The Washington herald., 1907-12-29
FIGHT SUMMER BALL
Intercollegiate Association
Opposed to the Evil.
WILL RETAIN FORWARD PASS
DR.. Williams, in Report of Football
Committee, Says Sport Has Been
Greatly Improved and There Is Ne
Need OF Material Change Necessary
in Rules Governing Modern Game.

New York, Dec. 2S-The second annual
meeting Of the intercollegiate Athletic
Association OF the United States was held
to-day at the Murray Hill Hotel, full
day being consumed in the business OF the
association.
Not ali the colleges Of the association
were represented by delegates. those who
were present. besides Capt Palmer Z
Pierce. L. S. a. the president. and Prof.
Louis Bevier IT.. u Rutgers. secretary.
being: Prof. Charles J. Ling. Allegheny;
DR.. Paul c Phillips, Amherst: Prof. 10
seph NJ Wolfe. Buckneu. Prof Craven
LaycOck, Dartmouth; Prof ". W. Ian
dis. Dickinson; Prof William F P Phil
lips George Washington; Prof Richard
W Sherman. Hamilton; Dr. James A
Babbitt, HaverfOrd; DR.. Daniel c. Munro.
Kenyon; Prof c. S. Thornburg. Lehighs
Prof Charles L. HoughtOn. New York
University; Rev. John II. Carman. Nj
agara: Prof. Charles L ST John. Oberlin
and Ohio Wesleyan; DR.. H S. Wingart.
Ohio state University: Prof ". E
Schneider, Pratt; Prof. George A. Hoad-
ley, SwarthmOTe: Prof. Henry 4. Peck,
Syracuse; Prof. II. s Chase, Tufts; Prof
Howard Opdyke. Union; Capt II. J.
KOehler. United States Military Academy;
Prof A AlOnzO Stagg. Chicago; Dr..
Henry 1. Williams. Minnesota: Prof.
Clark W Heatherington, Missouri; Prof.
James 7. Lees. Nebraska; DR.. Robert g.
TOrrey, Pennsylvania: Prof. Waldemar z
Metzenthin. Texas. DR.. H. II. Cloudman.
Vermont; Prof. W. A Lambeth. Vir-
GINA; Prof ". L. Dudley, Vanderbilt;
Prof. F. ". Nicholson, Wesleyan; Prof.
Linton, Western University OF PennsyI-
vania; Prof Campbell. Westminster;
Prof. 4. ". Chez, West Virginia, and
Prof. Henry D. Wild. Williams
There was a great variety OF business
before the convention, which took up COL
lege basketball. summer baseball" and
football in turn. and which considered
the matter Of schedules for the college
teams in various branches Of sport.
Covers Basket-bau.
One thing that might be taken 70 in
dictate that the association gradually is
extending It's influence as had been
planned was the assimilation OF college
basketball Capt Pierce who had iris
matter under his own direction, read 20
the convention a letter that he had sent
10 the intercollegiate basketball rules
committee, suggesting that the latter join
itself 70 the J. c. A. a. L. s, q prop
osi.ion that met with the approval OF the
rules committee. Authority was given 70
the executive committee to invite the
basketball rulemakers informally, and
that viii be done soon.
The summer baseball matter was q
hard battle in the convention A long
and exhaustive report. covering more
than 5000 words. was submitted BY Prof
Clark W Hetherington, OF the Univer-
sity Of Missouri, on the basis OF inquiries
directed 10 siXJy-One colleges and uni
varieties.
To Eliminate Professionalism.
On the basis Of the report, several reso-
lutions were offered One set. which en-
braced in a general way a pledge that
the Institutions in the association should
act only in the spirit Of amateurisn and
should Try 70 show the students that
lying about participation IN summer base
ball was mean and coWardly and should
cause the men who did so lie 20 be
treated as any other cheat was adopted
willingly.
Dr. Williams for the football rules com
nittee reviewed the past season. and de-
clared that he believed football 20 have
been much improved. The only line that
he gave on the future action OF the foot
ball rules committee was that IN his be-
lief the forward pass would not be
changed materially or eliminated
The football rules committee members.
seven in number, were chosen as follows
Dr.. II. L. Williams. Minnesota: DR.. James
A Babbitt. HaverfOrd; DR.. ". L. Dudley.
Vanderbilt; Z X Hau, Dartmouth; Prof
J. T. Lees, Nebraska: c. ". Savage,
Oberlin, and Lieut.. II. 3. Hackett. West
Point