Show I 15 O BA n ra OFFIC LS GAT GATHER ER IN L Y o. o TO Y FO L ANNUAl CONFAB CONF I I I RID ASSOCIATION MEMBERS I LAME COMPLICATED RULES tte FOR DIFFICULTIES F IN 1927 Noted ted Authorities ho Declare Present s nt Game Too I. I Full of Deli Delicate te Decisions I By Frank Getty I United Press Sports Editor jEw i EW YORK Dec 2 28 United Football Press Football officials who suffered suf suf- er rd d so much abuse during the 1127 i ason eaon gathered today todar at it the Hotel astor AslOr to speak on their own behalf behal There was a time when the men In white knickers who vim of officiated t the leading gridiron games were laid ad a d scanty attention by the parti- parti an throngs gathered on respective udes of or the lined chalk JlIa playing let icid This year ear however changes Inh in h rules brought about an number of 0 situations In tho the rulings of ot the tIe officials ada a most important bearing upon of ot th game OFFICIAL DECIDES GAME SAME There herc was the case of ot the Notre Southern Dame California Inter- Inter game gamp for instance instanceS in the de decision ision of an umpire re- re aiding a fumble behind the Irish oal l line derided decided the contest in fa- fa the South Bend eleven and protests from the Trojans have not vet died away Members of the Football Officials' Officials who opened their ann anuil an- an n uil al session hei here herc c today blamed the thet the t duplications complIcations of ot the new rules for Ih their lr JF Football from lom a game once deded deeMed de- de tided ded obviously upon the merits of oft the t respective contestants has tome rome to be a game where a a. delicate d l may ma mabe be left up to some p perplexed officials Take e the case of ot the difference tet tween en a fumble and a J. J muff ime un im- l e hc 1927 rules MUFF MUFF AN AND D FUMBLE UMBLE ft muff by a quarterback Ing nga gLa punt Font occurs when the receiver ever ceser actually obtains possession of th c ball A fumble occurs when he first possesses and then drops It LQ Obviously this requires on occa- occa lions iOns hairline decisions by the official official of of- responsible and whatever is d decided players spectators and oc occasionally oc- oc other officials are dissat dissat- IThe question of timing the huddle Ith the and unnecessary delay also troubles many of 0 tho the football officials who gathered at the Hotel Astor today Thorpe Walter Eckersall I D Dave Cave ve Schultz and other well known officials whose services are in de demand demud de- de mud mand for the leading games were unanimous in expressing the opinIon opinIon opinion ion that the game had become too complicated i |