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Show l$ib)e O f fid ah Necessary In Modern Football I g STAR PLAYERS 1 Jf SATISFACTORY SYSTEM I Rules of Game Says Bo McMil-Tmes McMil-Tmes Former Star Is Advertised to Grid Game; New System Adopted i UI ' IK Ir" I rW I w . I II II I nu II . He J' i. I I I mh - ' ' 1 HuT') MM out the J This -nr 1 had rule books for every .andldatc for my team and wo have had classes in the study of these rules. But what I am trying to Impress Im-press is the difficulty of getting the dverage football player to do tills. Tho players think as long as thej have a captain and a coach that it Tint D0i ess-try for them to learn the technical aide of the game. I am strongly in favor of each man making himself familiar with th. rules before the hard training is started I am afraid that this 1 being be-ing neglected by a large number of coaches. BIG COLLF.GliS C IiANGJE SYSTEM. Many limes a star football plavei of former davs bus been advertised to ofti' late in a Fame Usually he La a big drawing eard. Many, timet this same man will not be familiar with the rules. lie will get along fine until he makes a bad decision thai decides ths game against the home team Then the sctiool authorities decide de-cide that he is not oompetenl and next time they will r;tl on someone els. j'robabiy another ex -player who is no more familiar with the rules than J i he first. Most of the larger institutions are getting away from the old . ustom of' hav.nw e-foo:L-all stars to officiate their games. They are employing men r. ho have reputations as first-class' officials arid not a star football' players. The smaller colleges and the high schools are still working under the old system, and since I have been i Centenary College I have re-j -elved nattering offers to work In -ollege ami high srhoo gutties. I mi Sure these BChOOlS have no wayl if knowing pi my ability as an of-' ri ul. but limpl wan' me as a draw-1 ng card. They are willing to take a banc of Hz (heir game run In! it propi r ma drier, |