Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29

IL the week representative s
vi of colleges from the Pacific
l. Coast tn the Atlantic and from
the Gulf to Canada meet here
to discuss almost every phase Of ac-
tivitles among students. And almost
everybody !s here. SO many persons
have come from far and near that no
doubt the biggest meetings in the his
tory Of the orga nlzations related IN
athletics and physical education and
health will take place.
The Student Health Association, the
Graduate Managers Association, the
Foot Ball Officials Association. the
American Foot Ball Coaches Assoc!a'
ton. the Association of Physical Direc-
tors and the National Collegiate Attn
letic Association are engaged In dis-
cussing problems Of all kinds. and
hardly any phase Of student activities
will remain untouched when the week
is ended.
But Of these organizations. the two
that attract greatest interest are the
National Collegiate Athletic Associa
ton. whose rules committee make and
control the rules for all college sports,
and the foot ball coaches organiza-
ton.
The first mentioned began its Sos
sions this morning. with the public
privileged to attend.
Interest i'm Halls Speech.
1t was felt that, while all the adj
dresses scheduled for the opening
meeting would be we'll worth while
the greatest interest would center in
the. speech of f. X. Hall. chairman of
the foot ball rules committee.
The afternoon session was TO be
closed, with only delegates present. AT
this season a report of the recent
study made by DR.. Howard j. Savage
OF school. college and university ath-
letics was to be made. In addition 10
this a report on college base ball will
be presented. as will report from the
special committee of five coaches. OF
which DR.. J. w. Wilce of Ohio state
is chairman, and also there will be a
report from the Camp Memorial com
mittee. the committee on relations
with the press, and the National Col.
legiate Athletic Association track and
field meet.
The meeting of the foot ball coaches
tomorrow Is likely to develop some
very strong inclinatiGns. and possibly
some strongly expressed inciinations
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changes made las. Fall in the foot
ball rules. Coaches generally seem
10 be against having the goal posts or
the end lines and think the posts
ought to be moved hack to the goal
lines. Also there does not seem to Be
much regard for the lateral pass Sew
eral kinks in the rules are likely 10
come up for severe criticism. X pri
yate1y expressed opinions are given
out on the floor at the meetings.
Interesting Lectures Listed.
Incidentally. the coaches meeting is
likely To develop some interesting
phases from a purely professional
point OF view. Rockne is to deliver a
lecture on the forward pass defense
and it generally is conceded that wha,
he has to- say always Is worth hear
ing. Giimour Dohie Is to lecture on
l;nesmen as interferers in offense: Bill
Roper Is scheduled TO give a talk on
problems OF scoring inside the 1o-yard
line. while Clark ShauShnessy Is TO
sneak on foot ball in the South. Two
other professional lectures worth
while are TO ~ by DR.. Richards Of
Their Treatment" and by q. Y.
Bible OF Texas A. and NJ. on "Princi.
pal Formations and Styles OF Play in
the Southwest"
Most entertaining Of all the coaches
meetings is the banquet at night. Bob
Zuppke is 10 be POSTMASTER. and that
in itself Is vaudeville show and then
some. Something OF what Zuppke
likes To pull" on his speakers may
be realized by little episode tina,
took place at a banquet In the Middle
West. knute Rockne Is of Swedish
parsntage, and ZuprSe asked him this
question:
Say. Reck. what is Gumher than
q dumb irishmane"
what is il" answered Rockne.
zippke
Two years ago Zuppks described
nohie as the kind of coach who was
So hippei on mechanical proficiency
that he would like 70 spend 81 years
training his team for one game and
then on the night before tina, game
10 die.
In connection with foot hall In the
South a rather interesting opinion
WAS expressed here to-day by one
coach. who. by the way is not COACH
ing one Of the hiS Southern schools,
Personally said this eoach. Il feel
there are about as many gCNNi foot
hall teams In the South as anywhere