Show Darkness Cannot I I f Dissecting ti- ti Grid Rules R i 1 j I Stop Grid Game I IBy By E. E J. J ODRIEN OBRIEN Famous Football Referee IT TT Is 15 not generally known among I football fans that a football game iame cannot be called because of darkness true the umpire of 01 a base bue- baseball baseball ball game may call cal cala callI I a game because o othe of i v the Interference o othe ot or orthe the elements bu buthe but butIc Ic the referee of a t football game has hai haino huno Es no such suds power S The length cf ci i- i periods are agreed a 3 upon before the 4 start cf the game and as a a. rule mile they t are played through OBRIEN O'BRIEN to a finish The referee has hU this power poster however hO er e that If It he feels there Is fa any likelihood of the game gune being interfered with by darkness he shall shah before the game begins arbi arbi- arbitrarily arbitrarily shorten the four periods to such as will 1 Insure lour loser equal periods being completed He has the same power at the be beginning b be- be beginning ginning of 01 the second halo hall but only with mth the consent of ot the too t captains I If I a fourth quarter Is unexpectedly ly drawn out he be has no authority at present to call caU the game lame no matter how dark it may rosy be |