Evening journal., 1921-12-28
COACHESOPPOSE
PRO" O"FOOTBALL
Take Stand Against 1t at
First Session of Organ
lied Body
DISCUSS POSSIBLE
CHANGES IN RULES


NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-Footban
coaches representing every section
Of the country mot at the Hotel Astor
last night and formed the American
Football Coaches Association. the
outgrowth OF an idea promulgated
last year by Major Charles d. Daily.
the West Point Military Academy
mentor The meeting was one Of tho
most representative football gather
ings ever held. about 100 gridiron
coaches. including representatives
not only Of the leading football in
stitutions. but OF many Of the minor
colleges. being in attendance. From
New England came Robert l.. Fish
er. coach Of Harvard University.
while from the Eastern field were
Coaches Hugo Bezdek. of Penn
State; Gilmour Doble. OF Cornell:
Frank O'Neiii. OF Columbia: Foster
Sanford. OF Rutgers. and Glenn L.
Warner. OF Pittsburgh. The Western
intercollegiate conference was rep
resented by DR. John W Wilce. Of
Ohio State; Fielding II. Yost. OF
Michigan. and DR.. II. L. williams.
OF Minnesota. FROM the Far West
came c. +. Van Gent. coach Of San
ford University. and from the South
came L. T. Belmont, OF the Univer-
siiy OF Texas.
The following officers were elect
ed;
Major c. L. DAILY. OF West Point.
president: John Heisman. OF tho
University OF Pennsylvania. vice
president; DR.. j. W. wiice. Of Ohio
state University. secretary and
treasurer.
Walter Camp. the dean OF the
American game, and General Pal
mer f. Pierce. president OF the Ma
tionai Collegiate Association. we're
elected honorary members OF the
new association. and Coach Robert
l.. Fisher. Of Harvard. and Fielding
II. Yost. Of Michigan. were elected
members Of the board Of trustees.
Action on Pro Football
At the conclusion OF the work OF
organization. the body took up sew
eral questions relating 10 the game.
One OF the most important was TO
take a definite stand in the matter
OF professional football. After a dis
cussion. Doctor Wilce moved that Il
be accepted as the sense OF the
meeting that professional football
was. in its opinion. detrimental 20
the best interests OF American foot
ball and American youth and that
the football coaches lend their in
nuence to discourage the profes-
sional game.
This motion was adopted unan-
imously by the meeting, and at the
same time an amendment was added
to the effect that the meeting heart
fly seconded the stand made by the
Eastern conference a year ago, when
II was ruled that undergraduate
players taking part in professional
football should lose their varsity let.
ters and that officials who acted In
professional games should be re-
moved from the accredited list oi
officials for college games.
Clipping Discussed at Length
Among the topics that came be
fore the gathering we're those relat
Ing to clipping from nenind. th'
shift plays and interference with
defensive back on the forward pass
| Clipping came IN for a lengthy
discussion. Some OF the coache
maintained that It was an unneces
sary part OF the game and one lfSell
to cause severe injury, while other
were Of the opinion that furthel
legislation against clipping woul'
result in too complete a change II
the modern game. Some OF tn
coaches wanted TO have side-clip
ping included in the objectionabl
phases OF the practice. but II wa
finally agreed that the coaches con
fine their attention 20 a more sever
penalty to be inflicted for clipping
from behind.
The question OF the shift wa
brought up by Major DAILY. and )
was finally agreed that the paus
between the shift and the starting
of the play ought TO be OF sufiicien
duration to enable the officials q
determine that there was a complet
stop.
II was also urged that the penalty
for interference with defensive
back on a forward pass be increased
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