Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-06
REVIEW Of me SPORTS
intercollegiate Foot Ball Rules
Committee Turns Down
Smaller Schools
OUTSIDE HELP NOT WANTED
Committee is Willing to Listen to sus-
eestions, But Will Frame Rules to
Suit ltseIf-call For Committee
Meeting of National Association-No
Iowa Minnesota Came.


week the intercollegiate foot ball rules
committee does not intend to allow any
interference with its work, either by
the committee representing the sixty
eight colleges, which met recently IN
New York, or any other outsiders. IL
proposes to dictate what the rules snail
be, and while as matter OF fact, IL
represents only the five big eastern
schools, the rules which govern them
will be the playing rules for the entire
foot ball world. While the committee
invited one from the sixty EIGHT
schools to participate in the discus
sion of what ought to be, this was
merely a courtesy and really meant
nothing that would effect the future
rules in any way. The attitude of this
arrogant committee is we'll set forth IN
the following interview given out by
one of the members:
st is our intention to make certain
changes in the rules as we outlined at
our preliminary meeting in Phlladel-
phia early in December. Just what
these changes will be it is hard to say,
but they will probably be along the line
Of the suggestions and Recommended
lions made at that time. l think Il
highly Improbable that the committee
will be moved by the hysterical attacks
now being made on it by irresponsible
persons.
..When this committee was appointed
it was to make rules for the guidance
of the five universities represented:
Yale, Pennsylvania, Cornell Harvard
and Princeton. The committee made
no effort to make these rules binding
on the other colleges. Although we try
to represent the sentiment of the en-
tire intercollegiate world as far as pos
sible, we are empowered only to make
rules for the universities we represent.
I'VE are pleased, of course, to have
these rules adopted by the smaller coll
leges, but we shall do for our ownmfwy
leges, but we can not accept their die
tation as to what we shall do for our
own universities. If this radical ele-
ment will exercise moderate restraint
1t will see the foot ball problems solv-
ed satisfactorily"
1t is evident that the big universities
of the east intend to stand by the pres
ent rules committee. The same is true
Of the members of the ''big nine" iii
the middle west. Its members have
announced their intention to abide by
the action of the committee.
Notices have been sent out by D. NJ
Shively, president of the Western AS
ISOLATION, of a meeting in Chicago Sun
day of the constitution committee Of
the National association. Several i'm
portant questions are to be discussed
which is the question of creating a
separate class for the American Asso-
citation, Eastern League and Pacific
Coast League.
It is announced definitely that Min
nesota has been dropped from the
schedule of the Iowa foot ball team.
this being the first time in seven years
that game will not be played between
the two institutions. AS to the propos-
ed game between Minnesota and Dart
mouth, New York is suggested as a
meeting place.
I'll; Wood of Verona Lake, N. j., the
amateur champion skater of America,
has accepted the challenge of Robson,
of Toronto, Can, for series of three
races at Toronto this month.
Anton Schaefer, formerly one of the
best known horsemen in the northwest,
died Friday at La Crosse, Wis, aged
e.