Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
GAIN RECOGNITION
AND AVERT CLASH
Rules Committee Prevents
Break by Recognizing
to Favor Mentors.
HY. II. {. BYRD.

a one side ana the lo"t hah
rules committee on the other
vas narrowly avrrted at the meet
ings or the National Collegiate
Athletic Association and the Ameri-
ran Association nt Foot Rail Coaches
al their meetings in Now York yes
teIViay and Thursday. The teehnG OF
the foot hall coaches that they were
entitled Ia more NJ representation
IN the gridiron rules committee ana
that the rules committee has too long
heen controlled by small cahal came
near resulting in a SITUATION 'nae
would have been dangerous 10 the
game itself Fortunately, enough
coaches with level heads were on
hand To check the situation ana
smooth things over.
The attitude of some of the coaches
even went so far as 10 initiate peti.
ton, to which many names ALREADY
had been signed. for the coaches as
ISOLATION 10 compile a new set OF
rtales for foot ball. With such changes
az might be thought advisable. ana 10
guarantee 10 play under the new
code next wear. That would have de-
veloped an almost impossible situa-
ton. one that could not have endured
and one that might have done the
game itself great harm.
Trouble II Averted.
The situation was sensed by those
In the National Collegiate Athletic
Association directing the destnles OF
the rules committees of the various
sporta and the arrangement 10 reor-
gsnize the foot ball rules committee
was made without formal request
from the coaches and before the
coaches meeting. Instead of Is mem
n hers of the committee there are TO be
4 6xc If
much greater representation. COM
psratively. than the coaches ever
have had before.
Prof Babhitt of Haverford and DR..
Savage of Oberlin were left of the
committee and no persons were ap-
pointed 10 fill their places. The
domination Of the East is being
changed. so that as nearly as possible
the representa- ton on the committee
II distributed over the entire country.
In addition to this, the coaches won
for themselves an invitation from the
rules committee Ia name three coaches
TO sit with the rules committee as an
advisory committee. This not only
gives the coaches 80 per cent Of the
personnel az the committee. but also
puts them in the position of having
present at AL meetings of the COM
mit'ee a s'rans advisory group.
Al 1Fe meeting OF Inc CuatntS i0t.
Breckenridge former Assistant Secre-
fsry Of War and former president
Of The Navy League. spoke in
Unspa'ing terms of breaks between
institutions. He said that as an al.
uEnnus Of the undergraduate school
81 Princeton and the Harvard Law
school ard IN view OF his connections
with both ne Army and Navy. he
felt he cauid be strongly partisan
chile that hig institutions. whether
thcy ie related in the Government
ser-sire or he e-eat universities outside
the Government service. were so lack
ing IN fund mental principles uf con
Citation and in the properties as TO
/ wash their dirty linen in the press OF
the country
Col. Breckenridge mentioned no
names directly in this connection, bur
his previous references to Harvard
and Princeton and IN Army and Navy
left no doubt az to the objects OF his
remarks.
John Griffith commissioner nf the
western Conference. brought out
rev point of view in his discussion
81 whether or not fo3t ball has reached
the peak Of its development. The
cosntry'e financial situation, the popu'
IsiIon Of college and university com.
~
rsdls and other factors that ahect
tire situation were brought out.
Have Fine Meeting.
The National Collegiate Athletic As
ISOLATION had probably the best meet
ing Of its history in that IL did It's
w+nrk with little friction. adhered
~.y.stiv 20 its fundamental educational
Duruose, aed moved from beginning
IN end with the ease Of WelIoied ma
rl5inery In fact, 80 nuch undeF con
troll in the National Collegiate a. A
that matters are ordained behind closed
doors kv committees. and 80 Tar no
npnoSffion has deyeloped 10 what the
caru7fttees desire II MAS thought
rather remarkable Thursday when the
statement wss made that the vote Nv
colleges taken or she place II meeting
next year wss the FIRST direct vote
the sxsor Ia tiop had ever had.
psjf whatever the work done ~ the
~ A.. A. or the Foot Ball Eoa1h@s
A.snclzsjep. tbe hing of greatest in
.~~sest and most s'tractise in the meet
4nrs usually ~ the pEts onsl remarks
~ fzarkne of Notre Ds me and /nppke
, ~ Illinois, snd esch - the object %
.hs otfer RDekne. for instance. last
ri0bs told . story of Iuppks's DAY on
the 2ridiYon. j. vas story % how
zonuke had been scrub ana had
.sEen an awful beating from the var
.,,x nus dsv. and On The following nay
as sSt 1T end for another b"atinE
-.hsn q big tackle IN the varsity re
.gav. YOU Uris shrimp. you her"
a again toAsy. well I'm going +" beat
acme brains into you
No. you're NOT" p"sFlshlY rstotteh
z,,ope nobody can d. thsf.
Ana f,*e minutes ister Iupphe "ame
AL
.shen Rockns D,ok bic team 10 TIE
~a.s, aue wss gltsn luncheon ~
80 tnosle Interests the istfSf ds"l9fd
a.. nut 49, n ns~ pn1t"pisY !" ice
,1,tea The launching II hptfs
Dangt ..-...,,.. ,.,..,a
fpu Of stscls meetings usually ""ihe
.,...v Interesting ootnnfnl&. kho p+i
t..,s tf.e most interesting nom 1901
III ..,iuf ~ view ~bs the pubic state
,,,suf Dy Zappks IN front VI ptafticah5
..e,y prominent cDach IN the country
80. ettarfs WuIamS - Ainnssots
-. the xfFAtesi 4snsite '"ach ihf
..s has eyer knrwH. III" writer
s',,,,sA 10 no. kne and ienmtked tsid I
,t.a. YES = Fathsf teNatkabIF s'"'f
.soa in view ~ fh@ pppUE'f "pm*p'
.9,,, of coa"tes b0t EJ"hh@ fsbH+d
without bes''a'i"n. u u true
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"a handling offensive foot i'a II
D.ttcs .ua r;falrgS and 'hf piiDir -
tsssl Ia The Easi, kno~s Dttie ri "hai
Ssttlssue has DON" hip'h"f h'a u
George i>ittIe n Wisconsin ssid WI
49, ba6 more la the Wy ~ sound
,1@nss thsn sny oihA' csat b s"t'e
- - ,he things he did would sOtptibs
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