Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-30
CHANGES IN Fa0T BALL BtLES
intercollegiate Annette Association
HeComm~adB A.d-AGau1-J.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Cauimfttse ON Rui~S H. r-ustruoted 10
Mate Game srrer aud Hrsafa as
Bar a. Possible Tts ttu'ac-
tive centuries,
NEW 0EEIcEzs ARE ELECTED

to Ifq -rllr~ cnmmItfe~ tnntEht "a resolution
calling FOR a modification OF he tont ball
playing rules whereby he injury 60 con-
t,Htants may 0e confined to a minimum.
This .s the resolution as Introduced hv
Prof E. *. HAIL OF Dartmouth and adoptd
after three hours " Tcrimunlous discussion;
THAT he foot bail rujrs ennmittca % tAa
association be instructed 20 i've every p"SA
Ys ruoeEvar 10 airing auqHt sac. a mng,.
shall fend 90 reduce 20 . minimum lle
danger NJ physical injury tn ihe plRE-i1
4ld At he same umr ~ftuin ~ car az mtF
.r 1uggibIe ne nlnst desirable and Whole
some GESTURES VI the game.
only fhr-s negative votes were regiHter"d
against The resolution, but ne7rY ev.'y
rnlcEa in the west had something 20 cay
concerning e..
sCaaz in voted Down.
rr7f. Alanzu A.. starr n ,hr University
OF Chicago made a motion Whlch N'uN
prohibit ais officials OF "A foot bail Etmo-
including lmuires. refcrees and all atIor
participants from talking 10 Newspaper
men after the game. stagE made a strong
appea. Cor ylis motion, saying mat ne had
been grossly misuuoted at umes. but me
convention defeated the motion BY an over
vhe!m.ug vote.
The ravinou OF The game vas ordered. IL
~ AlltlEi nlNIAf WIN Nhf
tho interests of Yale. Princeton, Pennsyi-
vaI la, Cornell and a lew other institutions
which are not members 1f The Iutercnl-
logiate organizations. Harvard has loinet
the association. nut IT, representative let
IL be KNOWN That mis- Institution would not
be hound by .he new fopJ Dall rules OF tho
association, although g. would reonEuiSs us
regulation OF other minor sports.
A letter was read from David Starr
Jordan. president OF Leland Stanford. IT.,
UNIVERSITY, stating that IIe American same
had been abandoned there and t1nt tne
English Rugby game had been found
sausfautory, not only 10 the students, hut
10 the spectators.
Resolutions from West Potnt.
which called Cor a radical change in the
playing rules, but THESE With other reso-
Iuuuns were substituted 5y the resolution
offered by Aur Hal 81
1t became apparent that the larger col
loEes were in favor OF the present playing
rules, perhaps IN a modified form, ana that
tns smaller Institutions were violently op-
posed TO them. The representative OF nearly
every institution NJ hisner learning bet~oen
New York and san francisco made an ad-
dress, and many offered nouonn. which
would limit me danger OF the present foot
bail game. These offerings became 80 con-
fused lhat Hans resolution was adopted
as a co-mpTomiae.
Representatives. h-om Cornell and other
institutions not directly represented in ths
assoCiauuH suggested hat rules mining
ing tie Hanger Of the sport would be ac-
ceptabIe. II was HE CONSENSUS OF opinion
tAat The rules regulating mass play and
West Point submitted q set OF nssolutiuns,
the running lIcK4e otherwise known AS The
flying tackIe, and playing sarOUsh the
line, would have TO be uone away with.
The representatives OF a number OF large
colleges expressed Themselves, not only N
favor Of this. but conveyed the threat that
they would either adopt a modified form
OF foot pail, or would Withdraw from the
association.
Officers Are Elected.
Officers OF the association we're elected
as follows:
Canaan Palmer e. Perch. Ulitad States
Military 4cAdemy, West point, president,
Dr Il. T.. AcINenzie, University al FannHyi-
wanna vlee president, FroI + w. hlchol-
son, Wesley al IuINsrslty, Connecticut, sec
rsl4ry ana treasurer.
Executive Cumnal,se-Rro-s +. W. Mar
vel, brown university ~. ~. Golden,
FanusyIy zuiR STATE COIIege, A h. Petersun,
! University OF North Carolina; &. W.
SAFass, Oberi!n' ~ S+-NF- hsyer, Iowa
Stale college, ana -. W. HetHer-ngton'
LEI. T8ity OF Missouri.
The rules coHlmit.ee. which will under
take Inc Task Of bringing Ab0ut a revision
Is al follows:
Or. H. Z williams, Minnesota; DR.. James
"A EhbDltt, EagcrfOrd, Pa X. K Hail,
dartmouth c0IIeGsi Lieutenant II. Is.
HECkaLl. United states Military academy
W cat kointi. Prof. &. ". savage, Onsriln,
o., Prof. ". L.. Dudley. Vanderbilt, and
Or. ". A. Lambeth, University Of Virginia.
Tho rules committee held an informal
meeting after the association had adjourned
and went over various suggestions for re-
shaping the American game. These must
De digested by the committee, then piAced
before me Intercollegiate rules COMMITTEES,
tho final authority, which meets this
winter.
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