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Show Fewer Men to Form Shield Will Aid Defense; Rubber Cleat Construction Urged By LOUDON KELLY COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Jan. 4 (AP) Football fanl probably prob-ably will be treated next aeaion to tome variation ot on of the game'l moat gpectacular playa the forward pas. Quail f lad observer predicted that aa a remit of two minor changes ia rule mad by the national rule eommltte In closing lu yearly ses-alon ses-alon at Broadmoor yeeterday there wtll be greater uae of the "shovel" or abort paaa back of the kne of scrimmage and far leae "screening" en Ion; aerials. One revlaion will help the offensive offen-sive teem. Thla provide that If an Ineligible player I hit by a forward for-ward paaa the penalty hall be toi of down and IS yards, instead of low of the balL The ether change will aid the team defending ageinat pmn It wtH require that ell ineligible play-era play-era atay In the three-yard "wont' at the kns of aciimmage until after a paaa la thrown, thua reducing the number of players going downfield. Fewer Sereea Men There won't be fewer potential paaa oatcher, but there will be few- er to "screen the pa agalntt opposing op-posing player. Ijou little of Columbia, president of the Amsntcan Football Coachea' association, termed the eommlttee'a decialona "a fine, progressive (tap for offenalve football." The committee, cutting abort It tiona a day ahead of achedule, alao gave thought to greeter aafaty for the player. It decreed the football foot-ball warrior muat wear thicker pad at thigh and knee, muat wear a beadguard at ail time and M cleat must be enlarged to a half Inch In diameter at the end. The committee' statement, prepared pre-pared by Chairman Waiter R. Oke-on, Oke-on, recommended "cleat be made of aoft rubber carrying a poet which arrew Into th aole of the shoe "Unlea aome change occur In the preeent cleat construction," the committee added, "which will prevent pre-vent eleata from chipping or awning awn-ing off while in use, the above rec- ommendatlon wiu he made mandatory." manda-tory." Oral Change Aaked Officiate pointed out player are frequently cut severely when eltets chip or come off completely, staving stav-ing the metal spike exposed. Little declared theae meaeuree "are bound to reduce the number of injurlea from theae aourcea." Okeson pointed out under the rulea change a paaaing team no longer may send Ineligible playera down the field a "decoy. On result, he laid, may be "longer run-back run-back by th opponent of Intercepted Inter-cepted paaaea." Coach Little aald the amendment would help to "stabilise" the game. He aald football "la interesting aa now played, a I proved by increased in-creased attendance, and la alee au-pertor au-pertor to any football we ever had. There should be very few draaUe ' ohangea In coming year." The decision announced by th committee, which la the "supreme court" of Intercollegiate football, aft were recommended by the coaches at their Chicago meeUng. The committee referred to It standing stand-ing committee on rule ohangsa other recommendation made by the coaches. Including two deeigned to lengthen the penaJtlee Bow imposed im-posed on the kicking team when a violation occurs on a punt play. |