The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
FEW CHANGES IN FOOTBALL
LEGISLATORS THINK THE GAME
rs ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

Committee Discusses New Code. but No
Action VIII He Taken Untl New Com
mittee Has Been Formed Years
Committee PASSES Out of Existence.
I American Intercollegiate football rules
committee met at the Murray Hill Hotel yes
terday and passed out of existencc-that il.
1t passed out Of existence in 30 far as its per-
sonnet for the present year In concerned.
Before the final meeting Of the was
finished there WAC a six or seven hour dis
cussion Of the new rules OF this year. and as
the committee had no power 60 l~egislate
further. its Official existence ceasing with the
present year. all that was done yesterday
was TO talk things over. An experience meet
ing one Of its member called IL.
This years committee of fOurt cen. which.
by it, legislation last winter and spring not
only saved football but made a vastly better
game Of 1t, was an a~malgamation OF the old
committee Of seven and the representatives
appointed by the college conference. Tn
conference appointees were for only a year.
Not until the conference, or intercollegiate
Athletic Association Of the United States, to
give IL its full title, meets again and decides
on who il wants for next season on the football
rules committee can definite action be taken
In further football legislation. The /. c. A..
of the U. 8. Is to meet here next Saturday.
AlltT u COultTtnCt hnl y lobtboh
representatives there will have to be an
amalgamation with the old members Of the
rules committee. just as was done last Janu-
airy. This second amalgaination completed.
the work Of further football legislation. what
little is deemed advisable, will be taken up.
There were present at yesterdays meeting
all but one Of the rules COMMITTEES OF fourteen.
Those present were: l.. M. Dennis, Cornell.
chairman: Walter Camp. Yale: Alonzo Stage.
Chicago; Paul Dashieil. Annapolis; J. Is.
Fine, Princeton; John c. Bell. Pennsylvania;
W. T. Reid. Jr.. Harvard; G.. ID. DAILY. West
Point; F. II. Curtiss. representing Southern
colleges; J. A. Babbitt. Haverford; j. T. Lees.
Nebraska; c. W. Savage. 0berlin; II. l.. Will
liams,. Minnesota. The only absentee was
Il. X. Hall Of Dartmouth.
OF the foregoing list the first seven named
we're members of the old committee. The
seven others were the conference appointees.
Before the two bodies amalgamated Reid
Of Harvard forsook the original committee
and joined hands with the conference dele
pendent Of the conference, as are Yale, Prince;
ton, Cornell, Pennsylvania. Annapolis and
the uniyeEsity Of Chicago; me ints I1ed
States. the out growth of the conference,
seeks TO take in all the colleges in the country.
having for its object the control not only
Of football but all other sports.
Whether Harvard. Yale, Princeton, Cornell,
Pennsylvania. ANNAPOLIS and Chicago will
IOAh tlhN w hNt ANC :"
doubtful: at least IL is pretty certain that
three or four OF these seven Will not. They
and according to their own IDEAS; but that
condition will not interfere with the .forma-
ton of another football rules computes %
is probable that the independent colleges
will be represented in most instances by
uncertain. because Reid will not coach the
Crimson again. so that II football Is %contin-
a tss at s6m MstEs1d 4. sn HHsiy rf TSe s%ostsren e ce
representative may or may not be the same
as now, Probably there will be changes;
In any event further action by the football
rules committee ceases until a new commit
tee has been formed.
ne Gnanees are Tnst shshbs e r,,,s ene na nnw
framed will not be moiested to- any extent.
They have been so successful That the Ken.
eral opinion is they should be let alone. That
was the prevailing impression Of the COM
mitteemep in session Yesterday Ihs length
increased, and the wording Of the rules,
where they need Il, clarified. There was no
desire shown TO- change the forward pass IN
atty for LOGS OF the ball when the pass hits
the ground nor was the lnadvisable sug-
rs or Is yard line received with open arms.
The new representatives OF the rules COM
70 getting conservative men, and these work
ing with the old tends to insure the same
Tholes0meness in handling the rules that
this year.
Prof. Babbitt read a report yesterday of
the proceedings of the experience meeting
in Philadelphia the other day. the report in
volVing the views on the new game Of a num-
Der Of officials who were present IN Phla-
delphia. Lengthy and informal discu ssion
followed the sense Of which was. as told.
that the new ri les needed little revision. At
the finish Of yesterdays session Prof. Dennis
declared the meeting adjourned sine die,
which meant the had become
defunct. DR.. Williams was asked what action
might be expected at the |. G. A. of n. n.
meeting next Saturday. but would not say
anything on that point. The president OF the
/. {. A. OF L. \. is Capt. Palmer T., Pierce of
West Point. Recent reports have had il that
Cornell was to join the organization, hut Prof.
Dennis said yesterday he knew nothing of
such a move on Cornells part.
There are so many colleges In the country
and they have such diverse ideas and require
ments that | doubt the practicahility Of an as
ISOLATION embracing all the colleges" said a
committeemAn yesterday, Il was n member
of the old Brown conference, in which there
were only seven colleges, but even with that
SINAI number there were different reguld-
tions which could not be harmOnized. 80. how
can it be done with q great many colleges?
II would be- a nice thing il II could be- done.
but the country Is so big, its educational in
situations are so many and widespread that
IL Ia difficult TO see how all the Institutions.
with their different ideas and regulations.
could be Rvoe ned by one set Of rules"