Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-22
SAFER FOOTBALL
AIM OF EXPERTS
AGREE SOMETHING
MUST BE DONE TO PREVENT
FATALITIES.
WATCH THE CANADIAN GAME
Camp and stage Seek Ideas In Rugby
contsst-WlseonsIn Faculty Faces
Revoit-TWo Westerners on
camp's AIl-Amerlcan Eleven.

That something must be done to
save football is agreed among the au-
thorities of the gridiron game. Great
or safety is the aim Of those who fear
the adjustment Of the game and be-
fore the 1910 season opens something
will be done that will save the lives
and bones OF the players.
- Protests have gone up from all parts
of the country against the dangers OF
the game Ill now played. Five west
ern Pennsylvania colleges, Washing
ton and Jefferson, Allegheny, Grove
City, Geneva and Westminster, the
University Of West, Virginia. Tulane
university in Louisiana and the p big
eastern Jesuit colleges have demand
"a 4 revision OF the rules and will
withdraw from the game II their re-
quests are not granted. Cornell -
among those wanting changes, the
faculty having adopted such q resolu-
ton: The public schools Of New York
will have no more football games, the
board OF education taking the stand
on account Of the present danger.
Walter Camp, father OF football, ="
and Alonzo A. stagg, Director Of ath-
letics Of Chicago university, were
among the critics who witnessed the
Canadian rugby football game in New
York with purpose Of gathering in
formation that would aid in changing
the rules Of the intercollegiate game.
j.. las played by the Hamilton-O Ottawa
teams football is much less dangerous
than as played In the United States, !"
said Camp. "Of course you cannot tell
how dangerous the game would be II
played by Americans. In both games
there is possibility Of injury, but the
openness of the Canadian play makes
the possibility Of serious hurts less
than 1t, would be between American
teams under American rules. There
are many things about rugby I admire.
One of these is the freedom Of punt
ing. The rule which allows q man a
free kick Is q, good :one. In the mat
ter Of tackling I cannot see much diff
ference. Americans throw their men
harder, but the rules governing the
tackle are the same. =, The increased
punting which the rugby game per.
mits, however, would make hard
tackles less frequent, and thus lessen
the liability OF hard injuries. I do not
believe that as a whole the game will
ever be adopted in this country,
though we may take hints from It,"
Mr.. Stagg was quoted as follows:
There Is no doubt that the Cana.
dian game as played this afternoon is
more open than our game, but 1t Is
a question In my mind whether this
openness is an advantage. The play
seems to be loose, and the element OF
chance enters largely. There does not
seem to be, enough stress laid on &C.
curate play. In brief, the game does
not seem so highly developed as ours
There are many things that like
about 1t, though, among them are the
long and accurate passes. Another
good point is the punting. On the
whole, do not think the game an ade'
quate substitute for our own" ri, = =
The student body at Wisconsin uni
versity is up In arms for q longer sea
son. The students want seven In
stead of five football games next year
and the faculty does not want to grant
the demand. There promises to be q
revolt at Madison during the winter
which will furnish some interesting
Developments. Northwestern lie the
only other college limited TO five
games. = = ~ " !!s..
Capt. Johnny McGovern tof the Uni
versity of Minnesota team and Fat
Benbrook of the Wolverines are picked
for the position Of quarter back and
guard, respectively. on Camps honor
,ary all-American eleven which ap
Ipeared In Golfers. With the excep
ton Of 1904, when Eckersall Of Chi
cago and Heston OF Michigan were
named, this is the only time two west
ern players have been thus honored.
The roster Of western gridiron he
roas who have been given places on
Camps all-American first teams now