Show SIMPLER F FOOTBALL URGED GEE 1 DOBIE ASSERTS GAME BECOME TOO Coaches Asked to Consid Simplifying Play by Eim- Eim mating Formations NEW YORK Dec 23 JP P says says Gilmour Doble Dobie seems to b ha outgrown the capacity of the boys keep pace with it and its it's time thinks hinks that something be done simplify it It has all arrived at the sta now Cornell's veteran head coa told the American Football Coach association where we have a gaon gaion gai giU on our hands so big so vast so i 1 it is almost impossible for organization of college boys to h hi die dle it and do justice to their scholas duties We cannot go on expand expanding ng definitely It is not the quality of ot f 1 t game but the quantity that is urn un It consumes too much th and effort and is too expensive 1 can junk half of it and still have hav me left than is sufficient ent for tor a colic colle game HIGH hUGh SPECIALIZATION Dobie traced the development the game from its origin when a fi il simple formations were all t U tt needed to be learned to its status as a complex sport in highly specialized men are to make a modern offense or defer function properly Why its it's almost a full ull seasons season's j for the players to learn the ru ni well he told his associates Placing the blame for complications squarely on the ru which he said gave too much J to the offense Dobie went on on- Why do we need we the lateral p pj pi the shift shUt the revolving huddle formations and spread half fo forr forn They have become lar largely ely solete anyway by They i merely merel- there to plague one These a aa 1 a lot of other intricacies could be with If It we were allowed but a few i m say a kick formation i three or four running which would give a reasonable 1 1 tude to the offense and have th designated by the rules and then if necessary open up game sufficiently to discourage use of too many contact plays modifying the forward pass rule I lieve in a short time we would ourselves of a lot of our trouble We would then soon game somewhat standardized wh the boys could learn about as tl U grow up as they do in other gar gat such as baseball basketball and 1 t ms nis We would be rid of a lot of thi thu which make the game so and still have a game every bit spectacular just as open and tully desirable for the players and tors with one-half one the effort eUort NO IMMEDIATE L' ACTION Dobie suggested no immediate tion recommending that the study his proposals with the idea idla possible action at the next ann meeting He recommended that the 1 rules be left virtually untouched Glaring daring however that if the foon death and injury toll does not sh ush further decrease in future trial of present code we may be called caller u ui to make further changes change |