Evening star., 1922-12-28


Enumeration of ways in which good
ep"rtsnauShip' can be expressed in
ChHlcS.
BY providing comforts and conven-
fences t. the visiting team and its
friends: by ctaSinsy cheering while sig
mails are being called; 10y appiauding
outstanding plays. demonstrations of
personal pluck and aCIS of sportsman
ship on the part of opponents, by con-
timing scouting to legitimate study of
regularly played games, entaillnS re
1usal I" spy On an opponents practice.
scout his signals or secure. by Secret
means. information concerning the style
at play OF a team I" he met later: by
"iJd.dvoriug To- Scttl" questions OF eligi-
h!lity contidcntialIy. rather than by pub
lie discussion; hy active encouragement
"f cordial relations between teams and
student bodies of rival Institutions. and
by going cut "t tn" way to congratulate
the couch and captain OF the WANING
team -
rye Fair Teaching.
As ethical practices: coaches We're
urged in the cole. to refuse to teach
Side-lin" coaching. clipping. iuten-
tional rou@hursS and other methods
~ violating III" letter or spirit OF
rules to encourage respect toward
officials and discourage abusive talk
between opposing players during a
SIme; TO elevate the ideals above the
desire To win at any price. 10 work
ia harmony with the academic pur-
roses of institutions. and 10 discour-
age proS.'lHtine. recruiting, betting.
professional foot bali. spirit of com
nercialiSm and other influences tend
ing to substitute for such character
building qualities on PLAYERS as 10y
atty. self-Sacrifice ard devotion"
The code was signed by Chairman
StaSS and the follow ing members of
the sport SmanShip committee: Ma j..
g. u. DAILY. West Point: J. w. Heis-
man. Pennsylvania; Dr. J. W. Wi lice,
ohio Stale; x. I. Fisher. Harvard ::
r., y. l.. Jones, Yale; NJ. j. Donahue.
Ma hama: W. y. Alexander. Georgia
'rech: g. j. Hunt. Carleton College:
y. l.. Smith. california: u X Bible.
Texas \. and NJ: II W. Hughes, Colo
RADIO AggieS; Dan T.. McC;usin. Van
derbilt; q. g. owen, oklahoma: +. G.
Zuppke. Illinois. :. W. Finger, Cor
nell; W. T. Dawson. Nebraska. and
Joseph lipal. Occident College.
Gambling Is scored.
The coaches went on record as
strongly "pI oSrd to gambling in con-
nection with college foot ball or COM
naturalization of their amateur fan.s
by college stars who participate i'll
profess iondl games after being grad
Iatcd. Resolutions embodying this
attitude framed along lines of the
stand taken hy the western or big
ten conference. were adopted
Extensive. discussion of rules prob
IcmS developed no outstanding recon-
mendatinuS. but special interest was
manifested in two proposals advanced
L" provide Il means tor settling the
games. No formal action, however,
was taken on either.
one suggestion, put forward by
John ". li'ismau of Pennsylvania.
provided that in event OF a tie each
team u" given III" ball for three
plays. the eleven gaining the most
ground to be awarded AN extra point
and thereby the victory. The other
scheme. proposed by Frank ONeill.
former columbia coach. and indorsed
hy X. e. Zuppkc "f Illinois, among
others, provided for award of de-
Gliding point To the team which regis
tered the most first downs.
Possibility of detinit" recomme m da
tion to the iutrrc"lieSia gate rules com
lnittec, il was said. would be de-
ferred until the associations senti-
inent had been crySta!liZed to a fur
Iher extent than at present.
Try for Point Approved.
The new try for point after touch
down, in effect during the past sea-
son Tor the rrSt time and giving the
team scoring "A touchdown an option
rs To ITS attempt for :he extra point
rom srrimmage on the 5-yard line.
.vss iudorsed by the association de-
spite opposition.
one rrCOmme ndatlon approved in
E"lved application to the beginning
e.! gam" OF the same penalty for de-
.aE which now prevails for delay in
starting the second hall. The PEN
atty for the latter offenSe constitutes
elimination of the Kickoff and giving
20 the offended team an option OF put
ing the bail in play on the oppoS-
MS teams 35-yard line or ALLOWING
The offending side to put the bali in
SCrimmag" on It's own lJ-yard mark.
Establishment by officials of UNI
form code of signals for the conven-
fence of spectators was advised and
u committee was authorized to work
out such Il code.
Many Suggestions o. K.d..
Other suggestions approved were:
The practice of holding conferences
before each scrimmage and della ying
rhe game llndulv Should he stOpped