The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
HALL, DARTMOUTH,
STARTS NEW GAME
Introduces Football Resolution
After Three Hours of Acri-
m0ni0us Discussion.
RETAIN THE GAME. BIT
DO AWAY WITH DANGER
Harvard Refuses to Be Bound;
Other Colleges Voice Their
Feelings.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-Thc Inter.
collegiate Athletic association today
adopted and submitted 10 lis rules
committee resolution calling for n
modification OF the football playing
rules to reduce the injury 10 contest.
ants TO a minimum
The resolution was introduced by
Prof. E, K Hall OF Dartmouth, and
adopted after three hours of acri-
mouious discussion. us follows:
That the football rules committee
oG this association be instructed 10 use
every possible endeaNor TO bring about
such q modification of The rules as
in their Judgment shall tend 10 reduce
60 a minimum the danger of physical
injury TO players, and ut the same
timc retain. as far rs possible the
most desirable and wholesome features
ri the game.
Not for Harvard.
Harvard has joiued the association,
hut It's representative let 1t be known
that his institution would not be
bound by the new foot ball rules of
the association, although " would
recognize its regulation Of other minor
sports.
y letter was read from David Starr
Jordan. president of Leland Stanford
game had been abandoned here. and
that tbc English rugby game had been
found satisfactory. not only 10 the
students. but TO tho spectators,
West Point submitted = set OF reso-
lu,joHS, which called for 4 radical
change in the playing rules. but these,
with other resolutions. were submitted
for . h.. lnfi Of Ir Ian ,,f
Dartmouth
Present Rules Satisfactory.
1t became apparent that the larger
colleges were IN favor of the present
PLAYING rules. perhaps in Il modified
form, and that smaller institutions were
violently opposed TO them. The repre-
sentative of nearly every institution OF
higher learning between New York and
san Francisco made an address. and
many offered motions that would limit
the danger of the present football game.
Only three SoIcs were registered
against the resolution. hut nearly ev-
cry college in tho west had something
30 say concerning ii.
Professor AlonEo y. SIagg OF the Uni
NcrsIty uf Chicago made q motion that
would prohibit all officials OF foot
ball game, including the umpjrcs, refer.
ccs and participants from talking to a
ilPN paper DIdU IliHf lne game. '0IHg2
made Il strong appeal for this motion,
saving that he had been grossly mis-.
quoted at times. bur The convention de-
fcatcd the motion by an overwhelming
vote.
Revision Ordered
The revision Of the game was ordered,
II is understood. with due consideration
of the association of Yale, Princeton.
Pcnnsylvania, Cornell and u few other
institutions that arc not members OF tho
intercollegiate organization. Harvard
has Joined tho association. but its repre-
sentative let il be known that it would
not favor any radical changes
Representatives, from Cornell and oth-
er institutions. not directly represented
n the association. suggested that rules
minimizing the danger of the sport
would bc acceptable. II was the con
census of opinion that rules regulating
mass plays and the running tackle, 9th.
crwisc known as the flying tackle, and
playing through the line. would have 10
he abandoned. Representatives. of a
number Of largo colleges expressed
themselves not only in favor of this.
but conveyed the threat that they would
either adopt a modified form of foot
bail or would withdraw from the asso-
citation.
Officers Elected.
pHl'fTS OF INC oseocldilon were elect
ed as follows;
Captain Palmer +. Pierce. L. &. NJ,
~. West Point, president; DR.. T. T..
Mckenzie. University of Pennsylvania,
vice president: Prof p. ". Nicholson,
Wesleyan, Connecticut, secretary and
treasurer
Executive committce-Prof r. W
Marvel, Brown university: ". y. Gold
On. Pennsylvania State College; A. IL.
Peterson. University of North Caro-
lima; G. w. Savage. Oberlin. O.: s. W.
BevcT. Iowa State college, and G. ".
IIefherington, University of Missouri.
The rules committee. which will un.
dertake 1he task OF bringing about a
revision. follows:
Dr. II. T. Williams. Minnesota; Dr
James ~ Babbitt, Havcrford, Pa: L. X.
Hill. Dartmouth: Lieutenant II. u.
Hackett, L. s. y, West Point: Prof.
9. W Savage, Obeilin. o.: J'rof. W. l.,
Dudlcy. Vanderbilt. and DR., ". 4. Lam.
beth, University Of Virginia.
Tho rules committee. held an informal
meeting after the association had ad.
iourncd and went over various .pooos.
tlons for rcshapng the American 1amc
These must he diecstcd bv the commit.
tee. thHn placed before the intcrcol-
ileeiatc rules committee, the final author
lily.