The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
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SuggestioilsT 5h by MINI M
III. bcrcd5 So Spec tatorsl5 lay l tc
Able t6 II ccognize I'D Then 1.s.t11 81
s Her Camp. " ne irl5cr ola1tllgo
b 1toot-bal SIaulcs Commit u buck il,f
ii conference ut Clilcasd
foot Dali lights. While ~, the West, at
Ito jnyltatiotlgo Or 11yerts prchil not
member 4 of tho Rules Commit X T.. T..
camptalked over tho desired changes IN g SIN III
5sN number or changes To make the ice ne
more opcf, md attractive t0g tho saIectull
ors have been but v sc \, -
'ls y ti y, .vot
70 enhance tho value OF any one
NM I,nmp still4adhcres To tils sug question
often yards Instead OF fye ~ Pc gaaino %
lia u
s order Ia make the change DIES rabi
.rhc8 stggcAtion that eacl layer 81 , lc
80 Tint the s
their pro ma Y. kno 1, w, Il
h VI ,.dti, ~ nnrovni. It IS argued that tho
$iiaycfs could have mo OBJ lon ~
o. s Ing
N may Know who iss wi lnlp .g !, #
Avoid Unnecessary Della s5
st5ne lcgisatipn has beef ~ deirandc 90 an
sBOrdrrbto pG 4. stop 10 A he Slinncce
delays III game caused by lnla q. ~ y,
JtirIes Mr. Camp kinks That "A e TIC OIL
IA cTis would ca ll se 4, g
sto Woultl I'D III Il h. me Is
vi onlyBo bjactlon to would be tllslt
fiisao cins would be n 2 yIlt
their power hn q rcs pect.. TOR
otiiaials atflyo to be popular as well g, as
cnicicnt. Tho ofIi cials u usual ecely 7,
about 800 q gun, n ~ ! y Wonid
be fnr from l1em to 2, .eif, :a;ss
Ps thing to&m mako them tlpOpu Will ne
college authorities md This run nc
SS e1nltas of#not being selected 70 act 20. ~
sIB officials and 10 receive the 800, whichis
uprctty nlco thing 10 get around 81 ~
,rfat leads tho thought tlia II would u
n 10 well 10 have q. 81 Tan fof foo -Dall OIL
4 clala m,fcl, tho same ips he base ball UNI
5 pircs. rfcse men could be PAID g. y.
foe fOrseacti game ind could be
appointed To act "a each and every game
8 scheduled. would ~, g large I
sure. the idea Of PLAYING!
and wo1la a. .hf GId Then
e&s cials could use their full a
ont, fear or favor. .ts
lne following ntcryie With Mr. Cam
\ IN tho Now York Sun IS OF much Inter-
81 8est. S9 as ia cuts quite d figure the.
B 81 moulding ~ the foot 7bal rules
II The object Of the ga me 1870 w ns y
8f understand II. Us 70 perfect team nlny
ses d such an Ell ent that one pheilotninal
rs plnyerfby a lucky chances or ny his own;
Bprowess cannot " vi when the
cam III ,vhlellgI]e Is a ernbersis req
Inferior To opp omen III ct lereNords
team play should be mad To- the paramount
issuegand In mod LITIGATION Of the rules this
S fca tnre3 mist be preserve s s. I'LL II tho
IN J,ublic wants a aneG that Is more open:
should be 81 SIZED. The Bo1l ~ res 81
ton would insis l,on Is that in any
leEIsa ton 10 bring q bout the open game,
$ fhos Fundamental principles OF the sport
must not be cha lged. y. Vi #
Cry for N cW System. M
/ 1'he cry for a gbrea kil way from the
IA en- now In use In he EJnst llo NeYer,s
n mas been 80 4 grea u since the big games;
az last scsson tia a thought It III good;
time to sug gest possib BILE wa IS OF leg sa-l
S ton so ms to get m way from line bucting.i
8 which has been 50 slstentl y fol owed. \
70 bring this chat &c bout tile ON ysWly
s 81 70 cgislate directly aga inst It LAS any
gslationl is apt to fill lin It's
8zSpurpoRe. The cord tons under which the,
Is ale rincctonSs and ale HI ryard games
played made ~ nnsa fe for y nle,to
sss III lay any but n sloW, llammering, line
s hue Ing gH me. Three III owns III re re-
r. aulrcl nearly every time 10 make thence
d mas srs
III Will he possible for llo gii1lic, as - 1t is
y a nj present, to- become so open
F that the spectat ca "a ways fol W.T. he
eannot folloWit Il. In fact, one % stlie first
&sat hings impressed upon a. Da ok Is q he ne
cessity p fS c1ncealing the len her. he
al game night be mad more .open,S ]. how
K; ever IL more end and tacltc plays were
Y made necessary, Which would beth cnse
81 II a. ten yard rule were adopted .Sf 3S
On tho other hand, foot-ba II & egisla-
tion cannot5l be mad so strIct&us to trre-J
vent ntlrelysBt tho possibility Of gaining
5S the req red nca kept on end runs.
NJ for Then, tho linn would simply spread.
moving TINT ~ loose llne5 c0uld hold he
tcaIlsSW tho bal hin tl,os distance
tft osbe gained, land tia end runs would he
II necessary Thus. any cam could force
opponent Il kick on every fourth, down
md 1T score would never be snM de.
is probabe maj 1f the tcn:yarei 5sls5
rules Will have to be mad Il T. seems to-
,ss me- that ten yards as The distance to DO
N made In l'rec down. wit j q recurrence
yc 81 hlsll relred only
i5fpern1l 3s.consstent sg ponnd gaining. "a
change from three downs to four Or even
Ag I'VE has also been su ggestad, and various
Q hts legislaIoil
s{ss e inward g ~ rule can BIO adoptcd.S
Faster Playing. FL 13&
ssssy5S'It mia DO tint faster playing would
III bring bout the same atlsmction 10 tho
w srectato sfas 1 he open game, with On willis
y gut log station. The playing 'in the West
8S rom villa have seen and what have
~ learned from letters Is fasterstliansInt tho
SS East Y DO adopted to ms
crease 9, tho ,ranldity Of the play or 10 pre-
& sc some time employee 3 taking out .tinle
for Wind Or pretended injuries, lii order
Ssaranldit Sof the ppponents' play, Should
i'll DO fro Wncd upon ny tho coaGhes and tho
# press, tile game might become moro ~
RfS tcrestng This feature Of the Ga me may
# be remedled in part by tile oiiicals, Il q a.
# referee IN such M "a Sc " kos Il he stand,
v and tile Y galno Is being Intentionally de-
pyact lre. There Is another point That ofl-i
N cials could look into, and that us the
l lai lns 9inW,s et tonDe .hs
prevent tha plng up litplayel and tho