Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-03 | Page 11 | Smaller Balls Proposed by National Prep Body

SMALLER BALLS PROPOSED L. SED BY NATIONAL u PREP BODY Scholastics Can Handle i Smaller Pigskins Better I federation Experiments It With Both Football J r Cage Ovals t 1 B By Wendell Ashton f i vIgOrous campaign for increased A national rules on CU the lf for various sports Is s the theof of oC the jf Ion of or C Athletics to Da Da- cording id X R. Mitchell u j ive who Jibo has rc- rc rc 1 amed from tl the le convention If f the national as as- cr i I m In LU Chi 1 t X ago na national tl ona 1 Z w 4 1 jA school body t. t to 11 J not seeking k dri as to rules W 1 or athletics but butt 1 t does want wait v u- u I jal Jl provisions Mitchell Into the statutes for the ben- ben benfit benfit fit of or prep youngsters declared fitchelL At the present there is DC ne high school chool representative on the track rules committee of oC feht and t two o on the bas basketball rules of 36 There are no high hiSh thool l representatives on the foot- foot ill lin rules committee According to w Mitchell the national rep rep association is Js s sicking to protect 3 athletes who arc are not mature ough to abide by some of the rules id Iki down by the national commit commit- s. s AGE GE EXPERIMENTS The Utah representative who is a amber of or the national high school Uve board reports that expedients expert expert- with basketballs have e been inducted by the body Several balls In diameter from 28 t to 31 ties eh were placed before prep bas has L ek Not knowing the differences i Imes sizes the high school se- se dd ted the smaller balls It was also mIl IOTO wn that prep who have nailer aller hands than collegians were tare m e accurate with shooting and using g with the smaller ball It was fated out in the convention that w same advantages ad to the high tool hool athlete e may be realized with smaller maUer football The national association Is con- con further experiments con- con smaller balls and may adopt e le smaller pigskins in the future reports Injuries ha have vc ta en shown to be lessened by using e smaller maller balls The A. A A A. A U. U has offered the high tool hool body four v voting positions In 5 national board The high school sedation is Js considering the offer a d will report a decision at the next In February DURANCE PLAN Insurance ce plans were also aloo given uch tub at attention at the Chicago con con- con con- lYe we The Wisconsin plan was toted out It provides for an in- in Jance nce plan allowing compensation i 1 injuries at a definite scale For ample amPe each broken arm will be with 50 Schools sub- sub ribe to the fund according to the reo Sf each h school The Illinois plan Bleb provides for major injuries was discussed dIsc There jj ar are now not 34 member states In I f national hIgh s school federation It the w organization Is growing by a i pI and 08 bounds It U ls is almost almast a a. dec dee old Utah universitY's Redskins can re any team in the Big Ten con con- renee an even battle declares itchell who witnessed c cd the round bin a at Chicago and alsa the Pur- Pur Northwestern le game i Ing atta attack ls Js superior to that of m I wW saw play Mitchell f Of bf 0 the Big Ten teams in action saw