Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-25
Jack McDonough, Secret,
New Body And Raw IT,
son On Executive Commi.'
New Idea Pleases Co..
And Officials

An organization Of football 49,.
that will probably be chatts,.s i
the National Central Board ~ :.
ball Officials was formed b., d
ming at the Augusta Hons.
conference between the memb..'
the Maine intercollegiate 49,,
Association and many Of the e,r.1
football officials who had g,,t
to talk over the rules and -
at a standard interpretatIon :.
rious rules which might he ~
ed in more than one wav
coaches and officials preseo, =.
very much pleased with -. n
and expressed their belle. -.
would assist the college tes-e
getting Maine officials for ~
games, thus doing away vii
necessity Of sending out Of tts j
for men to handle the fr1r,-
college games.
Officers of the new Msins =.
ball Officials Associafio1
elected as follows: president "a
Carroll OF Lewiston; secretarv y
McDonough Of Augusta. trss,.1
Paul I. Fraser OF Westbro5F. /
ecutive committee, these th,s. \
GERS and Ray Thompson on II
College; Major Wallace Phfo,. /
s. A, Of Augusta, and ". P NJ
man, Bangor.
It was decided that II worp
within the rulings OF the c.,,|
Board that men who are Al ma
Central Board officials or Nh !,
pass the examination Of The u
formed organization, may be ~
ted to membership.
After the organization bsa 4,
perfected the remainder Of n. 4
ming was passed with a discussir,l
the Interpretation Of rules. wit
Of the 40 men present takir7
active part. In opening ths 4
cussion B. c. Kent, faculty MI
Of athletics at University OF M
declared that the coaches Of /
four Maine colleges feel that n
/ is plenty Of good material n, 1
I Gals in the state and that ths-
! no necessity of going out o.
state. They had been su,r1l
/ however. at the number of Con
tent men who had been unco7sV
when they began 10 send no,,s
the meeting.
He stressed the point that 4
wanted a standard interpretatt;
the rules, closer cooperation
! tween the various officials al 4
game and that the officials s.
not be influenced by what they
some one in the grandstand NAV
sire. In return for this he III
ised them the backing Of
coaches.
Those present at the med
were: 3. c, Kent. University
Maine; James Comedian, Colby /
lege; George H. vinan, Dad
High school; Major Wallace i
loon, Augusta: c.. Harry EdEzj
Colby College; Lewis H. Kr!ssr, i
versity of Maine; Timothy l. d
hue, Portland X. of c.: u
Pierce, Cony High, Ray ThonE|
Bates; Carl Wiggin, Bates; u
DeWever, Rowland; Newms,
Young. Westbrook High school
Frederic Joy, Westbrook; E
Hitchner, University of Maine; p
ip A. Jones. Rockland; Rober.
Mohor. Coburn Classical Insd-I
Oliver T. Cuts Bates; Ray
Haines, Coburn Classical lns.l1
John A. McDonough. Augusta
N. Gates, Bowdoin: Hoyt II. Nii
Augusta Y. NJ c. A; J. Frs.k c.
rich, Waterville Boys Club; Al
b. O'Brion. Lewiston: james
Carroll, Lewiston: Fred " 81
University of Maine; John J. .
Ter, Jordan High. Lewiston; "
Newman, Bangor; Paul L va
worth, Waterville; John ". Ma
Cony High; Philip J. Talbot
diner; John r. Quinn, Bangor
c. Roundys Colby Colleges Car
Kennedy. Gould Academy, Be-
Frederick L. Lobdelt Coburn Cls
cal Institute; Bill Kenyon. n
man coach, University of La
Paul Fraser, Westbrook; W
| Mansfield, Winslow.