The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-08
In THE FOOTBALL WORLD.
PHYSICIANS VIEWS OF INJURIES
UNDER NEW GAME.
Revised Rules Beneficial Because They
Decrease Fatalities Controversy Over
Coaching Methods at Cornell -
4 Work OF the Various squads In Practice.

Decrease Fatalities -C0ntr Oversy Over
Coaching Methods at Cornell -
4 work OF Inc Various Squads In Practice.
After Watching the game closely 40 far
/ this season. says DR.. Huchlns, coach aE
Wisconsin and a graduate physician. Il am
convinced the new rules are beneficial to
the players, for the reason that. though they
tend to increase minor injuries. such as broken
bones and strained tendons, the percentage Of
fatalities will be decreased greatly. 1 be-
lieve most OF the Injuries will be broken bones
I and twisted knee joints. The broken bones
will come argely from being thrown hard
in open field running. when a runner is tackled
and thrown. The knee twists will come.
/ hgure. more In the end runs and other line
plays generally used this year.
BY dropping the old style OF line plung-
ing the danger Of fatalities Is greatly de-
creased. In those plays, when a man was
called on TO smash into the opposing line.
almost like butting his head against a stone
wall. something had to give way, and the
result too often was injury to the head or
neck that was far more serious than broken
bones or twisted knees. Even the line men
themselves were In hanger in those plays.
for where the play was piled up somebody
was almost sure to be hurt, and the danger
was that they would be hurt badly. l have
talked With n number OF other coaches in
this section Of the country. and I nnd they
all hold practically the same views that I
do In regard to the injuries.
o course, there have been some fatalities
already this year. but I am confident that
nlne-tenths Of the boys who have been killed
should never have played the game at all.
and would not have been permitted to do 30
had they had the examination to which o
college man Is subjected before he can play
football. Snoh fatalities should not be per-
mttted TO weigh again ct the gridiron sport,
for IN n k0a nffan cha fault 81 khn parants
rather than the game. in permitting boys
physically unable to stand such q sport to
play It."
Glenn Warner. coach Of the Cornell football
team. and the Cornell Sun have been in con-
troversy regarding methods used at the
Ithaca university In the development of the
eleven. Tit college organ commended that
there wes not enough scrimmaglng and that
the methods ssvored too much OF the don't
go near the water until you have learned to
swim policy. Warner replied that the rea-
son given that the team does not scrimmage
enough Is all bosh.' Both sides OF the con-
troversy are agreed on one thing, and that
is that lack OF time for afternoon work by
the candidates plays q big part in retarding
the development Of the team. Warner also
saying that IL he were to give another reason
1t was that a tendency to ~criticise the team
and those in charge OF it after every game
by undergraduates. the college daily and
correspondents was not conducive to good.
To outsiders who have no interest In the
merits Of the controversy the most pertinent
point is the difficulty which Is experienced in
getting the men together as a team for after
noon practice. On this subject Warner gives
each players afternoon schedule to sh ow
how college work interferes with practice.
Bsbcock. left end, Mondays, Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Fridays until s p NJ. and
tuesdays, Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fri
days. until $50; Thompson. left guard, none;
until 6. wednesday, Thurssday SsS and Fridayss
SSnnttiiii :::se; B s1Gaes, E TisRt t tSsfIs. T Tassdsys
end. Mondays tuesdays, weanes Sdfan' rh hiss.
days day: and FrIdsyss until :; Earle left half
Valdez. fullback., Mondays until Z. tuesdays
Japleson, auarter6sck. Wednesday, until t.s6.
the e eolIexs 1s she ip n6in 6Sl o. linn
but ten scrimmase in Ave Z y Weeks sne With Se as
average OF only six varsity men in these and
not a single complete lineup. In, the regular
p only the Niagara. Buck.eli. Bowdoin and
Princeton games.
Walter Mccormack, the former Northwest
ern University coach and old Dartmouth
Gently, and and I" was Tssn not e i nSsSs sa C Wiz L as sG a
possible substitute for. the American game.
Our AmeTiesn game" he said. is greatly
man. Western football coaches have been
watching the progress OF Rugby on the coast.
American game with Rugby among the West
srn big nine but the idea has not gained
favor. 1t is even said that In California the
students will petition for a return to the old
game next year.
Coach Stage OF the University OF Chioa 60
team has at least seventy plays which he ex-
poets his men to use against Minnesota next
Yale men. Ls keen to appreciate the Do possibilities
Oh the new rules. whatever may be the actual
most Of th Srnint c6 SRs S,aye fse 70 % RsIfsa Sa9
si:ensiysiy il csTryine out the stsgS IDEAS.
aeid running. Two rows q post about
three YARDS apart gre erected. and In and out
between these Stenen, ball in arms. threads
his way.
DR.. James A. Rabbit. chairman OF the CEN
tral, board Of %oficlals, issued q statement yes
teLday in which be said;
mittee. was appointed primarily not Tor the seiso.
ton OF %oficials, but TO improve all the conditions
only when asked and desired" TWO sub commiisses
were appointed. one IN the conference group in the
Fast sceeDting full jgrisdietioS and appointment
a. S%shGIsisi While for New Englana and Other sec;
the uniform courtesy Of football Managers and the
s slSseso the OU sSSdisSSs 81 suf 111SIsis n 6 SS.a ,hsse have seS.
been most harmonious and the system has un:
football. Speaking definitely for the WORK OF the
Middle Atlantic section. the chairman of this sub
committee would say that Pennsylvania, Cornell.
Syracuse, Carlisle, Annapolis, West Point and other
institutions large and small have worked in a. so
lutte cooperation and there has been very little
friction to the knowledge OF the chairman,
In regard to four Of the major games OF this sec
ton the Yale Harvard game Is distinctly out Of the
turtS 1icuOn OF this committee and the New England
sui. has not as yet been completely or
ganlkd d. For the Annapolis West Point game and
the Yale Princeton game. OF which the former
represents national Institutions, while the latter was
practically outside of the committee Jurisdiction,
appointment OF otncials was By agreement left to
the Institutions concerned. For the Pennsylvania
Michigan game the managers met representatives
Of the committee and agreed upon three ~offcials,
Messrs. Edwards, Wrenn and Langford. Edwards
was unable 70 ~oficiatc. as he felt his presence at the
Yale Princeton game imperative, and Wrenn had
previously been agreed upon for the Yale1Prinoeton
game. As the matter now stands. two OF the Of
1Olals have been practically selected. notified by
the committee and accepted appointments. and
the third is being arranged. In cooperation with the
Pennsylvania and Michigan been out OF harmony
with the work Of the board. and the committee
would testify 20 the uniform courtesy OF the coaches
and managers Of these two institutions. The de-
lay has ansen, from the fact that Michigan is not
directly In the Middle Atlantic territory. To secure
strict impartlality J. II. Minds resigned from
the committee when the demand proved urgent
for his appointment as an on'ciAl. and John q.
Bell was appointed In his place. The sub-cOm-
mltteo now stands: J. b. Fine, Princeton: J, c. Bell.