Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-29
COMMITTEE INSTRUCTED
TO MODIFY THE GAME
Fina! Action of COMPROMISE Follow
ing Confusion Caused by Numerous
Propositions Offered on Floor
Larger Colleges Favor Presen.
Rules, Slightly Modified.
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press.
- NEW YORK. Dec. 2S-The Intef-
collegiate Athletic Association adopt
ed and submitted to its rules COM
mittee tonight a resolution calling fo:
a modification of the football play
ing rules whereby the injury to con-
testants may be confined TO mini
num-
This is the resolution as introduc-
ed by Professor f. X. Hall, of Dart
mouth, and adopted after three hours
of acrimonious discussion:
That the football rules committee
OF this association be instructed -
use every possible enGeaTor to bring
about such a modification of the rules
as may reduce to minimum the dan
ger of physical injury to the players
and at the same time retain as far
as may be possible the most desirable
and wholesome feature of the game. :,
Only Three Negative Votes.
Only three negative votes were
registered against the resolution, but
nearly every college in the West had
something to say concerning it,
Professor Alonza A Stagg of the
university u SutCdSO. maui a AhOtiOh
which prohibits all officials Of a foot
ball game. including umpires, referees
and all other participants from talking
TO newspaper men after game. Stags
made a strong appeal fer this motion,
saying that he had been grossly mis-
quoted at times; but the convention
defeated the motion by an overwhe III
ing vote.
The revision of the game was orde--
ed, il is understood, with due con-
sideratiom of the association of Yale,
Princeton, Pennsylvania. Cornell and
q few other institutions which are
not members of the intercollegiate
organization.
Harvard Will Not be Bound.
Harvard has Joined the association
but its representative let it be known
that his institution would not lie
bound by the new football rules Of the
association, although il would rscos-
nize its regulation OF o;aer mincr
sports
A letter was read from David Starr
Jordan, president of Leland Stanford,
Jr., University, stating that the Amer
lean game had been abandoned there
and that the English Rugby game
had been found satisfactory. not only
TO the students, but 20 ne spectators
The committee submitted set az
resolutions which calls for radical
change in the playing rules, but
these other resolutions. were sub
stituted by the resolution offered by
Mr.. Hall. OF Dartmouth.
Large Colleges Favor Present Rules
IL became apparent that the larger
colleges were in favor of the present
playing rules, perhaps in a mcdih@t
icrm. ard that the smaller institutions
were violently opposed to them The
representative Of nearly every lnstitG-
ton OF higher learning Between New
York and San Francisco made an ad
dress aud many offered motions which
would limit the danger Of the present
football game. These offerings be
came so confused that Halls resclu-
ton was adopted as a compromise.
Representatives from Cornell and
other institutions not directly repre-
sentcd IN the association. suegeste1
that the rules Minimizing the dan
ger would be acceptable. IL was the
concersus Of opinion that the rules
regulating mass play and the running
tackle otherwise known a. the ny
ing tackle. and playing through the
line. would have TO be done away
with.
Thc representatives Ct a number OF
large colleges expressed themselves
not only in favor 81 this. but con
veved the threat that they would eth
or adopt a modified form Of football
or uoaid withdraw from. the as
scciation-
OHsccrs Elected
CHccrs OF the association were
elected as fellows.
captain Palmer F. Pierce, Z. 5. y,
West Point. president
Dr r. 7 Mckenzie. University OF
pcnusvlvania. vice-p5esideut
Prof n. W Nicolson. wesleyan
ccrn- secretary and treasurer.
a petersen. Of the University Of
y G.. ~as APPOINTED . nem0er o.
thc executive COMMITTEES.
The rules committee. which vi
r,scrtatc The task Of bringing abort
+. revision. H. a. folicws.
pr "A r. Williams. Minneapolis ~.
lanes a. Rabbit. Eavcford- Pa. =.
X Ban. Dartmouth Coilcgc. Licuten'