Show SUGGESTS PLAN PL FOR DECIDING ON OFFICIALS BY n NILSON Winner of or All 1 Four C Ci nt at Chicago Ui Ut 1 AlI C I U. U of or U. U 1 Athletic Conch Football this season will wi be lid I. I capped to a certain extent b by H a I shortage shortage short short- age ago of or officials Men who have ha officiated orn- orn elated in the past have gone bone elsewhere and as far Car as can be ascertained no new men have e been heard of or to fill fl the gap g At most there are arc not moro more tItan than four or five he officials In tho the city to handle the games scheduled this fall Unless s coaches a agree ree to Lo abide b by bythe bythe ute the decisions of or these men mm and not blackball a rere e should he ho render an adverse er e decision in iii a game the problem of ot obtaining competent officials will wi s u u. u v When hen t. t two o coaches conches agree ngee upon a set of officials the they do so eo wl with h the mutual mu mu- tul understanding that th the thc men In question queston do their thel duty dut as thc they see It I. I But nut oftentimes a coach conch expects expect a a referee ref ref- to decide and impose penalties as the coach sees l lcm iem Tho The result Is that after the tho carl games the list oC or orbe be selected la is cut down considerably considerably- generally a list of men who have hn e not so 80 far ar hind had a n chance to officiate I It t Iea isa la is laa a well known el fact tact that eyewitnesses c to an nn accident often oten differ in testimony testimony mon mony as to the accident because each witness winess gets Jets a n different slant of oC the affair The Tho same same Is 18 true of a game Same Not ot all al of ot the tho spectators see sec the game with the same slant and naturally the tho two coaches and the officials do not see the violations of or a n rule In the same light especially when the coaches arc vit vial vitally interested in their own teams Therefore It is up UJ to the coaches lo to stand by tho work worle of or an nn of or- or Tho The referee Is ot on 01 the field eld representing representing rep rep- resenting the integrity of or the game and arid his decision even e thou though h he may I make a mistake is 15 final and con conclusive lu-j lu sivo sive and should be so accepted It behooves behooves be Le- I hooves the coach conch to be bo as ns good od a n sportsman as he expects each of his I men to boo bo This season tho officials contemplate contemplate contern- contern plate meeting once a n week weel to study and discuss tho the rules After eaCh cacti game a a study stud of oC the decisions made maro Inthe in inthe the tho gamo game will wi be made and frank rank criticism offered b by each of ot the tho officials oHI- oHI dais cals as to work of or the men handling the game ame In this Wl way It i is hoped that thata a common ground round of understanding as asto asto asto I to the tho spirit of or the game and the tho ap application application ap- ap of or the tho rules will wH be had b by each of the members I II I would like Uke to see sec tho the coaches of or the tho colleges S and high schools s select a al alist alist list t of oC officials officials officials-a. a. a list of or names in in l which they have confidence confidence and empower empower em em- power some competent supporter o 0 of football to assign the tho men at the tile beginning bo- bo ginning of ot the season to officiate at games scheduled This would eliminate all the tho eleventh hour rushes for orl- orl dab dala al and considerable wrangling among amon coaches It I would also do aWa away with the practice of or going outside of or orthe the wih stat for officials as aa has been done In the past when coaches have hac failed aled t to a agree ree upon local men V A practice similar to tins is in I vogue in southern California and proves successful When the time University sity alty of or Utah Ulah played In Los LB Angeles in 1917 we 1 had no aa say Bay as to t the he officials they being appointed for that game gamo famo by bythe bythe bythe the bead head o of or the league of ot officials |