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Evening star., 1928-02-07
Changes Made Grid Rules Tech to BE Represented Richmond Meet
WOODLOTHIAN BASKETERS
BOOK MANY HARD GAMES

day night In the Arcadia. The photoz.
raphers also will see action at the Ar
cadia Monday night. engaging Wood.
lothianS In game that will be pre-.
ceded by a brush between Wood.
lothians' girl team and the Southern
Prep seztet.
Optimlsts downed Roses, 80 IN II.
and Hartfords squeezed out a 24-22 win
over Senators in Boys Club Basket
Ball league games. High scorers we're
McCartcr and Bragg Optimists: DpIns-
worth, Roses: r Hager, Hartfords. and
G. Casassa. Senator's
Cumberland led the Corinthians N
25-16 win over Senators In Peck gym.
Talbut vas the losers main scorer.
fremont A. e. tossers meet Mount
Rainier baSketers in the Hyattsville
High gym tonight AT 8 O'Clock Ire
monts will gather at North Capitol
street and Michigan avenue at 7:30.
Tits with senior and unlimited teams
are sought BY Jewish Community Cen.
ter seniors. Call s. Stein, Lincoln 5l5s,
between 6 and o pm.
Farrell and Mcintyre did the bulk Of
the scoring for st. Mary's ouint, which
Crescents scored over Montrose In a
Central Community Center League
game. % TO 10. Weigel and Tribby did
most Of the winners basket-sniping. with
Scheele scoring 5 points for Montrose.
Jasper was the big gun In the Pet
wortfl-Metropolitan's offensive as that
combination vanuuished Potomac Boat
Club II to H. Eshbaugh scored 10 OF
the losers points.
st. Paurs took 25-i7 fall out Of
Epiphanys. E. Scanlan for the victors
and Hook for the losers showed keen
eyes for the basket. Another Epiphany
team fell before Peerless, IS to 43. His.
ton was the winners big scorer.
French Athletic Club quint wants
games with senior or unlimited class
teams having gyms. The quint has won
by Bill Flester at Franklin 6764.
Pullman Athletic Club il on the trail
Of leading unlimited division teams Of
the city. Manager Mills can be reached
at Lincoln 9137.
Senator Senior passers want games
With flves having floors. Call Manager
CasaSsa at Columbia 562 after pm.
Northern Athletic Club faces an ac-
tive week end on the court, meeting
Stanleys on Thursday. Central Coss
Friday and Sam Rices Saturday.
Silent Athletic Club and Battery A,
Fort Myer tossers. face tonight In the
soldiers gym at 7:30 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1928-02-07
LATERAL PASS NOW MUST
co AT LEAST TWO YARDS
Distinction Between a Muffed and Fumbled Punt
Removed and Defense Protected Until Ball
Is Touched-Screen Heave Curbed.

ward passing as real strategic feature
Of the offense.
Must Travel Two Yards.
The formal wording of the new rule
provides that ION any such pass tother
than a pass from the snapper back)
which is clearly thrown distance "f
approximately yards through the air
and not merely handed to or toward an
other player. the ball. If 1t hits the
ground. is a free ball. but is dead at the
point of recovery. counting down II
recovered by the passing side"
One of the moot questions OF the Is@t
season was the determination between
muff or tumble of a punt. but 1t Is met
by the simple expedient of eliminating
the necessity of making a dlStincUon.
| The committee points out that tne
kickerS side may recover any muIeu
punt or any ball which may be fumbled
during the course OF run PACK; put
point of recovery. Here IS the Official
text:
"A player who is offside.is put onside
when the ball touches an opponent but
when kicked ball other than a free
kick or one which is blocked and does
not cross the line of sCrimmage is legal
ly recovered by the kicker'S side the Dali
shall be declared dead at the point Of
recovery"
Screened Pass Curbed.
The screen" pass, wherein the Sec
ondary defense was practically smoth-
cred by forwards of the paSSer's side.
is dealt a virtual death blow by the
o~c kn
1t had become powerful part OF the
attack of many teams; the effect of
the change. the committee holds,
should do away with unfair blocking
and checking of the defense by play
ers who themselves are not eligible TO
receive the pass, leave that part of the
field to which the pass is directed
less congested and give the eligible
players of both teams fair opportunity
to get at the ball"
The text OF the rule specifies that:
IF the side in possession OF the ball
makes a forward pass. no player of
that side who has crossed the line OF
scrimmage shall in any manner inter-
fere with an opponent until the ball
has been touched. except in an actual
attempt to catch or bat the ball HIM
self"
The committees findings. all OF
which were reached by unanimous
vote. were made public by william S.
Langford. secretary. who, with Chair
man Edward K Hall. were returned to
Office for another year.
The committee will meet during the
first week in September to make off,
cial rulings and interpretations on such
questions as may arise before that time.
The more complete recodiflcation or
rewriting of the rules which the COM
mittee has undertaken is now In the
hands of a special subcommittee OF
Chairman Hail. Secretary Langford. A.
A. Stagg of Chicago. H. J. Stegeman OF
Georgia. Tad Jones OF Yale and Bill
Roper of Princeton. 1t is planned to
have this recodification ready by 1929.
Evening star., 1928-02-07
Okes0n Is Named to Pick Grid
Officials as Board DissOlves

Representatives OF this group met
here last night, formed permanent
organization to be known as the Eastern
Association for the Selection Of Foot
Ball Officials: retained Okeson az COM
missioner of officials for the next ave
years: and at the suggestion of the
central board. announced itself ready to
extend this officiating service to any or
all colleges in New England and the
Middle Atlantic States.
w. W. Roper OF Princeton was elected
president: Harry Heneage OF Dart.
mouth secretary and Ernest CoZens OF
Pennsylvania treasurer.
Retirement of the central board Is in
line with the expressed desire OF its
members TO bring about an absolutely
neutral system OF appointing foot ball
officials.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

One of the plays Pennsylvania
used with effect against Michigan
to defeat the latter In their game
this Winter was an out-of-bounds
block from the side-line in the
scoring end of the field. The play
makes use of the player passing the
ball in. so is radically different from
the out-of-bounds plays we have
already described.
/, 2 and 3 (the out-of-bounds
mani are the Penn players and
. arc forwards guarded on the
basket side by A and c respectively.
, starts to his left then rushes for
the side-line, taking short pass
from 3. is off toward the basket
as he passes, usually getting the
jump on his blocker. B. although B
is blocked by No. / and his guard
A, who follows him, driving toward
B and the side-line.
No. 2 lobs a pass over the heads
of A, B and / to No. 3, who dribbles
and shoots.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, February AFTER
N % years service. the central
VI board has abandoned Its task
OF creating the machinery for
the selection of foot ball officials
for some 60 Eastern colleges and nomi-
mated Walter r. Okeson of Lehigh
University as It's successor.
II the boards suggestions are carried
out Okcson will select the officials for
virtually every college in the Middle
Atlantic and New England States.
The Lehigh man acted In similar
capacity last year for dozen OF the
larger Eastern colleges. including Army.
Navy. Princeton. Yale. Columbia. Penn
State. Syracuse. Pittsburgh. Dartmouth.
Brown. Harvard and Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

School ouint plan TO continue playing
together as a team after the champion
ship series. It is announced that the
combination will be known as the Cos
mopolitans and will be managed by
Jules Sorrell. who will book games at
Adams 2068 between and Z pm.
CatonsviIle boy and girl basket ball
teams conquered Hyattsville High COM
binations in the latter town. The Ca
louisville girls won. IL TO 8, and the
boys. Is to l3.
Tech and Western High lightweight
qIints will face in the Western gym
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Bliss Electrical School basketers seek
a game for next Saturday TO be played
on their opponents court. Challenges
arc being received at the school.
Dewitt Schools bowling team wants
matches with school quints Of WASH
ington and Baltimore. Tom Pugh will
receive challenges at the school. Tele-
phone West 1852.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

~ATHOL1C UNIVERSITY and
University of Maryland basket
ball squads arc getting In final
~ licks today for exceedingly dif-
flcult games tomorrow. the for
mer against tho Navy at Annapolis and
the latter against Pennsylvania In
Philadelphia.
Both the Cardinals and Old Liners
will be striving for wins. which In great
measure would offset the loss OF pres
tige as the result of recent defeats.
Fine records have been made by both
c. u. and Maryland, the former having
fallen only before Virginia. and the
latter only before Navy and Hopkins.
In the Navy the Cardinals will doubt
less be facing their strongest opponent
to date. while Maryland is expected to
find Pennsylvania just as strong. II not
stronger. than 1t did Navy last Satur-
day. The Middies In G. U. Will be
meeting the third team OF the local
son. George Washington. like Mary
land. was downed by the Sailors.
Foley. Long. Carney. Harvey and
either Amann or Ogden arc expected To
start for the Cardinals against the
Middies, with Johnny Mountain and
Champa as leading reserves. Coacn
Fred Rice will take along large SQUAD
though he hopes that he will not have
to use any substitutes.
Maryland's tossers In tow OF Coacn
Burton Shipley. probably Will INCLUDE
the entire Old Line squad with Llnkous
Radice. Adams. Hcagy and Dean as
probable starters and Hale. HetZel.
Evans and Madigan at hand for utility
work.
George Washington basketers who
bowed to Davis s-Elkins last night. 80 to
80. will not see action again until next
Monday, when they engage Hampden-
Sidney in the Colonial gym. This game
was originally set for Saturday.
For the first half in their game with
Davis -Elkins the Colonials fought the
West Virginians on virtually even terms
the Mountaineers holding only 1918
Evening star., 1928-02-07
JONES TO HEAD GRID
COMMITTEE AT YALE

BY the Associated Press
NEW HAVEN. Conn.,. February T.
Tad Jones. lost to Yale as coach OF the
varsity foot ball team. by resignation.
will return as chairman of the graduate
advisory committee of foot ball for
1928.
The board of control of the Yale
Athletic Association has announced the
appointment.
AS chairman of the advisory COM
mittee Jones automatically becomes
member of the board OF control and as
such will have considerable to say as to
the choice of his successor as coach of
the varsity
Others on the committee are: George
Tade. 1895. New York: Louis E. Stod-
dard. 1899. New York; Charles Gould
1902 Boston: John Field. 1910. Bridge
port. Conn: Artemus l.. Gates. 1918.
New York: Edwin F. Blair. 1924. New
Haven: LYLE E Richeson. 1924. New
York: Winslow Lovejoy 1925. New
Haven; William A. Webster. 1928. New
Haven.
Evening star., 1928-02-07
w YOODLOTHIAN basketers, who
have shown consistently we'll
NV this season, have arranged a
schedule for the remainder

w YOODLOTHIAN basketers. who
have shown consistently we'll
wv this season, have arranged
schedule for the remainder
of the year that Is certain
to keep them stepping briskly. Tonight
the team which represents Woodward &
LOthrop will meet +. Fl. Smith Co. five
in Central High gym at $50 o'clock.
Other dates are:
Tomorrow. Washington Marines;
February o, Potomac Boat Club. 10,
knights Of Columbus fpending): IL.
Jewish Community Center; 10. WoltZ
Photographers; IA. F. II. Smith: IS,
Montrose; 20. Hyattsville Company F:
q. Y. M. c. A.; March /. d. c. National
Guards: 2, Knights of Columbus.
A basket by Troy gave basketers Of
Company r. National Guard. OF Hyatts-
Vile not only 1926 overtime win over
knights of Columbus. but clinched for
the Soldiers the Washington City Bas-
ket Ball League championship. The
game, played In the armory at Hyatts-
VILE, was a real battle, with the score
tied at 23-all at the end Of regulation
time. Vincent, for the Soldiers. and
Nee. for the Caseys. we're high scorers.
With Ruche doing most OF their oas-
ket-sniping. Company Fs Reserves
drubbed st. Peters, Is to 9. in the pre-
liminary.
In City League games tomorrow night
Clovers and knights Of Columbus and
Marines and Woodlothians are listed.
Woodside tossers meet PetWorth A. c
uuint tonight in the Kensington. Md.
gym at 7 o'clock It will open an active
period for Woodside. which meets the
Athletic Club five at Warrenton. Va.
tomorrow night. and Central Reds Fri
day in the Mcfarland Junior High
gym at 8 o'clock.
Commercial National Bank basketers
were 25-21 victors over District Bank
ouint In a Bankers League game. Com
mercial tossers arc heading the league
race. Nees and Ford were stars on
offensive for the winners and losers,
respectively, last night.
With Kish and Schott finding the
cords often. Army War College passers
took the measure OF w. II. West Co.
81 to Is. Pearce was Vests CHIEF
scorer.
Wolty Photographers have carded a
game with Clover basketers for Sun
Evening star., 1928-02-07

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, February 7.-Thret
nj important changes in the grid.
iron code for 1923. each de.
L Y signed to correct abuses or con.
fusion growing out of the pre-.
vious rules rather than to effect a
fundamental alteration. were announced
yesterday by the national foot ball rules
committee.
The changes remove much of the
protection afforded the lateral or back
ward pass. do away with the confus-
ing distinction between muffed or
use of the screen pass" They provide
/. That backward or lateral pass
must be tossed at least two yards to
be classed as such and that ii may
be recovered by the defensive side
II grounded but not advanced. thus
doing away with the protection af-
forded under the rules last year 10
hidden-ball and other trick passes
behind the scrimmagc line.
2. That either muff or tumble Of
punt NAV be recovered by the
kicking side. but not advanced be-
yond the point Of recovery.
3. That no player on the side max
ing a forward pass and who has
crossed the line Of scrimmage may
interfere with an opponent until the
ball has been touched. thereby doing
away with what the rules committee
believes has been unfair blocking and
checking. to screen the pass receiver.
by players who themselves are not
eligible to receive the pass.
Only Three Changes Made.
These were the only changes effected
BY the rules committee. which in its
week end session at the Seaview Golf
Club at Absecon. N. j.. rejected other
suggested alterations. such as the return
of the goal posts to the actual goal line
The committee went on record as de-
claring Ii had never seen season of
better foot ball. than under the 1927
rules.
Two of the three changes made. those
affecting the lateral pass and muffed
punt. represented a compromise with
the opinion of a majority of college
foot ball coaches who. at their D..
cember meeting. went on record as fa-
voring a return to the 1926 code on
these points
This point OF view was put before the
committee by the newly appointed ad-
visory group of three coaches-Knute
Rockne of Notre Dame. Hugo Bezdek of
Penn State and Bill Spaulding of the
University Of California fSouthern
branch,. In obtaining a clariflcation
and modification Of these rules. in order
TO make them easier to apply on the
field. the coaches were considered 20
have gained their major objective
The new lateral pass rule probably
will have the most decided effect. since
II eliminates from protection the short
passes between ball carriers in close line
plays and gives a definite yardstick by
which officials NAV determine their de-
cisions. At the same time. in the opin-
ion Of the committee. II retains a suf-
ficient measure Of protection to encour-
age the continued development Of back
Evening star., 1928-02-07
Gu. AND MARYLAND FIVES
WILL TRAVEL TOMORROW
Brooklandcrs Go 10 Annapolis TO Meet Navy and Old
Line Invades Philly to Engage Penn-Davis.
Elkins Defeats &. w.

edge at the intermission. Led by Max
Passover. big guard, however. the visi-
tors cut loose in the second half to
early achieve a comfortable lead.
With Lopeman and Goodson finding
the cords often and Perry playing a
bang-up defensive game. the Colonials
gave the Mountaineers plenty of fight In
the first half In the last session. how
ever, the locals defense weakened and
that of the winners stifYened. The loss
of Perry because OF fouls hurt George
Washington appreciably in the second
half.
Tho ccore.
Evening star., 1928-02-07
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
TO HAVE SPLIT SEASON

SAN FRANCISCO. February z P.--
Directors of the Pacific Coast Base Ball
League have approved their 1928 sched.
ule of 26 weeks. which will be played
under the split season plan.
The first part of the season Will open
April 3 and close July l. the second
half to open July 3 and close october 4.
Evening star., 1928-02-07
COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

Davis Elkins. SO; George Washing.
ton. 30.
North Carolina. 2S: Virginia. -.
Florida. IL; South Carolina, 81.
Iowa, 30: Minnesota. %.
Chicago. 81: Ohio State, "a.
Michigan. 81: Coe. 25.
West Virginia. Al; Virginia Poly. "a.
Butler. %: Loyola tChicagol, 81.
Purdue. 46; Franklin. 33.
Presbyterian College. -; College q
IL.
Evening star., 1928-02-07
sTACG CHOSEN REFEREE
or ILLINOIS A. c. GAMES

CHICAGO. February tR.-Coach
Stagg OF the University OF Chicago Will
referee the Illinois Athletic Club track
meet Friday night.
A large field, headed by DR.. Otto
Peltzer. the German half mile cham
pion, is entered for the meet.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

Senator Senior passers want games
With fives having floors. Call Manager
Casassa at Columbia 562 after pm.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

~ATHOL1C UNIVERSITY and
4 University of Maryland basket
I ball squads arc getting In final
~ licks today for exceedingly diff
flcult games tomorrow the for
Evening star., 1928-02-07

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Rcfcrcc--Sumner Central Board).
Evening star., 1928-02-07

Farrell and Mcintyre did the bulk Of
the scoring for st. Mary's quint, which
blanked St Thomas, 80 to 0.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

Jasper was the big gun In the Pet
neutrality-suspicious. offensive as that
combination vannuished Potomac Boat
Club. II to IA. E5hbaugh scored 10 OF
the losers points.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

Tits with senior and unlimited teams
are sought by Jewish Community Cen.
ter seniors. Call s. Stein, Lincoln 5i59,
between 6 and pm.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

Crescents scored over Montrose In a
Central Community Center League
game. % to 49, Weigel and Tribby did
most of the winners basket-sniping, with
Scheele scoring points for Montrose.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

Pullman Athletic Club il on the trail
Of leading unlimited division teams Of
the city. Manager Mills can be reached
at Lincoln 9io7.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

fremont A. &. tossers meet Mount
Rainier basketers in the Hyattsville
High gym tonight at 8 O'Clock Tre-
monts will gather at North CAPITOL
street and Michigan avenue at 7:30.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

French Athletic Club quint wants
games with senior or unlimited class
teams having gyms. The quint has won
Is straight. Challenges will be received
by Bill Flester at Franklin 6764.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

st. Paul's took 25-17 fall out OF
Epiphanys. E. Scanlan for the victors
and Hook for the losers showed keen
eyes for the basket Another Epiphany
team fell before Peerless. IS to 43. His.
ton was the winners big scorer.
Evening star., 1928-02-07

Northern Athletic Club faces an ac-
tive week end on the court, meeting
Stanleys on Thursday. Central Coss
Friday and Sam Rices Saturday.
c.. ...,.. 80.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
MLARNIN TO
HAVE CHANCE
Los Angeles Scrapper
To Fight Mandell
For Light Title

NEW YORK, May 17.-R-Eaby
Face Jimmy McLarnin-the aa-P
that twanged the cords In Sid Ter
ris' chin Just once to become the
lightweight sensation OF the day
will have his chance tonight 10
strum knockout music on the jaw Ok
Sammy Mandeli, champion Of tne d.
vision.
The boys who wager on fistie COM
bat laid odds Of 2 TO !. however,
that the clever titleholder from
Rockford, ILL.,, would evade the
knockout wallop in McLarnin's right
hand. They were less confident that
a new champion would not be crown
ed ut the aend Of the 15~round
skirmish in the Polo gsounds. the
first major combat of the season.
Mandell was a bare O to . favorite IL
the fight went the limit.
Mandell, a natural lightweight, ex-
pected no difficulty with the scales,
while McLarnin, who started his ca
reer as a flyweight, was close indeed
to the class limit Of 1876 pounds.
The boys who put their cash OIL
Mandell, despite the all round skill,
speed and ring craft Of the cham
pion, shuddered a bit at the thought
OF what happened when that other
ring flash, Sid ferris, collided with
an eight-inch thrust Of Jimmy's
right fist in the recent indoor sea
son. Although the punch travelled
too fast for the eyes of most of the
$4,000 gathered in Madison Square
Garden, all saw over Terris' twiteh-
ing form the shadow of n champion
for that night at least.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-17
HARD HITTING
MARKS Tits
TEXASLOOP
Wichita Falls Slams
Out 20 Safeties To
Beat Beaumont 16-
Ia; Houston Loses
(By The Associated Pressl.


Under the stimulus OF a hard bat
tie for berths in the first division,
hitting in the Texas league shows
signs of breaking through the cloud
Of good pitching that recently has
obscured IL.
While for several days they
threatened to break into the vein Of
slugging that helped them TO a Dixie
championship. the Wichita Falls
Spudders Wednesday made good the
threat by hammering four Beau
mont pitchers for 20 safeties and j
Is to II victory.
The Exporters Joined willingly in
the batting bee, however, and while
knocking Kiefer and II. Cobb from
the box and making things uncom-
Portable for Tom Estell, who finish.
ed the game, gathered IL hits, in
GLIDING two home runs.
In a similar duel Of swinging bats,
tempered in spots by the elias ~
hurling Of the veteran Paul Nach-
tel. the Fort Worth Panthers defeat
cd the Houston Bluffs, 6 to 5. and
dumped them out Of first place in
the league standing.
The San Antonio Bears drew near
TO second position when they won
from the Dallas Steers, 6 to ., in a
game featured by the fine pitching
Of Tink Riviere, a former Steer. and
the timely hitting of the Bears.
A ninth-inning rally that nettsd
four runs enabled the Shreveport
Sports 10 defeat the Waco Cubs. 6
TO 3. The Sports oushit the Cubs.
II Ia Z