The Monett times., 1921-09-23
ATHLETIC LEAGUE
MEETS AT AURORA
New Rules Added at Conference
Schedules Made for Seasons
Games.

Imrteen nlRn ScnoOlS ol SOuInWeSt
Missouri were represented Saturday
At the meeting of the members of the
Southwest Missouri Inter-High School
Athletic league at Aurora. Monett
High school was represented by FINS
q. Engleman.
Finis E. Englemaa, principal and
athletic coach of the Monet High
school is president of the league,
Other officers are: vice president, j..
r. Taylor of Mount Vernon; secre-
tary-treasurer, J. F. Montague of Re-
public, and protest committee, Allen
C. Foster of Springfield, chairman;
Henry Deatherage of Aarora and E.
o. Humphreys of Joplin.
Several new rulings were made con-
%cerning the handling of football
games in the league. These rulings
were found necessary due to some
considerations which arose during last
season and caused much trouble and
expense.
One ruling made provides that all
football fields must be inclosed. This
rule was made necessary by the tact
chat last year the progress of several
games in the league was hampered by
the crowd getting out on the field OF
play in order to better view the game,
and when the play went in the dr.
ertion of the crowd the player was
unable to make the gain he would
otherwise. This year fence must be
constructed around the field of play to
prevent the spectators from hinderlng
the progress of the game in any way.
Also, this year, according to rul-
ing made Saturday, the home team
will be held responsible for the ac-
tions of the spectators at the game.
The officials of the game where the
above ruling is violated are instructed
to report to the protest committee for
action. The members of the league
are trying to do all they can to pre-
vent any trouble of this kind.
Hereafter, any team breaking
contract for game will forfeit the
game, and in addition must pay all
expenses the offended team has incur
red in preparation for the scheduled
game. Failure to comply with this
ruling will be the cause for the Of
Tending school being ruled out OF the
league and will be unable TO schedule
any more games with league members
This ruling was made necessary be-
cause of the cancelling of several
games last year by visiting teams
after the home team had made all
preparations for the game.
A list of men was presented to the
members attending the meeting Sat
arday and were approved as officials
to handle games in the league this
year. The list is as follows: James
Ruffin, William Miller, Leo Busch,
Edward Grigg, Chester Bernard and
Max Cherry of Springfield, Abial
Pierce Of Republic, Ray Schumake of
Mount Vernon, l.. E. Riley and j. C.
Cox of Webb City and l.. l.. Hazen of
Joplin. Also any student athlete rec
commended by Coach Prichard of
Dury, Coach Briggs of Springfield
Teachers college or Coach Weed Of
Pittshurg Normal will be accepted as
officials.
Three new members were admitted
10 the league at the meeting, bringing
the total membership to "a schools.
Everton, Wheaton and Mountain
Grove are the new members. The
schools represented at the meeting
were Springfield, Joplin, Webb City,
Mount Vernon, Republic, Everton,
Monet, Wheaton, Neosho, Peirce City
Mountain Grove, Aurora and Seneca.
Coach Engleman of the local school
completed his schedule for the COM
ing season at the meeting. The COM
plete schedule for this season is as
follows:
September 23-W Wheaton at Monett.
October Rogers at Monett
October 14-Rcpublic at Monett.
October 21-Mt. Vernon at Mt. Vernon
October 29-Joplin at Joplin.
November 4-Greenfield at Monett.
Nov. 11-Webb City at Webb City.
Nov. 18-Springfield at Springfield.
Thanksgiving Day-Neosho at Monett
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