The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
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ellfafial thla mofniaa YOU comm esi.t
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foFmei ~ tho lntesceile slsis football -,
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COMMITTEES Wsse spp0intei Nv = ntiIassi 49,
ierpncv NJ eighty colleges. vbicb ns, In ,s,
otty DetembeP ", igs This not riIrs ess.
mftes vac Instructed ~ make flifs ttss |
would secufe ~ open aawo dorpis ~
detailed rules. witch vouid drnne sl az
offences ~ tfIppine, unneressafy fpusb.e.
Ae.i rules Witch would make tte came -.
danerf0us rules which Wouti pfeysn, i,,i
play, and o method for obtaining sm,lss
officials.
Thls new football rules COMMITTEES Ala,
was directed 10 ~emalaamate. N po-s.hls. vRs
the old football rules committee end ths
was subsequently, accomplished Tho vae
Of the amaieama,ei committee has bss,
entirely along the lines laid down ~ Ne
dele Of the national conference. and 4
far az va ere able 10 Judge nos ihs vots
has proved satisfactory. Harvard has a..
cepted the same aud u now practising undv
them. Yale and West Point have also had
their spring practice under tho new rile,
aud both i~pstitutlons find the game N nod
f1et that tho open game viii be q neceasifr
The rules have been made specific, 90 that X.
players and the officials viii know whAt I
required. Of them, WHICH was not always ne
a central board 20 control officials thronshou.
the country has also been provided fof. IN
every respect the agitation which, reached Ns
olinax last necsmnsr has re'Il{"d IN Eood
conference has drawn up the constitution AID
bylaws for the association, OF the colleges
and unlyeIsitles which believe 10 stesi
i~hroughout the country The con,ttutict
and bylaws are very liberal, simply reuuif.
Ing the institutions which join the associAtioa
ietics, such az proselyting, playing men wko
are not bona fde students and so on, 20
method for accomplishing this Is laid down.
each inst!tSSt a %,o 6slBs in sspeD,n IN u.
ball rules committee ls laid down, and proper
control Of this committee has Also been pro.
Since the work OF the amalgamated foot.
bali rules committee has proved so salts
factory, II might be thought that the laigu
institutions o.. the country would now JON
citation. which would thus be in a position 10
control football and other athletic Sports
throughout the country, and prevent the
numerous Sopsfs Mni'n tna nave nss, pT few ea .
II might especially be expected that Harvard.
who Withdrew her representative, from The
old football rules committee. and had hh9
the first to Join this association, Strange 10
say. Harvard has refused 20 Join on a pie.
that she can see no good that would result
to her. BY her action In accepting the new
rules she admits that the. agitation which
eliminated In che national, conference las
December was a beneft. IL Ia Indeed strsng,,
then, that Harvard refuses to join with III
other colleges in this action, which would
provide an efficient means for continuing
a proper control Of football as we'll as Other
collegiate sports.
is Hervard's attitude In this matter con.
slstent and for the best interests OF collegiate
sports throughout the United States
WEST PoINT, May II. AMATEUR,