Eastern Kentucky University Encompass The Athlete Kentucky High School Athletic Association 10-1-1950 The Kentucky High School Athlete, October 1950 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete Recommended Citation Kentucky High School Athletic Association, "The Kentucky High School Athlete, October 1950" (1950). The Athlete. Book 518. http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete/518 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Athlete by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Representatives of the Sixteen Regions K. H. S. A. A. School for Basketball Officials (Left to Right) Front Row: Bob Phillips, R. 1; Vincent Zachem, R. 2; Fred Schuette, R. 3; Bob Forsythe, R. 4; Turner Elrod, R. 5; Charlie Clift, R. 6. Second Row: Jack Thompson, R. 7; Evan Settle, R. 8; Edgar MeN abb, R. 9; Coleman Jack­ son, R. 10; Tommy Bell, R. 11; Ernest Woford, R. 12. Back Row: Travis Combs, R. 13; Lus Oxley, R. 14; Charlie Vettiner, School Director; Dick Looney, R. l5; Stan Radjunas, R. 16. Bob Phillips, Evan Settle, Tommy Bell, and Jack Thompson (left to right), regional representatives at the recent School for Basketball Officials, wonder about a decision which has just been made by a fellow official during a game in progress. The Kentucky High School Athlete . Official Organ of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Vol VIII-No. 3 OCTOBER, 1950 $1.00 Per Year Early Season Football Questions 1. PLAY: The 1950 rules state that either and he may legally advance the ball after team may recover and advance a recovered the catch. It is not possible for K to commit fumble or a recovered backward pass. There fair catch interference after the kick has is no direct statement about a muff. Is it been muffed. However, this does not ·give permissible for the Defense to recover and him the right to tackle R1 if he makes a advance a muff? fair catch by catching the muffed kick be­ RULING: It is impossible to muff without fore it has been touched by K. Such tackling muffing something. A player can muff only is a personal foul in accordance with 9-2-2-e a kick or a pass or a fumble. The muffing which prohibits tackling a player after the does not bring any of these loose balls to ball is clearly dead (as it would be if a fair an end. A kick does not cease to be a kick catch is made). when it is muffed and the same thing is 4. PLAY: The rules clearly state that any true of a pass or a fumble. Consequently, it player may recover and advance a fumble or is not necessary to state what may occur a backward pass but there is no definite after a muff. The situation is already covered statement that they may advance a recov­ by stating who may recover and advance a ered snap. Is the snap merely a backward kick and who may recover and advance a pass? Also, may B1 recover and advance a pass or a fumble. recovered snap•? 2. PLAy;: On a forward pass play, eligible RULING: The snap is not exactly the A1 fakes B1 to the outside and passes him same as a backward pass. It differs from a on the inside. B1 turns, follows and pushes backward pass in that the snap ends Al. This action occurs before the ball is in when the ball touches a player or the ground flight. while a backward pass continues to be a RULING: This is not pass interference backward pass until there is player posses­ but is illegal use of the hands. B1 might sion. The snap is the first part of a backward block in a similar situation but he may not pass although sometimes a 100 % part. Af­ use his hands. ter the snap ends by touching a player or COMMENT: Since penalty for defensive the ground, the backward pass continues. use of hands is only 5 yards, it might be Hence, if B recovers after such touching, claimed that a player would gamble to pre­ he has merely recovered a backward pass vent a pass completion. This would be a and he may advance. poor gamble since action of this kind is near­ ly always near the time when the ball leaves 5. PLAY: A kick from scrimmage comes the passer's hands. If the action is ruled as down on R's 20 where it is almost at rest being after the ball is in flight, it is then when R1 attempts to recover and the ball pass interference with penalty of 15 and is then muffed by several players after the awarding of a first down. which it goes into R's end zone and out-of­ 3. PLAY: On scrimmage-kick, R1 signals bounds. Is the kick the force or is the muff for fair catch but he muffs the kick. Is it the force? still possible for him to make a fair catch RULING: As far as administration is con­ and is it possible for K to commit fair catch cerned, it doesn't make any difference. None interference? of the muffs have ended the kick. Hence, RULING: It is still possible for R1 to this is a kick which has touched something make a fair catch, provided K does not in R's end zone and it is a touchback in touch the muffed kick. If K1 does touch the accordance with the kick rule. The safety­ muffed kick, then R1 might catch the muff­ touchback rule (8-5-2 and 3) is worded in ed ball but it would not be a fair catch (Continued on Page Ten) Page Two THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR OCTOBER, 1950 OCTOBER, 1950 VOL. XIII-NO. 3 sentatives of their . respective regions. The Published monthly, except June and July, by the Kentucky seventeenth member of the team, and a very High School Athletic Association. Office of Publication. Henderson, Ky. important one, is Charlie Vettiner, school Entered as second-class matter in the post office at Henderson, instructor. Kentucky under t he act of March 3 1879. The officials shown in the group are pre­ Editor-------------- ----- -------- - ----- THEO. A. SANFORD pared to render a fine servke to the member Assistant Editor __ __ _________ ___ ____ ___ ___ __J. B. MANSFIELD Henderson, Ky. schools of the K.H.S.A.A. Mr. Vettiner will BOARD OF CONTROL conduct his series of state basketball clinics President ___ _____________________ Lyman V. Ginger, Lexington all over Kentucky late in October. All regis­ Vice-President_ _________ __ _______ Talton K. Stone, Carrollton tered officials are required to attend these Directors-Roy G. Eversole, H aza rd; James L. Cobb, Newport; meetings, and school officials, coaches, Carlos Oakley, Morganfield; Cromer H . Arnett, Bandana; Carl Hicks, Catlettsburg; William E. Kingsolver, Fort Knox. players, and fans are urged to attend. The Subscription Rates ____________ $1.00 Per Year regional officials are prepared to conduct schools and clinics of their own, take part in radio programs relating to the rules of l3'rom the Commissione'l's CJffice the game, supervise and officiate at demon­ stration games, and appear at high school . 'Delegate Assembly assemblies. Ballots which principals of K.H.S.A.A. It is hoped that Kentucky school men will member schools may use in voting for dele­ take advantage of the services of the region­ gates and alternates to the annual meeting al officials and call on them for assistance have been mailed out from the State Office. in an effort to make the game of basketball These ballots should be returned before more understandable to all concerned and November 15. Principals whose ballots have to work toward more uniformity in officiat­ been lost in the mail may cast their votes by ing. letter. · Basketball Clinics Supplementary List Of The dates and sites of the 1950 basketball Registered Football Officials clinics appeared in the September issue of Acton, John, Centre College, Danville the ATHLETE. Although the clinics are pri­ Andrews, C. W. Jr., Box 44, Russellville marily for officials, who are required to at­ Antenucci, Frank, 7601 Castleton, Cincinnati 16, 0. Bauroth, Robert R., 6509 Southside Drive, Louisville tEmd under Association rules, an invitation Blankenship, J. G., 107 Staton Ct., Nicholasville to attend the meetings is extended to prin­ Bostic, Ralph, P. 0. Box 433, Benham cipals, coaches, scorers, timers, players and Bowman, Earl George, 130 Gazette, Lexjngton fans. No doubt many controversies over Burman, Jack, 1144 Covedale, Cincinnati 38, Ohio rules could be avoided if school men and Carter, Darrell, Tompkinsvilie Champion, Paul W., 109 Erlanger Rd., Erianger officials would meet prior to the season and Chandler, Toby, 1123 Highland Rd., Charleston, get the official interpretations on the rules. W.Va. The clinics offer such an opportunity. Clark, Buford, Barbourville Film Service Cox, Ronnie, 707 Pond St., Raceland The film brochure included in the packet Craig, Randy, 446 Elm, Ludlow Crosthwaite, John S. J r ., Ky. Utilities Co., Harlan of supplies sent to each school indicates that Davis, Charles, Box 482, Benham film bookings may be made by writing to Dimitroff, James M., M.D.F.R.L., Fort Knox the State Office. These requests are for­ Doss, Dick, 524 So. Morgan, Morganfield warded to the Department of University Ex­ Eckler, John M., Dry Ridge Ellington, Russell, 236 Castlewood Driv·e, Lexington tension, University of Kentucky, Att: Mrs.