The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-29
sixty-Eight Colleges Represented.

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was in the chair DIR. Williams, Captain Pierce's
ely, who played four years on Yale eleven, was
chosen temporary vice president, and Chancellor
Mccormack Of the Western University OF Penn
sylvenia acted as secretary. ss.. l. =.
Early In the day Captain Pierce submitted TO
the conference set of resolutions adopted by
the council of army association. me resolutlons
were really his instructions as delegate, as
they had been framed after mature and careful
elaboration, and he thought they might prove
of value. They suggested that rules commit
tee of five be appointed to confer with the men
who act for yale. PRINCETON. Harvard. Pennsyl-
Sania, Cornell, Annapolis and Chicago university,
X a1nalgamate with them and formulate rules that
: will eliminate Objectionable features from the
game. -
= TO Meet Rules Committee.
{ Various members suggested that either seven
or eleven members compose the committee, as
the present committee from the large univer-
sites has eleven. Many delegates declared that
a committee Of five could go to the present
rule-nakers only as supplicants. and the more
rabid pointed out that this would mean con-
tinuance Of the causes which have called down
the public protest which brought the conference
into being. -,s
Captain Pierce explained that he feared COM
mittee larger than Eve would prove unw1eldy,
: for If amalgamated with the old committee Of
seven 1t would form body too large for work
: ing purposes" Seven was the number finally
/, agreed upon, with minor amendments. :
n The instructions to the new rules committee
were those recommended by West Point. Cap
Z tain Pierce representing the military academy,
: declared that the academy authorities did not
want all the roughness taken out Of the game.
Some knocks and bruises were necessary to the
sport, he said He believed that the present
& rules, slightly modified and thoro1y enforced,
y would bring about the desired change In the
3 game.
:. Among the many resolutions introduced the fol
lowing adopted:
y whereas, the game of football, as practiced
: under existing rules by the students Of the
educational institutions in the United States, has
developed undesirable features, the regularly ac
credited representatives of the faculties Of the
educational institutions from all the sections OF
: the country. in convention assembled in New
York city, Dec. %, 1908, in an effort to remove
2 this objectionable phase of the sport, hereby
l. Resolved, That this conference recommends
8 that the academic authorities of this country
hold themselves ultimately responsible for the
conduct of athletics within their respective in
: sttutions.
- "Resolved That it is recommended that the
executive committee Of the permanent organi
zaton take cognizance, among other things, o.
the vital questions of eligibility of students who
= take part In athletic games and sports ant
p report at as early time as practicable t.
themselves on rules and recommendations for The
e general conduct Of all such matters.
!, "Resolved. That the actions taken at this
= conference on football shall be submitted to al
g colleges actually engaged in the game, with thu
= request that the same be ratified, and shall b.
= binding on any institution only upon ratifca
i ton by that institution -