New Britain herald., 1922-12-27
FOOTBALL COACHES
 DISCUSS CHANGES
Gridiron Mentors Gather in
 Session at New York

New York, Dec. 27.-Recommenda ton for several revisions in gridiron
 rules were slated for discussion today at the annual meeting of the Ameri- can Football Coaches association.
 Leading gridron' mentors from coll leges and universities in all parts of
 the country were in attendance at the all-day sessions.
 Speakers at the meeting were ex- pected to include J. B. McCurdy of Springfield. Mass. secretary of the
 American Physical Education associa- ton, Fielding H. Yost, football coach and director Of athletics at the Uni versity of Michigan; Howard Jones,
 Iowa coach; Major Charles Daly of West Point. former cadet mentor w. IW. Roper, Princeton coach and Will liam H. (Big BID Edwards, former
 Princeton gridiron star.
 Officers of the association include:
 Major Daily, president; J. w. Heis- man of Pennsylvania, vice-president; and Dr. John w. Wilce of Ohio State, secretary
 To Consider Jones' Plan. Among the topics which the coaches will discuss is the proposition ad-
 vanced by Tad Jones of Yale that all coaches sit in the stands instead of on the players bench. This topic in-
 wolves the companion proposition of side line coaching, which also will be given thorough airing. It is an open secret that in spite of the restrictions in the rules side line coaching still flourishes and in some colleges has reached most advanced stage.
 The coaches also will have quite a debate about the mentor who plays professional football Last year the advisory committee of coaches, which acts with the rules committee, passed a resolution calling on the colleges to stop coaches from playing with the "pros." This was approved by the Coaches association.
 But last fall it was noted that a number of college coaches were play ing the professional game This proposition will be attacked with vigor again by the advisory committee, which also met today prior to the general confabulation of the coaches.
 Discussion of the technical side of
 football will center about the try for point after touchdown. Last year the major topic was clipping from behind, and the coaches recommendation thaT this be prohibited was needed by the rules committee. Now. all the excite ment centers in the mooted try for the seventh point.
 Want old Goal Restored. There are many coaches, particular |ly from thee west, who want the org goal from touchdown, with the KICK at the angle where the ball was car ried over restored. In the east the sentiment seems to favor giving the
 present rule another years trial. The new rule, which made it possible 10
 score the seventh point with drop kick. place kick. forward pass or rusn' was unpopular at the start Of the |l922 season, but as the campaign |rroeressed it grew in favor.
 The conservative element among the coaches is expected to stand strong m favor of the new rule. Glenn warner, who was the leader in the movement which brought about the change III flavor of eleven man football TOT every point scored, will not be present. He lis in California with his Pittspurgn team. But there will be others to take up the cudgels for his principle.
 Some of the coaches will fight tor the return of the All-American ana lother "all" selections to the footpall rules book. This year the rules com mittee kept Walter Camps and other selections out of the book and SUD etituted a. list of one time footpali |luminaries who had made good m business and the professions lhis list failed to create the expected furore. The old star elevens were missed.
 The rules committee felt that In |pernitting the Camp selections to go Into the rules book it made the gen eral public feel that it was standing sponsor for his teams and that this made the Camp All-America official. This suppostion is based on a fallacy' and some of the coaches will vote to ltell the rules committee just that.