New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-03
FOOTBALL REFORM IN SIGHT.
COLLEGE MEN TO MEET THIS AFTERNOON
REPRESENTATIVES, or HAYWARD YALE AND
PRINCETON Will. GATHER At THE VNlNER-
srTy AT1r ETC CLUE FURTHER srEPS
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PRINCETON WILL GATHER At THE TNiNER
sITY ATIII ETC CLUE FURTHER srEfS
WHICH Will. EE TAKEN IN EIF-
WAITING THE CAME.
Football reform is at last in sight. ana every
follower Of this stirring college spor; may 'ejoor
The members Of the University Athletic ,'"o'
beaded 10y George \. Adee. their president nave
worked for months to bring about the u"S".'
object to eliminate the brutal features rom 'hr
sport. and it now looks a. II their efforts "ou''
ne crowned with success. Harvard Yae anu frihc'-
ton have at last made NJ their minds "ha' 'heS
want. and no further hitch is likely 10 occur
The Athletic Committee Of the University Athletic
Club and j. II. Sears, OF Harvard. Nai'"F '""p'
Of Yale and Alexander Mo1att. of Princeton VIII
meet ut the University Athletic club hou'e ct "1o
o'clock this afternoon. This committee was APP
pointed weeks ago 10 lind ont INST what cou'u
be done to reform the gene. Each man was cX-
pectel 10 visit his respective college. anu All AZ
expected 70 report at the session this afternoon
Mr. Adee visited Ncw-IIaven on Tuesday ana
II Is understood that he sounded Yale IDEAS ino'-
oushly ana that III" Ncw-ilaven boys viii he S'-'s-
fed to do almost anything that Mr.. Adee and Wa
Ter Camp suggest. Alexander Moifatt yesterday re-
ceived a letter from Captain T. g. Trenchari; Tl
Princeton. requesting the University Athtuc '"S
the champions SAYS that Princeton will b. WILING
to DO anything toward reform. and ~ perircuF
posed committee to change the rules. or r. allow
the University Athletic club 10 appoint ne com
rttce Princeton expresses the hope that me ~
Vcrsitv Of Pennsylvania shall nave . rtlHrStitd-
tive on the committee. This seems TO show that
the Pennsy lvananS are not nearly 50 obnoxious
a they we're last fal. and il was said laSt nlGht
that the University Of PennsyIvalh mlght De n
member of the intercollegiate Football Association
Mr. Ndoe has also received word from Harvard.
the letter coming from T. q. Waters the captain
of the Harvard eleven last year VINO mas been
chosen 10y the players To- lead the team again neX;
fan tn Crimson is also willing to do her share
toward football reform Harvard requests the Uni
versity Athletic Club 10 call n meeting win that
Rules Committee compOsel OF only delegates IRON
four colleges-Iarvard. Yale. Princeton and the
University Of Pennsylvania. the CambFlIs" mn
do nOt seem fancy having Wesleyan on tn" COM
niitee for good and sufficient reasons. .
This feeling is probably occdei0n"i by those OIL
Yale-W, sleyan combinations. rs Wesleyan nearly
always voted as Yale told her to. Harvard Co
MOI apparenty care 20 le caught in such wedge.
CAPTAIN Waters intimates that Cambridge does not
care whei her each college tas two representatives
on The committee only one. II only onr man
is appointed the committee. II IS san tha'
George A Stewart VIII be llaryards representa-
tive thus dSI.acing Sears Stewart Is the designer
Of the cup defender Pilgrim. and he j. an Old foot
ball player and coach. Harvard says tha sh" wants
To be fair Sears will outline Harvards exact posi-
ton at the meeting this afternoon Camp VIII also
tell just how Val" stands
II was said yesterday that in case there Is
serious objection 10 Wesleyan having a representa-
made and that i. J. Dashie Of l-ehigh. might br
asked to serve. Harvard and Princeton both want
the University OF Pennsylvania represented on 'h'
RulAs Committee but whether Yale was as so
llcitous about the Quakers could not be learned
When the Rules Committee meets. MI. Ade~ iaNorS
an open session although II Is intimated tlh' f"l"
and Harvard may advocate siar-chaHlper piioc'eI-
ings until after the changes have been agreed upon