The Archive · 1938

Biggest Danger

One insisted either the centre jump should be restored or legislation modifying the game be introduced. He suggested more time out periods or revision of the rules for substitutions.

Hobart said he believed the game now was twice as fast as ever before.

"The biggest danger is that muscles of the heart might become weakened if over-stimulation continues over a period of years," Hobart said. "Too, over-exertion may cause some undiscovered heart weakness to crop out with serious results."—United Press.

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