Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-09
R[V|[NOF ME SPORTS
Meeting Of the Foot Ball Rules
Committee Today Is of
Much Importance
WHAT CHANGES WILL BE MADE?
Whether the Game is Given Added
Impetus or Is KilI.d Depends Large
" on the Action Of the Committee
Not Believed Any Very Radical
Rules VIII Be Adopted.

Rules Will Be Adopted.
Never before has a session Of the
loot ball rules committee attracted so
much attention as that which opened
today in New York. 1t is realized that
the action of the committee this year
will do much toward promoting or kill
ing the game that has outstripped all
Others in American schools and col
leges in popularity. Yet but little in
formation can be lad OF what action
will be taken.
The indications are that the session
will be a long one for, from all that
can be learned now, several SUCCESS
tions will be made. Each will have to
be discussed and compromises will.
doubtless be offered. 1t would not sur
prise many II the committee failed to-
agree upon any rules until Monday or
Tuesday. OF course several members
OF the committee have been In New
York for several days and Stage was
to reach there today SO that there has
been plenty Of opportunity to talk over
the rules and it is possible that some
agreement may be reached before the
session opens.
But one thing is certain and that is
that the time has come when the COM
mittee on rules must make some radi-
cal changes. From ocean to ocean
cry has gone out from colleges, uni
versities, schools and from the people
at large for radical change in the
rules Of the game. For several years
there has been e. growing feeling
against the game as 1t Is played today,
but the matter was never taken seri-3
ously by the coaches and players and
the great majority of the writer's. The
season just closed, however, has
brought wonderful changes and now
the demand Is so imperative that the
rules committee, even though it so de-
sired, cannot turn q deaf ear.
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The great task that now confronts
the committee Is to save as much Of
the present game as possible and still
eliminate the Objectionable features.
kAAAIOAI6 CAAO oA66OSSAOllS 'luedG have UCcu
made, none seem to meet with the APP
prevail of the entire committee. One
suggestion that has the backing OF
Walter Camp Of Yale is that the team
In possession of the ball be compelled
to gain ten instead Of five yards In
three downs. The Yale man argues
that this would lead to more open play
and more kicking. Stagg OF Chicago
IS the leading opponent to this plan.
Stage says that a rule of this kind
would merely induce the coaches to in
vent a more powerful attack and still
heavier mass plays.
The suggestion from Illinois that the
teams be handicapped according to
weight will scarcely be considered.
There are some good points in the plan.
suggested, but It has the same draw.
back as the ten yard rule Another
suggestion is to make all Of the backs
stand at least ten yards back of the
line Of scrimmagt. except the quarter
back, and have all plays go five yards
outside Of the point where the ball is
,0owned. This suggestion has few sup
porters at this tirne.
The elimination Of tackling is anoth-
or suggestion. This would mean that
some other method than carrying the
ball must be fourd to advance it and
the result Of its adoption would doubt
less be q return to the soclker game.
Before leaving for the east. Stage
eaid that he had several plans in mind
but that he would not say what they
were until he had talked with other
members of the committee. It is con-
sidered likely that the reform in the
game that is expected will come from
the west, as It is now generally con-
more in this part Of the country than
In the east.
The athletic board Of control Of Iowa
university met yesterday and granted
the insignia "T' to the foot ball men.
Fifteen were given this honor, and five
others received their "alu' for the good
work they have done, IL thew did not
make the team. THE list of "I'' men is
AZ follows: Moore. Narun1, lockwood,
Schwinn, Seidel, Streff, White, Kent,
Chalmers. MCGOWAN, Upper, Murphy,
Allen, Green, Washburn. The following
were granted "al,ls': Fritzell, Knapp,
Fitz, Atkinson, Simons.
"A veracious narrative in the New
York SUM- gives figures on the loss
es and winnings Of the various motor
ious plungers o.. the metropolitan
running game" during 1906 Among
those listed are E. E. Smathers, who
is credited with dropping 100000, and,
later recouping about half of it. It
will be remembered that when Smath
ers deserted the 1rotters for the bang
tails, he gave as his reason the desire
to Ego where the money Is" Evil
IDENTIFY there Is still more of it where
he went now than there was before his
advent there.
THE BOAST OF HEALTH.