The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-10-17
BY JACK


With the close Of the baseball season, fans of the
sporting world will direct their inflamed tonsils away
from the umpire and aim their verbal barrages at
autumn's prime target the football coach.
A evolutionary scoring change BY the l9ss
mistee gives ths armchair qvsrterbaeks and coaches
another issue to chew over on Mondays.
The try after touchdown now is attempted
from the three-yard line, giving a team the option
Of going for two points by running or passing or
scoring one point by kicking.
THIS NEW RULE leaves the football coach in
the middle, surrounded by second-guessing fans. If
got the world on a string. However, if the try back
fires and the opponents win the game via the goal
posts, the coach is about rs popular as Nikita Khru-
Shchev at a OAR convention.
At a recent meeting of the Journal Quarter
back Club, Ohio State coach Woody Hayes was rather
vague discussing the new scoring rule. "Your guess
Is as good as NINE" said Hayes, referring to the
value of the new rule.
The 1857 coach Of The Year" said THAT although
Shs experts say shs pass-rvn will work 40% Of the
rims, 10 didn't think II would b that successful.
Hayes believes ths eosehss will eventually 90 back
According to the rules committee, the purpose
Of the change is to inject fan interest into the dull
conversion aspect of the game, The optional play is
likely to reduce the number of tie games and allow
new opportunities for the strategy-minded coach.
This same rule, though set up by a college rules
committee, has been adopted by Ohio high schools.
THE QUESTION, 'Do you approve or disapprove
OF the new OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SySLcW! Was dSkcu
Of several high school coaches in the Diocese.
FORREST "TREEZE" SHAMROCK, ROSARY -
II won't make that much difference In the high school
games. II might take The gIsmor away from the
kicker. In high school, kicking for The point Is always
. gamble anyway. As many Teams will lose 30 Is
did formerly 7A.
JACK RYAN, ST. CHARLES+I's all right, l
guess. We never kick our points anyway. 1t makes
the game more interesting as far as spectator appeal
Is concerned but it also gives the coach more to
worry about. It's like the squeeze play In a tight base
ball game-one choice determining the outcome OF
the whole game"
BOB FOWLE, NEW LEXINGTON ST. ALOYSIUS
PERSONALLY, / think It's ridiculous. If the coaches
are worried about the outcome of the game, they'll
all run 1t anyway. Speaking as a coach, it really
doesn't matter since we don't have a kicker"
DICK SCOTT, ST. MARY'S 49, The new rule
Issvss room for ihs second gvssssr and Is bad In that
respect. As far rs we are concerned, since we have no
place kicker, we would run or pass. II makes very
litIs difference and may even work to our advsnt-
age" -
BOB IRWIN, WATTERSON 49, ri think it's all
right for the colleges. They the colleges went for it
Nhe ruling) to score more points. l don't like 1t so far
because the other team piles up too many points, too
quickly"
PERHAPS n NEW scoring rule can best be
summed up by Minnesota coach Murray Warmath
who recently was quoted as saying, 1T will make
coaching q more hazardous profession"