Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1928, Page 34

84 SP T o Dt ORTS.’ # THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 19%8.' SPORT S.” 13 Foot Ball Rules Are Clarified : Virginia Has Bright Prospects This Season FIVE OF INTERPRETATIONS HAVE TO DO WITH “SHIFT” Restraining Line Is Defined by Officials, Who Tell! How Much Freedom an Questions N order to clarify the code, the American Interccllegiate Foot Ball Rules Committee, at a secret meet- ing in Montclair, N. J.,, discussed the interpretation of a few of the Tules on which there were differences of opinions and provided official rul- ings on them in order to simplify the work of the foot ball officials this Fall. It is significant that five of the 13 Interpretations deal with the “shift.” Members of that committee are E. K. Hall, chairman, member at large; W. S. Langford, secretary, member at large; T. A. D. Jones, New England States; W. W. Roper, Middle Atlantic States; H. J. Stegeman. Southeastern States; A. A. Stagg, Middle Western States;: M. F. Ahearn, Missouri Valley States: D. X. Bible, Southwestern States; H. W. Hughes, Mountain States, and G. M. Varnell, Pacific Coast States. “It has been the custom in recent years,” said the statement released by Chairman Hall, “for foot ball officials end coaches to hold meetings in differ- ent parts of the country in the Fall for the purpos: of ‘freshening up’ on the rules and of discussing interpreta- tions and ‘applications. of the rules deemed complicated. “It has occasionally happened that different interpretations of a rule have been adopted in different districts; just as two judges may differ in the inter- pretation or application of a given stat- utory law. The result is that difficulty inevitably arises in intersectional games if there is a difference of opinion as to lhle proper interpretation of a given rule. “In order to avoid such conflicts be- tween districts, the rules committee at its February meeting decided to hold & meeting just before the opening of the season of 1928 in order to provide official rulings on questions concerning which there might fairly be differences of opinion. “The 1928 rules book was issued in June, and each member of the rules committée has undertaken during the Bummer to collect from the coaches and officials in his district all questions concerning which there might be some Teasonable doubt. 3 “At a metting of the committee these questions were all considered in detail. Most of the questions.raised points that are clearly answered by a careful reading of the rules and nothing could be added by an official ruling. The balance of the questions and a definite enswer to each question are.printed End Has on Some Plays. Answered. which the plaver of Team B gave to the Bail by ‘batting 1t? v Answer—-In either case it is a tety if recovered by Team A, for 'the original im: Detus which took the bail ‘across the soai Tine was furnished by Te the backward pass. all had gone out How loag does the eligible play- ? bounds during the 5, Jouched by s plaver” of not make the pass. as orovided for in Section 9 of Rule XVIIL RULE XVIL SECTION 6. Question—If. on a forward pass from the field of plav. an elizible player of Team A runs over the end line. tnrns and catches the ball in the end zone, is he eligible and is the pass completed® nswer—The pass is nmot completed: the Cliiole olaver became ineligible when he went out of hounds. RULE XX, SECTION 1. AND RULE XTI SECTION 8. Ouestion—If on a free kick other than a kick-off. the ball goes out of bounds be- fore going 10 yards or being touched by an eligible plaver. is the ki-King team given another trial or is it an out-of-bounds ball? Answer—The must be kicked again. On any fres kick the ball is nof in play un- s it 18 kicked to or acrose the line which d the team which did not kick it. or & member of this team. RULE XXIUL. SECTION 3. Question—On a third down a plaver of Team A carryine the ball advances it be- ¥ond the point to be ained for a first down. After the ball is declared dead a vialation Rule XXI. Section 5. is committed by a player of Team A one vard in advance of {he, ball, What is the down and distance be gzained? Answer—I¢ is the third down and 14 yards to eain after the distance penalty of 15 vards. This e though the fc 8 declared dead. the foul graw out of and is considered & part of the play. e D. C. BICYCLISTS ENTERED IN CHAMPIONSHIP TESTS KENOSHA, Wis., September 7.—Bob Connor and Joe Cullinane, jr., will rep- resent the District of Columbia in the national amateur bicycle championship races at Wi Park here tomor- row and Sundy. is the senior champion of the District, while Culli- nane holds the junior class title. Champions from 33 States will com- pete. Neither the senior nor junior 1927 winner will defend his title. CHICAGO, September 7 (#).—Amos Alonzo has started his thirty- seventh season of foot ball coaching herewith and may be treated as hav- ing the same force and effect as.an approved ruling. in the rules book.” QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. RULE VHII, SECTION 1. RULE XX, SECTION 1. APPROVED RULING 13. e 3 2y be ed at ieast as all my far as the 50-yard line (uniess touched by n opponent). before it is in play..or_any line for m7 fr‘::kmkgm' is a'line throush the point of RULE® IX, SECTION 5. Question—If sn end of Team A moves out along the line of scrimmage one or - mere steps must he come to a full siop of “ap- goxtmluly one second’s durstion” bef e ball is put in play? An: t he must be stationary at I'ls DUt 1n play. If there moment the ball is be‘tnfnmllmo&“ - -'x'z' must be inflicted. 4 ST RULE IX, SECTIONS 5 AND 6. Question_after Team A has shifted and has come to & Atop for one second an end changes his position on the ithe and stops for less than a second before & wina-back Divots and comes in on the tackle. Is this piay legal? Anguer - The wiay is lessl provided the re the wing-back Div the wing-back is movi end has stopped provided s ing directly of clearls in an oblique direc: RULE 1X, SECTION 6. Question—This section states that follow- ing ell shift or huddle plays all players of the side in pessession of the bail must come 10 an absolute stcp &na remain stationary in their new positions; etc., Are we to interpret this ‘to mean that onfy the plavers who' participated in-a shift or @« huddle must q will lantic at the University of Chicago by issuing a call to 70 men to report for practice not later than September 15. Hunt, Texas Star, Called Exclusive BY SOL METZGER. Mike Bennett, Sewanee's versatile ceach, is one foot ball tutor of many who thinks Hunt, quarterback on, Texas A. & M., the greatest back in the Southwest. Hunt will be In the limelight this Fall, so his pet play, a cut-back inside tackle from punt formation, is worth looking into. Fans who follow Texas A. & M. might as well see the why of this play. It is worked differently than most all cut-back plays we have seen. Dan Bible is the originator. Hunt stands 10 yards back of center on punt formation. Bible keeps his ends in near their tackles, apparently to box defensive tackles in case of a run. But this is where his system differs from others. These ends have another assignment. They leave these tackles alone and sideswipe the defense guards. To dispose of the left tackle, the man who must be taken out to make the play a succes, Bible used his quarterback, No. 4, and right tackle, No. 6. The quarter comes over and throws himself in front of him as the tackle swipes him from the in- side, knocking him cut. If you look at the diagram a mo- ment you'll see that Hunt fakes an end run. This causes the opposing tackle to charge wide. It also per- mits the quarter and right tackle to dispatch him neatly. Then Hunt swings into the gap in the line, cuts back his line to dodge the defensive full, and is off for a glorious gallop, a dangerous man in a broken field. ‘Tomorrow—the Georgia Tech system that beat Georgia, a new wrinkle in foot ball. Diet often stands between victory and defeat. You can't expect to win at foot ball by overeating and under- sleeping. You must learn the value of regulation. Send stamped, addressed envelope, in care of this pa paper, and re- quest Sol Metzger's leafiet on “Diet and Training for Foot Ball.” (Copyrizht. 1928.) G. U. Team Must Develop Backs; Kilboris, Tackle, Out for Year rd ) ILDWOOD, N. J., September B ‘the 7.—Development of two or Sec: three capable backs from the fifteen or more candidates at hand is the chief task of Head Coach Lou Little of the George- town University foot ball squad, in trairiing here. If the Hoya mentor can dig up this added talent the Blue and Gray should have a strong team in every department, as it appears it will have a e. wwpm“n y cut short by s steady rain day, the Hilltoppers re hoping for improved weather today in order that they could make up for Sk is kel that the Hilioppers uickly it ppers n;l make the scheduled trip to At- City tomorrow for a scrimmage with the Temple University squad, in CUTS “LEGS” OUT FROM UNDER BALL WEIHEREO the Hoya's first real test of the cam- paign. John Hudack, veteran back, who is expected to prove the team's most de- pendable passer, reported yesterday, as did Joseph McMahon, and the squad is now complete, ¢ G. U. prospects have been given a set- back as the result of Alberg-Kilboris, big tackle from ‘South on - High School, suffering a fractured collar bone, which means that he will be Jost to the team 'all season. Kilboris)was injured while doing stunts last Saturday on the beach here for the motion pictures. Just how severe his infury was did not be- come known until he was examined yesterday by physicians with ‘the Uni- ;:""y of Pennsylvania squad at Cape ay. 2 Unable to get on the field ‘yesterday morning because of the steady rain, the Blue and Gray players were jgiven an intensive skull practice indoors.. The rain continued to fall briskly in the after- noon, but the squad was sent on the field for an hour and a half's drill in the mud. E CAVALIERS SHOULD HAVE BEST ELEVEN IN YEARS Material at Charlottesville Is Formidable and Experi- enced—Hushion and Hutter, Though, Sure to Be Greatly Missed. BY H. C. BYRD. HILE the University of Vir- ginia may not have the greatest foot ball teams this Fall that has ever repre- sented it, the prevailing opinion around Charlottesville is that the personnel of the squad indicates very strongly that the team should be the strongest in many years. This opin- jon is based mainly on the fact that the line will be experienced and big and fast lnd“'.h}e‘ blckfltl l"lfl clever and versatile in all phases of A Virginia man yesterday made the statement_that “from tackie to tackle Virginia should have a great line, per- haps its greatest. Taylor at center will get great support from Day, ‘while Luke, with either Whalen or Motley, ought to be great in the tackle posi- tions. The two guard positions are go- ing to be exceptionally well looked atter by Symington, Daniel and Harris. This-| part of the line undoubtedly will be the heaviest Virginia has had in many years and probably the best. And, inciden- tally, all four of the men who were used on ends last year are back, ready tor service. This looks to me like a Vir- rear.” gm‘!i‘“yL\flc. left tackle the last two years, is captain, and much is expected of him, both as a player and leader. He was a good tackle year before last, a better one last Fall and should be one of the best in the South before the end of the present season. ‘Lefty” Close and John Sloan are looked upon as the probable stars of the backfield. Both played brilliantly at times last Fall, Sloan especially doing great work in several games. Faulconer, Kaminer and Pinkerton also are good backs who saw service regularly in 1927. Moncure, Gammon, Marchant 'and Clarke were the best of the second- string back of a year ago. Ivey, Smith, Wylly, Weaver, Lewis and Stouder come to the varsity from the freshman back- field. Byrd, Hofheimer, Flippin and Turner were the ends last season, and it is unlikely that anybody from the fresh- man squad will take from them the holds they have on the flank positions. Flippin and Byrd are the best, although Turner and Hofheimer are little behind them. Flippin probably is the greatest all-round athlete Virginia has had in years. Best of the linemen coming from the 1927 freshman squad are Motley, a tackle, and Day, center. It is not likely that Day will take a regular berth away from Taylor, who held the varsity position, but many scem to think that Motley is certain to win a regular place. Virginia undoubtedly has excellent prospects for one of its strongest teams, but it lost one man, and possibly another, who is not likely to be replaced and who undoubtedly will be missed more than anybody expects. That man is Johnny Hushion, and while' he was not spectacular as a quarterback, he knew how to run a foot ball team, and be it known right here not many quarter- backs measure up in that way. Hutter, plunging fullback, also may be not re- placed so easily as one might think. Virginia, like most of the other South- ern elevens, has one easy game on.its schedule, that with Randolph-Macon on September 20. After .that a suc< cession of strong opponents is to be faced. October 6 th Carolina ap- pears at Charlottesville, and if reports from Columbia mean anything Virginia may have a hard time taking care of its laurels. October 13 Princeton is to be played, and that is sufficient to let any- body know that the Orange and Blue will not have easy sledding that day. Then on consecutive Saturdays are to follow games with Virginia Military In- stitute at Lexington, Vanderbiit at Nashville, Washington and Lee at Char- lottesville, Virginia Polytechnic Insti- tute at Blacksburg, Maryland at Col- lege Park and on Thanksgiving day North Carolina at Charlottesville. Tom Keady, Marine foot ball coach, made his appearance at College Park IRE yesterday and took charge of the squad. And Tom made his presence felt by sending the Sea Soldiers through a long drill in the rain. And something of what Tom's drills are may be realized by citing a conversation that took place between him and a Marine rookie. “Say, don't you know how to about face,” yelled Tom after a rather awkward movement by the player. “I haven't drilled very much,” answered the rather meek member of the squad, more or less facetiously. “You haven't,” came back the coach, “well you'll begin right now. can’t we show him how?” And what a hard-boiled Marine ser- geant can show a fellow in 15 minutes Is_equivalent to about three foot ball practices. -Anyway, it is a sure thing that all the other Marine players know how to drill, or certainly they will never admit not having had practice enough. Incidentally, Keady has about as fine an outfit as any coach wants. He ad- mitted it himseif, although he did qual- ity that, as all good coaches should, with “but. I.don't know how good foot ball players ~they are.” . One thing sure, though, if anybody can get foot ball out of the squad Keady will. He likes the men and the men like him. And. fur- thermore, he knows foot ball and how to teach it. It would not be a great surprise to see the Marines go through another season without a beating. They have dory just that the last two years. > Sergeant, D Y W GRID WORK TO START AT CENTRAL, EASTERN Louis J. (Ty) Rauber and Mike Kel- [ ley, newly appointed foot ball coaches at Central and Eastern High Schools, respectively, plan to assemble their squads in the school stadiums Menday for the first time, With Central started, only Business and Western of the public high group will remain to launch work. Tech began activities Labor day at the University of Mary- land, College Park. Neither coach will order hard work for the first few days, as both must devote much time to becoming ac- quainted with their charges. Rauber is expected home Saturday or Sunday from a visit in New York State, while Xelloy s in town. Everett Cross, former Central High foot ball, base ball and basket ball star, will leave Sunday morning to matricu- late at Washington and Lee University. Lexington, Va. He has been awarded a scholarship through the efforts of the local alumni chapter of Washington and Lee. Cross scintillated at halfback on the Central gridiron eleven, held forth at first base on the ball team and saw service at guard on the court quint. In recognition of his sportsmanship, character, loyalty and athletic ability. Cross last Spring was awarded the Acorn . trophy, offered by Robort E. Acorn, local attorney and Central alum- nus. University of North Carolina will get a formér local scholastic star the com- ing Falf in Norman (Chuck) Hilleary, former Western High base hall and foot ball luminary, who later attended Dean Academy, in Massachusetts, and was prominent in athletics. Hilleary is a leading member of the crack George- town A’C. nine here. and Eastern squads| | succeed Rauber. Mohawk and Apache Gridmen Will Be Handled by New Men PACHES and Moha rival un- limited sandlot foot ball elevens. | will be directed by new coaches | this season. Ty Rauber, who led the| Apaches to the District title last Fall, | will be too busy at Central High to help the Little Indians in defending their title. His services at quarterback will also be missed aplenty. Ken Simon- dinger, Gonzaga High coach and for- mer Holy Cross letter man, is the choice of Manager Seymour Hall to Hall hopes to secure Simondinger's services this week. Should he fail. the fob of moulding a winning team may be turned over to Fred Linkos, captain and fullback of the University of Mary: land eleven last year. Linkos has an- nounced his intention to perform with the Apaches this season. Cornell and Thompson will be lost to the Little In- dians. Bucky O'Neil, Georgetown's stocky back of the past two seasons, is sought by Mohawk A. C. as coach. Doc Hagerty, former C. U. grid mentor who has han- dled Manager Patsy Donovan's team the past few seasons, will not be able to take charge. Should O'Neil refuse the job. Abby Abbaticchio, former Mount St. Mary's College star and a Mohawk regular last year, will take charge. Sixteen veteran players have signed with the Hawks to date. Matt Hurd, who brought Northern A. C.s eleven out of obscurity last Fall, will again coach the team he led to the 150-pound title last year and which held Anaches to a 7-6 score. Hurd's charges will meet tonight at ihe home of Frank Carr, 755 Newton place, and first practice is listed Sun- day morning on Park View play- grounds. Manager Sam Ormes is closing nego- tiations with Mohawks and Seat Pleasant Firemen elevens. Seat Pleasant Firemen are drilling three times a week in preparation for the extensive schedule they are arrang- ing. Speed Augustine is whipping a scrappy team together with expectations of competing in Capital City 150-pound ranks. Firemen have their own field. Bill McCathran again will handle Winton A. C. gridmen. He will meet his prospective players tonight at 8 o'clock at Twelfth and E streets south- east. He plans to put an unlimited cleven in action this Fall instead of a senfor team. University A. C. will have an eleven. Plans will be made at a meeting at Janney School tonight at 7:30 a'clock. Southern A. C. huskies plan their initial drill Sunday at 10 o'clock on Washington Barracks field Mohawk Preps, who will move into the 150-pound class this vear, plan to meet Sunday night at 7 o'clock on Vir- ginia Avenue playgrounds. Rice and Gates are asked to report. A meeling of Northeast Columbia players is listed for Monday night at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Steve Risler, 248 Eighth strect northeast, Warwicks will gather tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Manager Chris, 315 Fifth street northeast. CHICAGO. 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In Bell Clothes you get the same new, desirable patterns used,in $60 Clothes! In Bell Clothes you get the same fine woolens to be found in $60 Clothes, because they N CREDIT BALL OFF ° &l LEF{ FOOT come from such mills as: Ameri- can Woolen Co., Stillwater, Hamilton Mills, Paragon Mills and others famous fe- fine woolens. Temain stationery and that a player who did not shift or huddle may start in motion. backward (as provided for in Rule IX, Sec- tion 5. belore the lapse of one second? Answer—After a team shifts or huddles all {eleven) plasers of the side in possession o the ball must come L0 30 absolute stop. an Temain stationary in tneir poritions with- out movement of the fecl or swaying of the body for a period of - approximately one second before he ball is pul in play or before toe one man in motion (as provided for in Rule X, Section 5) may stert. &S RULE . CTION 6. Question—Following a huddle, the line of forwards of Team A takes & Dosition paral- Jel o and back of the line of scrimmage. 1rom which position they advance or drop to their chaiging positions. Does this con- stitute a shift? Anzwer—Yes: - BY SOL METZGER. Pew mashie experts play the ball off the left foot to give it elevation and bite. That is what Roger Wethered does. Furthermore, he opens up the face of his mashie by turning its toe back so as to give it more loft than it has when square on line, Wethered's idea is to drive the bottom of the blade into a spot di- rectly under the ball. the ball to run up the face of the club and thus leave it with more loft than would be the case if it was layed directly off the club's face. aturally this gives the ball a more direct down drep to the green and less roll. This cutting under the ball likewise imparts more back- spin, hence he plays it very close to the flag. Like Mac Smith, his thought is to eut the legs out from under the ball. Roger lifts the club up straight at start of backswing by a sharp bend and turn of the wrist, all the while gripping it firmly with the forefinger and thumb of the right. He never takes the hands shoulder high. He swings down crisply and uses the fingers of the right hand to Tum the face through under the ball and on out on line. It's his greatest shot, the one that has won the admiration of his American op- gonents these many years. Pay a Little Down—Pay the Rest as You Ride est, most convenient way H to get new United States Tires at worthwhile price reduc- tions: Simply bring your auto registration card to any ' Royal Tire Store, pay as little as $1 down and charge the balance, paying a little each week. No red 'tape; no embarrassment. Tires mounted on the spot. Stores all over the city. Plenty of space to park. ERE’S Washington’s easi- all plavers must come to an absolute stop and remain stationary in their positions for & period of approximately one secona. In case of doubt the penalty must be enforced. RULE XIV, SECTION 8. Question—After Team A shifted (or hud- cled) ana took its Dosition for the scrimmage a tackle of Team A charged into the neutral zone before a period of spproximately one second had elapsed and the ball was put in Dlay. Does this foul draw a 5-yard penslty under Rule JX. Section 2, or a 15-yard pen- alty under Rule 1X, Section 6? Answer—The penalty is 15 vards. as pro- vided for under Rule IX, Section 6, for the reason that all players of Team A’ did not Temzin_ stationary In their positions for & Derioa of approximatels one second after the shift (or huddie). RULE XIV. SECTION 3, | Question—After Team A huddles and takes | its Dorition & second huddle is made for the | Duipose cither of changiny the signal or in- Zormivk one or more pievers who did mot | ®et the signal In the first huddle. Is this Dermissibie. 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Question—Team A puts the pall’s 5 of a huddie OPEN EVENINGS Six Convenient Stores 634 Pa. Ave. S.E. 3009 14th St. N.W. 912 H St. N.E. 1234 14th St. N.W. 2250 Sherman Ave. N.W. d_throws it through P Get rid of your slice and you will d flr Sol the al halfback a distance v 1t strikes his body &nd rolls foyward in the end zone where & pleyer of Team falls upon it _and it is declared dead in his possession. How should this play be ruled? How should it be ruled if on the & player of Team B had recovered the ball? Answer—If Team A recovers the ball in the end zone it is a touchdown ‘Team B r covers the ball in the end zons or if the bi f boudds in the end zope it is touchback. If in the above described play the half- back of Team A had batted the ball !cyo;fi the goal line the v‘cx“‘lw :o‘l lglfi.?: lt.l:: ro.ul i covered in the note under Rule XV. Section 7. do not permit a player of the team mak- inz a vrotecied backward pass te bat the brll toward the opponents’ goal. This per- | mission is given‘only to prevent an opponent from securing the 'ball and ‘1t is manifest | that this would not be A’s motive in batting | a ball passed backward by a member. of his | RULE XV SECTION 1. Questien, ith_the ball on its own fi ‘Team A makes a protected back- which 8 player of Team B Tine, it. What y rea Address Sol Holml.':u of . In writing inclose stamp- ’d.mud envelo) < (Copyright. 1928, 3 at 941 Penna. Ave. N.W. Washington vs Boston Tickets on Sale at Park 916 F St. N.W. ruling on same as_thoug across the goal line a3 pass alome, Without the all the T tional - impetus »