Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-02
Circular Letter Sent 10 all The
Universities in The
United States.
MAKES ATTACK ON FOOTBALL.
Many Changes In The Game Are Sug.
gestcd--Trying Co Abolish
All Brutality in Sport.
ZION phIIadelphla como lhIs.


Following the suggestion Of President
Roosevelt for uniform eligibility rules In
college athletics and for the elimination
Of unnecessary roughness. brutality and
foul play In football, the University Of
Pennsylvania has taken the initiative for
the suggested reforms and has issued cir
cular letters to the beads Of all uni.
versltles and other institutions In the
United States interested In athletics This
action was taken after a number OF meet
ings Of the university committee on ath.
leucs OF the University Of Pennsylvania,
at which the presidents thoughts on the
subject were discussed,
The committee formulated rules which it
thought would meet the situation and
deeiued TO send them 70 the authorities OF
an educational institutions I'm the cuun-
Try for consideration and adoption II
they met with approval
Tho University VI Pennsylvania Is will
ing to request It's Representatives on the
football committee TO vote for tho penal
Yes suggested The rules proposed are as
First-No student shall De allowed TO
represent any college or university IN
intercollegiate athletic contests until he
has been IN residence there az a bona
iide student for an academic year and
shali nave passed an examination on q
course OF study as a candidate for do
gree, or II special or partial student
shall have taken course winch ro-
qures at least fifteen hours per week
aud shall have passed satisfactory cy-
aminations on subjects aggregating at
least twelve hours OF such courses No
student shall represent his college or
university In Intercollegiate athletic con-
tests unless he shall be at the time In
good academic standing in the class Of
which he Is q member.
Second-No student shall be allowed TO
represent his college or university in
intercollegiate athletic contests who
shall at any time have taught or en-
gagged IN any athletic sport for pc
cuniary or other consideration. or who
shall at any time have received, for TAX
ing part IN any athletic sport or contest
any pecuniary gain or emOlument what
ever, direct or Indirect with the ex-
cepuon that he may have received the
amount Of the eNperx.s necessarily in
CURED by him in taking part In such
sport or contest exceeding his ordinary
expense,
In applying this rule the constituted au.
thortles shall discriminate between the
deliberate use Of athletic skill rs a
means Of a livelihood and technical un-
intentional or youthful infractions OF the
rule.
Thlrd-No student shall represent one
or more universities or colleges I'm inter
collegiate contests for moro than four
years. In determining what constitutes
university or college within the mean
ing Of this rule due consideration shall
be given to the athletic and scholastic
standing OF the institutions represented.
student. who from any cause partici-
patos in intercollegiate athletic contests
during only a small fractional part Of a
year, may In succeeding year be
charged with only that part Of the year
which is equivalent 10 that IN which he
participated during the incomplete year.
Forth-The rules regulating eligibility
as formulated In this code shall be In
Qured minimum. No student shall be
considered eligible 10 represent his col
lege or university IN athletics merely be-
cause he satisfies these minimum re-
the constituted authorities to determine
whether II II best. all things considered
for any particular student. or for the
institution that he be permitted to be-
come it's representative In any branch Of
The committee enclosed a copy Of a
communication received by II from the
board Of coaches which, so far as II feels
itself competent to deal with the techni-
caities Of football meets with Its APP
prOYal.
The board OF coaches discusses the
abuses TO which football has been sub
jected and ventures the opinion that the
danger OF injury in mass plays IL more
serious injuries, the board says. occur in
so-called open play The board suggests
the following changes in the playing
rules:
For unnecessary roughness.' 'piling
up "the use OF the open hand. or ell
bows ETC. a penalty OF twenty-five
yards be inflicted; OF the offense OF slug
cling with the fist. " "kneeing" or Of
other equally unsp0rtsmanlike action.
that tho player not only be disqualified
hy removal from the game. but that for
the remainder Of the half iu which the
offense occurred his team be obliged to
continue the game without a substitute
FOR him. and that tho plays who shall
FOR the second time IN one season be
psnallzcd for brutality. shall be Ineligible
TO represent any college or university for
the remainder Of tho season