Show Grid Cause Alarm fit t t tI 1 May Bar Ban Flying Wedge I High Kickoffs Likely Remedy CLEVELAND Ohio The Ohio IP The large number of football deaths and serious injuries during the past season augur at least one radical change in football rules for the 1932 season it became evident in inthe inthe inthe the nation last week The most recent death was that of Cornelius Murphy l left tackle on the Fordham football team who died suddenly from injuries received ed in the Fordham-Bucknell Fordham game Murphy l was one of four players seriously hurt in the game two of whom had to be carried off the field The feature of the game which seems most in danger of being changed radically is the kickoff since it is in running back the kickoff that the majority of the injuries have been received this year The chief danger in that most spectacular play of the game seems to be in the flying wedge made possible b by the short distance distance distance dis dis- dis- dis tance which is obtained in the kick with a player holding the ball baU It is believed that this allows time for the formation of the wedge before before before be be- fore the off kick-off team can get down the field to nail the man catching the ball It is felt in many quarters that if the rule is changed so that the ball will be kicked off from a high highmound highmound highmound mound as in former years greater great great- I er height and distance will be gained thus allowing the opposition opposition opposition tion to get down the field and nail the catcher before the flying wedge can be formed It is pointed out however that the football rules committee will willbe willbe willbe be slow v t to jump dump at the conclusion that any particular rule in football is directly responsible for the deaths and injuries and that the members of this committee w who h o probably pay closer attention to I the results of the rules than anyone anyone anyone any any- one else in the country will think twice before they allow public opinion opinion opinion ion to stampede them into a cal change Nevertheless it seems apparent nt that some changes are due if he game is not to lose favor favo in tnt the eyes of a public which is not of the Latin type which likes bloodshed bloodshed blood O shed such as provided in n bull fights and the old Roman glad gladiator ator fi fights |