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Show JONES SEES PROMISE OF OFFENSIVE GAME Yale Coach Discusses New Gridiron Grid-iron Rule Changes. Particularly Pleated With Regulation Regarding Subs'.ltutions Player Is Seldom Remt-ved Because of Exhaustion. Tad Jones, Yale's football coach, differs from many of the leading coaches in the country on the rule pro-, hibiling a player taken from, the game to return to it in the half in which he is removed, lie likes the rule. "1 am very much pleased with the recent changes,'" he: said,, "particularly that applying to substitutions. The idea that the rule just changed lias made Ibe game safer is, In my judgment judg-ment erroneous. It, is seldom that a man Is removed from a game for physical phys-ical reasons. Seldom, if ever, is it necessary nec-essary to remove a man because of exhaustion. ex-haustion. "In case of exhaustion or serious injury, in-jury, it should lie made absolutely Impossible Im-possible for a conch to send his man fj I Tad Jones. back after he liad been rested, for on his return to the game a man in such condition would be liable to serious injury. "The new rule will place responsibility respon-sibility largely on the team itself. A coach will tint it necessary, therefore, to develop responsibility, initiative and Judgment In his team, attributes which will make better teams. "The method of scoring one point after a touchdown will, .1 believe place a premium on team play and add something to offensive strategy. It is by no means certain that a team will elect to drop kick goal from placemen!. place-men!. Whether kick, pass or run Is elected, will depend largely on the personnel of t lie hacklield." |