Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
ATCHISON'S
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BY LEWIS = ATCHISON
BypIoy With the Bylaws
BY LEWIS F. ATcHlSoN

AFTER THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE club own
finish drafting players Thursday at Philadelphia they'll
take up the weighty problem of bylaws and playing rules
Somebody always wants to make changes and this years
of suggestions lulu One for example wants
to fire official in the league all 43 of hem and make
fresh The finger of suspicion points at Walter
Wolfner of the Chicago Cardinals who had choice
remarks about the officiating when the Cards lost to the
Bears after penalties cost the Cards two ouchdowns
The know every item the agenda. Proposed
changes must be submitted 80 days in advance to Commits
soner Bert Bell who circuates them around the league
Until this rule adopted league meetings stalled for days
when the fell to pickering the bylaws 1t
not unusual for one to try to put over change when
rival owner violently opposed to out of the ROOM
That can't happen now.
1t impossible to believe that all of the suggestions sub
med to Bell serious One for another example calls
for roundrobn schedule of the things that helped
kill the AAmerica Conference And what would the boys
do with their contract with NBC eeviing the champion
ship playo game which still has four years to run? With
round-robin you need no playof
IF YOU THINK five officials clutter up the field and ruin
game with their internal whiStling, take firm hold
seat-another wants to add The sixth
official would be charged with watching everything the
quarterback does Presumably this aimed at Ed Meadows
OF the Chicago Bears who is end not quarterback.
But if said official the ball. he couldn't help noticing
fellow like Meadows illegally waloping quarterback
nke-we like Bobby Layne of Detroit Lions This might
bring peace OF mind to Layne and Coach Buddy Parker but
has less chance of passing than tax reduction.
One can the of most proposed revisions
particularly the calling for all future league meetings
to be held in Los Angeles capital idea, but with
chance of being adopted An who probably shut
out at the ticket window in another town. must have
up with the providing that the visiting team shall be
permitted to 10 tickets located between the lines
You almost recognize the chubby hand of Jack
Lavee could it be Joe Tereshnsks behind the proposal
to have all seats for private and under But
the life of can't figure who would have sent in the
one giving the home club the right to bounce fan who
goes on the playing field during game.
TOTAL OF 81 PROPOSALS will be voted on and while
all not zany those above, it's safe bet that 60
will be defeated The Redskins want the player list increased
from SO to 49, they wouldn't make the boys report
training camp until three weeks before the first
game The two extra players would eliminate the need for
the injured list and would do away with what Paul
Marshall (no relation to George calls the deep freeze
The freeze simply is this: player not quite good
enough to make the squad but who might replace in
ured later in the season. released waivers and
then paid salary to stick around Every team has three
four of these with quarterbacks dominating the list
they come in handy.
Somebody wants a rule that will prevent the owners
from interfering with the Chicago AStar game The
plant that clubs bring the to their train
ing camps before the ALL begin practice and several
have been injured and unable to appear in Chicago Loss
of big name could detract from the glamour of the ALL
Star game and conceivably hurt the gate.
ANOTHER OWNER WANTS no trades after Labor Day
in which the club giving up player would get draft
choice Others want the visiting team to white jerseys
unless that happens to be the home teams color and still
Others want players numbers shoulders
well as jerseys We'd vote for the latter.
The Redskins want the kickoff rule revised permit
the receiving team to take the ball where it out OF
bounds If it does instead Of making the opposition boot
from the 35-yard line. The would apply on-sde
kckos that don't the required 10 yards
by the receiving team.
ALI in favor :.
tFrancis Siam is vacation His VIM Lose or Draw
column will be resumed February IL from the Florida
training racing and golf sitesJ