Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-23
FOOT BALL COMMITTEES
READY WITH REPORTS

The various subcommittee Of the national
intercollegiate foot ball rules committee
have been holding meetings in Boston and
Philadelphia, and are understood to have
the recommendations the subjects as
signed to them sufficiently in hand to report
them to the general committee at it's meet
ings in New York city on Saturday.
Principal interest ceriters in the work OF
the committee on open play, on which
William T. Reid, jr., of Harvard, E. X. Hall
of Dartmouth and Walter Camp Of Yale
are serving. This will be the committee
which recommends the real changes of i'm
portance. Definite Information of the ma
ture of the changes that are to be recon-
mended by this committee has not yet been
announced, but 1t Is understood that two
reports will be submitted one representing
the views of Reid and Hall and the other
representing the views of Camp.
As expected, Camp desires primarily moth
Ing but the ten-yard rule to open up the
play, with such minor changes as restric-
tons in the matter of foul play will bring
about He is opposed to the forward pass
and other proposals that find favor with
the other members of the committee. Reid
stands for weakening defense and strength
ening offense by the introduction OF the
forward pass In addition to the ten-yard
rule and such other changes as were en-
bodied in the revised Harvard code. as. for
instance, the so-called neutral zone. Hall
proposals, and inclines to favor as well
specific weakening of the defense.
1t is expected by those familiar with the
situation and In a position to know the
probabilities within the committee as far
as they can be foretold that neither COM
mittee report will be adopted in toto. but
that the Harvard propositions will likely
receive general commentator and adop-
ton. The neutral zone is apparently re-
garded as perhaps effective and certain
change therefore
mentally desirable.
1t Is certain that the specific weakening
of the defense by withdrawing men from
the ends of the line will be recommended by
both Annapolis and Pennsylvania. and that
the support of Princeton. Cornell and Chi
cago has been pledged for it, besides the
tentative support of Harvard and Dart
mouth leaving but one vote to be secured
among those five whose opinions are unex-
pressed to secure its adoption. Camp
stands alone in active opposition.
The committee on brutality and rough
play, consisting of John c. Bell of Psnnsyl-
vania, Prof. James A. Rabbit of Haverford
and +. Homer Curtis of the University OF
Texas, has completed it's work and framed
a report on which the three members
unanimously agreed.
Keen interest is manifested in the work
Of the committee on a field laboratory, con-
sisting Of Lieut.. Charles d. DAILY of West
Point. Prof. ]. B. Fine of Princeton and
Prof. c. w. Savage of Oberlin, to learn ex-
actly what provisions they propose to carry
out the plan for the testing in actual play
OF the changes tentatively adopted by the
general committee.
No information can be learned Of the
progress made by the committee to propose
a plan for the selection Of officials by
central board. These men-Prof. L. M.
Dennis of Cornell, Prof. James A. Babbitt
of Haverford and William T. Reid jr., of
Harvard-have not met but have ex-
changed views by correspondence.