Word: okeson
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Okeson, commissioner of football officials for the East, will use the spring practice game next Tuesday for a demonstration of rules and officiating technique, it was announced yesterday by W. J. Bingham '16, Director of Athletics...
Born. To Mrs. Louis Okeson, 37, of Camden, N. J., a 19th child, Francis. Of the 18 brothers and sisters, nine are dead, two married...
Under the new plan all officials for games played by members of the Association will be appointed by W. R. Okeson, commissioner of the organization. They will be responsible to him alone, and not to the coaches as has been the case in past years. A list of eligible officials will be compiled at the next meeting of the Association, which will be held at the Harvard Club of New York
Following the recent statement of W. J. Bingham '16 that Harvard would again be a party to the Okeson agreement, a meeting of the coaches and officials of 13 of the largest universities in the East was held last week at the New York Yacht Club in New York to hear W. R. Okeson read his report, and to pass upon plans to continue his scheme next year. It is understood that the representatives at the gathering approved the report, but the contents of the report or whether the system would be continued next year by all the institutions represented...
...Okeson announced that his plan would be elaborated for the assignment of officials next fall. In the past year the system was to have Okeson himself appoint all football officials for the 12 institutions that agreed to his scheme. This year, in addition to selecting all the officials, he will arrange to have a number of regular quartets of officials working together all fall, and will distribute the assignments for the various games among these groups as units. Furthermore, each official will occupy the same position all season, whether it be that of the referee, umpire, linesman, or field judge...