Evening star., 1928-01-30

Director Of Athletics. University Of Michigan.
Yos the Associated Press.
ANN ARBOR, Mich, January 30
Both before and after the recent New
YORK meeting Of college coaches. physi-
cal directors and faculty members at
tscks were made upon the foot ball rules
committee and upon the wording ana
codincation Of the rules. Some OF these
attacks reached the ears Of the public
through the press.
Attacks upon the rules committee are
not new. Disagreement over the word
ing and arrangement OF the rules has
been common since the regulations Of
foot ball were written and can be dis
missed with the single remark that II
memory serves right the meaning OF
the Constitution Of the United States
frequently has caused a 10 division
among members Of the United States
Supreme Court.
Coaches Now Protesting.
Present criticism Of the rules COM
yaittee, however, is not from the out
side, as II has been IN the past. II
comes from coaches. most Of whom are
-eoyesented In the body controlling and
appointing the rules committee. 6ome
OF this coaching criticism also Is Oh
rected against men and ORGANIZATIONS
that have saved foot ball for the pres
ent generation and made u the game
Il Is today.
n Is necessary 70 60 back 70 the De-
ginnings Of rule making ior tne pres
eylt game VI foOt ball.
Ii a meeting a. 6pringfeld, Mass,
tn 1876 representatives u Harvard, Co
Ifynbaz. Princeton and Yale met 10
form an intercollegiate foot ball league.
There the yllles of English rugby were
ADOPTED with the exception u the scof-
ing rule. Harvard and Columbia oe-
sired 10 ADOPT this rule verbatim, D0t
Yale snc Princeton Objected.
After discussion q rule WAS eTolVeo
xt.rn held that match should De
ceclced by a majority of N'lcndo"fs'
that four touch60wIas should equal one
goal. but that In caH III tie a goal
kickec from touchdown should takf
pYececsace over tour tJilchcowns. TINS
rule change Was tfle foTefunner o! ti.f
long lYe III rules changes by %hhn
the game u English rugby became me
American intercollegiate game o' W-
Gay.
The EpTngfelc convention mace
yso,istou for iSiFF CsJslgeLtbyrlS, anc
Sometimes tao " three sessions a year
were he'd A. these neetID2s TuieA
were cilsngec the number of players
was decreAsec from IS W II, ana ttie
present system u the snapDack ~ the
ball was evolved from uas Rugby
.'scrlrf." from which tie bal came out
In q hzphazArd manner. Iif RUE
makers even changed the netfnd o'
Dffcisting which in tne fifst gsnlfs
was Conducted by an umpire fT eacn
sics. with d referee W iDtefceds between
the umpires. Legal tei3cencies anc
sbi!ity III argument were necehSitiss ioi
early uppires.
First Great Storm.
The first great storm from sithol'
the Fuiss committee came Ia The safis
s0s The rules up 10 that time per
Inlttec d team W carry the ball lnofn
niteiy unless it Was kickec or fuInDlec
.SesnE therefore often held possession
sf the ball all one half ffeqnfsuy no
being sDls " advance IL far !Tsm IN
paint VI uae original play. This initla
pressure from the outside csused IN
adoption of the yards ~ln three
downs rule. Passage ~ tIe rule csiEst
sn immediate rise In TIC popularity u
tie game.
H. tie Cos came the next gssai
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