New-York tribune., 1922-12-28
Penalty P for.
Delay in Start.
AloneApproved.
s..,ral Important and Novel
"ss Suggestions Are Promptly
vo,ed Down at Meeting
pv w. B. Hanna

titiac... Admit want made. Nos"
rlsi ~ uss..,irg and faint, some sonor-
500 ,'~.oluainous, but nearly all
90 3. ihe answer 70 many sug-
-. for changes.
FI'a, ..thsl coaches were having
- lvr,I meeting, and they were
~ &C., go ssstss from Maine to Texas;
.,s.. a.i. isl n.ly. Of the Army, presided, and
f1et wlee, Of Ohio State. WAS
d. soas rsetbsll rules, II the recon-
sefss.ls.. a tie coaches 70 the rules
nenes.....' ne.... ,r,ssiI, and the probability
eomas.is.'' nj viii remain next fall
pfssiy ~ ~. ,eck he liveliest interes.
ns'1sss.sdinrs. snd a midwinter
- tns rsf N several hundred college
g.la'ts over an brea representing
~ II lie United States was eonvine-
- evidence Of the standing OF loot
N IN our fertile and "ide hung com
nsg.y Tssy, ware al sorts Of suggestions,
-. 80 fsfe thst befell most Of them
~, ~ /, plsln changes were not con
5s...i needed or not considered ad-
Ll..his Lshi sor the present. A heroic fg-
4 he gathering. both In size and
gs..s.,iiv' was A. G. Schulz, coach Of
4. IT-piversity Of Detroit squad next
.,-Cermany Schulz, the foremost
..-s,r OF bis time.
N, schulz was the biggest man
A,,s Pressed for statement Of his
-.iskt he replied: "Two hundred and
.l.,,y.sight stripped" Mr. Schulz is
~ bstthere were lots Of gray heads
H.. includinR a few locks Of that
AZ, SECURED by Tad Jones since last
uilsn.
Signal Code Suggested
n, Of the things brought up by the
a, committee and favored by the
-,,tine AZ large was that a code Of
s,1,l, be worked out for games Off
~ hy which the word could be
.,.,,S around clearly when a touch
IN or held goal OF safety-what-
r,f Il is-has been scored. One dele
n1 wanted an official scorer for
,,-.,. such as baseball has, but such
Iictd was not considered as any
lil,s for which football bad need, and
i mere viii be no ehance-not in the
.--,dlate future, az any rate-of any
Wv being banjohnsoned, so to speak,
I,,e touchdown or the like.
urzestion meeting with approval
~ nat a page be inserted In the
n, book providing for a chart show
m he best positions for officials TO
st. for certain formations OF the
sssrIive 'eam.
I'm Heisman, Pennsylvania, repre-
s,rtnr the rules committee, read
lsl fthree changes discussed by the
,.-rIttee He said the balance be-
iv,,s taense and defense had reached
AVER, 6eslrable stage, but that II was
bshrk the element OF safety tor
pltun could be further advanced by
t1snifs a severer penalty for CLIP
ping
Clypirs In football always is a sub
tes fsr animated discussion. The com
sl..es favored increasing the penalty
} twenty-five yards from the point OF
n ofense and also prohibiting clip
tg from the aide. Robert Zuppke,
4 illinois. while not advocating clip
M. was opposed 10 the proposed
s,soes re0Srding Il, and so was Major
sanaugh, Of Boston College lney
iced the majority opinion and the
le was against any action on the
piping proposition
Two other Recommendations
The committee had two other recon-
'ndations which also fell by the way
IL. One was TO increase the penalty
= interference with q punt catcher
an fifteen TO twenty-five yards, the
her for an increased penalty for de-
ys. The delay nuisance wss more
last season than ever be
ne. but the coaches apparently DO
d see il In that light.
In this connection the question OF
,ufsreness on the field Of the players
I one or the ether Of the competing
.sm, was warmly defended by Fie Id
ag Yon and by zuppke. They main
slned that ii was not time-wastlng
Iaetlee, but that plays were more
kelly 10 be run off quickly that way
han When signals were given with
tAs players in position.
The players, ne said, jumped right
into action from the conference and
sometimes with such celebrity, not to
mention real that the play was on
md Evsy before the other side knew
what II was all about. The other
'pashss seemed 10 feel the same way
bout Il, and there was no increase OF
'sn yards In the delay penalty.
Nr. Heisman then made the most
,vtl suggestion of the afternoon, IL
.ts that when two teams are tied AZ
he end Of the second half play be
!ontinued with each side having three
.svnI, say. from the center Of the
isd The team gaining the more
Tound In the three downs was TO get
attit for an additional point and
atGsby be the winner.
This scheme was quite too radical
NJ new for the wise men 20 consider
Hrnsly and met q quicker fate than
1 hserved. In the writer's opinion
s vas well worth careful considera-
h. For that matter 80 was the pro
ssed further legislation against clip
sg.
zuppke had q suggestion that in case
a tie the team making the more
ut downs be declared tho winner.
bat one got the gate quick: Earle
tale, late Of Washington and Jefer-
N, advocated reducing the penalty
v holding from fifteen 20 FIVE yards,
y sane as for Offside offending.
Nesle's Suggestion
Reduce tbe penalty and you'll find
y penalty imposed oftoner,' declared
u Neale. His eloquenee was wasted.
s,sainR doing.
sens Of the coaches wanted a change
2 4, manner Of handling officials 50
tii Aoss appointed by the central
''srt could be changed II q college or
,'legss 50 desired. The coaches for
slssd.
TIE noes were vehement when he
.n proposed that touehdowns from
,hrseptsd forward passes and from
iss fumbles be disallowed, but not
lsumstanee 70 the way they rolled
y when Il was suggested that coaches
Kept of the side lines. At the In
ahee Of Mr.. Zuppke, II was decided 20
On record that the motive Of the
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