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gSi JlbnFORD fAILTRTBUyE. SfEDFORD. OREGON, jTRHXAY, DECEIBER 30, 1932. PAGE FIVE rid TolStill for Saf ety Rules to Continue liD mm f BE CHECKED NEW RULINGS jncerting Number of !rious and Fatal Injuries 1932 Says Annual Re rt to Rule Makers fluted Press Sports Editor.) YORK. Dec. ox. , .. with a "tlisconooruns lte . Inlnrlns 0( wriOUS una j for the secona ssi-hik" y. u for a solution qi me U of 8PPlyln Kreater saf , for tne ooys w iccordln? to the annual report Mrtnni rules committee. Edited today to the oonventlon National uoucgmi iltlOn oy n" William S. Landlord, the report for suspension oi the rul maKero oi me b with coaches, omciaia anu college leaders In their con torts to locato the remedies Kir-found hazards and make the j safe a is humaniy possim. Too Many Posses, report also decried the oon m discriminate use of the for- niu to ft oolnt where now rules h needed to chock It, dwelt on UompHshments made under the changes of 1932. poiniea out inn learned irom economic uc and paid glowing tribute to Ulevements of Edward K. Hall, time chairman, wnose aeatn cms uta described as an "Irreparable m football." ttough noting the Impossibility, rams involving bo much phys- (ontact, or eliminating accidents Juries entirely, ov by tht moci of the rules aione, ine repuru tit number of serious and fatal ". which have been reported by jreis as occurring during the se& at 1832 Is disconcerting at the Unt, as it was confidently expect Hhat the changes in rules which effected last February would k about a much lower average. ilthough there naa been a ma ll decrease from- last season, the tslty list as reported must be Md as a problem qi -serious iort. Few College Fatalities. mm the preliminary information hud it appears that by far the Rtt prcentage of these accidents U7M in high school and sandlot -ln direct ratio to the lack cf vrfsion exercised and that but it cases resulting fatally occurred alleges holding membership in usoclatlon. h the meantime, it is only fair Judgment should be withheld after mature and deliberate federation of the facts, proper so ns may be reached." The report by Langford was Dre pared in advance of publication this week of the detailed analysis of 1033 football accidents, showing at least 32 deaths attributable dlrectlv to football on the sandlots, in the hurh schools and colleges. This compared with over 40 deaths in 1031. The report charges, nevertheless, that an analysis of the 1831 acci dents, made last winter, "showed that the so-called fatality list charged to football was more than 50 per cent misleading and Inaccurate and that there were but 31 deaths which could be at all properly chargeable to the game, with three of these doubtful." Mortality Hate Low. Continuing, the report says: "It has . been estimated that at least 750,000 played In the game In 1931. and if this be accurate It means that the mortality rate was less than three one-nunaredths of one per cent. While the death of even a single player la most regrettable, It Is felt that the arraignment of football on this score has been too severely drawn in some quarters." The report's only specific hint on further rules revision is based on "a growing tendency toward the further employment of the forward pass, the desirability of which Is open to question." "Suggestions made and at times urged upon the committee to strict the use of the forward pus have been postponed in the hope that this would adjust itself," the report continues, "but unless some other way is found to curb the in' discriminate throwing of the ball, it Is probable that some future com mittee will have to find a solution In order to restore the balance of offensive strategy." Tickets Cheaper. Discussing the season's effects gen erally, the report says: "Lowered incomes have forced I healthy reduction In the price of ad' mission tickets, which the imposition of taxes by the government has par tially offset. Expense budgets have had to be pared by the elimination of unnecessary and luxurious prac tices, some of which had had a de moralizing effect upon the players and followers of the game. It Is to be hoped that football will have learned Its lesson from the rise and fall which has occurred and that it will not only place but keep man agement upon a sound economic basts hereafter and avoid inflations which have taken place in the past decade." INI EX-RIVALS PRACTICE lOGETHER! - ra h mlT " ,h'i reRula' t00,ba11 ,ea!on- "tar backs tea,.. we.Srr? e5,8?nS,S';' ? S"-Star ""' " which play. . rirtt H?, k ' Char'.'.y- 5 San pnci.co anuary 2. Left i.- Pre.. Photo.) "u"nw'n. (Associated KLEIN HARDEST SLUGGER BIG LEAGUE DATA SHOWS By HUGH 8. FULLER TON, Jr. Associated Press Snorts Writer. NEW YORK. Dec. 30. (AP) Chuck Klein hit the ball the hardest; Hack Wilson missed them the oftenest and Lloyd Waner and Randy Moore the least often. Bill Terry drove in more than 100 runs for the sixth consecutive season and Mcl Ott drew 100 walks. The Phillies were the best slugging club. The Cubs did most of their winning at home, while the Pirates led the way on tne roaa. ROGTJE RIVER, Dec. S0 (Spl.) The high school basket ball team and Coach Pesula returned Friday even ing, December 23, from a trip north where they played St. Mary's academy at Eugene, Oregon City high scnooi, Benson Polytechnic high school, Port land, and Drain high school. Although not very successful at winning they report a wonderful time. Those mak ing the trip were Gordon Hatch, Wil bur Milton, Walter Reynolds, Jim Ray, Al Smith, Orpheus Swtteer, Arty Laws, manager, and Coach Pesula. These are the high spots of the group of miscellaneous official rec ords which the National league made public today to clean up the winter statistical season for major league baseball. The young Phltadelphian. Klein, third in the batting averages, led In slugging by a wide margin. Going to bat 650 times, he hit for 420 bases to compile a slugging percentage of .646. Ott of New York, with 340 total bases, was second with a -601 mark, and an other Giant, Terry, with 373, third at .680. Although Don Hurst of the Phillies led in runs batted In with 143, six ahead of Klein, Terry's 117 gave him the only record on the list. It was his sixth straight year above the 100 level, equalling the mark set by Jim Bottomley of St. Louis. Wilson, who did some heavy hitting for Brooklyn, found himself in a fa miliar position at the top of the strikeout list with 85 whiffs. L. Wa ner of Pittsburg and Moore of- Bos' ton fanned only 11 times each. George Watklns of St. Louis was hit by pitchers eight times. As a club, the Phillies hit for 2438 bases and a slugging percentage of .442. They batteuTn 780 runs and drew 446 walks. Brooklyn recorded the high mark of 574 strikeouts and Pittsburg the low of 385. fc'r.i p a V L Choice of More Than 10 Styles! Every Frock Washable! A group of Frocks as amazing for value as they we for variety ; ; ; including plaids, checks, diagonals and floral prints against becoming background colors. 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Old Master Gives Pet Pro posal in Letter to Dobie Public Likes Kree Scor ing Game, He Asserts 1 FT. apt SA.ORA.M ENNTO, Oal., Dec. 30. ) En route home, Oregon's hoopsters stopped off here last night to trounce Sacramento Junior college, 31 to 18, here last night. The perfect defensive work of the Oregon guards completely bottled up the Jaysees' fast forwards, who failed to threaten at any time. Cap Roberts scored 12 points to lead the parade. By A I. AN GOULD Associated Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, Dee. 30. ( AP) Glen Scobey (Pop) Warner was not able to complete his migration back to the east in time to augment the football ' coaches' discussion of the new rules ' but from Palo Alto the voice of the old master could be heard today in f advocation of one of his pet propos- j Bis a change in the gridiron scoring ' system to give one point for each 1 down, in addition to the present method of scoring. He also urges a change In the new "dead ball" rule. Warners views were contained li; a letter to Oilmour Dobie of Cornell, who presented the coaches report on rules at the convention "st clos ed, and urged more simplification and more safeguards In the rules, rather than any other changes In the code which he found satisfactory ; for 1032. Like Free Scoring "The public likes a free scoring game, wrote Warner, who soon will transfer his work bench from Stan ford to Temple. "Baseball men rec ognized this when they began to use a livelier ball. The change (1 suggest for football) would make tie games less common and would make the best team more likely to win. It would provide many more thrills look at the cheers that go up now when the stakes are moved forward. "The whole idea of the game would be to advance the hall and by scoring & pont for each down it would make it advisable to take more chances on third and fourth downs, instead of always punting. 1 have advocated bhla change before and some have said. 'Oh, yes, Warner wants to score first downs because he gains all his ground in the middle of the field but I have no selfish motive in advocating this change. 1 firmly believe It would help the game and we all know the game needs ne;p t:i;r.t io.. "It would be advisable to accept first downs resulting from a penauy of more than five yards and not count a first down made Inside the opponents' five-yard line, if a touch down was scored on the next series of downs. This would prevent pur posely downing the ball, say six lnohes from the goal line on a long run. Dead Ball Rule Useless 'I also believe, as I did before the WE HAVE JUST BOUGHT THE ENTIRE BANKRUPT STOCK OF THE JACKSONVILLE CASH STORE. 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