The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19
TAKE ACTION ON FOOT BALL
The Southern Inter- Collegiate
Athletic Association.
RULES WILL BE MODIFIED
The Committee in Charge viii Meet March 20
Officers Elected and Amendments
Adopted New Orleans Next.

The Southern intercollegiate Athletic
association met in this city yesterday and
practically adopted rules which will modify
the game of foot ball and relieve it of
much of the roughness which has charac-
terzed the game recently.
The third annual meeting of the Southern
intercollegiate association was called to
order in the private parlors of the Hotel
Morris yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
The following colleges were represented;
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, by Prof C.
H. Ross; Tulane University, by Mr.. John
Lombard; the University of Alabama, by
W. r. White; the University of Georgia,
by DR. c. II. Herty; the University OF
Nashville, by Mr.. J. R. white; the Uni
versity of the South, by Mr.. M. G. john
ston, and Vanderbilt University, by DR.. w.
L. Dudley This was considered very
good average, as the attendance never ex-
ceeds this number.
The colleges not represented were the
Agricultural and Mechanical college, of
Mississippi; Central University, of Ken
lucky; Cumberland University, of Tennes-
see; the Kentucky State college; Louisiana
State University; Mercer University OIL
Georgia; Southwestern Presbyterian Uni
Carolina and the Georgia School of Tech
nology.
The officers of the association are; DR..
w. L. Dudley, of Vanderbilt, president; NJ
G. Johnston, of Sewanee vice-president; =
Fl. Ross. of Auburn secretary and treasur-
err
The executive committee is composed OF
the above officers, with DR.. c. II. Herty,
University of Georgia, and Lieut.. c. Z.
Gallup. of the Louisiana State University
added.
President Dudley made a short address
on the works of the association during the
past year. He called attention to the tact
that Tulane had been suspended Tor one
year from the association in the ran OF
1896. and that they had taken the punlsh-
ment very gracefully and were reinstateo
last July on a motion to that effect by
the Louisiana State University.
He said that he had decided that ST.
Adams school, in Virginia, school pray
ing instructors on it's teams, was not eligl-
HE to compete with teams of the associa-
ton.
He mentioned that there was great care
lessness in filling out certificates OF the
amateur standing of the players that TOO
few of the men ruled off by the ofhciais
are reported, and he urged that 'hese
faults be remedied in the future.
Notwithstanding the fight that mas peen
rogod AGAINST football all over the coun-
try and the detrimental effects oil yeiiow
fever in Louisiana and Texas, DIR. Dudley
thought the past year hau' on INC "N'e
been very successful
pasolutions were adopted on the death of
Ideut G. C. Gallup, of the Louisiana State
,,n,,orsitv who was XII led during the past
summer.
The game committee having charge OF
the annual field day of the association re-
norted the success of that event which was
held in Nashville May IA and 10. All ex-
penses were paid from the gate receipts
and a small amount was left and prorated
among the colleges taking part.
The treasurer's report showed that the
total expenses for the past year had been
1926. of which $47.14 had been paid, leaving
a balance due of $1551.
A number of plans were discussed by
which the colleges could be forced TO pay
their dues more promptly, but as no notice
had been given a change in the constltu-
ton remedying this cannot be made until
next year.
resolution was adopted requiring the
secretary to write to the editor OF the dlf-
ferent college papers urging them to use
the influence of their papers toward build
ing up a healthy sentiment in their colleges
in favor of a business-lke management of
the finances of their college athletic asso-
Citations, and in favor of purity of collegiate
athletics.
Kentucky State college was suspended
from the association for one year for play
ing game of football with Center college,
provided such a game was really played.
Center college has for the past been sus-
pended from the association, and no other
college in the association is permitted to
play suspended college.
1t was resolved that Center college be sus-
pended for another year for total disregard
and violation of the rules of the associa-
ton. The executive committee was empow-
cred to remove this suspension in case Gem
ter college should see fit to conform to the
laws of the association.
Foot Ball
The proposed modification of the football
rules then came up for discussion.
Dr. Herty. DIR. Dudley and Prof. Taylor,
of Birmingham made strong talks in favor
of a modification of the rules, regardless of
the action taken by the northern and west
ern colleges. In fact, 1t was shown that
the future of the game In the south de-
pended on some such action, for the bills
introduced into the Georgia and Virginia
legislatures, while they failed to pass, ex-
pressed the sentiment of the southern peo-
pie on the game as it now exists
The practice some colleges have of allow
ing their professors and alumni to act as
officials In games in which their colleges
are contestants, was discussed.
III.
O'Clock.
Afternoon Session
Several amendments to the constitution
were adopted.
Article 8, Section Pho member of this
association shall allow any of its students
to take part in any contest as members of
any athletic club team unless said athletic
club be a member of the Amateur Athletic