New-York tribune., 1905-12-30
HARMONY IN FOOTBALL.
NO POWER TO COMBINE.
Amalgamation of T'sco Rules Com
naittees Likely Outcome.
tnr r.,.rranh TO The rribune.l


rh,IaHeIphia Dec 2s.-After long confer
s,oe the intercollegiate football rules committee
r.nresenting Yale Harvard, Pennsylvania
Princeton, Chicago. Cornell and Annapolis oe
,ided that its members had no power without
FIRST consulting their respective universities 10
srnsleamate with the rules committee appointed
nv the national conference of universities anu
colleges in New-York Thursday.
This decision was reached after an intornlai
meeting Of the two committees IN TINS clIy 10
night during which the whole subject was dis
cussed st length.
The conference committee of seven met carry
g., the evening and organized by selecting DR..
II I. williams Of Minnesota University, chair
,,sr and DIR. c. A. Babbitt, of Haverford Col
Iege, secretary
There was no clash and the best of sooo
feeling prevailed in the meeting OF the TWO eoli-
rnittess end indications point to ama4garnalioh'
From statements made by the chairmen OF ooth
committees st is evident that perfect harmony
exists and that national rules COMMITTEES VIII
eventually result
There was no amalgamation tonight, for the
simple reason that the members Of the old rules
committee felt that it was entirely without the
rrovsnce of their instructions and authority to
1oin hands with the committee Of seven, which
represents nearly fourscore colleges and uni
yersitIes-
The reception accorded the conference COM
rnittee. as Il is termed. was extremely cordial
and sfter the new committee had made known
its wishes and the instructions that it had re-
oetv.d from the conference in New-York It
admitted TO the conference room. Then the two
committees Joined in a general discussion of
football reform, and 1t was found that on the
whole there was little difference in the general
ideas as to the game In fact there was no
f1.A-1 tl
the original rules committee at the previous
meeting here two weeks ago.
Harmonious action football legislation
provided. of course. the authorities back Of the
original rules committee take kindly to the
ErnaIganat.on-seems 20 be easy matter. and
there IS every reason to believe that aInalgau1a-
ton VIII be looked upon with favor.
After talking for three hours Paul Dashiel.
chairman OF the old committee. and DR.. H. L.
Williams chairman Of the new committee, met
the newspaper representatives and issued formal
statements representing the attitude OF each
body. Mr. Dashiels statement is as follows:
After inquiry this committee finds that its mem
bers have no power without first consulting their
respective universities TO amalsamate with the
But as ali of us are interested in the amendment of
the rules. looking to the betterment Of the game,
evening for a general discussion of such amend
ents The members OF this SomtIee ,fona wli 0Plsa
10 amalgamaton and communicate the result at
early date.
Dr.. Williams said:
At the invitation Of the existing rules committee.
the New-York conference committee met the rules
committee in session and submitted the following
proposition
First, that the two committees be amalgamated
into national rules committee. to meet annually.
Second that the individual members OF the ma
3ional committee present and discuss changes and
notifications Of existing rules at each annual meet
ing.
Third that an executive committee OF five be
of drawing up definite rules embodying the recon-
mendations of the national committee
Fourth that the five members OF the executive
committee be made I'D of three from the present
rules committee and two from the NewYork con-
ference committee
Fifth. that the rules determined upon by the ex-
ecOtive committee be submitted TO the individual
members Of the general committee for ratification.
Sixth. upon ratification by majority of the gen.
erel committee these rules shall become the official
rules for the ensuing year.
The old rules committee was represented by
six Of its members: John c. Bell. Pennsylvania;
Walter Camp. Yale: w. r Reid. jr, Harvard;
Professor L VI. Dennis Cornell; J. B. Fine.
Princeton; Paul Dashiel, Annapolis. The only
absentee was A a. Stagg, Of Chicago.
The New-York conference committee was rep
resented, also. by only six members. These were
Dr II. L. Williams, Minnesota: Lieutenant
Charles Daily. West Point: DR.. ]. A Babbitt-
,HaveTford: Charles W. Savage. Oberlin; John T
Lees, Nebraska; T. H. Curtis Texas. The only
absentee from this committee E. K Hull, of
Dartmouth