The Washington times., 1909-11-18
Authorities DemandChange
in Code Governing
Sport.
UNIVERSITYS ACTION
BEGINS TALK ANEW
School Principals Are Practically
Unanimous in Favoring
Radical Tinkering.

Football. as II Is now played, seems
doomed in the District.
The games warmest friends admit
this today. Furthermore they declare
they intend TO make the fight OF their
lives TO preserve the game in any SEMI
blance OF its present form.
This crisis was brought about by the
action Of Georgetown IA abolishing the
game That action has encouraged
many opponents Of the game who have
heretofore remained silent to make
statements Of thoir positions.
That the game in the high schools is
under FIRE from high sources was made
evident by a statement this morning
by A. T. Stuart, superintendent of
schools.
My recommendation would be 70
abolish the game declared Prof.
stuart II can not speak for the Board
OF Education. Of course. and final action
must be taken BY them. Ny personal
opinion is that it should be abolished
Up To Rule Makers.
Superintendent stuart's stand viii
make the revision OF the game by the
rule makers this winter inevitable. and
any decided objection on his part might
cause its abolition as his recommenda-
ton would undoubtedly carry great
weight with the board.
Capt James +. oyster, president of
the Board Of Education, holds TO his
statement made when the agitation
started that Il will be the friend OF
football when 1t can be so altered as to
Insure players against danger"
Opponents 70 the game as IL is now
played are represented among high
school principals by DR.. ". S. Small,
principal Of Eastern High School. and
Dr. g. E. Myers. principal OF Technical
High School.
If the game can not be so revised
as 20 do away with the element Of dan
ger OF serious injury TO players" de-
clared DR. Small, 'it is bound to be
abolished. think the revision Of rules
that the intercollegiate committee made
three years ago was like the revision
Of the tariff by its friends. II the COM
mittee having charge OF the rules VIII
devote as much time 10 devisiue a new
and safe game as they have 20 hedging
about the old game. they would de-
velOp q game much better than the
present one and one that would be safe. 's
DR.. Myers declared ne believed some
action is necessary but just what that
action would be he was not prepared
TO say
Friend Of the Game.
Emery Wilson, principal of Central
High School has been a warm friend
20 football and 10 all branches of ath-
letics, but he admitted this morning that
the game as now played was justly
criticized.
II have no idea that the present high
school schedule viii not be played out.
Mr.. Wilson said this morning, ''aud
believe any action viii not be taken on
the subject until the next meeting of
the rules committee. We want 10 give
the friends Of the game a chance 10
see what they can do toward revising
the game. Personally ] believe mass
play should be eliminated. But II IS
football until football experts have ia
ken up the matter. II they show dis
position 70 revise the game ia reality
the game may 5e saved II they make
q farce out Of the revision and merely
5uggle with words then il IS time for
the schools 20 act"
Great interest is Ceutered upon what
eclion George Washington University
viii take. II IS not likely that amy
definite settlement will be made Of the
Continued on Fourth PaEe)