Show II I Rockne Opposes Change N JEW W YORK Feb 2 2 2 Knute 1 Rockne toot football ball coach thinks football is at the tho cross cross roads He told Dame alumni last night that Ilse ho agitation against the shift shirt In his opinion menaces the color It If not actually the tho life of the present day game The shift shift has done much for offensive football It has mad made tho tha game gamo colorful and a moro more pleasant spectacle I see seD in the tho movement mo tor for Iho tiro abolition Of the shift a tendency to revert So to o the old rock cm em and sock lock em game gamo with both teams playing a defensIve game gamo and crying como come on fumble tumble so wo we can win this game It If the shift shirt Is to be bo made maM what It la is represented a IL smooth working piece of ot machinery de- de designed de designed signed only for tor deception It might be ba accomplished by a pen peo- penalty pen penalty alty of ot sa say 16 15 yards If It a 16 yard IB penally should hould bo be Imposed on il- il illegal il illegal legal I 1 am convinced that th the tho sloppy and ragged shift will willbo willbe willbo bo be effectually curbed |