Show MOSS AND WILSON REELECTED AS HEADS HEADS' OF UTAH HIGH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Residence Rule RuIe Passed by Officials New Chan Chanzes to I Become Effective Next Year I A number o of Important changes were made In the constitution and laws by-laws of the Utah HI High h School Athletic association at the annual meeting of that body yesterday afternoon afternoon aft aft- in which James E. E Moss was re-elected re president and C. C Oren Wilson secretary New New- I forms of eligibility of a athletes will go Into effect January 1 1925 which will keep athletics on a much high high- higher er and stricter plane One Oe of the most important of the I amendments to the laws by-laws was was' that of declaring any athlete Ineligible in ineligible In- In In I eligible for tor Competition after atter he has been regularly enrolled In high school for eight semesters IncludIng IncludIng Including ing his freshman Or br ninth grade I year Previously the ruling stated that an athlete was Ineligible for competition after atter he had played for seven seyen semesters which excluded the freshman year This cuts off of the leeway of one semester and makes the eligibility somewhat tighter Another Important change was caS the residence ruling amendment to I Ithe the laws by-laws which Is some sort of ofa ofa ofa a decision t td to settle the recent controversy controversy controversy con con- between the L. L D D. S. S U. U and city high schools In this article it stated that a student changing from one school to another another another an an- other shall be In residence one full semester before he will be eligible for competition In athletic contests under the auspices of or the U. U H. H S. S A. A A A. A Although the ruling says nothing about attending school for that time It will nevertheless be a ahard ahard ahard hard blow for the L. L D. D S. S U. U to take as the church school generally general general- ly Iy receives a a. number of men from other schools who finish their senior sen lor br year at the L. L D. D S. S sen-I sen The change in regard to late en entrance entrance entrance en- en trance to school will also be another another an an- other factor in keeping the eligibility eligi eligi- I an-I tighter In case a student en enters enters enters en- en school two weeks after it opens he will be required to attend school I one week before he l Is eligible to toI I compete In athletics If he enters two weeks late he will be required to I I attend school two weeks before beIng being being be be- ing eligible etc l Furthermore J If he turns 21 years I of age on or before November 15 he he Is not eligible for any sports If he turns 21 on or before March 1 he may participate in football and basketball and J If he turns 21 on or before May 15 he Is eligible for the preceding year Physical education credit will no longer count toward entrance re requirements requirements requirements re- re toward the maintenance maintenance nance of current scholastic work after atter the present school year Coaches must look to the eligibility J ity of their opponents previous to the contest else make no protests later hater furthermore any protest must be immediate This Is conr conY tamed In another amendment President James A. A Moss gave a report on the national scholastic track and field meet while Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tar tary C. C Oren Wilson and Willard Ashton gave short accounts of ImpressIons impressions impressions im Im- im- im received at the national scholastic basketball tournament Homer Christenson suggested for consideration a change In the basketball basketball bas bas- tournament such that a aI player could participate only two I nights in succession thus conservIng conserving conserving ing the strength of the player which is often so overlooked |