The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-17
1T BRINGS RESULTS.


NEW YORK, Oct. 17-According to
Walter Camp, Yale's supervisor Of ath-
Ietics, who was a member of the party
entertained at dinner by the president
and heard the latter's arguments
against unc1ean football and his en-
phasis that radical changes are neces-
sary to make the sport safe, something
will come from the presidents agita-
ton. He said.
CAS- to the object Of the president In
calling the conference at Washington.
I at present say nothing except that
football was the subject Of discussion.
1 expect to hear In q day or two from
the president and until then there b
nothing to divulge. It Is probable
that an interesting announcement viii
be made at that time, which It would
be improper to discuss at this time.
Taft With President.
Football as it is played is a brutal
and unsportsmanlike game" said Sec
rotary Of War Taft in reply to a ques-
ton az to whether ne was in sympathy
with the presidents efforts to improve
the game.
1.-THE president has discussed foot
ball with me several times lately" con-
tinued the secretary. "The passion for
winning the game at any cost has led
competing teams to resort to unfair
methods. 1t is considered only righ'
and proper for several men on one
side to do their best to lay up the star
player on the opposing eleven, and
this naturally leads to bitter recrim-
nation, until underhand methods give
way to out-and-out smuggling. Such
disgraceful incidents take place as
those at Columbia Wesleyan game here
in New York last Saturday"
Cadets Must Play Clean.
"Are you in favor then Of abolishing
the army and navy games?" he was
asked.
mot so long as they are fairly and
clearly played" he replied. but If
there is any sign of intentional under
hand work evident in the contest this
fall 1 shall do my best to have the
games stopped; and it will certainly
60 hard with any cadet who may be
guilty Of rough play"
Have you any suggestions to Of
fer to make the game less objection
able?"
ooh, no, indeed" returned Mr.. Taft
smiling. "I am not an expert on foot
ball, but in common with others 1t
seems to me that If the game can be
more open and heavy mass plays abol-
ished the change will be beneficial"
President Has Hard Job.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. IRE
ferring to President Roosevelt's talk
with the men representing college foot
ball at the White House President
Charles w. Elliot of Harvard universe
ty yesterday said:
1.-The president, with characteristic
vigor, has tackled a hard job. It is
hard to bring about reform through
the very men who have long known
about the existing evils, and have been
largely responsible for their continu-
ance. His only chance is to convince
them that the evils have become in
tolerable"
When President Elliot was asked II
he and President Roosevelt had talked
upon the subject of cleaner football
he said that they had some converse
ton at the last commencement, when
Mr.. Roosevelt was at Cambridge. For
many years, in his annual report
| President Elliott has criticised foot
ball as played in the leading American
| colleges, and he hopes that President
Roosevelt's action may bring college
athletic authorities to see that real
change is demanded in football, as j.
| Is now played.