Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
New Gridiron G mmi+tee Con-
ferred With the Old.
THEY FAILED TO AGREE
WINNING FAvoRITEs SCARCE AT
BOTH NEW ORLEANS TRACKS.
Jack o'Brien Claims Heavyweight
Title-Gclfers to Change Rules
college Chess.

PHILADFI PHIA, December 30.-The new
committee on revision OF the foot hall rules
appointed by the intercollegiate conference
on foot ball, held Thursday at the Murray
Hill Hotel I'm New York city met the old
intercollegiate rules committee that mas
governed tie college game for the past ten
years in this city at the Bellevue Strattoro
Hotel last night. but amaigama ton request
ed by the New York committee was not
consummated. The reason assigned Tor the
failure to coalesce the two bodies was the
declaration of the old committee that they
were delegated with no authority by the IN
stitutions that they represented to erect
such a union. They stated that they would
have to consult their appointing oodles ana
request instructions to so act before they
could agree to meet the new body formally
and join with them.
The old committee met at the mouse OF
George MacFadden, the chairman of the
University of Pennsylvania rules commit
tee for dinner. After that they met ana
discussed the new phase or the SITUATION
Introduced by the appearance of the new
revisionists in the field. They then ad-
journed to the Bellevue Stratford when'
after assembling, they met the represeh,
tative of the new committee and announced
their decision on the question or amalgama-
ton. 1t was then that they invited tire
new committee to join them In an Informal
discussion of the desirable rule changes.
The new committee had met in New York
before coming to Philadelphia and organ
lied. DIR. Harry l.. Williams of the Uni
versity of Minnesota was appointed chair
man. and Prof. j. A. Babbitt OF Haverford
College secretary. They had discussed the
general question Of rule revision and de-
cided upon what lines they wished changes
to be made. They reached no conclusion
as to phraseology of the individual rules.
such action requiring intimate study that
they had not time to give the question.
Specific recommendations were therefore
not made.
The old committee had gone all over this
more advanced ground, and was prepared
to act finally on the rules had the new
committee not appeared The general dec
laration had been made at the previous
meetings two weeks ago in this city, and
the specific changes were determined upon
In the mind of each member. All that re-
manned was to ascertain the majority Senti-
ment TO effect the changes.
1t was decided however. to postpone pro-
eedure. in view of the new condition. until
the question OF independent or joint action
could be settled.
The meeting was a revelation to some of
the members of the new committee who
were unfamiliar with the work they had
IN hand. Such men Harry Williams and
Chariey DAILY. who had previously been in
ana understood both the method of pro-
cedure and the character of the labor. All
the new committee were immensely plea sed
with their reception and convinced that
whether joint or independent action were
taken by the two bodies the resultant codes
would not be greatly at variance In all
probability 1t would be found feasible IN
work Jointly. while maintaining their In
dividual status, and to adopt Identical
codes.