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WRITE TODAY FOR COMPLETE CATALOG- SCHOOL PRICES. The SUTCLIFFE CO.~ Ine. 225 So. Fourth St. ·_ Louisville 2, Ky. I ) The Schools and Rec1·eation By Hershel R. Giles Director, State Division of .Recreation.
Education and Recreation go hand in hand, ucation, music, drama, arts, crafts and re and Kentucky is making notable progress lated fields, are making an important con in both. Prior to September, 1946, when tribution. More and more Boavds of Edu our State Division of Recreation was organ cation, realizing that school programs sim ized recreation programs were being suc ply do not or cannot devote sufficient time cessfully administered in several localities. to care for the physical education and rec Since that time our staff :has worked, on re reation needs of students, are hiring their quest, with 148 Kentucky cities and coun regular coaches and teachers on a yearly ties in the establishment or betterment of basis with the understanding that the com community programs. munity will derive the benefit of their As a school man, it has not been surpris services as supervisors in summer rec ing to me but it certainly has been gratify reation programs. ·Many welcome this type ing to note the important role played in this of summer employment, which offers an op advance by school personnel. In almost every portunity to serve their community and also area we have contacted we find that school to work and play with both youth and superintendents, principals, teachers and adults in a fellowship closer than that ordi athletic coaches are active participants in narily sustained during the regular school these movements to improve recreational months. Those of you who have done sup fadlities. They have cooperated fully with plementary work of this sort in a recration ' other interested individuals, the churches, program know what a rewarding experience civic agencies and governmental bodies in a it is and how great an amount of personal uni.ted effort to establish stable and progres satisfaction it affords. sive programs. As these words are being written .there are In many instances, city and county Boards several cities in Kentucky searching for well of Education have made possible the year trained directors of their summer or year.' around utilization of buildings, athletic round programs. Our Division is doing every~ fields, playgrounds and equipment to supple thing possible to ·help locate quaJified per ment facilities available to the local recrea sons to fill these positions, but the demand tion organization, a practice which is highly apparently far exceeds the supply. Out Di commendable. Too many of our school plants vision urges that all teachers and coaches are open only during school hours and are interested in this growing field take fdther barred to the general public except on special specialized training and better equip them occasions. Our Division urges full use of selv·es to give this type of outstanding ser school property for recreation and all other vice. It is hoped, also, that they will en11: our- • activities contributory to the welfare of the age students to follow along these lines. ( people, recommending that plans for future We recommend that every city and cc unty ·construction of school buildings and gymna Board of Education follow the example of siums make adequate provision for their use those who are sharing the responsibility of ,. as community centers. The State Depart operating and financing a recreation pro ment of Education concurs in this, provided, g.ram for the people of their areas thr ugh of course, that such usage in no way inter active cooperation with other agencies, )both feres wi,th regularly scheduled school events. governmental and non-governmental, as pro Needless to say, it is essential that such ac vided by our State Enabling Legislation. tivities be carefully supervised at all times The Division of Recreation wishes to com by q ualif.!.ed dire<;.!_<_>r~~ mend Boards of Education and school per sonnel for their recognition of a vital com~ . 1 That'oit"en is the point where coaches and munity need and their ·Cooperation in th~ for teachers, partkularly those in physical ed- warding of recreation throughout Kentlucky. I Officers of the K. H. S. A. A.
James L. Cohb, Director Carlos Oaldey. Director J . Matt Sparlunan, Director Newport Morganfield l'aint.sville
I l Talton 1\. Stone, Vice-President Ted Sanford, Commissioner Carrollton Lyman V. Ging·t•r, President Henderson Lexington
Sam B. l'ollock, Director Lawrence Ca rter, Director .1. B. i\lans field. Director i\Iadio:onville Cumberland CaYe City The Kentucky High School Athlete Official Organ of the l l Kentucky High School Athletic Association VOL. X-NO.2 l::iEPTEMBER, HJ47 $1.00 Per Year eli ·~essage lJ'zom the !Reti'zing President My heartie:;t congratulations to the · KHSAA and the Board of Control on the se lection of Mr. Thea. A. Sanford as the state's first Commissioner of High School Athletics. It has been my good pleasure to work with Mr. Sanford and the other fin e mem bers of the Board for the past ten years during which time I feel that the Association has made some very great progress. Mr. Sanford has always worked diligently for the advancement of the high school athletic program; he is honest, capable, sincere, and has a complete understanding of the prob
lems of the Association. His philosophy of Russell E. Bridges the athletic program is so und, and with the support and cooperation of the Board and t he ments; The Delegate Assembly to replace member schools he can lead in the develop the "Old Town Meeting"; extension of the ment of a superior program of interscholas program to include wider participation in tic athletics for Kentucky High Schools. I track, golf, tennis, and swimming, not to am sure that member schools may be de ·r mention the revival of baseball in a big way pended upon to support an effective and pro as a high school sport; and then neither last gressive program. nor least the new organization to provide The State Association belongs to the mem for a full-time executive secretary with staff ber school;;; it is theirs and will be as good to expand the work of the Association. . as they choose to make it. It has been said Some have inquired as to what new ser that Kentucky has for a long time done many vices might be expected from the new or \ small things in a small way. However, in the ganization. It has been my thought that for matter of high school athletics we have made the first few months or a year we should much progress in an attempt to catch up not expect much more than we have re with other states that had a headstart on ceived from the set-up with divided au our As:;ocia tion. Our program now com thority and respon :; ibility. When the organ pares favorably with those of the best in the ization has had a chance to get going I am eountry, and it can soon be much better. sure that we may expect to improve and ex Som e adivities t hat merit praise are: The tend our program of t raining offi cials. This Athletie Ins urance Proteetion; the Otlicials' is important. The Insurance Program can Division wi t h clinics, oflicials' bureaus, etc., be broadened, strengthened, and extended to
o r for improvement in officiating; publication make it eff ective for all schools ; The ATH of the Kentucky High School Athlete ; Bet LETE can uc made to serve a greater pur- ter Tournament Management in all tourna- (Colltinued 0 11 page twelve)
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SEI'TEi\1 BEH, I !J -17 \"OL. X-i\0. 2 Bennett, Howard, !{. 4, l\layfield. Blanton, Homer, 30 I 0 Lock Ave., Catlettsburg. l 'ublished monthly. except ,/ une and J uly. b y the Kentuc ky Hgh Sch ool Athletic Associatio n. Blersch, George 6024 Grand Vi sta Ave., Cincinnati Office of l'ublication, 1-Ienderson, Ky. 1:!, Ohio. Entered as secon d-class matter in the post office at ll enJerson, Boemker, Robert, Box 385, Madison Pike, Coving Kentucky under the act of ~larch 3, JSi9. ton. Editor ...... '1'11 EO. .\. :;AN FOH D Henderson, 1\:y. Bolg·er, Cyril T., 6G29 Munay, Mariemont, Ohio. BOARD OF CONTROL Bourn, Dick, 6251 Graceland Ave., Cincinnati 12, P rc~ident ...... Lyman V. Ginger, L exin.:ton Ohio. Y ice-l ' resident ...... Talton K. Stone, Carrollton Braboy, Jesse, 1441 Little Ave., Paducah. Directors-Sam H. Poll ock, Madisonville; ,J. ~la tt :;parkman. l'aintsville : Lawren ce . Carter, <'umberland: .J ames 1.. CoLb, Bray, Robert B., 3534 Zumstein Ave., Cincinnati II, Newport; ,1. H. ~ l ansfield, Cave Cilty ; Carlos Oakley, ~l o rg a nfiel r l. Ohio. Subscription Hates ...... $1.00 l'er Year Broderick, Carroll A., 1426 Co llege St., Bowling Green. Brown, Charles A., 4 1G I.Y. Jefferson. Louisville 2. C]' /U)ff· -t'l·om ·tl · 1e com .mtsswne. . ·..,'t. s LIJJLCe Bruce, .James C., 216 Arbor Park Drive, Lou i ~v il le. Brumbaugh, Donald S., Coll ege Station, Murray. Membership Renewals Buch, Robert, 1122 Cecil, Louisville. Statements of the 1947-48 annual dues have Buchanan, Charles W ., P. 0. Box 256, Barbourville. been mailed to former member schoob of the J(. H. Buchanan, William H ., 215 Hig h St., Bar bourvi li e. S. A. A. Schools whose member ships a r e not re newed by October 1 are dropped from the Asso Bm1ing, Carl F ., Sr., 3314 Lookout Drive, Cinclll- nati, Ohio. ciation. Cadle, Marvin r.., Box 266, Corbin. Football Examinations Cain, Paul D., 1010 Cr est Circle, Cincinnati, Ohio. Part II of the National F ederation foo tball ex Campbell , R. C., P erryville. amination for officials will be .e:iven on October (i. Canter, Ri chard C., 50}) Coll ege, Winchester. Any official who has been reg·istered for at lea st one Carlson, David A. , Paducah. year prior to the current season is eligible to take Canico, Charl es l\1. , E. :\lain St .. Lebanon. the examination and work for a hig·her rating. Uf Cason, Joe D., 122 S. Main St., Hopkinsville. ficilas desiring to take the examination ~hould write Cecil, .John 0 ., Jr., Tompkinsvi lle. to the Office of the Com missioner a t once. In most Chinen' , Frank L., 321.7 Lookout Drive, Cincinnati cases, anangements can be made for the oflicial 8, Ohio. to take the exam under a school administrator in Cla rk, Buford T., Liberty St., Bai·bourville. his own locality. Clonts, George Roy, 202 Edding-s, Fulton. Cohen, Irvi n H., 1215 Delor, Louisville. Coleman, Duke, 400 College, Harrodsburg. !..R.egistet·ecf s---:ootball CJfficials Coiston, Richard H., 816 Maple St., Jeffersonv!lle, Indiana. o/ tlze J{. !JL S. Jl. Jl.---194] Combs, Travis, Harlan. Cook, Edg-a r C .. 208 Highla nd Av<' ., c; eorgetown. Alcorn, l\'1. H., Jr., Hazard. Cooper, John Welli ngton. 410 East Main St., Dan- Allen, A. D., 21 Ashton Road, So. Ft. Mitchell , ville. Covington. Cox, Layton, !126 Highland Park Drive, Lexing Allen, L. W., Pembroke. ton. Crum, Edward E ., 943 E. Maple St., Jeffersonville, Anderson, Russell W., 301 West, Fulton. Indiana. Arnold, J oseph L., First National Bank Building·, Cruse, Orville W ., 207 M oriel ian, Louisville. Lexington. Deaver, J ohn, Station H, Box 55, Louisville. Asbury, I. S., G5:l So. 41st St., Louisv ill e. DeVault, Don, 1229 Mesker Park Drive, Evansville, Atkins, Jack, 925 Ashla nd Av enue, As hland . Indiana. Ballard, Clark T., 3:'!27 N. Sterling· Way, Cincin- Doak, R. B., 505 7th St., Pikevill e. nati, Ohio. Durbin, Paul J . Fulton. Ballard, Robert A., 23 Cameron, ht1·is. Edwards. George W ., Box 26G, Harrodsburg. I<: lli s, Charl es "Rub'', 1821 W. Hill, Louisville. Barr, ·walker G., Box 5:n, Providence. Elfi s, Thomas, I 00 Wall a<' e Ave., Co vi ng·ton. ilas han1, Claude, .Jr., 213 Norton Bldg·. , Loui svi lle . Elling·ton, Ru ssell (Duke) , 2:!6 Castlewood Drive, Beazley, .J ames A. , 706 Centr a l Hank Bldg., Lex- Lexington. ington. Ernst, Ray C., :3574 L arkspur Ave., Cincinnati 11, Beiersdorfer, .Jim, 5517 Surrey Ave., Cin cinnat i, Ohio. Evan~ . Hollis Russell , Cu mberland. Ohio. ! '' 47 THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FO r:. SEPTE:.\IBEf{, 1047 Page ThrC' e
Ewing, Thomas C .. Jr.. 3202 Oakland Ave .. Cat- }[oellering, Louis H .. G50R CrE'st Ridge. Cincinna:i, lettsburg. Ohio. Fields, Follace, Whitesburg. :\loore. \\'illiam .-\.. Divi,ion of Recreation, Cen- ,nati Fischer, Edward R., 3511 Forrest Circle, Paducah. tral P :uk, Louisville. Fleming, James, 181 Back St., Fleming. :\lorg·an, Hosea H., 2423 Broadwa:-' , Pad ucah. }lonis, R ohen, JL, 2123 Carte r Ave., A shland. ing- Forsythe, Robert, Browder. }[ussman, Hal;1h, Jr., 706 E. 21st St., Covington. Frank L. P., 928 Howland, Louisville. Napier, Karl, Celina, Te nnessee. 10. Fritz, Harry G., Transylvania College, L exington. 1\ichols, J ames G., 401 North Court, Scottsville. Cant, William G., Jr., care of Catron Motor Co., N immo,- L. \\'., 6fj 'i1 Kennedy Ave., Cincinnati, Oh; ;, 1~. Corbin. O'Neal, Bud, Jt\20 Sherwood, Louisville. Parku, Byrl, 11 Hamlin St ., Corbin. Geverts, Jim, 3760 Drake Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. Parker, }1. L., P. 0. Box 1C91, Paducah. Gish, Delmas, 107 W. 4th St., Central City. Payne, P a trick }1., 1907 M aple woocl, Louisville. ti il, Goettel, George A., 1422 Lexing-ton Rd., Louisville. Perdue, Paul, 206 So. Ut h St., Munay. Gosiger, Paul, 3036 Linview, Cincinnati, Ohio. Porter, W. E ., 4004 Hillsboro, Louisville 7. Putter, L. H., Whitesburg. ling Graham, Elmer H., 18 W. 36th St., Covington. Potter, Sam, Lynch. Grandle, Olen R., 1402 Beaverton Ave., Cincinnati Hichardson, J. S., 541 Camden Rd., Huntington, V.i. 16, Ohio. Vir.g·inia. Grannan, Paul E., 827 Florence Ave .. Louisville. Roark, Jin~m y , 50 ~3 H oward, Prestonsburg. \· d le. Robbins, l:lurg·ess, Williamsburg. Grause J. Ben, Jr., 4:j54 W. 8th St., Cincinnati, Ohio Roberts, J't ichard 1., Cedar Hill Fishing Camp, Ce- Gray, Raymond F., Livermore. li na, Tennessee. Green, Tom H., 612 Jackson, Geor~etown. Robertson, Everett, Box :~4, Hussell. ville. Greene, Omar Paul, Box G54, West Liber t y. Robinson, Dick, 2D5 Cassidy, L ex ing·ton. Robinson, J. E lwood, Box 5H5, Pikeville. vi lie. Gregory, William Lahe, Fleming. Rose, A !fred William, 2U43 EJ!.mont St., Evansville J.73:l . ICill- Gruber, H erb, Speed, Louisville. 15 , Indiana . Hadden, Newell P., Jr., 121 Lackawanna Road, Eosenthal, C. L., 1f i2(i .J e ff Er son. P aduca h. Lexington. Rudd, Marco }tl., H azard. Haffey, Stan, 1822 Section Road, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sammons, P.e rnard, J..~m; Oak St .. Kenova, \V. Vir- io. ginia. Haines, Jack W., College Station. Murray. Saylor, Ema n uPI , Loyall. Hall, Charlie, Whitesburg. Schaufl!t't, .Jim , :::~ : l!) llew ill, Cincinna t i, Ohio. Hall, Joe M., 20 ~3 Cedar, Fulton. Schmid t, C. ·,J., 5S44 Surrey A ve., v incinnati 11, )hio Halliday, John E ., 21 Locust St., Gallipolis, Ohio. Schuette, Frde ri ck, R. :J , H e nder ~ 0n. Schun:ann, .Jo seph ]{. , 11!1 N . 42nd 5t. Louisville. Harris, Gene, 111 Riverside Drive, Hussell. Schultz, Edwa rd. 5G4 Hose Hi!l Ave., St. Bernard 17, Hartley, William, 1121 Marshall, Evansville, In- Ohio. diana. Schmitt, K. F., 1 i02 E. Patton Ct., Louisville. ·, nati Head, John W., 501 Kings ton Ave., Louis ville. Schut z, J o hn J., ,/r. . .1 515 H ighland Ave., Louisville. Hoendorf, R. L., 2816 Jeffers on, Cincinnati 19, Ohio. Sconce, John \\'., (i25 i\Iain St., Ly nch . S e n ~ in.~· . Donald H., 710 Vine St., Fulton. Hoferer, Louis R., 983 W ell s Ave., Cincinna t i, O·hio. Shannon, Erl H., 2Q:l Clwnault Road, L exington. Hogan, John E., 2128 Crane, Cincinnat i 7, Ohio. Shaw, .J ohn H .. , 205 \V. North St., Mayfield. Holeman, D. Fle tcher, 32D Poplar, Daw~on Spring·s. Shaw, Stanley E .. 44(i() \N . 8th St., -Cincinnati 5, Holland, T. J., Pikeville. Oh io. •Ville, Horton, Peyton A., V. A. Hospital, Lexington. Showalter, John, 110 :\1ilit:ny, Georg·etown. Sledd. T ., 71 2 Poplar, .!\ luna:-•. Howard, Vernon Thomas, 114 High St., Versailles. Smit h, Paul G., :J40 Bell Ct., Louisvilie 6. Hudso n, Bob, 217 So. Kerth Ave., Evansville 14, In- Springer, Irvin, 959 S. Kentucky Ave., Evansville, S l) . diana. Indiana. P an- Hummer, lrby H., 207 N. 6t h, Scottsville. Streicher, .-\ be .. 1 G2:3 So. :!ncl St., Louisville. Jones, Cloyde C., 701 Center St., Corbin. Thompson, H. William , Box 75:3, Owensboro. Thompson, Newell, Junior College Station, Martin, Kathaman, B. J., Jr., Sports Equipment Repair, 111 Tennessee. W. 5th St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Tincher, Hobert , 2740 Crinstc'
sc nts g·ame shots, using ~pec ial photo.gTaphic t ech- an aiwlysis of ofl'en sive baseball. Purposes of the niques to illustrate princi ples. (EBF). hit and run p la ~ i , hitting behind the runner and 022. SHOOTING I N BASKETBALL j-s-c 1 r eel bunting a r e explained. Base running· is taken up. $1.50- (Ethan All en, National League of Professional Concentrating on the SC'l shot, t his film pictures Baseball Clubs) . the action of the throw. ~t ance , aim, trajectory, and 007. W I NNI NG BASEBALL. j-s-a. :J reels. 70c. fingertip co ntrol. Special a t tent ion is given total The "cut-off" play, how the pitcher catches a body coo rdination, especiall y inward r otation of the man off base. a nd how to call f or a catch of a fl v hand and a rm making- the throw. (EBF). ball are explained. Art of base coaching is dep ict e~l. I 023 . DEFENSIVE FOOTWORK IN BASKET ·ways of kcc• ping· in conditio n throug·hoLi t the season '1. BALL. j-s-c 1 r eel $1.50. and of caring for equipment are shown. :vrembers 'I1 Striding- wi th an opponent. checking·, maneuver of the National Leag·ue show their style of pitch\ng, ing him out of pos ition a nd other basic skills a re batting- a nd fi elding. Umpires' techniques are dem illustrated, using special photogTaphy to demon onstr aterl. The picture concludes with scenes from strate points. Rebounding·, pivoting·, and correlated t he flnal g·ame of the 1940 World Series. (Ethan arm action are tauf.(·ht also. (EBF) . Allen, National League of Profession:;..] Baseball 026. BASKETBALL UP TO DATE. j-s-c. :J reels. Clubcs). $1.50. 016. Il'\ SJD E BASEBALL. j-s. 3 r eel s. 70c. Using DePaul antl Nort hwestern teams, the Na Fundamentals of baseball, in cluding pitching, tional Federation of Hig·h School Athl etic Associa batting, field in.g· and base-running, a r e demonstrat tions explains and illustrates the nenalties. rules, ecl. Note: This fi lm was placed with library and fin e points of n•ocle rn basketball. Action shots t hroug·h the courtesy of the Kentucky High School plus slow motion and stop action photogra phv de Athl etic Assoc ia tio n. (National League of Pro j, i . prac sc rihe poin ts fully. Rules a re explained in detail, f Ess ional Baseball Clubs). ,,d pho together with instructions to officials on their appli 024. WORLD SERIES OF 1945. j-s-c. 2'h reels. J (E BFJ. cation. $1.00. reel 035. BASKETBALL BY THE CODE. j-s-c. 3 Big games of the 1945 Series are shown. with r eels. $1.50. individual work done by stars on each team. Special ; of ap- The new 1947-48 ba~k et b a ll film anproved hy the pla vs, offensive and defensive, and examples of in 1 hysical National Federation anrl produced by the Offi cial dividual a nd team action a r e shown in this r ecord ,, e grip, Sports Film Service. All material is new. Attrac of baseball at its best. (Offi cial Sports Film Ser ·.' s boay tive action is shown and co rrect rulings for ques vice ). i th spe tionable situat ion s a r e inrl icaterl. 027. PLAY BALL, SON1 .i-s. 1% r eel s. $2.00. "ducing 1!l47 STATE TOURNAMENT, FIRST ROUND J oe Cronin in t rod uces this fi lm, showing a group GAMES. j-s-c. 2 1 ~ reels. 50c. of fourteen-year-old boys who a re exper ts in base .., reels This film. which i;; a sil Pnt one. includes a f ew ball. Correct methods or h itting, catching, and sho ts taken in each of tl1e fir;;t round r.· ames in the t hrowing a re demonstrated in natural and slow mo 11c rules Hl47 State H ig-h School Basketball Tournament. t ion. Based on book by Bert V. Dunne. (Young •• Il l Ath The film is not clear and it is cli ffi cult to rli st ing-ui sh America). n·etation the plavers. This ,film is recom1r ended for only 029. BATTING FUNDAMENTALS. j-s. 1 reel. uw good tho~e schools which had teams in the tournament. $1.50. ll >ints of· 1947 STATE TOURNAMENT. SEMI-FINAL AND Basic skills which must be mastered before one FINAL GAMES. .i -s-c. 2 r eels. 50c. becomes an accompli shed hitter. Bat selection, 0 reels This film , a silent one. includes ~ h ots of th e sta nce, g rip, swing and f oll ow-through a r e clearly semi -fin al g·ames a nd most of the action in the final demonstrated in this film by professional players. the Na c-ame of the 194 7 State High School Basketball (Coronet). .d Sports Tournament. The acti on is not clear and this film 030. THE BATTING STARS OF BASEBALL. 111 foot- is not recommended for general showing. s-e-a. 3 r eels. $1.00. Who are the big names among batters and wha t BASERALL FILMS makes them good? Watch the f eatured hitters as 000. TOUCHING ALL BASES. j-s-a . 4 r eels. shown in this film, learn the secrets of their styles a nd forms, and try it yourself. For clubs as w ell a s I SOc. classes. - INDI This film is intended to t each ~ro u ng s t e rs bn se $1.50- hnll by showin_g various Am erican League stars MISCELLANEOUS :1 c mea ns pla~• ing their nositions. It is also intender! to give ROOl. FUNDAMENTALS OF BOXING. 1 reel. ·1l cract it. ! fans as a whole a better nnrlerstancling and knowl $1.!10. to man, crlge of the 11ational Nlsl illle. Th e fi lm shows Fa Cad Seiber t. director of physical education at the flxed ther Fl;magan and l1is Bovs T own Trnm. the H all Ora nge. New Jersey, demon strateR the followin g ·s are in of Fanw cer emonies in (;nnner stown. Nrow York. and· fundam entals of boxing: Position of fl sts and fore l.; ses, re scenes f ro:11 nigh t ba sel•all g·ames. (Kell op;g Com arms. on-guard posit ion, stance. off ensive blows, .coughout pr.ny). drfensive blows and clinches. (Gutlohn). ce games 004. BASEBALL. j-s-a . 4 r eels. SOc. - detail s. 002. LEARN TO SWil\I. e-.i ·c-a. 2 r eels. 55c. . Art) . This film treats of tl1 ~ ori!rin. hi ston anrl tecll This fil m ou tli nes the budd~' ;;~· s tem in learning niou e of ba ll pl ay as ;1 nrofession anrl as a pastime. to swim. Steps ill us trated are as follows: Breath TALS - (National Lca_gue of Professional Baseba ll Cluhs). ·I s $2.00. ing, floatin_g anrl g·li din _g , arm stroke. le_g stroke, ' basket 006. PLAY BALL, AMERICA. .i -s-a . 3 r eels. elementary swimmin_g·, demonstration of stroke com . the fun- 70c. binations. a nd adaptation of stroke to individual. " lography Drf ens ive baseball is taken up. Illustrated under (US Dept. of Ag). ues down r•itch ing are overhand, side arm and underhand de 003. LIFE SAVING. e-j-s-a. 2 reels. 55c. li veries; fast curve, slow. knuckle and screwball Methods of r escuing drowning persoloS by boat \ LL. j-s-c nilchcs : po sitions on t he rubber and wa,·s of catch r ing buoy and other equipment are shown. Adapta~ ing- a man off base. The catcher, and especially his tion of strokes for life savin_g, approaches, breaking in 1porlanre in ealling plays. is eonsidererl. I nfi elrl holds and carries arf' demonstrated, along with pr o 1 ndli ng in ·nt before in g- , La.t.:xing·, double plays and catching pegs to the cess of resuscitation. U nd er-water photography 'i nts. Pre- lm sc are illustrated. Catchin c: a fl y a nd throwing· in shows detail s in liie saving work. (US Dept. of Ag). nrc demonstrated in outfieldi ng. The film turns to (Continued on page seven) THE l~ X TUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR SEPTE:IIBER, 1 ~-17 Referees' Corner By Charli e Ve l t in er
Tho~e fall lH·..:ezes are blo,,·i11g· a.~a i n. That means football is in the air wi th the promise of the clashing· of sturdy young bodies in the thrill of competition. Down at Glasgow Jin11ni e Uravard, n~wly-signed coach, is lining- up hi s .g ridders as is jolly Ray Baer and hi s assistant~ .Junie .Jo nes and popular Red Hag·an at St. Xavier. ''Cap" Maddox realiy touched off Kentucky 1 Hig-h School fooLL>all with his rules interpretation clinics over the staLe. From here on King Football t rules s upre me. All ov<·r l\<·11lul'ky fooLJ,all arbiters ar e oiling· up the old whisLles and Laking· the knickers and striped shirts out of moth hall s, g·ctting ready for the "Sport T hat Thrills". In the Falls Cities area the calls are already Cha rl ie Vettiner comil"g· in for ofiici-~ 11:; and il looks like rot und Polly Kraesig·, Herb Gruber, Joe Linker and company are g·oing- Lo be busy boys. It's the Sport That Counts A chap asked me the other da~r who T thoug·ht Back in 1 Dl D t h.? re was a World Series scandal would he the hardest worked football oflicial this and two ba ll players (there were more ) had a yea r and yc ur ole n·po;·ler just threw up his l1ands tremendous negative effect on the kid s of my neigh and laughed. Lc rhood when they were found g·uilty of throwing Brother, they are al l worked hard because tl1cre g· ;1.mes so gamble rs co u!t; "Clean Up". are not e nOU,!.dl of them getting a ehance to show J was a kid at the Lime and I believed in a great what they can do wi th the old whistle. r:tcher named Eddie CicoLLe and my buddy had I n short . . coac h e~. that's saying unless you g·ive ~o me of these ne11·c·.>mer;· an oppottunity to w•)rk gTeat fa ith in a lieet outfielder named ''Shoeless" ! it's g·onna be you r fault if there are few good ofc .Joe Jackson. \Ve weren't the only ones because f.cials around when Li1esc old timers bow out. there were thousands like us all over the country. II The old cn' already going- up around the state i!> Each morning we'd wr,it eagerly to fmd out what l,i that there are not enoug·h experienced officials. Eddie and Joe did the day before. When we went ll; There never will be un less coaches g·ive newcomers out on t he sand lots we tried to imitate Eddie and a chance in some of their games of lesser impor J oe because they were the athletes who were right lli tance. all the way. In short, they wer e examples for kids About those hard-worked officials, let your ramb all over t he nat ion. I' lin.tr reporter mention, among other r eferees who I'll never forg·et how the boys in Sclmitzelberg 'I' have made at least a million clear dollars with the (n~y n2ighborhood ) took it the morning those ath whistle, such stalwarts as Ed ''Never Mi ssem" Mc lt'tes wer e founrl guilty of crooked ball-playing. I Nabb, "I Call em Rite" Cover and "Eagle-Eye" And it was bound to have been the· same way a ll ~ Schuette. ever the country because youngsters everywhere I It's g-reat to come out of a hot summer and be lieved in those fellows. smell the cool. clean football air of autumn. Al By a single action they had " let the kids of rea rlv Fairdale's Coach Dallas Arnold is promJsJn.tr America down". A g- reater crime against youth Valley tough compet it ion with his 40 bone-crushers. is unthinkable. To destroy the faith of boys is so There's - still a coach shor tng·e, too. Principal serious. ·whenever any boy undertakes to become John Gardner of Howe Valley in H a rdin County an athlete, he says in eff ect, "I'm capable of set g- a ve us a buzz the other rlay to ask a r ecommenda ting Bn exan:ple for other kids to follow". That's tion. but we didn't know a sin.c·l e prospect. n fact bee a use, r egardless of how poor you may B,· the way. a ll of you athletic fellOWS, wl1 e n think ,·ou a re as an athlete, ther e's a youngster :-·ou 'rr in LoPisville. drop in for a visit nt the offices sonwwhen' who thinks you are the "stuff". of the friendly .J eff e rson Count~- P laygTound and Sure, ~'ou'rc not g·oing· to throw any games, we Recrration Board in the Armorv. know, hut what about your co nduct at games when You'll he hapny to see you;· old fri end, Oakl ey t he breaks f!:O aJ.winst you. If you ''Bell y-ache", you n rnwn, one of the hest-likerl fellows in the stale, nw:-' cause that kid watching you to develop the slavin e· awav fie·"l 'iiW ou: wavs to give kids better wrong phil osophy of the sport and life. recrPation in J eff er!>o n Co unty. If you play to win r eg·arclless, you can bet some Remetl' lwr the olrl rlays when Oak "·as doing olher kid mav follow that bar! example. If young his stuff nt Hopkinsvill e ? \\'estern K entuck,• never sters have fai th in ~· ou and then :>ou f a il them, re has been t 1·c ~ am e ole] place with the ropular fellow me mbe r ~·ou'll be g uil tv like Eddie and .Joe of let in other parts. tine- down the ~· oulh of America. Anyway, it's )!'v llll I\ I' t. THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR SEPTEMBER, 1947 Pag e Seven make them. But you can bet your life they don't The Rating of Officials want to make them. If you have a valid criticism tell the off·icial By Principal Arch ie J{ichl, Henderson alio u t it, or better, w r ite him a letter. If you don't Secretary, ,\ 11-1( en lucky Conference have a r eal criticism, give him an E. E's go into his w in . colu mn. He iikes to win too. The rating of otticiab in a football g·am e is 110 easy job. lt is even harder if your team has just lost a close game in whi ch any one of a number of close decisions, which went against you, could have Niotion Pictures in Sports resulted in a win or at least a tic if the decision had been r eversed. (Continued from page fiv e) The respons ibility of rating oflicials should rest 011. IJJSTA NCE RACES. s-c. I reel. $1.50. Haces fi'Oill I ,000 to I 0,000 meters and steeple with the principal, but he s hould always talk over thase are demonstrated. Style of d~lan ce runner the game with the coach. This talk mig·ht better be is co ntmst.ed wiLh that of clash man. Difierences in held on Monday rather than immecliately following ty pi cal physiques are shown. Slow motion photog the game. ntph y is u sed to analyze move ments:" (EBF). I believe all ofliciab are honest, render fair de RO I2 ..JUMPS AND POLE VALUT. s-c. 1 r eel. $1.50. cisions, and are g·enu i ne l~' inlct·ested in lhe g·an~e IJetronslra l ion,; frotn al'lual competition are and the welfare of t h s playe rs. If an otlicial clo e;-n 't s hown f or l'Utl!ling· hi g- h -jump; running broad-jump; meas ure up to these standards, he should throw ho p, step and jump; and pole vault. Slow motion away his whistle or horn and hunt oth er areas of photog-raphy is used for cl et.ailecl stucl y' of form. activity. (EBF). The rating of o fiicial s is something l ike rating· HOI ~. TENN IS HHYTIIJVI. j -s. r eel. $1.50. Bobby Hig·g·s, national t e nni · champion, demon teachers. \Ve know good ones when we see them s trates how to make various shots correctly. The without a lways knowing· just why t hey are good. .eTip, service, for e hand drive, backhand . etc., are tl A game is w ell otriciat.e cl when it runs smoothly, shown in standard and slow motion. (TFC ). ., when ther e arc no unnecessary delays, w h e n fouls 014. T UMBLING FOR PHYSIC AL FITNESS: I N 1- and infractions are called promptly and the res ult DIY! DUAL STUNTS. i-s-c. 2 reels. 55 c. lg· ing penalty infliclecl, where there is no bickering Demonstrations and instructions f or performing t h e forward 1·oll, dive. backward roll. skip, head between player~, or between officia ls and players or stand, walking· on h a nds. l1and-stand, car twheel and • L coaches, and when attention is on the g-ame and handspr ing· are g ive n. (Navy ) . d not on the officials. 015. TUMBLJNG FOI{ PHYSI CAL FITNESS: In rating an oflicial. I would put knowledg·e as COMPANJON STUNTS: j-s-c. 2 reels. 55c. e the first requis ite. ·with knowledge must come the lm porta nee of coordination and timing is empha sized. Seve n teen stunts are demonstrated. (Navy). ability to think clearly a n d the courag-e to make l t decisions. ROI7. PLAY VOLLEYBALL. j-s -c-a. 2 r eels. $~.00. l t Tl1e g-ame of volleyball is explained step by step. ., The second r en•Ji r ement of a g·ood official is that Natural s peed, slow motion and stop action pho I t he know the m echanics of his job, he is not caug-ht t o.cTaph \- are used to clarifv t he Essentials of good Is out of position but is on the play when it occurs. form . (Association Films, YMCA). g To be a g-o od official, a man must be in .e:ood R008. HOW TO TWIRL A BATON. e-j-s. 1 reel. h- physical condition. Officiating is work. It takes $1.50. ,,. Hog-er Lee. f ormer national chamnion baton energv to keep up with a bunch of young- boys .11 twi rler, de mon s trates the nine f ouncia.menta ls of trained for the modern g·a m e of football. twirling: Bea t in~ t i•r e, salute. wrist. twirl. fi0.·ur e i ' e A n off1Pia1 should be ciresseci for his job. There Pi.c·ht. two-hanrl twirl. nass around bnck. rartwh eel, four-fing·er twirl and throw and catch. (Ra m) . ,f is a standarci uniform . It shoulci be worn. H e, the 028. SOCCER FOR GIRLS. s-c. 1 r eel. $1.50. t h nflici::d.· should have the n<>c cssarv equinm ent for , (\ Bas ic skill of s occer rle111on strat<>d in detail. ,e his job, whis tle, h orn, watch a nd gun. They should with closenns and ~ low motion shots of skilled girls. L- he in working order. Traps. rlri bhles, and n11s ses a nrl their annlication to ' :-; game s ituar.io ns A. A veteran becomes ineligible on his twen ty Rulings and Interpretations firs t birthday. (By-Law IV) . Q. ·what information should a principal give in The foll owing ruling·s a nd interpretations r ep a sking· for a ruling· on a veteran? r esent questions which have been asked the Pres A. H e ~hou ld .tdve the name of the boy, his ident of the K. H. S. A. A. most frequently during date of birlh. semester during or at the end of which he left for the service, number of subjects in r ecent years and are being asked the Commissioner which ·he was passing at that t ime. rlate of with n ow. Principals of member schools who will study drawal from sch ool, date of entering- the service, date of discharg·e from t he service, anrl date of re these questions and answers will find that they can entering school. save themselves a considerable a mount of con·e- Q. Under what co nditions w ill the preceding spondence with the Com missioner's o ffi ce. One semeste r rule he waiver! for veterans ? feature of the 1947-48 booklet is a section on "Rul A. It wi ll he waiveu if the boy entered t he ser vi ce immediatel v after h e withdrew from school and ings and I nterpretations''. if he was passi-ng in at least three subjects at the ti me of w ithdrawal. Games With Other Teams Q. Is a veteran eligible when he returns to l Q. Can a member school of the Association en scho0l after di scharge ft:om the service? ' gage in a n athletic contest w ith a non -member A. No. The principal should write for a ruling <'Tiel a sk that the preceding semester rule be waive-d .. school? if the conditions of the preceding answer a r e met. A. Not if the otl1e r school is eli~db l e f or mem bership. ( Co nst., Article 8, Section 1). Grade School Pupils Q. May a sch ool team 11lay ag·ainst an alumni Q. May grade scl1ool pupils play on a hig·h or independent team during a. r egula r season in a ~choo l team? sport? A. Y es, provided t h at they pass in tl1eir sub jects and advance one grade each year. (By-Law A. Yes, as the other team is not eli rdble for V, Section 2). membersh ip in the Association. Q. Is a grade school pupil a f ree ag·ent after he Certifying- of Players h e has completed his work in the eighth grade? A . H e is unless he h as taken part in a first Q. After an eli gibility li st has been ma il ed by tram game, representing a hig·h school connected t h e Principal at the close of the week, mav this l ist wi t h hi s school. If he ·has played in a fi rst t eam .l!·ame, he comes under the provisions of By-Law VI. be supplemented later with the names of boys who Section 1. later become eligible prior to th e contest? A. No. The list is limited to such persons as are Residence eli gible at the time the l ist is due. Q. What is the r esidence rule? Q. H ow can a prin cipal verify the age of a . A. '' Interschool_ con tests" in By-Law VT, SC'c tJ on 1. has been mterpreted to mean "first team player ? games". If a boy who has played in a first team A. Bv referring to the Bureau of Vital Statis game changes schools without his oarents moving tics. In the absence of a state record, he shoulcl to the new school district, he is ineligible f or a refer to t he earliest available school enrollment aml s~ h oo l year in a sport mainta ined bv hoth sch ools. If he has not played a ny ,first team g·ames, h e is census records. It h as been th e pnlicy of the Board iiY•mediately eligible with respect to r esidence. of Co ntrol to accent old r ecorrls r ather than narents' affidavit in establishin q- t.h e birthrlate nf a player. Q. ·what is m eant by "Corresponding- cha n ge in the residen ce of his parents" in By-Law VI - Sec- The physician's affirlavit will not he accented unless tion 1? ' the record which guirlerl him in fixing- the elate of A. This m eans the moving of the parents to the birth is open for inspection bv th ~ Board of Co ntrol. di strict in which the school, which the bov now at tend s, is located. If a boy and hi s parents have Q. A principal di scovers that h e has beP. n cer livr d in School District A, and the boy has plavecl t ify ing a Player incorrectly a~ to ag·e . What is h is a first team ~·ame for School A, he will n ot be Pl igi procedure ? hle a t School C, when his narents move to School A. H e m ust .!!et per111issinn frnn1 t.l1P Co111mis Di strict B. He may be elig·ible in only two schools, sioner to corr ect the error. (Bv-Law I, Section 3). A and B. 0. If a nrincinal Pnknrnvin{dv nl :Jv~ an inelid Q. If parents separate, what is considered the hle nlaver, shall his school he suswnrlerl ? r esidence of the child? A. Yes. if the facts "'"''" avn ihhle anrl conl rl A. In the absence of a court order. g iving cus l1n.ve he en known nnon '"~1, investi ''" tion as a nrin toclay of t he ch ild to one of the p ar ents. the resi cioal is evnPcterl to tNd(e concer ning ef'ch of his dence of the parents at the time of separation is n l a, ·<' r ~. This pPnnlty is mandatory. (B~·- Law I. consid Ered t he r esidence of t h e child unless both Section 7, Parag-raph a). p.:rents move. · Veterans' l<~ligibility Undue lnHuence 0 . \Vh at is the veterans' rule with respeet tn Q. May a school official or anv other person who age? mi .~ · ht l,e interested in the school's program of ! 19-17 THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR SEPTEMBER, 1047 Page N ine l· l.' nty- athletics solicit a student from another school dis A . Twenty games between January l. and prior trict? to the district tournament. Games in invitational. A. No. T h i~ is undue intluen~e and the penal Ly county, or conference tournaments must be counted ,.e in is suspension of the ofl'ending school for a year. in this number, a s well as any additional charity (By-Law X) . games. The Commissioner has no authority to his waive the provisions of By-Law XXI. .tl of Q. l\Iay a school, a Booster Cl ub, or a ny other ts in organization interested in the athletic program give Q. Is the school obligated to use registered of .v ith- books or tuition to an athlete? ficials? ·vice, A. No. This would be considered undue influ A. The usc of regi~tered oflicials is a require ,[ ence. lf a school has a policy of g1ving f ree text re- m ent, the penalty for violation being possiule sus books to inuigent pupus, any atnlece wno came pension. If there is any question about any of umier tnis classificatJon slloula not be aiscriminated , cling ficia l ·being registered, he should be asked to show against, of course. (By-Law X). his card. (By-Law XXII) . ser- Q. A student has continued to play on Team A .! and after his parents have moved to School District B. Q. ls the securing of a physician's statement 'l he coach of 'l'eam B suggests to tile boy that 1t 0 t the and parent's consent compulsory before a boy can might be well for him to actend the school located participate in athletics? in the district where the boy's parents now llve. J.s A. No, but a principal should make every effort I S to .i this undue influence? I to secure these documents. The school is taking a A. Although the pra<:tice of suggesting to a great chance if he does not. (By-Law XXIX) . ·nling boy that he change scl10ols is questionable, the .tived Board of Control ha~ always believed that a boy (~. lf the f1rst day of l\larch is on Saturday, met. should attend the school located in his own district. what is the day of the district Tou]·nament? l•'or this r eason, the action of the coach mentioned above would not be considered undue infl uence. A . The following weekend, l\l· reb 7-8. (Tour nament Rule I) . high q. A student has continued to play on Team A J after his parents have moved to School District B. Q. l s ther e any )1enalty if the ciistrict or re gional tournament manager refuses to follow the sub- t He is not billed for tuition, and nothing is said about it. Is this undue in fluence'? rcg·ulations set up by the Board of Control in the ····Law selection of tournament ofii.cials? A. When the boy s parents move to School Dis trict B, he is consioe1·eu a rcsiclent of the new dis A. Yes. The toumament winner is el iminated i c r he trict, and this district r eceives the state per capita from furth er competition and the school represent eel by the tournament manager is suspended from It ? on him, thus making l·.im a tuition pupil in Scnool the Association. (Tournament Rule V-A). l first District A . The principal of School A should see to !lCCted it that the boy or hi s parents pay tuition. The al Q. What expenses are paid for State tourna t ean1 lowing of free tuition to a pupil whose parents do ment t eams, and how many may be on the state I '\V VI, not live in the district is undue influence. toumament squad? A. All expenses arc paitl for the period of the Protests tour nament. The transportation a llowance has been set at 20c per mile if the team travels by au Q. How should a protest be made'! tomobile, or the actual fare by a common carrier if A. By a principal or superintendent and in the team travels by bus or train. Lodging and Sec writing. ((By-Law XIII ). m eals arc pa id for by the Association, a nd an a l team lowance of $GO.OO is made to each team for inci team Q. May the school of11cial of a protested school dental expenses. The tournament squad is com w ving ascer tain the name of the person who made the posed of ten players, coach, manager, and t he for a protest? principal or his rep1·esentative. •. ·lwols. A. By direction of the Board of Control, this he is information has not been given for many years. (~ . May a name appear on the final tournament The Board holds that the important item in a eligibility list which did not appear on the p r elim protest is not the name of the person who made the inary list ? tH!'e in protest, but the guilt or innocence of the protested A. Not unlcsss it is to correct an error. A boy ! . Sec- school. sh ould not be penalized for a cl erical mistake. How c·ver, permission must be gotten from the Commis to the Q. May the school ot1icia l of the protested sioner for a name to be added. The principal should 1, \v at school see a copy of the· investigator's report before check the preliminary list very carefully . . have the hearing? plaved A. Yes, he is entitled to receive this under the Q. If an ineligible player is protested after <' f' l igi- rules. ((By-Law XIII). February 15, are the player and the school involved School immune from disciplinary action? .chools, A. No. The elate of February 15 was s et for the Miscellaneous convenience of the Commissioner and the Board of ·cd the Control. A p1·otest made this late might not be Q. What is the obl ig·ation of school officials with acted upon before the tournaments as sufficient regard to sportsmanship? time must be given for an investigation anrl a hear '1 £!: cus A. Not only should school off-ic ials practice the ing in order to be fair to all concerned. (Tomna lC' resi highest principles of sportsmanship, but they should ment Rule X ) . tion is make an effort to teach them to t heir ph1~·ers, stu - ~ both dent bodi es, and fans. Officials must be protected and Q. I s it possible for a boy who did not fin ish gnmes conducted in an orderly nlflnner. The viola first or second in a reg·ional track meet to get an tion of this rule has caused several suspensions in expense a ll owance to the state track meet? recent years. (By--Law XVII) . A. He is eligible to participate in the state meet if he fini shed third or fourth in, the regional meet. •on who Q. How many basketball games may be played If he places in t he state meet, he will get t he ex ·am of in a season? pense allowance. (Track Rule 14, Par agraph 2). Pag·e Ten THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR SEPTEMBER., 1947 . The 1947 Football Code The 1H47 football publications vive dnailed com :{-5- 1: The liberal s ubstitution rules which per :nenb conc erning· all sections which are different mit a substitute to run on the field wheneve r ball is I j from t hose of last year. This is espec ial] ~· true of dead have proven to be popular but a number of I! the .L!J.:J7 Football Player Handbook. The new fool complEx s ituations have been introduced. In the or I bail picture "Football By-The-Code'' shows excel d inar~· substitution, Al r eplaces A6 and A6 imme lent i llu st ration~ of some of the cha n l~· eti provis di<~te J~ - moves toward the sid eline on which his i o i ~S. He re is a brief ' umnHHY of chang"t.;s from last team's be nch is placed. If he does not reach the ~-ear whic:1 ha ve given rise to pre-season questi-1ns . s id Eline before t he ball is s napped, it is an infrac 2-2 1-2 : The ter.n ''impulse", a s used in the t ion hut the play is allowed to go through, i, e., rules, ha ~ its ordinary dictionary meaning· in ail im ll docs not reJY.ain dead. H owever, there are cer c:1ses other than th':! two listed exceptions. Tlw tai n ill egal substitutions which would create a bad term is never used anywhere on the field excep t in looking situation if t he Referee were prohibited connection with the goal line. Il is not used in con L om blowing hi s whistle imn~e diate ly . One of nection with the end line or the sideline. Ball i'< Ll: ese is the situat ion where a team may have 12 conside red to have been forced across goal line by me n on the field . This is a lways a case of having 11 t he player who did the forcing·, except for the two players and one non-player. This non-player mayf li sted situat ion s. Exception (a) covers situati,;ns be on the fie ld for the purpose of participating. includ ing the on'" in which a kick is touched in Su~ h a situation arises when t here are 12 men in" flight and caused to rel.ound back over goal line. t;1c huddle. J£ the ofl icial notes this, he s hould im l'lay- K l ki cks from his own end zone. Kick is mediately blow hi s whi stle and, even if t he whistle s iHJLIId lt e ltlown too late to prevent the snap, the hig-h and comes down nea1· 10 yard line where H !ta ll st·ill r ema in s dead. This ca'c differs from the atten1pts to catch kick hu t muffs it or he de'iih ordina ry s ubs tit ution in wh ich a r eplaced pla yer is erately bats it. Jn either case, hall goes across goal t ry ing- to leave the field in time but is una ble to do line from the force of the mull' or bat. l{ ulin !-( - lf so. Jn t he latter case, the non-player is not an " in the dictiona ry definition of "i1npul se" were taken, t t! IHi crl participant.'' This gives the HEfer ee certain di scretionary powers and prevents s ituations which the impulse ~\' O uld be by R. Bu t acco)'(l ing· to ex wou ld loo k had if he were prohibited from stopping cPption (a), the impulse in this situation is still action. con ~ id e r e d to be t he kick. Of cout·se, the hatting· of Anollwr one of the illegal substitutiOns wi1ich a kick is a foul and t he offended team has the priv ht · ~ome s ill eg·al as soon as it occurs is that where il eg·e of taking th c penalty more than two tcam1r.ates enter with the intention of replacing· a n ex·c ess number of players. This be This setting- a s id e of the dictionary defi ni t ion of co mes a fou l a s soon a s the excess number of play "impulst• " applies only when the loose ball is mufl'ed t!rs enters aiHl it is not necssar y for the oflkial to in flight. lf the loose ball touches g-round before it wait until the s nap. In al l cases of ill cg·a l s ubs titution, if a foul is is muffed or batted, t hen Official must decide wheth ('ailed, the clock is stopped and, under t hese circum er the loose ball mig·ht have gone over the goal line s tances, any number of s ubstitutes may enter. If a even if it had not been mufl'ed or batted. team desires to send in more than two s ubstitutes, 2-27: SHIFT now includes certain cases when:! they .may buy their way in at the expense of loss of 5 yards. only one !;layer moves to a new position. This ap -1-,1-1 -3: The note 'under t hi s item is new but it plies to any playel· who takes a position on t he line merely p1·ovid Es coverage f or procedure which has and then moves to a new position. After such n ~ove IJee n common. Many fouls, such as offside and man m Ent, t he snap must be delayed by at least one 'ec in ill e_g·a] mot ion, occur at exactly the ti me the ball ond after the new posit ion has been taken. This is snapped. The foul is not before the snap nor arter it l t is always s imulta neous with the snap. g-ives t he defense a reasonable chance to modify As far a s spot of enforce-n: en t for s uch foul is con their formation. It IS a ssumed t hat there will be cem ed, t hi s is always the spot of the snap or free more such changes than in previous years IJecause ki t: k, h ence, enforcement i.s the same as rf the foul the center, guard or tackle is now perm it ted to were one bet ween downs. The note is n ecessary be cause Jack of coverage would make s uch a fou l come drop to a position behind the line and become a back und er a f ou l du rin g- -a nm and, if e nforcement were for a g·iven play. Son ~ e coaches may choose to alter hy g-eneral rule penalty for a foul by the Offense be n <>.te a halfback and a tackle. This g-ives a linesman hind the bas ic enforcement spot would he enforced a chance to carry the ball a nd may prov ide rest for from the s pot of the fod. This would be contrary a halfback who ti1·es from runni n.e; with the ba li. to customary procedure which -n:akes the spot of er.forccment for offside or man in illeg·al motion at A linesman who moves from a position on the the spot of t he snap rather than a t the spot where line may not be in motion when ball is snapped. the player was located at the time of the foul. The onl~· exception is when· such player is five fi -6-1: When a pla~·er desires to attempt a fair yanls behind t he line at the s na p. Under s uch cir catch, he is expected to ma ke it clear to omcials cumstances, it is assumed that t he 5 yard retreat and opponents that a fair catch is to be made. To remove any doubt ahout this, the rules r equire that gives the defense sufficient time to size up t he situa he not only ra ise one arm at full length above his tion. head but that he a lso wave the hand sidewise while -- ___ .. ______ ; :147 TilE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR SEPTEMBER, HJ47 Page Eleven arm is so extended. The rules are now q uite specific meant to be o;, the linl' or behind it. A yard is a in outlining- the procedure in case an inval id sig nal very short d istance in the congested line area and, is g ive n. The fact that a signal is not valid does in nearly eve r~· case, the player is a yard behind not permit R to advance the ball. the line unless he is attempting to play a line posi There are a f ew ca ses whe re the ball may be ad t ion. vanced after a signal has been given. T h.is ri <>·ht 8-.t-2: Slight chang-es in the kick rule now bring· ll is exists if the ball 1s muffed and strikes the gr o~n d the return kick under the same provisions that r of and it also exists if K touches the kick. In the lat govern a . kick from scrimmage. The only differ ence or- ter case, R has a choice of accepting penal ty for is that a return kick occurs after team possession has changed during down a nd the line (through 11 ne· fair catch interference or of r ecovering the ball and a advancing. the spot of kick) which co rresponds to the line of his Play-Kl kicks (free kick or from scrimmage ). scrimmage is not established until the kick is act t he Rl signals for fair catch but muffs. Ball strikes ually made. If it is kept in mind that the yardline 1ac- ground and is r ecovered and advanced by R I or R2. throug h t he spot of kick becomes a new scrim . e., ){uling-Legal advance. For most snap infractions mage line for determining rights of K a nd R, the procedure for a return kick is the same as for a cer which occur at the time of the sna p, play is allowed to proceed However, this does not apply to illegal kick from scrimmage. If K recovers their kick be bad acts by the s nappc1·. h ind this new lin . ~, they a r e permitted to advance. 'tited 8- 1-2 : Whenever the s nappe r violates any part. Any touching- of t he kick behind this line is ig-nored. of of Article 2 (s uch as m oving his feet or lifting the In advance of this line, right to r ecover and advance and rig-ht to touch t he k ick are the same as if the J 12 ball for the snap), t he referee is a uthorizecl to blow hi s whistle inmediately. Even if he does not blow new line were a scrimmage line :,;- 11 in time to stop action, the ball still remains dead. l'lay-B l intercepts a f orward pass on his 80 may Any s ubsequent activity is action with a dead ball. and immediately punts t he hall back. This kick is : Ling. If in this s ubsequent action with a dead ball, there (a) high in the ai r so the wind catches it ancl blows n in fhould be! an act as holding·, t he ad is ignored since it back behind the kicker wlwre 82 recovers a nd the usual form of holding is illegal only if it occurs ~:d v ances; or (b) is touched in advance of the kick ! in1- while the ball is in play. If such holding- or if a!J.y by 82 and is then r ecovered by t he opponent farther ti stle other act is of an unsportsma nlike natur e, such ~ down the field. Huling-(a) Legal advance since . the unnecessar y roughness , it is a foul. In that case, ki ck was recovered behind t he line (s pot of kick). , the Lite snap infraction and the latter foul are bo•h be (b ) Opponents may choose to keep the ball where er is tween downs a ncl they a re administered as a double recoverer! or t o take it at the spot where it was cO do foul in accordance with Rule 4-3-2b. T here a r e a touched by 82 (first touching) . ·'in few cases in which a foul, such as offs id e, is fol !l-4-6: A kick w hich rebounds back into the Jtain lowecl by another foul. T his too is treated as a kicker's end zone is a live ball and its di sposition is ,·hich double fo ul in accordance with the note under Item determined by whether the ki ck was the impulse lping 2 or 4-3-2. '' hich sent it there or whether a new impulse was 8-1-4 : Tnis .e:ives coverage for situat i o n ~ in ot of tion of t hi s player. More r ecently, eve nts h ave would be in a dange ro us position. ~ 'n at shown t hat no particular damage can he done if Supple ment: All materia l in t he s upplem en t where such a pl ayer is at one side of the snapper . If this of t he rules book has been brought up to date and player is within ann's length of the snapper , so material will be of value to coaches and game ad hi ~ a n~ · ministr ators. 1 fair tha t any par t of body is behind part Of t he '1 cials foot or arm of the s napper. ofilcials conside1· the po RELATE:D PUBLICATIONS: To suplement tiw c. To sition legal. In actual practice, it is a ln ~ o~t impo,; rules book, t he f oll owin g· publications and pictures sihl e for a player to be less than a yard behind the will be helpful: FOOTBALL PLAY SITU A TTONS, " that vc his line and still behind a linesman unless he i ~ in such FOOTBALL PLAYER HANDBOOK, FOOTBALL while an awkward position that he loses ·his efl'ectiveness. OFFICIATING MANUAL, .THE MOTION PIC About t he o nl y reason for any limitation is to aid TUllES "FOOTBALL UP-TO-DATE" AND "FOOT Lh e ofli cial in determining whether t he player is BALL BY-THE-CODE." Page Twelve THE KENTUOKY HIGH SCHOOL A'l'HLI<.:TE FOR SEPTEMBER, 1947 71 c;u c- 1 sume that authority and responsibility. He Jt J ness age ~;bwm tne may delegale a::; much responsibility as he !Reti-'zing P'Zesident may choose to the coach, or they may and should work clo::;ely together, but it is the (Continued from page one) principal's job. Of course, principals ar,e all pose; the eligibility rules should be subject busy and overworked but interscholastic and ed to close examination with an idea to some intramural athletics makes up a big and im- revision; participation in the whole program portant part of the school program. There should be extended to include other sports fore, control it, extend it to include all of certainly it should include a program for your ::;tudent body, and let's make it a force girls ; and then the old (3 in 1) problem of for good in our schools and communities. drinking, gambling, and the attendant evils And remember too that the KHSAA is our::;, of riots, fights, and attacks on officials must it is OF, FOR, and BY us. Let us not crit have the attention of the Association if our icize our Association too much-If it is good interscholastic athletics prog1·am is to re let's support it and make it better; if it needs tain its respectability. I do not believe that improvement let us put forth our best ef school men can or should attempt to dodge forts and intluence t o do that too. We owe that responsibility. a debt of gratitude to Uncle Mose Ligon, N ow, whose problems are these'! It will W. 0. Hopper, J. L. Way and those other be easy to say, "We have a Commissioner, pioneers who started our Association thirty let him do it." or "Why doesn't the Board years ago, and the best way to pay that debt do something about this'!" We must remem is to make ours a grander organiza~n than ber that the Commissioner will be working any they ever dreamed about. for the Association, and his powers, duties, Our Commissioner and his staf..' will be and responsibilities will be only as extensive l.Ju sy. We can keep them hard at work run as the member school principals and coaches ning down wild rumor s about the ineligibil make them. H e will be working under the ity of our neighbor's star halfback and an provisions of the "Little Handbook" that we swering correspondence about questions that as principals, superintendents, and coaches we can have answered at once by consulting have made to govern our program, and, too the Handbook, OR we can cooperate with bad to relate, many of us do not know what them in developing a well-organized, well the book contains. supervised program of participation for all In my ten years as a member of the Board boys and girls in which we maintain a spirit of Control I have had opportunity to know of friendship, cordial relations, and good our athletic program quite well. It con sportsmanship. forms pretty closely to the philosophy of In concluding this brief message to ment athletics maintained by our member school ber schools, I want t o take this occasion to principals. 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