Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30
~s,o SEVEN" COMMITTEE
On Football Turn to Their Institutions
for Further instructions.

Philadelphia, Dec. 29.-The intercolle-
giate. football rules committee. after a
prolonged discussion here tonight. de-
cided that its members had no power to
afnalxamate. with the committee Of
seven appointed by the New York Uni
versity conference without first con-
sulting their respective universities.
The old committee will communicate
with the new committee as soon as pos
sible. This decision was reached after
q conference with the New York con-
ference committee at which the latter
proposed for the amalgamation of the
committees TO be known as the nation
al rules committee. Subsequently to
making its decision the old committee
invited the members of the new COM
mittee to Join them in a discussion Of
suggested changes In rules which they
accepted. The joint meeting continued
until long after midnight.
Prior to the meeting with the original
committee, the new committee met at
the University Club for organization
and discussion Of plans. DR.. H. L. Will
liams Of Minnesota University. was
elected chairman and DR.. G. A. Babbitt
OF HaJerford College was chosen Sec
rotary.
At a joint conference the New York
conference committee submitted the
following proposition to the original
committee:
l-That the two committees be ANAL
gamated into a national rules commit
tee. to meet annually.
2SThat the Individual members of the
national committee present and discuss
changes and notifications of existing
rules at each annual meeting.
3--That an executive committee of
five be chosen from the national COM
mittec for the purpose of drawing up
definite rules embodying the recon-
mendations of the national committee.
+That the five members of the ex-
ecutivc committee be made up of three
from the present rules committee and
two from the New York conference
committee.
tThat the rules determined upon by
the executive committee be submitted
to the individual members of the gen.
eral committee for ratification.
6-Upon ratification by majority OF
the general committee these rules shall
become the official rules for the ensu-
ing year.
The proposition, it is understood. was
favorably received by the members of
the old committee and after brief dis
cussion the new committee retired and
awaited the decision of the original
committee.
The original committee deliberated
for some time and shortly before IL
o'clock gave it's answer to the new COM
mittee, which was as above stated.
II was the intention of the original
football rules committee to take up the
suggestions made by its members at Il
meeting held here three weeks ago. but
the program was disarranged by the
action yesterday of the New York con-
ference There was much interest man
ifested as to what suggestions Harvard
had to offer in the way OF reform rules
because of the conference Mr.. Reid had
with President Roosevelt. Harvard is
the only institution represented on the
old committee that has not yet present
ed its Ideas for eliminating the objec
tionable features of the game. Whether
Mr.. Reid was prepared to present his
suggestions is not known.
Paul Dashiel said tonight that the
members OF the committee: owing to
the attacks made on the committee.
had received specific instructions from
their respective institutions and that
whatever new rules were formulated
were to be followed by the institutions
represented on the committee. He said
the committee did not assume to legis-
late for all the institutions In the coun-
try. Institutions not represented on the
committee. he said, did not have to fol-
low the rules the old committee made.