The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-14
White Football
Uniforms Out
Coaches Prepare
For Night Comes

SUN VALLEY. Ida. II Pacific
Coast conference football teams
play night games hcnceforth. they
must spurn white or silver-colored
uniforms because. combined with
the ghost ball" spectators /. well
as opposing teams are baffied.
Coaches Of the ten conference
teams banned the white uniforms
because Of poor visibility At thei'
annual meeting here yesterday
and reaffirmcd their previous pro-
hibitlon of rocker and running
shifts involving linemcn.
As a third achievement. the
coache. approved = list of off,
cials for the 1910 season and
passed them on 10 Commits
siouer Edwin n. Atherton.
They also discussed local In
terpretation Of national foot
ball rules. voting approval ."
one which made the ron
ference penalty for rouEh'ng
n kicker more severe than
under the national code.
Graduate managers, however
ran into tough shedding In at
tempts TO arrange iD42 football
schedule which would give Idaho
and Montana an increased number
of games with California members
Of the conference.
With an eye TO the boxoffice, the
managers had been cagey In
scheduling the Grizzlies and Van.
dals. but the faculty representa-
tiyes. whose word IN law. ordered
Inclusion Of the teams on a fun
round-robin basis. effective IN
1912. Non-confcrence games al
ready contracted for created the
stumbling block.
A new rule which gave
Atherton potent police powers
over the conference was drawn
up. II declares the com
missioner shall art NJ admin
t.tratlv~ officer Of the con-
fsrenee and In that capacity u
shAII he his duty Ia carry out
the policies Of the conferences
and TO enforce all rules Of tho
conference fandb shall
have authority 10 do ~hstss~r
IL reasonably necessary To
proper performance Of his
duties"
The reported fight by southern
California TO make legal the free
buttons which that university has
always granted. failed 10 ma
teriaiize. Grants In aid are not
free tuition. and are legal Here
after. applicants for grants In aid
must fiil out a standard form.
copies Of which Will b. filed In
Atherton's office. This will place
all conference schools on an equal
basis.
Under this arrangement. no uni-
versity may give an athlete free
tuition. but II the athlete can find
a sponsor 10 pay bis tuition In
cash. II will he legal should he
actually need funds.
The faculty representatives.
voted down a propOasl 10 give foot
bail players the option Of tickets
10 games or the equivalent In cash.
A. present varsity squad members
now receive four "oskisys' 10
home games and two for other
games. supposedly for members
q their family. II long has been
the custom, however. for the
players 10 sell them al fancy
prices.
A proposal 10 make lee
hockey four-yesr varsity
sport like skiing. permitting
freshmen 10 oompete on
par with upper class msn sss
turned down. southern Call
forniA. stanford and California
were given permission 10
draw up their own rules
governing rugby.
Football players who have
campus Jobs we're permitted a
raise In pay from 20 cents an hour
10 50 cents when temporary ar
rangement was reached permitting
the payment Of $40 for 30 hours
work in any month between Sept
IS and Jan. /, next. II will be
discussed again at the January