Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-07 | Page 12 | Colleges Favor Plan to Prevent Tie Grid Games

Colleges Favor Plan to Prevent Tie Grid Games By Dixon Stewart United Press Correspondent NEW YORK Dec Dee 7 With 7 With decision in tic tie score games as based on the vote of judges proving successful in charity tournaments football followers follow follow- ers today believed the plan ultimately ultimate ultimate- ly y may be adopted for all college pm games 1 The plan gained favor lavor in the Big Bigl Ten tournament at Chicago Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanks Thanks- giving day and in the Yale bowl tourney tour tour- ney ncy Saturday It Is certain to receive further trial from the football rules committee In every test to date the judges judes made their decisions without question or disagreement after totaling yardage yardage yard yard- age statistics statistic of the game It has been suggested that such decisions by judges also would make the try for tor point after touchdown unnecessary The point after touchdown touchdown touchdown touch touch- down has many opponents who contend contend con con- tend that too much emphasis now is placed upon this test of ot individual skill Efforts to legislate against the point after niter t touchdown have failed principally principally pally because of the belief that its elimination would result in more frequent frequent free fre fre- fre quent tie games This objection would be removed under the new plan The experiment of deciding tie tic games by judges was sponsored by E. E K Hall chairman of the football rules committee who arranged d the charity games for forthe the Owen D. D Young committee committee com com- on unemployment relief It Is believed the new plan will be given serious consideration at the winter meeting of the rules commit tee