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Evening star., 1926-12-28
Foot Ball Coaches in Annual Session and Hude Rule Chang
GRID MENTORS WILL TALK
OF CODE AND SCHEDULES
Roper and Stagg to Address Association Meeting al
New York-Little Importance Attached to
Gathering of N. c. A. A.

the main subject Some Of the
coaches do not feel that the rules
committee was any too considerate
Of the recommendation of the coaches
a year ago. especially in regard to
the change in the forward pass rule,
but that is not likely to influence to
any extent the general meeting to-
morrow.
Will Talk Schedules.
One phase of foot ball sure to be
taken up, but of which very little will
get in the papers, is schedules.
Coaches will sound out one another
about future alliances, and no doubt
many games to be played in 1928 will
have their inception during the meet
ings tomorrow. Especially is this true
of intersectional contests. Schedules
for next year are completed and nego-
tiations for anything prior to 1928
are very unlikely.
Probably the most interesting Of all
addresses and discussions on the pro-
gram for the National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association meetings is that to
telHC pidCC III COIlIISCI1Oil WIFI lOOl YAH
from two distinctly different view
points.
The first view is to be that of Prof.
E. H. Wilkins of the University of
Chicago and the other that of DR.. s.
V. Sanford of University of Georgia.
Prof. Wilkins was chairman of the
committee of the Association of Amer
ican University Professors which made
a very pessimistic report about foot
ball and some drastic recommenda.
tions against it.
Sanford Favors Foot Ball.
DR.. Sanford Is president of the
Southern Conference and very favor
ably inclined toward foot ball as
valuable adjunct of college life.
Generally speaking, the meetings of
the National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
citation are "cut and dried" Reports of
committees on rules for the various
sports, reports from the districts. re.
ports of special committees and two
or three addresses and a banquet in
the evening constitute the work of
the gathering.
Reports Of rules committees are
necessary. but not particularly inter
eSting
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BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-Look-
ing back over the various technical
aspects of the foot ball season at
least one outstanding fact appears.
Never before in the history of the
game was there SO sharp a question
ing of decisions of officials at i'm
portant iunctures in games as in the
recent gridiron season.
First there was the allegation that
Elagle's drop-kick in the Harvard
game was made after the Tigers had
played their fourth down, point
which never yet has been satisfac-
torily settled. Then there was the
scoring of a touchdown by Pennsyl-
vania against Chicago-the first
score of the game-by a back who
dropped the ball before he crossed
the goal line.
In still another instance an Army
end was permitted to pick up loose
ball, which he had kicked, and make
O. touchdown.
These are the salient breaks in
foot ball officiating that occurred last
Fall and there We're not few others
Of less importance.
Differs With Official.
In the opinion of Jack Simmons,
freshman coach of the Citadel in
Charleston, S. c., the touchdown in
the Pennsylvania Chicago game in
wolves the incest point of all.
The play will be recalled by those
who saw it as follows;
Murphy. Penn's quarterback, was
carrying the bali when tackled upon
Chicagos two-yard line. He dropped
the ball and it rolled across the goal
From there 1t bounded across the
side line within the end zone.
The officials gave the ball to Penn
eSlyania-because q Penn player last
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QUESTIONING OF RULINGS
MARKS CRIDIRON SEASON

touched fat the point where the
ball crossed the side line. Since this
point lay within the touchdown zone
it was declared a touchdown for
Pennsylvania,
Simmons makes the claim that II
should have been a touchback and he
cites the following rule to substan-
tiate this opinion:
Rule 6, section Is, third paragraph.
says: at Is a touchback if the bali,
before becoming dead, crosses the end
line extended, provided the impetus
which sent it across the goal line was
given by the attacking side.'
There would seem to be no uues.
ton as to the correctness of Simmons
judgment.
Matter Is Timely.
This matter is especially timely be-
cause at the coming Winter meeting
Of the foot ball rules committee there
may be some agitation to change the
rule concerning fumbled balls on the
ground that if it permits touchdowns
TO be made by players who have no
ball in their possession 1t is a faulty
stipulation.
The point is that the rule does not
do this and that the touchback pro.
vision takes care of such cases.
AS a matter of fact, the clause In
the rule book which holds that a
fumbled ball going out of bounds be.
tween the goal lines belongs to the
side whose player last touched it is
one of the most beneficial changes
that have been made in recent years.
1t prevents scrambling for the loose
ball and has done away with many
injuries that used to occur when
players flung themselves over benches
and other obstacles in aGwild pursuit
for a bali that was free.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December 28.--Amer.
ica's traditional supremacy in interna
tional athletics today was threatened
by internal strife over control of the
National Olympic Association.
Voting unanimously to withdraw
from the association, the National
Amateur Athletic Federation yester.
day struck another blow In a conflict
with the Amateur Athletic Union,
which broke out afresh recently in
Washington, D. c.
The federation claims within its
membership 80 per cent of the ma
tion's amateur athletic activities.
With 1t are affiliated the Army. Navy,
National Collegiate A. A, United
States Law Tennis Association and
Federation of Boys Clubs, among
other organizations.
Feud Of Long Standing.
Alleged domination of America s
participation in the 1928 Olympic
games by minority group controlled
by the A. A. u. was the basis for the
federation's action, but the feud be-
tween the rival factions dates back
several years. The federation's 1927
program calls for more intensive de-
velopment of it's work along State
lines and forecasts conflict with the
A. A. U. in it's own field.
A statement issued by the fedora
tion's executive committee in explana
tion of its withdrawal attacks the "A.
A. u. as having assumed "the relation
of parent" to thousands of skilled
teachers and supervisors In school and
college activities.
The statement gives two major
counts upon which the federation
based its withdrawal
/. Changes in the Olympic Asso-
ciation's constitution (which deprived
the national organizations that COM
prised the federation of any influence
In relation to Americas part in the
Olympic games and put control in
the hands of one member of the as
ISOLATION, the a. A. u"
2. Capitalization Of such control
restored "the unsatisfactory situation
that the American Olympic Associa-
ton was organized to correct"
The statement goes on to say that
there was much criticism of the
administration, inefficiencies in con.
nection with living and training quar-.
ters, and conduct of some of the Off
cial represe natives, which came to
head after the 1920 games and led
to attempt to organize the Olympic
Association on democratic basis"
Another Crisis Is Seen.
After the withdrawal of Col Robert
M. Thompson as president Of the as
ISOLATION. the federation charges,
there was q resumption of the
methods of the faction that caused
the 1920 crisis" Henry Breckenridge,
president Of the federation, charges
that through "a joker in the consti.
tuition, organizations were multiplied
and admitted to representation in the
association"
The struggle for control between
the two factions came to an open
break at the recent quadrennial meet.
ing of the Olympic Association, when
abolition of the two-thirds vote rule
caused Col. Breckenridge Maj. John
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By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, December 2s.-
Eastern foot ball officials
VI agree that something should
be done about the shift and
huddle. Meeting In annual
session until early this morning, the
Eastern Association of intercollegiate
Foot Ball officials devoted much of it's
time to criticism of the huddle as
slowing up play and of the shift as
making 1t difficult for officials to de.
termine legality.
AS a result, a suggestion will be
made to the rules committee that on
all shift and huddle plays, after the
players have become set, they shall
remain In their rearranged positions
for three seconds before the ball is
snapped.
The Eastern officials went the West.
ern Conference one second better in
their suggestion, the Westerners hav.
ing decreed a two-second halt.
Would Aid Officials.
If the rules committee agrees with
the officials In another suggestion
referees and umpires will be given
wider latitude in imposing penalties
for unfair play not otherwise pro
vided for in the rules. Rule 21, sec
ton 8, now provides a 5-yard penalty
and the officials would see it amended
to provide a proper penalty"
Limitations placed on the forward
pass during the 1926 season, including
a 5-yard penalty for a second incom-
pleted pass during one series of four
downs. were not effective. In the opin
ion of the officials. A suggestion will
go forward TO the rules makers that
the existing limitation be changed or
abolished. The suggestion will not in
Evening star., 1926-12-28
WOMEN In SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

N N OST of the athletic clubs are
nH taking advantage of the holi-
w day season for. a brief rest
4 preparatory to the opening
of the basket ball season,
but the Washington Athletic Club
has decided to hold one mid holiday
practice session. Members of the
team are all urged to turn out to-
night for this drill to be held in the
Eastern High School gymnasium
from 6:45 ito 8, O'Clock. -
A special meeting of the club will
follow the practice period. according
to Becky Kronman, publicity chair
man. Every member of the club
should be present at this business
meeting, Miss Kronman states. as
some very urgent business has come
up which requires immediate atten-
ton.
Coach Levy Of the Capitol A. c.
has announced that he will not make
the selections for his teams until the
season Is opened. Nor will he decide
definitely upon the permanent posi-
tons of his players in advance, as he
wants them to become familiar with
play In various positions. According
to the present plan, c. A. G. will have
Inr6e teams In the held. one in the
ID. c. Girls Basket Ball loop and two
in the Washington Recreation
League.
Among the players who already
have shown promise of placing on
the first or second squads are Francise
Major, Elizabeth Whaler, Florence
Skadding, Sandy Whaler, Julia Aman
tmanager), Gayle Nickerson, frankie
Ross, Olive O'Hern, Ruth Curran,
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YOUTHFUL NETMEN.
RESUME TITLE PLAY

BALTIMORE, Md, December 2S.-
Play was resumed today In the first
junior and boys national indoor
tennis tournament ever to be held
here. The Fifth Regiment Armory
is the scene of the competitions. which
begun yesterday.
This morning the second round of
the boys tests got under way. Third.
round play among the juniors also
was to start today and initial doubles
matches were carded.
Seeded stars survived yesterday s
rounds with little difficulty. G. AL
phonso Smith, crack Tome School
racketer. was the only high-ranking
player to be pressed He was forced
TO three grueling sets by Louis Hur.
land Of the University of Maryland
before the latter succumbed.
Luminaries who came through the
early rounds impressively included
julius Seligson of Lehigh University
present holder of the national Junior
indoor crown; Frank Shields of New
York, winner last Winter of the ma.
tional indoor boy championship. who
this year is playing in the Junior
competition; Eddie Jacobs, regarded
as Baltimore's best bet: Donald
Strachan. protege of William It. Til
den; Henry L. Johnson of Harvard
University and Malcolm T. Hill
Johnson's doubles partner.
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OFFICIALS ASK 3-SECOND :
WAIT AFTER TEAM is SET
Greater Latitude in Imposing Penalties Desired by
Referees and Umpires-See No Fault in Try
for Point After Touchdown.

clude proposed remedy for the de-
ficiencies.
A provision previously in effect, but
not now in the rules. providing that
an offside player touching a puuted
ball should cost his team yards,
and tOuchback declared II the Of
fense be committed within the 10.yard
line, the officials thought should be
restored.
No fault was found with the work
ing of the try for point after touch
down.
A suggestion was made that a
clearer definition be given In the rules
as to proper equipment, especially
cleats.
Eight-minute periods were favored
for junior and elementary school
games.
Name New Officers.
David L. Fultz CBrown) OF New
York was elected president Of the as
sociation, succeeding Walter r. Oke-
son of Lehigh. Dr. Edward J. O'Brien
cFufts) of Boston was made vice presi-
dent and Arthur w. Palmer (Colbyl
of Philadelphia secretary and treas.
urer.
Directors elected were:
New 1ork-N lllldm X. Crowley
(Bowdoin), Harry A. Fisher (Colum-
bia), Fred w. Murphy (Brown).
Boston-Edward j. O'Brien CTufts).
Dan J. Kelly (Springfield). Hugh Nc
Grath (Boston COllegel
Philadelphia--A. G. Tyler prince
toni, Fred r. Gillender Pennsylvania),
A. w Palmer COLBY.
Pittsburgh-Dan B. Dougherty
washington and Jefferson), John p.
Egan Duquesne), Rodgers M. Baird
Penn State).
Evening star., 1926-12-28
BASKET BALL FIVES HERE
COMPILING FINE RECORDS

Four Independent basket ball quints
of Washington and nearby are chalk.
ing up records which, If continued on
through the season, will mark them
as the outstanding floor combinations
Company r Regulars Of the Mary
land National Guard Of Hyattsville
probably have the most impressive
| record since they trounced the Ana.
costa Eagles. 1925 unlimited cham
pions. a few days ago.
Columbia Blues, Boys Club Senators
and Olympic Seniors are moving along
at pace that bids fair to bring them
into the top flight of courtmen here
abouts before the close Of the season.
Hyattsville Guardsmen chalked up
another victory last night at the ex-
pense of the Columbia A. G. tossers,
winning In the Armory, % to II. with
Vincent the ace of the scoring brigade.
Columbia Blues annexed their eighth
straight win last night, nosing out the
Tech Juniors, 81 to So, and Boys Club
| Senators took their seventh in q row.
beating the Epiphany Chapel five, 80
| to 25. The Senators are a 115-pound
| outfit.
While the Regulars were winning
| the Company F Reserves dropped a
game to the Olympic five, % to 20. 1t
| was the eighth win in nine starts for
| the Olympics.
Meanwhile Anacostia Eagles, In the
| Independent, class, and Epiphany
Roses, Arrows and Calvary quints, in
the senior loop, are moving along
! smoothly.
Auths will tackle the Business High
quint tonight in the latter's gym, in a
game regarded as a practice contest
| for both teams.
| Sixteen field goals registered by
Cotton" Clark constituted the high
spot in a 61-to-10 victory of the Palace
| five over Peck Memorial last night.
Peck gathered but five field goals in
the first half and was held scoreless
in the second period.
| Epiphany Roses play the fast
Apache five tonight in the Eastern
| High School gym.
| Elliot basketers OVercame an early
| lead piled up by the Peerless A. c..
quint in the Naval Reserve gym last
night and went ahead to a 24-to-19
victory.
Whirlwind quint nosed out St Mar
tins yesterday, AZ to AZ. with Casassa
| leading the victors in scoring with
eight field goals.
Seneca Juniors trOunced the Beta
tossers last night, AZ to 80.
] Olympic Seniors will play "Y'.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

Face your opponent by standing
with left foot extended and pointing
to him, the right foot back and point
ing out. Your left hand points TO his
chin and your right is drawn in to
protect your short ribs. Throw the
weight forward as you jab.
Keep your muscles relaxed. Don't
keep the fist constantly clinched in
side your gloves. Clinch it only at
the instant you land on your oppo-
nent.
AS you deliver the left jab slide for
ward on the left foot and put some
thing into the jab as you strike out
The right hand comes up to cover the
face as the left strikes out.
This is the fundamental blow in
boxing, and when you have learned ii
well you can hold your own
Evening star., 1926-12-28

tossers in the Y. M. G. A. gym tonight
at o'clock.
Princess A. G. girls basket ball
team will play practice game with
the Paramounts tonight at the Wilson
Normal gym.
Dupont cagemen will oppose the
American Railway Express tossers in
the Terminal gym tonight
Pullman passers were held to a sin.
gle field goal by the Utah floormen
last night. Utah winning. % to 2.
st. Patrick Juniors plan to reor.
ganize after the holidays and seek
games with 125-pound teams.
BrOOlxIand A. G. tossers will engage
the Washington Terminal "Y" cage.
men in the Terminal gym tonight.
Y. NJ. III. A. quint Of the Jewish
Community Center League will en-.
gage the Amis five tomorrow night at
the center gym.
Two games are billed for the w. H.
West Co. five within five days. To.
morrow night they engage the Boys
CluD C6ltlcS, ana MOnudy night Ln6y
will play the Hyattsvtlle Guards.
Alexandria High tossers have a
game billed with the schools alumni
Friday night in the armory at 8
o'clock.
Dominican Lyceum tossers seek
games with 125-pound teams. Call
Manager Farrah at Lincoln 1857.
A meeting of the Washington
Basket Ball League will be held at 8
o'clock tonight in the Herald sport
department.
Four league teams will swing into
action tomorrow night at the Arcadia
with Epiphany Roses and Columbia
A. c. opening the schedule. The
Original Wonder tossers will play
Calvary Methodist floormen an hour
later, to be followed by a game be.
tween Arrows and Old Dominion Boat
Club of Alexandria. Two league
games will be played at Washington
Barracks Friday night.
Evening star., 1926-12-28
ALABAMA AND STANFORD
APPEAR WELL MATCHED
This Is Opinion of Those Who Watch Rival Elevens
Practice for New Year Day Battle-Dixie
Team Has Advantage in Weight.

By the Associated Press.
IN ASADENA, Calf, December %.
- Foot bal, followers today
turned their attention upon
i the camps of the Cardinals of
Stanford University and the
Crimson Tide of Alabama, preparing
for the annual New Year day grid.
iron clash in the Rose Bowl here.
Coach Wallace Wade's Alabama
outfit went to work yesterday. For
three-quarters of an hour the Tide
men went through their PAGES before
newspaper men, who then were
shooed from the field, and secret
practice staged
No scrimmage. was held, Wade or
der1ng little other than a sustained
signal drill, most of the time being
spent in polishing up pet formations.
Passing and punting also came in for
g. portion of the time.
Unlike Alabama's workout, that of
Stanford was a long and arduous
one The practice scheduled for to-
day for the Cardinals was even more
strenuous. with others like it slated
until the game
Those who witnessed the practices
OF the two aggregations were of the
opinion that the rivals were evenly
natched. Alabama has a weight ad.
vantage or some six pounds in the
line. and the Tidemen charge a bit
quicker and more viciously than their
opponents. Alabama's backfield ap-
peared faster, but the Stanford eleven
looked more powerful in action.
In passing, which is expected to be
used great deal in the coming game
the teams showed equal effectiveness
IN practice. The tosses of "Riff'
HOFFMAN, mighty Stanford fullback
on the average, were longer than
those of 'Wu" Winslett, passing and
running end of the Alabama team
Hoffmann's injured foot appeared &c
trouble him little yesterday, and he
went through the entire drill.
1t was believed that Gordon "Sher-
lock" Holmes, veteran center, would
join his Alabama teammates within
the next "a hours, although up to a
late hour last night Coach Wade
had heard nothing from his star line
man other than reports that thing
weres coming along nicely. The Ala
Evening star., 1926-12-28
BY III. C.. BYRD.

r EW YORK, December 2S.-
Men vitality interested in col.
lsge athletics from coast to
coast and from gulf to Great
Lakes are gathering here to-
day for meetings tomorrow and
Thursday Of the American Foot Bal
Coaches Association and the Nation.
al Collegiate Athletic Association.
The former organization gets un.
der way tomorrow at 10 o'clock,
though it's executive board is due for
a meeting today at 8, and the latter
comes together Thursday morning at
10.
In all probability, greater interest
will be noted in the meetiTS of
coaches than in the N. C. A. A. gath
ering, which is attended mainly by
faculty members, although many
coaches also attend.
AT the meeting of coaches the dis
cussions are almost solely in the in
terest OF foot ball. and it is foot bali
above all other college athletics in
which the general public is interested
And in this meeting foot ball is
discussed by those who know most
about it, and all that they say is of
interest to reo le interested in The
gridiron. and that takes in almost
everybody.
Roper and Stagg to Speak.
Two of the most prominent coaches
IN the country, Roper and Stagg, are
TO make formal addresses. Roper is
to speak on Foot Ball Strategy" and
Stagg on "Stabilizing Coaching"
These men are we'll qualified to
speak on the subjects assigned them.
ana undoubtedly many a man. even if
only casually interested in foot ball,
would give much to hear Roper talk
on a subject in which, as the chess
players say, he is a master. And
Stagg ought to know something about
his subject, when it is considered that.
Notwithstanding the average life of
coach at one institution is about
three years, he has been coaching at
Chicago since 1892 or thereabout.
Other subjects to be discussed
formally by coaches are Coaching
Progress and Technique" and Sports.
tnanship Slants.'
Undoubtedly the question of rules
Will be taken up, with the shift play
Evening star., 1926-12-28
WASHINGTON PRO FIVE
PLAYS LORAlN TONIGHT

Washington's professional basket
ball team will stack up against the
Lorain, Ohio, combination of the
Central Ohio League tonight in that
city in the first game of the second
Western trip undertaken this season
by Kennedy's proteges. Chazmadia,
erstwhile Washington center, Is play
ing that position for Lorain.
Games against the league leading
Cleveland entry January Z and will
end the iaunt and the next night will
find Washington entertaining the
Baltimore Orioles at the Arcadia au-
ditorium here
Evening star., 1926-12-28

Ted Cam, the swimmer, didn't swal.
low any water when he dived with the
famous Duke Kahanamoku.
Mel Sheppard feared nobody on two
feet.
Molla didn't wilt before the Illus.
trious Suzanne at Forest Hills.
Jay Gould Feared None.
Jay Gould was never afraid to risk
his court tennis title with the pro-
fessionals.
Young Corbett, supposedly a set-up
imported from Denver, was SO unaf-
fected by Terrible Terrys reputation
that he knocked at McGoverns dress
ing room on the way to the ring and
called, Come on. Terry. and get your
licking!"
Evening star., 1926-12-28
EASTERN HIGH QUINT
Is PLAYING AT YORK

Eastern High School basketers were
to invade York, Pa. tonight for
crack at the five representing the
high school of that city. The Light
Blue and White downed the York
boys in their last encounter two years
ago.
Two public high teams are carded
to face alumni combinations in other
Tits this week in the local schoolboy
group.
Western Highs varsity win take
on the old grads" of the George
town school in the Western gym on
Thursday, and Central will mix II with
former Blue and White tossers Satur-
day.
Evening star., 1926-12-28

Courage and confidence are the twin
brothers of success-an unbeatable
combination.
Who proves it more conclusively
than the two leading exponents of the
padded mitts, the new champion,
Gene Tunney, and one of his leading
contenders. Jack Sharkey.
Tunney had absolutely no fear of
Dempsey at all. The man-killer with
TINT gloves, who brought down such
giants as Willard and Firpo in few
rounds each. held out no terror for
the young Marine. So many of Demp-
sey's opponents have been frightened
white at the sight of the champions
scowl that the rain n-soaked fans were
astounded to see a smiling youth
across the ring at the Sesqui that
night.
Tunney was unafraidi