The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-12-15
SELECTING AMERICAN
SQUAD FOR OLYMPIC
CONTESTS IN LONDON
Hapin Unwise Choice as Manager-Two Trial
Meets Good Observation-Disclosures Game
in New York Would Please Public.
BY MANHATTAN.

New York a chance 10 see a fine games
and would greatly enrich the athletic
treasures OF the two universities
The meeting Of the football rules COM
mittee, in this city on December 2, will
be interesting from the fact that certain
colleges vino have been unable Up 70
this time 10 master the intricacies OF the
forward pass will be on hand 20 urgA
a change in the rules governing this
spectacular play The great objection
10 the play Is based upon the penalues
arising from a failure TO hold or even
TO catch a thrown ball the objections
70 this PLAY are summed I'D thus By
Athletic Manager Baird. OF the Univer-
sity OF Michigan. who says:
1T has brought into the science OF
football an element Of uncertainty Ere
Queutly the result Of a football game is
decided by chance. An inferior team.
driven 70 recklessness, may triumph
over a stronger and more reservinE
team through the fortunate outcome OF
uncertain playing. In conclusion, 1 may
state that the forward pass ought 70
be abolished unless rules can be de-
vised which viii permit the adoption OF
q style OF play in which skill and SCI
euCe. rather than chance. secure the
reward OF victory" II IS hardly PROB
able. however, that the forward pass
will be abolished
Columbia is progressing, so far as
football is concerned. The faculty has
decided 70 permit interclass games here
after, and there IS now strong reason
10 hope that the ban against intercol-
lcgiate football viii be removed by the
authorities Of the MoEningside Heights
University.
The PauIiists Association Football
League. OF Brazil. has sent a challenge.
accompanied by a guarantee OF expenses,
for the Cornell Soccer football team 20
60 70 Brazil and play next summer.
and a conditional acceptance OF the
challenge has been decided upon.
II present plans are carried out, the
Cornell Soccer team VIII leave for Bra
I I'll In June or early in July next. and
after playing the Brazilian team. IL Is
| possible they viii make a tour Of other
South American cities. II games can be
arranged
Rowing az Princeton appears TO Be on
a reasonably sound basis. The sport
has taken hold at Princeton. and from
/ the number OF applicants. Coach Titus
IS confident that he will have a strong
( eight on the water when the fee fet-
| tiers have been broken on Carnegie Lake.
I II has not been decided as yet whether
/ the challenge 20 row Georgetown shall
/ be accepted. but the probabilities are
Z A4ldL II Will II Is also pAoDcAulc llldL
/ Princeton will enter either the PouEh-
/ keepsie regatta, or will make a tripar-
! tite agreement with Yale and Harvard
| and row at New London. The consensus
/ At Princeton now Is that IL would be
/ better 20 90 20 Poughkeepsie.
/ Tom LOnEboat. the famous long-dis-
! lance Indian runner, has decided 70 en-
I ter for the Marathon race at the
| Olympic games in London next summer
] nd n
! probable IL will be. II would not be sur
/ prising 70 see Canada repeat her per-
/ Torrance at Athens and make or with
\ the principal event OF the week.