The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-24
HARD TO CHANGE RULES
College Presidents Favor Reform,
but See Many Obstacles to Be
". Overcome.

President ShArpless Of Haverford COL
lege has officially announced to the I'M
dergraduates Of that institution the re-
suit Of his recent correspondence with the
presidents Of Yale, Harvard, Princeton
and the University Of Pennsylvania in
regard to the proposed changes In the
football rules. by which the advantages
Of weight and brute force should be elm
mated as far as possible, and more i'm
portance attached to scientific skill and
team work. All the presidents showed in
terest in the question and replied to Mr..
Sharpless promptly.
President Woodrow Wilson of Prince
ton said that he was very anxious to see
the rules OF football changed so as to favor
skill and head work rather than mere
weight. <$.t
President Hadley Of Yale university said
that, while he would be very glad to see
fsucf a change in the rules erected. he
thought it would be very difficult to
bring it about; that he fully supported DR..
| sharpless' opinion. and would be glad to
render any assistance Of which he was
capable.
President Eliot Of Harvard university
assured DR.. sharpless that he was great
| ly IN favor of the proposed change. and
| would be exceedingly pleased to see It
| effected. but considered it almost an i'm
possibility to bring 1t about In the near
| future. He admitted that it was undoubt-
eOly True the game tOl lOOIDdll was graz
ually degenerating into a contest of mere
weight and muscular power. but added
that as it had not diminished In popularity,
and as the COMMITTEES in charge of the
rules showed no inclination to remodel
them, the chances Of the proposed change
taking place were exceedingly remote.
| Harold Weeks, Michigan's famous
quarterback, is figuring on coaching the
football eleven at Columbia university,
Columbia, Mo-. next season.
| He has applied for the position and has
| been in Columbia, the guest Of the Beta
Theta Pi chapter looking over the SIT
uation and making the acquaintance Of
the football men and becoming familiar
with the needs Of the school, It is said
he created g. very favorable impression.
Weeks is one Of about fifteen coaches
who have applied for the place, but he
| is the first to look over the field. .&.
1t is the policy of: the management Of
the institution to have the aspirants for
the place go to Columbia and make. a
personal investigation that the authori-
| ties may "size" them up and that they
| may the better understand what will be
required Of them In this way they hope
to be better able to get coach that will
do satisfactory work. &. ..r -. : !.
| Strained athletic relations between the
| universities Of Nebraska and Missouri
point to an annulment Of the long stand
ing agreement for football games on alter
nate years in Lincoln and Columbia Ne
braska expected Missouri to come to Lin
coin next fall and had reserved a date
| for the game. The Nebraska management
was notified Missouri would not come to
| Lincoln under any circumstances sug-
costing instead a game at Columbia or
st. Joseph. Nebraska refused and sug-
gested the two teams play IN Omaha. TO
this no reply has been received