Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-05


to the players-thouEh that alone is sum
Client to demand change-but the present
style OF play Is too brutal, and put too
great a premium on mere beef to constantly
spirit and the purpose Of student games.
This side Of the question, the really serious
side, does not at all appeal to the committee
busily concerned with its amour propre and
season. No doubt IL is human for men
TO think first OF self interest-but that does
not succor the game nor reflect creditably
upon the committee into whose keeping
the game has been given.
When body OF gentlemen for one reason
or another fail out Of sympathy with those
who have called them to duty II is Gus
tomary the world over for them to with
draw without being requested 10 do so:
There are some members of the foot ball
rules committee of whom little I'm the way
of higher appreciation of their duty was
expected, OF several others, notably Prof.
ton much along this line was naturally
expected. How these two gentlemen or
the universities Of these two professors can
reconcile their retention OF faculty Office
with their retention on the foot ball COM
mittee Is something that leave for the
explanation of Presidents Schuman and
Wilson. So far as the public now knows
Mr.. Camp Is the only man on the COM
mittee who responded to the appeal for
rule revision, and while we respec him
for his attitude we would have respected
him still more II on so important Ques-
ton he had signlhed his lack of synpat hy
with the committees stupid indifference to
It's duty by resigning and making public
his reasons for doing so.
II Is no pleasure for me to write in this
vein, and certainly there is not a man on
the committee for whom my feelings are
not the kindliest; but as have said before,
the well being Of college sport, the health
OF our games, the wholesomeness of our
boys in the play-means more to me than
al OF the committees and chairmen and
professors that ever grew and went to
We have heard enough talk--now we want
to see something doing-and quickly.
More than might be imagined here in the
west, the greatest interest is taken in the
future movements of the University OF
Michigan men. Unfortunately, there is
still no prospect of Michigan being able to
meet any Of the eastern teams, although
Yost is very anxious to do So It would be
interesting to see how westerners would
compare in their methods and tactics with
the good teams of the east and whether the
large scores which have been made are the
result OF meeting weaker minor elevens or
because Michigan is a better scoring ma
chine than can be found in the east 1t is
unfortunate that Michigan cannot meet
some of the larger eastern colleges, but all
of them already have such hard schedules
that they cannot take on another game as
hard as a contest with Michigan would
prove.
President Ban Johnson of the American
league has come out in favor of a 14O-game
schedule for next season. No reform
which the leaders OF base ball could bring
about would be more popular than a reduc-
ton in the length of the playing season.
AS 1t is now the first month or two of the
season is sure to furnish a preponderance
of bad weather, which causes a useless
number of postponements which pile up at
the end of the season and often change the
result of the pennant race, as many teams
which approach the end of the season with
an apparently good chance for the pennant
lose out because their pitchers cannot stand
the strain which piled up postponed games
put upon them. A shorter season would
please players and spectators alike and
not take away greatly from the profits of
the owners, for the season before May 10
is not conducive to large gate receipts,
though the expenses go on just the same.
OF all the teams which are getting an
early start in obtaining players for next
year Cincinnati is the most prolific Of
rumors The one which most closely con-
Germs eastern followers Of the game is that
Roger Bresnahan is being traded from
the Giants to the Reds. The rumor is as
yet unconfirmed, but is also undenied and
continues to exist with great persistence.
After his work in the post season series
the local fans would regret to see Bresna-
han leave the Giants ranks, and IL McGraw