New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31
EXPECT SPEEDY ACTION
Old and Nese Football Rules Com
mittees in Perfect Accord
nv Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

pasa5alnhia Dec 30-F0otball legislation Is al
standstI until the question OF s..on
between the old committee and the new committee
renresenting the New-York college conference
is settled. The thirteen men representing ulese
two bodies. who met informally last hisi''
LEFT here for home to-day without any further con-
ssrences or discussions on the subject by either
body. 49,. .ta IN
II is expected by the committeeman thS' ti-e -.
stitutions represented the old rules conlliCte0
will take ,p the matter Of amalgaIhaIoh lnAAA
ately after the holiday recess 1t was saeri+e
that until these institutions had taken ue -,1
Grand On that subject there would De 10 lUI'iie
discussion of football legislation
A. .rszrsr m the amaiga nation matter Is ex-
pected within next ten days. ana IL IS inc 49,,
-ba+ q meeting will be called for the lui 'iiel
7,ec,ssion of football rules. If it is DECIDED TO
unite the two committees as now seems aSsuie os
bote committees will probably be caIIeo 10 4Se
at the same % football committee decided it could
.aEa no official action regarding a1IlttLs 80
two OF the committeeman IN an anproval OF a
viously printed. nave eApIeSoS sSadtes From
1nion between the two legislative oooie oarohers
,1-i,rate conversations, held with several 5 ooro
Eb 1ynnression has been gained that the oi0 -efsa
1nitte6 feels that ii would oe ul"iS0 "
70 Sfit gsers see in this union end to the
criticism that has for several Iess Of football
fasisIefion. If some msthod OF e1peoiLIs ean
ion With committee fourteen meInn iiI o c1
r. agreed pon it is felt that not only WIN III -
Be peace in he football world bf beSIer @ sa It's
institutions OF the country VIII IeeL !one or the
fied with the result of the DELIBERATIONS "a
rulenakng body 49,, committeeman
that there really was difference OF opl,1i ,nee
Srreer fha bodies upon The broad and gene -
NJ reform There is union OF senunnsitt ~ tol -
open game, q lessening OF brT MAJ aI committee
Sraligation Of the officials, The new fe bound
sarrasenrine the NeW-York conference, - D-i+t
- 10 hand and fast rules. and the members WI
rrassibly two exceptions are old pIayeLs am ~
S~e- following the game closely Tor yeas = ~
Ca s LEGISLATION for the game goes thete - ~
greater divergence OF DeVween the S
shsn there is between the Individual hSap p+aS ~
earh The only difference Is upon Ine gayeS
STion ard as far as be ascsrtalned Ih
only upcn the Official actlon oA tH0
hack of tie old rules committee 49, 49,
THE great cordially which was SHOWN Lhs me-, Le ~
-,ies Committees men by the old Solons last LI ls
1sien as the best Indication that there WI ne mar
rnonv IN the future. The informal clscuSs1on Ot
<ooThall rules that occurred last night Germany
cleared away any uncertainties that existed an D
minds Of either set Of committeeman, ana pTepaIeu
the Geld for future joint action - ,z
If the institutions represented on the OLD FulSS
COMMITTEES favor aInalgamaton. then the oIay 90
steele TO a speedy continuance or fooIpa4i leeIsL-
80 q an agreement among the committeeman
Themselves as TO the best method Of procedure II
a. NOT Thought that there will be more than couple
Of weeks of delay before the committee that VIII
draw 40 the rules for football IN 1910 VIII Dc At
again.