Show MarY ay Changes Ar Are Planned Pae By y Mr Majo ir A Lg league Owners Owr Football Men Also Alio Plan a Number of Changes in Code By Henry L. L Farrell United Press Staff Correspondent I NEW YO YORK Ri Dec 4 Major league club o at the coming annual meetings may discuss the complaints against the intentional pass and consider other means of speeding up up UI the te game Football leaders at about the same time will wll be hearing a cr cry en for the elimination of the huddle system and for the imposition of added obligations on the officials to keep keel the teams going The intention al pass has its technical advant advantages and from the playing end of baseball it is a valuable Talu- Talu able strategy but it is a matter of record that the paying customers do not like hI see Babe Ruth and other star batters deprived of a chance to hit Properly applied the huddle system system system tem has great advantages and be becomes becomes be- be comes carnes alist a necessity in cases where the quarterback cant can't make himself heard above the noise of the crowd But when used for the purpose of stealing it is a distinct menace to fast football Baseball and football leaders ad admit admit admit ad- ad mit mit the necessity of reform but practical corrective measures ar are arS almost impossible to find If football games are to be finIshed finished finished fin fin- before darkness either cither the games gamt s vill will have to be started sooner soon sooner soon soon- er or om the officials vill have have- to bo be equipped with better rules to keep the players going During Durin the last five minutes of the time Army I Army gaIDe game game- ame it was as so dark darl on the field that the players hardly could be s seen en from the stands Such conditions not only work against proper enjoyment of the game but imperil the safety of great crowds who have to pick pik their way out of at a huge dark dalk stadium The rules provide penalties now against stalling but complaints have hate been heard all season that the officials are too lenient and that in many cases Where time out is allowed for two minutes the referee will allow three e minutes Tardiness of referees In getting the back after passes passos and aft r penalties for offside play also has been cited many times during during during dur dur- ing the recent season and anti the wit wil- lingne s of officials to listen to arguments arguments ar au- also waste valuable time In one game tilts season two opposing opposing op op- op- op posing pasing players yel's almost reached a fist fight over which one was to carry the ball baIl back when the referee called back a punt funt The field judge finally had to come to the rescue and slowly sa sauntered back with the tile ball Officials of the rules committee point out that rules cant can't be made against every little infraction and say the coaches could correct most of at the petty little violations Baseball men also say that managers managers managers mana mana- gers could speed up the game better better better bet bet- ter than any new rules I |