Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-28
FIFTY COLLEGES FAVOR
RETENTION OF FOOTBALL


New Yori:. Dec. 27.-Ftetr College
out of approximately SO in the inter
collegiate Athletic ASSOCIATION have
voted for the retention e American
football games with the eiimlnrtiol'
of mass plays AMI other dangerous
plays. This WIS m:tl- known tonight
by the executive committee of the as
sociation on the eve of the meetings
to be held romnrroW
Five institutions voted that 'ho
present game IS satisfactory except
in minor detail: s|evcn.otn flVoie1 the
English game of RUGBY, seven took 4
midway position betwepl The Amefi-
can game and rugbV 1Nd nine voted
that either the American gaInc should
be radically changed or Rlsby substi-
tuted.
The executive committee it was an
~nounced, favored changes proposed by
the athletic convention Of West Point
and would report to the convention
tomorrow. The West Point comptit-
tee has prepared Il resolution. de lar
ing that football has Developed dam
gers recognized to ba injplcrahlc and
that it has become necessary 10
eradicate undue rouSrnoSs.
Among the abuses Of tie gam NJ
West Point committc, names
An excessive dasire win at n COST
which develops a tendency 60 semi.
HIoltSSlbildl 6litt'H AIt II l'tlNN VI
employing professional 2uac'ics n
identified with h %eollc@e and . de-
pendence ON r~rftOpdcrlnt weight ana
strength instead Of mental Npcncss
and skill"
1t is further contention that in dis
Criminate playing of obviously OCT
matched contests should-be prohibited
and to this end the forward pass IS
condemned as extremely dangerous
because Of the unprotected position IT
the player receiving the pass. Drag
ging and pulling of a falling player Is
condemned and penalties are provided
for players piling upon a man who has
fallen with he bah.
SiXty-four delegates and thirteen
non-members of the association will
attend tho convention tomorrow. Tite
association is not a governing body
and has no direct control over col
lege sports, but whatever it recon-
mends win more than likely meet with
the approval of the rules committee.
The fact that the executive commit
tee ia .ors the West Point resolution
indicator that the game play viii he
changed.
The executive committee consists
of Captain Palmer r. Pierce OF West
Point, chairman: Professor Savage OF
Oberlin, Professor Nicholson of Yves
leyan. Coach Stage of the University
OF chicago, ana ElllllpS VI fAiii'SiSt
Expert Suggests Changes.
Washington. Dee. 21.-Phil King
three times quarterback on the all
American football team n now an
advisory coach at Princeton has .
warded his suggestions for changing
the rules OF football to the intcrcoi-
legiatc Athletic association as follows;
place tho backs five yards back Of
Tho line of scrimmsEc.
play seven men ON the limo of de
Tense at all times to offset the Inc 90
defense spreading against that o Z
nation. allowing the quarterback to
run anywhere with the ban.
In the event that the FORWARD pass
is retained, remove all restrictions al
lowing passes over the line and allow
ing any PLAYER to recover the hall AFTER
il has been touched and fumbled.
Arrange one minute rests az the
end of zach ten, twenty II thirty
minutes period. giving the captain
ample time to lcok over his men anu
note their condition and fitness to re
main in the game. No coach or other
mar connected with a cOutestins team
to be allowed IN the field in the per-
iod Of rest