The Washington herald., 1922-11-27
MEN
TALK CHANGES
OF OFFICIALS
Various Centers to Be Estab-
Iished as Result of New York
Meeting Next Month.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Radical
IN changes in the organization

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Radical
IN changes in the organization
of the Central Board on
Football Officials with various sug-
gestions for the Improvement Of
the game of football are expected
to be taken up Immediately after
the present season is over. A meet
ing has been called here for the
first week in December, at which
time three leading football centers
win probably branch off for the
purpose of providing officials for
games next season.
Similar meetings will be held in
other sections of the country at
about the same time and II is ex-
pected that when the 1923 season
makes II appearance those charged
with the conduct of games will have
perfected an Organizat. on which will
take in the entire country.
Such a movement has been on
foot for a long time. 1t was talked
over at the time of the meeting of
the National Collegiate Athletic As
sociation here last winter and also
n the time of the football rules
committee meeting.
Those seeking to bring about its
organization declare that it will re-
suit in a more uniform interpreta-
tion of the rules in the various
sections and at the same time give
officials the backing which. il seems,
has become necessary.
INSTITUTION AT FAULT.
In spite OF an educational cam
paign directed toward providing the
officials with proper support by ath-
letic authorities of the colleges for
which they are supervising games,
II appears that in some instances
the attitude at some few institutions
has not been of the right sort
IL is not improbable, according to
one prominent official, that the as
sociation in another year will place
certain colleges on a blacklist" and
forbid members from officiating in
any games for these institutions.
1t is also likely that the central
board will be urged TO make more
difficult the qualif cato for col
lege officials and thus improve the
general standard of tho work.
In connection with the movement
which has to do with the betterment
Of the lot of officials. the Associa-
ton OF Football Coaches of America.
of which Major Charles ID. DAILY. Of
West Point. was elected president at
the time of its formation here last
winter. has bcen carrying on work
Of a similar nature.
The committee on spoTtsmanship
Of this body has just issued state
ment containing a list of sugges-
tions on fair play, good sportsman
ship and coaching ethics. which has
been sent out to coaches for approval
and suggestions.
WILL BACK IDEAS.
These officials have been request.
I'd to give their whole hearted SUD-
port in praCticing and backing up
these ideas and in scattering them
broadcast among the schools and
colleges in the various sections.
Under the heading, Fair Play
the report states that fair play is
fundamental to all sport and that
in football consideration should he
given to the following suggestions:
The provision of the fairest play
ing field possible. including preven-
tive measures against freezing: keep
ing the PLAYING field cleared Of spec
tators: using only genuine students
eligible under the amateur rules and
the other rules of eligibility govern
fnr the institution.
The members of the committee
are: Ma ior Charles d. DAILY. United
States Military Academy. president:
y. W. Heisman, University of Penn
svlvania. vice president; DIR. J. W.
wilce. Ohio State University. secre-
tary: r. T. Fisher. Harvard Tniver-
sity: T. A ID. Jones' Yale University:
II. ]. DOnOhue, University Of Ala
hama: W. A. Alexander. Georgia
School Of Technology; c. J. Hunt.
Carlton College: A. L. Smith. Uni
versitv of California: D. X Bible,
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Of Texas: II. W. Hughes. Colorado
Agricultural College: Dan T.. Mo
GuEin. Vanderbilt University: G. G..
Owen. University of Oklahoma: r.
r. Zuppke. University Of Illinois: s
w. Finger Cornell College: r. T
Dawson. University of Nebraska: !:
Joseph Pipal. Occidental College: