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By SAM PROCOPIO
Collegian Sports Editor
We would like to go on record as favoring football's one
platoon. system. However, we are looking forward in the
years to come, and feel that the fans, coaches, and sports
writers should do their utmost to prevent any resumption of
the two-platoon.
Some may share the feeling, as we do, of•..a former Dart
mouth linesman, who acidly denounced the two-platoon rule
as a creator of "sixty second s
boys as possible get the oppor
been much of an enjoyment to
us. With a host of players - coming
in every few minutes, we don't
get to know the players very well
nor is there any continuity as
there has been this season.
We not only want a player to
follow his offensive pattern but
to study his opponent's trick
plays and exercise his initiative
which show his all-around
ability.
If any coach 'or fan presents
the argument that the pros are
doing it (two-platoon) and are
still attracting fans, we believe
they shOuld scrutinize sports
writer Whitney Martin's state- -
ment which read: "That the pro
teams play a more finished brand
of football isrecognized. Each
man knows what he should do
and how •to do it. After all, they
are college post grads, you might
say, and wouldn't be paid to play
unless they were capable."
If they present the so-called
fact that the one-platoon is
`detrimental as far as injuries
are concerned, here again, we
believe, their argument is de
feated. Ten direct deaths from
football have been reported thus
far to the fatality committee of
" the American football coaches
association—a figure well be
low the average over the last
20 years that the national sur
vey has been taken.
Biggi Munn, Michigan State
football coach, recently offered
a suggestion' that he called "the
ideal rule setup on platoon foot
ball." Not in our estimation, how
ever. "Why not allow the two
platoons again?" he said. "Then
coaches 'who still like the single
platoon system could play just
one platoon. There's nothing to
stop thoSe who - like the horse
and buggy days of football from
playing under that system."
If this is permitted, football
would be back in the two-platoon
era. What Munn probably doesn't
know (or doesn't care to profess)
is that many coaches used the
two-platoon in self-defense.
Since everyone is making a
suggestion, we have one too.
This, We believe, will aid the
one-platoon rather than take.
it out. In fact, we feel it would
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ssies." It's nice to see as many
unity to play, but fo6tball has
relinquish several drawbacks
that a coach :now possesses in
this modern platoon era. Wheth
er .or not our setup does, we
would like to hear from you .
(the reader), with additions,
corrections, and/or suggestions.
Our suggestion to
NCAA:
The coach should be allowed to
substitute a maximum of 15 play
ers each quarter (this , does not
include the 11 starting players in
each period). However, in the last
four minutes of the fourth quar
ter the coach be permitted to use
free substitutions (although once
taken out of the game, the player
is not allowed to return).
The aforementioned ruling
would permit the coach to use his
third and fourth stringers for ex
perience should his team run up
the score.
Clarifying the 15-player sub
stitutions, the coach will be able
to take out his star for a rest
and still be able to insert him
in the game (at anytime) each
time counting him as one play
er. Each person entered into
the quarter is counted until a
total of 15 players have bden
substituted.
This ruling, we believe, would
prevent situations where the
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Phi Kappa Sigma
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Phi Kappa; Sigma crept past two boxing powerhouses last night
at Rec Hall in the intramural race when it won two bouts to add ten
points to its record and to take a five point lead over Sigma Nu and
Phi Sigma Kappa which are tied for second with 50 points.
Both Sigma Nu and Phi Kappa Sigma still have three entries
fighting for individual crowns
while Phi Sigma Kappa, Delta
Upsilon, Chi Phi, and Sigma Pi''
each have two. DU is in fourth
place with 40 points, Sigma Pi is
fifth with 35 points, arid Chi Phi
and Phi Kappa Psi are tied for
sixth with 25 points each.
In the 135-pound class, Alan
McChesney of Phi Kappa Sigma
again won by a TKO, when he dis
played his usual aggressive style
despite a free .and hard swinging
DU, Art Marks. Phi Kappa Sig
ma's second winner was, Don Mar
tin,
145-pounder, whose speed out
lasted the feinting of Lambda Chi
Alpha's Hand.
Jitn McGraw, 128-pounder, kept'
after Theo Balabanis, Phi Kappa
Psi, as he kept up the pace with
effective rights to gain Phi Sigma
Kappa's only win of the evening.
Sam Hancock was defeated by
Buz Pierce, Pi Kappa Phi, who
landed continual facial and mid
section punches, although Han
cock dodged a number_of Pierce's
offerings.
Hough Defeats Galloway
Sigma Nu won its only match
of the night when Walt H t it
and Bob Galloway, Phi Sigma
Kappa, put on the best slugging
duel of the evening. The 145-
pounder from Sigma Nu displayed
his full power although his oppo
nent had the reach on him,
football's
Gary Nugent, Sigma Pi, out
lasted Delta Sigma Phi's 135-
coaches' star is sitting on the
bench and is not permitted to re
enter the game.
We think our suggestion
would improve the modern one
platoon era. Do you?
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pounder Chuck Myers despite the
fact that Myers had ample op
portunity to mo v e in on him.
Nugent dropped his hands sev
eral times while maneuvering
about the ring leaving himself
vulnerable to Myers.
Chi Phi Splits
Chi Phi chalked up one win in
the 175-pound class when John
Lawrence defeated Andy Kras
sowski, Pi Kappa Phi, although
the Pi Kap had landed several
staggering blows. Chi Phi's Ham
ill forfeited to Alpha Tau Omega's
Chambers in the 135-pound class.
In other bouts, Phi Gamma
Delta's Davidson TKO'd Sigma
Phi Epsilon's Hertler with twenty
eight seconds le f t in the first
round. Dick Evanko, Tau Kappa
Phi, out-reached Don Chalmers,
Zeta Beta Tau, to win in the 135-
pound contest. Chalmers had a
six-inch advantage in height and
a long reach. Evanko won the
unanimous vote because of his
aggressiveness and comeback in
the final round.
Mike Cramer, 155-pounder from
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Kuenn "Rookie of Year"
NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (R)—Har
vey Kuenn, brilliant Detroit Ti
ger shortstop, today was selected
as the American League's rookie
of the year by a vote of 23-out of
24 members of the most valuable
players committee of the Baseball
Writers Assn.
ZBT, combined an effective right
jabs, and a third round lead to
defeat Walt Fresch, Tau Kappa
Epsilon.
Phi Kappa's. Dillon won a split
decision over Jack Cleland of Phi
Kappa Sigma, and Bob Winter,
Beta Theta Pi, and Delta• Sigma
Phi's, Lozaw belted each other
head to head as Winter copped
the 155-pound match.
Cecil Wellen, Acacia, staggered
his 175-pound opponent late in
the first round with amazing
right hooks, and finally TKO'd
Alpha Chi Rho's Fodor early in
the second round.
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