Comments, De 2.

7-Sect. 9, item 5-b. Permit lifting of pivot foot in the
, starting of a dribble. Roselius, Hebron Jr. Coll, Nebr,

Give the defensive player a break,
Smith, Eldorado, Kansas

If present center jump is retained suggest: Time out after
the goal is made; the watch to start with the toss-up.
Browne, U. of Nebraska

The Iowa Conference, of which Penn College is a member,
experimented this past season with the elimination of the center
jump following field goals. All conference games were played under
this rule. I feel that the rule worked very s&tisfactorily. There
are about three points which need special attention when such a
rule is adopted. These are;

1. Because of the terrific pace set in such a game there is a great
strain on the players. A team with limited reserve material is
handicapped quite seriously. As a result there is a deliberate
slowing down of the offense. In the interest of both players and
spectators it seems to me that it would be wise to require that

the official handle the ball following a field goal,

2. Special note should be made of the opportunity for substitutions.
The rules s' ould specifically permit that substitutues may enter

the game while, or before, the official has the ball following a
field goal. We have found it necessary to allow substitutions fol-
lowing field goals in spite of the fact that the ball is not tech-
nically dead,

5. Even in small schools where the budget is limited it will be
necessary to have two offcials. This will be haken:care of by the
respective conferences in the course of time but attention should
bé called to the dangers involved in attempting to get along with
only one official.. It has not been uncommon for scores to run over
100 for a game in our conference this season and in such case the
job of an official is extremely difficult.

I trust these comments, growing out of our experience with
the change of rules, will prove helpful to the committee. You will
doubtless hear from other Iowa Conference coaches,

Sincerely, J. K. Rash,
Wm. Penn Coll, Oskaloosa, 1a.

It is my belief that the playing time of the game should be
lengthened in order that the paying customers will get more for
their money. I think that something could be worked out to lengthen
the time to 15 minute quarters or 30 minute halves.

Johnston, Cameron Coll, Lawton, Okla.