Word: coding
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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There's been discussion aplenty of late about the advisability of the amateur hockey teams adopting the rules and regulations which govern professional rink play and, if the simon purse do seem inclined to take such action, just how much of the 1929-30 edition of the Code Calder they should adopt. A couple of months ago when college sextets were preparing for their winter campaigns, New England coaches and officials assembled to discuss just such changes, but the idea was dismissed until another season and those gathered in solemn conclave concentrated on the problem of rule interpretation. Both...
...move would make for a spectacular, open game, more interesting to players and spectators alike. Minute off sides and insignificant kicks frequently halt play in a fashion not only boring to the spectators but to the players themselves, they say. There's also no clause in the amateur code to prevent packing the defense, a practice which produces dull hockey, witness the performance of Marquette not so long ago. All of that is certainly true and sound enough, but there's something to be said on the other side...
Adoption of the professional code might well meet with the approval of some of the larger colleges, but it seems pretty certain that the smaller college teams would view such action with alarm. As a matter of fact, Joe Stubbs, Harvard mentor, has repeatedly come out against the adoption of pro regulations. The fast pace made possible by forward passing would be a considerable drain on the stamina of the college skaters; even the seasoned and hardened professionals have found it necessary to use three forward lines to maintain the speedy clip. Of course the amateur twelve player rule would...
...send the two squads against each other for a half hour or so. Two years ago the University sextet scrimmaged the Chicago Blackhawks in a practice session. It is expected that the Bruins will use professional rules while the Crimson will of course play according to the amateur code...
Last week, Ohio publishers were astonished to find that Section 199 of the new State election code, in effect since Jan. 1, reads, in part...