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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Athlete by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. (Left to Right) Front Row: Ernest Woford, R. . ; Travis Combs, R. 13; Tommy Bell, R. 11; Stan Radjunas, R. 16; Tim O'Brien. P. .. J: Second Row: Evan Settle, R. 8; Bob Forsythe, R. 4; Jack Thompson, R. 7; Tm· ,,._, Elrod, R. 5; Edgar MeN abb, R. 9. Third Row: Vincent Zachem, R. 2; Fred Schuette, R. 3; Chester Tuell, R. 10; Charlie Yettiner, School Director; Lus Oxley, R. 14; Charlie Clift, R. 6; Dick Looney, R. 15 . ., Official Organ of the KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSN. OCTOBER 1951 5 /F/_.tlllllll:lo.'\;'l'oo. !L ~ • i DHAY Of GAME ILLEGAL~ MOTION ILlEGAL HOlDIN6 nrHm~ ...... -.- . . .. t"" r\t"" ...... -
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Vol. XIV-No. 3 OCTO,BER, 1951 $100 Per Year Early Season Football Questions---Installment No.2 Editor's Note: These rulings do not set aside o'l' interference and intentional interference modify any rule. They are interp:erutions on ~itua which carries a second distance penalty? tions which have been presented stnce the sendtng of Installment 1. RULiiNG: In about 90 % of all cases of pass interference, the interferer attempts to 1. PLAY: Since the substitution rule makes no provision for allowing time for the avoid a foul but is merely over-aggressive in substitution of an entire defensive team, is his attempt to reach the ball. In a few cases there a possibility that the Offense can pre such as during a long desperation pass, B vent the use of the platoon system after might ·-deliberately interfere in such a way team possession has changed following a that it is apparent that he is willing to take the pE)nalty rather than risk a touchdown kick-off? completion. In actual practice it is a very RULING: The defensive team is always poor gamble for any player to do this. Cold given a reasonable time to line up. It is good figures show that only 1 of 4 or 5 long procedure for the Referee to delay spotting passes are completed and if a player deliber the ball in cases such as when the ball is ately interferes, he loses 15 yards (and some out-of-bounds or becomes dead in a side zone times 30) plus an automatic 1st down on the or when team possession has changed. In 75 % of the passes which would not have · the latter case, this delay should provide a gained anything even without the interfer reasonable time for substitutions. ence. To avoid any claimed tendency to pur 2. PLAY: The play situation on page 30 posely interfere, the Official is given author of the Rule Book indicates that if a fair ity to assess the additional 1<5 yards. In catcher attempts to advance and is tackled, nearly all cases the 15 yards and automatic only the delay by the catcher is penalized. 1st down is severe enough. In former years, In contrast, Play 227 A in the Case Book out when such interference resulted in loss of lines a somewhat similar situation and in ball at spot, there was a much greater chance dicates that it is a double-foul. Are these in for inequity because that was the same as conflict? · awarding a touchdown in ev:ery case even RULING: These are not in conflict. How though only 1 out of 4 or 5 such long passes ever, a good case could be made for making would have been completed. either of the situations a double-foul. In 4. PLAY: In 6-man football it is stated the Rule Book situation it is a fair catch that a forward pass which does not cross the since the player who signaled also catches line in flight is to be treated the same as a the kick. Under such circumstances there is backward pass. Likewise, there is a pro no excuse for him to attempt to advance. hibition against intentionally thro_wing the In contrast, Play 227 A in the Case Book is ball forward to the ground or out-of-bounds. not a fair catch since one player signals and Under these circumstances, is there a pos a teammate catches the ball. It is conceiv sibility for abuse through having a player able that the catcher might not know that intentionallv throw the ball forward to the a signal has been given. When this is the case, ground beh.ind the line? the Official has discretionary authority to RIULING: There is such a possibility and determine whether either the receiver or the you have pointed out one of the places where tackler had a reasonable chance to know that the 6-man rules could be improved. If we can the ball became dead with the catch. Fortun .iudge from the intent of the rule as outlined ately for t4e Official, he would be upheld if in the 6-man code and in the 11-man code, he chose to penalize only R, or if he should there ought to be an addition to Article 3 of choose to call it a double-foul. 9-4 on page 38 of the 6-man code. The last 3. PLAY: What guides should the Official se11tence should cover a ball which is thrown use in distinguishing between ordinary pass (Continued on Page Twelve) Page Two THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER. 1951
OCTOBER, 1951 VOL. XIV-NO. 3 of football, and was produced by the Official Published monthly, except June and July, by the Kentucky Sports Film Service with the authority of High School Athletic Association. Office of Publication. Henderson, Ky. the National Federation. Entered as second-class matter in the post office at Henderson, The entire picture is built in the nature Kentucky under the act of March 3 1879. of a story. The story unit maintains interest. Editor------THEO. A. SANFORD A88istant Editor------J . B. MANSFIELD In addition, the teaching methods which are H enderson, Ky. used in the picture are probably superior BOARD OF CONTROL to those used in any previous pieture. This, President ______Lyman V. Ginger, , Lexington coupled with the fact that the commercials Vice-President______Talton K. Stone, Carrollton Directors-Roy G. Eversole, Hazard; James L. Cobb, Newport; are brief and in good taste, will make this Carlos Oakley, Morganfield; Cromer H. Arnett, Bandana; picture popular. Carl Hicks, Catlettsburg: William E. Kingsolver, Fort Knox. "Modern Football" portrays the playing Subscription Ra tes ______$1.00 P er Year field. substitutions, the two types of downs (scrimmage and free kick). when the snap begins and ends, illegal shifts, false starts, passing and handling the ball, eligible and grom the Commissione'l 's Office ineligible players on forward passes, types of Delegate Assembly illegal passes, illustration of forward pass interference, fair catch, personal fouls, pen Ballots which principals of KH.S.A.A. alty enforcement, rights and limitations of member schools may use in voting for dele K and R on scrimmage kicks, fo11ce., and in gates and alternates to the annual meeting terestilllg pageantry. have been mailed out from the State Office. This picture has been made possible by These ballots should be returned before the sponsorship of two good friends of ath November 15. Principals whose ballots have letics, General Mills-Makers of Wheaties been lost in the mail may cast their votes "Breakfast of Champions," and Wilson Sport by letter. ing Goods Company, makers of modern Basketball Clinics sports equipment. All registered basketball officials are re Public Relations quired to attend the 1951-52 clinics, the dates and sites of which were announced in the The State Office has received a compli September issue of the magazine. It is hoped mentary ·copy of the booklet, "Public Rela that superintendents, principals, coaches, tions For The Coach," written by Don Scan scorers, timers, players and fans will attend nell. The publisher is the Holst Printing these meetings, and an invitation to this Company, 207-211 Washington Street, Cedar group is her·eby extended. Falls, Iowa. Newspapers and radio stations Cover Picture have acclaimed the booklet as a way of ex Pictured on the ·cover of the ATHLETE plaining their problems to the Coach. It con this month are the sixteen basketball offi tains some suggestions which are very help cials, representatives of their respective ful to the athletic director and coach. The regions, who attended the School For Basket .cost of the booklet is 25c per copy, plus ball Officials, held in Louisville late in Aug postage. ust. These men, along with school director Cl Charlie Vettiner, are rendering a fine serv SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF ice to the Association. They will conduct ~ \ clinics and schools in their areas throughout REGISTERED FOOTBALL OFFICIALS the season, will be available for chapel pro Arion, Joseph P., 2439 Kenilworth Avenue, Norwood grams and demonstration games, and will 12, Ohio Barlow, James L., 461 W. Second, Lexington assist in the registration of new officials. Blankenship, Julius G., 107 Staton Ct., Nicholas- School administrators and coaches who have ville called on their regional representatives for Champion, Paul, 109 Erlanger Road, Erlanger assistance in past years have been compli Chattin, Ernie, 2147 Central, Ashland mentary concerning their work. Coleman: L. J. "Duke", 842 Beaumont, Harrodsburg Conley, George D., 456 Blackburn Avenue, Ashland New Football Film Cover, Harry E., 2701 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Two prints of the new football film, "Mod Ohio em Football," have been rented by the Asso Cousins, William Martin, Jr., Box '686, Evansville, ciation and placed on loan with the Depart Indiana Cox, Ronnie, 412 Beech, Russell ment of Extension, University of Kentucky. Craig, Randy, 446 Elm Street , Ludlow The film, 16 mm sound, is based on the rules Cullen, Herbert M., 200 1h E. Cedar, Franklin 'ritE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 195i Page Three
DeVault, Don, 30H1 E. Walnut Street, Evansville, Ballaban, Thomas N., 3818 Winding Way, Cincinnati Indiana 29, Ohio Eckler, John M., Dry Ridge Barnett, J. W., 201 College, Somerset Eldred, Ralph P., N. Main Street, Franklin Begley, James, Blue Diamond Ellspermann, George A., 1305 Ruston, Evansville, Blankenship, Tom, Matewan, West Virginia .Indiana Blumer, Sherry, 376 Park Avenue, Lexington Emody, Michael J., Box 751, Williamson, W. Va. Bradberry, Calvin, Benham Ewing, C. M. "Hop", Bourbon Vocational High Bruner, G. Bud, 123 Peete Street, Cincinnati, Ohio School, Paris Burris, Peter, Jr., 643 Monroe Street, Newport Fey, Allen, 611 E. Ninth Street, Newport Butler, Donald A., 1506 Parkview Drive, Owensboro Fitchko, Bill, Norton, Virginia Butte, Eugene, Eubank Frecka, Toby, City Hall, Irontcm, Ohio Cartee, Ralph, Jr., Olive Hill Gillespie, Robert C., Box 485, Pikeville Carver, Billy F., Beech Creek Ginger, Lyman V., University Training School, Champion, Paul, 109 Erlanger Road, Erlanger Lexington Chattin, Ernie, 2147 Central, Ashland Grause, J. Ben, Jr., 2828 Queen City Avenue, Cin- Chinn, William, Centertown cinnati 38, Ohio Chumbler, W. W., Farmington Haffey, Stan, 1243 Garden Circle, Wyoming 15, Ohio Coffey, Kenneth B., 55 Prospect Street, Berea Harp, Dudley B., 208 College View, Lexington Coleman, L. J. "Duke", Jr., 842 Beaumont, Harrods- Herb, Pete, Jr., 320 21st Street, Ashland burg Hoferer, Louis R., 983 Wells, Cincinnati, Ohio Conley, George D., 456 Blackburn Avenue, Ashland Holland, Tom J., Pikeville Conley, Tom W., Oil Springs Kempf, Joseph L., 120 Sherrin Avenue, Louisville Conliffe, Frank D., 44 Sterling Road, Route 6, King, Roy, Grays Knob Louisville 7 Kistler, C. Samuel, Monongahela Power Company, Cook, Edgar C., 208 Highland Avenue, Georgetown Fairmont, West Virginia Cornn, Harold, London Kouns, Paul, 2500 Hilton, Ashland Cover, Harry E., 2701 Madison Road, Cincinnati Kraesig, R. A., 927 Ardmore Drive, Louisville 13 Craig, John G., Rochester Leach, Sergius, 103 Staton Ct., Nicholasville Dawahare, Frank Jr., Pikeville Lovett, Hubert, College Post Office, Box 563, DeCoursey, Edgar, Wayland Richmond Denton, Charles, 1322 Clay, Henderson Ludwig, Harry F., Louisville Country Day School, ,Dennison, William C., Leitchfield Rock Creek Lane, Louisville 7 Dixon, William, 2909 Oak Street, Evansville, Ind. Neal, Gene, 83 Ehrman Avenue, Cincinnati Driskill, W. B., Smithland Nunn, Winston C., 103 Milton Avenue, Glasgow Dunn, Sherley R., 1739 Jefferson, Paducah Porter, Charles G., Morehead Dunn, Lynn, Arlington Reece, Alfred M., Jr., 580 Rosemill Drrive, Lexington Durbin, Louis E., Sunfish Robertson, Everett, 341 Etna, Russell Easley, Chester H., 5'6'9 Sheridan tD'I'ive, Lexington Rose, James Joseph, 249
Haldeman Kingdom Come Madisonville Notre Dame Hall (Linefork) Magnolia (Covington) (Grays Knob) Kirksey Marion Old Kentucky Home Hardburly Knox Central Martha Norris Mem. (Ba11dstown) Hardin (Barbourville) (Marrowbone) Olive Hill Harlan Kyrock Martin Olmstead Harrison County (Sweeden) Mason Oneida (!R. 1, Cynthiana) Lacy Masonic Home Orangeburg Harrodsburg (R. 7, Hopkinsville) Mayfield (R. 3, Maysville) Hartford Lafayette May·slick Ormsby Village Hazard (Lexington) Maysville (Anchorage) Hazel La Grange Maytown Owen County Hazel Green Lancaster (Langley) (Owenton) Hazel Green Leatherwood Meade Memorial Owensboro (:R. 1, E. Bernstadt) (1Slemp) (Williamsport) Owensboro Catholic Heath Lebanon Melber Owensboro Technical (R. 2, Paducah) Lebanon Junction Memorial Owingsville Hebron Leitchfield (Hardyviile) Oxford Hellier Leslie County Memorial · (R. 2, Georgetown) Henderson Settlement (Hyden) (Waynesburg) Paint Lick (Frakes) Lewisburg Middleburg Paints·ville Henry Central Lexington Catholic Middlesboro Paris (New Castle) Lewis County Midway Park City Henry Clay (Vanceburg) Milburn Parksville (Lexington) Lily Millersburg Mili. Inst. Pembroke Highlands Livermore Milton Perryville (Fort Thomas) Livingston Minerva Phelps Highland Livingston County Monticello Pikeville (Guerrant) (!Smithland) Morehead Pikeville College Acad. Hindman Lloyd Morgan Pine Knot Hiseville (Erlanger) Mol'!g;an County Pineville Hitchins London (West Liberty) Pleasant View Hodgenville Lone Jack Morganfield Pleasureville Holmes (Four Mile) Morgantown Poole (Covington) Lone Oak Mt. Sterling Poplar Creek Holy Cross (R. 1, Paducah) Mt. Vernon (Carpenter) (Covington) Louisa Mt. Victory Powell County Holy N arne Louisville Baptist Mt. Washington (Stanton) (Henderson) Louisville Male Muhlenberg Central Prestonsburg Hopkinsville Lowes (Powderly) Prichard Howevalley Loyall Munfordville (Grayson) (Cecelia) Ludlow Murray Providence Hughes-Kirkpatrick Lynch Murray Trg. Pulaski County (Beechmont) Lynn Camp Nancy (Somerset) Hustonville (Corbin) N ebo -Raceland Inez Lynn Grove New Concord Red Bird Irvine Lynnv~le . New Haven (.Beverly) Irvington (White Mills) (Union) Reidland Jackson LyonCounty Newport (R. 4, Paducah) Jamestown (Kuttawa) Newport Catholic Richardsville Jenkins McAfee Niagara Rineyville Johns Creek McDowell (R. 3, Henderson) Rochester (R. 1, Pikeville) McKee Nicholas County Rockhold . C't McKell (Carlisle) Rockport J unct 1~~ · 1 Y (South Shore) Nicholasville Rose Hill Ky. M1htary Inst. - McKinney North Middletown Royalton (Lyndon) Mackville North Warren Russell Ky. Sch. for the Blind Madison-Model (:Smiths Grove) Russell Spring& (Louisville) (Ri<:hmond) Nortonville Russ~llvtii~ Page Six THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1951
Sadieville Science Hill Stinnett Settlement Villa Madonna Saint Camillus Scottsville (Hoskinston) (R. 2, Covington) (Corbin) Sebree Stuart Robinson Vine Grove St. Agnes Sedalia (Blackey) Viper (Uniontown) Sharpe Sturgis Virgie St. Augustine (R. 6, Benton) Sunfish Waddy (Lebanon) Shawnee Symsonia Wallins St. Charles (Louisville) Taylor County (Wallins Creek) (R. 2, Lebanon) Shelbyville (Campbellsville) Walton-Verona St. Francis Shepherdsville Taylorsville (Walton) (Loretto) Shopville Tilghman Warren County St. Henry Silver Grove (Paducah) (Bowling Green) (Erlanger) Simpsonville Todd County Wayne County St. Jerome Simon Kenton (Elkton) (Monticello) (Fancy Farm) (Independence) Tollesboro Western St. Joseph Sinking Fork Tompkinsville (Sinai) (Bardstown) (R. 5, Hopkinsville) Trenton West Louisville St. Patrick's Slaughte,rs Trigg County West Point (Maysville) Somerset (Cadiz) Wheatcroft St. Thomas Sonora Trimble County Wheelwright (Ft. Thomas) South Christian (Bedford) Whitesburg St. Vincent Acad (Herndon) Tyner Williamstown St. Xavier Southern University Willisburg (Louisville) (R. 4, Louisville) (Lexington) -wilmore Sacramento South Portsmouth Valley Winchester Salem Spottsville Wi111go Salvisa Springfield Van Lear Wolfe County Salyersville Stamping Ground Versailles (Campton) Sandy Hook Stanford Vicco Wurtland
We doubt that a great many athletes ever That's My Boy I put forth much extra effort in order to help a coach get a salary raise. They're usually by M. F. Sprunger too intent upon winning the game at hand How often have we heard fond fathers because they like to be a winner. Not even make the above statement while watching the fondest father could be proud of a boy Junior score a game-clinching field goal or if he just didn't want to win. But even the stave off a last quarter rally with a fierce most ardent and cooperative player finally tackle on the five-yard line. Or if the proud gets tired of a situation where the coach papa didn't actually say it, his self-satisfied takes all the credit for winning and then grin betrayed the expression he was too blames the players when they lose. modest to make. On the other hand, we re How do some coaches get that way? Some cently heard of a former college athlete who are over-ambitious when it comes to pay or made the statement that when and if he had prestige. Some are their own press-agents a son in college, he would discourage his par with the capital I on their typewriters worn ticipation in intercollegiate athletics. His to the quick. Others are hounded by local reasoning ran something like this: "I fans and alumni groups to protect the last wouldn't want a son of mine to take the named, but we have just heard of a hi1gh bumps, the grief, the hard work, the gripes school coach for whom the tenure law will I've had just to pile up a nke record for an be of no help. He lost two games in two years ambitious coach who needs a good won-loss to an arch rival during his probationary per record in order to move up." Overdrawn? iod, so now he's on the way out. He's a little Probably so, but there is much material for bitter about it. We hope it doesn't sour him earnest thought. Nor was his statement nec for he's really a good coach and a fine in essarily an indictment of college athletics. fluence upon the boys under his control. The same earnest thinking could sometimes Here the fault is perhaps not so much with be applied to high school athletic programs th~ coach as with the community or the and _or the sa:me r~aso11s, ( Cqntinl,l ~ d Qfi Pag- e Nine THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1951 Page Seven The Flying Dutchman l Remember the "Flying Dutchman" award to a "Game Guy" and those "Lionheart La:pel Button" awards to kids who showed the courage of lions in beating physical handi caps to engage in sports? That worthy pro Barbara Ann Vettiner ject has been turned over to the Lions clubs heart Lapel Button." Bill's sports are swim of Kentucky by your Dutch friend. ming and camping. He is whipping polio. Last year, following the Sunday magazine Sure, nobody knows better than the Dutch story in the Courier-Journal, Dee Wells, of man that we like to develop champions and the Louisville Lions Club, approached the watch kids with whole bodies attain the Dutchman with the idea of letting the Lions heights on the hardwood or athletic field, have the project since it was a "natural" for but what better way is there to ·be a real them and with their state-wide coverage champion yourself than to encourage a crip a lot' more could be done for the good of pled kid to play normally ·and to be happy physically handicapped youngsters. like his buddies. As soon as you locate that Your Dutch friend has already reached boy or girl whom you can help, get in touch the limit of his financial ability to do the with your local Lions Club or Dee Wells im rapidly growing job as well as it could be mediately. done so this offer from the Lions Club was The Dutchman now proudly passes on the the answer to a prayer. torch to Kentucky's Lions saying: "Hold it Let's do more toward encouraging these High." In three short years, the "Game physically handicapped kids than we have Guy" project has skyrocketed and there are ever done before by writing Dee Wells, several hundred kids happier than they Louisville Lions Club, Brown Hotel, Louis would have been had thev never known it. ville, Kentucky, or by notifying your own Now for the winner of this month's "Corn local club, which will see that the "Game Cob Pipe of Honor." Salute Dan Baldwin, Guy" you are interested in is properly hon manager of the Kentucky State Fair. As ored. Nope, you're wrong. Dutchie is a a kid, he gained prominence in football in Rotarian. the late twenties on the high schoo1 grid Did you know that on this year's na irons of western Kentucky and later as a tionally acclaimed Camp-On-Tour, sponsored team mate of the Dutchman on Western by the Jefferson County Playground and State's championship eleven of 1928. He Recreation Board, the sixteen-year-old Field' merits his award a.Jon1g with his entire Marshall directing it was Bobby Kirchdorfer 'Board for giving Kentucky a wholesome who won the first "Game Guy Award" three and educational Fair. A credit to Kentucky years ago? Bobby has been paralyzed from and Western's athletic program is handsome the hips down with polio for thirteen years. Dan. He's also manager of Valley's football team. When you watch a giant tackle make his Did vou know that it was Billy Veneman, tory at U. of K. this season and hear the a student at Centre College, who served as announcer call out the name of Johnnie Bald Master of Ceremonies at the Fountain of win, remember he's a carbon copy of his dad, Youth at the Kentucky State Fair, who got Dan, When you see Kentucky's band led by }1!~ ~ncouragement from r~c~ivin~ a "l,iqn- ('Contipued !l Pa ~?e Eleven) Page Eight THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1951 Here and There Over The Nation SOUTH CAROLINA and NIEW JERSEY avoid ·confusion between balls with a proper have made the transition to the Federation reaction and the cheaper playground type football rules and are using the code this sea ball, top grade balls of reliable companies son. As in all oases where the change is have been thoroughly tested and, when the made, there are a few problems due to the balls warrant the action, use of such balls is fact that it is necessary for officials to learn sanctioned. They are sometimes marked with a new approach to game administration. The a paper sticker or with the sanction seal increased interest in the entire rules pro stamped in the cover. In other cases, such gram and the high degree of satisfaction on balls are indicated by use of the sanction seal the part of the schools in the additional in the catalogs and advertising material safety measures and the more attractive which is used by the company. Among the game offsets any of the temporary diffi balls which have been sanctioned as having culties which may arise during the transition the proper reaction are the top grade num period. In both cases, the state association bers of The Pennsylvania Rubber Company, has taken the lead in providing adequate in The Seamless Rubber Company, The Sun struction and aid to the local groups of Rubber Company and the Voit Company. coaches and officials. MONTANA has now established a state A'THLETIC EQUIPMENT: E'quipment association office at Helena and a full-time which is receiving increased attention during office staff headed by Secretary Rex Dalley the current season includes several types of who has had many years experience in ath mouth protectors and several of the recently letic administration and who has been Sup perfected rubber-covered basketballs, foot erintendent at Hinsdale and Member of the balls and soccer balls. Each member of the State Association Board of Control. This Federation Football Committee is assisting in forward-looking step is the culmination of experimentation with two types of rubber many years of efficient pioneering work by mouth guards. One type is in the nature of a H. R. Wollin of Kalispell and of energetic den:tal plate to fit over the upper teeth and planning by President Elmer Skeie and the the other is a removable teeth and lips protec members of the current Board of Control. tor which is attached to the chin strap where HERBERT R. STEINEIR, who has been a it hangs when not in use between downs. A school administrator at Towson, Maryland, is slot in the device permits the wearer to talk the newly elected Director of Physical Eduea~ without a great deal of hindrance. Both tion in Maryland. Through accepting this devices have been developed by high S<'hool position, Mr. Steiner automatically becomes football coaches who have been 'impressed the Secretary of the Maryland Public White with the high percentage of mouth injuries Secondary Schools Athletic Association. He which occur during the football season. will supervise the administrative details Each year balls with a rubber cover have connected with the Association. been further perfected. The best of these Mr. Steiner has attended a number of the have a reaction which is about the same as Federation annual and sectional meetings that of the leather covered official ball. and he has always been vitally interested in These top grade balls should not be confused the activities of the Federation. While at with the cheap play-ground type of rubber tending meetings at Chicago, Santa Monica balls. The balls which are designed for use and New York he made many friends in the in the school athletic program have about Federation .group. All of these are delighted the same type of construction as those with with his acceptance of this position which a leather cover. The chief difference is in will make it possible for him to maintain the composition of the cover. In 6-man foot closer contact with all Federation activities. ball, the rules provide for use of properly WILLIAM J . McCONNELL is the newly constructed rubber covered balls. In the other elected assistant commissioner for the Ohio sports., the rules still specify a leather cover. Athletic Association. Mr. McConnell has had However, the high schools have acted a ·cosmopolitan preparation for the import through the National Federation in declaring ant work he will be called upon to do in this that properly constructed rubber covered position. He grew up in Niagara Falls, New balls may be used by mutual consent of the York, played football and otherwise occupied participating teams or by action of the spon himself at LaCrosse State Teachers College soring organization such as a league, con in Wisconsin and completed his college work ference or state association. In order to at Ohio Northern Univ~:rsity. THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1951 Page Nine
His tastes ran to the pre-medical field STATUS OF ADMIISSIONS TAX: Latest during college but branched into science and information concerning the Admi,ssions Tax mathematics in the high school at Waynes on school events indicates that the exemption field, Ohio. Since 1944 he has been assistant provision as provided in HR Bill 4473 has principal at Fremont, Ohio. During his serv been retained through the deliberations of ice in these various capacities, he was called the Senate Finance Committee. Unless there upon to help guide the athletic destinies of is a last minute change the tax bill which the local school as well as of the Northwest will be considered in Joint Conference will District. Part of his work was to supervise include the exemption provision. A recent the tournament mechanics for that section letter from Senator Byrd of Virginia to the of Ohio and to set up football and basketball Virginia State High School Office includes rules meetings and the related machinery the following statement: · which has encouraged good game adminis tration. "In further reference to your recent let ter, I am glad to advise you the Senate Fi Mr. McConnell becomes the fourteenth nance Committee approved, with some modi member of the exclusive group of assistant fications, the repeal of the admission tax on executives. He will assist in furthering the non-profit organizations. The provisions of interest of the hi,gh schools in Ohio through the House bill were substantially sustained the machinery which has been set up by by the Senate Finance Committee. the Ohio Board of Control and efficiently "The tax bill will shortly go before the administered by Commissioner H. W, Ems Senate and will then have to go to confer wiler and his staff. ence between the two Houses. I will be one of the conferees and will do my best to NORTH CENTRAL ASS 0 C I AT I 0 N sustain this provision." ACTIVITY: The North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools recently appointed a committee to study problems THAT'S MY BOY! connected with school athletics. This com (Continued from Page Six) mittee will attempt to determine whether an school authorities who are evidently more additional criterion should be adopted to ex interested in winning games than they are pend those which are already a part of the in having their boys playing under an ex North Central regulations. The National emplary coach. Some of it comes back to Jun Federation is represented on the committee ior's father, too, who should be more con by President C. A. Semler. The a:etivity will cerned about the ultimate good his boy gets be in the direction of that which has been out of athletics than he is in the figures op mapped out by the J oint Committee on Ath posite the kid's name in the box score. letic Standards. All of which perhaps brings us down to ., FOOTBALL CLINIC TALENT: Among the old question of "Whose game is it?" the men who have been of great assistance We're sure it doesn't belong entirely to the I in connection with football rules clinics in school authorities either, even though they his own state and in neighboring states is are charged with the responsibility of its Patrick Tork who is a member of the Physic administration. That leaves only Junior and al Education Staff at West Virginia Univer his teammates. But lest Junior get a swelled sity. Mr. Tork conducts university classes ego, he ought to realize that without a in game administration and he has, in addi coach's supervision the game would be a tion, rendered a fine service in meetings in rout; without the community's support and West Virginia, Virginia and New Jersey. interest it would be difficult to provide for the material needs of an athletic program; RULES 'PUBLICATIONS used in Euro without school administrative responsibility, pean army camps: A rules training program it would be an unorganized shambles. The has been inaugurated in the Army camps in game can't be entirely of and by Junio·r, but Europe. Instructors · from the states are in if his dad wants to remain proud of his boy charge of the program and the Federation and the game in which he plays, it must be rules publications are being used as the for Junior. Any other way of looking at it is texts. Overseas shipments have supplement unsound from any and all possible view ed the supply ordered by the military forces points. for use in camps in the United States. -Illinois Interscholastic. Page Ten THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATH,LETE FOR OCTOBER, 1951
his teammate catches the ball, it is not a Football Thought Provokers fair catch but the ball becomes dead the A live game is similar to a live language as same as if were a fair catch. Would it be far as change and growth are concerned. simpler and just as equitable if the rules Periodically, it is desirable to re-evaluate provided that a catch by a player other than various sections of the rules in the light of the one who signaled is treated the same as developments which may have affected these the catching of any kick without a signal? sections. The table on Page 84 of the 1951 3. ADVANCING A RECOVERED KICK. Rules Book lists many improvements which Last year there was ·considerable sentiment resulted from analysis and re-evaluation by for permitting the kicking team to advance the National Federation Football Committee. if they legally recover their own kick (as One illustration is that concerning use of after touching by R). It appeared to be a the whistle by Officials other than the Ref rather radical change and was not favored by eree. Years ago this was tried and proved the National Committee. However, Washing to be unsatisfactory. In the intervening ton was authorized to experiment with the years, other changes eliminated most of the proposal and all of their teams will permit factors which caused the earlier unfavorable such advance. A "half-way" solution would reaction. In the early years, the ball was be to permit an advance on a free-kick but usually killed by the whistle and the Official not on a scrimmage-kick. What would be the had discretionary authority as to when he advantage and disadvantage of permitting might kill the ball. In contrast, the moder-n K to advance a free-kick which they might code is very specific in stating that it is legally recover? some act on the field which kills the ball. 4. PASS COMPLETED BEHIND THE The Official's whistle is merely a means of LINE. In some respects a forward pass which announcing that such act has killed the ball. is ·completed behind the line is treated the The acts are listed in a table which occupies same as a backward pass. As an illustration, about half a page in the Rules Book. If an there can be no pass interference foul dur Official is unable to learn this half page, ing a forward pass which is completed behind he should not be on the field. Another factor the line. Would there be any noticable dif · is the change in relationship of fouls to the ference in actual playing procedure if a for killing of the ball. At one time, some fouls ward pass completed behind the line were caused the ball to become dead or to remain treated the same as a backward pass? If dead and others did not. Under current there would be an appreciable difference, rules, no foul ~ causes the ball to become dead. would it make a more attractive or Jess at A third factor concerns safety. If a runner tractive game? such as a kick receiver has a knee on the Also, would there be any noticable differ ground, the ball becomes dead immediately ence if the present restrictions on handing and the nearest Official ought to be able to the ball forward were liberalized to permit announce that the ball is dead so that piling such handing except to the snapper or player on will be prevented. In the early years, there adjacent to the snapper? was no such safety provision. To stimulate analysis, here are a few 5. RUBBER - COVERED FOOTBALL. questions concerning the current rules. Does a top grade rubber-covered football dif 1. STARTING THE CLOCK. The clock is fer noticeably from the reaction of a leather sometimes started when the ball becomes covered ball? If it does, would the game be alive, i.e., is snapped or free-kicked and benefited or harmed by this difference? sometimes when the ball is ready for play. 6. FIRST TOUCHING OF A KICK. Pres Several groups will experiment to determine ent rules give R the right to take the ball at whether it would be possible to simplify pro spot of first touching by K even if R should cedures by always starting the clock with advance the ball and lose it on a fumble. Is the snap or always when the ball is ready. this as it should be? In all high school games in the state of 7. DECLINATION ·OF PENALTIES. Washington, the clock will always start with When a penalty is declined, it is considered the snap or free-kick. New York will ex cancelled. Since there are only two penalties periment with starting the clock when the ball is ready., '· (loss of 5 or loss of 15) this statement is fairly adequate but leaves some question 2. THE FAIR CATCH SIGNAL. Under as to how play should continue in certain present rules, a fair catch can be made only situations such as the four illegal forward by the player who signals. If Rl signals and passes. Should there be a more specific state- THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1951 Page Eleven ment to cover all procedures after a declina Lytle, Eugene, 446 Van Voast Avenue, Bellevue tion? McBee, William K., Burlington • McCord, Anthony A., 1636 Courtney Avenue, Lex- 8. IN 6-MAN FlOOTBALL. A pass which ington does not cross the line is considered the McMillan, Miles, 211 Jackson, Georgetown same as a backward pass in 6-man football Macon, Max, 1719 Harold, Louisville Martin, Leland, Box 1440, Berea and the ball remains alive if such pass Meyer, Clyde :E., 1222 11th, Tell City, Indiana strikes the ground behind the line. Hence it Miller, Roy, Belton would be possible to deliberately ground such Miller, Roy J., 125 Thomas Ct., Louisville pass without committing a foul. Should a Molen, James P., 102 Richardson Drive, Somerset player be prohibited from deliberately throw Moss, Walter Anderson, Route 2, La Center ing ball out-of-bounds to avoid loss from the Mudd, Edward, 4107 W. Broadway, Louisville passer being trapped at some distance be Neal, Gene, 83 Ehrman A venue, Cincinnati hind the line? Newby, Paul H., 1407 N. Tenth Street, Paducah Newnam, Luther G., Beattyville Niemeier, Pelsor C., Lawrenceburg Noble, Leonard, Patton Avenue, Jackson Noel, George E., S'outh Portsmouth Nord, Ed., 1316 Dixie Hig·hway, Louisville O'Nan, Eugene, Route 3, Henderson THE FLYING DUTCHMAN Patrick, Ralph, Box 42, Salyersville (Continued from Page Seven) Perry, George, Route 4, Box 280, Frankfort Pewitt, Charles 0., 321 Shelby, Frankfort Powell, Earl Kenneth, West Point pretty Barbara Baldwin, you'll know the Powell, Logan G., 607 D. N. Blue Grass Park, Corn Cob Pi,pe winner and his attractive wife, Lexington Freeda, have a lot more to be proud of than Ray, Robert, Box 427, Cave City this year's State Fair. Somethin's off some Reich, Melvin F., Valley View Road, New Albany, where though. Both Freeda and Dan went Indiana to Western. Richardson, Elmer G., 211 E. Oak, Somerset Richlin, Maurice M., 219 N. Mt. Holly, Louisville Guess maybe we must be gettin' older. Ries, Robert R, 2454 Grinstead EARLY SEASON FOOTBALL QUESTIONS this have the same effect as specifying that (Continued from Page One) the act in question is considered a legal act? forward to a point out-of-bounds as well as RULING: This question is difficult to to a pass which is batted forward. In 6-man, answer by a yes or no. There are a number of a ball which is thrown forward to a point complications connected with the declining behind the line has the same characteristics of a penalty. A good illustration is the series as one which is batted forward in 11-man. of illegal passes. If a runner advances to a If this is taken as the intent of the rule, a point beyond the line and then throws an passer might deliberately throw the ball for illegal forward pass which strikes the ward to a point in:bounds behind the line ground, B has the right to decline the penalty without committing a foul. This is on the for the illegal pass. If they should do this, assumption that there is a natural check be the question may arise as to whether this cause the ball remains alive and may be re has the effect of making the illegal forward covered by either team. Hence, such an act pass the same as a legal forward pass. In would be a gamble similar to wildly throw this particular case, it does not work out illlg the ball in the air on the chance that that way because when a legal forward pass someone might catch it. Under this inter becomes incomplete the ball is given to the pretation, the only time it is illegal to de passers at the previous spot. But in the case liberately throw the ball to the ground in cited, the ball goes to the passers at the spot bounds is in the case where the pass is of the pass. In effect, this is the same as thrown across the line in flight. It is a dif saying that the forward pass is still illegal ferent situation when the pass is deliberately (at least it is not a legal forward pass) even thrown out-of-bounds. When this happens, it though no distance penalty is assessed. should be treated the same as a ball batted There is a somewhat similar case when a forward as outlined in Article 3 of 9-4. backward pass by A1 is on the ground al most at rest on A's 10 when B1 bats it out 5. PLAY: On kick-off, ball goes only 5 of-bounds over A's end line. If A should de yards where: (a) it lies on the ground with dine the penalty for the illegal bat, there neither team attempting to recover; or (h) would be no 15 yard penalty but the bat K falls on ball. What is the ruling if R should would not be nullified since it is a new force decline the penalty for the short free-kick? which makes it a touchback instead of a RULING: The situation in (a) should safety. never occur and the Official should withhold his whistle until some player recovers, even if it is necessary for the Official to call "ball is alive." In (b), ball belongs to K if R should decline the penalty. To The Guy In The Striped Shirt COMMENT: This is consistent with what A good official works his· game is done in any other case of an irregularity And seldom squawks or quibbles; connected with the snap or free-kick. As an Instead of making lots of dough illustration, if the snapper should lift the He get's it "just in dribbles." ball before passing it backward, it is seldom possible for the Official to blow his whistle in time to stop the action. Consequently, the Did you ever work a ball game down is played the same as if it had been a And run up and down the floor legal snap. The same thing applies to a sit Calling steps and double dribbles uation in which, on a free-kick, a punt While your dog;s. got awfully sore? should be attempted. In this case, there would be a possibility that the whistle could be Did you ever put a shirt on blown early enough to stop action but if it With the stripes all black and white, is not, the down would be played the same And go out and work some thrillers as if the proper kind of free-kick had been That ran far into the night'? made. Of course, R would have the choice of taking the penalty. If they should decline It's a cinch to toss a rhubarb the penalty for the illegal kick, the proce And yell "Those two guys are bums" dure would be the same as if it had been a Why not take a flyer at it legal kick. Try and work a ball game chums. 6 PLAY: When a penalty is declined, does -Michigan H. S. A. 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