The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-27
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MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COM.
MiTTEE AND ANN Y AL CON. Il
TON IN NEW YORK.
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NEW YORK Dec. 27.--With a meet !
ing of the executive committee, the
annual convention OF the Intercollegi.
ate Athletic Association OF the United
States was opened here today. The
session promises to be the most i'm.
portant ever held by persons interest
ed in the development and improve.
ment OF college athletics. The general
convention will be called tomorrow
morning.
Seven Of the fourteen members OF
The football rules committee will be
named at this meeting, but there Is not
likely to be more than one change In
the personnel OF the present commit
tee. The seven men who derive their.
Offices from the Intercollegiate Athletic
association ar E. K. Hall. OF Darth.
mouth; DR.. J. A. Rabbit, OF Harvard;
Professor C. W. Savage, OF Oberlin;
Charles D. DAILY, OF West Point: Pro
fessor Dudley. OF Vanderbilt: DR.. j.
l.. Lees, OF Nebraska. and DR.. Harry
i. Williams. OF Minnesota. Every one
of them has accomplished notable work
IN furtherlng the interests of the game
and some OF them have rendered con.
fpicaous service.
OF the old members. w. T, Reid, Jr..
Will be the only one replaced, Joshua
Crane succeeding him as Harvard's
representative. Walter Camn for
Yale. Professor Fine for Princeton,
John C. Bell for Pennsylvania, Pro-
lessor Dennis for Cornell, Paul Dash.
Tell for Annapolis ant Lon Stage for
Chicago are sure to serve again.
| 1t is the general opinion that there
are not likely to be any radical change
in the rifles of play, whatever the out.
come OF the present meeting. The yis.
ing football solons express gen.
rr:Ii satisfaction with the tendency of
the game. although some believe that
. great many minor changes have be.
come necessary. II Is improbable that
lie committee will wish to abandon
Tie forward pass. although there Is a
strong disposition to do so. relying on
! he onside kick alone as relief meas.
hre. Walter Camp. of Yale, Is not
alone in feeling that the pass has been
fDused rather than used. MANY he.
ieve that the pass. in its promiscuous
use. has become anything but an eyl.
dence of skill in all but few teams
The possibilities OF It's misuse are So
many that it is almost certain that
measures will be taken to curb 1t. and
II this be impossible in the opinion
OF The new committee. 1t Is not irrlnoG.
iDie mat 1t may be abandoned. or
the present committee at least siv
TENDERS have declared that they vii,
vote to abolish 1t II satisfactory
means OF preventing its misuse can.
lot he found. Coach Alonzo Stapp or
no ohitervity of Chicago, has gone
Gu record as urging the notification
CT the forward pass and changes in ;,
humber of less important features or
lie current gridiron game,
Another important question beror.
he association is that Of summer b,s,.
bali. The pernicious influence of tho
game has been felt longer than tho
! WIS OF football, which called for sucb
drastic reforms two years ago, and II
S expected that the campaign of the
association against summer plavIny
~ih be as successful as the footbaIt
'eiorms for which 1t was largely re.
sponsibie. The executive COMMITTEE,
mas made extended investigations rera.
1--WE 10 Summer ball playing covering
al me past year. Data has been mi.
ectea 10 show its prevalence and plans
prepared for Its control. The com.
mittee has formulated what It believes
VIII ne n means to absolutely end the
practice, and considers that in so In.
ing II will work great and lasting
benefit to college sports.
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