The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-28
TO END BRUTALITY IS
aim OF FOOTBALL men
Recommendations of Eastern Con-
ference Teem with Penalties
for Undue Roughness.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Jan. 27.-Footbal solons
representing all the collegiate institu-
tions in the country to reform the rules
met today at the Murray Hill hotel.
The full quorum Of fourteen attended,
DR.. Paul Dashiel of Annapolis being
the only regularly appointed delegate
unable to be present, and he was rep
resented by Lieutenant G. S. Book
walter.
The committee is made UP by Lieu
tenant Bookwalter, Annapolis; Walter
Camp, Yale; w. T. Reid, Jr., Harvard; :;
Homer Curtis, southern universities; j.
G. Bell, Pennsylvania; DR.. James A.
Babbitt, Haverford; E. X. Hall, Dart
mouth; J. B. Fine, Princeton; l.. NJ.
Dennis, Cornell; Lieutenant G. D. Daily,
West Point; G. w. Savage, oberlin;
A. A. Stagg, Chicago; DR.. H. g. Will
liams, Minnesota; J. T. Lees, Nebraska
The meeting was called at 1890
a. M, and the entire day was devoted
to the discussion Of the report of the
subcommittee on brutality and foul
play. This question was subsequently
agreed on and the provisions and rules
were accepted tentatively, to be decided
upon at the next meeting, Feb. TO-.
The changes suggested were:
lifcation-Striking with the
fist, elbow, knee and kicking, punish
able by removal from the game, while
the, offending team shall lose half the
| distance to its own goal.
Opening Up of Play--Any man back
forward pass, provided the pass does
not reach beyond the line of scrim
| mage or to man who was in the line
OF scrimmage when the ball is put il
play.
| Not more than six men shall be or
the line of defense in scrimmage. The
defense shall be clearly behind the linz
on the end of the line. ..
There shall be no tackling below thu
knees, except by the men on the lin,
of scrimmage of the defense, and o.
! these the end men can tackle below tn,
knees.
Hurdling in the line is prohibited
Definition to be decided on later.
The playing Of the side having pos
session of the ball shall not hold. b1ocl
or otherwise obstruct opponents, excep
with the body, but the player movin,
with the ball may ward off opponents
| Holding or unlawful obstruction in
cludes graphing opponents with tn
hand, or placing the hand on opponen
| to obstruct play.
It shall be the duty Of all official
to penalize all offenses.
Unsportsmanlike conduct to includ
the use Of insulting language to oppo
nents or officials, the penalty shall b
suspension to the end of. the game.
Unnecessary Roughness-Striking tn
runner with the ball, with the heel o
the hand, or meeting with the knee
striking with the lock by inemen i
breaking thru. tackling the runner whe1
out Of bounds, and, all c7other acts %
unnecessary roughness, the, penalt
shall be fifteen yards.
| Further recommended that being dis
qualified for second offense durin
the season, the player guilty of the OF
fense be disqualified for one year.
Six men shall always be on the lin
of scrimmage, but if the five center me
shall always be on the line, one Of tn
| center men shall drop back at leas
five yards or more.
There shall be a referee, two unl
pires and linesman, but in games o
minor Importance the second umpir
shall be dispensed with on agreement.
AS regards the question of neutra
zone, the Harvard suggestion was az
cepted, "that within scrimmage, tn
holder of the ball shall place it fla
upon the ground and put it in pla
/ with. its long axis at right angles t.
the line of. serimmage,, and that unit
the ball is put in play no part of an
player, except of the man who put
the ball in play, shall be ahead of tn
I'point of the ball nearer his own goal. ,