San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-26
Mcnamara, an Ex-Priest, Now on
Trial for Slander.
Elk CONGRESSMAN CHARLES SHELLY
DESTROYS OF SUCCEEDING
SENATOR MORGAN.
New York Suffragists - A Wine,
Spirit and Tobacco Show-ohio's
Pure Food Show-The Cleveland
Horse Sale-For a Presidential
Election-A Negro Murderer to
be Electrocuted.
Footballs Solons.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The week
promises to be momentous for the
football enthusiasts of the country,
for great changes are to be decided
upon by the inter-university COM
mission which expects to hold sew
eral sessions and come to definite
conclusion by next Saturday. The
rules will be be taken up and care
fully considered, and after mature
deliberation and several meetings
report will be made, proposing
certain changes which will I'M
doubtedly be accepted in the first
place by Princeton, Yale, Harvard,
Pennsylvania, and then by the
country at large.
The Legislators are Walter Camp,
Yale; DR.. w. A. Brooks, Harvard;
Alexander Moffatt, Princeton; j.
G. Bell, Pennsylvania, and DR.. p.
J. Dashiell. The University Ath-
letic club could not have selected
a better fitted committee. All have
| been able players. Brooks and
Dashiell are the star officials of the
| country, while MOffatt and Camp
can fill the shoes of the referee and
umpire in no mean manner; the
men also have age and experience
of the world in their favor. Camp
and Moffatt have experience in the
commercial walks of life,
Brooks and Bell in the profession
ais, and DR.. Dashiell is a professor.
1t is an evenly balanced committee
and has all the necessary points in
its favor. The great game could
not be in safer hands. Further
more, the delegates go to tho con-
vention with open minds, bound
with no set views, and ready for
free discussion. None have settled
should be made; Brooks, Bell and
Moffat have said, "all we want is
something to improve the game,
no matter what" and Camp and
Dashiell, while having expressed
opinions as to some advisable
changes, are as free for discussion
as the others.
Mr.. Camp Is in favor OF putting
an end to flying interference and
momentum plays as they are work.
ed at present. He wants to see
more open game and frequent
punting, but it is not certain as to
the best way to go about it. Mr..
Camp thinks that kicking should
be developed, as it has been in
England. In this feature of the
play we are way behind, and in
punting, drop and place
kicking, the Engllshmen can
cover double the distance. Mr..
Camp would like to see the
time OF playing reduced from
three-quarters to half-hour halves.
Teams would then play a faster
and more strategic game. He also
thinks that there must be some
rule to protect the man who makes
a fair catch from being interfered
with as he Is at present.
DIR. Dashiell says: at seems to
me that the flying play at the line
executed by dropping several Of
the line back should be abolished.
The player attempting to make a
free catch should be better
protected than heretofore. The
cry has been for the old open game,
which is easier for spectators to
understand. l think it will be
very difficult to open up the game
under the present system of
downs and distance to gain. I'm
doubtedly In my present opinion,
a given side should retain the ball
for more than one attempt at adj
vancement, otherwise opportunity
for strategy in sequence and series
of plays would be interfered with.
1t will be very difficult to make
the game an open one withoutvery
serious changes in the rules that
will almost wear out a new game
Of football and which will cut ont
plays dear to the heart Of the old