Evening star., 1926-12-05
BY II. E.. BYRD.

7 JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Decem-
ber i.-EXtcnsion of the foot
ball season until the second
~ Saturday after THANKSGIVING.
decision TO csta blish a South :
ern conference loard Ut officials lor
Eridiron games and minor changes
and ciarIIications of the eligibility
rules constituted Tie main business
of the Southern Conference. which
today ended its annual meeting.
The extension Of the fool bI. sea
son WAS mainly to give the teams
in this section chance To play in
more seasonal bic weather. At pres
ent. games scheduled in September
are almost unbearable from the heat,
but in tho latter part OF October
and especially in Novemn ner and
early in December may be played in
very pleasdpt weather. This change
in the length OF the season. ur when
the season may be terlni1a led. prob
ably vii! not affect TO any coEsidera :
hle extent the schedules for next
Fail, hut IN 1928 il is expected that
many changes will he noted and sew
7erai blc games now played early in
October viii he switched 10 the last
Saturday in November and the first
In December.
Better Officiating Sought.
Officiating in this section has been
Unsatisfactory and hence decision
to get dr organization to better con-
troll this plaSc of the sport. Some
-, of The mistake: made in games here
= seem almost unbelievable. Wash
ington and Lee. for instance, claims
that it actually won its game with
Florida Thanksgiving day, which
officially ended in (. tie. but that
f-.;. l., ,,rcr
Ard If what ashincton and Lee
claims is true. then the faulty de-
clslon did prevent a victory. The
conference voted an Appropriation
sufficient. 10 get the committee work
under way. II is proposed that some
such board a. that which governs
officiating IN the North he arranged
for.
The rule governing length of par
tiCipation in sports is to he changed
SO that from now on a student Will
he allowed three years in each
pastime, instead of game in any
branch. countinSa full year of par
1icipation against his record. If
foot ball man has played three years
Of base ball he still is entitled to his
third year in, the gridiron game.
strict ScIlolatic Ruling.
Also n. ruling looking to the
strengthening of entrance require
mentS was made which provides that
any student admitted to a university
which admits men with less than
fifteen units with conditions shall
never he eligible to play III athletics
even after making up such entrance
conditions.
Another rule that was passed was
one that forbids any student playing
on any team other than team rep
rcSentinGe ehie~ own college during the
college year. In other words. no
student will ne able to play on in
dependent or club teams or any other
kind OF team except varsity or
freshman combina tions from the lst
OF September until June or during
tho time when any Of his college
teams arc in competition.
Considerable discussion was
brought up about one institution that
was said to have started foot ball
practice before the time stipulated
by the conference. II also WAS
charged that the institution violated
the rule in playing a man on fresh
man team who was not eligible.
After considerable discussion in
which much information was brought
out relative to practices in many
schools, it was decided that a reso-