The Washington times., 1930-12-24
STEFFEN FOR
8 CHANGES
IN RULES
BY KIRK MILLER

When the American Football
Coaches Association meets in
New York next Monday to con-
slider how football shall be con-
Quoted during the 1881 season,
Judge Walter p. Steffen, the noted
Chicago jurist and weekend
coach Of the Carnegie Tech foot
ball team, win be on hand with
three suggestions.
Judge Wally" outlined his sug-
gestions for The Washington
Times In his response to the ques-
tionnaire sent him, along with $50
other coaches, in anticipation Of
the coming coaches meeting and
what they would be likely to &C
complish for the Improvement Of
the sport.
First, Steffen would permit the
fumbled ball to be carried by the
defensive recoverer as well as by
the attacking recoverer.
Steffen's Three Suggestions
Second, he would restrict the
shifting Of men on the end Of the
line, believing the present rule in
this regard being difficult to en-
force. He would apply to all men
the rule requiring the backs to
come to a complete stop.
Third, the Cornegie Tech coach
would change the kicking point
after touchdown rule by either re-
turning to the old rule and sim
plifying it or making it more diff
cult by requiring kick to be made
from the 20 or 25-yard line.
He prefers the latter method
because It would require real
skill to execute the point.
He believes under such condi-
tionS the point would be earned in
the actual sense Of the word and
that the element Of luck would be
removed. Lucl:, declares Judge
Steffen, Is poor basis on which
to let a game be won or lost, and
he believes this important in
those games won by a margin OF a
single point.
Now Nibs Price, 1890 coach Of
the University Of California, would
go even farther than Judge Stef-
fen with regard to this annoying
subject Of the point after touch
down.
Price would eliminate the trou-
blesome point altogether from
the football code because he be-
lieves without it, more teams
would try for drop and place
kicked field goals, which give
everybody q thrill and the sue
cessful kicker'S team 3.points.
Doesn't Like Penalty Rule
From the Middle West, Golden,
Col, where is located the
Colorado School Of Mines, comes
the suggestion to abolish the
kickoff rule which does not per-
NIT team B, receiving, from de-
clining a penalty if team A is
offside on kickoff.
He also Graves strict rulings
from officials on screen passes
and ineligible men down the
field as decOyS.
Adrian Lindsey, coach Of the
University of Oklahoma, would
like to see q no-transfer put in
effect that would hold all over
the country. Without such a rule
he believes comparisons between
teams are meaningless. He sides
with the Navy in its objection to
Army playing athletes who have
had varsity experience in other
college football activity before
going to West Point.
Such q universal rule, says
Lindsey, would correct all evils
arising from tramp athletes and
proselyting of players by large
universities from different Sec
tionS Of the country.
Lindsey too, is in favor Of
the running with the bah Of 3
defense player who has recOv'
cred . fumbled punt. His
theory is that If the quarter
back takes q chance, he should
pay for his failure.
From the Missouri Valley Uni
verSity comes a thought by H. r.
Godfriaux, the coach. He pro.
poses a rule preventing ineligible
men from crossing the line OF
scrimmage on forward passes.
FRIDAY: Herb McCraCken, Bill
ROper and Chick Meehan.)