The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-28
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
HANGS IN BALANCE
Fifty Colleges Vote for open
Game. Eliminating Danger
Gus Plays.
ALI-STAR QUARTERBACK
SUGGESTS CHANGES
Committees Work Will BE
Watched by Fans Through
out Country.

NEW YORK. Dec. 27,-Tifty colleges
nnf OF eiehty-eight in the lntercol-
lcgiate Athletic association have voted
fo, the retention OF American foot
bail games with the elimination OF mass
rlavs and other dangerous plays
This was made known today by the
cxCcutivr COMMITTEES OF the association on
The eve OF Il meeting 10 be held toh"r-
row. -
Five Institutions voted that tho pres
ent game is satisfactory except ln n,l,i". llit
details seventeen favored tf'o iir,s EnGi'sm :,
position between the American game ana
Rugby, ana nine voted thst ei,nSF{ ei,S{aiiS, ,Iy
Amerlosn same 1nS,. s,,6Iiiiutes Sh%uIa % i''''"'
The executive committee. il WAS an,
nounccd favored the changes propoSeo
bv the athletic committee Of West Point
and viii so report tomorrow. The West
Point committee has prepared rrsoiu,
lion declaring that football has developed
sary To eradicate undue roughness.
Among the abuses of the game the
West Point committee names
An excessive desire 10 win at any cost
which develops a tendency 10 semi-pro-
fessional games; the practice oil empi9oy
with the college, and n dependence on
preponderant weight and strength instead
OF mental acuteness and individual skill
Should Protect Receiver.
1t is n further contention that indts-
criminate playing OF obviously u1I,n Dyer-
and to this end the forward pass Is con-
demned as extremely dangerous because
Of the unprotected position OF the player
receiving the pass. Dragging and pulling
OF a fallen player is condemned. and pen
altics are provided for players piling upon
Il man who has fallen with ball.
SIxty-four delegates an6 thirteen nom
members of the association VIII attend
TIE convention tomorrow. Inc asSocia-
ton Is not a governing body and has no
direct control over college sports. but
whatever II recommends VIII more Than
likely meet with the approval ~ the
rules committee. III" fact that the cN-
ecutive committee favorS the West Point
resolution indicates that the game play
will be changed
Capt, Palmer b. Pierce Of West Point,
chairman. Prof Savage OF Oberlin. Prof.
Nicholson OF Wesleyan, Coach Stagg Of
the University of Chicago, and Philips
OF Amherst.
King Has Remedy.
Phil King. three times quarterback on
the AllAmerican football team. and now
an advisory coach at Princeton. has for
rules of football TO the Intercollegiate
Athletic association. as follows:
Play the backs five yards back Of the
line Of scrlmmagc.
Play seven men on the line of defense
al all times, To- Offset the line OF defense
spreading against that formation, and
allow the. quarterback 10 run anywhere
with the ball.
In the event that the forward pass is
retained, remove all restrictions, allowing
passes over the line and allowing any
player 10 recover the ball after IL has
been touched and fumblcd.
Arrange one minute rests at the end
of each ten. twenty and thirty minute
periods, giving the captain ample time
10 look over his men and note their con-
dition and -..nesS TO remain in the game
No coach or other man connected with
contcStlng team To be allowed on the
field In the period Of rest