stu
cents must enter school within the
,l'S ten daye OF the term in which
hs participates In athletics. Last
sprlns this rule was suspended for
nlsh school students returning from
knihtary service Abusesof the priv
~ immediately resulted by a
uGef OF schools who attempted
y Say men who had enrolled less
man month before school closed
na had no chGnce to get out any
Msacham says there are indlca-
ivS several schools are violating
Mnoaity rules this fall and when
AZ protests are properly filed a
Trough Investigation Will be made.
'n penalty for infractions Is sus-
,sion or expulsion from the asso-