Show JO JOu u ALL IN FOR AN L YS St 1 AS NATIONAL COACHES COACHES' MEETING NEARS S I WARNER ROCKNE TO PUSH I GOAL POST FUMBLE CHANGES New Sought by Many Members of N. N C. C i A. A A. A Rule Committee to m Report NEW EW YORK YORI Dec 24 United Press Pres Press Football Football goes under the microscope to for Its annual examination examination examination examina examina- tion arid and analysis this week as members of ot the National Collegiate Athletic association and the Football Football Football Foot Foot- ball Coaches Coa Coaches Coaches' hes association meet at New ew Orleans All tho the ol oJ old l suggestions Improving improving improving im proving the game same will be discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed again together with the usual new suggestions that su that always mark such meetings The return of ot the goal oal posts to the goal lines JInes Pop Warners Warner's be belief be- be lief lid that a 3 tie game amo should be i iI awarded to tho the team scoring the I most first downs and the suggestion I that no run be allowed after recover recovery recovery er ery of ot a a fumble are only three of ot I the subjects that are sure to come u up WARNER ROCKNE FAVOR NEW RULES Warner arner Is expected to be on hand to lead a serious drive for recognition recognition I tion lion of ot the first down as a scoring asset Knute Rockne is numbered among those who ho favor the rule that makes a fumbled ball dead where here recovered The suggestion tha that the goal posts be restored to their original position position tion Uon on the goal line itself had bad had 11 its Inception when the rule was made mado two years rears ago ao moving mo them them back back ten yards ards There was considerable discussion about this at the meeting l last st winter and there Is every reason reason reason rea rea- son to expect a a. number of ot the coaches to bring up the subject this this' week There also Is a strong possibility that a new president may be se selected selected sea se- by the N N. C. C A. A A. A to succeed Brigadier General Palmer E. E Pierce who ho has headed the association since its organization more more than twenty years twenty years ago SEEK TO OUST PALMER PIE PIERCE CE CEA A number of ot the tho directors of the intercollegiate sport world are expected expected ex ex- to make a strong effort effort to to depose Pierce Dr Di- Charles W W. Kennedy fae faculty ty chairman of ot athletics at Princeton is one who has been mentioned for forthe forthe forthe the position and Dean Sanford of ot the University of ot Georgia is an an- other The report of ot E. E K Hall Halt chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of ot the rules committee will be bethe bethe bethe the signal for tor the S' S general dis discussion which is expected to feature the meeting Hall Is expected to report an opinion on of ot the committee t that at atthe the rul rules s are about right as the they now stand echoing the decision of ot I the eastern officials officials' association in their meeting here December S 8 S. It is probable that a number of or orthe the coaches will go o to Pasadena after the meeting to watch Bill Alexanders Alexander's Georgia Tech team battle battle battle bat bat- tle Nibs Ibs Prices Price's Californians |