Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1928, Page 27

Three E@cz_ngzs Made in Grid PORTS. LATERAL PASS NOW MUST GO AT LEAST TWO YARDS Distinction Between a M Removed and Defense Protected Until Ball Is Touched—Screen Heave Curbed. Br the Associated Prese. EW YORK, February 7.—Three important changes in the grid- fron code for 1928, each de- signed to correct abuses or con- | fusion growing out of the pre- vious rules rather than to effect a fundamental alteration, were announced vesterday by the national foot ball rules committee. The changes remove much of the protection afforded the lateral or back- ward pass, do away with the confus- Ing distinction between a muffed or fumbled punt and deal a blow to the use of the “screen pass.” They provide: 1. That a backward or lateral pass must be tossed at least two yards to be classed as such and that it may be recovered by the defensive side if grounded but not advanced, thus doing away with the protection af- forded under the rules last year to hidden-ball and other ti behind the scrimmage line. 2. That either a muff or fumble of & punt mav be recovered by the kicking side. but not advanced be- yond the point of recovery. 3. That no player on the side mak- gz a forward pass and who has | crossed the line of scrimmage may interfere with an opponent until the ball has been touched. thereby doing | away with what the rules committee believes has been unfair blocking and checking. to screen the pass receiver, by players who themselves are not eligible to receive the pass. Only Three Changes Made. ‘These were the only changes effected by the rules committee, which in its week end session at the Seaview Gulf Club at Absecon. N. J., rejected other suggested alterations, such as the return of the goal posts to the actual goal line. | The committee went on record as de- claring it “had never scen a season of | better toot ball” than under the 1927 rules, Two of the three changes made, those affecting the lateral pass and muffed | punt. represented a compromise with | the opmion of a majority of college foot ball coaches. who. at their D-- cember meeting. went on record as fa- voring a return to the 1926 code on these points. This point of view was put before the committee by the newly appointed ad- visory group of three coaches—Knute Rockne of Notre Dame, Hugo Bezdek of Penn State and Bill Spaulding of the University of California (Southern %ranch). In obtaining a clarification and modification of these rules. in order to make them easier to apply on the fleld. the coaches were considered 'o have gained their major objective. ‘The new lateral pass rule probably | will have the most decided effect. since | 1t eliminates from protection the short passes between ball carriers in close line plays and gives a definite yardstick by which officials mav determine their de- | may not advance the ball beyond the | point of recovery. | text: |ondary defense was practically smoth- uffed and Fumbled Punt ward passing as a real strategic feature of the offense. Must Travel Two Yards. The formal wording of the new rule provides that “on any such pass (other than a pass from the snapper back) 'which is clearly thrown a distance of approximately 2 yards through the air and not merely handed to or toward an- other player, the ball, if it hits the ground, is a free ball, but is dead at the point of recovery, counting a down it recovered by the passing side.” One of the moot questions of the 1927 season was the determination between a muff or fumble of a punt, but it is met by the simple expedient of eliminating the necessity of making a distinction. The committee points out that the kicker's side may recover any muffed punt or any ball which may be fumbled during the course of a run back, but Here is the official “A player who 15 offsideeis put onside | when the ball touches an opponent, but when a kicked ball other than a free kick or one which is blocked and does nol. cross the line of scrimmage is legal- ly recovered by the kicker's side the bail shall be declared dead at the point of recovery.” Screened Pass Curbed. The “screen” pass, wherein the sec- | ered by forwards of the passer’s side, is dealt a virtual death blow by the third change. Under the former rules 1t had become a powerful part of the attack of many teams; the effect of the change, the committee holds, “should do away with unfair blocking | and checking of the defense by play- | ers who themselves are not eligible to | receive the pass, leave that part of the | field to which the pass is directed less congested and give the eligible players of both teams a fair opportunity to get at the ball.” | The text ot the rule specifies that: | “If the side In possession of the ball makes a forward pass, no player of that side who has crossed the line of scrimmage shall in any manner inter- fere with an opponent until the ball has been touched, except in an actual n:{fmpz to catch or bat the ball him- | self.” 1 The committee’s findings, all of | which were reached by a unanimous | vote, were made public by William S. Langford, secretary, who, with Chair- man Edward K. Hall, were returned to office for another year. | ‘The committee will meet during the | first week in September to make offi- cial rulings and interpretations on such | questions as may arise before that time. ‘The more complete recodification or rewriting of the rules which the com- mittee has undertaken is now in the hands of a special subcommittee of | Chairman Hall, Secretary Langford, A. cisions. At the same time, in the opin- fon of the committee, it retains a suf- ficient measure of protection to encour- | age the continued development of back- A. Stagg of Chicago. H. J. Stegeman of Georgia. Tad Jones of Yale and Bill Penn Five Passes in to Defeat Michigan BY SOL METZGER. One of the plays Pennsylvania used with effect against Michigan to defeat the latter in their game this Winter was an out-of-bounds block from the side-line in the scoring end of the fleld. The play makes use of the player passing the ball in, so is radically different from the out-of-bounds plays we have already described. 1, 2 and 3 (the out-of-bounds man) are the Penn players 1 and 2 arc forwards guarded on the basket side by A and C respectively. 2 starts to his left then rushes for the side-line, taking a .short pass from 3 is off toward the basket as he s, usually getting the jump on his blocker. B, although B is blocked by No. 1 and his guard A, who follows him, driving toward B and the side-line. No. 2 lobs a pass over the heads of A, B and 1 to No. 3, who dribbles and shoots. JONES TO HEAD GRID COMMITTEE AT YALE By the Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn., February 7.— ‘Tad Jones, lost to Yale as coach of the varsity foot ball team. by resignation, will return as chairman of the graduate | for | advisory committee of foot ball 1928. ‘The board of control appointment. As chairman of the advisory com- mittee Jones automatically becomes a member of the board of control and as such will have considerable to say as to the choice of his successor as coach of the varsity Others on the committee are: George Tade. 1895, New York: Louis E. Stod- dard. 1899. New York: Charles Gould, 1902. Boston: John Field. 1910, Bridge- port, Conn.: Artemus L. Gates, 1918, New York: Edwin F. Blair, 1924, New Haven: Lyle E Richeson, 192 York: Winslow Lovejoy. 19: Haven; William A. Webster, 1928, New Haven. New York Celtics, 32; Cleveland, 31. Fort Roch Roper of Princeton. It is planned to have this recodification ready by 1929. Minneapolis, Winnipeg, 0. St. Paul, 5; Duluth, | Middles, |Champa as leading reserves. | Fred Rice will take along a large squad, of the Yale | Athletic Association has announced the | N New | for some 60 Eastern colleges and nomi. New | nated Walter R. Okeson WASHINGTON, D. ¢, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1928 SPORTS, ”‘& Line Invades Philly to ATHOLIC UNIVERSITY and University of Maryland basket ball squads arc geiting in final licks today for exccedingly dif- ficult games tomorrow, the for- mer against the Navy at Annapolis and the latter against Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Both the Cardinals and Old Liners will be striving for wins, which in great measire would offset the loss of pres- tige as the result of recent defcats. Fine records have been made by both C. U. and Maryland, the former having fallen only before Virginia, and the latter only before Navy and Hopkins. In the Navy the Cardinals will doubt- less be facing thelr strongest opponent to date, while Maryland is expected to find Pennsylvania just as strong, if not stronger, than it did Navy last Satur- day. The Middles in C. U. will be meeting the third tcam of the local college group it has faced this sea- son. George Washington. like Mary- land, was downed by the Sailors. Foley. Long. Carney, Harvey and either Amann or Ogden are expected Lo start for the Cardinals against the with Johnny Mountain and Coaci though he hopes that he will not have to_use any substitutes. Maryland’s tossers. in tow of Coach Burton Shipley. probably will include the entire Old Line squad with Linkous, Radice, Adams, Heagy and Dean as probable starters and Hale, Hetzel, Evans and Madigan at hand for utility work. George Washington basketers who bowed to Davis-Elkins last night, 30 to 39, will not see action again until next Monday, when they engage Hampden- Sidney in the Colonial gym. This game was originally set for Saturday. For the first half in their game with Davis-Elkins the Colonials fought the West Virginians on virtually even terms the Mountaineers holding only a 16-15 Brooklanders Go to Annapolis to Meet Navy and Old Engage Penn—Davis- lkins Defeats G. W. edge at the Intermission. Led by Max Poscover, big guard, however, the visi- tors cut loose in the second half to early achieve a comfortable lead. With Lopeman and Goodson finding the cords often and Perry playing a bang-up defensive game, the Colonials gave the Mountaineers plenty of fight in the first half. In the last session, how- ever, the locals’ defense weakened and that of the winners stiffened. The loss of Perry because of fouls hurt George Washington appreciably in the second half. ‘The score: DAVIS-ELKIXS 140}, MeKenn Pocover, y Stekman. 1z Lopeman, 1x Tot Ret 12 @ Sumuner (Central Board) . STAGG CHOSEN REFEREE OF ILLINOIS A. C. GAMES CHICAGO, February 7 (#).—Coach Stagg of the University of Chicago will referce the Illinois Athletic Club track meet Friday night. A large field, headed by Dr. Otto Peltzer, the German half-mile cham- plon, is entered for the meet. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE TO HAVE SPLIT SEASON SAN FRANCISCO, February 7 (#).— Directors of the Pacific Coast Base Ball League have approved their 1928 sched- ule of 26 weeks, which will be played under the split-season plan. | The first part of the season will open | April 3 and close July 1, the second ! half to open July 3 and close October 4. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, February T.—After 22 years' service. the central board has abandoned its task of creating the machinery for the selection of foot ball officials of Lehigh University as its successor. If the board's suggestions are carried out. Okeson will select the officials for virtually every college in the Middle Atlantic and New England States. The Lehigh man acted in a similar capacity last year for a dozen of the Inrger Eastern colleges, including Army. Navy, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Penn State, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Dartmouth, Bro! Hi d and Pennsylvania. Okeson Is Named to Pick Grid Officials as Board Dissolves Representatives of this group met here last night, formed a permanent organization to be known as the Eastern | Association for the Selection of Foot | Ball Officlals; retained Okeson as com- missioner of officials for the next five | vears; and at the suggestion of the central board. announced itsclf ready to ,extend this officiating service to any or all colleges in New England and the | Middle Atlantic States. W. W. Roper of Princeton was elected | president: Harry Heneage of Dart- | mouth secretary and Ernest Cozens of | Pennsylvania treasurer. | Retirement of the central board 1s in [line with the expressed desire of its | members to bring about an absolutely neutral system of appointing foot ball officials. g whole lot of the team, but is entering C. U. AND MARYLAND FIVES WILL TRAVEL TOMORROW MANUAL TRANERS WILL SEND 12 MEN Mile Relay Team Included. Two Title Court Games Be- ing Staged Today. Tech Higi: 8chool will be represented by an even dozen athletes in the Uni- versity of Richmond games Saturday. in the Virginia capital. The Manual Trainers will have a mile relay team in action, three entrants in the 45-yard dash, two in the half-mile run, two in the mile and one in the shotput. Bob Balley, Frank Nebel, Bradley Edelblut and Jake Edwards will make up the relay team. Bailey alone was a member of the quartet last season. Coach Hap Hardell does not expect a it with the idea of enabling the boys to acquire experience in preparation for the Penn relays in April. In the individual events the Tech standard will be borne by Basil Postle- waithe, H. Fountain and Howard Flor- ence in the 45-yard dash: Edgar Shaw and A. Reichmann In the half mile: Rules : Tech to Be Represented in Richmond Meet WOODLOTHIAN BASKETERS BOOK MANY OODLOTHIAN hasketers, who | have shown consistently well | this season, have arranged a schedule for the remainder of the year that is certain to keep them stepping briskly. Tonight the team which represents Woodward & Lothrop will meet F. H. Smith Co. five in Central High gym at 8:30 o'clock. Other dates are: ‘Tomorrow, _ Washington = Marines; February 9, Potomac Boat Club, 10.{ Knights of Columbus (pending): 12, Jewish Community Center; 13, Woltz Photographers; 14, F. H. Smith: 15, Montrose; 20, Hyattsville Company F. | 27. Y. M. C. A.; March 1, D. C. National | Guards; 2, Knights of Columbus. A basket by Troy gave basketers of | Company F, National Guard, of Hyatts- | ville not only a 29-26 overti; win over Knights of Columbus, but clinched for the Soldiers the Washington City Bas- ket Ball League championship. The game, played in the armory at Hyatts- | ville, was a real battle, with the score tied at 23-all at the end of regulation | time. Vincent, for the Soldiers. and Nee, for the Caseys, were high scorers. With Ruche doing most of their bas. ket-sniping, Company F's Reserv drubbed St. Peter's, 25 to 9, in the pre- liminary. In City League games tomorrow night C. Mothershead and 1. Abramovitch in the mile, and Cotton in the shotput. Tomorrow will be a lean day for scholastic basketers hereabout, not a single game being listed for a strictly local court. Western is down for an encounter with. Georgetown Prep at Garrett Park and the hard-working Emerson team is to hook up with Hyattsville High in the Maryland town. Western and Central and Business and Tech were to come to grips today in puklic high school basket ball cham- plonship games in the Arcadia, Wes- tern and Central were to take the floor for the first game at 3:15 o'clock. The contests were to mark resumption of play in the title series after a week’s suspersion of activities because the #rcadin was not available. other afternoon game today St. Alban’s and Friends were to face in Epiphany gvm. Eastern and Gonzaga are to come together in an attractive tilt to- night on the Gonzaga court. The Lin- coln Park schoolboys humbled the Purple in their recent meeting in the Eastern gym and Gonzaga will be out for revenge tonight. With Tommy David heading their attack George Washington Fresh- men basketers squeezed out a 30-27 win over Devitt School in the prelimi- nary to the G. W. Varsity-Davis-Elkins David scored seven points. Rufus Vine cent topped the Devittt team on attfick with 12 markers. University of Maryland Freshmen handily defeated Emerson, 29 to 19, at College Park. The Old Line youngsters played a s y, aggressive game with which the locals, tired by their extend- unable to cope. Emerson was able to | make but three floor goals. all its other points coming from foul shots. Gaylor was the winners' scoring ace with 14 points, while Buscher was Emerson’s most _consistent offensive player, with | 10 tallies. Members the crack Tech High NASH Leads the World in_ Motor Car. Value Buy Your Nash Now! Pri In the only | game last night in the Colonial gym | ed trip through Virginia last week, were | Clovers and Knights of Coiumbus and | Marines and Woodlothians are listed. | | Woodside tossers meet Petworth A. C quint tonight in the Kensington, Md.. gym at 7 o'clock. It will open an active | | period for Woodside. which meets the | | Athlettc Club five at Warrenton. Va.| | tomorrow night. and Central Reds Fri- | day in the Macfarland Junior High, gym at 8 o'clock. Commercial National Bank basketers | were 25-21,victors over District Bank quint in a Bankers' League game. Com- | mercial tossers are heading the league race. Nees and Ford were stars on offensive for the winners and losers, respectively, last night. With Kish and Schott finding the| cords often. Army War College passers took the measure of W. H. West Co.. 31 to 15. Pearce was West's chief scorer. Woltz Photographers have carded a game with Clover basketers for Sun- | School quint plan to continue plaving together as a team after the champion- | ship serles. It is announced that the combination will be known as the €os- mopolitans and will be managed by | Jules Sorrell. who will book games at | Adams 2068 between 6 and 7 p.m. | game, 29 to 19, HARD GAMES day night in the Arcadia. The Photoge raphers also will see action at the Are cadia Monday night, engaging Woode Iothians in a game that will be pre ceded by a brush between Wood- lothians’ girl team and the Southern Prep sextet. Optimists downed Roses, 33 to 17, and Hartfords squeezed out a 24-22 win over Senators in Boys' Club Basket Ball Teague games. High scorers were McCarter and Bragg. Optimists: Duns- worth, Roses: R Hager, Hartfords, and C. Casassa. Senators. Cumberland led the Corinthians to a 25-16 win over Senators in Peck gym, ‘Talbut was the losers’ main scorer. Tremont A. C. tossers meet Mount Rainier basketers in the Hrattaville High gym tonizht at 8 o'clock Tre- monts " will gather at North Capitol | street and Michigan avenue at 7:30. Tilts with senior and nnlimited teams are sought by Jewish Community Cen. ter senfors. Call S. Stein, Lincoln 515¢ between 6 and 9 pm. Farrell and McIntyre did the bulk of the scoring for St. Mary's quint, which blanked St. Thomas, 30 to 0. Crescents scors er Montrose in a Central Center League Weigel and Tribby did most of the winners’ basket-sniping. with Scheele scoring 5 points for Montrose. Jasper was the big gun in the Pete worth-Metropolitan's_offensive as that combination vanauished Potomac Boat Club. 17 to 14. Eshbaugh scored 10 of the losers’ points. ed of Community St. Paul's took a 25-17 fall out of Epiphanys. E. Scanlan for the victors and Hook for the losers showed keen eyes for the basket. Another Epiphany team fell before Peerless, 35 to 43. ton was the winners' big scorer. French Athletic Club quint wants games with senior or unlimited class teams having zvms. The quint has won 16 straight. Challenges will be received by Bill Flester at Franklin 6764. Pullman Athletic Club is on the trail of leading unlimited division teams of the cil Manager Mills can be reached at Lincoln 9137. Senator Senior passers want games with fives having floors. Call Casassa at Columbia 562 after 6 pm. Northern Athletic Club faces an ac- ive week end on the court, meeting Stanleys on Thursday. Central Cogs Friday and Sam Rices Saturday. Catonsville boy and girl basket ball | teams conquered Hyattsville High com- binations in the latter town. The Ca- | tonsville girls won, 11 to 8, and the | boys. 16 to 13. Tech and Western High lightweight | quints will face in the Western gym | Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Bliss Electrical School basketers seek a game for next Saturday to be played {on their opponent's court. Challenges are being received at the school. Devitt School's bowling team wants | matches with school quints of Wash- !ington and Baltimore. Tom Pugh will | receive challenges at the school. Tele- phone West 1552. | co Silent Athletic Club and Battery A, Fort Myer tossers, face tonight in the soldiers’ gym at 7:30 o'clock. LLEGE BASKET BALL. m;?-l:l.lins 39; George Washing- ton. 30. North Carolina, 26; Virginia, 22, Reduced! Effective Feb. 1st WALLACE MOTOR COMPANY, Distributor Retail Salesroom, 1709 L St. N.W. HAWKINS-NASH MOTOR CO. 1337 14th Street N W, PETTIT-NASH MOTOR COMPANY 1308 H Street N.E. ASSOCIATE DEALERS NASH-RINKER MOTOR COMPANY 1419 lrving Street N.W, HALL-KERR MOTOR COMPANY 131 B Street S.E., Washington, D.C. R. McR 14th and Park Rd. 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