The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-25
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The OLD LINES
Rules Committee Did Little to
Alter Condition Governing
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New Haven, Conn, Sept 25.-The American
university football season has again rolled
around, and the game is again to be played on
the lines that for the last three four years
have stirred up widespread protest from the
public and from many educators. Rough play,
BRUTALITY thickness, have all been charged
against this first of American university games
in turn; heads of important institutions, like
Presidents Eliot of Harvard and Faunce Of
Brown, have come out in vigorous and unmis-
taxable terms against the continuance of the
game under the old regulations; important dailies
have led in an attempt to reform the game,
yet the game Is again to be played along the
old. lines this year, and the campaign for re-
form will have to be started again. L. J.
The football rules committee met this year
and went over the situation. 1t collected a
large number Of opinions from all Sides and it
did nothing of Importance to change the game
and meet the demand Of the public, except in
one matter, which was to lessen the chances
for the stealing Of the ball in a scrimmage
while it was being "downed.' -.
The Camp Dream.
One of the most important of the proposed
changes, and that received a good deal Of
| support from reformers Of the game, was that
| the present five yards on three downs be length
ened to ten on the same number of tries. 1t
was believed by football experts that such a
| change would meet the objections Of most Of
| those who desired to see the game amended and
more "open' and interesting play made pos
! sible. .-.rss ~ i r' =. = ~. - .. - T
SAID 1ale graduate today, who close
to the rules committee this year, on this at
tempt: '- u -,
'The ten-yard rule came nearer to being a
football law this fall than is generally sup
posed. 1t was advocated strongly by such foot
ball leaders as Stage of Chicago and Camp of
Yale. 1t might have become the general rule
this year had there been any assurance on the
part Of the committee that the public and play
| ers were for it."
Said Yale coach today regarding the outlook
| for the coming season: - ...---
Players Satisfied.
| "You will find that, as a general thing, the
players do not want and have not wanted any
| change in the football rules. They are salts
| fed to have them remain as they are The
| coaches do not want any change unless the pub.
lie demand is for radical reform The coaches
| look at the matter rather differently than the
! boys who do the playing. The latter have found
| that the present game suits them, gives them
chances to distinguish themselves and do moi
like to have the old boys interfere
| Said Yale professor, who altho a constant
attendant at the big contests, Is a critic OF
the game as now Played
I'm my opinion the whole game ought to he
remodeled., I would like to see mass PLAYS rulei
! out altogether, but this the football committee
! does not seem to take to. would like to sec
heavy men relegated to the bench and ligb1
men sent out 1 would like to see rough nIaJ
entirely abolished, well as the mass forma
lions which produce rough play. More thar
I that, would like to see the grandstands ra
moved and what spectators cared to come to )
game made to stand up - =