The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-28
CODE similar TO
PRO REGULATIONS
TO Be CONSIDERED
Proposals Would Place Post
Back at Goal Line and Open
Up Forward Passing
OPPOSITION IS GENERAL
No Decision Reached on Prob
lens Of Recruiting and
Substituting Players
OPPOSITION IS GEN ERAu

New York, Dec. 28.-(R-Drastic
changes designed to make football
more spectacular will be suggested to
the national rules committee by tho
American Football Coaches associa-
ton despite the fact that 80 per
cent Of the coaches are quite well
satisfied with the playing code as it
stands.
A list of nine changes which Joe
McKenney Of Boston College pre-
pared for submission to the associa-
ton Friday includes proposals to put
the goal posts back on the goal line,
TO permit forward passing from any
point behind the line Of scrimmage
and to allow the defensive team to
advance with recovered tumble.
These three are incorporated in tho
professional rules, frankly aimed at
providing a better show for the Gus
toners.
Majority Stands Pat
Although the suggested amend.
lnents will be placed before the ma
tional rules committee for consider
alton at its annual session later in
the winter, Mckinney explained that
a QUESTIONABLE had revealed q large
majority of the coaches in favor Of
letting the rules stand rs they are
at least for another year. Mckinney
is chairman Of the associations COM
rnittee on rules.
Other suggested changes would:
Allow incoming substitutes to COM
rnunicate. clarity the rule on when
forward progress Of player in pos
session Of the ball Is stopped: compel
umpires to notify coach when legal
time-outs expire; allow any forward
r,ass into end zone Except on fourth
DOWN to be ruled as incompleted
pass; apply penalty for second for
ward pass, during same play, to b
inflicted from spot Of foul and not
at the spot OF preceding down: apply
penalty for attempted lateral pass.
which results in forward pass, from
spot Of foul and not at the spot Of
the preceding down.
Pass Rule Clarified
| The association Is whole, it was
expected, would endorse the two sug-
eestions involving passing penalties
ais well as the suggestion for clarifi-
cation Of the forward progress" rule
which caused many conflicting deci-
Sions during the past season.
Besides discussing the rules and
hearing dozen talks on technical
phases Of the game, the coaches were
slated to elect Bernie Bierman Of
Minnesota president, succeeding Dana
x. Bible Of Nebraska.
Bible, in his report rs president.
viewed footballs future with an opti-
rnistic eye.
! The National Collegiate A. AS
round-table discussion on the prob
lems Of recruiting and subsidizing
developed no basis on which code.
acceptable to all, could be formu-
lated.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
OPPOSES RULE CHANGES
New York, Dec. 2S.-tR-The ma.
tional football rules committee.
Through Chairman Walter r. Okeson.
reported Friday that the past season
furnished 'clear cut evidence that the
game requires but little tinkering
with" but indicated some further en-
couragement might be given to the
lateral pass.
! Pointing to the exciting games Of
the 1894 season Is well Is to sharp
reduction In injuries, Okeson told the
National Collegiate A. A. that despite
outside pressure to make the game
imore spectacular the rules commit.
Itee still is ''old fashioned enough to
feel the safety Of the players comes
first"
i Okeson said the most important
lproblem now confronting the rules
Icommittee was whether or not fur
jther encouragement should be given
Ito the use Of the lateral pass.