New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04
TO STOP BRUTAL PLAY.
FOOTBALL REFORM WE'LL UNDER WAY.

REPRESENTATIVES, OF COLLEGES MEET AT THE
UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC C1uB-now THE FINAL
COMMITTEE MAY BE COMPOSED.
Football reform now seems assured and the dam
ger of annihilatlon. which might have come to the
robust college sport II another season like 1879 were
attempted has passed. or nearly So The efforts OF
the University Athletic Club to purify the sport
which for a time called upon the devoted head OF
the club rather severe criticism. has at last been
seconded by the leading colleges of the country ana
the more brutal features will be eliminated.
The work to bring about this much-desired result
has been long laborious. and its insiisators
were at time held up TO public ridcule for their
effort the game. Among their vilifers were
those jealous Of the prominence OF the club anu
others who blinly infatuated with football
that they could not would not see the defects IN
the rules and the chasm over which the sport was
lowering George 4. Adee the president OF the
University Athletic club. Yale man and lover
OF outdoor sports. whose son played quarterback on
the Yale team in the last famous Thanksgiving Day
game is largely responsible for the good work al
ready done. Mr.. Adce does not believe in reforma-
ton in the ninth inning so 10 speak. and he was
convinced that emphatic changes were needed be-
fore the games las, season fairly under way.
Mr. Adee has done much 10 help along college sports
and his name has always stood for what Is faircst
and best in them.
THE DELEGATES WHO WERE PRESENT.
The first emphatic step In football reform was
taken when the Athlete Committee OF the Uni
versliy Athletic club met representatives. from Har-
ward Yale and Princeton at the University Athletic
Club in West Twenty-sxth-st.. yesterday after
noon. and the fail with which the brutal chaff Is
to be beaten out OF football was made ready.
The delegates consisted OF George A. Ade". Guy
Richards OF Columbia. and Lloyd MckIm Garrison.
OF Harvard representing the University Athletic
Club and Alexander Moffatt. OF Princeton; Joseph
II. Sears. OF Harvard. and Captain Frank Iiinkey.
OF Yale representing the expert committee Walter
Camp. the regular Yale man on the latter com,
not be present and. after Wild chase for some one
take his place Iiinkey. the captain OF the Yale
Alexander Monatt presented Irinceton's IDEAS in
the matter IA a thoroughly clear and wholly salts
factory manner. Moffatt had been 20 Princeton.
and he had found that the Tiger champions were
willing To- do anyh aG fo me- ne '" nar S her
letter TO the University Athletic club. making no
formal 5n, ,br reqIgss @ hs ab might DO in the
matter The champions feel that tho can play the
game as vel the rest Of them. l. matter what
the rules
Yale was almost as ou'spoken; ye The one sug-
gestion from New-fiaven caused th'' only APPEAR
ance Of a difference during the afternoon. As pre-
dicted yesterday. the Ell Yales wanted WESLEYAN
rlrion Brought EH forih an cphac protest
Harvard. Harvard does not think highly OF Wes-
fancy the extremely fraternal feeling existing BE-
tween Ell and the Methodist ministers. tn" Tigers
coat was unruied and he ga not care whether
Wesleyan was in or out Everybody secm@i 10
a representative
syivana on the committee. and although pennsyl-
Vania was not represented yesterday. the QunkerS
will have n member when the Rules Committee or
experts gets 10 WORK
4 COMPROMISE PROBABLE.
Harvard seemed to favor the appointment Of either
one or two men from Harvard. Princeton. Yale
and PENNSYLVANIA. which would leave out Wesleyan.
Ichgh and the Ncw-Engand Association When
the meeting adjourned last night IL was the gen
cral opinion among those qualified to speak that
COMPROMISE would be effected. although II has not
definitely settled whether the Rules COM
mittee shall consist Of four 1--WE men. 1t was
agreed however. to leave the affair In IN" hands
OF the University Athletic club and the question
will be settled for good and all AT meeting T. be-
held at the clubhouse on Tuesday night.
The question whether the University Athletic
Club appoints the committee or not Is OF little
Importance. Princeton does not care. while ilar-
ward and Yale may name their own men. Al"Nan-
der Monatt WILL In all probability. be the irinc ton
to the position. Walter Camp il reasonably certain
t. represent Yale and T. j. Dashed. Lehgh. In case
I.chigh has representative on the committee. The
University OF Pennsylvania may name Dr. Schon
varl Is still In doubt II Captain Waters IL 10 re-
main at the head Of the Harvard eleven his choice
is likely to be George 4. stewart. Otherwise j. II.
Sears win probably represent Harvard
There was some discussion over the proposed
changes In the rues but nothing will be done In
this direction until Tuesday 1t Is generally agreed
that mass plays responsible for most OF the
roughness. and that this style Of work must bee
done away with as much as possible II more open
play more free kicking and less brutality
suit Harvard does not Ike the idea OF total
elimination. OF the wedge there are u few Dcland
ghosts still stalking about the Cambridge campus.
The chances that the plays will be re-
strlc,ed. except in the opening play.