Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

had intended to confer with the Dig col
leges regarding officials for their most I'M
portant games. but now they Will go aheau
without even this formality.
The committees in charge Of the direfent
sections of the college world report almost
the same willingness on the part OF me
colleges to accept their oficlalS. lie
method employed by the committees has
heen very sensible For several months they
have been In correspondence with the lead
ing colleges of the country to secure the
names of those of their graduates Wiling
and compel ent to Offic;ate All Of the men
suggested were carefully investigated and
the revised list was then sent TO the COZ
leges which agreed to accept the ofhc'ais
sent by the committee.
In making out the appointments the COM
mittee has tried to make them with regard
to the ability of the officials. their past eX-
perience and the importance OF the games.
The colleges which desired officials were re-
uuired to state the amount they would pay
the referees and umpires, and in making
the appointments the officials were informed
Of the compensation that will be allowed
them The officials are thus given plenty OF
time in which to decline an appointment II
for any reason they cannot serve. knowing
the wishes of both the colleges ana the OF
ficials the committee anticipate no trouoie
in filing all positions.
Game Admitted to Be Dangerous.
The death of the Lawrenceville school
cantain. as the result of a tackle, has
demonstrated the wisdom of the suggestion
made last spring by Coach Stagg of Chi,
cago University which was that the schooi
hoys should not be allowed to play the
same game as the college men. Mr.. stage
insisted that the vast majority OF the acci-
dents which befall the players occur IN
school games, or in games in which imma-
ture bows are matched against men 10
eliminate this Mr.. Stage wanted the com
mittee to prepare a modified game Tor the
schools and then to let them graduate INTO
the college game. -,
That the antagonists of the old cohege
game have not been silenced by the new
rules ia evidenced by the attack made upon
II by President Wheeler OF the University
of California DIR. Wheeler, who knows the
game far better than the majority OF the
learned educators has come out with a
Vigorous defense of the English Rugby
game. which is now being played in Call
fornia. DR.. Wheeler insists that the Amer
lean game under the new rules is faF from
satisfactory and makes the predlctloh ina
within six years it will have to be apoi-
ished In favor of the English RUGBY from
which is sprang While this is undoubtedly
an exaggerated statement and prophecy
not likely to be fulfilled, it is very evident
that there will be much disappointment DIS
a result OF the new rules.
The new rules will not receive any real
tests before the first of November so lar
not a single member of the Big Five In
the Fas has tried anything but the forward
mass of the new plays. Most OF the teams
are making very liberal use of the quar-
ter-back Kick but this Is an old play
though its use has been confned iargeiS u
PENNSYLVANIA in the east, the Quakers nav
ing invented it, and the middle west ne
success of the forward pass is quite prop
Iematical That it opens the game there
| can be no question, but the majority Oh th'