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Official Organ of the KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSN OCTOBER - 1953 device to general hate, recklessness, and des­ Pep Talks - Inspiring or Exciting? peration in high school youngsters toward By Samuel M. Cooper in their opponents and others. I've heard coaches (who contend that there is no equal The Ohio Hig-h School Athlete to football for developing sportsmanship, Perhaps no term having its origin in or­ character, and clean competition) go into a ganized competitive athletics has had more triade of profanity, obscenity, and name popular appeal to everyone than has the calling which puts Hitler in his wildest orgies term "pep talk." It, along with such other at Nuremberg (and I've heard him) to picturesque sports jargon as "pinch hit," "on shame. I suppose it was my last experience the ball" and "hit the line," has carried over with this sort of thing that has stirred me into contemporary American dialog with tre­ into writing this now. A supposedly reputable mendous appeal to everyone from the hard­ coach succeeded in working his youngsters boiled labor foreman to the precise clergy­ into such a frenzy (all within ear shot of the man in his pulpit. officials) with his half time spiteful profan­ Nearly as often as the word enters my ity and charges of "yellowness" on the part mind or my ears, an image of the great of his players toward their opponents that Knute Rockne appears with it. Pep talks and the game was "unofficiable" the second half. Knute Rockne are inseparable. His use of the Before the half time intermission terminat­ device was a masterpiece of inspiration, mo­ ed, and still within the locker room, the team tivation, and human psychology. At times it broke into a malicious chant, aocompanied may have consisted of nothing more than by a rythmic stomping of feet and clapping several quietly and strategically spoken of hands, that all but rejuvenated primitive words used at just the right time in the lock­ voodooism at its worst. The spirit permeated er room at the half of a game in which covet­ the rest of the game and changed boys whose ed vi·ctory was all but hopeless. On other original objective had been to score touch­ occasions he deliberately, and laboriously, downs, to mobsters with no purpose other .and dramatically delivered an oration than to "get" their mortal enemies (the op­ which worked up an emotional frame of mind ponents). in his footballers which assured efforts of On another oocasion I remember a coach superhuman proportions. There are dozens deliberately placing his team at the half of stories of Knute Rockne's half time per­ time within ear shot of the officials dressing formances which changed games of despair room door and then spending the entire into brilliant football triumphs. Rockne must fif~e~n minutes chastising and slurring the be credited with establishing the pep talk offi,cials to. the. boys and ordering his captain as an inseparable part of the tradition of t? .take ob.)ectwn to and challenge their de­ the modern American football game together CISIOns whenever possible. The team reported with its adoption as a deliberate device used to the field convinced there was no justice by many others to stir groups to dynamic (and naturally lost the game since their ef­ action. Since Rockne's time it has become as fort and concentration was on everything accepted a part of football as cheerleaders. All but the immediate objective of the game). coaches are now expected to say some magic­ Not long ago a coach culminated a half al something at the half which will change time tirade of name calling and charges of docile youngsters into Herculean supermen. "no guts" and "yellow" by threatening "to Many paying customers at the ball game practke 'til midnight every night next week" consider the coach derelict in his duty unless unless you "knock the hell out of that full­ he uses the fifteen minutes between halves back next half." His team reported to the to rant and rave and "give 'em hell." This i::; second half of the game ::;o tensed and keyed supposed to be the culmination of his coach­ up that their timing was shot, fumbles ing skill when all the vehemence and hatred were common, and "brainstorms" took place toward the opponents are exploded into a all over the field. The outcome was as you gigantic tirade of emotions which will then might expect. change the tide of ebbing victory to certain Another coach terminated his half time conquest. pep talk (and he was winning the '"arne As a sports official during the past years too/, with a charge to a keyed up you;gste~ I have been in "attendance" at many of thes~ to go down and knock the hell out of that half time affairs due primarily to the prox­ safety man." The fired up footballer mis­ imity of my dressing room to those of the taking foolishness for courage, carri~d out competing teams. And, frankly, I'm quite his orders but left his front teeth on the disturbed at the way many of the pep talks field'. Perhaps the sadistic impulses of the have been corrupted and prostituted into u (Continued 011 Page Tcu) The Kentucky High School Athlete Official Organ of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association

VOL. XVI-NO 3 OCTOBER, 1953 $1.00 Per Year Early Season Football Questions -Installment 2 Editor's Note: These rulin()s do not set aside or modify any the spot of the foul is where the pass was rule. They are interpretations on some of the early season thrown. In the case of a short free-kick, it situations which have been presented. is the poor kick which is the foul, rather 13. PLAY: Under what circumstances is than the touching or the b ·:lll lying on the a touchdown scored? ground without being touched. Hence, the RULING: Whenever any player is in pos­ spot of the foul is where the poor kick was session of a live ball while the ball is on or made. For the usual short-kick which is behind the opponent's goal line, it is a touch­ touched bevond the free-kick line, it would down. There are no exceptions. (Any foot­ not make ·anv difference. But if the kick ball rules statement assumes that there is should be first touched behind the line (even no foul unless stated-see Rule 2-22). In in K's end zone), it would make a difference infrequent situations, a touchdown is award­ in the spot from which the ball is put in ed for an unfair act as in 9-7-1. Also, there play after penalty for the short-kick. As an are infrequent occurrences where a live ball illustration. if a free-kick is caught by the is in an end zone with all players refusing wind and blown back into K's end zone where to fall on it. Experienced Officials avoid the K2 falls on it, it is a short free-kick. If R necessity of killing such ball by indicating should accept the penaltv (which they would that the ball is still alive. seldom do). the free-kick would be replayed 14. PLAY: A free-kick from K's 40 does 5 yards behind the previous spot. In this not cross R's free-kick line and is not touch­ situation, R would usually decline the penalty ed by R. K2 falls on it: (a) in the neutral and take the safety. zone; or (b) on K's side of the neutral zone; 15. PLAY: When is use of the elbow or or (c) in K's end zone. forearm a disqualifying foul? RULING: It is a short free-kick in either RULING: When either is used as a strik­ case. If penalty of 5 yards is accepted, it is ing weapon in a manner such as action when K's ball after enforcement since they were a fist is used. If forearm or elbow is used in possession at the time of the foul. The on an opponent without the hand being free-kick is then made again. If R should against the blocker's bodv :md without being decline the penalty, plav proceeds as if there swung as a fist, the act is illegal use of hands had not been a foul. Hence. ball belongs to but not disqualifying. Decisions about illegal K at spot of recovery. In (c) this results in use of hands resemble those about clipping. a safety. In ruling on snan and free-kick The entire action should be observed. The infractions the determining factor is whether hand must be against the blocker's body the ball "remains dead." It remains dead only while forearm or elbow is in contact with an when the Official blows his whistle in an opponent. If only the position preceding the attempt to prevent t>,e snap or fre·e-kick block or after it is completed is ob"erved, an and the only time this is done is for the few over-technical decision might result. infractions (such as encroachment) which occur BEFORE the snan or free-kkk. In the 16. PLAY: Ball hecomes dead to end the case of a short-kick, it would be impossible last down of the 1st half. A foul is then to stop the kick, hence, the Official never committed by A. Is the period extended and blows his whistle in an attempt to keep the is the foul p€malized at the beginning of the ball from becoming alive. 2nd half? COMMENT: The short free-kick has char­ RULING: The period is not extended. If acteristics similar to the illegal forward pass the foul is unsportsmanlike, the Official may which is touched by an ineligible who is in enforce on the 2nd half kick-off, since that the neutral zone. It is the poor pass (rather could be considered the succeeding spot. than the touching) which is the foul. Hence, (Continued on Page Eight) Page Two THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1953

OCTOBER, 1953 VOL. XVI-NO. 3 home basketball games, and a ticket to the

Published monthly, except June and July, by the Ken t ucky football game which will be played between High School Athletic Association. the University of Louisville and University Office of Publication, H ender son, K y. of Cincinnati teams that afternoon. Entered as second-class matter in the post office at Henderson. Kentucky under the act of March 3, 1879. Corrections ·Editor------THE O. A. SANFORD Football Player Handbook: On page 8, in Assista nt E ditor______J . B . MANSF IELD fifth line of 6-1-6, substitute K for R. On H ender son, Ky. page 10, in second line of first play, substi­ BOARD OF CONTROL President ______Carlos Oakley (1951-55). Morganfield tute A2 for Bl. In the key on page 48, in Vice-Pr esiden t______T a lton K. Stone (1950-54). Carrollton Item 1 the answer to Question 13 is "no." Directors-Willia m E. Kingsolver (1950-54). Fort Knox; J a m es L. Cobb (1951-55), N ewport ; Roy G. E versole (1952-56), H azard ; In second paragraph, the answer to 12 is Russell William son (1952-56), Inez; W . B. Jones, (1953-57) , "yes." In Part II, the fourth answer in Ques­ Somer set; Louis Litchfield (1953-57). Ma rion. Subscription Rates ______$1.00 Per Year tion 6 is "not correct." In Part IV first para­ graph, answers 3 and 4 should be "safety." Meeting Folder: For Item 34 on page 3, an exception is a kick which touches post or !Jrom the Commissione'l 's Office crossbar and caroms through the goal. · Delegate Assembly Ballots which principals of K.H.S.A.A. New Board Member member schools may use in voting for dele­ gates and alternates to the annual meeting have been mailed out from the State Office. These ballots shall be returned before Nov­ ember 15. Principals whose ballots have been lost in the mail may ca:st their vote by letter. Referendum The Commissioner was authorized recently by the Board of Control to submit a refer­ endum to member schools on proposed changes in the track regulations. The refer­ endum, which included four proposals sug­ gested by the State Track Committee and approved by all Board member s, was mailed from the State Office on September 25. The deadline of October 6 was set for the voting. The first proposal provided that the num­ ber of track r egions may be increased to a maximum of twelve, with only first and sec­ ond place winners in the r egion qualifying for the State Track Meet. The other pro­ posals provided for a change in the wording Jack Dawson of Track Rule VII, in order to comply with the National Federation Track and Field Principal Jack Dawson of the E astern Rules, mentioned in Track Rule VI; for High School, Middletown, will r epresent Sec­ changing the title of Track Rule IX, in order tion 4 on the Board of Control until June 30, t o make it clear that the provisions of the 1954. Mr. Dawson defeated Supt. William A. rule apply to all meets ; and for a new method McKay of Eminence in recent balloting, and of entering contestants in the State Track will fill out the unexpired term of Supt. T. Meet. K. Stone who resigned from the board when U. of L. Clinic he moved from Carrollton to Elizabethtown. Assistant basketball coach John Dromo The new Board member is a native of Nel­ of the University of Louisville has asked that son County, where he attended Bloomfield publicity be given in the ATHLETE to the High School and started his football career . Third Annual Free Basketball Clinic, which While he was still in high school, the family will be held in the gymnasium of the Univer­ moved to Louisville where Jack entered sity of Louisville on Saturday morning, Nov­ duPont Manual and played three years of ember 7. Registration will be held at 8:30, football for that school. He attended George­ with the clinic starting at 9 :00. All basket­ town College from 1926 to 1930, during which ball coaches who attend the clink will re­ time he played football and was a member ceive a season basketball pass to all U. of L. of the track team. THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1953 Page Thre~

Mr. Dawson spent one year at Jackson, Every high school in Kentucky i•s invited to Ky .., as •coaeh of football and basketball. In send its ch eerleaders and majorettes. A 1931 he became coach of all sports at Fern special fee, covering registration and the Creek High School and he continued in that football game, will be charged. position until 1935, at which time he became Principal. He remained at Fern Creek until New Veep 1950, except for three years spent in the · Principal Russell Navy from 1942 to 1945. After he returned Williamson of the from the Navy, he attended the University Inez High School, of Louisville where he received his Masters Board of Control degree. In 1950 he became principal at member represent­ Eastern. ing Section 8, was For several years Mr. Dawson was a regis­ elected Vice-Presi­ tered football official with the K.H.S.A.A. dent of the Ken­ He had played semi-professional football for tucky High School three years. He is a member of the K.E.A., Athletic Associa­ N.E.A., and the National Association of Sec­ tion at the October ondary School Principals. He is secretary­ m e e t i n g of the treasurer of the Kentucky Association of Board. Mr. William- Secondary School Principals. He is a Baptist, . . son is in his second and a member of the Middletown Rotary Russell Williamson year of a four-year Club. term on the Board. He had previously repre­ sented his area during the 1943-46 period. Clinic For Ch-eerleaders The new Vice-President is a graduate of The third annual Cheerleaders Clinic on Morehead State College. He has spent all of Sportsmanship for the high schools of Ken­ the twenty-nine years of his teaching, coach­ tucky, under the auspices of the State Y.M. ing and administrative experience at Inez. C.A., will be held at the University of Ken­ He has been principal of the Inez High tucky, Saturday, November 14. School for the past twenty-six years. The panel this year will be composed of coruches, and will include Ewell Waddell of Publications for Girls Highlands, Fort Thomas; E. D. Jones, Mays­ The attention of women Phvsical Educa­ ville; D. T. "Doc" Ferrell, Prestonsburg; D. tion teachers in the state is called to several R. Hensley, Winchester; and another coach recent publications. Copies of the books may yet to be named. Subjects to be discussed by be secured from the National Section for the ·coruches are "What is the purpose of Girls and Women's Sports, 1201 Sixteenth cheering?" "How does cheering affect team Street, N. W., Washington 6. D. C. The titles members?" "Building sportsmanship among and prices are as follows: the spectators"; "The cheerleader as a rep­ Official Basketball Guide, 1953-54, 160 pp., resentative of the school"; and "Cheering 50 cents; and the Official." Official Recreational Games-Volley Ball · Last year more than four hundred cheer­ Guide, 1953-54, 136 pp., 75 cents; leaders in uniform, and almost one hundred Official Aquatics, Winter Sports, and Out­ majorettes, also in uniform, from eighty ing Activities Guide, 1953-55, 160 pp., 75c; high schools participated in the clinic, and Standards in Sports for Girls and Women, it is expected that the attendance and num­ National Section for Girls and Women's ber of schools participating this year will Sports of the American Association for be even greater. Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Registration will be held between 8 :00 and 57 pp., 75 cents; 10 :00 in the morning in the lobby of the Official Basketball Rules _{Reprint) For Coliseum. The panel will be held in the Me­ Girls and Women, Sept. 1953 - Sept. 1954, morial Gymnasium from 10:00 to 11 :00. Col­ 25 cents. lege cheerleaders will conduct demonstra­ The National Section for Girls and Wo­ tions of cheering from 11:00 to 11:30. After men's Sports of the American Association lunch the group will attend the football game for Health, Physical Education and Recrea­ between the University of Kentucky and tion sets standards and policies governing Memphis State. sports for girls and women in the United A. D. Litchfield, State Secretary of the States. Its purpose is to promote sports pro­ Y.M.C.A., will aJCt as chairman of the panel. grams centered on the interest and welfare Page Four THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1953

rrn~o n, Eur!COC, 84 1 Ringo, Al; hln nd, 0 Hk 252 1, 422 of the players. Po,,c, Hob, H a rla n , ) :~!l 4 (Bus. N o.) In schools, colleges, and recreation centers, Potte1·, Sam , Lync h P reston, Robe r t L .. 1:)0 !1 Cente1·, Ho wling G n~ e n, 885!J where trained leadership is available, these Pnrll o. W a ite !' , 1015 Ma gnoli a , Howling Gl' een, 6312, 3874 Reece, Fred, 149 E lm St ., V e t·sailles, Ve rsailles 33, Par is 1465 standards and policies serve as a guide in the R eeves, J oe S. , !25 N or wood Drive, Richmond, 899, 406 conduct of sports. The rservices of this Sec­ Rose, J a m es Joseph, 24 9 R osem ont, L exing t on, 4-6210 Russell , :Joe, 608 W. Seventh St., Russellville tion include official playing rules, designed Sheehan, J a m es G., .r r., Box 19, Danville especially for girls and women, standards Shidey , F red, 412 15th St., Bowling Green 9107 Sparks, H a rry M .. 210 W oodla nd, Murray and ratings for officials and recommenda­ Ste inbicke r , Paul F ., 3915 W ashing ton Ave., Cha rleston, W. Va. tions pertaining to the health and safety of S tone, Clifton . R . R . 3, Oa k Hill R oad, E va nsville, Ind., 6-09n, 5-3311 the players, and other special publications. T emple, .I . B., Guthrie Bldg.. Paducah , 2-1422, 2-2147 Thomnson , R a lp h , 5599 Surrey, Cincinna ti, Ohio, Ma 71 %, W a 0047 Thom e, Lew is W ayne G-3 Section , Hq. 101st Abn. Div., Camp SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF Breckinridge, 274 ( Bus. No.) REGISTERED fOOTBALL OFFICIALS W a rd, Cha rles, 704 N. 25th, Middlesbor o, 2055 Whipple , Lloyd G., 216 S. F rede rick , Eva nsville, Ind. (List Compiled October 1) Wilson , .1 ack R., Pricha rd Hig h , Grayson If o.ne telephone number is given for an official lided, it is Wilson , .I ohn P ope , 903 S. She lby St., Louisville , W a 4591 thr. home ,hone number unle~s otherwiRe desi!!nated. If two n u mberR are given, the first number is that of the home phone. Aike n , Bill, Pineville, 57 3R , 480 4 Applegat e , W. L. 11 2 So. F ourth, Bardstown, 4592, 4236 SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF Bake r , Cha rles J oe, 2547 H a rrison , Paducah , 3-3043, 5-6311 . REGISTERED BASKETBALL OFFICIALS E xt. 8532 Bass, Willard A., 5804 Ridge, Cincinna ti 13, Ohio, Me ~827 , (List Compiled October 1) Wo 3760 If one telephone number is given for an official listed, it is Bostic, R a lph, P . 0 . Box 433, Benha m , 43R4, 67 the home phone number unless otherwise designated. If two Bowling , H a rry, H odgenville, 24 ( Bus. No. ) numbers are given, the first number is that of the home phone. !Jroderick , Carroll A., 1760 N or mal Dr .. Bow ling Green , 8594, Aberna thy, E rnest W ., 1612 Ma ple A ve., Owe ns boro, 3-9326, 82 12 4-1910 Bu nnell, Kenneth L ., Munfordville Abney , Bob , R. R. 5, Lexing t on , 4-5174, 4-5193 Byrd , H a rry G., 7331 N or t h Timbe rla ne, Madeira, Ohio, Lo R745 Adam s, I ra R., Linefork Cha m pion , Paul, 512 H a lla m, Erla nger, Di 6036, Di 7 5 ~ 0 Alexande r, R ex E., Colleg e Station , Mur ra y , 1338-J, 740, E x t . 15 Cla rk, Buford, Box 62, Barbourville, 707L Allen , Stanley M ., H a wesville Coleman, Edwa rd M ., 509 Steele St., F ra nkfor t Ashley, Ke nneth, Scien ce Hill Cr easey, Fred, 204 W. W ashing t on, Sebree Bake r, Cha rles J oe , 25 47 Harrison, P a ducah, 3-3043, 5-6311, Da vis , Charlie, Benham E x t. 8532 Deaver, John W., Sta tion H, B ox 55, L ouisville Ba ke r , E dga r C., 1205 Ashla nd, L ouisville, Fr 4106 De la n ey, Willia m T., 11 55 Coronado, Cincinna ti 38, Ohio Ballard, J ack H., Box 271 , Barbourville 371L DeV a ult, Don, 3017 E. W a lnut, E vansville, Ind. Balla rd, Shirley, R oute 3, Winchest er DiMuzio, Robe rt, 4047 Runnymede Ave., Cincinna ti, Ohio, Bass. Willa rd A. , 5804 Ridge , Cincinna ti 13, Ohio Me 9R27, Ki 2220, W a 1180 W o 3760 Dunn, Bobby E ., 508 S. F ourth, Murray, 497-W Begley, .l a m es P., Blue Diamond, 1829 (Bus. No.) E llis, Thomas, 123 W . 33rd, Coving ton Bet z, Richa rd I., 250 Albany R oad, Lexin~~:ton Ernst , R ay C., 3574 L a r kspur Ave., Cincinnati 8, Ohio, Blackburn, Bill, Box 267, Barbourville, 187, 169 E ast 6758 Blackburn, Clyde W ., Sue B e nnett College , L ondon, 241X F igg, Cha rles R., !08 E . Second, F rankfort Blumer , She rry, Jr.. 376 P a rk Ave., L exing t on, 3-0312 Fishback , Olen W ., 316 Ma r a uder, L ouisville, Ch 4~4 0 Bosch, William, Box 839, Cumbe rla nd, 114W F itchko, Bill, Norton , V a., 554, 41 8-J B ostic, Ralph, P. 0. Box 433, Be nham, 43R4, 67 Gillespie , Robert C.. Box 485, Pikeville Boza•·t h , C. H., :It·., Box 34, College H eig hts, Bowling Green, Gosiger , Paul, 3036 Linview, Cincinnati, Ohio 3521 Green e, Oma r P a ul, Box 58, ByPro, 2573 Braun, R obert, 14 ~ Cente r, Erla nger, Di 8476, Co 8193 Greens la it, .l a mes W ., B rown St., R acela nd B roder·ick , Carroll A., 1760 No rmal Dr ive, Bowling Green , Greer, Cha rles F., fi0 4 N . W . 17th St ., Gainesville, F lorida, 8594, 8212 22903 Brooks, Can oll C. , 1232 Chestnut, B owling Green , 39 41 , 7728 H a ffey, Stan, 1243 Garden Circle , Wyoming 15, Ohio, P r 2884, Brooks , J a m es A., Bet sy L ayne, 304 Pr. 8931 B1·own, B r yant, 18D H a rry Smith Apts ., Owensboro H eldma n , J ohn, Jr., Univer sity of L ouisville, LouisviJle, Fr 21 81, Bmwn, Carlton, 411 O' H a ra Drive, Da n ville, 1569J, 58 Ca 2531 B r·own, Tommy, Olmst ead Holla nd, Tom J ., ·Grundy, V a. Bunc h , Richard , Blue Dia mond Hube r, Ke nneth, R 3, Oute r Lincoln Ave., N ewburg h, Indiana Bums, J ohn E., 2fi E. lit h , N ewport, Co 74 23, H e 7844 Hudson, Bob, 221 7 So. Kerth , E vansville 14, India n a Butler , Don a ld Alexande r , 1909 South Griffith Ave., Owen sboro, lrzyk , Albin, F ., 1433 A Fifth Ave., Fort Knox, 23122, 271 Rf> 3-3175, 3-2401 , E xt . 27 9 J ohnson , E llis T ., Mor ehead, 314. B YI'd , H a rry G .. 7331 Nortn Timberla n e, Madeira, Ohio, Lo 874 5 Kellev, .T. D., Sha dy Acres, R.F .D. 7, P aducah , 5-9289 Calhoun, Fost e r , Jackson, !65W, 67 Kempf, .loseph L., 120 She r r in A ve., L ouisville Campbell, William C .. 2859 Fra nkfort Ave., L ouisville 6 King , R oy, Box 143, Cumbe l'la nd Car tee, Ra lph, .T r ., Olive Hill K yle, L eslie G., Jr., 25 Cha lfonte P l., Fort Thomas Cha mpio n , P a ul, 512 H a lla m , Erla nger, Di 6036, Di 7530 L a ncaster, Morr is B., 106 Penmoken Pk., Lexington Cla rk, Cha rles Edmond, 301 So. 16th, Mayfield L awson , Sa m , !005 Sp ruce, N orton , Va ., 162M Collins, Cha rles E .. R. N o. 2, Glasg ow McDa de, C F ., 918 Sixth Ave., St . Alba ns, W . Va. Combs , .1 a m es Glenn, 280 E. Thit·rl , L ondon , 27RR McGlasson, Ga.l e n , R. R . I , Burlington, H ebron 3342 Cooper, W a rren , Hindman Mc inturff. Wilford. 124 V enice P a t·k , L exington, 4 - ~5 0 ~. Cooper , Willa rd 0 ., McKinney 4-2738 Cox, R a lp h, Box 555, B enha m McT igue, J oe, 647 E astla wn, L ouisville, Ar-6120, Ma -27 74 Craig , .1 ohn G., R ochest er Ma ha n, Boyd W .. 23 Lloyd, Flor en ce, 2! 62 Crawley, Sta nley W., .lr., ! 848 Ma ry Ca therine Dr .. Louisville Jr. Ma ta ra zzo, Salva tor e, 320 N. Mulber ry, Eliza bethtown Creasey, F red, 204 W . W ashingt on , Sebree Mayhew, Happy, Barbourville Creason, Coy, 103 W. 9th, Benton, 3524, 2600 Mille r , F red W., Aut. 188 "B", P ritchal"(l Place, Fort Knox. C rouch , R ona ld B., 104 S . 12th, Murra y 8150 (Bus. N o. ) Crowe, Emmett H .. 4232 Sullivan, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mu !55 ()4 , Mit chell, Albert R. , 1601 Libe rty Rd., L exington Ma 4680 Mon tg om er y, W . G. " Bill", Bueche l, Ca 2064, Ch 7511 Cullivan , Jim, College Sta tion, Murray Mulligan , J. T ., Const a nce, H ebron 3246, Cincinnati Ma 6! 71 Cu m mins, Albe rt, Brooksville, 5481 Nimmo, Lomond, 389 Price R oad, Milford, Ohio, Te r ~ 1.70 , Davis , Thomas E., Willi a m s bur ~~:, 3761 E ast 1484 De la ney, Willia m T., 11 55 Corona do, Cincinnati 38, Ohio N oland, Doa g las, 707 E . Ma in, Stanf01·d, 26 0 ~ D c M o i ~ey, F ren chy, 114 Cha mbe 1·s A ve., Georgetow n , 1252-J. O"N a n , Norman, Corydon , 9761, 2981 F ra nkfort 42281 Piccia no , .J ohn A .. ~7fHl Ga tewood, Cincinna ti, Ohi o ~ Tr 2474, (Continued on Page Twelve) ·' · 4fi48 THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 195il Page Five Members Schools of the KHS.A.A. The following schools are members of the Kentuck y Hig h Cynthiana Good Shepherd School Athletic Association for the year end:ng June 30, 1954. Principals of member schools s hould check this list carefully Dalton (Frankfort) to see if the names of schools with w hich they have scheduled Danville Graham games at·e included . This list was compiled a nd sent to t he Daviess County Grant County printe r on Octobe r 1. A supple m entat·y list of membe r schools (Owensboro) (Dry Ridge) joining in Octobe r will appear in the Novembe r issue of the magazine. Dawson Great Crossing (Dawson Springs ) (R. 3, Geo1·getown) Adair County Buckeye Dayton Greensburg (Columbia) (R. 3, Lancaster) Deming Greenup Ahrens Trade Buckhorn (Mt. Olivet) Greenville (Louisville) Buffalo Dilce Combs Mem. Guthrie Allen County Burgin (Jeff) Haldeman (Scottsville) Burlington Dixie Heights Hall Almo Burnside (Covington) (Grays Knol>) Alv-aton Bush Dixon Hanson Anderson (Lida) Dorton Hardin (Lawrenceburg) Butler County Drakesboro Harlan Annville Institute (Morgantown) Dundee Harrison County Arlington Butler Dunmor (Cynthiana) Artemus (Princeton) duPont Manual Ha rrodsburg Ashland Caldwell County (Louisville) Hawesville (Princeton) Earlington Hazard Athens Hazel (Lexington) Calvert City East Bernstadt Campbell County Eastern Hazel Green Auburn (Alexandria) (Middletown) (East Bernstadt) Augusta Campbellsburg Edmonton Hazel Green Acad. Austin-Tracy Campbellsville Elizabethtown Heath (Lucas) Camp Dick Robinson Elkhorn (R. 1, West Paducah) Bagdad (R. 5, Lancaster) (Frankfort) Hebbardsville Bald Knob Caneyville E l ~horn City Hebron (R. 4, Frankfort) Carlisle Eminence Henderson Settlement Ballard Memorial Carr Creek Erie (Frakes) (R. 1, Barlow) Carrollton (Olive Hill) Henry ·Central Barbourville Carter Estill County (New Castle) Bardstown Catlettsburg (Irvine) H enry Clay Bardwell Caverna Evarts (Lexington) Barret (Horse Cave) Ezel Hickman (Henderson) Cayce Falmouth Highlands Bea!Ver Dam Centertown Fancy Farm (Ft. Thomas) Beechwood Central Farmington Hindman (Ft. Mitchell) (Clinton) Ferguson Hiseville Belfry Central F ern Creek Hitchins Bell County (Richmond) Flaget Hodgenville (East Pineville) Central City (Louisville) (Covington) Bellevue Central Park Flaherty Holmes Benham (McHenry) (Vine Grove) Holy Cross Benton Chandlers Flat Gap (Covington) Betsy Layne (R. 2, Auburn) Florence Holy Name Berea Clark County Fleming-Neon (Henderson) Black Star (Winchester) (Fleming) Hopkinsville (Alva) Clarkson Fordsville Horse Branch Blaine Clay Forkland Howevalley Bloomfield Clifty (Gravel Switeh) (Cecilia) Bourbon Co. Voc. College Fort Knox Hughes-Kirk (Paris) (Bowling Green) Frankfort (Beechmont) Bowling Green Corbin Franklin-Simpson Hustonville Bracken County Cordia (Franklin) Inez (Brooksville) Corydon Frederick-Fraize Irvine Breathitt Crab Orchard (Cloverport) Irvington (Jackson) Crittenden County Fredericktown Jenkins Breckinridge County (Marion) (R. 2, Springfield) J. M. Atherton (Hardinsburg) (Louisville) Crofton Fredonia Junction City Breckinridge Trg. Cromwell Frenchburg (Morehead) Ky. Mili. Inst. Cuba Fulton (Lyndon) (R. 1, Mayfield) Bremen Gamaliel Ky. Sch. for the Blind Brewers Cub Run Garrett (Louisville) Bridgeport Cumberland Ga rth Kingdom Come (R. 2, Frankfort) Cumberland County (Georgetown) (Linefork) Brodhead (Burkesville) Glasgow Kingston Brownsville Cunningham Glendale (R. 1, Berea) Page Six THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, Hl53

Kirksey Meade County Pikeville Sinking Fork Kirksville (Brandenburg) Pikeville Col. Acad. (R. 5, Hopkinsville) Knox Central Meade Memorial Pine Knot Slaughter.s (Barbourville) (Williamsport) Pineville Somerset Kyrock Melber Pleasureville Sonora (Sweeden) Memorial Poole South Christian Powell County (Herndon) Lacy (Hardyville) (R. 7, Hopkinsville) Memorial (Stanton) Southern (R. 4, Louisville) Lafayette (Waynesburg) Prestonsburg Prichard (Lexington) Middlesboro Spottsville (Grayson) Stamping Ground Lancaster Midway LaSalette Acad. Milburn Providence Stanford (Covington) Minerva Pulaski County Stearns Leatherwood Monticello (Somerset) Stinnett Settlement Morehead Raceland Stuart Robinson (Slemp) (Blackey) Lebanon Morgan Red Bird Settlement Lee County Morgan County (Beverly) Sturgis (Beattyville) (West Liberty) Reidland Sunfish Leitchfield Morganfield (R. 4, Paducah) Symsonia Leslie County Mortons Gap Richardsville Taylor County (Hyden) Mt. Vernon Rineyville (Campbellsville) Lewisburg Muhlenberg Central Rockhold Taylorsville Lewisport (Powderly) Rockport Tilghman Lexington Catholic Murray Rose Hill (Paducah) Liberty Murray Training Russell Tollesboro Livermore Nancy Russell County Tompkinsville Livingston Nebo (Jamestown) Todd County Livingston County New Concord (Elkton) (Smithland) New Haven Russellville Sacramento Trenton Lloyd (Union) Trigg County (Erlanger) Newport St. Agatha (Winchester) (Cadiz) London Newport Catholic Trimble County Lotts Creek Niagara St. Agnes (Bedford) (Cordia) (R. 3, Henderson) (Uniontown) Tyner Louisa Nicholas County St. Charles Uniontown Louisville Baptist (.Carlisle) (R. 2, Lebanon) University Louisville Male and Girls Nicholasville St. Bernard (Lexington) Loyall North Middletown ( Clementsville) Utica Ludlow North Warren St. Catherine Valley ·Lynch (Smiths Grove) (New Haven) (Valley Station) Lynn Camp Nortonville St. Francis Vanceburg-Lewis Co. (Corbin) Oakdale Voc. (Loretto) (Vanceburg) Lynn Grove Old Kentucky Home St. Henry Virgie Lynnvale (Bardstown) (Erlanger) Ver.sailles (White Mills) Oldham County St. John'.s Villa Madonna Lyon County (LaGrange) (Paducah) (R. 2, Covington) (Kuttawa) Olive Hill St. Joseph Waco McAfee Olmstead (Bardstown) Waddy McCreary County Oneida Inst. St. Patrick W a! ton-Verona (Whitley City) Orangeburg (Maysville) (Walton) McDowell (R. 3, Maysville} St. Thomas Warfield McKee Ormsby Village (Fort T·homas) W an·en County McKell (Anchorage) St. Vincent Acad. (Bowling Green) (South Shore) Owen County St. Xavier Wayne County McKinney (Owenton) (Louisville) (Monticello) Mackville Owensboro Salem Western Madrison-Model Owensboro Catholic Salvisa (Hickman) (Richmond) Owensboro Technical Salyersville Western Madisonville Owingsville Sandy Hook (Sinai) Magnolia Owsley County Scottsville West Louisville Mapleton (Booneville) Sebree West Point (Mt. Sterling·) Oxford Sedalia Wheelwright Marrowbone (R. 2, Georgetown) Sharpe Whitesburg Marion Paint Lick (R. 6, Benton) Williamsburg Martin Paintsville Sharpsburg Williamstown Masonic Home Paris Shawnee Willisburg Mayfield Park City (Louisville) Wilmore May's Lick Parksville Shelbyville Winches·ter Maysville Peaks Mill Shepherdsville Wingo Maytown (R. l, Frankfort) Shop ville Wolfe County (Langley) Pembroke Simpsonville (Campton) M. C. Napier Perryville Simon Kenton Woodbine (Darfork) Phelps (Independence) Wurtland THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1953 Page Seven

district and regional eliminations, and won ·The Flying Dutchman the championship of Kentucky at the State When W. L. Reed wrote the final chapter Fair in September. A brand new Ford was to his long coaching career to take a position given to the winner. Such unselfish service in Bill Kingsolver's Fort deserves a salute from the Dutchman. Knox school system, he left The Dutchman will not serve as executive deep footprints in the sands director of Tomorrow's Travelers this year. of time. Kentucky's youth Pressure of other activities prompted resig­ is better because of him, nation, but, as a personal favor to the Dutch coaches are better leaders boy, keep that project going. It's one of because they have associat­ Kentucky's most worthwhiJe projects. Over ed with him, and officials 3,000 kids have signed already to take part have in him a yard stick in the 1954 project. to measure other coaches' We are running a picture of an official personalities. in a different kind of uni­ form. That's right. Lucien W. L. is a humorous fel- w L R ed low and one nobody can · · e Adams, widely acclaimed dislike. The Dutchman recalls a sum­ in the ranks of officials, is mer a few years ago when Coach Reed out of his Captain's uni­ was directing Camp Summerlong for the form and back teaching at Jefferson County Recreation Board. It seems Valley High School after three boys had left camp without permission. his second hitch in the When we walked in, W. L. had them on the Army. When the handsome carpet. We still chuckle as we recall his mountaineer left in 1951, words to them as he faced them with a ply­ we looked forward to hav- wood paddle. "Boys," he said, "when my ing him back with his Capt. daddy used to whack my bottom he'd say whistle. He's back, but Lucien Adams 'Son, this is going to hurt me more than it says that he is hanging his whistle up for does you.' But I'm different from my pappy, good. Don't let that happen, coaches! because I aim for this to hurt you an awful Here are some quotes from officials at­ lot more than it will me." tending the K.H.S.A.A. School for Basket­ W. L. has coached at White Mills, Emin­ ball Officials-Dr. Bob McLeod, "The School ence and- Magnolia, among other assign­ is superior to anything in its category in the ments. It was while the Dutchman was United States."-Ben Edelen, "The School working a game at Eminence in 1944 that was great. I gained a lot from being there." W. L. made history ag-ain. The game was in -Dick Looney, "Swell clinic. I have been an overtime, and a disputed decision arose. to them all and this was the best." Walter We wanted both coaches together to explain Combs, "As far as promoting uniform of­ the "call" to them. but Reed wa•s not to be ficiating goes, nothing can beat these found. When finally located he was a block schools." from the school where he was chasing a kid Assistant Commissioner Joe Billy and the who had set off a firecracker in the gym. Dutchman will dine with Official Walter In a letter to Vic Brizendine, Falls City Combs and his attractive bride at Hazard, official, W. L. says: "One of my greatest and will take a midnig-ht snack with Dick re~rrets in ouitting coaching is losing contacts Looney and his lovely -business manager in with my friends who are refereeing. You are "Them thar Pikeville Mountings." Gee, what a g-reat bunch of fellows. I will always be a tough way to make a living, ridin' through willin~ to take a sandwkh from any of you Kentucky, eatin' wonderful mountain cookin'. wealthy one-eyed guys." This chap just ha•s K(:mtuckians are swell people because they to get a Corn Cob Pipe of Honor as he closes help unfortunate kids over the humps. It seventeen years of coaching Kentucky's kids. was Dr. Bob McLeod, Somerset, who attend­ Joining Coach Reed in receiving a Corn ed the Briar Jumpers football star, Charlie Cob Pipe of Honor this month is W. B. Moser Flynn, when he was stricken with polio in principal of Murray Hi~rh School. Becaus~ August, and called for a Game Guy Award of Mr. Moser's intei·est, Will D. Thornton, a for him, and it was Courier-Journal sports 1953 graduate of Murray High, entered To­ writer, John Carrko, who told us that George morrow's Travelers Contest for the promo­ Carr Ganter, Glasgow's all-round athlete, tion of •safe driving among Kentucky's teen­ was knocked over with the same affliction. agers. He progressed through the school, Both youngsters are fighting hard and it Page Eight THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1953 is a "lead pipe cinch" that both of them will without setting aside the fundamental facts play again. Both Game Guys are winning about force. In the case of 222 (item b) there their battles. Incidentally, George Carr is only one force, i.e., the forward pass which Ganter's dad is a Corn Cob Pipe winner for caused the ball to go from the field of play work he does for Kentucky's crippled chil­ to the end zone. Hence, it is the force. Force dren. is never applied anywhere on the field ex­ Right now the Dutchman is packing to cept at the goal line and from the scrimmage attend H. V. .Porter's basketball clinic in zone to the end zone. There is no such thing Indianapolis. Look for the assistant com­ as force in connection with an end line or missioner and your "Sauer Kraut" interpre­ side line or in connection with a ball going ter at those October clinics. from the end zone to the scrimmage zone. In contrast. there are two forces in Play 223. EARLY SEASON FOOTBALL QUESTIONS Under such ci!'cumstances, the last force (Continued from Page One) applied before the ball becomes dead is the However, if such foul should occur after the one which alwavs rules. If this were not the 2nd half has ended, no provision is made for case, there wo~ld be :some very complicated enforcement. In this respect, football differs rulings on situations where a pass might be from basketball. intercepted in an end zone, run out and then 17. PLAY: Officials' Reflections: (a) run back in, run out and then fumbled across "Keep the play surrounded" does not mean the end line. It is always assumed that the "keep the ball ·surrounded." (b) For a good last force is the only one which has any in­ Umpire, his position is the worst in the stad­ fluence on the final ruling. ium for seeing what is happening to the ball. 21. PLAY: During punt formation, B1 (c) An Official who rules on a touchdown uses his hands to push or pull truckle A1 out from behind or in front of the ball is invit­ of the way to form an opening so that a line ing trouble. (d) A Field Judge who expects backer may get through to the kicker. to coast through the game is thinking of RULING: If the pushing or nulling is for yesterday's Judge. the outlined purpose, this is illegal use of 18. PLAY: What signal should be used hands. In many of these situations, there is for encroachment? some doubt as to whether B1 is pushing or RULING: Most Officials use the off-side pulling in his attempt to get through to the signal. A few use half of the signal, i.e., one ball. If he is making such an attempt, he is hand on hip. It makes no difference unless permitted to grab or jerk for the purpose it is a case where the ball remains dead. of getting past Al. However, if he continues Each year there are fewer such cases be­ to hold on or to pull A1 over on top of him cause Offieials usually find it good policy to as he falls, this is an illegal act. In the case of let the olav proceed. a kick, it is a suspicious circ-umstance when J 9. PLAY: Football Penal tv Enforcement B1 keeps his hands in contact with an op­ Axioms: (a) Whenever there is a runner be­ ponent for any use other than for a quick yond the line, all ·subsequent action is part jerk. of a running ola:v. (b) It is never a loose ball 22. PLAY: Is Answer 2 of Question 14 of olay unless the loose ball orhdnates behind Part II of the exam in conflict with the last the line. (c) A loose ball which originates ·sentence of 6-2-4? The rule indicates that hehind the line before the ball has crossed the spot of first touching is ignored only the line is a part of a loose ball play unless when R secures possession of the kick and it is an illegal forward oass. For the illegal thereafter commits a foul. forward pass, penalty enforcement is always RULING: The answer as given in th~ at soot of pass (since this where the run exam is correct. This is due to a peculiar ended). twist in this rule. If R had had possession, 20. PLAY: In Plav 222 (item b) of the K mig;ht have declined the penalty and re­ Case Book. B1 attP.mpts a return-kick from tained the touchdown in accordance with the his end zone and the kick is blocked in the last sentence of 6-2-4. But in the case cited, end zone to go out-of-bounds behind the goal there was no possession; therefore, if K line. It is ruled a touchback. In Play 223 the were to decline the penalty the ball might return-kick is blo~.:kPd on the 10 and goes revert to the spot of first touching· since it out-of-bounds over the end line. It is ruled would then be ruled the sqme as if no foul a safetv. Is this an error? had occurred. Instead of declining the pen­ RULING: No. They cannot be ruled alike alty in this situation, K would accept the THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1953 Page Nine penalty which results in a touchdown any­ was involved in a substitution during the way. This is because first touching is not a same dead ball. In contrast, if the ball be­ foul. Hence, the foul takes precedence and if comes alive, the dead ball period which fol­ the penalty is accepted, no attention is paid lows the penalty is not the same as the one to the first touching. This is in accordance which preceded the snap. with a practice which has been followed for 26. EXPERIMENTATION: (a) In Ariz­ a number of years. It is indirectly authorized ona, Tennessee and Washington, all high in the statement which indicates that when school games are being played under a sim­ a penalty is declined, the down is treated as plified timing rule which specifies that the if no foul had occurred. clock shall be started with the snap. Exist­ 23. About Installment I and correction ing rules give the Referee authority to order sheet for Football Player Handbook: In Play the clock to continue to run or to remain 6 of Instalment I an inadvertent mention of stopped in case of any attempt to abuse the fair catch interference was made. After a timing rule. kick has been touched, there cannot be a foul (b) In various groups, several practices for fair catch interference but there can be concerning the extent to which a whistre illegal use of hands or charging after the shall be used by all Officials, are being fol­ ball becomes dead. In the Handbook, the lowed. The trend is in the direction of per­ corrected answers for first paragraph of mitting any Official to carry a whistle and Part IV are for answers 4 and 5 (instead of to kill the ball when it becomes dead in a 3 and 4). location at some distance from the Referee. 24. PLAY: 3rd and 8 on A's 2. Bl is off­ (c) Several groups are attempting to find side and Al is standing on the line when he the best position of the Field Judge. At­ receives the snap. tempts are being made to determine the RULING: Only one foul has been com­ exact type of activity which makes it de­ mittted, i.e., for offside. If Al is out-of­ sirable for the Field Judge to be at the end bounds, the only possible illegality would be of the line of scrimmage and the type of ac­ for illegal participation. When participation tivity which requires that he be farther down is simultaneous with the ball becoming dead, the field. the dead ball rule, rather than the illegal (d) Observations are being made to deter­ participation applies (see Play 7 of Instal­ mine whether there is any necessity for ment I. The dead ball would result in this recognizing simultaneous recovery of a kick, being a safety except that A would take the or touching of a forward pass or possession penalty for the offside. of a forward pass. The observations are de­ 25. PLAY: Ball is illegally snapped, i.e., signed to determine whether it would be snapper lifts ball and passes instead of more satisfactory to instruct Officials to swiping it or he commits some other snap decide whether one player or the other per­ infraction. Has ball become alive or does it formed the act first. remain dead ? (e) In Wisconsin, a rigid enforcement of RULING: It depends on whether the Of­ the ",sleeper play" rule is being attempted. ficial blows his whistle. For any act which If A uses a huddle, any player who lines up occurs simultaneous with the snap, he does in a widely spread position must participate not blow his whistle. The ball becomes alive. in the huddle and move from it to the start­ For any act which occurs before the snap ing position. It is their belief that if no starts, ·such an encroachment, sliding the huddle is used, the Defense will automatic­ hand along the ball or lifting the ball, the ally spot a flanker or has no excuse for not Official has authority to blow his whistle but doing it. he is not required to do so. If it is impossible for him to stop the ensuing a!Ction, he will (f) In West Virginia, one or more teams usually withhold the whistle. If he does, the are equipped with plastic fa1ce masks to se­ ball becomes alive even though the snap was cure data on the advantages and disadvant­ illegal. If he does blow his whistle, the ball ages of them and the effect on face injuries remains dead even though the players should for the wearer and also his opponent. go ahead with their usual snap activity. ANNOUNCEMENT: The meeting of the COMMENT: Whether the ball remains National Football Committee will be held dead has some influence on substitutions. If at Atlanta, Georgia on January 9. The an­ the ball remains dead, it is not possible to nual questionnaire will be distributed in send in a substitute or remove a player who late October. Page Ten THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1953

THE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Should Rockne in his grave learn of these By Ray Jones, Spiked Shoe Society Manager abuses and misuses of his devise of inspira­ There will be an official State High School tion and spirit lifting, he must be veritably Cross Country Championship held at the tossing around in it. Rockne's pep talks re­ University of Kentucky over the two mile sulted in enthusiasm, concentrated effort Picadome Golf Course on Saturday morning, toward the game's objective, and devotion to November 14, at 1_1 :00. The meet is sanction­ ed by the K.H.S.A.A., and the Association the good, hard fighting (but clean) purposes will furnish trophies for the winning team of the game. He never intended that malic­ and runner-up and individual medals for the iousness and meanness should result from first ten places. The championship team will what he said. Much as he loved to win and be the first official K.H.S.A.A. Champion. loved his game of football, he would not have The Spiked Shoe Society at the University condoned the game, or any conduct of it, will stage the event, and will call upon ex­ perienced University professors to serve as that resulted in feelings of hate and un­ judges. The two-mile run will be over a sportsmanlike conduct. course which includes several mild hills and But the experience of the football official crossing a stream four times. Coach Seaton in the dressing room at the half from time to at the University says that this is one of time brings him in contact with "the other the finest cross country courses in the United kind" of coach, too, who uses his fifteen States. minute pep talk period for the purpose for All K.H.S.A.A. member schools are invited which it was intended-a consolidation to compete. They may send as many men to period, a time of reviving self and spirit, if run as they care to, but only the first five necessary, a period of intelligent deliberation runners (as designated before the race) will over mistakes and good points and the plan­ count on the team score. ning of the strategy for the remainder of The meet was held last year over the same the game. This is a period of education at its .course, with four schools competing and best. This coach operates on an intelligent twenty-eight runners finishing. They finish­ level not off on an irrational emotional binge. ed as follows: If enthusiasm and renewed spirit is neces­ TEAM PLACES - 1952 sary, he uses decent psychology and appeals 1st, Louisville Male, 18; 2nd, Flaget, 29 ; to the nobler and finer side of these players, 3rd, Valley No. 1, 37; 4th, Valley No. 2, 67; not their base and barbaric impulses. They 5th, Valley No. 3, 75 ; 6th, Valley No. 4, 97 ; return to the game knowing what their first 7th, Manual (only three contestants). half effors were, having their faculties alert INDIVIDUAL WINNERS- 1952 and reasonable and directed toward the ob­ 1st, Collett, Valley, 101:19.8; 2nd, Huhlein, ject of the game, not the slaughter of their Flaget, 101:22; 3rd, R. Fryrear, Male, 10:23; opponents. They are eager, but not to the 4th, D. Fryrear, Male, 10:43; 5th, Atkinson, point where their timing is destroyed, where Male, 10:44; 6th, Tullock, Male, 10:45; 7th, their tenseness of muscles opposes the re­ Scheber, Flaget, 10:48; 8th, Russell, Valley, laxation so necessary for the maximum exe­ 10:50; 9th, Fontana, Flaget, 10:52; lOth, cution of any athletic skill. If the game does Scheler, Valley, 10:54. not bring the win they seek, they can leave Entries will be due November 9, 1953. it without bitterness or maliciousness toward Teams will dress in the Coliseum, and will be opponents, officials, and opposite fans. It guests of the University for the Memphis is then that football approaches the educa­ State game at 2:00 P. M. tional potentialities we know it has within it The University of Kentucky will meet -the development of good winners, good Morehead and Berea over the three-mile losers, good sportsmen. Picadome course the same day at 10 :OOi A. The pep talk is a desirable and laudable M., and the high school teams are invited to part of sports. Sanely developed it can con­ witness this race. tribute immensely to the good that school sports can do. But if some coaches, in their PEP TALKS-INSPIRING OR EXCITING? eagerness to win games, resort to any means (Continued from Inside Front Cover) whatsoever-indecent or barbaric-to win coach were satisfied, but I question whether games, better that Rockne, his pep talks, and the footballer in his more rational moments the beloved game of football had never be­ will feel it was worth it. come a part of the America:t:~ sports tradition. THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1953 Page Eleven

FOOTBALL FATALITIES: The 1953 Here and There--- football season got off to a poor start when two fatal injuries were reported even before NEW HAMPSHIRE PROGRESS: The the first games were played. One of these New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic As­ was in a high school practice scrimmage sociation has had the usual ups and downs in attempts to build a statewide organiza­ and the other was in a college scrimmage. tion. It has taken time, wise planning, strong Both happened to be in Nebraska. While 1eadership and many honorable scars by for­ there are certain to be some fatalities in any ward looking school administrators to ac­ strenuous adivity, whether it is organized ~omplish it. A milestone has been reached or unorganized, the occurrences draw force­ when the organization is well enough estab­ ful attention to the constant need for a pro­ lished to warrant a full-time staff to ad­ gram designed to eliminate as many as pos­ minister the work. New Hampshire becomes sible of the hazards which are associated the 37th state to reach this milestone. with the game. Whenever a battering of the head is involved, there is the possibility of J. Robert Eddy, whose home was in Dobbs injury to soft brain tissue (concussion) or Ferry, New York, is the trail blazer with to the processes which protect the spinal the responsibility of boxing the compass to cord (damaged vertebrae) . For the most fix the direction of movement. He has a part, it is not a question of whether there Master's Degree from Springfield College, is adequate protective equipment. There is and eleven years of experience in coaching no equipment which will give complete pro­ and instructing in physical education, science tection to these parts of the body. Most of and other fields. He is 34 years of age and the preventive measures must be in the form has been connected with high school work in of controlling the activities which produce New York at Macedon, Barker and Mt. Ver­ haza·rds and in the training of participants non. He took over the new job on August to be constantly on the alert to meet shock 15,1953 on a two year contract. and cushion it with proper body movements. NEW COMMISSIONER IN LOUISIANA: The dangers are always greater in the early From 180·;3 to 1953 is quite a spell, even in season adivity when participants are not Creole area where today is long and event­ always in condition to meet shock. This i. ful and tomorrow is just manana. As for high especially true during long practice sessions school athletk matters, Louisiana has ar­ when an undue amount of practice scrim­ rived. They have made a solid block of the mage tires a given player to the point when· Southeastern Section in the development of he is not alert enough to anticipate and cush­ high school activities to the point where a ion shock. Teaching awareness of these full-time staff is necessary to administer the facts by all of those who administer the ath­ statewide unit. Thus the efforts of pioneers letic program is a job which is not finished such as Grover Koffman, W. L. Colvin, B. when it is done once. The early fatalities may C. Alwes and other members of the Louisiana serve to alert everyone to the necessity for Board of Control have been made fruitful. continued vigilance. It is to be hoped that In these efforts, they have had the coopera­ these early occurrences do not presage a tion of younger men such as Woodrow Tur­ season of serious injuries. ner., Gernon Brown, J . Q. Long, Wm. L. Ben­ del, S. S. Quine and Clyde Stallcup. THE NEW COMMISSIONER is T. H. Protection Fund News Waters who was the unanimous choice of With the 1953-54 school year just getting the Board of Control. He has a Master's De­ gree from Louisiana State University, has underway, ninety-seven K.H.S.A.A. member served as Principal at Hammond, Louisiana schools have insured their athletses with the and has been active in State Association Protection Fund. The summary sheets and work. In age, he is under the two score mark remittances are being received in the State and has the energy and enthusiasm to chart Office each day. At the time this issue of a good course for the Association ship of the magazine went to press, eighteen claims, state. He will have the full support of veter­ ans such as W. L. Colvin and G. C. Koffman totaling $592.00, have been paid since th<' who continue to be P·resident and Secretary, beginning of the current fiscal year which respectively. began on July 1. Page Twelve THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1953

BASKETBALL OFFICIALS Matarazzo, Salvatore, 320 N. Mulberry, Elizabethtown Miller, Roy L., Belton, Central City 740 (Continued from Page Four) Mills, Claude, Inez Mills, Herman, Warfield DiMuzio, Robert, 4047 Runnymede Ave., Cincinnati, Ki 2220, Molen, James P., 102 Richardson Dr., Somerset 894-R W a 1180 Montgomery, W. G. "Bill", Buechel, Ca 2064, Ch 7511 Dunn, Sherley R., 2123 Madison, Paducah Moore, Eddie, Box 3, College Station, Murray Eaton, James M., 34 1 Hopewell, Madisonville, 2163-W Moore, James E., Lily Eddings, Forrest, 2o09 Ohio, Paducah, 28697, 21621 Moore, Robert N., Beauty Edens, Ray D., Sanders, 65-G Mouser, Henry D. , Jr. cjo National Mine Service, Madisonville. Eggers, Earl Rex, Somerset 327-M, 1298 Ellis, Jack D., 133 Lyons, Morehead, 740, 46 Mulligan, J . T ., Constance, H ebron 3246, Cincinnati Ma 6171 Ellis, Thomas, 123 W . 33rd, Covington Mullins, Charles N., Pound, Va. English, John A., Brandenburg, 11 377 Newnam, Luther Garland, Beattyville, 109, 91 Ernst, Ray C., 3574 L a rkspur Ave., Cincinnati 8, Ohio, East 6758 Nimmo, Lomond, 389 Pt·ice Road, Milford, Ohio, Terrace 3170, Estes, A. D., H awesville East 1484 Fanning, Homer, 213 S. Highland St., Winchester Noble, Leonard, Main, Jackson Farris, Abe., Leitchfield, 475 Nord, Ed, 1316 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Cy 3833, Be 3401, Feix, .Timmie, 833 11th St.. Bowlin ~: Green Ext. 233 Felts, Charles A .. Box 14 , Elkton, 2125 O'Brien, Tim, Box 96, Golconda, Ill., 140R2, 85 Fesmire, Floyd, .Tr., 3242 Adams, Paducah, 21734 O'Bryan, Robert H ., 17 36 Harvat·d Drive, Louisville, Hi 6933R Fields, Charles, E.K.S.C., Richmond, Ju 8864 O'Daniel, Henry, Pryorsburg Fitch, Walter W., Zion Road, R. 3, H enderson, 7-1289 O'Nan, Eugene, Route 3, Henderson, 2759 (Bus. No.) Flaugher, Gene, 306 Shelby, Falmouth, 7092, 2271 Owens, David :rack, 2929 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, 3-1872 FJeenor, Francis .1., Forest Park, Dowling Green Parker, James P., 505 Vine St., Murray Foster, William R., Science Hill Parsons, W. E ., Route 3, Berea Ft·ank!in, Louis M., 415 S. Main, Dawson Springs, 4783, 3211 Picciano, .Tohn A., 3799 Gatewood, Cincinnati, Ohio, Tu 2474, Fritz, Sherman, Route 2, Unit No. 12, Richmond, 1518 (Bus . No.) Je 4548 Gaithet·, Ju.ck, Beaver Dam, 3365 Garland, Bob, Fancy Farm Porter, C. A. , 1202 Center, Bowling Green, 8315 Gillespie, Robert, Odd ville Ave.. Cynthiana, 648 (Bus. No.) Poynter, James T., 816 Forest Ave., Maysville, 1052-R Gillespie, Robert C., Box 485, Pikeville Price, .Tames E ., Pricetown, Liberty 2588 Golden, Billy Joe, 204 Y. St., Lynch Pudlo, Walter, 1015 Magnolia, Bowling Green, 410-J, 48 Goodman, Jack, 610 E. 15th, Bowling Green 7998 Rawlings, Harold, R. R. 2, Bethel, Ohio Gorley, Cecil L .. Gravel Switch, Perryville 4888, 4887 Richardson, Lewis H ., Lewisburg, 70-J Gosser, .T. B., Nancy, 2503 Roberts, Earl C. , Science Hill, 19 Gover, Fenimore, 432 College St., Somerset, 748-R Rogers, Stanley J., Route 1, Winchester, 958-R Greene, Omar Paul, Box 58, ByPro, 2573 Rose, Wallace C., 1206 N . Broadway, Lexington, 27255, 20515 Griese, Warren, 362 Craig Ave., Evansville, Ind., 51307, 34012 Russell, Eugene D., 1106 Gallia, Portsmouth, Ohio, 7-3092, 2-5641 Grisham, .Tesse R., 1525 Roosevelt, H enderson, 7-10 :~5, Evans­ Sandefur, Rudy, St. Joseph, W est Louisville 2526 vi lle 3-5451 Sanders, Milton L ., 1622 N . 11th, Paducah, 23650, 56311 , Guthrie, Harold L., Mayfield Ext. 8551 Halbert, Palmer, McDowell Saunders, H arold Y., 1210 Walnut, Shelbyville, 1201J, 1166 Haley, .Tames, 11 3 Moss Ave.. Earlington, 5214 Schutz, John J., Jr., 4117 River Park, L ouisville, Cy 8917, Hull, Royal A .. Jr.. 3809 Park Ave., Covington, H e 0716, Ma 2774 He 2873 Settle, Evan E., .Tr., 102 Alton Road, Shelbyville H a mmons, Abe L., Box 348, Richmond , 254M2 Settle, Roy G., 1000 E. 20th Street, Owensboro, 3-2136, 3-3575 Harris, William A., 311 N . Third, Richmond, 166 Shaw, James Thomas, Bell Ave., Campbellsville, 104-X, 4000 Harvey, Owe n C. , 2124 Sycamore Ave., Louisville, Ta-89S7, Simons, Charles, 325 Poplar, Dawson Springs, 2406, 3211 Tn-1361, Ext. 384 Singleton, Vester, Sassafras Hayes, F. N., W. Main, Mt. Sterlinjl', 1478 Small, William W., Jr., 1846 Ma ry Catherine Dr., Louisville, Haynes, John, 415 Clay, H enderson, 5562 At 8365, Hi 4900 Heldman, John, .Tr., Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, Ft• 21R1, Smith, Arthur Thomas , Route 4, Bowling Green, 6871 Ca 2531 Smith, David W ., 1516 Alma, Louisville Hines, Maurice D. , Olmstead Snow, Charles H., 1611 Harrison, Paducah, 3-1079 Son, Charles R. , 447Y, Main, T ell City, India na, 879-R Hinton, Harold T., Route 2, Russellville, 565L Stanfill, Robert, Louisa, 90R Hoa r, Charles H ...Tr .. 37 King Road, Fort Campbell, ~~rl 5778 Strange, William L ., 107 Rose St., Campbellsville Hooks, Robert H., Wheelwright, 2661 Strong, David A. , Owensboro High School, Owensboro Hudson. Bob, 217 So. Kerth, Eva nsville 14, Ind. Taylor, J a mes M., 307 S. 21st, Middlesboro, 505-J, 263 Hunt, Jo ~ S., .Tr., 1728 McElroy St., Bowling Gt·een. 9355, 3030 Thoma, M. L ., 103 Holly St., Berea Huntsman, William L., Jr., Holly St., Berea, 267-J Thompson, Ralph, 5599 Surrey, Cincinnati, Ohio, Ma 71% . .T ohnson , .Tames P., Big Hill, Berea 640M Wa 0047 Johnson, V ernon Lee, 307 Ho lt Ave., Mt. Steding, 642, 811 King, Alvin Howard , Arlington. 17W Tichen or, Matthew, Centertown, 1212 King, Bob, 119 South 39th, Louisville, Cypress 4660 Tincher, Robert, 1600 Chestnut, Bowling Green 3380 3222 King, P. J., 307 Coast Guard Lane, Owensboro, 3-24 01 (Bus. No. ) Tipton, Asa 1. , R. R. 9, Frankfort, 46606, 31641 ' ' King, Roy, Box 143, Cumberland Urlage, Charles Richard, 1831 Euclid Avenue, Covington Kohlmeyer, Robert, 1760 N. Alvonl Blvd .. Evansville. Tnrl. . Vest, James, High Street, Walton , 22 3, 12 70500, 25161 W aggoner, Philip, Wini!'O W a ldon, T ot, Bandana L eath, Joseph M., Route 3, Paducah, 3-33Sf> , Fi -!l044 W a ller, Charles L., Elkton, 2438 L eVan, T . F., Burna, 4601 Warf, Emerson, 706 23t·d St., Ashland, 0877, 1037 Lewis, .Tack E., 171 8 Glendale Ave., Evansville, Ind. Warren, Charles H ., R. R. 1, St . .Toseph Lindloff, Gi lbert E., 6004 So. 3rd , Louisville, Fr 0225 R a 5781 Weisbrodt, Paul E., 350 Stratford D.-., Lexingto n Long, William Glenn, Jr., 512 W. Orms by, L o ui sv ill ~ McAninch, E. R., Liberty, 4501, 3241 Whipple, Lloyd G... 21fi S. Frederick, Evansville, Ind. McCla naha n, Charles, R. R. 1. New Richmond, Ohio, 4121, 264 Wiederhold, Robert G., 215 Richmond, L a ncaster, 180, 26J McDonald, Harry E., Cumberland College, Willia msburg. Wilder, fs~~~les Donald, 212 S. E. Riverside, Evansville, Ind., 4391 (Bus. No. ) McGlasson, Galen, R. R. 1, Burlington. H ebron 3342 Williams, Rol!'er, Box 224, Ravenna · McLain, .Tames H ., 233 So. Greensburg, H odgenville, 1511 McNeil, P at, 411 Sylvan Terrace, Hopkinsville, Tu 5-3680, 951 Williams, Tom M., Jr., 114 E. Broadway, Bardstown Macon, Alan L eon, 1637 Sale Ave., Louisville 15, At 3585, Wilson, Burnell Zeke, 335Y, Transylvania Pk., Lex ington, Ja 1361, Line 73 26940, 4-4068 Macon, Max, 3001 'l'remont Dr., Lou isville, Cherokee 5744 Wilson, James W., 7-D, Fort Knox, 33680, 27155 Mahan, Boyd W., 23 Lloyd, Florence, 2162 Wilson, Jerry Dee, Salem Maines, Georl!'e E., 40 Clover, Erlanger , Di 7460, Co 8120 Wilson, John Pope, 903 S. Shelby St., L ouisville, Wa 4591 Martin, T. 0., Jr., 219 Wallace Ave., Frankfort Woford, Ernest , 222 So. Fourth, Danville Martin, ii{~l{am L., 816 N . Governor, Evansville, Ind., 24258, Young, Roy, Elkton, 2500, 2235 Zachary, Alvin L., 559 Brewer Dr., Cooperstown, Lexington TIME FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE HAS ARRIVED

Our stock is very complete, which means your order will receive our prompt and personal attention.

We will do everything possible to carry out our motto :

("(OWE SHIP THE DA\: YOU B - UY"~ Our fall and winter catalog has been mailed to you. If you have not received your copy, let us know. If you do not find listed the exact item you want, write us for we either have it in stock or else we can get it for you. We sell only the best and our prices are competitive.

Our school representatives, Roy Boyd or "Bill" Hunt, will see you soon. If you want immediate service, however, phone us No. 10!4 and we will take care of your requirements at once.

We have some very special prices on salesmen's samples and discontinued numbers of football helmets, shoulder pads, rib pads, footballs, practice jerseys, practice pants, football shoes, sweat socks, etc. Here is an oppor­ tunity to save money. Phone us your requirements or write us, but do it immediately for these are offered subject to previous sale. Now that the special-made merchandise rush is over we C'an give two weeks' delivery on football game jerseys or football game pants. BASKETBALL SUPPLIES If you are interested in game uniforms or warmups, you should be placing your order at the very earliest possible moment.

Our stock is very complete on Converse All Star shoes No. 9160 or 9162 white, all in first grade at $6.95 per pair. Sizes in stock from 5 thru 15 including half sizes.

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No. I 030-A Sand Knitting Mills sweater of I 00/'0 No. I 020-A Sand product of heavy baby shaker weave . wool in heavy baby shake r weave. Stock colors-Black, I 00/'0 pure wool yarn. Dema nded by schools who want W hite, Royal, Scarlet, Pu rple, Kelly, Old Gold, the b est. Stock colors-Black, While, Royal, Scarlet, Cardinal; each...... $12.45 Purple , Cardinal, Kelly, Old Gold ; each ...... $13 .65 No. 58Y-Made by Impe ria l Knitting Mills. Very NC). 58 J-An Imperial product, and favored by many popul ar throughout the U. S. and a re markable value. sc hools. Coal style with 2 pockets; I 00/'0 wool. 100/'0 wool. Stock colors-White , Black , Old Gold, Knitted in the popular baby shaker weave. St ock colors Royal, Scarlet, Purple, Maroon, Ke lly: e ach ..... $9.00 -White, Kelly, Royal, Black , Old Gold, Purple, Ma roon ; each ...... $1 0.80 - BUTWIN JACKETS- No. 2620J -A Sand Knitting Mills Heavy Jersey W eave.

Reversible Honor Jackets Button Front Coat Sweater-I 00/'0 pure wool a nd o ne Write us for our catalog with of our most popular honor garments. Stock colors­ Special School Prices Royal, Kel ly, .Scarlet, Black, Old Gold, White, Ma roon, Purple; ea ch ...... $9.95 LETTERIN G : 6" c henill., ieiters, ed ch $1 . 15 ; 8" le tters $1.70; chenille bars, 30c each; c he nille chevrons, 35c; lldme pla·tes, 15c each. De livery of woven se rvice stripes in sleuve> co>l 35c a dditiona l per sweater and req uires three wee ks for d e li very. All P""" qvulecl are w l1 ole•ale school prices --not rela..J pricu s .

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