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Show ASKS II CHANGES III MILL RULES Pocatello Coach Suggests Dead Letters Be Eliminated, Elimi-nated, Seeks Simplicity. Coach Harvey Holmea of the Academy of Idaho n a recent interview regard ng changes n t e rules believes that the e should bo a considerable number made Holmes la regarded as a capable coach and an au norl y on football He said I otice that Walter Camp is quot ed through the p ess as saying that there la no need for changes in tbe foo bal rules In th s I believe that he will find more than 60 per cent of the coaches and players of a d fferent opinion for while the rules commit tee has done much good work each year It la equally clear hat the rules are not gone over carefully so as to eliminate dead letters and clarify vague rulings The rules -are too lengthy and cumbersome and should be shortened so that players and spec tators need not have to study several years in order to comprehend and en Joy seeing a game played In rule 1 nbat Is the use of say Ing eighteen feet six Inches Just be cause it nas so stated fifty years ago? Why not say twenty feet or eighteen feet' In rule 2, section 2 why not al low a man to return at any time dur Ing tbe game as long as he returns only once In rule 4 why have a de lay for uneasy or chilly spectators of fifteen minutes when ten is sufficient? In rule i why have the score counting so large? Would not 4 for a touchdown touch-down and Z for a field goa make a better rating in a final score? Why have a punt out after a touchdown' A punt out does not teet the merits of a team What good are the rules concerning hurdling foul tackling or flying tackling Why not cut put tha clause about locking legs' Bather let all or none do it As seven men have to be on the line of scrimmage there Is no longer a good reason for section of rule 9 Why not cut out rule 10 entirely? , . Ae a place kick for goal after touch down is mere y a spectacular per formance lor the crowd why not slm pi fy rule 11 to two sentences? When a ball goes out of bounds why not state that It is to be brought In tne ve yards' If section 11 of ru e 14 is used at al why not p ace It in rule 11 If after a player s gnals for a fair catch he takes more than two steps after catch ng the ball whv not give the ball to the opponents' This would do away with lots of disputes as ev ery team has some player who tries to put one over on the officials Why have time taken out more than twice in each half? One of tbe best plays of tbe Amen can game was the ons ds kick. It opened up the game and was inter esting to the spectators as well as a means of keeplDg the players on the alert Why not have the ons de k ck so that wben a kicked ba touches the ground every player except the punter is eligible to get it? |