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n ■tM tw Football Rule Change- will Restricts Two-Platoon m Y HAROLD V. RATLIFF oci ited Press Sports Writer 3 Jollege coaches have been >r»ig for a return to two-pla- foctball and tliere was a lot ilk about it when the rules littne held its annual session. ;he rule change that resulted far from unlimited substitu- soi lething necessary to two- 3ii football. fact, the committee made it mure difficult to play two- snlfootball than under the old fe rules-makers restricted the dclivns that go with two-pla- football — the fourth and the tlat follows the ball chang- arjds. jEloLI) RULE allowed two ded entries per period for mtn and substitution of an fcam on any time out pro- tlose on that team had not dyl exhausted their two en- ^Biree platoons were used by many schools — one offensive, one defensive and one both ways. It came mighty close to two-platoon football. The new rule says a coach can substitute a full team only when time is out, and those ’time-outs are restricted. Only two subs will be permitted with fourth down coming up and only two will be permitted on the down following the ball changing hands. No sub stitutions whatsoever are" allowed on second and third downs unless time is out. If the coach gets in a full team he will have to waste a play—run the ball out of bounds or throw an incomplete pass. On running plays time remains in. And suppose he does waste the play and gets his defensive team in, then what’s he going to do about getting his of fensive team back in if the oppo sition fumbles the punt and the ball goes back to the kicking team ? 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THE RULES committee made its changes this year with three things in mind: to force the play ers to go both ways (thus the coach will have to instruct accord ingly), to do away with recording of substitutions (this eliminates the lines of players who have to be listed by the officials while the crowd grumbles about the slowness of the game) and to stop the 59- called “messenger service”—send ing in a player every down to call the coach’s play. Since there is no two - platoon football, all players must go both ways. Since there is no restriction on the number of times a player may enter the game, there is no need for listing them as they come in. Since there can be no wild- carding on second and third downs, the messenger service has been taken care of. Now the game is being turned back to the players. The coach won’t be able to call each play because he won’t have enough timeouts to do it. Only four per half now are allowed without penalty. IT APPEARS there should be less kicking on third down since the kicker can’t be gotten into the game on second or third down without wasting a timeout. This was the major change in the rules but there was another of some importance. At least it showed the rules-makers were try ing to open up the game more. The T quarterback has been ineli gible to receive a pass because he was unable to be a yard back of the line of scrimmage if he took the passback from under the cen ter. So the quarterback will have to be a triple threater—pass, run and receive passes. SPORTS SECTION Fish Statistics Show Prospects Coach Shelby Metcalf’s Fish cagers, who now hold a 4-1 record, are not to be outdone by their var sity mates. Freshman statistics show promising prospects for next year. Three starters have connected on one-half or more of their field goal attempts. John Beasley, 6-7 center from Linden-Kildare, owns a .506 shooting percentage, is the team’s leading scorer with 94 points and rebounder with 56. His scoring average is 18.8. Billy Atkinson, 5-10 guard from Dallas (Jefferson), has shot at a 51 per cent clip and has 62 points for a 12.4 norm; and Dick Rector, 6-1 forward from Cactus, has hit 50 per cent from the field, totals 41 points and a 10.3 average. His figures are for only four games. Dick Stringfellow, 6-4 forward from Cooper, has only a 37 per cent shooting average, but is the club’s second leading point-maker with 74, or 14.8 per game. Joe Roberts, 6-2 guard from Corpus Christi (Ray), has flipped in 33 points for a 6.6 average and John Reynolds, 6-3 forward from Uossum Walk, is averaging 5.8 off 29 points. The Fish have fouled 111 times to their opponents’ 98 and are be hind in free throws, 74-91. But they own a lead in field goals, 160- 128, and in rebounds, 266-227. 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Just one example—a whole new suspension system lets the wheels move horizontally when they hit a bump. Something like afighter rolling with the punch. Result—shocks are squelched before they get through to you. You’ll notice a big difference at ail speeds. Come take a test drive and see what we mean. No obligation, naturally. THE CAR IS RIGHT!!! THE PRICE IS RIGHT! AND SO IS THE DEALER Try the'63 Ford Galaxie at your Texas Ford Dealers KEEP YOUR FORD ALL FORD WITH GENUINE FORD PARTS AND SERVICE. SEE YOUR NEAREST AUTHORIZED LOCAL FORD DEALER THE BATTAI ION Thursday, January 24, 1963 College Station, Texas Page 7 Former Aggie Football Great Dies Suddenly In Venezuela Richai’d E. (Dick) Callender Jr., 36, a star linebacker for the A&M football team in the late 1940s, died suddenly last Saturday in Venezuela. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Callender of 209 Lee Street in College Station. Callender was graduated from A&M with an engineering degree in 1950. He was employed by Brown and Root Construction Co. for seven years, part of that time in Venezuela. He then joined Ro- manin Construction Co. and be came superintendent of its plant at El Tigre, Venezuela. He lettered in football in 1948 and 1949 and was often cited by sportswriters for his defensive play as a linebacker for the Ag gies. His coach, Homer Norton, described the 170-pounder as the “toughest little man on Kyle Field.” In addition to his parents, Cal lender is survived by his wife, the former Jo Ann Nason of Aberdeen, Miss.; a son, Richard III, 5; a daughter, Julia Ann, 3; and one sister, Mrs. Merrill Smith of New Orleans. The body is scheduled to arrive Thursday in New Orleans from Venezuela. Burial will be at Aber deen. Other funeral arrangements | Home of Aberdeen were incom- by the Lann Memorial Funeral I plete Wednesday. 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