The Washington times., 1930-12-18
Baer CoorM Californian Says He VIII Kayo Ernie Schaaf
FULL SCHOOL
WORK FOR
PLAYERS
By KIRK MILLER

Coach Charles w. Bachman o.
the University Of Florida, prod
uct of Notre Dame University
believes the crying need in foot
ball is uniformity Of eligibility
rules.
81 would recommend that
football players be required to
carry full work, and pass all Of
It. Lack Of such q universal
policy in American colleges is
one Of footballs greatest evils"
declares Bachman in response
to q request from this news
paper for his opinion as to the
general trend in intercollegiate
football"
He continues:
"Football rules at present are
satisfactory. / recommend that
with only minor changes to
clean up points susceptible to
many interpretations, they be
left alone.
'There is q growing tendency
among some coaches to amend
the rules to suit their own style
Of play.
'"This group has been fore
ing legislation to slow mp the
shift and since their efforts
have not undermined the shift,
they wish to legislate it out Of
existence"
Bachman shares something OF
the same view often expressed by
Knute Rockne who has come to
be known as the daddy Of that
particular play.
'Tf they succeed in barring
the shift, as some coaches have
. tendency to do" continues
Bachman, football will become
solely a big mans game, with
weight and power predominant
ing.
Easy on Head Coaches
''These coaches who oppose
the shift will theI: have ample
time to devote most Of their
efforts to extra collegiate activi-
ties; as brains, speed, timing
and clever execution of plays
will give way to brute strength,
and with this sort of football,
the coach could get his plays out
Of a book, blow up the foot
balls and LEI his assistants direct
the team on the field"
So, 1t is plain that Bachman is
for the kind of football he learned
under the old Norseman, Knute
Rockne, which involves smartneSS
and alertness with head, hand ard
feet.
Bachman Is the first coach
quoted in this series who is sat
dsfied with the rule preventing q
defense player from advancing
with ball fumhled by the at
tacking side, He believes the ten
dency which has been noticeable
in recent years to under emphasize
the kicking of field goals will cor
rect itself and the cycle Of that
type of scoring" will again come
into it's own.
AS to the huddle, Bachman
feels it has slowed UP the game
but would not habitually do so II
the penalty therefor were strictly
enforced.
So-called junior college compe-
tition should be ruled as collegiate
competition, Bachman says Of the
custom in some quarters Of put
ting a player through two years
of pre-college football between his
prep school year and his fresh
man year.
Value Of TOuchdOwnS
Arthur H. Malloy, football
coach Of Mt. st. Mary's is one of
the coaches interviewed through
The Times QUESTIONABLE, who be-
neve that perhaps some change
in the value Of touchdoWnS rela'
tive to distance gained and mum
ber of downs, if not too compll
Gated, would add interest.
Malloy also has something to
say as to Substitutions, believing
too free reign is now allowed. He
would not permit a coach to send
in more than two subStitutions
at one time and not more than
a total of eight during the first
half.
He believes the Junior college
practice is a question for each in.
Stitution to decide for itself.
Tomorrow: Bill Alexander)