The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-15
WALTER CAMP GOES OVER
 THE FOOTBALL SITUATION

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 low the knees, and, as corollary to this rule, forbidding hurdling. This means that when a man when running in the open shall not be seized by the foot as he is at present, and at the same time forbids man who is run ming from attempting to jump over his opponents head, and thus leading to the very kind of tackling which is most dangerous. Upon these points, opening Stlae play and lessening the accidents and unnecessary roughness am most earnest, and I have reason to believe that although the experience of the players here at New Haven has been such, as already mentioned, to make them (the players) feel that the game, even at present, is a very good one, yet the authorities at New Haven feel 8 grave sense of responsibility, in view of the position Yale has maintained in the game, to stand absolutely, for these points. would not be arbitrary on the exact wording of these two rules, but I am sure we must insist absolute ly upon the purpose for which these two rules are offered being carried out.
 feel that the committee has now reached a point where it's efforts is foradoomed to failure if it does not meet the public demand on these two points I do not wish to seem to be over insistent, but of what use am on the committee, or how can Yale meet her responsibility if we on the committee 4o oe the present one? It does not do the sport any good to have the committee make rules for it which rules are con- trary to public demand, because that will merely result in very many dif- ferent sets of rules being made about the country, which must result in a chaotic condition.
 The temper of the committee is ap- parent regarding unnecessary rough ness and brutality, and increased pen alties as we'll as the giving of distance are practically sure of adoption as well as the suggestion l made in Harper s Weekly several weeks ago of the choos- ing of a central body to appoint conn petent officials.
 It is also very desirable that a more rigid definition should be given to the position in which line men should keep their hands and arms in order to prevent concealed fouls or unfair tactics, and to do away with a suspicion of these. This could easily be made also to include the restriction of the use of the open hand save by the runner with the ball.
 believe also that shortening of the time of the halves would aid in lessen ing injuries and is desirable; that a distance penalty should be given when time is taken out at the request of a captain provided the player, for whose benefit it is called, continues in the game. This will surely lessen the temp tation to continue playing a tired, ex- aaausted man who, when in that condi Hion, is peculiarly subject to injury.
 I think also that more alteration ir the rules for fair catch protecting the catcher more decidedly and perhaps even at a loss of some of our spectacu. lar runs, would help by lessening the dangers of those more serious collisions
 am sure that there will be no dispo. sition on the part of Yale or on my part not to adopt any reasonable findings of the committee, provided, and this always that the two main features as outlined by the 10-yard rule and the higher tackling, be passed. It will no do to offer a lot of experimental legis. lation which has not been discussed by the public. It must be direct The pub. lie has had over a year to hear the various pros and cons on the 10-yarG rule. It may have been told by many that the open play is not going to be as interesting as the closed play and ye the public says far more unitedly thar It did a year ago Give us the oper play
 As to making the tackling higher that requires no study The public un, derstands perfectly we'll what is mean when a law is passed that 8 man may not tackle an opponent below the knee and the public also knows that thi' would in some measure at least saw men from ugly falls. I believe that { rule declaring the ball dead as soon ai any part of the runner, save his feet touched the ground, would also aid.
 If there is anything else along tn line of lessening accidents that can b. devised am sure Yale will be glad t. help. But if these two main points ar not to be taken up and settled at ono by the present rules committee, I fo one know that the result will be mos unfortunate for the game