New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16
PART III.
PAGES Fl TO 20
TALKING FOOTBALL REFORM
YORK FOR THE COLLEGE COMMITTEES.


=, .xxING ALREADY FOR THE BASEBALL SEASON
RETIREMENT or TALCoTT AND WARD.
xow that the football season is over. the en-
.,us,astic followers OF the sport are busly engaged
- they were a year ago. III discussing plans to
,,u,nate the brutal features from the sport. Last
.a- a good part of the winter was spent in
u,.rnc with the rules. Certain styles Of play
20 thrown aside and much good was expected TO
I'll, But the game just as rough and dam
,us AT times in 1891 as In 1899 Momentum"
Us were thrown out 1t is true but players who
Constituted foul play and smuggling were not thrown
-, Captain Hnkey, of Yale has been held up as
- sxarople of this style of play. Yale men, and
any men not OF Yale. declare that an injustice
-, been done the Yale leader. Hinkey drilled
,.o certain tactics, as other ale captains have
Ian drilled. ana the blame belongs elsewhere. The
s,lss seem to be right # the players were. The
ION and MOI the rules make and allow
~. roughness and brutality. At Manhattan
rv.N this fail Captain Emmons jumped upon
,or little Taussg. Of Cornell. although Taussg
rs wing upon the ground outside Of the playing
10. There will be smuggling and dirty BALI play
49,, in football so long as the coaches and graduate
ay,sors encourage that sort Of play. They may
-, encourage it openly, but when they do not try
80, I, they in fact encourage II. FOR the captains
:, the teams would not dare adopt such tactics II
" coaches prohibited this of thing. There
:. some talk of having professional referees
-, umpirss and while the plan would have
many advantages most college men would
"-,hahlv oppose it, holding that it would
- IN professionalism. Still the colleges en-
.lovei professional umpires in college baseball,
80 ,hare is no good reason why the scheme should
M, work as well in football
II : Van Duzer Of Harvard. who was the real
,,nsrer Of the Yale Princeton game at Manhattan
rS.n & still busily engaged in Strengthening out
,bs finances Of that game. and he expects fnat MS
,ahors will be over ~ the middle of the present
-, NJ Van Duzel speaks conservatively OF the
go Of foothau and he believes that II the coll
49,, mon take holu Of the matter In the proper way
-. undesirable elements l. the game can be re-
rovAd in short order. The present sentiment Is
r.,rs, rough play and dirty bali In football ne
.sa Yesterday. and there Is only one way 10 STOP
. do not believe that the appointment OF pro-
..ss,oral referees and umpires will accomplish this
Object. ., .,..
I'm wha; way will rough play be stopped then!
asked the writer. . - 49, .-oa,,
"Onlv By creating a sentiment among the sTadu-
.,ss and coachers." he said. That IS the only
nav that unnecessary rough play in football can
-, s,o,nel Let tire coachers discourage all SEM
Nance Of rough play in the preliminary games ana
,so, ,hara will he no sluggns in the big games.
An tho teams have been guilty some. OF course
,ro-a than others ! maintain that the coachers
and graduates can stop it and they ought TO DO
g."
Then YOU 90 not think that any emphatic
changes IN the rules are necessary ne was asked
81 did not say that. | believe that few changes
I'D no made which would benefit the game ma
,eranV believe that II the teams would line
IN further apart thar they do now 1t would DC
sood idea. This would stop tho players knee
ing sluerinC and Glowing ore another - my
60 now J believe that when BACK IS niah'"s "
catch no opposing player should ne a"o"en ~
within I'VE yards OF him until after ne mas 0auS"'
,,s hall Then ! believe that when player l.
49, h. eho,,ld he down at that point ana tnat OPP
o.,rs rl,vers should not be allowed 10 jump upon
aim II he wriggles forward with the oa''. why
~, ,.la !, hack TO where ne was downed lhese
svinr redges should be stopped and there s"ou'u
,of any interference ahead OF the pdi'
ssNhat do YOU think Of the idea Of having ,he
hur captains OF last seasons teams appo'h'eu '
be committee to revise the rules!
,..Oh the CAPTAINS might consult with the co"'-
-i,,ea in an informal way. / suppose. The COM
nttee as IL was composed last year IS Ger 'a''''s
eonyersant with the needs or foo'oali' ~ ''
49, ~ soy that Hinkey can tell Walter Camp
n..hir, oho;.t football or that Captains Emmons,
=. Harvard couid teach DR.. Brooks anything
.hor, tho game? Trenchard was an able captain
I'm, I cuess he could not give Moflatt many points
Dasljel is also qualified to e. the WORK
Tho threatened retirement Of f. =. Iaicott ana
the ,ositi,e retirement Of John NJ "afd from ''ie
Nsv.York Club have caused the local ioiio"ciS Vi
baseball 10 do great deal of talking even III '"e'e
v,intry days Mr. Talcotts friends are usis e'e'9
.rdeavor TO induce him to remain at the
$50 ~ local baseball affairs but SO far without
much success He is true baseball eilhusias.' 81,
one ever lived He loves ne game ior ,ne s''n more
for baseball than any other man oonnec'Tu WIZ" hs
The National Leasa ana nd his line and he believes
that the other stockholders should ,9mp aIco as
he Ne
popuiar and successful business institution pra odk
caiy sound and out Of deb. - wn neaotir STATE
and looked at one time II he whole mSl .h
lion would be in olved IN hn&nciaI Jun mage
ment Of the ciuo his love for the game viii no, not
t nd ne viii attend ' s "a CANA has done in the
Yast Ward savs that his retirement from baseball
Is permanent ana positive. He has entered he law
ONCE OF 4 Il Fletcher. and those VINO kno" aI r
aggressyeness and good common, sense LONG
Mr. 5 o Will Of o the Ff sw players Who have
.ariy retired from baseball. a. G. spaldng did
goods Snq by The Millions Ward is stockhoder in
The New-YorL club. and many Of the other STOCK
holcers would IKE TO see him remain as workihs
will devote his entire time 10 the Jaw
George : Davis the Giants brilliant third base ,i
man who mas suppsnted Ward as manager anu anu
captain vii arrive in this city shortly ana oes,n
at once 10 arrange the details for next season
With the exception Of second basenan paws VII VA
DID SUCH splendid work last season. Davis realizes
the work ahead Of him. yet he has not shrkeu, anu
team Will enter the League race next spTins
With a more confident. hustling leader imam ,hs
Nsy,York nine The question as 70 whai p lenSan
VIII Jump into Wards shoes as second Daseila =.
troubling other people great deal more .naun s
BtrDub.ing Davis for the reason that Davis ieaZes
the strength he has in reserve In Yale Murphy
and s,afori the local club has two mn WHO oco o1,
cover tina; pace In first-c.ass style since D~cohi.
ing Professional Murphy has done. ana zone II
well every Thing that ras been asked OF MN Soi ne
people nlani ain that he IL too small 10 become an
IDEAL infeder, but his extra cleverness qulckhsss
ana ag2ressiveness may more than naKe up pv Ia
MS stature and weight. Then Davis IKE ware
before him. believes that Stafford Is betteI Dd1i,
player than his work last year showed III MufpiiSy
Or Stafford will not DO There are others VINO VIII
90 and who can be secured when the proper nm, tline
arrives II is now practically assured that tne Tm
York players will go South early In March; ne
team will probably stay In New-Orleahs Wn tIs a
GOOD part OF the month will be spent IN preliminary
practice
The alleged American Association, which was go,
ing 10 revoutonize baseball. crush the League an