Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-03 | Page 14 | Utah-Montana Coaches and Hoop Officials to Gather

Utah Montana Coaches and Hoop oo Officials to Gather Interpretation of Basketball Rules Will Be Main Topic of Discussion Today The coaches nan and leading basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball officials of ot the Utah Utah Montana Montana division of the Rocky Mountain conference basketball section will gather Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock to interpret the rules which will be carried out on on the wax floors this winter At the meeting of the coaches several several sev several sev eral weeks ago a L group of the leadIng leading leading lead lead- ing officials of ot Utah were Invited to attend the meeting tomorrow so O Ous as us all an officials would handle a game in the same came manner Two officials from Montana were Invited to at attend attend attend at- at tend the confab and both men have already arrived in the city The colleges will have a difficult time obtaining enough efficient men mento mento mento to handle the coIle college e games this fall unless some something thins is done with the Utah High School Athletic association association association tion rules which prohibit an umpire doing both college and high school games According to the rules of the U. U H. H S. S A A. A. A if Ifan an umpire works a college game he is barred from working any more high school games This works a n hardship on the leading officials who are in de demand de mand by the college and prep schools It is likely according to rumors circulating from the dollege circles that a tr treaty aty will be made and that the officials working the college g games mes will 1111 nol not be barred from officiating elating In high school games At the meeting tod today Coaches Ott Romney Montana State college Dick Romney Utah Ike Armstrong and Be Bert Ben U. U of U. U Chick Hart and Eugene Roberts will b bo be beon on n hand T Tie The e following six Utah officials were invited to meet with the coaches and discuss the rules Sid and Lolo Lob Spencer Homer Warner C. C O. O Wilson Lee Simmons and Roy McIntyre Campbell and Rev McLoughlin McLoughlin Mc- Mc Loughlin are the officials who Mc-I Mc wl will represent Montana