Evening star., 1953-01-16

his face bloody mask photographed after game with
Pennsylvania and the sight, combined with several Deaths
stirred Roosevelt
The Rules Committee meeting in the winter of 19o5-s
gazd the forward and legsated to remove other
brutal aspects of the game, including the flying wedge
Satisfied President Roosevelt permitted the to survive
AND SURVIVE 1T DID throughout the years. until the
1858 Rules Committee decided it had out of hand
again Only the will deny that professionalism figures
in the college game especially after the momentous ST.
Petersburg decision when members of the Rules Committee
defended their action.
Lou Little no less sad in part: going to help
the colleges with financial problems You know what he
meant lot of schools can't afford the upkeep of several
dozens of football players Manypossiby so morehave
quit nsoent basis in the last few of this two
platoon specialist
Jim Tatum of Maryland frankly admits he has 81 football
scholarships To really play twoplatoon ball. I'd like to
have more he quoted saying Red Sanders of UCLA
said Lets face it: Platoon football is expensive"
Schools like Georgetown, Duquesne and Santa Clara
dropped football Others-big oowere finding hard
to Justify the sport because of the necessary grants in aid
Quite frankly admitted that postseason bowl
kept them solvent But these colleges have been on merry
If they bowl bid S125OOO s15ooo0 check
Years Day would tide them If they didn't get
bowl bid they wound up you know where.
ONE THING ABOLIsHMENT of two-platoon football will
the revival the odtme quarterback meaning the
who makes decisions For years the
erback has been little than relay station
and, especially he Information pair of hands
and passing arm.
The coach called the plays by simply sending
messengers" Take Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns
example The evidence that for the time being the
pros will go along with the NCAA ruling But Graham
Exhibit of quarterback famed and we'll paid who
rarely had to make a decision.
His Paul what the trade has
called western Union football After each play in close
game, Brown send in guard bearing
sage Graham Under free substitution, which still exists
in pro ball, this is perfectly legal.
maligned Graham, calling him robot. This
highly we'll above intelligence and
might coach But it's fact that the
quarterback of the Cleveland Browns he's rarely
called plays his initiative.
IN PRE-PLATooN DAYS the quarterback the whole
Then, player couldn't back into the in the
same quarter which he removed. And substitute
couldn't other players until play had been
They will be somewhat more lenient under the newly
adopted rules, but there's question but what fresh
premium will be placed versatility The young man who
can play will be in demand and the
mere placement nonbocker catching end
will seek educational aid in other fields.
Outlawng free substitution may we'll put a strain on
coaches Hunk Anderson probably will attest Back
in 1884, Hunk trying fill the shoes of Knute Rockne
at Notre head coach, Anderson new hand
and rolled up 14O lead Southern California
he decided rest his two star tackles Moose Krause and
Joe Kurth. early in the fourth quarter.
sudden the Troans caught fire and moved to within
l413 And then Johnny Baker kicked the late field goal
which beat Notre Dame 1914 Poor Hunk trying to
Rockne helpless he could have put his ALI American
tackles game probably could have stopped
the TroanS
As it was, the roof fell on his head.