New-York tribune., 1909-11-22

rules OF the game. which. Of course. II does
not make or revise action Of that sort
icing Ieft 20 the football rules committee
The association was formed in 1915 and
appointed a rules COMMITTEES representing
most Of the smaller colleges and universl-
ties that play football This COMMITTEES soon
merged with the old oligarchic ana non-r--
suOnsible committee. consisting Of deiegates
from Yale. Princeton. Harvard torneH
p nnsylvania. Annapolis and Chicaso. tne
last uar.ed hclIE newls- represented Dy n y
Stagz This committee was self-perpetuat-
ing. had no authority % enforce its ruie5
and owed responsibility az a body 70 no cur
leges or groups Of colleges The committees
appointed by the conference IN New York
represented pretty thoroughly the tootoai'
sentiment OF the whole country. including
West Point ths delegates Of which nad
taken a leading part in turning the confer
eucs from abolition 20 reform From tne
merger came committee Of fourteen. hair
OF which was responsible as a Delegation
to the Intercollegiate Athletic Association
That COMMITTEES consists az present % Wal
ter Camp. OF Yale. l. NJ Dennis. of Cor
nell. its chairman: JOhn q. Bell. of Penn
syIvanis: Crawford Blagdsu. Of Harvard
Paul Dashiel Of Annapolis; Parse H.
Davis. OF Princeton. and A a Stagg. OF
Chicago. as the SUCCESSORS of the men who
formed the COMMITTEES fu 1895. and % sec
ond group of seven named by and repre-
sentins the intercollegiate association This
second group consists 90 r. X. Hall, or
Dartmouth secretary Of the whole body;
Dr H. L. Williams. Of Minnesota; Dr- J. a
Rabbit of HaverfOrd. William : Lang
ford. OF Trinity: Lieutenant r. r. Hackett.
Of West Point: Dr w A. Lambeth. Of VIZ
yinia an Institution which has Just sus-
pended the game. pending ruodihca tons OF
the rules and W L. Dudley. OF Vanderbilt.
representing all the Southern colleges
WhaI the intercollegiate Association VIII
do - 20 instruct its representative 20 de-
mand IN the meeting Of the rules com
mittee such action as IL may deem necss-
saTy 70 eliminate danger from football DIS
cussion IN detail OF what that action should
be may and indeed must. be reserved
But it is obvious that the association VIII
WELD a potent influence. and IN - thou
sanJ times o be regretted that Yale. Har-
ward Princeton and the other colleges
which have representatives on the rules
committee cannot see their way clear 20
sending delegates 10 The meeting Of The
national body when the discussion arises.
President Wilson OF Princeton was quoted
the other day as saying thar football was
too gOOd game 70 0e abolished and that
such dangers as II contains should he elm
mated by a meeting OF the colleges Of
the country. This prompted the natural
inquiry. addressed 20 DIT. Wilson. as %
Princeton intentions with regard 20 the
intercollegiate Association and It's meeting.
and his reply was that he had been mis-
quoted His mind was not fixed on the
subject yet. he said. and Princeton had
not discussed the advisabilIry OF entering
the coming meeting Princeton could do
the game and intercOll eSia1e sport in gen
eral good service by beine- ths first Of the
major institutions % enter the
fold. and IL is 20 be hoped that action OF
that sort will te taken.
II - said that Frank Farrell president
Of the Greater New York Baseball cub.
better known as The Yankees. has spent
$4,000 20 strengthen his team next year
II Is hoped that the money has not been
wasted and that the peunant will ~ over
American League Para when October 1910.
is IN the discard. HERBERT